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In the series, Jayne is a tall (6'4"), physically imposing mercenary previously uninvolved with the Unification War. Originally a member of a gang that ambushes Malcolm Reynolds and Zoe, Jayne switches alliances and joins Mal and Zoe after Mal offers him a larger share of heists and his own bunk.

Jayne keeps a large arsenal of weapons in his bunk on Serenity, the largest and most powerful being a firearm (specifically, a "Callahan full-bore auto lock with customized trigger double cartridge thorough gauge") nicknamed Vera. He acquired Vera after killing her previous owner, one of six assassins who were trying to kill him. Jayne frequently carries a handgun based on a LeMat Percussion Revolver, and in the movie Serenity, carries a machine gun named Lux, which is a reference to the internet handle of one of the show's dedicated fans, LuxLucre.

Jayne is regarded as something of a Robin Hood-like folk hero by the people of Canton on Higgins' Moon. They have erected a statue of him in the center of the town and sing a song dedicated to "the hero of Canton, the man they call Jayne" ("The Ballad of Jayne Cobb") in which they tell how "he robbed from the rich and he gave to the poor." The true story is, however, less heroic. Jayne and his then-partner Stitch Hessian did indeed steal from Magistrate Higgins and dropped the money on the town, but this was only because during his escape, Jayne's ship was attacked and damaged. Needing to lose a great deal of weight to remain flying, Jayne dropped the money in desperation, but only after having already thrown out his unfortunate partner. In this episode he lets his emotional walls down the most, becoming deeply disturbed when the townspeople continued to idolize him after learning the truth, and being particularly affected when a man took a shot intended for him when Stitch tried to kill him. Jayne remains in this rare state of guilt and regret for the duration of the episode, until Mal, in a similarly rare moment of compassion, consoles him: "It ain't about what you want, Jayne. It's about what they need," adding "I suspect almost every man that has a statue idolizing him is one kind of S.O.B. or another."

He also states that he has been to the edge of space, but doesn't understand what about it could have made Reavers go insane, stating that it "…just looked like more space."

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Disclaimer: I am not Jayne Cobb, he is owned by the awesome Joss Whedon and I'm not Adam Baldwin. Damnit.

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