Deano Malloy

Arrogant and self-absorbed, Deano seems to cause trouble everywhere he goes. He has little self-respect as a result of the neglect from both parents, Eric and Chantelle, who had Deano when they were very young. Thinking of himself as a womaniser, Deano likes to use sex as a means of making himself feel better. He is a recovering alcoholic and often attends support groups, and because of this is a burden to his father, who is the Mayor.

Season 2
Deano arrives in Newcrest in an arrogant manner and immediately attempts to chat up Katie Sullivan. He reveals his father is Eric Malloy, the Mayor of Newcrest. Deano goes to visit Eric, who is less than thrilled to see him and asks Deano why he is not with his mother. Deano attends a support group meeting and runs into Katie again. When asked to talk about his struggles, Deano refuses to open up. He later tells Katie that pouring his heart out to a room full of junkies is not his thing, and suggests his father is ashamed of him. After Katie's parents' wedding goes south, Deano stops her from relapsing in the Verdant and asks him to come back to hers. The two sleep together later that night. Deano flirts with Katie the next morning but she dismisses their fling as a mistake and leaves. Eric then warns Deano to stay away from her due to her parents' controversial wedding sham which could damage Eric's mayoral campaign. Deano tries to call her but she insists he stop. Katie then meets Deano and reveals her pregnancy - Deano is thrilled and sees it as a chance to turn his life around, promising Katie they will make it work. Deano is devastated to learn Katie has miscarried by supposedly falling down the stairs. Eric suggests the miscarriage was a blessing in disguise for Deano, who self-destructs and reverts back to alcohol, finally relapsing. A drunken Deano is later approached by Redwood Industries business consultant Peter Ramone, who suggests he capture evidence of Eric and Mary Munroe's affair to destroy Eric's campaign. Deano complies and takes a photo of Eric and Mary kissing. He submits it to the public and Eric's chance of becoming Mayor again is obliterated. Deano visits Katie at hospital where she reveals her father Frank Sullivan pushed her down the stairs. Enraged, Deano visits Frank at the Red Rosa Bar and bottles him, before threatening him and leaving. He then contemplates his next action in the rain, filled with rage, on the same night Frank is mysteriously murdered.