Malachai Boardman

Malachai Boardman was Isaac's Teen Enforcer and the Secondary antagonist in the short story, the orignal and the remake of Children of the Corn

In The 1984 movie He and Isaac and the other kids killed the adults in the town of Galtin. 3 yrs later he makes very strict rules like notting letting the kids draw or listin to their record players. He kills one of the kids Joesph by sliting his thorat for trying to escape Galtin and getting help. He later on double-crossed Isaac after many demands by placeing him on the cross. Later on at Night After Burt saves Vicky. Malachai meets his fate after Isaac gets posscessed by "He who walks behind the rows" and Isaac grabs Malachai's neck and breaks it.

In the 2009 remake (which actually follows the real story of Children of the Corn) Malachai was first introduced along with Isaac after seeing Burt and Vicky drove off with Joesph's Body ( which Malachai cut the boy's thoart while the boy was escaping Gatlin to get help). Then He is seen later at the cornfield with Isaac's speech. Then later on he and the boys surronds Vicky's car and he responded to Vicky's question by saying " We come to give you peace." He then grabs her out of her car and stabs her in the neck killing her. When Burt came out fromn the church. Malachai lits a cirgarte on fire from his knife and throws it in the gaseline ( which was dripping from the car) and blows it up. Then he along with Isaac deminds the children to hunt down and to kill Burt. While in the cornfield he meets a young boy named Nadham who believes he's the next profit for becoming the preacher boy after Isaac reaches the age of favor when Nadham told Malachai that he saw "He who walks behind the rows". The next day Isaac said the sacfice of Vicky was a displeased to " He who walked behind the rows" and they failed to kill Burt ( actually Burt was killed by the demon of the cornfield and Burt ended up becoming a scarecrow). Isaac said that the age of favor was lower from 19 to 18. Isaac also said that the children who turn 18 on thier birthday must go into the cornfield and walk with " He who walks behind the rows" and keep walking with him. Later on that night before Malachai walks in the cornfield he says goodbye to his girlfriend Ruth ( who is pregant with thier child) and after the good bye Malachai and the 18 year olds enter into the cornfield.