Malacoda is a character in the fifth Bolgia of Malebolge in Dante Alighieri`s Inferno, part of the Divine Comedy. He is the leader of the Malebranche, the twelve demons who guard Bolgia Five of Malebolge, the eighth circle of Hell. The name Malacoda is roughly equivalent to `bad tail` or `evil tail` in Italian. Unlike other characters such as...