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Several of Wash's old ships in the Float Out one-off comic count, as do the Reaver ship — with other ships welded to it for added coolness — and the shiny new Firefly-class.
Source: Series / Firefly - The Wash one-shot "Float Out" of the Serenity comic Those Left Behind features a memorial of sorts for Wash that takes place after his death in the film.
Source: Someone to Remember Him By - Firefly fanfic frequently invoked this trope after Wash's death in Serenity, even before it was confirmed by the canon comic "Float Out", due to Wash and Zoe discussing starting a family in "Heart of Gold".
Source: Someone to Remember Him By
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Wash and Float. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/float/wash
Float & Wash. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/float/wash>.
Wash or Float. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/float/wash.
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