History Characters / ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents2017Antagonists

* KnightOfCerebus: Just like they were in the book, the series gets much ''much'' darker, and [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Olaf's behaviour changes]]. Also, unlike Esmé, herself a KnightOfCerebus, there's absolutely nothing humorous about them.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Here, they're Olaf's adopted parents.

* RightForTheWrongReasons: Believes that Beatrice stole her sugar bowl. [[spoiler:Lemony actualyl did it, but Beatrice was fully on board with that plan]].

** The sight of the Great Unknown approaching on the Sonar is enough for Olaf to ''react in complete terror'', ordering Fernald to turn out the lights and forcing Carmelita to keep quiet with a hand over her mouth.'' Apparently, tangling with the Great Unknown is a step ''too'' far for him.

* OutOfFocus: In "The Erszats Elevator", the audience doesn't see him prepping for his confrontation with the Baudilaires like in most episodes, as that would ruin TheReveal that Esme is willingly in cahoots with him.

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/NeilPatrickHarris

->'''Portrayed by:''' Creator/LucyPunch

->'''The Man with a Beard but No Hair portrayed by:''' Creator/RichardEGrant\\
'''The Woman with Hair but No Beard portrayed by:''' Beth Grant

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/UsmanAlly

->'''Played By:''' Creator/JacquelineAndJoyceRobbins

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/JohnDeSantis

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MattyCardarople

->'''Played by:''' Kitana Turnbull

->'''Played by:''' Kevin Cahoon

->'''Played by:''' Bonnie Morgan

->'''Played by:''' Creator/RobbieAmell

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/CatherineOHara

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/MaxGreenfield

->'''Portrayed By:''' Creator/PeterMacNicol

* CursedWithAwesome: Most people would consider being ambidextrous to be both cool and useful, but Kevin thinks it makes him a hideous freak.

* AdaptationalWimp: While their character in the book wasn't as defined, they acted as the muscle for the gang and at one point was able to restrain all three of the orphans at once on their own. In show they're much less physically imposing and all together not that focused on whatever task was given to them.

* KarmaHoudini: Gets away with drugging the islanders with an amnesiac opiate.

* ForWantOfANail: Everything started because Lemony Snicket took a sugar bowl from her and she blamed the Baudelaires' mother Beatrice.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Duncan outright refers to Carmelita as [[NoYou the "cakesniffer"]] when he and Isadora defend the Baudelaires. Then, when Jacques calls her a "cakesniffer", she gets ''very'' insecure. It all comes down to a later scene where she ''sniffs'' the cake.

** She mocks the Baudelaires and the Quagmires for being orphans, and even Vice Principal Nero ''brags'' about her to Violet, Klaus, and Sunny for having two ''living'' parents. It's implied that her parents perished when the Man with the Beard but No Hair and the Woman with the Hair but No Beard burned down her house, and even being under the guardianship of Esme and Olaf doesn't last when the latter break up.

* SpoiledBrat: Is treated like royalty by Vice Principal Nero, and is allowed to take whatever and go wherever she likes around Prufrock. It's amazing she learns anything.

* DwindlingParty: Like the books, all of them disband themselves from the troupe, leaving Olaf alone by ''The End''. However, this adaptation changes it up a bit. Both the Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender and the Bald Man are [[SparedByTheAdaptation spared from their original fates in ''The Hostile Hospital'' and ''The Carnivorous Carnival'' respectively]], instead survive long enough to defect from Olaf's troupe alongside the Powdered-Face Women in ''The Slippery Slope''. Ironically enough, the Carnival Freaks are unceremoniously killed by Olaf's superiors instead of surviving and sticking around up until their original unknown fates in ''The Penultimate Peril''. The Hook-Handed Man, Esme Squalor, and Carmelita Spats's departure from the troupe (Fernald's reunion with Fiona, Esme breaking up with Olaf, Carmelita going alongside Esme) remains unchanged though.

* RaceLift: In most of the illustrations for the books the Hook-Handed man is portrayed as white in the series he's portrayed by Swazi-born Pakistani actor Usman Ally.

* BrokenBird: The reveal of how he lost his arms paints him as such. As a member of VFD, Fernald had a love for marine biology and worked at Anwhistle Aquatics where his partner Gregor developed the Medusoid Mycelium with plans to use it on their enemies. Fernald thought it was too dangerous but after Gregor refused to stop, Fernald burning down the research facility to stop the mushroom from being used. He found the act alone to be the worst experience of his life but on top of that, a flaming piece of wood hit him burning his hands so severely that they had to be amputated and the act of arson caused him to be kicked out of the organization.

* EnfantTerrible: Often goes beyond spoiled brattiness and into outright sociopathy because it amuses her. Case in point: when asked to read ''Literature/ToKillAMockingbird'', she instead finds an actual mockingbird, kills it, and gleefully presents its body to the librarian in a box.

* DirtyOldMan: While he was primarily marrying her for her family’s fortune, Olaf states that he will be able to touch whatever he pleases as he grabs Violet’s shoulder, implying he has other sinister intentions for her after they get married. He also tries to kiss her during the performance, prompting Violet to turn away in disgust.

* AdaptationalAttractiveness: The Henchperson of Indeterminate Gender in the books was described as being a FatBastard, which was the main reason that their gender remained unknown. In the show they are much slimmer.

* AmbiguousGender: Per the name, you can't really tell whether this henchperson is a masculine woman or an effeminate man, and they usually wear androgynous clothing.

* TheEeyore: With a morose and sad (and gender neutral) voice that can give Lemony Snicket's a run for his money, they're the most pessimistic and lethargic of the troupe.
** [[WhenHeSmiles When They Smile]]: The rare moments when they express true glee--such as when tormenting the waiter at the Anxious Clown--reveal they look quite nice when happy.

* PhraseCatcher: Everyone describes them as "the man with a beard but no hair" and "the woman with hair but no beard", even a character who just talks to them on the phone.

* KavorkaMan: As in the books, despite his poorly groomed and somewhat unattractive appearance, to say nothing of his awful personality, he has no difficulty attracting no less than four beautiful women (Dr. Orwell, Josephine, Esmé, and Kit Snicket) over the course of the series.