History Characters / AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse

* [[spoiler:CharacterDeath]]: [[spoiler: He is stabbed by Hayden.]]

Travis is Constance's lover. He dreams of making it big, constantly auditioning and modeling. Unlike Constance, he has no reservations against nudity and is willing to do anything for the fame. After [[spoiler: Addie's]] death, Constance becomes more impatient with him, which caused him to [[spoiler: cheat on her with [[AxCrazy Hayden]]. Shortly afterwards, he is killed by Hayden.]]

* BackFromTheDead: As a ghost.

* [[spoiler:CharacterDeath]]: [[spoiler:Larry bludgeons her in the face a couple times with a shovel.]]

* GoodGirlsAvoidAbortion: Subverted when she finds out she's pregnant and sets up an appointment to get an abortion and it's presented as a rational and mature decision. [[spoiler:But then she changes her mind, decides to pull TheBabyTrap on Ben, and tries to move out to California to force him to stay in her life.]]

* LaserGuidedKarma: She is alone and miserable at the end.

* ManipulativeBitch: Among other things, she pretends to want to get an abortion to get Ben back in her life, then intends to pull a BabyTrap to keep him in her life. She also convinces [[spoiler: Nora]] to help her gaslight Vivien (even though she didn’t help Hayden do it) so she'll be sent to an insane asylum so they can take her babies.

* NeverFoundTheBody: There's a gazebo on top of it now, so yeah, not likely to be found.
* SanitySlippage: After dying.

* {{Yandere}}: Even worse after she dies.
* YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness: The reason why she [[spoiler: kills Travis.]]

* AxCrazy: Once she becomes a ghost.

The kidnapped, murdered, then dismembered son of Dr. Charles and Nora Montgomery, who was reconstructed and brought back to life by Charles.

* BackFromTheDead: Though as a Frankenstein's monster rather than as the standard ghost... though [[spoiler: Nora attempts to kill him and he survives]].
* CameBackWrong: Physically grotesque, violently attacks anything that gets too near (although it’s only so he could survive), and has an insatiable craving for fresh blood, among other things.

* LooksLikeOrlok: Part of how he CameBackWrong.

* UndeadChild: A stitched-together toddler's corpse that was brought back to life with the still-beating heart of one of his father's living (female) patients babies, to be exact.

* EvilRedhead: Appears to be, but this is later subverted.

* GroinAttack: Uses this on [[spoiler: a potential buyer.]]
* HauntedHouseHistorian: Being one of the ghosts who lives there, she ought to be.
* MercyKill: Does this for [[spoiler:her mother.]]

* NeverFoundTheBody: Her body, to be exact. But she's trying to get it found, bless her soul. [[spoiler:Her hopes are dashed when Larry buries a young woman he just killed right beside her and Ben builds a gazebo over it so ''she'll'' never be found. She has another HopeSpot when a potential buyer expresses interest in tearing out the gazebo to build a swimming pool, but that's dashed when it's later revealed he just plans to tear the whole house down and pave it over with cheap apartments.]]

* NinjaMaid: A ghost maid who can alternate between her younger and older version!

* TheUnreveal: It's never precisely explained why she can appear much older than she was [[spoiler:at her death,]] unique among all the ghosts. It's implied that the elder form is her true nature, and that men only see her younger form if they're blinded by lust.

* DualAgeModes: Moira, who appears as an elderly lady to women and as an attractive young woman to men. Nobody compares notes to realize the discrepancy, even when Violet comes across old-lady Moira straddling her dad. In the third episode, Moira says that men see what they want, whereas women see into a person's soul. Both forms are technically her real appearance; men see her as she looked before she died whereas women see her true age, as well as a reminder of the gunshot wound that killed her, in her one blind eye. Eventually, when Ben rejects Moira's advances once and for all and begins looking deeper, he begins seeing her as an old woman, too, signifying that he is starting to see the truth. This typically shown to work on living, straight, men and women. She's seen talking to Chad briefly in her old form, but it's never explained if he sees her that way, or if him being gay, a ghost, a longtime acquaintance, or particularly perceptive has anything to do with it.

** This also seems to specifically apply to heterosexual men as Moira spoke kindly of Chad and Patrick to Vivienne, saying they were a nice couple and is occasionally seen politely chatting with Chad. She also appears in her older, matrnly form to the two, possibly suggesting she trusts gay men but not straight men.

** Midseason, it's revealed that this may have came about after she had a brief affair with Hugo Langdon, [[spoiler:and when he tried to proposition her again, she refused, saying the first time around was a mistake. Not taking no for an answer, he nearly rapes her but is interrupted by Constance walking in on them...armed with a revolver. Constance kills Moira, then Hugo on the spot.]] In retrospect, a mild case of misandry might seem pretty sympathetic.

* DoesNotLikeMen: Older Moira is pretty convinced that all men are out to hurt women. She isn't ever impolite to men in general, but when alone with a sympathetic female, she tends to rant a bit. As well as trying to use her young look to make Ben screw up.

* [[spoiler:CharacterDeath]]: [[spoiler:Is shot in the eye by Constance because she was being raped by Hugo and Constance blames her for some reason.]]

* AndIMustScream: Trapped as a [[spoiler:ghost]] in a house she hates, constantly insulted and belittled by the woman [[spoiler:who killed her]], and unable to [[spoiler:pass on even when her mother dies]].

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse Murder House]]'' | ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryApocalypse Apocalypse]]''

* [[spoiler:CharacterDeath]]: [[spoiler:Is shot by the cops, which he purposely made happen by grabbing a gun.]]
* CrocodileTears: In the beginning, maybe towards Ben; arguably throughout the series.

* DesperatelyCravesAffection: Moira outright tells him that he has a need to please the women of the house (due to his troubled relationship with his mother), and he does ''not'' handle rejection of any kind well at all.

* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Despite being a murderous, callous and troubled young man, he appears to genuinely love his siblings as seen in a picture where he's smiling happily with Addie, and he even considers her smart, and also likes to play with is brother Beau. Not to mention his entire relationship with Violet. He's still willing to lie to her, but his love for her is pretty sincere.
* {{Expy}}: Tate is a (literally) AxeCrazy, lying, young man who has obsession with a younger girl and a [[spoiler: mentally challenged sibling]], and is first introduced with the ''Film/KillBill'' whistle tune playing; he is clearly based on the lead character from the 1969 movie ''Twisted Nerve''. He also bears some similarities to JD from ''Film/{{Heathers}}'' especially in his relationship with Violet.
* FreudianExcuse: For a lot of things. YMMV on how much they actually matter.

* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Even if it means killing any guy Violet takes even a remote liking to, so that the guy can join her as a ghost in the house.
* {{Jerkass}}: [[spoiler:Pre-death, Tate disfigured his mother's boyfriend out of jealousy and murdered ''fifteen'' of his schoolmates just because he could. Post-death, he kills more innocents and rapes Vivien, fathering TheAntichrist in the process.]]

* LoveRedeems: Ultimately averted. His love for Violet is something he has never felt before. He says he does, but it's possible he doesn't or whether his love was genuine. Nut that doesn't stop him being a monster, albeit a regretful one. [[spoiler: In the end, Tate still loves Violet, but she doesn't.]]
* MoralMyopia: Like any sociopath, he has no concept of good and evil. He looks down on some acts while defends his own inherent evil.
* NightmareFetishist: Cut himself [[spoiler:while alive]] and [[spoiler:went through with a school shooting]].
* RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil: [[spoiler:His rape of Vivien.]]
* ReformedButRejected: At the end of the season, [[spoiler:Tate apologizes to Violet and Ben for everything, but neither (understandably) wants anything to do with him. Interestingly, while part of Violet still loves him, she ''can't'' forgive him, and Ben flat-out [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation thinks]] Tate's a psychopath who's incapable of feeling remorse and only pretends to to get back in people's good graces.]]
* SlasherSmile: When terrorizing Leah and generally, Tate has one as a whole.

* TheSociopath: [[spoiler:At the end of the series, he takes responsibility for the heinous crimes he has committed, directly contradicting the denial-riddled nature of a sociopath. This suggests his character may have actually developed from the first episode to the last.]]
* TeensAreMonsters: [[spoiler:If the high school shooting didn't give you a hint...]]
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Tate is considered to have crossed the moral event horizon by [[spoiler:Violet]] and [[spoiler:Ben]] when they learn he [[spoiler:raped Vivien]]. While they had spent all season seeing his darker side and trying to help him anyway, once they learned that they threw up their hands and told him to get out.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:He raped Vivien because he thought he was helping Nora, the only motherly figure he'd ever received attention and affection from (especially in light of his mommy issues). However, this only applies after his death and meeting Violet. He also tries to kill a potential new resident to give Violet some company.]]

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: He's mentally damaged, neglected by his parents, and clearly depressed... and also a seemingly sweet boyfriend. And he cries so prettily! On the other hand, he's a [[spoiler:mass-murdering, stalking ghost]].
* {{Yandere}}: For Violet.

* AxCrazy: [[spoiler:Murders a lot of people for no good reason.]]

* AnAxeToGrind: He uses an axe to kill [[spoiler:Bianca.]]
* TheAtoner: It almost seems like it, and he probably thinks he is, but he never stops doing monstrous things, but still can’t quite bring himself to [[spoiler: kill Gabriel Ramos]] by the end of the season.

* AmbiguouslyBi: Agrees with Violet that gay porn is hot, though he says it somewhat facetiously. He also offered to have sex with Patrick, although this was to get his wedding ring. Whether or not he is actually bisexual is unknown.

->'''Appearances:''' ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryMurderHouse Murder House]]'' | ''[[Series/AmericanHorrorStoryApocalypse Apocalypse]]''

* ConsummateLiar: He constantly lies, especially about how he got his scars.

* LoveMartyr: To Constance.

* MeaningfulName: His actually works on two levels. There's the more obvious ([[MostTropersAreYoungNerds to this crowd, anyway]]) nod to [[ComicBook/TwoFace Harvey Dent]], but Larry Harvey is also the name of the founder of Burning Man. Oy.

* NeverMyFault: Refuses to accept any personal responsibility for his part in [[spoiler:his wife's suicide]]. Dismisses it as a tragic affair when called out by Tate, and blames Constance when [[spoiler:he sees his wife's ghost]].

* TwoFaced: Literally with half his face being burn scars, figuratively when it's revealed he often lies and tries to manipulate the Harmons.

* ShovelStrike: How he takes care of [[spoiler: Hayden.]]

* WouldHitAGirl: Just ask Hayden!
* WouldHurtAChild: Beau.
* YourCheatingHeart: With Constance.

* EvilCripple: After he goes crazy.

* AffablyEvil: Every once in a while during his friendly chats with Ben, he says something to remind us how insane he is. And then he goes completely off the deep end. [[spoiler:He tries to burn the house down, until Chad interrupts.]]
* TheAtoner: He decides to put himself in prison to pay for his crimes. It's partially to protect Constance, though.

* AbhorrentAdmirer: To Constance. Even before he was burned.

A former owner of the Harmons' house; he is heavily scarred, and walks with a limp. He originally claimed to acquiring these injuries after he burned his wife and children alive while being possessed by the house.

* AccidentalMurder: He didn't ''mean'' to kill [[StockUnsolvedMysteries Elizabeth Short]]... he just took so long [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil raping]] her while she was under constant, heavy sedation that she died of an overdose by the time he was done. (The dismemberment and blood-draining was also performed by Charles' ghost for easy transport.)
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Seems like a kind, normal, friendly dentist. Secretly rapes beautiful women while they're heavily sedated.
* DepravedDentist: While he does to Elizabeth while she's heavily sedated as "payment" for her filling should tell you everything.
* KarmaHoudini: Is evidently never caught for raping his patients, nor ([[StockUnsolvedMysteries obviously]]) the death and dismemberment of Elizabeth Short.
* SerialRapist: It's implied that Elizabeth isn't the only woman he raped while she's under sedation.