History Characters / BlackadderEdmundBlackadder

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Mr Blackadder's Scottish cousin.

* DumbMuscle: He's not very bright, but according to his cousin he's a dangerous fighter.
* HiddenDepths: Despite only being a kipper salesman, he's apparently a skilled swordsman and described by his cousin as being the "most dangerous man ever to wear a skirt in Europe".
* NoFullNameGiven: [=MacAdder=] isn't given a first name, though his wife Morag and children Jamie and Angus are named.
* {{Irony}}:
** Claims to be the rightful king of England, and technically he's right since he's a descendant of Prince Edmund, while in the same episode he appears in [[spoiler:his cousin steals the identity of the Prince, and presumably becomes king years later]].
** The fact that he isn't named Blackadder is quite ironic, as in real life Blackadder is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Blackadder Scottish last name and a clan]].

!!19th Century
[[folder:Mr Ebenezer Blackadder]]
!!Mr Ebenezer Blackadder
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The WhiteSheep of the Blackadder family line, he is the nicest and most generous man of all of England while being the humble owner of a "moustache shop". Then, after a night of his generosity being abused by everyone he met, he's visited by the Spirit of Christmas who unintentionally changes Ebenezer's life.

* AmbiguousSituation: ''Back & Forth'' showed a picture of another Victorian era Blackadder with Queen Victoria. It's unknown whether this is Ebenezer or another member of the Blackadder family.
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Because of the Spirit, he comes to believe that "bad guys have all the fun" and decides to become just like his ancestors.]]
* HeroicBastard: Given that ''Literature/AChristmasCarol'' was published in 1843 and is generally set in the mid 19th century in adaptions, it can be presumed that Ebenezer is the grandson, or possibly great-grandson, of Mr Blackadder who [[spoiler:due to stealing the identity of the Prince Regent would have have died in 1830]]. Mr Blackadder is considered the most evil out of all the Blackadders, so it's surprising that his grandson would be the most kindhearted.
* WhatIf: [[spoiler:Ebenezer actually asked the Spirit what would happen if he remained good and what if he became bad, learning that his descendants would become the slaves of Baldrick's descendants in the former. But in the latter, then his descendant Grand Admiral Blackadder will become the ruler of the ''universe''.]]
* WhiteSheep: Along with the Whiteadders, he's one of the few members of the Blackadder family to be good, though unlike them he's far nicer. [[spoiler:Until the ending, when he becomes just as cruel and selfish as his ancestors.]]
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!!20th Century
[[folder:Capt. Edmund Blackadder]]
!!Capt. Edmund Blackadder DSO
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/RowanAtkinson

->''"For us, the Great War is finito, a war which would be a damn sight simpler if we just stayed in England and shot fifty thousand of our men a week."''

A weary and annoyed Captain in the thick of [=WW1=], trying to find his way away from the front line before [[SuicideMission going over.]]
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[[folder:Lord and Lady Whiteadder]]
!!Lord Nathaniel Whiteadder and Lady Whiteadder
->'''Lord Whiteadder played by:''' Daniel Thorndike\\
'''Lady Whiteadder played by:''' Miriam Margolyes

Lord Blackadder's Puritan uncle and aunt.

* AgainstMyReligion: It seems like everything is an abomination to them, from lying and drinking alcohol to sitting in chairs and mashing God's blessed turnip.
* AmbiguouslyRelated: Lady Whiteadder shares the same actress as Infanta Maria Escalosa and Queen Victoria, implying that they are somehow related.
* TheFundamentalist: They are extremely religious, with Lord Whiteadder having taken a vow of silence. Both of them wear white clothing and four crosses each. [[spoiler:Near the end, it's implied that Lord Whiteadder actually isn't that religious, as he breaks his vow of silence when his wife's not in the room]].
* HolierThanThou: Lady Whiteadder frequently calls Edmund a "wicked child" for whatever he does that she considers a sin.
* HypocriticalHumor: [[spoiler:As it turns out, Lord Whiteadder isn't as religious or as unreasonable as his wife, breaking his vow of silence to tell his nephew thanks for the dinner. The episode also ends with both him and Lady Whiteadder as drunk as the rest of the characters.]]
* InformedAttribute: Edmund says they're rich (which is his motivation for trying to make a good impression on them), but due to their opposition to "extravagance," they don't make any display of wealth at all other than their [[TheRichHaveWhiteStuff white clothing]]. They don't even own chairs.
* LargeHam: Lady Whiteadder spends much of her appearance loudly and pompously denouncing things that offend her religious sensibilities.
* NoFullNameGiven: Lady Whiteadder isn't given a first name.
* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Primarily 'villainous' in the sense that they're the antagonising force of the episode they appear in (they're coming to visit, and Blackadder's sole goal is making sure that he remains in their good graces, and thus [[{{Greed}} their wills]]), though their crazed fanaticism doesn't do them any favours.
-->'''Lady Whiteadder''': Cold is God's way of telling us to ''burn more Catholics!''
* UncertainDoom: Given that Sir Blackadder in ''The Cavalier Years'' is referred to as the sole descendant of the Blackadder dynasty, that implies the Whiteadder family died out or fell into obscurity.

!!17th Century
[[folder:Sir Edmund Blackadder]]
!!Sir Edmund Blackadder
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A Baronet in the English Civil War, he's unfortunately found himself choosing the wrong side by staying loyal to King Charles.

* DirtyCoward: [[spoiler:He leaves Baldrick to die.]]
* IdenticalGrandson: He looks like every other Blackadder until the end, where [[spoiler:it turns out that he's actually wearing a wig and a fake beard through most of his single appearance, and he's actually blond]].
* OnlySaneMan: He's unfortunately stuck being the only competent person between King Charles and Baldrick.
* SoleSurvivor: According to the narration, he's the sole descendant of the Blackadder dynasty. This implies that the Whiteadders of the 16th century had died out before 1648, or at least had fallen into obscurity and the name was no longer used. This confirms that all future Blackadders, along with the Scottish [=MacAdder=] family, originate from him.
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!!18th Century
[[folder:Mr Edmund Blackadder Esq.]]
!!Mr. Edmund Blackadder Esq.
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->'''Played By:''' Creator/RowanAtkinson

->''"A man may fight for many things: his country, his principles, his friends, the glistening tear on the cheek of a golden child. But personally, I'd mud-wrestle my own mother for a ton of cash, an amusing clock and a stack of French porn."''

Down the social ladder and up the intelligence rung again, the treacherous third Blackadder serves as the butler to the brainless Prince George.
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* WhatIf: [[Ebenezer actually asked the Spirit what would happen if he remained good and what if he became bad, learning that his descendants would become the slaves of Baldrick's descendants in the former. But in the latter, then his descendant Grand Admiral Blackadder will become the ruler of the ''universe''.]]