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The Addams Family

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The creepy, kooky, mysterious, spooky and altogether ooky family we all know and love.

In General

Adaptational Angst Upgrade: In the films and original sitcom, the Addamses are a Creepy Family of Perky Goths who are unaware of how strange they are compared to the rest of the world, with things like witch-burnings and angry mobs just being another fun part of their lifestyle. Here, they fall under a minority of monster-people historically subjected to Fantastic Racism, their ancestor Goody Addams being a prominent figure in a historical genocide. Additionally, they are subject to interpersonal angst that differs from other depictions of the family, as Wednesday has begun to close off from her mother, and Gomez and Morticia are entangled in a murder incident from the past.
Adaptational Wimp: Unlike other versions of the Addams Family, their Wednesday counterparts are not impervious at all to pain or anything life-threatening. Gomez and Morticia are pants-shittingly terrified of Garrett when he breaks into the school, and Gomez even says that his life flashed before his eyes while attempting to defend himself. Thing and Wednesday herself also come very close to dying at the hands of Season 1's villains.
Ambiguously Human: Since they attended Nevermore, both Gomez and Morticia are confirmed to be Outcasts. Morticia is explicitly a witch, more specifically a Seer, however it's never specified what kind of Outcast Gomez is.
Bizarre Taste in Food: Just one of their eccentricities. Gomez and Pugsley eat potpourri like potato chips, and Fester drinks old ketchup.
Character Exaggeration: While Gomez and Morticia have always been depicted as a Happily Married couple deeply and unabashedly in love with each other (it's one of their signature traits), this version dials it up to comical extremes. They can barely go five minutes without making out with each other (even when one of them is locked up in a jail cell), to the point that Wednesday frequently has to tell them to knock it off.
Dark Is Not Evil: Like usual, they may love the dark and morbid and make some macabre jokes, but they aren't evil. Gomez and Morticia are just as horrified and regretful as the other people as to what happened to Garrett Gates, and even Black Sheep Uncle Fester has some lines he won't cross.
Death by Adaptation: Grandmama Addams is implied to have died in the past.
Family of Choice: Lurch and Thing aren't related by blood to the Addams Family, but are still considered part of the family nonetheless. This is best illustrated by Uncle Fester and Wednesday being on the verge of tears when Thing is impaled, and breathe a huge sigh of relief when he's successfully revived.
Genre Refugee: While most of the cast feels like they belong in the YA fantasy mystery the show is at its core, the Addams family... basically act like they always do, providing an amusing contrast even when the show features them interacting with their fellow supernatural creatures rather than "normals" like usual.
Good Parents: Embarrassing as they may be and temperamental as Wednesday is, it's clear she loves them very much and treasures the values and lessons they taught her. And while she misjudged her mother's plans for her, Morticia is loving and supportive and wants to be a present mother if Wednesday would only let her in.
Wednesday, to Gomez: The point I'm trying to make is you taught me how to be strong and independent. How to navigate myself in a world full of treachery and prejudice. You are the reason I understand how imperative it is that I never lose sight of myself. So as far as fatherhood goes, I would say you've been more than adequate.
Perky Goth: Compared to Wednesday, the rest of the Addamses are more positive and friendly.
Race Lift: This incarnation of the Addamses gives them explicit Latino heritage through Gomez's side, with Wednesday offhandedly mentioning that they celebrate Dia De Los Muertos.
Shoo Out the Clowns: In a Darker and Edgier series which involves murder, an actual monster, historical whitewashing and genocide, the rest of the Addams Family (save for Wednesday and Thing) take a backseat to it all and completely disappear from Season 1 when things start getting serious.
Too Spicy for Yog-Sothoth: Even when being shown among other supernatural beings in this series, the Addamses are still leagues weirder than everybody else.

Morticia Addams

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"Men like you have no idea how it feels like not to be believed."

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Played By: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gwen Jones (young)

"You are a brilliant girl, Wednesday, but sometimes you get in your own way."

Matriarch of the Addams family.

Accidental Hero: Ends up inadvertently saving the school by stabbing Garrett Gates, since the jealous teen had been instructed by his father to spike the Rave(n)'s punch with nightshade poison.
Adaptational Superpower Change: As a Seer, she has occasional prophetic dreams of both the past and the future, which is an original element created for this series. She passed this ability on to her daughter.
All Girls Want Bad Boys: As a teenager, she got weak in the knees seeing Gomez led away in handcuffs. Because she was in disbelief that he would take the fall for Garrett's death to keep her from having to face an injustice.
Grave-Marking Scene: Dark variant as at first it seems Morticia is visiting Garrett Gates's grave to pay respects until she tears apart the rose petals then tosses the thorns on the grave (and not in a funny "Addams being Addams" way). Considering the entirety of the circumstances around Garret's death as well as his predatory behavior towards Morticia prior to, the "tribute" was fitting.
Happily Married: It wouldn't be Morticia and Gomez without them constantly making it clear how absolutely in love they are.
The Idealist: In big contrast to her daughter, Morticia has an optimistic and positive outlook on the world despite the discrimination against outcasts like her and her family. This actually works in her favor, as her prophetic visions tend to be of good things (while her nihilist daughter can only see bad things like misfortune and how somebody will die).
Lady of Black Magic: Morticia certainly has this vibe, and she can see into the future, but her natural optimism means her prophecies are always of good things.
Ms. Fanservice: Downplayed since she doesn't reveal much skin, but she's a beautiful woman who wears a very form-fitting black dress that emphasizes her figure.
My God, What Have I Done?: She may have killed Garrett to protect Gomez and does not regret it, but she was in shock afterwards and wishes that she didn't have to. When she confronts the mayor later for covering it up, she is coldly furious when she says that if he'd just taken her reports of stalking seriously, Garrett would still be alive.
Seers: She is said to have visions that she began to develop as a teenager. Just like Wednesday except that her visions tend to be more positive (making her a "dove" as opposed to a "raven").
Silk Hiding Steel: Part of Wednesday's character development is learning that Morticia's graceful and demure manner is upheld by a backbone of steel. She killed a boy to defend Gomez, and when he is falsely accused of murder she blackmails the mayor and gives him a vicious "The Reason You Suck" Speech for failing to protect her, Gomez, and Garrett.
Single Woman Seeks Good Man: She was the one who actually killed Garrett Gates, or at least impaled him since he was already poisoned by nightshade. However, Gomez took the fall for it, which made Morticia love him even more.
Tempting Fate: When Wednesday finds out about the Garrett Gates case, Morticia hopes that something "more morbid" will distract her from the incident. Cue Sheriff Galpin coming in and arresting her beloved husband, which does distract Wednesday from the other murders she's solving.
Violently Protective Girlfriend: She stabbed Garrett Gates with a sword to protect Gomez.

Gomez Addams

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"Nevermore is like no other boarding school. It's a magical place."

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Played By: Luis Guzman, Lucius Hoyos (young)

"I don't hold grudges, only blood debts."

Patriarch of the Addams family.

Adaptation Personality Change: While still a Dashing Hispanic, this version of Gomez is far less of a ham than previous versions. His most dramatic moments are when he's schmoozing Morticia, and even then he does it in a calm, almost whispered cadence that emphasizes tenderness over the grand displays of passion other Gomezes are prone to showing.
Dashing Hispanic: Is still every bit the charmer he's known to be, even if he looks unconventional.
Formerly Fit: In his youth, Gomez was much slimmer, akin to previous live-action portrayals of him.
Happily Married: This has always been a staple of Gomez and Morticia's marriage across the franchise, and this show is no different. They cannot seem to let five seconds pass without calling each other pet names or romantic gestures.
Horrible Judge of Character: Much like his daughter, Gomez thinks that Tyler is a nice boy (a "good egg" as he puts it) and trusts that Wednesday "wouldn't have anything less". Tyler ends up being revealed as the Hyde, with the implication that his romance with Wednesday was nothing but a ruse to get close to her.
Mellow Fellow: This version of Gomez is a very soft-spoken, mellow guy who takes almost everything in stride. He doesn't even hold a grudge for being falsely accused of murder.
Taking the Heat: He claimed to have killed Garrett Gates in self-defense to prevent Morticia from being charged for murder.
Truer to the Text: His short and stout appearance is more accurate to the original comic strips than his sleeker look from TV or film.

Pugsley Addams

"Wednesday, what are you going to do?"

Played By: Issac Ordonez

"Stop trying to be nice, it doesn't suit you."

Wednesday's younger brother.

Adaptational Dye-Job: While Pugsley's a blonde in the original comic strips, this version has black hair, giving him a stronger resemblance to the rest of the family. This is more in line with the previous live action adaptations, which also give him dark hair.
Adaptational Wimp: Most previous versions of Pugsley wouldn't let a bunch of bullies shove him into a locker. It does however allow an Establishing Character Moment for Wednesday.
Big Eater: Episode 5 has him eating potpourri like candy and is later seen eating an unhealthy amount of pastries with just as much syrup.

Uncle Fester

Fester Addams

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"Still sharp as ever, my pig-tailed protege."

Played By: Fred Armisen

"You know, when you give me that death stare of disapproval, you remind me of your mother."

Wednesday's eccentric uncle.

Adaptational Badass: Other versions of Fester have him giving off enough discharge to light a lightbulb in his mouth as just another Addams-esque quirk, with Addams Family Values adding that he has an immunity to electrocution. Here this translates into Shock and Awe powers, allowing him to fire lighting from his hands and can act as a Magical Defibrillator when Thing gets impaled. It's also revealed that he was the one who taught Wednesday swordsmanship.
Aw, Look! They Really Do Love Each Other: He and Thing may have some animosity stemming from the botched Kalamazoo Job, but he desperately tries to save him via his Shock and Awe powers when he is killed and is genuinely happy to see him revived again.
Beware the Silly Ones: Uncle Fester may be rather eccentric and strange even among the Addams Family as a result of his many lobotomies, but he's still an effective career criminal who's on the run for a bank robbery and is too comfortable with putting Tyler in a "Romanian sleeper hold".
But Now I Must Go: Uncle Fester has to leave Nevermore as quickly as he appeared after Sheriff Galpin and the rest of the police start closing in on him.
Cloudcuckoolander: All the Addams' are macabre, but Fester is an out-and-out loony. Multiple lobotomies probably didn't help...
Cool Uncle: Fester is the only person that can get Wednesday to genuinely smile.
Deus Exit Machina: Fester's Shock and Awe powers, ability to disappear almost instantaneously and knowledge of what the monster is (specifically a Hyde) make him a valuable asset in Wednesday's investigation. In the end, he's forced to leave Nevermore and Jericho after a single episode thanks to the police closing in on him.
Everyone Has Standards: May be a lover of the macabre like the rest of the Addamses, but states anyone who would use a Hyde for their purposes would have to be "a next-level sicko."
Interrupted Intimacy: Ended up walking in on Gomez's dorm while he was with Morticia during one of his visits to Nevermore. He describes it to Wednesday as them definitely "not having a pillow fight".
Innocently Insensitive: Expresses surprise at Wednesday having a friend in Eugene, and innocently quips "that poor kid will be going home in a body bag". Unbeknownst to him, Wednesday's rash decisions ended up landing Eugene in a coma and she clearly feels guilty for it. He also tries to eat Eugene's bees, not knowing their overall importance to him.
It Amused Me: As an Addams, he doesn't need to rob banks or crack safes, but as he says himself, "Where's the fun in that?"
I Work Alone: Actually encourages Wednesday's antisocial behavior, and likes being a lone wolf himself.
Uncle Fester: Being a solo lobo has its perks. You get to live by your own rules, do whatever you want. Just look at me!
Loveable Rogue: He has sticky fingers and is on the run for Bank Robbery when he meets with Wednesday, but it makes him more charming.
Mr. Exposition: Fester's main purpose to the story is to reveal that the monster is a Hyde and to give Wednesday the location of more information on it.
Offscreen Teleportation: A Running Gag. He manages to disappear off-screen whenever he needs to hide, even when it's completely implausible.
Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Apparently managed to survive a Hyde attack that killed 30 people, which gave him the knowledge of Hydes that prove important to catching the one roaming around Jericho.
Outside-Context Problem: To Sheriff Galpin and the rest of the Jericho PD anyway. In the middle of a gruesome series of murders and a student being put into a coma, a wanted bank robber shows up without any warning (arriving on a bike stolen from a dog-walking company nonetheless!) and leaves as soon as he arrived. Sheriff Galpin is so exasperated by the events that he doesn't want to deal with Tyler taking Wednesday out on a date.
Psycho Electro: Fester's classic electrical conductivity has been upgraded for the show into full-fledged Shock and Awe abilities, and he remains, as always, the most out-and-out Cloudcuckoolander of the family. He also has apparently had multiple lobotomies and a stay at a mental institution where he received electric shock therapy.
Shock and Awe: He can emit lightning from his hands. In a pinch, he can use it as a defibrillator.
Small Role, Big Impact: Fester only appears near the end of the season and ends up having to leave Nevermore rather quickly. Still, it's him that reveals to Wednesday that the monster is a Hyde and he ends saving Thing from dying after getting impaled.
"Wanted!" Poster: Within a day after his arrival, wanted posters of him are put up all around Jericho.
Would Hurt a Child: If one of Wednesday's quips about him is taken at face value, then Uncle Fester has apparently been eating Girl Scouts in the past and (unsurprisingly) went to prison for it.

Lurch

Played By: George Burcea

The loyal butler to the Addams family.

Adaptational Attractiveness: He lacks the iconic Frankenstein's Monster features, looking a lot more like a regular human.
The Stoic: Much like Wednesday, nothing seems to make him flinch.
The Voiceless: Unsurprisingly he never utters a word. He doesn't even moan like his previous incarnation.

Thing

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Enid: Where's the rest of him?

Played By: Victor Dorobantu

"Don't worry my love. Our little scorpion won't be alone."
— Gomez

A disembodied hand and close family friend to the Addamses.

Adaptational Ugliness: Notwithstanding the fact that he's still a sentient disembodied hand, most versions of Thing are otherwise unblemished hands. This version of Thing has several Frankenstein-esque stitches.
Ambiguous Criminal History: Apparently participated in the "Kalamazoo Job" with Uncle Fester in the past, but nothing else is elaborated on about other crimes he has committed.
Artistic License – Biology: It might be overly pedantic to muse about biological accuracy considering it's a disembodied hand we're talking about, but when Thing gets stabbed, Uncle Fester tries to defibrillate it with his powers. Defibrillators are to designed to cure an irregular heartbeat so even if Thing had a heart shocking it once it already stopped would do no good.
Back from the Dead: Maybe, considering he's a sentient hand with Frankenstein-like stitching. Played Straight later, when he is stabbed and brought back to life by Fester electrocuting him.
Berserk Button: He does not like being referred to or thought of as Wednesday's pet and he is positively livid when he sees Fester again after a robbery that went wrong, trying to choke him to death on the spot.
Bilingual Bonus: He supplements his gestures with American Sign Language.
Choke Holds: His method of attacking people aside from punching. He chokes Fabian the hobo to scare him away, and later tries to strangle Uncle Fester because of the aformentioned Kalamazoo Job.
The Dandy: Wednesday describes Thing as being very vain. He moisturizes his skin and gets manicures to keep his nails immaculate.
Flipping the Bird: His go-to insult, for obvious reasons.
Intelligible Unintelligible: He communicates only with sign language which other characters besides Wednesday have no issue understanding.
The Matchmaker: Gets Wednesday a date for the school rave(n), and picks up a dress for her while he's at it.
Morality Pet: While he starts off being treated as poorly as everyone Wednesday meets, Thing becomes the character who brings out Wednesday's best and most emotional, and helps bridge the relationship between Wednesday and Enid. Enid gets Wednesday to show contrition to Thing, making him the recipient of one of her first moments of growth, and Wednesday and Enid reconcile after a fight by talking about Thing as a stand-in for their feelings. Wednesday is also deeply shaken by Thing being stabbed and almost killed, begging Fester to keep trying to shock him back to life, and she gets the most emotive in the series during the crisis.
Nice Guy: Thing may look scary and creepy, but he's helpful, loyal, and supportive to the people he cares about.
Odd Friendship: He and Enid hit it off instantly and even give each other manicures and discussing their issues with Wednesday.
Pragmatic Hero: Joins Wednesday in solving the mysteries of the series, and (like Wednesday) has no problem breaking into a morgue or stalking people to achieve this. Unlike Wednesday however, he's ironically much nicer to those who cares for and later calls out Wednesday for being a Sociopathic Hero that is willing to sacrifice her friends in her single-minded pursuit of the monster.
Non-Human Sidekick: What's a girl without her sentient hand sidekick?
Scary Stitches: Is sporting some visible, Frankenstein-esque stitching, something that no other version of Thing has ever shown before. He gains one more by the end of the series.
Silent Snarker: Manages to be this without a face and can match Wednesday in this department with little issue.
Wednesday: I know I'm stubborn, single-minded and obsessive. But those are all traits of great writers.
Thing: [mimics a gun]
Wednesday: And serial killers. What's your point?
The Speechless: Natch, as a disembodied hand. He communicates with gestures, instead.
What the Hell, Hero?: Calls out Wednesday for being stubborn, single-minded and obsessive while pointing out that they are also traits of horrible people (serial killers, mostly). He basically calls her a Sociopathic Hero.

Jericho

Nevermore Academy's neighboring small town, where the locals are a bit wary of the weirdness surrounding the area.

Dr. Valerie Kinbott

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"Wednesday, you need help."

Played By: Riki Lindhome

"Therapy is a valuable tool to help you understand yourself."

Wednesday's therapist and the go-to counselor for Nevermore's students.

Armor-Piercing Question: She asks why Wednesday, who makes claims of being cold-hearted and wanting to be distant from people, would keep on making visits to Eugene while he is in a coma. Wednesday doesn't have an answer for that.
He Knows Too Much: She is killed by the Hyde after Wednesday accuses her of controlling a Hyde. While Wednesday's accusation was off, it lets Kinbott know that the monster was a Hyde.
Hidden Depths: She apparently has a fondness for taxidermy art that she keeps well hidden. No explanation for this interest is forthcoming.
Psycho Psychologist: Subverted. Wednesday initially thinks that she's manipulating the Hyde for her own nefarious goals and is really Laurel Gates, but it turns out not to be her. In reality, Ms. Thornhill is the one who is the Hyde's master.
Red Herring: She is Wednesday's main suspect for the mastermind due to how her psychology work and suspicious actions coincidentally fits with their M.O., until she learns that the actual mastermind wore red boots.
Sheep in Sheep's Clothing: She is introduced as Wednesday's therapist who wants to help her deal with her psychological issues. Wednesday later becomes suspicious of her and believes she is the Hyde's master. However, she really is just what she seems.
The Shrink: She's a therapist, and Sheriff Galpin even refers to her as Tyler's "Shrink" at one point.
Too Good for This Sinful Earth: She is a kind-hearted psychologist who genuinely cares about her patients' well-being and is horrifically mauled to death by the Hyde.

Sheriff Donovan Galpin

Sheriff Donavan Galpin

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"Is that your professional opinion as the daughter of a murderer?"

Played By: Jamie McShane

"This little thing put down three boys?"

Sheriff to the town of Jericho, who has a particular dislike for the Addamses.

Ambiguous Situation: Just how aware he was of his son being the Hyde (and thus responsible for the murders he's trying to solve) is ultimately left ambiguous.
Bigot with a Crush: Despite his utter hatred of outcasts, he fell in love with the most dangerous type of outcast, a Hyde.
Hero Antagonist: Downplayed. Sheriff Galpin antagonizes Wednesday at every opportunity and is bigoted against the outcasts of Nevermore, but shares her goal of trying to catch a monster murdering innocent people. It also helps that he's genuinely right about Wednesday being responsible for some of the misfortunes befalling Jericho, and ultimately shoots his own son to end his rampage and save Enid, an outcast. Still, his tendency to blame Wednesday for things she wasn't responsible for and lack of love towards his son make him rather hard to root for.
Hypocrite: It turns out that he is the one person who would have known exactly who the most likely candidate for the monster was (he even had the medical records) and yet chose never to investigate that option, out of either deep denial or a protective coverup. This makes his anger at Nevermore for supposedly covering up crimes to protect their students ring hollow. His role in events is never explored after the reveal.
Jerkass Has a Point: While he's mostly opposed to Wednesday because she's an Addams and has a romantic interest in his son, he is correct in his assumptions that some of the bad things happening around town like the Crackstone statue being destroyed and the CCTV at the morgue being obscured are Wednesday's fault.
Noble Bigot: He is shown to have a low opinion of outcasts, assuming that the murderer is one of the Nevermore's students, and being both dismissing and distrusting of Wednesday. He is later revealed to be far more reasonable, being willing to change his views when shown solid evidence, and ultimately shoots his own son to save Enid.
Papa Wolf: He's quite protective of his son and will not tolerate Wednesday endangering him. Near the end of the first season, he demanded that she be expelled from Nevermore for kidnapping and torturing Tyler.
Selective Obliviousness: Re-Watching through the first season makes it evident that he had his suspicions about what was really going on, but was either in denial or deliberately turning a blind eye to the evidence that his son had become a monster.
That One Case: The death of Garrett Gates. Made more especially galling to him by the fact that he had a suspect in custody (a young Gomez Addams) but was forced to let him go due to lack of evidence.

Tyler Galpin

"You're becoming obsessed with this monster in the woods thing."

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Played By: Hunter Doohan

"Am I in the more-than-friend zone or just a pawn in some game you're playing?"

The son of Sheriff Galpin, and one of the few locals who isn't hostile towards the Nevermore students.

Ambiguous Situation: While Tyler is clearly the monster that Wednesday has been searching for, whether he actually liked Wednesday or simply saw her as a pawn in his and Thornhill's plan is up in the air. His seducing her seemingly wasn't necessary to their plan, as it mostly relied on Wednesday trusting Thornhill and Tyler was never a suspect. Not to mention the two have a few moments of Belligerent Sexual Tension after The Reveal. That said, he still does try to kill her in the end. Word of God is that even if he did feel an attraction to Wednsday it was overshadowed by his hatred of outcasts in general so he hated her regardless.
Being Tortured Makes You Evil: It is shown in a flashback that Laurel unlocked his Hyde by chaining him up in a cave and injecting him with various chemicals in order to release the Hyde. He is then subjected to torture and mental conditioning in order for him to become completely loyal to his master.
Betty and Veronica: He is the Betty to Wednesday's Archie and Xavier's Veronica, being the safe, open-minded normie to Xavier's loner artist persona, inverted after the reveal that he is the Hyde monster.
Brains and Brawn: Most definitely the Brawn to Laurel's Brain, doing the dirty work massacring others while Laurel is the true mastermind and makes the plans to resurrect Crackstone.
Dark and Troubled Past: His mom has been out of the picture and his father can be described as neglectful and emotionally distant at best, setting him up as the perfect target for Laurel to abuse him, brainwash and manipulate him into being her servant as a Hyde.
The Dragon: He's the Hyde and he is nature is programmed to serve Laurel Gates, acting as her attack dog and collector of human body parts.
The Dreaded: Multiple parties seek to take him out because of how much he (or rather, his Hyde form) is a threat to Jericho's citizens. As a matter of fact, his species is so dangerous and unstable — they've been banned from Nevermore for decades! When he is apprehended, he is seen covered in no less than six shackles... and even that's not enough to hold him.
Evil Gloating: Gleefully taunts Wednesday about his victory over her and his identity as the Hyde as soon as his father and the others are out of earshot. He even specifies how much joy the murders brought him.
Foreshadowing: In the first episode, he tells Wednesday that the coffee machine “Is a temperamental beast with a mind of its own.
Fully-Embraced Fiend: Being a Hyde on his mother's side terrified him at first, but after he was subjugated to Laurel’s abuse, he learned to love killing the more his master had him do it.
The Heavy: He (or rather his Hyde form), is front and center for most of the story, with Laurel's identity only being revealed in the final episode as well as Crackstone's return to the world of the living.
Normal Fish in a Tiny Pond: Although by human standards he is a volatile monster, by the standards of real monsters, he has troubles with a novice werewolf.
Reformed Bully: By his own admission, he was an awful person a year ago, bullying other outcasts like Xavier, but has been trying to change ever since he realized that wasn't the man he wanted to be. After the reveal that he is the Hyde, is unknown if he was ever truly reformed or only saying the right things to manipulate Wednesday.
The Reveal: He is later revealed to be the monster killing all the people in the story.
Romantic False Lead: During the first season he is treated as the love interest of Wednesday, and unlike Xavier, she actually appears to reciprocate his feelings. Then The Reveal happens and possibly sinks any chance of the ship happening.
The Team Normal: He is this to the rest of the cast, being a normie armed only with his knowledge of Jericho, until it is revealed that he is not a Normie.
Tragic Monster: As he was held captive in a remote cave and severely tortured and brainwashed by Laurel Gates in order to unlock his Hyde, it’s probable to say that he wouldn’t have developed his sadistic, murderous side had this event not occurred.
Troubled, but Cute: Inverted, handsome, comes across as a nice, normal high school boy with a crush on Wednesday. It's not until the season one finale that his history as a victim of abuse and manipulation is shown.
Troubled Teen: At first it seems like he's a more-or-less well-adjusted kid and his biggest problems are the lack of support he gets from his father, but the end of the first season reveals Laurel has been physically and mentally abusing him to help her destroy Nevermore.
Walking Spoiler: A given since he's the monster that has been committing the series of murders in Nevermore, and not the approachable barista he pretends to be.
Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: He seems like a friendly, timid and mild-mannered regular guy for much of the season. In reality, not only is the Hyde but he has become aware of what he's doing while in Hyde form and enjoys it.

Mayor Noble Walker

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"I might have figured out who is behind all this.."

Played By: Tommie Earl Jenkins

"Welcome, welcome, Nevermore Academy. Now, on behalf of the entire Jericho community, we are so, so pleased to have you all here today. Your generosity and hard work are truly... outreaches."

The former sheriff and current mayor of Jericho.

Alas, Poor Villain: For a given measure of "villain" anyway. Despite his role in covering up the true circumstances of Garrett Gates' murder, his death at Laurel's hands is played sympathetically and his own funeral is a sorrowful affair (not helped by it raining) that makes one feel sorry for his son Lucas.
Character Tics: He visibly pouts his lips whenever he is put in a tight spot.
The Cloudcuckoolander Was Right: According to Donovan Galpin, Noble would often come up with wild theories for cases he investigated when he was the sheriff, most of which never panned out. However, Noble is the first person to realize that Laurel Gates isn't dead, which results in her killing him.
Dirty Cop: Walker knew of the Gates' plan to poison the Nevermore students with nightshade, and that Garrett had actually died from nightshade poison. Walker covered it up because he was in Ansel Gates' pocket.
He Knows Too Much: Laurel kills him when he begins to suspect that she is not as dead as she wants people to believe.
I Did What I Had to Do: This is how Noble justifies covering up the true circumstances of Garrett's death. He claims that telling the truth would have led to a trial that would have been disastrous for the reputations of both Nevermore and Jericho, and that using Gomez as the fall guy spared the school and the town bad publicity. However, Morticia tears down his excuse by pointing out that the real reason he did it was because he was in Ansel Gates' pocket.
No Good Deed Goes Unpunished: Puts aside his previous friendship with the Gates family to try to tell Sheriff Galpin about his suspicions of Laurel Gates not actually being dead, and it results in Laurel herself killing him.
Oppose What You Suffered: While African-American Mayor Walker is not shown to be subject to racist abuse in the very white town of Jericho, he immediately relents obstructing Gomez's exoneration when Morticia asks him the Armour-Piercing Question of whether he has ever not been believed when speaking out.
Sickbed Slaying: How Mayor Walker ultimately goes out, dying from a lack of oxygen caused by Laurel disconnecting him from his breathing apparatus. Needless to say, absolutely nobody believes that Walker died a natural death and this alerts nearly the entirety of the main cast to the direness of the situation.
Reasonable Authority Figure: He tries to foster good relations between Nevermore and the town of Jericho.

Lucas Walker

"My dad owns Pilgrim World! Who you calling stupid?"

Played By: Iman Marson

"I can't get in any more trouble with my dad."

Mayor Walker's son, who works at Pilgrim World.

Curb-Stomp Battle: Not once, but twice does he and his lackeys end of on the receiving end of one by Wednesday.
Enemy Mine: Still hates Wednesday by the end of Season 1, but is willing to give Wednesday the clues to the murder mystery that his dad ended up being killed for as he (obviously) wants to find his father's killer and hates them even more.
Foil: To Tyler, who is introduced in the same scene as Lucas. Lucas is the athletic, hot-headed, African-American leader of a Gang of Bullies who work at Pilgrim World, dislike Nevermore, and get into a fight with Wednesday during their first meeting the Nevermore kids. Tyler is caucasian, less athletic, more of a loner, and is friendly to Wednesday while seeming non-judgmental about her attendance at Nevermore. Furthermore, later episodes also give them Hidden Depths in opposite directions by having Lucas grow nicer while also revealing that Tyler once bullied the Nevermore kids. Finally, Lucas really is human and Tyler is a remorseless monster.
Oppose What You Suffered: Though the show does not show African-American Lucas being subjected to any racist abuse himself, he isn't just the first of the bullies to become uneasy about ruining the outcasts' party, but is mortified when his co-bullies hurl discriminatory abuse at Enid, and does not associate with them afterwards.
Reformed Bully: Introduced with a deep hatred for outcasts, picking on Wednesday and later Eugene. He comes around after regretting ruining the Rave'n, helping with Wednesday's investigation by giving the clues his dad died for, and bonding with Bianca, showing he doesn't hate outcasts anymore.
Screw This, I'm Outta Here: Wisely chooses to back down when one of his fellow bullies gets beaten up by Wednesday, though he claims that it's because he doesn't want to get into any more trouble with his dad.
What Happened to the Mouse?: Lucas disappears after his father's funeral, although he was bonding with Bianca.

Historical Characters (Unmarked Spoilers)

Joseph Crackstone

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"I WILL EXPUNGE YOU ABOMINATIONS FROM THIS EARTH!"

^{Click for his appearance in the past}

Played By: William Houston

"I will not stop until I've expunged this new world of every outcast!"

The founder of Jericho who is intent on killing all outcasts.

Arch-Enemy: For Goody Addams, who he calls "Lucifer's Mistress herself". He is eventually killed and cursed by her to prevent his return. This is later extended to Goody's descendant, Wednesday, who is destined to fight him as the season's Final Boss and deliver the final killing blow to cast him out for good.
Boomerang Bigot: He screams at the students of Nevermore that they are abominations and demons even after becoming an undead monstrosity powered only by black magic, all without a single shred of self-awareness.
Big "SHUT UP!": When Laurel talks a bit too much for comfort, he roars "SILENCE, WOMAAAAAAAN!!!!!!" at the top of his lungs.
Broken Pedestal: Downplayed, and for laughs too! Right after Crackstone silences Laurel Gates and threatens to kill her, Laurel immediately backs off, quipping "Never meet your heroes." Though it's a bit ambiguous if she really felt betrayed or still looked up to the evil pilgrim.
Death by Irony: He initially attempts to kill Wednesday by stabbing her through the heart, then twisting the knife to ensure her death. A recovered Wednesday ends up permanently destroying him via a stab to the heart, with an added twisting of the blade to make sure the strike gets through to it and kills him for good.
Deader than Dead: Goody not only killed him, but cursed his soul to prevent his resurrection, requiring extra steps to bring him back. His second death is more thorough, preventing any chance of another resurrection.
Defeat Equals Explosion: After being finished off by Wednesday, he roars dramatically as he melts into a horrific fiery creature shortly before blowing up and sending shockwaves throughout the entire school.
Didn't Think This Through: The evil pilgrim spends all his time condemning Goody Addams before throwing her into the barn and burning it, instead of having her chained like the other Outcasts. He seriously wasn't expecting Goody to escape. This backfires on him horribly as she's the one killing him, and living long enough so that her descendant, Wednesday, can do it all over again.
The Dreaded: Most (if not all) the outcasts shudder when they come across his presence, whether it's in the 1600s or the present-day. It's really saying something when even the stone-cold Wednesday is terrified of his actions.
Evil Brit: Being a puritan (an English Protestant colonist) who desires to commit genocide against outcasts, he is definitely this (not to mention, his original form sporting the accent courtesy of his actor).
Evil Colonialist: A puritan settler who massacres "outcasts". Goody notes that people like him drove natives off their land.
Evil Is Hammy: "SILENCE WOMAAAAAAN!!! BE GONE, OR I WILL CUT THY TONGUE FROM THY WRETCHED MOUTH!!!"
Evil Is Not a Toy: Downplayed. While he does not outright turn on Laurel, he makes it abundantly clear that he does not care one bit about her opinion and threatens to remove her tongue if she doesn't shut her mouth. Laurel takes a backseat and notes that people shouldn't meet their "heroes".
Evil Sounds Deep: He clearly has a Voice of the Legion upon his resurrection.
Final Boss: It's Wednesday's destiny to confront him at the very end, which she does.
Greater-Scope Villain: Of Season 1. While Laurel Gates is revealed to be the Big Bad, every single thing going wrong in the season can be traced back to this bastard. The town of Jericho is founded by his claim of the land and genocide against Outcasts, Laurel's main motivation is to revive him so that she can share his motivation of repeating the same genocide to a wider scale, and it's Wednesday ultimate destiny to kill him as soon as he takes center stage as the Final Boss.
Hate Sink: He's an Evil Colonialist with a Knight Templar mindset of referring to Outcasts as "abominations," believing himself to be "holier" given his puritan status. As if that isn't bad enough, even Laurel loses some degree of respect for him when he treats her like shit and threatens to cut her tongue out.
Historical Hero Upgrade: He's been treated this way In-Universe with the passage of time having him seen as a figure of peace and a beloved town founder when he was really a reprehensible fanatic.
Horrifying the Horror: The depths of his murderous hatred frighten even Wednesday.
Hypocrite:
- He refers to the Nevermore students as "abominations" as though he isn't a magically resurrected zombie wielding sorcery and hellfire in an attempt to murder them. If they're abominations, what does that make him?
- Back in the 1600s, he condemns Goody for being a witch, a sorceress and Lucifer's mistress. Yet upon his resurrection, he doesn't give a shit about wielding dark magic and speaking with a Voice of the Legion.
Idiot Ball: Instead of having Goody chained like the rest of the outcasts, he just shouts condemnations to her before throwing her into the barn and having it burned. Otherwise, she wouldn't have escaped and live long enough to kill Crackstone.
Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: He gets stabbed from behind by Bianca after he shatters the sword meant to destroy him, but it does no permanent damage. Wednesday takes this opportunity to impale him through the heart with the broken tip of the sword, wiping him off the face of the earth.
Irony: Crackstone condemns Goody for being a witch, a sorceress and Lucifer's mistress. His resurrected form centuries later is basically a zombified sorcerer wielding dark magic and speaking with a Voice of the Legion. As a matter of fact, he just so happens to look (and act) even more demonic that Goody herself.
Jerkass: Even for a murderous bigot, Crackstone is awful on a personal level. He's rude, short-tempered, smug, sadistic and ungrateful to those who've aided him. Even Laurel is disappointed at seeing how he's an unpleasant to her as everyone else.
Knight of Cerebus: In a show that consists of a gothic, extremely edgy girl as the protagonist, werewolves, gorgons, sirens, even a Hyde, nothing gets darker than an evil, self-righteous colonialist committing genocide through a method that mirrors the Salem Witch trials (not to mention, Pilgrims being very controversial in American history, with the fictional Crackstone himself being no exception). Crackstone coming back to life as a zombified sorcerer via necromancy easily eclipses Laurel and Tyler as the most serious threat in the season.
Knight Templar: He views the outcasts as horrible abominations and thinks himself fully justified in wiping them out. It never once crosses his mind that he is exactly what he describes them as, even after he is brought back as an undead monster.
No Body Left Behind: When Wednesday destroys him for good, he turns into a burning monstrosity before dramatically exploding, leaving behind his ring and nothing else.
Not-So-Well-Intentioned Extremist: All his talk about purity and protecting the town are just a cover for the fact that he targets outcasts out of pure disgust and because he enjoys torture and killing.
Our Liches Are Different: His resurrection has granted him sorcerous powers to aid him in his genocidal quest to destroy all outcasts.
Politically Incorrect Villain: An unapologetic puritan who wants to eradicate all "Outcasts". He also doesn't think highly of women given he told Laurel to shut her mouth othewise he'd rip her tongue out.
"The Reason You Suck" Speech: On the receiving end of an epic one delivered by Goody Addams, cursing him as the real monster.
Resurrect the Villain: His descendant resurrects him to continue his war against the outcasts.
Sadist: For all his talk about righteousness, he also clearly enjoys inflicting horrible fates on those he views as impure, practically gleeful when he's hurting Wednesday and threatening others.
This Cannot Be!: His reaction to seeing Wednesday alive and ready to duel him to the death.
Wednesday: Howdy, pilgrim.
Crackstone: How canst thy heart still beat? What demon sorcery is this?
Thoroughly Mistaken Identity: He heavily believes Wednesday is Goody Back from the Dead for revenge like he is, due to her physical resemblance, despite the differences in their hair colors and personalities.
Crackstone: Goody Addams. Still you continue to haunt me.
Tongue Trauma: Threatens to inflict this on Laurel when she talks too much to him.
Ungrateful Bastard: He threatens Laurel — who resurrected him — to rip her tongue out. Laurel then quips, "Never meet your heroes."
Villainous Legacy: Although he does not return to the world of the living until the season finale where he serves as the Final Boss, everything bad that happens can be traced back to Crackstone and his legacy of prejudice. His descendants' hatred of outcasts led to Garrett Gates' death, which drove Laurel to plot revenge against Nevermore.
Villain with Good Publicity: He's revered centuries after his death as the town founder of Jericho and seen as a figure of impeccable moral character and someone who helped to bring outcasts and regular people together in the spirit of Christian harmony. In reality, he was a vile, hateful bigot who wanted to eradicate all outcasts out of pure disgust. It's only when he comes back from the dead and tries to commitanother genocide on the Outcasts that the truth becomes crystal clear to everyone.
Voice of the Legion: The man sounds downright demonic upon being resurrected.
Would Hit a Girl:
- He gleefully impales Wednesday with his dagger and twists the blade before pulling it out to ensure that Goody's descendant cannot stop him. Luckily for her, Goody saves her life.
- Also has no qualms on threatening Laurel, his own descendant who was responsible for bringing him back to life, just because she talked too much for his liking.
Would Hurt a Child: Had no problem sending Goody Addams to burn to death, and later tries attacking the Nevermore Academy, even stabbing Wednesday and twisting the knife in to ensure the injury is fatal. Too bad for him that she had help in surviving.

Goody Addams

"You are the key."

Played By: Jenna Ortega

"There is no controlling a raging river. You must learn to navigate it without drowning."

The ancestor of the Addams family who Wednesday sees in visions.

Arch-Enemy: She is this for Joseph Crackstone, who calls her "Lucifer's Mistress herself" and is eventually killed and cursed by her.
Big Good: She founded the Nightshades and is the driving force behind protecting other outcasts.
Child Mage/Cute Witch: Has magic powers and is quite young.
Genocide Survivor: Goody is the only survivor Crackstone's initial genocide of the outcasts, since she was lucky enough not to be chained down to the floor when she was thrown inside a house full of outcasts that were (which was later set on fire) by Crackstone.
Hair of Gold, Heart of Gold: Has blonde hair and is a good witch.
Healing Hands: She uses her hands to heal Wednesday after she was fatally stabbed.
Humans Are the Real Monsters: As she makes clear to Crackstone, he and the pilgrims are the real monsters for stealing the Outcasts' land and disrupting their previously peaceful lives.
Identical Grandson: She looks exactly like Wednesday except having blonde hair.
It Only Works Once: After using her healing power, she can no longer make contact with Wednesday, which presumably precludes any future use of the same power.
Knight of Cerebus: Much like her life-long enemy Joseph Crackstone, all the scenes involving her are either disturbing or serious in nature.
Only Known By His Nickname: Goody was not a personal name in Puritan times. It was short for "Goodwife", which is a generic label for a married woman. So her listed name here is essentially "Mrs. Addams" (despite her appearing rather young to be married). Though given she's an Addams, it's entirely possible that IS her name.
Posthumous Character: Has been dead for a very long time, but she still plays a role in the story through both her role in the backstory and present day visions to Wednesday.
Revenge: After escaping Crackstone's genocide, she later killed him and cursed his tomb so only she or a descendant could open it.
Sole Survivor: Is the only outcast that wasn't burned to death by Crackstone as she wasn't chained to the floor.

Garrett Gates

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Gomez: Driven by jealousy and hate, Garrett was unstoppable.

Played By: Lewis Hayes

"ADDAMS!"

The son of the wealthiest family in Jericho who died under suspicious circumstances in 1990.

Abhorrent Admirer: Morticia describes him in such terms — he didn't take her rejection for an answer and was willing to murder the guy whose feelings she reciprocated.
Accidental Murder: Morticia grabbed a sword to defend Gomez from Garrett, accidentally impaling and killing him. Gomez decided to take the heat for the murder to protect Morticia.
Crazy Jealous Guy: He went directly after Gomez to kill him, abandoning his initial plan to spike the punch which would kill EVERYONE, because he hated how close he was to Morticia.
Dating What Daddy Hates: Though he never dated Morticia he wanted too, which caused tension between him and his outcast-hating father.
Green-Eyed Monster: Was jealous that Morticia reciprocated Gomez's advances and not his, which lead to him engaging Gomez in a duel that leads to his death.
Hoist by His Own Petard: The Nightshade vial in his pocket burst when he engaged Gomez in battle, which would have killed him even if Morticia had not stabbed him.
Say My Name: His only line in the flashbacks involving him is a single angry "ADDAMS!".
Stalker with a Crush: He was madly in love with Morticia to the point that he engaged Gomez in a Duel to the Death for her.
Unstoppable Rage: As Gomez states, his mad jealousy led to him easily overpowering Gomez and nearly killing him. It takes a fatal stab from the woman he was in love with to finally stop him dead in his tracks.
"Well Done, Son" Guy: He participated in a plan to poison all of Nevermore with Nightshade to make his daddy proud.

San Francisco

Esther Sinclair

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"Don't you want to wolf out and finally be normal honey?"

Played By: Amanda Drew

"I'm not talking about boys, have you wolfed out yet?"

Enid's overbearing mother.

Abusive Parents: She's incredibly insulting and passive aggressive towards Enid, barely making an effort to hide her disappointment in her inability to transform. Poor Enid looks constantly close to tears every time she's around her.
Foil: To Morticia. While both are mothers that aren't on the best terms with their children, Esther is much more abrasive and makes it very clear that she's disappointed in Enid while Morticia shows nothing but support to Wednesday and is clearly proud of her accomplishments. Morticia wants Wednesday to forge her own path, while Esther wants Enid to follow her in "wolfing out". At the end of parents' weekend, Morticia finally parts on good terms with Wednesday and reaffirms the fact that she will always be there for her while Esther silently leaves in Tranquil Fury after Enid finally stands up to her.
My Beloved Smother: She spends the entire parents' weekend picking at her daughter's inability to transform with thinly veiled insults. If that wasn't bad enough, she also tries to pressure Enid into attending conversion therapy to make her "normal". Later episodes also show that her belittling Enid is a recurring thing and has clearly had a strong effect on the poor girl's self-esteem.

Murray Sinclair

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Played By: Ryan Ellsworth

"I'm proud of you kiddo. You do you."

Enid's quiet father.

Good Parents: He proves to love his daughter unconditionally and want her to be herself, in contrast to his wife. For example, he congratulates Enid for standing up to her mother.
The Quiet One: He lets his wife do all the talking up until the end of their visit. Given how opinionated Esther can be, this silence may be more of a survival tactic than a choice.

Characters / Wednesday – Others

The Addams Family

Morticia Addams

Played By: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Gwen Jones (young)

Gomez Addams

Played By: Luis Guzman, Lucius Hoyos (young)