Wednesday Addams is the titular main protagonist of Tim Burton's Netflix series, Wednesday. She is the daughter of Morticia Addams and Gomez Addams who is new to Nevermore Academy after she was expelled from her old school for trying to kill her brother Pugsley's bullies. She struggles with coming to grips with her newfound psychic abilities and fit in with her new classmates. Upon arriving in Nevermore, she quickly finds herself caught in the many mysteries surrounding Nevermore Academy.
She is portrayed by Jenna Ortega.
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Personality[]
Wednesday is known for her bluntness, obsession with all things dark and deadly, and sadistic personality. She has a very grim outlook on life and is quite pessimistic, but to her that isn't a bad thing. She is very witty and snarky, and often engages in verbal sparring matches with Bianca Barclay. She has psychic abilities which manifest in visions. These visions are caused by touch, whether through a person or an object. These visions are typically negative, and are not always 100% reliable. Wednesday is extremely intelligent, although she sometimes gets in her own way. She wants to become a published writer, and is currently writing a series of gothic mystery novels that follow Viper De La Muerte, who Wednesday describes as "smart, perceptive, and chronically misunderstood". Wednesday, while still generally emotionless in nature, slowly grows more compassionate towards her friends and romantic interest, mainly Enid Sinclair, Eugene Ottinger, and Tyler Galpin. She also expresses a deep love for her family, even if she doesn't do so in a normal way.
Physical Appearance[]
Wednesday has very pale skin, dark brown eyes, and jet black hair that is always plaited in two very long braids, as well as bangs. According to Gomez, "Wednesday always looks half dead." She has a blank stare, and rarely alters her vacant expression. Her nails are always painted black. Wednesday is 5'1". She wears exclusively black and white. In previous editions of The Addams Family, Wednesday almost always wore a black dress with a long white collar, but in the Netflix series she dawns a black version of the Nevermore uniform. She usually has on black platform sneakers or boots. When not in her uniform, the clothes she wears are very much in the current-style of 2020s teenagers. Wednesday often wears sweaters that have some sort of black and white pattern – mainly stripes, checkers, and argyle.
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Trivia[]
- Wednesday has written three books following Viper De La Muerte.
- Wednesday's birthday is Friday the 13th.
- Morticia named Wednesday after her favorite nursery rhyme, "Wednesday's child is full of woe".
