All the Different Types of Outcasts on Netflix’s Wednesday

They’re creepy and they’re kooky; mysterious and spooky. They’re all together ooky … the Outcasts of Wednesday. Season 2 has taken Netflix by storm nearly three years after the show’s freshman installment.

If you’re fascinated by the mythology of Wednesday Addams’ immersive, darkly macabre world, you’re not alone. Let’s take a deep dive into the types of Outcasts in Wednesday — at least the ones we know thus far.

Warning: Spoilers ahead for all non-Psychic viewers of Wednesday.

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Psychics

Psychics appear to be quite rare in the world of Wednesday. However, at least three generations of women through the Frump side of our titular antiheroine’s family tree boast psychic abilities. As implied, Psychics, or Seers, have powers related to the psyche. While this primarily concerns visions, not all psychics have them. Some can commune with the dearly departed, while others can read minds.
Xavier Thorpe, one part of the love triangle in Wednesday season 1, had visions that manifested via his dreams. He could also bring his paintings to life, often animating subjects from his visions, but it’s unclear if he’s an anomaly among Psychics.

Psychics prone to visions can see into the past and future. Those with prophetic visions are typically divided into subsets: Ravens and Doves. An example of a Dove would be Morticia Addams, Wednesday’s mother, whose visions are lighter and more positive. Wednesday herself and Grandmama Frump are considered Ravens — they tend to have more potent and darker visions of the past and future.

The age of development of these abilities varies per person, but in the case of Wednesday and Morticia, the average age could be 15.

Additionally, Psychics cannot learn to harness their powers with a living mentor; hence, they receive spirit guides. These are ancestors in the afterlife. In season 1, Goody Addams becomes Wednesday’s spirit guide. In season 2, the late Larissa Weems, former principal at Nevermore Academy, reveals she’s a distant cousin of Wednesday’s before shouldering the mantle of her spirit guide.

Now, without proper training, Psychics can succumb to madness. Ophelia Frump, Morticia’s sister, pushes her powers beyond the brink, losing her tether to reality. Even Wednesday takes it too far, eventually contracting what Morticia calls “psychic exhaustion.”

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Sirens

At Nevermore, Sirens are referred to as “Scales” in the school hierarchy. The most popular Siren is Bianca Barclay, Wednesday’s enemy-turned-friend. Sirens appear human but with one defining trait — their piercing, pale blue eyes. They can sway people’s emotions and influence them to do their bidding with their “siren song.” They wear an amulet, which prevents them from siren song-ing someone willy-nilly, but once they remove it, all bets are off.

Sirens are also masters of water. In the pilot episode, Bianca puts her hand in the fountain in the quad as scales materialize on it. During the Poe Cup in season 1, episode 2, Kent turns into a mermaid after diving into the lake. In mermaid form, Sirens possess super speed and strength. Their hands become webbed, and they develop gills, allowing them to breathe underwater. Season 2, episode 7 shows Bianca’s mother, Gabrielle, swimming as a mermaid in a giant aquarium at Tiki Tails.

As they age, Sirens can lose their siren song – their ability to manipulate the masses. If you become the target of a siren song, just pop on some noise-canceling headphones. Boom.

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Werewolves and Vampires

I’m combining Werewolves and Vampires here because there simply isn’t enough info on the latter… yet. Here’s hoping we get some Vampire action in Wednesday season 3.

Anyway, our very own Enid Sinclair is a Werewolf. She affectionately refers to her species as “Furs.” Werewolves can only “wolf out” on the full moon. During that time, they’ll lock themselves away in the campus’s Lupin cages. On non-full moon days, they can extend the nails of their hands like claws. They also really, really love steak.

In Enid’s case, as fellow Werewolf Isadora Capri points out in season 2, she’s an Alpha. Alphas are notorious late bloomers, like Enid. (Enid’s boyfriend in season 2, Bruno, is also a Werewolf.) Her first wolfing out experience occurs during a full blood moon in the season 1 finale. Alphas can transform at will – no need to wait until the next full moon. However, should they wolf out on a full moon, they could stay in wolf form in perpetuity. Then, other Werewolves would hunt down the Alpha as a method of culling.

And what of the Werewolves who never wolf out? Enid tells Wednesday in season 1 that they become lone wolves. They’re kicked out of their packs without the opportunity to find mates.

As for Vampires, they’re called “Fangs” at Nevermore. Unlike your stereotypical vamps, they can move around in the daylight. However, they are sensitive to light, so they wear sunglasses. They also boast a garlic allergy (no garlic bread for them). While it’s unknown if they’re truly immortal, they at least live for centuries, as Enid tells Wednesday that some Vampire students have been enrolled at Nevermore for a long, long time. A notable Vampire from season 1 is Yoko Tanaka, Enid’s friend.

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Hydes

Hydes were banned from Nevermore three decades prior to the events in Wednesday season 1. They’re massive creatures with bulging eyes and needle-sharp teeth, disproportionately long limbs, and a hunched back. In season 1’s penultimate episode, Wednesday and her Uncle Fester learn that these monsters possess a dormant gene mutation triggered by trauma or a chemical agent.

They also discover that Nathaniel Faulkner, the founder of Nevermore, attempted to study the volatile beasts. Unfortunately, he died after a Hyde attacked him, prompting Nevermore’s Powers That Be to strike Hydes from their records and lock his diary in a safe in the Nightshades’ Library.

Hydes have masters, and they carry out the latter’s agendas without question. Tyler Galpin, Wednesday’s former love interest, is the resident Hyde of the series. He kills his former master, Marilyn Thornhill, AKA Laurel Gates, in season 2, episode 4. Hydes can’t survive long without their masters.

Then, Tyler’s mother, Francoise, also a Hyde, becomes his new master for the remainder of season 2. She informs him about the physical and mental deterioration Hydes endure after transforming one too many times. Inevitably, they have shorter life spans than other Outcasts.

By season 2’s end, Capri seeks out Tyler to whisk him off to a Hyde support group. Its location is unknown. Capri cites that her father was a Hyde, which is why she feels compelled to help Tyler.

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Gorgons

In the pilot, Enid calls Gorgons “Stoners.” You can take a gander as to why. Like Medusa, Gorgons have snakes for hair and can turn anyone into stone. The effect is usually temporary. Well, and they also enjoy getting, ahem, stoned. Gorgons always sport beanies to conceal their snakes. Ajax, Enid’s love interest in season 1, is a Gorgon. He tells Enid that they’re taught not to engage with others because of their peculiar gift. They’re also more physically durable than your average Outcast.

Before his big date with Enid in season 1, Ajax inadvertently petrifies himself by looking into the mirror after showering. So, they can stone themselves. He plays a significant role in killing the villainous Principal Dort in season 2, episode 7 by turning the latter into stone.

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DaVincis

As their name implies, these Outcasts possess immense intellect and an inventive spirit. They’re the innovative trailblazers of the Outcast world. They have the power of telekinesis. DaVincis can manipulate matter and move objects with their right hand. This is why Isaac Night, the antagonist of season 2 and a DaVinci, couldn’t utilize his telekinesis until he was reunited with his right hand, AKA Thing (we learn that “Thing” is an anagram for “Night”).

DaVincis exhibit their creativity by constructing a wooden pyre shaped like a raven for the Founder’s Pyre Ceremony in season 2. As for Isaac, before Pugsley revived him, he built a life support system for Professor Orloff (played by the ’90s Fester Addams, Christopher Lloyd). He also invented a clockwork heart for himself.

Isaac’s greatest work, though, is the machine he created to remove his sister Francoise’s Hyde gene, which Augustus Stonehearst later stole and incorporated into his L.O.I.S. (Long-Term Outcast Integration Study) program at Willow Hill. Through L.O.I.S., Stonehearst experimented with extracting Outcasts’ abilities and transferring them into Normies.

Another notable DaVinci on the show is Rowan Laslow, who died in the series premiere. He uses his telekinesis to pin Wednesday to a tree before choking her. However, Tyler, in Hyde form, intercepts, killing him.

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Avians

Avians haven’t darkened Nevermore’s halls in a decade, as we learn in season 2, episode 2 from Professor Orloff. They can control birds and manipulate them via a psychic link of sorts. This is demonstrated by Stonehearst’s daughter, Judi, the director at Willow Hill. She takes up the L.O.I.S. mantle when her father abandons the project out of remorse. She was originally a Normie until her dad’s experimentation granted her this power.

In the first half of season 2, Judi controls her murder of crows by having them kill the late Sheriff Donovan Galpin and Carl Bradbury, who were sniffing out Willow Hill in search of Francoise. Isaac Night eventually kills her on his quest for vengeance. As of now, she’s the only Avian in the series.

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Shapeshifters

Larissa Weems is a notable Shapeshifter on Wednesday. Their ability is self-explanatory — they can morph into, well, anyone. Weems uses her power as early as the pilot episode, transforming into the late Rowan to prevent our eponymous Addams from investigating the mysterious murders in Jericho, which would’ve led her to the Hyde. However, in the season 1 finale, Weems shapeshifts into Tyler to thwart Laurel Gates, resulting in her sacrifice to save Nevermore.

We meet a new Shapeshifter on campus in season 2 — Josephine Wilks, friend of Agnes DeMille.

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Sparks

While the women in the Addams/Frump line possess psychic powers, the men on the Addams side are positively electric. Known as Sparks, Pugsley, Fester, and Gomez can harness electricity. Pugsley develops this latent talent at the beginning of season 2. He accidentally revives Isaac Night’s clockwork heart with his electricity, and, while the latter is still in zombie form, Pugsley shocks him to keep him at bay.

Fester uses his shock abilities to attack Judi Stonehearst in season 2, episode 4 at Willow Hill. In the same season, we learn how Gomez lost his spark, as it were. During his tenure at Nevermore, Gomez and Isaac were best friends. Gomez volunteered himself to be a guinea pig for Isaac’s machine to reverse Francoise’s Hyde state.

Unfortunately, he didn’t know he would lose his powers or that Isaac was prepared for Gomez to sacrifice himself for Francoise’s transformation into a Normie. Morticia saves Gomez’s life. However, his abilities never return.

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Pyros and Vanishers and Swarmers, Oh My!

This is a compilation of miscellaneous Outcasts who don’t quite fit into the above main categories. First off, we have the Faceless. They’re literally faceless. As of writing, we don’t know if they have special abilities; however, we do know they can still engage their six senses like anyone else.

Agnes, who was introduced in season 2, is a Vanisher. She can turn herself invisible, along with whatever she comes in contact with. She can also make specific body parts visible, like hands, while in an invisible state. Agnes is Wednesday’s biggest fan, and often does the latter’s bidding in her invisible form. She even saves Wednesday’s life a handful of times by eavesdropping on conversations as a Vanisher.

Swarmers also, forgive me, swarm Nevermore’s creepy corridors. Eugene Ottinger is our resident Swarmer. He can control insects. Eugene sends his bees to attack Laurel in the season 1 finale, subduing her so the authorities can arrest her. He also manipulates moths to track Isaac in season 2’s penultimate episode.

Barry Dort, the principal of Nevermore in season 2, is a Pyro, who, you guessed it, can manipulate fire. He can also summon it at will. Dort throws fireballs at a bevy of crows when they attack Nevermore. On the other side of that scale, he burns Gideon Sterling alive, killing him. He contains multitudes. We learn in season 2, episode 7 that Pyros aren’t immune to getting stoned by Gorgons.

Lastly, Yetis were a type of Outcast that went extinct in the 1950s. It’s unknown what caused such a mass extinction event. Enid tells Lucas Walker, her date to the Rave’N in season 1, that the term “Abominable Snowmen” in reference to Yetis is offensive.

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