Ansel Gates

For other articles titled Ansel, see Ansel (disambiguation).

"Prove to me you're still worthy to be called my son! Kill all those outcasts! Sneak into that dance and spike the punch bowl!"
-Ansel Gates to Garrett Gates

Ansel Gates

Biographical Information

Full Name:

Ansel Gates

Status:

Deceased

Birth / Death Information

Date of Death:

Sometime after 1990

Cause of Death:

Alcohol Poisoning

Killed by:

Himself

Physical Description

Gender:

Male

Hair Color:

Gray

Eye Color:

Brown

Height:

5'10"

Character Information

Species:

Normie

Affiliation:

Residence:

The Gates Mansion, Jericho, Vermont, USA

Relationship Information

Portrayal Information

Portrayal(s) by:

Philip Rosch

Wednesday (2022)

TV Series:

Wednesday (series)

Ansel Gates was the father of Garrett Gates and Laurel Gates and a descendant of Joseph Crackstone.

He is portrayed by Philip Rosch and appears in season one of the 2022 Netflix TV series Wednesday.

Biography[]

The Gates family was a prominent part of Jericho and they were comfortably rich. Ansel raised Laurel and Garrett with his wife.

The night of Garrett's death, he and Garrett got into an argument in the car. He demands that Garrett prove himself worthy to be called his son by killing all the outcasts attending Nevermore Academy. His plan was to have Garrett take a vial of nightshade and spike the punch bowl with it, poisoning all the students.

Season One[]

Chapter V: You Reap What You Woe

Gomez mentions Ansel when talking to Wednesday. When Gomez was arrested, Wednesday went to Sheriff Galpin, who told her that Ansel "drank himself to an early grave".

After Wednesday was arrested, she got a vision of Garrett and Ansel arguing about killing the students of Nevermore Academy with poison.

Later, Noble Walker admits to Morticia and Wednesday that he knew what Ansel told Garrett, as Ansel had confessed it to him.

Chapter VI: Quid Pro Woe

When Wednesday went to investigate the Gates mansion, she saw a painting of the Gates family.

Chapter VIII: A Murder of Woes

Ansel is indirectly mentioned by Marilyn Thornhill when she told Wednesday that her family followed Joseph Crackstone's teachings in eradicating outcasts.

Description[]

He has gray hair and brown eyes.

Personality[]

He hated outcasts and spread that hatred to his children. After the death of his son and the suicide of his wife, Ansel fell into alcoholism and depression and ended up dying of grief.

Powers / Abilities / Weaknesses[]

Powers[]

As a normie, Ansel displays no supernatural powers.

Abilities[]

Toxicology: With the knowledge of the effects of nightshade poison, he directed his son to use it, knowing it would effectively kill those who were exposed to it.

Weaknesses[]

Mortality: As Ansel was a normie, he was able to succumb to the effects of drinking too much alcohol.

Relationships[]

Mrs. Gates[]

Mrs. Gates and Ansel were married.

Garrett Gates[]

Ansel Gates and Garrett have a rocky relationship. They are not seen interacting throughout the series, though it is presumed that they argue a lot. The one scene shown of them shows Ansel yelling at Garrett and demanding that Garrett prove himself worthy of being called Ansel's son.

Laurel Gates[]

Undeterred by her family's death, Laurel remained loyal to her family by trying to kill outcasts.

Noble Walker[]

Ansel used his money to pay off the sheriff at the time, Noble Walker. When Noble was campaigning to become mayor, he received financial support from Ansel.