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"Are you interested in the ancient art of beekeeping?"
-Eugene Ottinger

Eugene Ottinger

Season 1
Season 2

Biographical Information

Full Name:

Eugene Ottinger

Aka:

Bee Boy (by Ajax)

Status:

Alive

Physical Description

Gender:

Male

Hair Color:

Black

Eye Color:

Brown

Character Information

Species:

Swarmer

Affiliation:

Nevermore Academy
- Caliban Hall
- Nevermore Hummers
Pilgrim World (volunteer; temporarily)
The Ottinger Family

Occupation:

Student at Nevermore Academy
Member of the Nevermore Hummers
Pilgrim at Pilgrim World (temporarily)

Residence:

Nevermore Academy, Jericho, Vermont, USA

Relationship Information

Parents:

Sue Ottinger (mother)
Janet Ottinger (mother)

Romances:

Enid Sinclair (unrequited crush)

Friends:

Enemies:

Portrayal Information

Portrayal(s) by:

Moosa Mostafa

Wednesday (2022 - )

TV Series:

Wednesday (series)

Eugene Ottinger is a swarmer student at Nevermore Academy and the son of Sue and Janet Ottinger. He is a close friend of Wednesday Addams. He has the power to control bees. Eugene is one of Nevermore Academy's quirkiest students and president of the school's beekeeping club.

He is portrayed by Moosa Mostafa and appears in seasons one and two in the 2022 Netflix TV series Wednesday.

Biography[]

Season One[]

Chapter II: Woe Is the Loneliest Number

Eugene becomes Wednesday's first real friend when she signs up to join his beekeeping club. This is the beginning of their friendship throughout the series.

Chapter III: Friend or Woe

Wednesday and Eugene are paired together for the same assignment on Outreach Day, and Eugene is almost immediately picked on by a trio of pilgrims: Lucas Walker, Jonah, and Carter. Wednesday is the first to rush to his aid and scare the pilgrims away. After this, he helps Wednesday break into Crackstone's Museum using his retainer as a lockpick. They are discovered soon after by Arlene, and both Eugene and Wednesday are sent to fudge-churning duty.

Chapter IV: Woe What a Night

Eugene and Wednesday have plans to meet up at the cave they suspect belongs to the monster, only for Wednesday to cancel on him at the last minute and propose that they go together to the cave the next day. After Wednesday leaves for the Rave'N with Tyler Galpin, Eugene remembers the hive code and decides to go stake out the cave himself. At 2100 hours (9 p.m.), Eugene hears the chirp of a rare club-horned grasshopper.

At 22:42 (10:42 p.m.), as he is inspecting the bugs that he has caught, a mysterious figure drives up to the cave, gets out, and sets the cave on fire. The figure notices Eugene and shines their torch on him as he runs away. After tripping over and losing his glasses, he hears Wednesday calling his name. Before she can reach him, the monster they have been looking for attacks Eugene, rendering him unconscious and bloody. Marilyn appears after Wednesday and asks if he is alive. Eugene survives the ordeal and is put in the hospital.

Chapter V: You Reap What You Woe

For Parent's Day, Larissa Weems declares that Eugene is on the mend and is expected to make a full recovery.

Chapter VI: Quid Pro Woe

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Chapter VII: If You Don't Woe Me By Now

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Chapter VIII: A Murder of Woes

Eugene reveals that the person who blew up the hyde's cave had red boots, marking the last piece of evidence needed for Wednesday to be able to determine who the person controlling the hyde was. Later in the episode, when Wednesday is about to be shot by Thornhill, Eugene is the one who saves Wednesday. This is the first time that his powers are put on display as he controls a swarm of bees to distract and then attack Marilyn Thornhill, saving Wednesday. She then told him to turn around before she stomped Marilyn in the face.

Season Two[]

Chapter I: Here We Woe Again

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Chapter II: The Devil You Woe

Pugsley proudly shows Eugene the zombie he reanimated from the Skull Tree. Eugene is grossed out by the creature and thinks they should tell someone about him, but Pugsley is sure things are fine because Slurp doesn't have a brain, so he can't get into trouble. For lunch, they give Slurp a mystery meat sandwich, which is the first thing the creature can keep down. Elsewhere, it's Prank Day at Nevermore, and the students are partaking in all the antics. Eugene and Pugsley even get involved by offering to attack Bruno with fleas for Ajax, a prank that thrills them. Ajax repays them by stoning them. Eugene checks on Slurp that evening and finds he's escaped.

Chapter III: Call Of The Woe

Pugsley and Eugene marvel over Slurp's hyper-regeneration and brain growth. They also prepare for Camp Outcast, with Eugene worrying Slurp will get loose again while they're gone. To avoid further escapes, Pugsley smuggles Slurp into camp inside a coffin. After Camp CLAW's defeat, the cadets trip Slurp's firework alarm system and watch in horror as he eats their leader. Pugsley and Eugene run to the tent, but it's too late; the zombie is out. They track him to the showers, and Pugsley zaps Slurp before he can eat Gomez. That night, Pugsley solemnly watches as Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital apprehends Slurp.

Chapter IV: If These Woes Could Talk

Dort punishes Eugene, Pugsley, and Ajax for the Slurp misstep by making them help Bianca stuff invitations for the gala. Ajax stones Professor Orloff so Bianca can escape her duties for a personal matter. Eugene and Pugsley are eager to help, but Bianca sirens them into staying and finishing the invitations.

Chapter V: Hyde And Woe Seek

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Chapter VI: Woe Thyself

Eugene and Pugsley sell the answers to upcoming quizzes to the boys in their hall. Wednesday interrupts them to confront Pugsley about his zombie, revealing his real name is Isaac Night and he's Francoise Galpin's brother.

Chapter VII: Woe Me The Money

Wednesday enlists Eugene's help in using moths to track Isaac Night. He uses his gifts to release the moths so they will return to Isaac, allowing him to track their whereabouts.

Chapter VIII: This Means Woe

Eugene worries when Pugsley is kidnapped by Isaac. He can't help with his moths because their lifespans have expired. He feels bad for not befriending Pugsley, believing their friendship could have prevented him from the desperate act of resurrecting Slurp. Wednesday absolves him of guilt by admitting she should have caged her brother for his protection. Isaac attacks Eugene in the Hummer's Shack and uses him to deliver a message to Wednesday, requesting her presence at the Skull Tree. When the ordeal is finished and Pugsley is safe, Eugene invites the youngest Addams to visit his house over the summer.

Description[]

Eugene has a cherubic appearance consisting of chubby cheeks, black ringleted hair, and brown cartoon character eyes. He wears black glasses and has a metal retainer that can come out (as shown when Wednesday uses it as a lock pick).

Eugene wears the proper Nevermore uniform, with the blazer unbuttoned and the sweater vest showing. He wears a hoodie layered underneath the blazer. He wears a purple scarf over the top of his uniform during Outreach Day.

Outside of school, Eugene can be seen wearing all kinds of nature-centered attire. When staking out the monster's cave, he is wearing a puffer jacket over the top of a grey button-up shirt and vest. He wears a backpack with bug-collecting jars hanging off of it. After getting out of the hospital, Eugene wears a waterproof grey jacket over the top of a white and grey plaid hoodie and an orange t-shirt.

Personality[]

Eugene is very passionate about bees and will talk about them with anyone who will listen. He had a hard time fitting in with the other students at Nevermore, and prior to meeting Wednesday Addams, he didn't have any friends. He is nervous about talking to other students, as seen when he asks Wednesday to give Enid Sinclair honey on his behalf.

Eugene also takes the "hummers code" very seriously, which means he will always be there whenever Wednesday, his fellow hummer, needs him for anything to support her. He is extremely loyal and devoted, saying that a "hummer keeps its word," meaning that when he gives his word in anything, he takes care to do what he said he would to keep his word. He takes very good care of his bees, to the point of considering them as if they were his own children.

Powers / Abilities / Weaknesses[]

Powers[]

Entomokinesis: Eugene's true power comes from his ability to control insects, proven by the fact that he keeps insects as pets in his dormitory.
- Apikinesis: Eugene has the ability to control bees. While his strong connection with his bees was always apparent, he later displayed the ability to manipulate their behavior by making a swarm of bees attack Marilyn Thornhill.
- Aráchnikinesis: Since Eugene kept a spider as a pet in his dorm, it can be inferred that Eugene can control arachnids in a similar manner to bees.
- Caterpillar Manipulation: For a brief moment, Eugene was able to make multiple caterpillars move into the shape of "bug off", simply through a hand gesture.

Abilities[]

Entomology Mastery: Due to his abilities, Eugene has presumably become very knowledgeable with insects, giving him multitudes of understanding in how they work.
- Beekeeping: As the leader of the Nevermore Hummers, Eugene is proficient in the art of beekeeping.

Weaknesses[]

Mortality: Eugene is vulnerable to the same things as ordinary humans, due to being almost no different than them. This was proven after he was nearly disemboweled by the hyde, and was left in a coma after receiving medical attention.

Relationships[]

Wednesday Addams[]

Wednesday and Eugene have a sibling-like relationship, as Wednesday explicitly states that he reminds her of her brother, Pugsley. They both care deeply for each other, and Wednesday was Eugene's first friend at Nevermore. Over the course of the series, they bond further, and Wednesday becomes more and more protective of Eugene. After the events of the Rave'N, she has a prophetic vision of Eugene dying and rushes into the woods to save him. While Eugene is in the hospital, Wednesday visits him multiple times and sits by his bedside. She meets both of his mothers, who inform her that Eugene frequently mentions her.

Enid Sinclair[]

Eugene is implied to have romantic feelings for Enid Sinclair, as he is nervous when talking to her and tries to ask her out to the Rave'N. This is further backed up by him asking Wednesday to deliver honey to her on his behalf, saying that even if the chance is small, he will take it. Outside of the romantic feelings, the two seem to have a friendly relationship.

After Enid wolfes out, Eugene's interactions with her become rare, and they no longer appear together on screen.