Lucas Walker

Lucas Walker is a recurring antagonist turned anti-hero in the first season of Tim Burton's 2022 Netflix series Wednesday. He is the son of Mayor Noble Walker and Lou-Anne Walker.

He is portrayed by Iman Marson.

Background

Personality

Lucas originally came off as stuck-up and abrasive to every Nevermore student he makes contact with, such as calling Wednesday a "Nevermore Freak". When he is around adults like his dad and the sheriff, Lucas is on his best behavior. After spending time with Enid Sinclair at the Rave'N, he began to hate outcasts less, feeling remorse for ruining the dance. When he met and got to know Bianca Barclay, he shows a kind and more genuine side. Underneath his demeanor, Lucas seemed to have self-esteem issues and does not think he will ever amount to anything, which could be why he puts up such a hard exterior. In the end, Lucas managed to redeem himself and make for his behavior by giving Wednesday a file on Laurel Gates and is cooperative with her.

Physical Appearance

Lucas is a young African-American teenager with dark skin, black hair, and brown eyes. In casual wear, Lucas wears a jacket with a cotton collar. While talking to Enid and inviting her to the Rave'N, he is seen wearing a gray shirt covered with a button-up flannel on top, paired with a green jacket. He wears a button-up plaid shirt and a grey t-shirt underneath. His blazer and pants are white, and his button-up shirt is blue. When Bianca Barclay meets him, he is wearing the same jacket but a grey hoodie underneath and khaki pants.

When he works at Pilgrim World, he can often be seen in his work clothes which feature a signature black top hat and monochromatic robes.

Role in the series

During Outreach Day, Lucas takes the opportunity to get back at Wednesday and outcasts in general by singling out and bullying Eugene Ottinger. Once again, Wednesday successfully fights off the trio, and Lucas walks away, not wanting to get into any more trouble. Later that day, the statue built in Joseph Crackstone's honor is burned by Wednesday and Thing, which only fuels Lucas' rage further.

In "Woe What A Night", Lucas asks Enid Sinclair out to the Rave'N under the guise of making his ex-girlfriend jealous, and she accepts. The night of the Rave'N, Lucas starts bonding with Enid and the other students of Nevermore, but then leaves Enid to dance alone when he goes outside. Lucas and his friends then connected a hose from the van they pulled up to the school's fire system. The van holds a container full of watered-down red paint. When Lucas returns inside, one of his friends activates the fire alarm, and instead of water falling from the sprinkler system, red paint covers the white and blue themed hall. After most stands had scattered, Enid finds Lucas outside with his friends and confronts him about it, saying that she thought he liked her. As his friends start mocking werewolves, Enid's friend Ajax Petropolus arrives shortly after the taunting begins and scares Lucas and his friends off.

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Trivia

• In the original script, Lucas is 16 years old. ^[1]
• He shares his first name with a character named Lucas Beineke from The Addams Family: A New Musical who was Wednesday's love interest and fiancé.

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