Adelaide
Appearances
Portrayed by	Jamie Brewer (2011) Katelyn Reed (1978)
First Appearance	Pilot
Last Appearance	Smoldering Children
Information
Nickname(s)	Addy
Species	Human (deceased)
Gender	Female
Hair Color	Dark Brown
Eye Color	Dark Blue
Born	1971
Died	October 31, 2011 Halloween: Part 1
Cause of Death	Hit by a car
Relationships	Troy and Bryan (friends)
Relatives	Constance (mother) Beauregard (brother) Tate Langdon (brother) Hugo (father) Michael Langdon (nephew)
Subpages: Theories

Adelaide Langdon (Also known as Addy/Addie) was the Harmon's neighbor and the daughter of Constance Langdon. She has down syndrome, and dreamed of one day becoming a "pretty girl", a dream which apparently came true as mentioned in "Piggy Piggy". She died on Halloween 2011 while trick or treating after she got hit by a speeding vehicle.

Background Edit

Adelaide was born to Constance and Hugo Langdon. She is the sister of Tate, Beauregard and one other unknown sibling. Her age and birthdate are a matter of discussion. She was killed on October 31, 2011 in a hit-and-run automobile accident.

Personality and Appearance Edit

Addy is curious and well meaning, but does her fair share of politely delivering ominous threats. She is playful and wants desperately to fit in. She has been raised by Constance to believe that she is an ugly monster and not fit to be seen in public. She uses people's perception of her mentality to her advantage, and she may not be as impaired as she portrays. She is socially awkward and finds solace in her ghostly friends inside the Murder House . She rebels against Constance, who wants to keep her out of sight. She is cagey enough to not reveal her age. She has laughingly told Violet that she is not a virgin, meaning she may or may not have seduced one of Constance's former paramours.

Addy appears to have been born with Down syndrome, a chromosomal disorder. Whether this is accurate, or whether there is some other influence on her appearance (indeed, whether or not Addy is even human) remains to be seen. Two of her siblings also are said to have had issues of a similar nature.^[1]

In appearance, she has dark features and brunette hair. She is also slightly overweight. Constance often comments on Addy's weight, and it is a point of contention between them. We see versions of Addy in multiple time periods, each dressed smartly and tastefully.

Story Edit

Addy first appeared in the first scene of the Pilot.

In 1978, she warned Troy and Bryan to stay out of the house, but they ignored her. She said that they would regret it and they ended up being killed in the basement of the Murder House by the Infantata.^[2]

In 2011, she snuck into the house and scared Vivien, telling her she was going to die. Constance then entered the home in search of Addy, and told her to return to her own house.

Later, Addy snuck back into the house and saw Troy and Bryan opening the cabinets, making her laugh and scaring Vivien. Vivien grabbed Addy and told her to not sneak back into the house again, while Constance observed. Constance threatened Vivien, saying she would "break her arm" if she ever put her hands on her daughter again.

One night, Ben, heard noises coming from inside the house. He searched the house and eventually found Addy in the basement, laughing as she rolled a ball into a dark corner. After Ben escorted her from the house, the ball was seen rolling back to where Addy had been.^[1]

She's later seen reading a magazine at her house and asks her mother why she wasn't like the girls in the magazine; Constance tells her she has other talents, like finger painting. She is then asked by Constance to spit in the cake batter, which contains syrup of ipecac, she is mixing for some cupcakes she plans on giving to Violet.

When the murder reenactors invaded the house and planned to kill Vivien and Violet, Addy saw them and told her mother there was a bad man in the house. Constance thought she was talking about Ben, and, as she persisted, Constance locked her in the "Bad Girl Room", a closet with mirrors. Surrounded by multiple reflections of herself, Addy began screaming in terror.

Addy flirts with Travis (one of her mother's lovers) and tells him she wants to be a "pretty girl" for Halloween, something with which her mother disapproves of and leads them to a fight, but finally, her mother gifts her a "pretty girl" mask for Halloween. While trick-or-treating, she is struck by a car and killed. While paramedics are attempting to save her life, Constance pushes them aside and begins dragging Addy towards the Harmons' lawn, suggesting that she would rather have her dead child's ghost bound to the Murder House than to lose her entirely.

Visiting her daughter on a slab in the morgue, Constance puts makeup on Addy's corpse and tells her she's "beautiful".^[3]

Later, Constance speaks to Addy via medium Billie Dean Howard . Constance tells Addy that she was the most beatiful woman in the world, and asks for her forgiveness. Addy says she forgives her mother, and that she's glad her mother did not succeed in dragging her dying body onto the grounds of the Murder House, as she wouldn't want to be trapped there after learning what Tate had done.

In a flashback to 1994, the evening before the Westfield Massacre. Constance's family has moved back into the house with Larry, and they are all together sharing dinner. Tate says Grace, and begins cussing out his mother and Larry. He also grows irritated at how naive Addy is as she has taken a liking to Larry, completly blind to the fact that he murdered their brother Beau. She appears one final time in a flash back during Afterbirth.

Quotes Edit

(To Troy and Bryan) "Excuse me, you are going to die in there."

(To Troy and Bryan) "You're gonna regret it. You're gonna regret it. You're gonna regret it."

(To Vivian) "You're gonna die in here."

(To Violet) "I want to be a pretty girl for Halloween!" (Violet) "You want what?" (Adelaide) "Make me a pretty girl, like you, Violet!"

(Violet) "You can't keep breaking into our house, Addie." (Adelaide) "But I like it here! My friends are here!"

(To Violet) "Wow! Violet, I look beautiful!"

(To Violet) "Are you a virgin?" (Violet) "Yes... Aren't you?" (Adelaide) "Hell no!"

(Violet) "How old are you?" (Adelade) "A lady never reveals her age!"

(To Constance) "I wanna be a pretty girl!"

(To Constance) There's a bad man next door!"

(To trick or treaters on Halloween) "Wait for me!"

(To Larry) "I love the theatre!"

(To Tate after he says a disrespectful grace) "Amen!"

Notes Edit

• A subpage for Theories is available here.
• Addy appears to be able to enter the house, no matter what barriers are in her way.
• At the beginning of episode 5, Halloween Part 2 , a hand reaches out from underneath Violet's bed, but is cut short when Violet walks away from the bed. This hand was believed to be Adelaide's by some, as she has done this once before, but during an interview between Entertainment Weekly and Ryan Murphy, it was revealed that the hand was supposed to be Hayden's, Ryan Murphy adds, "The clue is the muddy hand."

References Edit

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Home Invasion
2. ↑ Pilot
3. ↑ Halloween: Part 2