Character from Wednesday by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
A sentient disembodied hand — Wednesday's most loyal companion, spy, and the one member of the Addams household who followed her to Nevermore because someone had to keep her alive.
Thing is a character, not a prop. He has opinions, preferences, fears, loyalties, and a sense of humor. He was sent by Gomez and Morticia to watch over Wednesday at Nevermore, a mission he takes seriously despite Wednesday's initial irritation at being surveilled. He becomes her essential partner: scout, spy, lookout, messenger, and emotional support (which she would never admit to needing). He communicates through a combination of ASL, tapping, gesture, and sheer expressiveness — Wednesday understands him perfectly, and their conversations are some of the show's best character work. He's brave enough to infiltrate dangerous locations, loyal enough to take a literal stabbing for Wednesday, and petty enough to hold grudges when she doesn't appreciate him. His defining moment is getting stabbed while protecting Wednesday — nearly dying (can a hand die?) and being resurrected by Uncle Fester's electrical abilities. The show treats his injury with the same gravity as any character's, because Thing IS a character. The audience grieves for a hand, and it works.
A right hand. Just the hand. Pale, masculine, severed cleanly at the wrist. Five fingers that move with extraordinary expressiveness — Thing communicates entirely through gesture, tapping, sign language, and body language (hand language?). He scurries across surfaces on his fingertips with the agility of a spider. Despite being a hand, he has a clear personality visible in how he moves: confident when pleased, droopy when sad, frantic when alarmed. Wears no clothing and needs none. Occasionally accessorizes.
Also known as: Thing, Thing T. Thing