Clint and Folsom Wesson are the overarching antagonists of Prime Video original series, Just Add Magic: Mystery City. They're a pair of brothers who worked with Ian Maddox as the protectors of the Cookbook during their era, until the two of them discovered gold and became overcome with greed, to the point were they turned villainous.
Their actors are unknown.
Their Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Them Close To Pure Evil?[]
- While it was established they were once great loyal friends of Ian Maddox, and altruistic protectors who worked with him to use the cookbook and its power responsibly, they slowly abandoned their principles in favor of wealth and power.
- After the Wesson brothers discovered gold in Saffron Falls in 1875, they'd get greedy and create a recipe to attract gold: A sourdough recipe called "Sourd'Au". Every day a little bit of the dough was put aside in a jar to create the next batch of bread, which became "the starter". However, every time a batch was made, the starter got stronger and stronger until eventually it became indestructible.
- The Wesson brothers would continue to use the recipe to attract more gold from underground and other areas, which would soon lead to both of them becoming extremely wealthy and powerful, to the point where they got their own estate. However, the brothers also became insensitive to those around them, viewing the less fortunate people as beneath them.
- In addition, every time they used the Sourd'Au recipe, it would cause shakes in the ground with each usage being stronger and more destructive than the last, to the point where it started to endanger people and Saffron Falls as a whole. Yet despite this, the Wessons didn't care whether any of their gold attracting harmed any other people, including innocents.
- At some unknown point, they ripped out the Sourd'Au page from the cookbook and kept it for themselves.
- At a certain point, the starter and the recipe caused an earthquake so powerful, it caused the collapse of the Hasberg Gold Mine, which was described as "a great tragedy". This makes them the only villains in the franchise with a confirmed body count, which is likely in the dozens or even hundreds. This was the final straw for Ian Maddox who couldn't forgive himself, knowing that countless people had died thanks to his partners' gold fever.
- After Ian stole the sourdough starter from the brothers and hid it in the distant future based on a suggestion from Charles Peizer, it left the Wessons without a way to cook the Sourd'Au recipe again. Then shortly afterwards, when several problems bestowed them, they gained a very strong grudge against Ian, blaming him for the problems. This showcases that they completed subverted their former friendship with Ian.
- While the brothers' estate became endangered, with them being forced to sell off the property and most of their horses, it's not played for sympathy in the least, especially since they tried to continue cooking even without Ian, and refused to own up to any harm they had done.
- Many years later, the Wesson brothers would get married and have kids, sharing their knowledge of magic with them, and several powerful recipes the brothers both found in the book and invented, in addition to telling fabricated stories to the kids where they essentially played the victim card: Explaining how they used to be extremely powerful before Ian Maddox "brought them misfortune", conveniently leaving out the parts were they endangered people and caused mass destruction and countless deaths.
- Even after the Wesson brothers eventually died, their stories and family propaganda would continue to live on for several generations (about 5 or 6), with numerous descendants trying to find the starter, and finish what Clint and Folsom started. When it ultimately comes down to it, Pierce Hamilton and his kids Cody and Lexi are ultimately victims of the Wessons' lies, falsely assuming their family were the good guys.
- In stark contrast to nearly all of the other antagonists in the franchise -- who are too sympathetic, Affably Evil, too complex, redeem themselves, or some combination of the four -- these two end their storyline completely unredeemed, lack any sort of Freudian Excuse for their actions, and are never portrayed in a positive manner.
- While the effects of the Sourd'Au starter, and just how bad the damage caused by it was, may seem like Fridge Horror due to the Wessons never appearing onscreen, the viewers actually get to see the Sourd'Au's usage in action by Pierce Hamilton where it causes electronics and subways to break down, and buildings to collapse with countless people still inside who likely would have died if it weren't for the protectors freezing time, teleporting everyone out, and telepathically fixing the damage. This prevents the Wessons' actions from being Fridge Horror.
- While they started a family and told them stories about their family legacy, their relationship with their families isn’t explored, leaving it unclear whether the brothers simply saw them as extensions of themselves to carry on their plan, or whether they (or at least one of them) genuinely loved their wives and/or kids.
What Prevents Them From Being Pure Evil?[]
- Neither of them have enough of a defined personality, as they only appear in pictures and photographs, and via mentions from other characters. We never see them in flashbacks or time travel scenes. We don't even get to see much of their relationship with Ian Maddox, either before or after he steals the starter.