The ninth season of American Horror Story was all about paying homage to the slasher era of horror and featured plenty of callouts to movie favorites like Friday the 13th and I Know What You Did Last Summer. Many of the cast members from Ryan Murphy's anthology series returned from previous seasons, but there were also plenty of AHS debuts like Gus Kenworthy playing the stereotypical jock, and Angelica Ross as the camp nurse.
In typical B-movie horror fashion, there was plenty of bloodshed and each character appeared to have something to hide. From a final girl with a tragic backstory, rage-filled revenge seekers, and amoral villains there was plenty to like about the ninth season's latest batch of characters. Even though not everyone was redeemable, each of them still had their good moments, even the camp killer Mr. Jingles. Here are all the best traits from each main cast member from AHS: 1984.
10 Xavier Plympton: Ultimately A Good Guy
The up-and-coming actor and aerobics instructor wasn't a bad person, he just got swept up into a truly bad situation. After becoming a ghost forever stuck haunting Camp Redwood he changed, going from wanting to help others to wanting to take out his rage at losing his life. Still, in the end, he was able to channel his anger at the right people and worked with the other ghosts to help keep Bobby safe by helping to continuously kill Ramirez and Margaret.
9 Trevor Kirchner: Love For Montana
He was far from the smartest character this season, but Trevor still had his good qualities. He ultimately wanted to do the right thing even if he did give in to take the easy way out by blackmailing Margaret. Trevor's love for Montana was certainly his best trait and in the end, after watching the amount of bloodshed and horror caused by Margaret he knew he needed to do the right thing even if it ended up costing him his life. In becoming a ghost at Camp Redwood he was able to spend eternity with his love Montana while also protecting Bobby from both Ramirez and Margaret.
8 Richard Ramirez: Loves Billy Idol
There's little to like about a Satanist character with a complete lack of empathy for others. Throughout the season, Richard Ramirez took pleasure in torturing the other characters and proved to be completely unredeemable.
Of course, being based on the real-life American serial killer of the same name should have been a huge sign this character wasn't going to be very likable. Still, his love for punk rocker Billy Idol is at least one humanizing quality that can be seen in this otherwise inhumane serial killer and rapist.
7 Chet Clancy: Kind-Hearted
He might have been stereotyped as the typical dumb jock, but Chet wasn't really a bad guy. After being disqualified from the Olympics due to testing positive for drugs Chet developed anger issues over his loss. Still, he was ultimately a decent person, who happened to fall victim to Margaret Booth's killing spree leaving him trapped as a ghost at Camp Redwood. In the end, he still teamed up with the other souls stuck at Camp to help protect Bobby by contributing to continuously killing Ramirez and Margaret.
6 Montana Duke: Devoted To Aerobics
While her desire for revenge and extremely impulsive behavior ultimately got the better of her after she went to Camp Redwood, Montana's exercise ambitions were admiral and her devotion to aerobics was definitely her best and least lethal trait. It's a shame that instead of following her passion she instead chooses to give in to her rage which in the end got her killed. Outside of her love for fitness, Montana was also extremely outspoken and open with her sexuality. While her personality could be quite likable, she herself admitted that people could get annoyed by her behavior.
5 Ray Powell: Friendly
He may have been a coward with a dark secret, but Ray was far from the worst person at Camp Redwood. His best trait was easily his friendly fun-loving nature, but that was far from enough to keep Ray safe from getting his head chopped off with an ax. It also didn't make up for the fact that Ray was trying to run away from the accidental murder he committed during a fraternity hazing. In many ways, his worst trait of being a coward canceled out his friendliness. Still in the end he teamed with the others to keep Bobby safe by contributing to the repeated killings of the deadly Ramirez and Margaret.
4 Margaret Booth: Committed To Murder
She was certainly one of the most unlikable and evil characters on this season despite her initially innocent guise. Though she pretended to be a devout Christian she was actually a Satanist, who repeatedly murdered the counselors at Camp Redwood and framed it on Benjamin Richter and later Brooke Thompson.
While it's hard to see any of her behaviors in a positive light, her best trait is certainly her extreme commitment to achieving her goals by whatever means possible. After all, most people wouldn't dream of doing the things that Margaret did, but her lack of morals and ease at manipulating those around her definitely proved she wasn't going to let anyone stand in her way, even if in the end things didn't work out.
3 Benjamin Richter/Mr. Jingles: Protecting His Son
Despite being a killer, the wrongfully accused Benjamin Richter's descent into darkness was more of a result of being framed by the murderous Margaret Booth. Still, he did commit acts of cold-blooded murder which isn't exactly easy to forgive, however his tragic backstory certainly made him a bit more sympathetic. Unfortunately, his attempt to start a new life ended up getting his wife killed by Ramirez. His best quality is definitely his loyalty and devotion to protect his son after his new identity was discovered even though it meant having to leave Bobby to be raised by someone else.
2 Rita/Donna Chambers: Attempting To Right Her Wrongs
The impeccability fashionable Donna Chambers definitely made some bad choices in her quest to better understand the nature of her serial killer father. In helping free Benjamin Richter from Red Meadow Asylum so she could study him in his "natural habitat" she became partially responsible for each act of murder that was committed. However in the end she did feel guilty for her actions and her best trait was certainly trying to right some of her wrongs by helping Brooke escape her execution by faking her lethal injection.
1 Brooke Thompson: Letting The Past Go
Unlike many of the characters in AHS: 1984, Brooke didn't go into Camp Redwood with murderous intentions and was, unfortunately, a continuous victim of bad circumstances throughout this season. While most of the characters let their desire for revenge get the best of them, Brooke was not only able to not only make it out alive but also learned to let go of the many horrors of Camp Redwood and her tragic past as well. Her ability to move on not only contributed to keeping her alive, but it also got her the happy ending she deserved even though her path was filled with some seriously traumatic twists along the way.
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