Crest and history[]
The eldest male members of the Goode family continued their ancestors' work to sacrifice Shadysiders in order to keep the pact going. In doing so, the Goode family, as well as Sunnyvale, continued to thrive with its rival town, Shadyside, being eventually nickname "Killer Capital USA". A family crest showed that a total of ten Goodes operated for about 32 years each before passing it to their eldest son with their other children and wife knowing nothing about what was happening.
Family tree[]
Participants[]
Solomon Goode[]
Solomon Goode was the eldest son and the older brother of Elijah. Prior to 1666, he lost his supposed wife and child and was considered an outsider to those in Union. In order to build up his image, he made a pact with the Devil and sold the soul of Pastor Cyrus Miller. Cyrus then killed the children of Union by gouging their eyes out inside the church. In order to protect Sarah Fier from Cyrus when he tried to kill her, Solomon killed him with a pitchfork. He attempted to let Sarah live with him and benefit from the Devil, but turned her over to the other Union citizens after she refused. After Sarah was hanged, Solomon married another woman and had five children. During this time, he sacrificed another soul to the Devil. He later passed his knowledge of the ritual to his eldest son, who continued his father's work.
Ahab Goode[]
The eldest son of Solomon and an unnamed wife born after 1666. Sometime in his late teen years, he learned about his father's deal with the Devil, and was taught how to continue it. It is unknown who he sacrificed, but he did so in the late 1600s to potentially the early 1700s. At some point, he married and fathered Nicolas Goode.
Nicolas Goode[]
Solomon's grandson. He makes no appearance but his name can be found on the Goode family tree. It is unknown who he sacrificed, but he did so throughout the 1700s. At some point, he married and fathered Daniel Goode.
Daniel Goode[]
Solomon's Great-grandson. He makes no appearance but his name can be found on the Goode family tree. It is unknown who he sacrificed, but he did so throughout the 1700s and potentially the early 1800s.
Matthew Goode[]
Solomon's Great-great-grandson, he made no appearance but his name was on the family tree. It is unknown who he sacrificed, but he did so throughout the 1800s before eventually passing it onto his son sometime around 1904. It is likely that the "Farmer of Death" was one of his victims, having gone on their rampage in 1890. At some point, he married and fathered Gabriel Goode.
Gabriel Goode[]
Although Deena's voiceover would imply Gabriel to be the son of Solomon, certain clues imply that he is in actuality a later descendant. In 1904, while still at a relatively young age, he sacrificed Isaac Milton. At some point, he married and fathered John Goode, who he would pass the family tradition onto. Gabriel died, or was otherwise unable to perform the ritual, sometime before 1922.
John Goode[]
Great-grandfather of Nick and Will Goode. In 1922, he sacrificed William Barker, who he appeared to have a certain disdain for. At some point, he married and fathered Michael Goode, who he would pass the family tradition onto. John died, or was otherwise unable to perform the ritual, sometime before 1950.
Michael Goode[]
Grandfather of Nick and Will Goode. In 1950, he sacrificed Harry Rooker. At some point, he married and fathered Joseph Goode, who he would pass the family tradition onto. Michael died, or was otherwise unable to perform the ritual, sometime before 1965.
Joseph Goode[]
Father of Nick and Will Goode. He served as the sheriff, a position that his son Nick would eventually inherit. In 1965, he sacrificed Ruby Lane, whose mother would ironically become the nurse of the Summer Camp he would later send his sons to. Through a conversation between a young Nick Goode and Officer Kapinski, Joseph died in 1978.
Sheriff Goode[]
Distant cousin of Nick and Will. He sacrificed Nancy Falconer in May of 1988.
Nicholas Goode[]
Nicholas "Nick" Goode, was the oldest son between him and his brother Will born to Joseph Goode and and unnamed woman. At some point in his late teens, his father introduced him to their family's pact with the Devil. In 1978, he, alongside his brother, attended Camp Nightwing where Nick found time to sneak down to the Witch's Mark and sacrifice Thomas Slater. During his time at camp, he grew closer to camper Ziggy Berman but both grew cold to each other after the events of the Massacre. Sometime after 1978 but prior to 1994, Nick gained position as Sherriff of Shadyside, a role that his father once had, that same year of 1994, Nick sacrificed a recent graduate by the name of Ryan Torres, in an effort to appear as the town's hero, he also killed the former after Ryan had murdered Heather at the Shadyside Mall. On the 3rd of October that year, he was killed by Deena whom he saw as Sarah Fier, Deena killed him using a knife that she stuck into his eye, an act which effectively ended the curse and exposed the truth of the Goode family's affiliation with the Devil.
Non-participants[]
Elijah Goode[]
Solomon Goode's brother. and leader of the Union. He led most of the angry mobs that looked for Sarah Fier, alongside Caleb. After Solomon's rise to power, he was mostly forgotten by his family. He was not part of the ritual, just like his descendant, Will Goode.
William Goode[]
William "Will" Goode is the younger brother to Nick meaning he is unaware of the pact made in 1666, he serves as Mayor for Sunnyvale. He used to bully Christine Berman at camp Nightwing, much to the chagrin of his brother, he's also shown to date Sheila. He is the only youngest member of his family shown in both present time and in a flashback as shown when he attends Heather's vigil and during his time at Camp Nightwing. In the campaign video advocating for him to become Mayor again and at the vigil, he stands with a woman and a few children showing that he is most likely married. During the vigil, a young boy stands with Will's wife indicating they have a son but it is unknown if any of the other kids in the campaign video are Will and his wife's kids. After his brother was killed and the truth about his family's pact with Satan was revealed, Will told reporters that he did not know about the actions of his brother or his ancestors.
Trivia[]
- The firstborns are shown on the tree with a crown on their name.
- It appears that a Goode family naming tradition is for the first-born son to have a biblical name (likely to reference that they would be the one performing the sacrificial ritual with Satan).
- Solomon - King of Israel who built the first temple.
- Ahab - Seventh king of Israel, known for causing moral decline in Israel.
- Nicolas - Saint Nicholas of Myra
- Daniel - Main character of the Book of Daniel
- Matthew - Matthew the Apostle
- Gabriel - Archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind.
- John - John the Baptist
- Michael - Chief of the Archangels
- Joseph - Husband of Mary
- While their appearances aren't known, it is likely that Ahab, Nicolas I, Daniel, and Matthew bore a striking resemblance to their descendants.
- Interestingly enough, the ritual started and ended with a Goode sacrificing two Shadysiders, with Solomon having sacrificed Cyrus Miller and an unknown townsperson while Nick sacrificed Tommy in 1978 and Ryan in 1994.
- In other sites and sources, Elijah Goode is credited as Alderman but the name change can be attributed to script changes done during production with many characters (Most notably the killers) having a few surname changes such as Ruby. Other errors like different years of the massacre (Such as Harry killing in 1950 but Josh's monitor reading 1953) could also be attributed to the same thing.
- Sherriff Nicholas Goode is the only confirmed Goode to seemingly share his name with one of his ancestors.