Alden Bitterroot

Alden Bitterroot is the witch-paranoid supposed ancestor of Denzel Crocker. During the year 1665, when Dimmsdale was still nameless, it was nearly named "Bitterburg" after him.

Character
Alden Bitterroot is interpreted to be a muscular hero in the twenty first century by A.J., but in reality he looked and acted exactly like Mr. Crocker: hunched back, ears on neck, and ranting about mystical beings (in Alden's case, witches instead of fairies), only unlike his 21st century counterpart, the townspeople actually believed Alden. He made large amounts of money scamming the town into thinking he was really hunting witches, and coerced people into buying his worthless products because if they didn't, "They're a witch!". The townspeople loved him so much that they wanted to name the town "Bitterburg" after him.

Description
He looks very similar to Denzel Crocker in physical appearance, right down to the ear on the neck. He wears black-colored pilgrim styled clothes. When it became known that he was a witch, his flat Pilgrim hat changed to a witch's hat.

Personality
Alden speaks and acts exactly like Denzel Crocker, only he is pretending to hunt witches, even though he himself is an actual witch, or rather, in his case, a warlock. Although he usually screams the word "witch" in a similar manner to "fairy god parents", he does not go through the same spasms that Mr. Crocker goes through.

Relations
Because of his appearance, it is easy to assume that Alden Bitterroot is an ancestor of Denzel Crocker. It is unknown if this is a direct ancestry, as Alden Bitterroot spent over 300 years in a well and its not revealed whether he had any children.

Background
Bitterroot and his role in history were only referenced in the episode "Which Witch Is Which?". To settle an argument about the true founder of Dimmsdale with A.J., Timmy Turner decides to go back in time to get proof it was Dale Dimm who founded Dimmsdale. When Timmy Turner arrived in colonial Dimmsdale, Alden accused him of being a witch after Timmy questioned his authenticity as well as made a sandwich (which had not been invented yet). Unlike what A.J.'s pictures of Bitterroot showed, in actuality Bitterroot was a scrawny, conniving man who was duping the Mayor and entire town into following his witch hunting schemes.

Timmy revealed that Bitterroot himself was a witch. Alden began to attack Timmy and the townspeople, confident that no one would have the courage to stop him, until he flew right into Dale Dimm's foot and was thrown down a well by Dale who went onto become the namesake of Dimmsdale. Possibly because of his witch powers, Alden Bitterroot was able to live for hundreds of years, but in the present during the Founder's Day Parade, after he finally reaches the top of the well after centuries of climbing, he is struck in the face by a sandwich tossed by Mr. Turner, causing him to fall back down into the well. Bitterroot is not seen again, nor is his similarity to Crocker ever addressed.

Bitterroot, nor the history surrounding him or Dimmsdale's founding, is not referenced in the series again.

Trivia

 * Although Bitterroot can be assumed to be an ancestor to Mr. Crocker due to their extreme similarity, no connection is ever stated in the show.
 * As he is male, he should be called a warlock, not a witch as the latter are strictly refering to females.