William Wisp



"'Y’know what, Vyncent? Things are starting to look up for me–!' –William mere moments before going intangible through the helicopter and falling 50 feet down into the ocean."William Wisp is a human boy with unstable supernatural ghost powers and is one of the four members of the Prime Defenders. He is played by Slimecicle, aka Charlie.

Appearance
William Wisp (Hero Name "Wisperer") is a boy that is typically seen wearing a zip-up black hoodie over a t-shirt with dark denim jeans and sneakers. He has dark brown eyes and black messy hair. He has a slender build, soft face, and pale skin. He has the ability to turn his body intangible, which causes him to look semi-transparent. Additionally, he has a "Wisp" form in which his soul leaves his body and he becomes temporarily more powerful; in said form, he retains a relatively similar appearance, but his hair turns snow white and eyes turn blue. This form is additionally semi-transparent, on account of it being his soul separated from his body.

In S2, he normally wears a black tank top with a skull on it, and gym shorts while training. He has additionally put on a bit of muscle definition.

On Fauna, he temporarily becomes fully decked out in a too-big black robes with sections that have lighter blue trim that trails to the ground, with giant shoulder pauldrons with metal skulls on them. He wears a crooked wizard's hat, the top of which looks like the tip of a flame, and carries a black gnarled wooden staff with a crystal ball at the end that has a blue wisp flickering within it. He still wears his sneakers under his robe. His appearance returns to normal once returning to Prime.

Hero Outfit
William's hero outfit is an all-black black jumpsuit with a hood, long boots and gloves. When the outfit is put fully on, the entirety of the gloves and up to the calf of his boots light up with dark blue flames. There are more light blue markings on the suit across the belt and arms, and across the front and back of the suit is two big "W"s of blue flame, connected. Additionally, when fully adorned, the hood of the suit ignites and forms a mask out of blue flame in front of his face, leaving only two pure white eye-slits visible, which are able to emote and described as "expressive."

Personality
William is an introverted, generally closed off person. He walks with his head down and hood up, oftentimes. He is extremely socially awkward and has trouble navigating interactions, even with his own friends early on. People generally do not like or, typically, even notice him -- the latter likely more due to him giving it his best effort to fade into the background as much as possible at all times than anything else. He can come off unnerving by behaving "strangely", such as standing behind people creepily or staring unblinkingly. It is genuinely unclear whether he does these things on purpose or if they are unintentional behaviors. William is easily embarrassed and gets nervous easily, as well, it seems. When he can't find his own sentence or stutters, he often just stops talking, giving up. He becomes shy and often awkward when a conversation is sappy. He has a tendency to behave mischievously, as well, and seems to like playing tricks or just being a little bit of a bitch from time to time, as evident when he tied Dakota's shoelaces together while a ghost,

He has an obsession with solving mysteries and investigating, and cannot leave questions unanswered -- he must uncover the truth. If there is an open-ended hook, he will follow it. This can either be a blessing or a curse, situationally, for the rest of the Prime Defenders. His curiosity can cause him to be reckless; his biggest weakness. He can, will and must snoop -- and he's really damn good at it, too. He is also horrible stubborn when he wants to be, such as if anyone ever tries to take the wheel of the Winnebago but him, even though he's the worst driver in the history of humanity.

He is known to be exceedingly prone to being jealous and petty, to the point he can be vindictive. This has been showcased on multiple occasions. When bullied by Jimmy in episode 1, he almost immediately retaliates by making him fall out of his chair. There are also multiple instances where Vyncent has aggravated him - such as when he unintentionally became involved with Shauna - that William has become snide and even cruel in response; driving away and leaving him behind, and later crassly pouring a large amount of alcohol on his open wound. On the flip side, he has been shown to be equally sympathetic, often making efforts to cheer his friends up in moments where they are down in ways the others wouldn't, such as making his hair invisible when Vyncent was bald or buying pizza for Dakota after his and Vyncent's fighting upset him. He is often inclined to help people (even in a mundane sense; with menial tasks or needs) in need, as well, and while more passive than, say, Dakota, he is still heroic in that way. He is, additionally, a naturally concerned and protective person when it comes to those he cares about. He is the first to ask for the risks in situations his friends will be put into, or will bring concerns up to them if he feels they could be in danger in any way. He is more likely to consider his friends' needs above his own, as well, and doesn't tend to let his emotions cloud his judgement when it comes to giving them advice (and just in general, frankly). William is very intelligent, having an eidetic memory, and is generally a logician. He is easily the brains of the Prime Defenders, acting often as a voice of reason, logic and the impulse control. Though, they do have a tendency to influence him into their chaos. Regardless, Dakota and Vyncent often look to him for input and guidance -- even direction, often times. While he is very smart, he is the physical equivalent of a noodle. He seems painfully aware of this and is maybe a little self conscious of it, training with Vyncent and Alphonz to get even slightly stronger.

Background/History
William Wisp was born and raised in a town called Deadwood, far outside of New Haven. Very little detail is known about William's background as of now, since he is reluctant to talk about it. He is known to have a few friends from back home that he was in a paranormal investigators-type group (known as the "Un-Witness Protection Program") with, since disbanded. He has a mother and father who still live back in Deadwood and have only once visited William in New Haven in S1 E16, though it is clear that they care about him very much. It is highly possible he was raised religiously, as he makes a comment about his parents going to church on Sundays in the same episode. He additionally mentions that he stopped going to church at one point or another, making this even more likely.

William has the ability to harness the power of Will-O'-Wisps ever since an accident (the intimate details of which remain currently unknown) before the events of Prime Defenders. As far as we know now, William took a fall off a cliff while chasing one of the aforementioned wisps back in a forest in his hometown and died in the process. It is unknown exactly what forces were at play that caused him to come back to life and granted him his superpowers -- whether it was the wisps directly, something else, or both. Regardless, it is likely that gaining said powers wreaked havoc on his life. He has mentioned that he cannot return to Deadwood because ever since gaining his Will-O'-Wisp powers, "creatures" (likely monsters, other ghosts, etc.), which were a common problem in Deadwood, became attracted to him and this inconvenience would often put his loved ones (and himself) in danger. It's unknown if the Prime Force recruiting him was his ticket to leaving home, or if he was already out of town by the time they scouted him.

William is extremely embarrassed and/or ashamed by his powers and does not like talking about or using them. He is hesitant to bring up aspects of his past to even the other Prime Defenders, especially his "initial" death. When he did once talk about the incident, he became very flippant and uncomfortable while discussing it. By Season 2, he stops using his Wisp form entirely. He has not used it since, as of right now.

Dakota Cole
William and Dakota are very close friends. Though Dakota's high energy severely contrasts William, this hardly stops them from being friends. In early episodes, while still attending Centurion High, when William was bullied, Dakota would stand up for or defend him readily, even going so far as to suggest taking revenge on Jimmy for being mean him. He is quite protective of William, specifically, in this way. Dakota additionally trusts Will's judgment and capabilities wholeheartedly, in a general sense. He has blatantly asked for and/or waited for Will's guidance/direction or recommendation on what to do in various situations. William also seems totally comfortable around Dakota, as he rarely, if ever, gets tripped up or uncomfortable while talking with him. He has also mentioned that he only ever cared about getting stronger was because he met Dakota (S2 E1). They often engage in friendly banter or bicker back and forth, but have a mutual understanding of each other and remain close nonetheless. William and Dakota have rarely gotten into actual fights -- though Dakota did become extremely upset with him after William lied about Ashe's pages, first trying to fight him, then storming off and crying. After returning from his 10 month absence, Dakota is welcomed with open arms by William especially, who was not upset with him at all, simply happy to have him back and not wanting to lose him again. William and Dakota also seemingly share a close enough of a bond to allow Dakota's soul to enter William's body. It's not clear whether this is just a power of William's he can do with anyone or is made possible due to the bond he and Dakota share. Regardless, they have this twice in S2.

Vyncent Sol
Main: Relationship between William Wisp and Vyncent Sol

William and Vyncent are very close friends. They hit it off early on to Vyncent's arrival and get along pretty smoothly overall, save for William picking fights with him whenever Vyncent flirts with someone/is flirted with. Before leaving both previous Prime Defenders bases, they regularly watched movies together as it has become a shared hobby between them. They have a mutual trust for one another and, it seems, desire to see/keep each other safe. They compliment each other irregularly, both to one another and to other people. Vyncent has said that William helped him develop a semblance of impulse control, as well, and to plan more in general. He has, on multiple occasions, stated how he finds Will quite intelligent. On the flip side, William often states how cool or badass he finds Vyncent to be. The two of them spent 10 months alone together at the old, now destroyed, Prime Defenders base while Dakota was missing. During this time, it's stated that they trained together (along with Alphonz's help) regularly, and that they often workshopped different unique strategies for combat and other situations. It can be assumed that their bond & trust in one another became stronger over this prolonged period. Additionally, William genuinely has Vyncent's best interests at heart over his own desires, urging him to return home to Fauna when given the opportunity, even though he said he would really miss him and, after talking him into it, visibly was not happy seeing him go, and asked him to return quickly.

Ashe Winters
William and Ashe are very good friends.

Trivia

 * William's legs are uneven, with his left leg being 1 ½" shorter than his right, as canonized in S1 E17.
 * He is described as "for sure" deficient in multiple vitamins by Charlie. (Needs citation)

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