William Holt (ZTWD)

William Holt is the protagonist of Zuke's The Walking Dead who was first encountered in the first part of the series. William has been described as an ambitious man who values logic and science above all. Over the course of the series, his once centrist ideals start to radicalize into infamous ideologies that ravaged the past world.

A visual artist originating from the suburbs of New York, landing in Harrisburg, Illinois after finishing college in Oregon, is shocked to see the world in shambles as the dead rises from the grave. He seaches for his mother, and encounters many survivors along the way.

Rochester, New York
Upon being born, William had a sister named Margaret, but she died however at the age of 7 due to a shooting when William was just 2 years old. He had an average childhood through middle school. During high school however, his qualities started to show. He was very good at drawing and he usually disliked abstract art, favoring realistic styles. His social life was very standard: he never got into fights and he had a decent amount of friends. A noticable trait of William is his pacifism: many fights between other classmates got resolved due to this. He got a girlfriend when he was 15 years old and they stayed together for 3 years until they broke up, which left William heavily depressed.

After high school, he went to college and got into art class. His ideal location to study however was on the other side of the country: Oregon. Both his mother and his father disagreed to the location of his study, but William convinced them to let himself go as he wanted to explore the country. His grades during college were not bad, but not great either. During the final tests however, he pushed himself to the limits and scored amongst the highest.

During his college years he was severely homesick. As he had no other siblings, the only other housemates he had were his parents, who were very overprotective. William wanted to travel the US, but he also wanted to stay close to his parents. Because of this, he decided to move to Harrisburg, Illinois. His biggest dream was to be able to make a living out of painting.

Part 1
The clock strikes thrice. William Holt, after coming home from the gym, sits on the couch, exhausted. After a quick rest he enters the kitchen and pours himself a drink of apple juice. Living in an apartment building, he goes to the balcony to see the sight of the city, something which he enjoys doing.

Suddenly, heavy knocking is heard towards the front door. William rushes towards the door, thinking that there's someone who needs help. When he opened the door, it turned out that he was right - a terrified looking man, roughly about 40 years old, quite chubby with a wound on his arm, asked for help. William wanted to know what happened to his armout of curiousity. After the man offered to explain his story after William would fix him up, William gets bandages and helps the man.

A few minutes later, William repeats his question. After the man revealed himself, he left, leaving William in shock.

After George left the apartment, William sat on the couch, only to hear screams on the streets. He immediately goes to his balcony. At first he simply saw people running; seconds pass and he sees slow-walking people eating people. William couldn't blink his eyes out of horror - he simply stood still as if he was shellshocked. He wanted to scream, but he couldn't. He suddenly regains conscientious and he rushes towards the living room. He turns on the TV, with no need to switch channels as it already broadcasted the news. The reporter kept on talking and talking, but William only looked at the footage. The only thing he saw was the same thing which he saw from his balcony: people eating people. The broadcast suddenly shuts off. Having not listened to the advice of the news reporter, stress was the only thing that filled Williams head apart from fear.

He grabbed his phone and in lightning speed he dials for his mother. William, expecting no connection, waits in silence for his mother to pick up her phone. ''"Hello? Who is this?" ''his mother said. "Mom! It's me, William! Have you heard the news?" "Yes I have, are you okay?" "Yeah, uhm- mom, just stay home, okay? I'll drive to your place as soon as pos-" The connection was lost.

Shaken by terror and stress, William collapses to the ground, with his arms around his knees, almost as if he's a baby. He has no idea what just occured to not only him, but the whole world surrounding him.

Killed Victims
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Relationships
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Chapter 1: The New Extinction

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Trivia
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