William Waid (ME-12)

Trivia

 * William is the anglicized form of the Saxon name Wilhelm; "Wil" meaning "of the will or desire" and "helm" meaning protection, typically understood as "Vehement Protector"
 * He actively suppresses any attempt to call him "Bill" or "Billy."
 * He has a habit of adopting the foreign language form of his name whenever he is in another country (e.g. Guillaume, Guillermo, etc).
 * Waid comes from the Old English verb wadan meaning "to go; pass; proceed," more symbolically "advancer."
 * Spelling it Waid rather than Wade is to reference comic book writer Mark Waid.
 * Overall the name symbolizes Will's rightful status as a the successor to both Karuna Kaur and Kenji Kageyama, as well as the fact that he does surpass them.