William (Snow White and the Huntsman)

William is a supporting character in Snow White and the Huntsman and The Huntsman: Winter's War. He is the son of King Magnus' best friend Duke Hammond and Snow White's childhood friend. William joins Finn and his men so he can find Snow White and help her defeat Queen Ravenna. After Ravenna's death, he married Snow White and became Tabor's new king after she is crowned queen.
He is portrayed by , who also portrayed Philip Swift in Pirates of the Caribbean and Finnick Odair in Hunger Games trilogy.
==Biography==
===Early life===
William was the son of Duka Hammond, the best friend of King Magnus of Tabor. When William was a child, he became great friends with Snow White, the princess of Tabor and daughter of King Magnus. After the death of Snow White's mother Queen Eleanor, King Magnus married a new queen, Ravenna. After Ravenna murdered the King and began her new-found reign over the castle, William fled with his father. They were forced to leave Snow White behind, a fact that left William fraught with guilt for several years. William and his father spent years amassing an army to take back Tabor.
===Snow White and the Huntsman===
When William learns that his childhood love and friend was still alive, the expert marksman vows to find Snow White and never make the mistake of leaving her again. He joined Finn's hunting group as a bowman to find her. He protected Snow White from them when they eventually did. Ravenna briefly impersonated William, and through this killed Snow White. Distraught, William tried to convince his father to fight back against Ravenna. Snow White was resurrected by a kiss from Eric. After Snow White's resurrection, William joined her army with Eric the Huntsman and fought with them in the battle against Ravenna, which is victorious, although William is wounded and most of the army killed.
===The Huntsman: Winter's War===
After the battle, he became King of Tabor after Snow White was crowned Tabor's new Queen and married him. Some time after Ravenna's death, he sought out Eric and informed him that the Magic Mirror was taken while en route to a place known as "Sanctuary". William informed Eric that Snow White was suffering being negatively impacted by the Mirror's power. Eric reluctantly set off with Snow White's dwarf ally Nion and his half-brother Gryff to find the Magic Mirror, unaware that Freya had been secretly observing their conversation through a mask that projected her consciousness in the form of a snowy owl. William returned to Tabor to be with Snow White.
==Personality and Traits==
William is fearless and loyal, with a kind and noble heart. As a child, he had a mischievous streak, playing tricks on his best friend Snow White. He seems to retain this playful attitude in small amounts as a young adult, but comes across as much more serious and subdued, probably due to the loss of his best friend and witnessing his homeland fall into tyranny and poverty. 
William is often at odds with his father over their approach to Ravenna, with William preferring to make a stand and fight back, seeming to view running and hiding from Ravenna as cowardice. He can be seen as rash and rebellious because of this, often defying his father's orders to remain in the castle and leading raids on Ravenna's supply wagons. William hates watching his countrymen suffer, yearning to topple Ravenna and restore Tabor to its former glory. He seems to have a guilt complex, especially in regards to Snow White, believing he abandoned her and for years blaming himself for her presumed death, even though he was only a child when King Magnus was killed. Upon learning she is alive, William dedicates himself to finding her and keeping her safe at all costs, demonstrating a fierce loyalty to her, not just as the heir to the throne, but as his dear friend. 
William is more than willing to risk his own life to defend Snow White and his comrades against Ravenna and her allies, believing that it is a sacrifice worth making to ensure Tabor's freedom. William's devotion to his country and courage in protecting its people likely make him an effective and competent king, with his queen by his side, Snow White.
==Trivia==
*In the original fairytale, Snow White is revived by her true love, a prince. In some versions, the prince asks the dwarves to be allowed to take Snow White's body - which they have guarding - for burial, but accidentally drops the coffin, causing the poisoned piece of apple to become dislodged and awakening her. Later versions, which are far more popular, have the prince kiss Snow White, which breaks the curse. In this version, William does kiss Snow White after she's poisoned, but it is apparently the Huntsman who resurrects her (though she ends up with William anyway). William is also not a prince, though still noble-born, and was crowned a king after he and Snow White married.
*In the fairytales, the Evil Queen takes the form of an old woman to trick Snow White into eating the poisoned apple; the scene in which she shapeshifts into William to accomplish this is a nod to the original tale.
*William's name is of German origins, meaning "protection". This is rather fitting, given William's attempts to protect Snow White. William has been the name of many kings and princes throughout history. The original story of Snow White is also German in origin.
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