William Dunbar

William Dunbar is one of the main characters from the Code Lyoko series.
== Charactah Account ==
William is a transfer student exiled to Kadic Academy in Season 2 for spamming love notes. His primary function during the first half of his tenure is to act as a romantic false lead for Yumi and lampshade Ulrich's inability to spit it out in the process. William's assistance in foiling several of XANA's schemes on the real-world side proves critical in Season 3, though, and after he confides to the Team that he is starting to dream about elements of his adventures that should have been erased with the return to the past, the Lyoko Warriors reluctantly (but unanimously) take him on as their newest member.
William has a strong personality. Being a fighter, he doesn't hesitate to let things get messy with Ulrich when he provokes him in A Bad Turn. He says that love can drive him crazy, and it's true, because he jumps at the chance to go out at night, against the rules, to visit Yumi. He's a hopeless optimist; he continues to follow Yumi even when she seems to be fed up with him, but unfortunately for the group, he is also extremely curious.
William is sometimes childish; the best example of this is in Final Round. In these cases, his immature side is clearly seen, but this aspect of William is also obviously present in his provoking side. 
== Appearance ==
=== Cartoons ===
* Code Lyoko Season 2
* Code Lyoko Season 3
* Code Lyoko Season 4
=== TV Series ===
* Code Lyoko Evolution
=== Video Games ===
* Code Lyoko: Fall of X.A.N.A.
* Code Lyoko: Quest for Infinity
* Code Lyoko: Social Game
== Trivia ==
* William was originally named "Orlando", but that, according to Sophie Decroisette "was very quickly abandoned...".
* An inconsistency exists in the dub regarding how William was expelled from his last school before attending Kadic. In the French versions of New Order and Down to Earth, it's said it was for sticking posters all over the school with declarations of love on them. In the dub for New Order, this was changed to posters with "love letters", while in Down to Earth "sticking posters" was mistranslated as "gluing stickers".
* In the French version of Code Lyoko, William is played by Mathieu Moreau. In European Portuguese, he was played by Quimbé.
* In the Polish version of Code Lyoko, William is played by Janusz Wituch. In Evolution, he is played by Franciszek Boberek.
* William only makes a cameo in the Code Lyoko novels.
* X.A.N.A. likely chose to possess William because it saw the most potential in him as a weapon out of all the other Lyoko Warriors due to his recklessness and inability to resist its evil influence like the others.
* While possessed by X.A.N.A. in Lyoko, William's sword's appearance changes, similar to the black and white parts of a tower on Lyoko. Before, it had a more elegant, streamlined design with a triangle-shaped insignia on the apex of the hilt.
* On Lyoko, William's form is a Doppelsöldner. Doppelsöldners were specific types of mercenaries who volunteer to fight, which means to take on extra risks. In exchange, they earned double payment. Interestingly, they also used the Zweihänders.
** William's sword is a specific type of Zweihänder called a "Schweren Schlag" (literally "Heavy Blow" in German). It is a type of Zweihänder that has a heavier bass blade, spanning the entire hilt. Normal Zweihänders weight around 15 kg, while the schweren Schlag is between 30 and 45 kg. This may be why William cannot wield his sword in one hand, as most fighting styles can utilize this.
* William's original Lyoko avatar's design bears resemblance to Mister Pück's outfit.
* William was the first character to receive a new, more modern/futuristic outfit in Jeremie's upgrade, although William's was given to him by X.A.N.A.
* William was the only character to obtain a X.A.N.A. branded suit (unless one counts the polymorphic clone from Revelation who shape-shifted into an evil version of Ulrich).
* Despite the possibility of X.A.N.A. using the Scyphozoa to possess Ulrich's temporarily uninhabited body in Nobody in Particular after his brain got separated from it, William is the only male member of the Lyoko Warriors who has been a victim of the Scyphozoa's attacks.
* In A Bad Turn, William reveals that he participates in a go-kart club, and extends an invitation to Ulrich to join, which he accepts. This club is never mentioned again after this episode.
* In Vertigo, it is revealed that William has arachnophobia (fear of spiders). Ironically, during his time as a slave of X.A.N.A., and in episodes such as Lab Rat and Dog Day Afternoon, he is shown riding on Tarantulas that resemble spiders.
* There was an unused Nav Skid on the Skidbladnir when it was created. It was, most likely, intended to be used by William in case he was freed from X.A.N.A.'s control. Once freed, he is seen in his own Nav Skid in The Warrior Awakens.
* William was the last person in the real world to be possessed by X.A.N.A., before Code Lyoko Evolution, though he still remains the last one as there haven't been any new human-possessions yet.
* In Final Round, William began to glow violet under X.A.N.A.'s control when he ran extremely fast or levitated. Later in the series, he just uses his Super Smoke ability to accelerate.
* Odd's laser arrows cannot hurt William while he using his Super Smoke, as seen in Bragging Rights.
* In Double Trouble, William confesses to Yumi that he recalls the events from The Secret in a dream, despite those events never happening due to a return to the past. The reason for this has never been explored in the series.
** However, a logical reason could be that the return to the past can cause Déjà Vu to those who haven't been scanned by the Supercomputer.
* It is possible that William dislikes chemistry class; this is said in Ultimatum as he tells Odd, "Lucky you, we got chemistry."
* In Season 3, it is strongly indicated that William likes to pull pranks on Jim.
* So far, William is the only Lyoko Warrior with two battle themes.
* When William was repossessed by X.A.N.A. in Fight to the Finish, it shows that he doesn't have resistance to X.A.N.A. like the others do.
** X.A.N.A. easily repossessing him would make sense considering how William only went to Lyoko once and was possessed for the entire fourth season, as it was revealed in Mister Pück that spectres are useless to possess anyone who has been sent to Lyoko and back multiple times. Or that the Scyphozoa somehow took away whatever it is that made him immune to possession as it has been shown the Scyphozoa can do much more than just possess, it can take away digital DNA (as shown in Missing Link when it attacked Yumi), memories (as seen in Season 2), the Keys to Lyoko (as seen in The Key), or life energy (as shown in The Key when Aelita died after the Scyphozoa attacked her).
* William was the only Lyoko Warrior in Code Lyoko Evolution who didn't have X.A.N.A.'s Source Codes, until Odd had all of his codes taken away in The Codeless.
* Other than Aelita being shown to land on her feet when being virtualized in a flashback in Aelita, William was the only Lyoko Warrior to land on his feet when first being virtualized.
* In Evolution, William no longer yells out "Super Smoke" when he uses it.
* William is the only one to have immediately devirtualized the real Ulrich when Ulrich used his Triplicate ability, as shown in Double Take.
* William and Laura are the only Lyoko Warriors who never made an appearance in Season 1.
* Aside from Laura, since she was never virtualized, William is the only Lyoko Warrior who has never been to the Virtual Limbo.
* In the Evolution episode Mutiny, it is revealed that William is afraid of being repossessed by X.A.N.A.. This can be seen when he frantically asks Laura to devirtualize him (and almost did it himself) as soon as he sees the Scyphozoa.
* There are several real people named William Dunbar: A Scottish parliament member, a US representative from Louisiana, a scientist, a songwriter, a Cholera researcher, and a missionary.
* William's cell phone in Evolution has a special case which makes it look like a cassette tape.
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== External Links ==
* William Dunbar at Code Lyoko Wiki
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