William

* William
* Cherokee

### Personality

**As William**: Cowardly (formerly), intelligent, deceitful (at times), arrogant (at times), easily distracted (formerly), careful
**As Cherokee**: Sweet, docile, puppy-like, loyal

### Appearance

Same as 2021 Cartoon William
Same as Legends of Korra Naga (formerly)

### Occupation

Student (formerly)
Family Pet (briefly)
Myles Bot

### Species

Meme Pilot Fish
Polar Bear Dog (formerly)

### Home

Carnivore Cove (formerly)
Linden City

### Family

Mommy Shark (honorary mother)
Daddy Shark (honorary father)
Grandma Shark (honorary grandmother)
Grandpa Shark (honorary grandfather)
Baby Shark (honorary brother; deceased)
Rayna Manta (adoptive mother)
Raine Whispers (birth father)
Shastacan Manta (son)

### Friends

Baby Shark, Zachary Delightful, Pony Bramley, Star-Lord

### Enemies

Shadow, Shadow’s goons, Bradford Buzzard, Callux

### Likes

His nightlight, his best friend Baby Shark

### Weapons

None

**William Bartholomew Manta** is a main character of the Duo-Franchise series. During the third-to last episode of the Spring Break special, he is revealed to be the mastermind of the events behind Zachary’s remanding to a psych ward cell and by extension everything leading up to the Easter Egg Hunt going wrong. However, he was revealed to be feigning evil under pretense of the true mastermind (Shelby Forthright/Albert Loud) offering him a lifetime supply of chum yums. As a result, he rejoins the supporting Myles Bots. Unfortunately, he was killed off by the 2006 Agent P leaving Hank as the sole survivor of the Baby Shark’s Big Show crew murders. However, he is revealed to have survived, kills Unikitty when he is beyond redemption and rejoins the Myles Bots. He became a victim of Shelby Forthright, however, and was lost to the massacre for good. Unexpectedly, he, Baby Shark, Vola and Hank were resurrected via recombinant surgery and are gradually revealed to be less approachable than their counterparts. Subsequently, he is revealed to be both Good All Along and an Only Sane Man to Perry’s manipulations. Despite being slashed by Harry Buns, he manages to survive and goes into hiding until Shelby Forthright was electrocuted to death by Zachary Delightful who had redeemed himself and unlocked the power of the mind to end the villainous businessman’s reign of terror. Afterwards, he manages to rejoin the Myles Bots and discovers Hank had been murdered much to his heartbreak and sorrow. He then becomes a full-fledged member of Zachary’s friend group to avenge Hank, defeat the Buns family and end Forthright’s legacy for good. However, the Buns were revealed to be Good All Along and Hank is nearly killed after risking his life for the pilot fish. He is tragically slashed to death by Cult Member X leaving Hank devastated at the murders of his fishy friends.

## Appearance

He resembles his 2021 cartoon counterpart as William and his Legends of Korra counterpart as Cherokee.

## Personality

He initially was a good friend to Baby Shark and is also a supportive and comedic character in the franchise. However, he is revealed to be working for Sebastian J. Cricket alongside his friends unaware of Sebastian’s involvement in the scandal against superheroes and his identity as The Variant implying he isn’t who he presented himself as. Moments after, William reveals his true nature as an Only Sane Man who becomes aware of the Buns’ true colors. Even after they are revealed to be Good All Along, he still retains his true colors as a sane and rational pilot fish. However, he is revealed to be occasionally unnerved and spent his final moments fearing for his life.