Hill Seed

"*I'm not an **unreasonable** man. And you can ask anyone: I am a man of **considerable** patience. But you, **Adam**, are pushing the limit. [...] I don't want to kill you, or your people. **But I will**. I'd be **happy** to if it means something good for **my** people. So I'm gonna give you a choice. Peace or war. Life or **death**,*"
—Hill threatens Adam and his people[src]

**William "Hill" Seed** is a main character and an antagonist, as well as a survivor of the pandemic in *The Langdom Experiment*. He is the former leader of the Mallers and serves as one of the two primary antagonists of *Season 3*, alongside Clyde Weld. After he was displaced from Infinity Mall in a coup led by his former second-in-command, Cole, Hill was forced to withdraw with his few loyal soldiers to Shire Estate.

## Biography

### Early Life and Background

Little is known about Hill's life before the pandemic. Although his true name is William, he earned the nickname "Hill" due to his thick southern accent causing him to mispronounce "Bill". At some point, he met and married his wife and they settled down at Shire Estate.

As the dollar pandemic began to ravage the world, Hill and his wife remained at Shire Estate and helped some of the other residents to reinforce the wall surrounding the estate. They survived for about a year, during which time Hill's wife became pregnant, a surprise as they both believed she was infertile. However, tragedy struck when Turned attacked the estate, resulting in the death of Hill's child. His wife subsequently hanged herself in their bathroom, breaking Hill's sanity completely. With the estate overrun, Hill led the survivors to a nearby strip mall, where they established a fortified community that drew in other survivors. Those who had combat training became part of the community's army, while those without combat experience were forced to become workers under Hill's cruel and authoritarian rule.

### Hill's Campaign

#### New Faces

In late 2019, Hill led several of his men into the woods near the mall, where they discovered two new survivors: brother and sister Adrian and Rachel. Hill welcomed the pair and offered them a place in his community.

## Overview

### Physical Appearance

Hill is a tall, well-built man in his late 40s.

### Personality

Hill Seed is shown to be a cunning, cruel, callous, savage, remorseless, brutal, sociopathic, megalomaniacal, and highly intelligent man who is a determined survivor and a strong leader to those in his group. Hill puts on a facade of congeniality and is initially introduced as being a kind, generous person dedicated to keeping his community safe. In reality, however, he is gradually revealed to be a volatile, depraved, and unpredictable psychopath, very capable of cold-blooded murder and is also a smooth talker, being easily able to talk his way out of situations using his charm. He is also highly manipulative, coercing others into doing his bidding.

## Killed Victims

* Lucas Mann *(directly caused)*
* Numerous counts of Turned

## Relationships

### Adam Levitt

Adam and Hill are bitter enemies despite having never met face-to-face. Adam has developed a severe hatred of Hill despite their limited interactions, and told his people that they were going to kill him at all costs. Hill seems to hold some respect for Adam as he serves as a leader for his people despite his age, but states that he is more than willing to kill Adam and his people if it benefits his own people.