Bill Williamson

## Description

Bill Williamson Was Born **Marion Williamson** Sometime In 1866. Embarrassed By His First Name, Which Was Supposedly A "Family Name," He Would Later Adopt The Name "Bill" After His Surname. Bill's Father Was An Alcoholic Who Slowly Lost His Mind Due To His Excessive Drinking, Notably Mixing Whiskey With Moonshine. Bill Was Always Afraid Of Suffering The Same Fate.

## During The Gang's Last Year

After The Failed Ferry Robbery, The Gang Arrive In Colter And Bill Helps Bring A Deceased Davey Inside Before Hearing Dutch's Speech To Stay Together. Sometime Later, Bill And Micah Are In A Heated Argument Before Arthur Walks In And Stops A Fight Between The Two.

After Dutch Rallies Some Of The Gang To Attack The O'Driscoll Camp, Bill Participates And Locates Some Dynamite The Gang Can Use For The Train Robbery.

During The Train Robbery, Bill Sets Up Some Dynamite To Blow The Tracks But Falls Into A Rage When The Dynamite Doesn't Blow Up While The Rest Of The Gang Chase After The Train.

A Few Weeks After Settling In Horseshoe Overlook, Bill Joins Arthur, Javier, And Charles Before He Starts A Fight With Someone Who Ran Into Him And Causes A Brawl In The Saloon. Bill Is Then Saved By Arthur Before The Big Brute Tommy Joins In On The Fun.

Sometime After The Fight, Bill Is Brought Over By Dutch To Torture Kieran Duffy And Find Out Information On Colm O'Driscoll. Bill Then Rides With John And Arthur To Assault An O'Driscoll Camp At Six Point Cabin.

Bill Will Later Convince Arthur To Spare Kieran When He Accuses The Latter Of Setting Them Up. Sometime Later, Bill Will Be Captured By Bounty Hunters But Ultimately Saved By Arthur And Javier.

After Things In Valentine End Bloody And The Gang Move Down South To Rhodes, Bill Is Deputized Along With Dutch And Arthur Before Being Sent To Destroy A Moonshine Operation Run By A Local Gang Called The Lemoyne Raiders. Bill And Arthur Team Up After Engaging In A Shootout With The Raiders.

Sometime Later, Bill Participates In Uncle's Stagecoach Robbery Along With Arthur And Charles And Escapes In A Shed With Them. At Nightfall When Guards Investigate The Shed, Bill Trips And Indirectly Causes A Shootout With Cornwall's Men. After They Sneak Off To Deal With The Guards Quietly, Bill And Charles Engage In A Shootout Before Arthur And Uncle Arrive To Save Them.

Bill Also Participates In The Valentine Bank Robbery Along With Arthur, Karen, And Lenny. Bill Informs Arthur That He Has Been Working With The Grays For A While. The Robbery Goes Successfully And Bill Rides Back To Camp With His Allies.

Some Time Later, Bill Is Contacted By The Grays And Brings Arthur, Micah, And Sean Into Rhodes To See What The Job Is. However, It Proves To Be A Trap When They Are Ambushed And Bill Gets Captured By Sheriff Leigh Gray And His Deputies. Bill Also Participates In The Assault On Braithwaite Manor After The Family Kidnap Of Jack Marston.

After Relocating To Saint Denis, Bill Participates In The Mayor's Party Along With Dutch, Hosea, And Arthur. Bill Grows Frustrated After Failing To Find Leads For The Gang.

Bill Also Participates In A Stagecoach Robbery With Micah And Arthur. They Set Up A Trap With Dynamite Before Eliminating The Guards And Stealing The Loot. When The Gang Kidnaps Angelo Bronte, Bill Provides Gunfire For The Gang Before Witnessing Dutch Kill Bronte In Cold Blood.

Not Long After, Bill Participates In The Doomed Bank Robbery Of Saint Denis And Sneaks Out Of The City With The Rest Of The Gang. When The Ship They Are On Sinks, Bill Washes Up On Shore And Locates Dutch And Micah Before Being Discovered By Arthur And Ambushed By The Local Military.

After Bill And The Gang Are Captured, They Are Saved By Hercule And Bill Helps The Gang Fight Off The Soldiers Before Getting Some Rest. Bill Later Protects Javier While The Gang Rescue Their Ship Captain And Kill Colonel Fussar.

When Bill Returns To America Along With Dutch, Javier, And Arthur And Finds The Gang At Lakay, The Pinkertons Arrive And Bill Participates In The Gunfight With The Agency.

After The Gang Takes Over Beaver Hollow, Bill Remains Fiercely Loyal To Dutch And Acquires Some Mining Dynamite With The Help Of Arthur And States How He Believes The Latter Is Doubting Dutch.

Bill Also Participates In The Assault On Cornwall Kerosene And Tar When The Indians And The Gang Fight The Soldiers, Albeit Reluctantly.

Bill Participates In The Last Train Robbery Of The Van Der Linde Gang And Helps Arthur, Sadie, And Cleet Acquire The Money Before They Ride Back To Camp. When Arthur Reveals Micah Is The Traitor, Bill Sides With Dutch And Micah But Runs Off With Javier When Beaver Hollow Is Attacked By Agent Ross And The Rest Of the Pinkertons.

## 1907 - 1911

Not Much Is Heard About Bill But It Is Rumored He Is Still At Large.

Years Later In 1911, Bill Is Confronted By John Marston At Fort Mercer, Which Was Recently Taken Over By Bill's Gang, And Shoots Him Down After Revealing He Is In Charge Now. After Learning John Is Still Alive, Bill Sends Some Of His Gang To Destroy McFarlane Ranch.

After Retreating To Mexico, Bill Seeks Safety From The Mexican Army But Is Betrayed After John Tracks Down Their Stagecoach. Bill Is Then Killed By Abraham Reyes.

## Reputation

Bill Is Remembered As A Notorious Bandit Who Ran The Williamson Gang In New Austin And Was A Former Member Of The Van Der Linde Gang.

## Appearance

Bill Is A Large Heavy-Built Man With Balding Brown Hair And A Long Beard.

## Weapons

Bill's Primary Weapon Is A Custom Bolt Action Rifle. However, He Also Holsters A Custom Schofield Revolver With A Black Steel Frame, Although It Is Rarely Used.