History
William was conceived by Tigra and the clone of Criti Noll, a Skrull agent who replaced his genetic template in impersonating Hank Pym.[5] Tigra gave birth to her son within two months and left him with the Cat People who gave her her powers to protect him from Norman Osborn, who desired to experiment on him.[6] Later analysis determined that William was fully human, with trace cat DNA, given that Criti used Pym's DNA while undercover, thus Hank was the biological father.[2]
William appeared with Tigra at a birthday party for Nadia Van Dyne. After Tigra admonished Viv Vision for nearly revealing his Skrull heritage, Nadia happily accepted William as her half-brother, which Tigra tearfully accepted.[3] While his mother goes off for nocturnal heroics, William attends a daycare program with the cat people[7] and sometimes stays overtime should his mother go on heroic adventures.[8]Attributes
Powers
Feline Physiology: With powers similar to his mother, William has tiger traits such as claws and a tail, but to lesser degrees due to his age.
Weaknesses
Toddler: As William is a child, he requires continuous chaperone supervision, such as when he's at his daycare.[7][9]
Notes
- William's existence was first mentioned in Avengers: The Initiative #20 where it was revealed by Tigra. Trauma also shaped as Tigra "giving birth" to a litter of Skrulls coming through her corpse, a representation of Tigra's fear towards her unborn baby.
- As Nadia accepted William as her half-brother, it is highly possible that he is now officially connected to the Ultron side of the family, including Vision, Vivian, and Jocasta.[3]
- Given the sliding time scale and William's accelerated maturation speed from his Cat DNA, William is approximately two years of age with the physical maturity of about five years growth.
Trivia
- William is most likely named after Tigra's deceased husband, William "Bill" Nelson.
- Similar to his mother's debut as Tigra,[10] William's debut was in the Chinese Zodiac Year of the Tiger.
See Also
- 8 appearance(s) of William Grant Nelson (Earth-616)
- 2 minor appearance(s) of William Grant Nelson (Earth-616)
- 12 mention(s) of William Grant Nelson (Earth-616)
- 1 mention(s) in handbook(s) of William Grant Nelson (Earth-616)
- 7 image(s) of William Grant Nelson (Earth-616)
Links and References
References
- ↑ Women of Marvel: Celebrating Seven Decades Handbook #1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Avengers Academy #7
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Unstoppable Wasp (Vol. 2) #7
- ↑ Avengers Academy #7
- ↑ Avengers: The Initiative #20
- ↑ Avengers: The Initiative #35
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Moon Knight (Vol. 9) #4
- ↑ Defenders: Beyond
- ↑ Defenders: Beyond #1
- ↑ Giant-Size Creatures #1