Holy yapfestā¦ anyways I think itās fitting that my first post is a whole analysis of s2 Wyll. Well I guess itās also kinda a history lesson, thereās gonna be info you already know and maybe sum you donāt.
Hopefully everything is correct. Itās been awhile since Iāve talked this much about a character so. Open to critism, disagreements, agreements, or comments.
This is 1/3 of the Wyll rant. 2nd and 3rd part are WIP
Honestly from what Iāve seen as a āveteranā bliss watcher Wyll has probably one of the most complex characters to talk about just because of how unclear he is on purpose..
First, let me clarify one thing. In Bliss thereās not really a clear villain ever, everyone is both an antagonist and protagonist. So villain, protagonist, and antagonist will probably be used a lot here, even if itās unclear :P
Basically from frame one on the server Wyll WANTED to do one thing: monopolize. Was it because he was highkey a Reddoons fan? Yeah, totally. I mean his skin was literally just a recoldered Reddoons with a face. But it was also because he wanted one thing, CLOUT. Or I guess, recognition from those around him that he is someone worth looking out for. But this backfired kinda horrendously, not only did he fail at monopolization he easily became a small laughing stock.
But I feel as if this is important, it doesnāt show success. Far from it, but it shows potential and willingness to create conflict for self benefit. Which is what I think, a primary characteristic of an antagonist is. I mean, on Day 2 of the season Wyll found Domonokoās base and killed him. For no reason other than the fact itās free energy. And at this time death banning was a thing, so Wyll willingly went to the base and killed him knowing these factors.
Not to mention the killing was an ego thing. Proof that he was dangerous despite not fitting the expectations that the server has of a ādangerous playerā no that goes to Mugm. But it once again proves that Wyll isnāt afraid to do meaningless things to let himself benfit, in fact heās more inclined to do it because itās meaningless so people wonāt react heavily.
Now letās move onto some of the big plot points a lot of people know about. Like the netherite set, most people know that the set was scattered and Mugm teamed up with Wyllā who had the leggingsā to fight Dabbycat and Silvaasaur for the chestplate. Only for Mugm to betray Wyll and take the leggings for himself. Now thereās a bit to unpack here.
First off I give āpointsā for Mugm being more āvillainousā for the betryal. The reason of the betryal being for material gain of power, which is a stable of most antagonistic characters. But I like this moment a lot for Wyll being a villain. Because of what he did during the interaction, and what he did after. Firstly during the betryal he kept denying it at first, refusing to give Mugm the leggings in disbelief.
Which fits a part of the villain narrative a lot. The backstory, Mugm got the tragic villain backstory by being placed into the role. But he never really got hurt by anyone because he didnāt see anyone as an equal. Wyll on the other hand, actually thought the two had something going for them. Until the betryal and everything fell apart for Wyll. So Wyll got the tragic villain backstory of trust being broken after being basically a nobody. The afterwards following a thought process to revenge right away.
His revenge was attempt a deathban against Mugm. It should be noted how dangerous deathbans couldāve been, at this time there were limited revives and if someone you knew or were friendly with DIDNT have one youād be cooked. So of course deathbans are a true threat, and his immediate solution to his problems was to try and do the most dangerous thing on the server. And he did try only to get betrayed once again by Silva and Dabby, and forced to run away himself.
Another failure for Wyll, I donāt think he had a singular win during these times. He tried a lot but nothing really stuck, which festered within him and did what I see as the start of his self deprecating ego. Where self doubt grew more there also were more walls placed where he would be vulnerable. And hidden behind an ego, or at least false confidence thatās very very self positive.
Thatās also a main reason why he started exploring the possibilities of exploits. Because gaining them meant yes power but also recognition from the people around him. Which to me is kind of ironic, because for awhile Wyll was so blinded by wanting to be recognized he didnāt realize that Togez recognized him as who he was. Someone powerful yes, but also someone worth looking at.
I mean he was still so focused on Mugm at this point in time. It was focused on what can we do to Mugm to get him trapped, what can we do to make Mugm banned, what can we do to get revenge on Mugm. He hyper focused on Mugm so much because he felt he was entitled to fit a mold of someone that could rival Mugm at the time.
Really his time during this was that of a spoiled nepo baby with no actual power but thinks he has power so he says random empty threats but the nepo baby is a nepo baby of his own making and admins not wanting to code- ok anyways serious time!
But really though, during this time itās noted that while he did find exploits it was mainly Togez who used them. And instead Wyll decided to be an asshole and gatekeep border expansion items for like AN H O U R. And the entire time it wasnāt even that Wyll cared, no he admitted that he didnāt care about the actual border expansion. In fact he could care less, but what he did care about is having enough power to hold something against someone. Stunlock them and waste time because itās a thing he has access to.
This entire arc was built around his hyperfocusing on revenge being done, and a new hyperfocus on being in control. Itās known as of present day that Wyll is a good callout, but here? Oh god he SUCKED. Bliss was much more PvP focused at this time and sometimes the SILENCE THIS GUY PRODUCED. Painful. Videos donāt show the true pain of it at all. But STILL he tried to be in some kind of control whe fighting. On the rare occasions he would speak he would try to say some kind of strategy or something.
But that didnāt last long, because he had to give up his control. And gave it to MUGM of all people. Mainly bc Togez did NAWT wanna do allat and it made more sense for the better PvPer at the time to lead. What people donāt realize is that this transfer of power is vulnerability to Wyll. Heās giving someone else the power of something HE BUILT with Togez.
And when he did comeback ohbro he wasnāt happy. Obviously he knew the events that took place when he got back beforehand, but when he logged on to see Dabby and Silvaasaur there? Not happy, but like silent pettiness! Wyll at this time is much more petty, he was younger and had more room for resentment.
And of course resentment for this final stretch is a large thing for Wyll as a whole. But itās not resentment that builds and bursts like a chaotic mess. No itās resentment that is denial turned into realization which switches to challenge. It doesnāt burst like lava, it rumbles. And Wylls resentment is something to explore with how unique it is.
Wyll is not someone who is a big feelings guy. I mean he has go through circling the same topic five times to get to a conclusion. He isnāt one to show off his vunerablity near the end of the server because of his massive failures building his ego wall. I guess you can say at this point in time his ego was deserved, I mean exploiting the game so much you caused an entire war a full of betryal and then highkey dipped? Yeah I guess
The ego of his is a main reason why his resentment didnāt boil over when it grew. And instead was a steady thing that was focused more on the actual process of steps, not the people around. Wyll was heavily focused on WHO got the fragments, and unfortunately that was Mugm most of the time. Someway somehow he got them.
Iām a firm believer that it didnāt matter who got the fragments Wyll was gonna betray. Because Wyll had no attachtment to Gamebreakers anymore, because Togez left. Togez being the last real emotional attachtment he had to that team. Which gets underapperciated mainly because the lack of evidence. But oh my god these two so close, in my opinion Togez and Wyll were the LE when they were alive.
The two had so much genuine trust in each other, anytime one found something the other was always right behind. The amount of trust Wyll held to Togez was so unnatural it seemed so fake at first. But it was genuinley two people fucked over by bliss realizing they donāt gotta be alone.
So being under the impression that Mugm and him were gonna be the ones to betray was nice. Because Togez wanted him to win, itās why Togez left EVERYTHING to Wyll because he couldnāt see it to the end.
But nice isnt enough, Wyll being who he is takes things to heart even if he tries to deny it. Itās why during the end part of the fragment hunt was a guilotine for whatever hold Mugm had onto Wyll. And it was also what connected the dots to what Togez said, Wyll made it very clear that Togez wanted HIM to win. Not Mugm, not Dabbycat, not The Gamebreakers.
And that brings us to the moment, the duel, the end. Genuine despair. Wyll framed it like he just didnāt want Mugm to get all of the fragments out of nobles behaviors. But we all know he isnāt ānobleā he isnāt someone doing this for the server. Heās doing it for himself, to prove to himself that he is someone worth respect.
And Mugm running, that solidified the future of Wyll in my opinion. The moment that pearl was thrown something clicked into place, Wyll IS respectable.
And Wyll got his happy ending after uniting the server (minus Dabbycat and Silvaasaur) against Mugm and WINNING!
Wyll said he was satisfied with not getting the gold gem. And his story with Domonoko ended, remember at the very start I mentioned that one Domonoko kill? Yeah that got solved, and it was important because that one kill. One kill for selfish gain is the only reason all of bliss season 2 went down the way it did.
And thats where I want to mention this, Wyll is a born and built liar. Do I think he ended somewhat satisfied? Yeah probably. Do I think he ended SATISFIED? No, because nothing about Wyll is ever satisfied. And the built up emotional turmoil from having a destroyed self esteem being a laughing stock, to building an wall of ego, having a sliver of control, being a laughing stock again, and gaining ārespectā.
Honestly if we wanna go into big bliss lore that wouldnāt have happened because they hate worldbuilding. If Wyll truly was satisfied with his ending on s2, he mightve fit the requirements for Balance. Woah I know hold the tomatoās or questions, let me clarify.
What āBalanceā is we donāt really know. And so far Dol9 is the only one whose reached a level of Balance. So lets see two main things I think allowed her to reach this rank. 1) Accept your wrongdoings to an extent of extending apologies but not expecting an answer and 2) go on into the world on your own terms without your life being taken from you unwillingly.
S2 Wyll fits both of those. And heās really the only one whose does, every other member still had some kind of underlying issue or something they wanted to finish. Of course this part is speculation we wonāt ever know about this. I guess you could say Wyll wasnāt happy because he wants to finish s3 like s2, but that goal wasnāt his orginal. And he took that goal when deciding to ally with Mugm during s3. Or at least accepted the fact that was Mugms goal and heās centered around it.
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