Will/Manga/PA/History

Past
Will, along with Karen,, , Sham, and Carl, was one of the children raised by the Masked Man to be his servants. Unlike Silver and Green, Will was not kidnapped and went to the Masked Man willingly out of boredom.

Will debuts with Karen at the Ilex Forest, where they have been tasked with guarding the area. When Green arrives to stop the Masked Man's plan to capture, she is attacked by Will and Karen. With the they borrowed from the Masked Man, Will and Karen exploit Green's fear of birds to torture her. When Green learns that Will and Karen also defeated and captured Silver, she overcomes her fear of birds and sends out, , and to fight. Green and her allies, and, each use one of the legendary birds to battle Will and Karen. With the assistance of many Pokémon sent from all across Johto and Kanto, Lugia and Ho-Oh are freed from the Masked Man's control and fly away. Defeated, Will makes his escape, only to be punished later by the Masked Man for doing so.

After the Masked Man's defeat, Will and Karen are approached by Bruno and Koga, who offer to form an alliance since all four of them are once members of various criminal organizations.

It is revealed that Will, Karen, Bruno, and Koga were all made members of the Johto Elite Four by the Pokémon Association. The Johto Elite Four go to the Pokéathlon as an act of promotion for the Pokémon League. There, they meet, whom they challenge to the Power Course. Although they easily defeat Gold in the first two events, Gold gains enough points in the third event to win overall.