Wiccan [Billy]

General Information

Full Name:William "Billy" Kaplan

Codename or Alias:Asgardian, Wiccan

Gender:Male

Age:16

Birthdate:N/A

Place Of Birth:New York

Occupation/Status:Student, adventurer

Alignment:Hero

Factions:Young Avengers; formerly Secret Avengers

Canon Or Original?:canon

Powers/Abilities:Billy's powers appear to be magic based, although because of his mother's ( Scarlet Witch) reality altering powers it is also possible to conjecture that his powers are instead based on reality manipulation. To activate his power Billy must focus on a desire or idea and vocalize, repeating quickly what he wants in order for a spell to be cast. It has been demonstrated that without the ability to hear his own words, the spell cannot be cast, though other uses of his powers have been done seemingly effortlessly and without words. His powers thus far have manifested on a localized scale in a variety of ways though the upper limit of his powers has yet to be seen.

As "Asgardian" he limited his abilities to that of flight and lightning projection. As "Wiccan" he now uses his powers in more varied ways. By focusing on his intent and stating his desire (much like a mantra) he is able to perform feats such as, but not limited to, tracking, teleportation, healing, tearing down force fields, concussive blasts, astral projection, and illusions.

Weapons/Items:none


Appearance

Visual Appearance:

Physical Appearance:
He has dark hair and brown eyes. He is average height.
Clothing and Armor:He wears a red cape and dresses similar to Thor.



Personality

Likes:Going on adventures

Dislikes:Bullies

Fears:Persecution

Bad Habits:N/A

Sexual Orientation:Gay

General Personality:
Wiccan would stand for no injustice, whether it be from a bully or a powerful enemy.


Character's History

Siblings:
Tommy," Speed", alive
Mother:
Wanda, "Scarlet Witch", presumed dead
Father:
N/A
Other Family:
Magneto, grandfather, quicksilver, uncle
History:
Billy Kaplan never had a problem being different than other people. It was other people that had a problem with him. Being raised in a normal home in New York with his loving mother ( Rebecca Kaplan), father ( Jeff Kaplan) and two brothers, Billy had the average problems for a gay teenager. In school, he met a tremendous amount of hate and fear because he was different. Billy's issues escalated as he grew older and entered high school where his differences became the source of endless torment and violence.
John Kessler was Billy's main nemesis and after receiving a beating that left him sore and bloody, Billy went to his favorite place to calm down -- The Avengers Mansion. A woman jogger passed by and asked him if he was okay because she saw the boy was bleeding. Billy explained to the woman what had happened and was shocked to see the woman was none other than Scarlet Witch. Flabbergasted, he then admitted that she was his favorite Avenger.

Once Scarlet Witch had heard the full story of his troubles at school, she told him that next time he was threatened the best thing to do would be to stand up to Kessler. Billy scoffed at her advice and told her maybe if he had powers like her he could. She reassured him that "Everyone has some gift," and advised him that next time he encounter Kessler, not to back down. Billy did not take Scarlet Witch's advice. He avoided Kessler at all costs until one day he saw Kessler had found a new victim. Unable to allow another to suffer Kessler's abuse in his place, he confronted Kessler. While being attacked, Billy's powers manifested for the first time. Unable to control them, he electrocuted Kessler, nearly killing him.
Shocked and afraid at what he had done, Billy ran back to the Avengers Mansion to talk with the Scarlet Witch but she was nowhere to be found.

Young Avengers

Billy met Iron Lad at the Avengers Mansion while seeking Scarlet Witch. Iron Lad explained he needed help protecting himself from his future self ( Kang). Iron Lad had used a system he found in the remains of the Vision which helped locate alternative members for the Avengers for the next generation. Iron Lad had found Teddy Altman ( Hulkling), Elijah Bradley ( Patriot) and now Billy Kaplan (as "Asgardian") who all three agreed to help him, despite their lack of experience.

They started off by helping out the community, such as saving people from a burning building. However, the act only attracted unwanted press.
Kat Farrell of the Daily Bugle was at the scene, dubbing them the " Young Avengers" and after reporting to J. Jonah Jameson of the Daily Bugle he decided to put Jessica Jones on the assignment of finding out who they were.

The Young Avengers later encountered both Kate Bishop and the daughter of the late Ant Man (Scott Lang), Cassie Lang. Billy and the other Young Avengers were then confronted by Iron Man, Captain America, and Jessica Jones who disapproved of their unsanctioned vigilantism. It was during this time that Iron Lad's future self, Kang the Conqueror arrived to bring Iron Lad back to the future and convince him to accept his destiny.

The confrontation led to a battle between Kang and the Young Avengers. During this battle, Billy revealed his ability to cast spells where he had previously limited himself to lightning projection and flight due to his inexperience. The battle culminated with Iron Lad killing Kang which altered the past and present. The Young Avengers agreed that in order for reality to stabilize , Iron Lad must return to his own time. Understanding that there was no choice, Iron lad returned to the future, bidding his teammates farewell.

After these events, Captain America ordered the Young Avengers to disband. Instead, the Young Avengers continued to function as a team, now using Kate Bishop's resources to support them. Kate had new costumes designed for the team, who now operated out of an old abandoned warehouse owned by her family. She and Cassie also convinced Billy to change his alias from "Asgardian" to "Wiccan" in acknowledgment of his new powers (and due to "Asgardian" being exploitable by the media in relation to Billy's sexuality and relationship with Hulkling).

The team continued to fight crime on the streets, including busting dealers of Mutant Growth Hormone, which granted superpowers to ordinary humans. During this time, Billy attempted to tell his parents that he was a superhero, only to accidentally come out to them. His parents openly accepted his sexuality and welcomed Teddy as a member of their family.

A confrontation with the villain Mr. Hyde led to Wiccan's discovery that Patriot had been abusing Mutant Growth Hormone. After defeating Mr. Hyde, Patriot admitted that he had not inherited his grandfather's Super Soldier abilities and promptly quit the Young Avengers. While still trying to decide how to continue their activities while staying under the radar of the New Avengers, Hulkling was kidnapped by the Super-Skrull.

The Young Avengers managed to escape to Billy's household. However, the Super-Skrull tracked them down, revealing Hulkling's mother to be a Skrull (who was charged to raise him on Earth by Hulkling's birth mother, the deceased Skrull Empress Anelle). The Super-Skrull killed Hulkling's foster mother and captured Hulkling to his ship to take him back to the Skrull Empire.

The team arrived at the Avenger's Tower and with the help of the newly reformed Vision, located additional assistance to rescue Hulkling. Wiccan discovered that he and the newest recruit, a youth with super speed by the name of Tommy Shepard, were identical in appearance. The team confronted the Super-Skrull and freed Hulkling. The Super-Skrull revealed to Teddy that he was "Dorrek VIII" the rightful heir to the Skrull Empire. They were interrupted by a troupe of Kree soldiers who revealed Hulkling to be half-Kree as well and the son of their greatest warrior, Captain Marvel. As a Kree, Hulkling was to be enlisted in the Kree army, by force if necessary. The Young Avengers and the Super-Skrull fled the Kree. During this time, the Super-Skrull stated his belief that Billy and Tommy's similarities in appearance and powers indicated that they were the twin sons of the Scarlet Witch and the Vision. The Super-Skrull noted that Wiccan seemed to have inherited the Scarlet Witch's magical and reality-warping abilities while Tommy has those of her twin brother, Quicksilver.

Vision confirmed the story of the twins. Wiccan was greatly convinced that their connection to the Scarlet Witch was evident, though Tommy was more skeptical. Before the Vision could reveal the identity of the father, a battle erupted between Kree and Skrull forces over the fate of Hulkling. Wiccan and the Young Avengers fought alongside the New Avengers to end the conflict. The battle was negotiated when the Super-Skrull disguised himself as Hulkling and agreed to spend time with each empire before deciding which to join. Thus the real Hulkling (disguised as the Super-Skrull) was able to stay on Earth.

Wiccan continued as a member of the Young Avengers (now including Tommy as " Speed") until the events of Civil War and the Superhero Registration Act forced the team to go underground as part of Captain America's anti-registration team of superheroes. Recognizing the Runaways under attack by registration agents on a monitoring screen, the Young Avengers set out to assist them and convince them to join the anti-registration side. The Runaways rebuked their offer, but joined together when Karolina Dean, the Skrull Xavin, Hulkling and Wiccan were captured by agents of a secret alien-observation base called The Cube. Wiccan and the others were eventually rescued by their teammates and continued avoiding registration.

During a trap laid by Iron Man and the pro-registration heroes, Wiccan was captured and sent to the N-Zone prison for his involvement with the underground Avengers. Stature later defected to the pro-registration side, stating that she did not want to go to prison like Wiccan had. Wiccan and the other imprisoned anti-registration heroes were later freed by Hulkling who disguised himself as Hank Pym to infiltrate the N-Zone prison. The two sides clashed until the battle was ended by Captain America's realization that their position was being fought in a manner that only endangered more citizens.

Like many other heroes, Wiccan and the Young Avengers were granted amnesty following the conclusion of Civil War. Wiccan and the rest of the Young Avengers (excluding Stature) decided not to register, Hawkeye and Patriot serving with the underground resistance team known as the Secret Avengers. Billy gave up his superhero career, being mostly grounded by his parents who urged him to register.
He and Teddy continue to be in a relationship. Teddy assisted Billy by posing as him while he and Speed went on a search for the Scarlet Witch to learn more about their past. Wiccan hoped that revealing their existence to Wanda would help her regain her sanity and return to the Avengers. During their search, Wiccan and Speed openly referred to the Scarlet Witch as their mother and to one another as brothers. Their search took them to various significant locations to the Scarlet Witch, finally ending at the former home that she shared with the Vision. There the boys encountered Master Pandemonium who further strengthened their belief that they are the reincarnated souls of the Scarlet Witch's twin sons. However, Master Pandemonium stated that their past was steeped in chaos and tragedy and convinced them that rather than search for who they were in the past, they should embrace who they are now. The advice from Pandemonium helped Billy, who is sated for now. He recognizes that the Scarlet Witch may not be ready to be found and feels that he is happy enough with his present life.

Secret Invasion

Billy and the Young Avengers are the first team to respond to invading Skrulls in New York. The team is quickly defeated even after the team of Initiative recruits arrive. Wiccan, Speed, and Hulkling team up with Xavin and the Runaways to defeat the Super-Skrulls that are sent to assassinate Hulkling.

DARK REIGN

Wiccan and a few of the other young avengers are turned to stone by some sort of magic. They are then released because the mighty avengers defeated the source of the magic. Billy is then seen on the street stopping a speeding car with a lightning bolt. Then Doctor Strange congratulates Billy, but he says he needs practice, then asks Billy to breakfast. Doctor Strange then tells Wiccan he's looking for the new Sorcerer Supreme, and that maybe he could be the one. When the doctor spots the Hood across the street he asks Billy to leave.

Children's Crusade

The Young Avengers are seen fighting a terrorist group called the Sons if the Serpent. During the fight Wiccan is narrating the fight as it happens. Hulkling is engaging one of the terrorists and he calls him a sodomite. This angers Hulkling, but instead of fighting back he kisses the terrorist. This enrages the terrorist, who pulls out a weapon and shoots Hulkling. At that moment Iron Man, Captain America and Ms. Marvel arrive. The terrorist reveals that he has a nuclear weapon strapped to his body and he is willing to use it. To save Hulkling Wiccan releases some sort of spell which looks much like a detonation, but in fact puts all the terrorists to sleep.
Back at The Young Avengers headquaters Iron Man, Captain America and Ms Marvel have some questions for Wiccan. First of all, does he know what he did? Does he have any idea how he did it? Ms. Marvel makes Iron Man show Wiccan the history of House of M and the horrors that the Scarlet Witch had done. They are worried that Wiccan may have the same amount of power. The Avengers ask Wiccan to be evaluated. He refuses and leaves with the rest of the Young Avengers. But, even his teammates are concerned for him and his power. They voice this to him and he leaves them to go to his house.
Captain America is waiting for Wiccan at his home. Wiccan agrees to return to Avengers Tower. While flying with Captain America, Hulkling appears and demands to go with him and Captain America allows him to.
Shortly after arriving at Avenger Tower, the rest of the Young Avengers rescue him. Wiccan is extremely happy that his team is willing to go this far for him, but he believes he must return to Avengers Tower. Cassie explains that she would like to pursue the Scarlet Witch and show her that Wiccan and Speed are alive. Hoping that this fact will make her reverse some of the things she did and bring Cassie's father back from the dead. The team decides together to attempt to locate the Scarlet Witch.

Role Play Sample:
Flying slowly over the city, Wiccan saw a car slamming into other vehicles while trying to escape the police. Picking up speed, Wiccan caused lightning to charge down blocking the criminals. Turning into an alley, the vehicle picked up speed, crashing into garbage bins. As it turned on to the main street again, the car wheaded towards a packed schoolbus. As people screamed, Wiccan quickly telepoted the car and himself into a prison. The car crashed into the prison wall knocking the criminals unconscious. Waving to the guards, he flew away.