William Vangeance

is the captain of the Golden Dawn squad of the Magic Knights. He is currently the closest person to becoming the next Magic Emperor.

Appearance
William wears a helmet with a gold coloring with a blue patch covering his left eye. The helmet has blue and red patches of fur on the the back edge and two light colored feathers on left side. His hair color is unknown, but his eyes have been shown to be purple. His face is later revealed to be scarred, from his nose upwards; William claims to have been born like this. Yami describes William to share the same build, voice and Ki as Licht.

He wears a double-breasted and long-sleeved shirt with a high collar and red trimmings on the edges. The collar also has a chain connecting both ends of the collar as an ornament. The shirt itself is made of two different colors where it is white at the side and red on the middle. The sleeves are mostly in white fabric, except the wrist area where it is red fabric. The shirt extends below his waist and William also wears a light-colored sash on top of it. Furthermore, William also wears a casual white pants and a pair of high boots to complement it. The black boots also have fur around the collar.

William wears the Golden Dawns signature squad robe, which covers his torso and is gold in color. The fabric has an intricate design with a similar color palette as the robe. It also has a blue-colored fur around the border of the hood and a pair of blue ropes coming from the left shoulder and connected to the gold-colored button on the right shoulder. The button keeps the robe properly in place. The squad's insignia is positioned at the left-hand side. He also wears a dark-colored cloak underneath his robe.

Personality
William is beloved by his men and commands extreme loyalty from them. He has a calm, friendly demeanor and nearly always wears an amiable smile when conversing with other people. He still maintains a somewhat mysterious aura due to the fact that most of his expression is covered by his mask.

He is an observant, cautious individual who quickly noticed Asta's high athletic ability during the exam, and who also attempted to keep the other captains in check during Geldor's attempted escape by pointing out that the other man may be under the influence of someone else's magic.

Biography
William was born as an illegitimate child to a 'certain noble' and was viewed as a cursed child due to being born with a scar that covers half his face. He grew up in the slums until the age of 8 where he was feared and thought to be creepy until he was accepted as an aristocrat after the heir died, because of his great power. The wife of the noble - William's foster mother - abused him, resulting in him having a bad childhood. At one point he met Julius, who was in awe of his magic power. Julius offered William a spot in the Magic Knights, he was hesitant because of his appearance - but Julius gives him a mask, which William thinks it tacky - but still wears it till this day. Because of how Julius treated him, he chose to offer his grimoire to his service. About 10 years before current events; he met Yami on the battlefield and would continue to meet until they one day became captains together.

William attends the Magic Knight Entrance Exam that Asta and Yuno participates in. Once the exam start he tells the participates that he will be take the lead for this test and summon a large tree in the sky to give each of the participants a broom. He then explains how the exam will work and watches as the participants take the test. When its time for the final test, William informs the participants that they will battle with each other and to go all out. During Asta's battle, William notices Asta's speed and wonders if he is using Reinforcement Magic. After Asta wins the battle, He notices Asta's grimoire. When the exam is finished, William explains to the participants how they would be selected into a squad. When Yuno turn to be selected, William raised his hand and is glad that Yuno choose his squad. After the exam is over, William heads back to the Golden Dawn headquarters.

Days later William is confronted by Alecdra as to why he sent Yuno to the dungeon. William replies that Alecdra should trust him and that Yuno is going to get stronger for them.

Sometime later, William arrives at the Magic Knight headquarters and meets up with the other captains. Charlotte asks what he was doing, which William replies that he was doing something that he could not leave right away. Geldor asks about the secret to how his men are so strong, which William says that his men work hard. William replies that Geldor should tells him the secret to earning so much in the market, which Geldor tells him that its a trade secret. Nozeru then asks what William was doing when the stars were being handed out, but William doesn't reply. Yami then tells them to stop ganging up on William since he can't use light magic, which William says is correct. Marx then contacts them and William along with the rest head to the dungeon.

Once at the dungeon, William ask the magic emperor Julius what he needs them for. When it is revealed that Geldor is a traitor, William watches as he is captured. William also points out that Geldor might be under the influence of someone's magic. William then watches as they look into Geldor's mind. When Julius order to keep what they have seen a secret, William agrees along with the other captains. William then leaves along with the other captains.

Some time later, William heads to Kiten with some members of his squad to counter the invasion. William is on top of a roof, commenting about how powerful Yuno is after witnessing one of his spells. William then tells Langris that they are head out and that they will make the Diamond Kingdom pay for stepping into their kingdom.

Magic

 * World Tree Magic: William uses a form of magic that allows him to create and manipulate trees.

Abilities

 * Immense Magic Power: As a captain of a Magic Knights squad, William possesses a immense amount of Magic Power. He can tear a hole in the sky and summon enormous tree roots and can also absorb the mana from nearby mages to increase his already massive Magic power to dangerous levels, which then allows him to to produce a spell that can cover the entirety of Kiten.

Fights

 * William vs. Broccos

Events

 * Magic Knights Entrance Exam

Trivia

 * William Vangeance seems to recognize Asta's grimoire.
 * William likes songbirds.