This article is about the original William Kaplan. For the character who assumes his identity, see Wiccan.
- “You don't need to be a psychic to see that you're a good egg.”
- ―Lilia Calderu to William Kaplan[src]
William Kaplan, is a Marvel Comics character who appears in the Disney+ series Agatha All Along. He was the son of Jeff and Rebecca Kaplan, and an inhabitant of Eastview. On the day of his Bar Mitzvah, William was killed in a car accident, as the Hex in Westview began to disintegrate. Following this tragedy, his body was taken over by Billy Maximoff, the son of the Scarlet Witch.
William Kaplan was created by Allan Heinberg and Jim Cheung.
Background[]
William was born in Eastview, New Jersey, to Jeff and Rebecca Kaplan and grew up in a Jewish background. During his childhood, he developed an interest in magic.
Appearances[]
Marvel Cinematic Universe[]
Agatha All Along[]
- “Mom, look out!”
- ―William Kaplan's last words.[src]
In late 2023, William Kaplan, performed his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish coming-of-age ritual. In the after-party, William dances with his friends. Seeing his parents, he thanks them. After he does so, William stumbles upon a palm-reading tent. Inside, a woman named Lilia Calderu reads his palm. As she does so, she reads something on it that causes her to falter and the lights inside the tent flicker. When they go back to normal, William is told by her that his lifeline is split into two, though she assures him that it is most likely symbolic. Uncomfortable, William motions to leave the tent, though before he does so, he is told by her to enjoy the present. Unbeknownst to him, after he leaves, Calderu places a sigil in his jacket, hiding his identity from all witches.
After leaving the tent, William parties once more. Shortly after, William's father, Jeff, announces to the crowd that they must return to their homes immediately, with the Hex in the neighboring town of Westview becoming unstable. In the car, the sitcom enacted inside of the anomaly jams the radio. Looking to their left, William and his parents see the Hex getting smaller, distracting his mother, Rebecca. Looking forward, William warns her, as they were on path to crash head-on with a pickup truck. Swerving out of the way, Rebecca loses control of the car as it goes down a ditch, and the left side of it crashes into a tree at high speed, killing William. As his parents flag down a police car, the soul of Billy Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff's child in the Hex, enters William's body, resurrecting him, with William's identity being used by him, although he later confessed to being unsure whether he was William Kaplan or Billy Maximoff.
Trivia[]
- In "Familiar by Thy Side", William is shown celebrating his Bar Mitzvar during the Westview anomaly in 2023, at the age of 13, before his death occurs. This means William was born in 2010. "Teen" then backs this up when he mentions to Agatha Harkness that he is 16 in "Circle Sewn With Fate / Unlock Thy Hidden Gate", which takes place in 2026, and again when speaking to Alice Wu-Gulliver during a trial in "Through Many Miles / Of Tricks and Trials".
- In the comics, the name Wiccan was given to William Kaplan instead of Billy Maximoff, who had access to Billy Maximoff's powers when Billy Maximoff's soul was reincarnated into his body. However Jac Schaeffer thought that was too complicated so wanted to simplify the backstory for Agatha All Along, therefore decided to have William Kaplan die instead of Billy Maximoff and swap their stories around, so that Billy Maximoff could take over William Kaplan's body instead of William taking over Billy's, allowing Maximoff to live as Kaplan and become known as Wiccan.[1][2]
- Also in the comics, William Kaplan is the one who dates a boy named Teddy instead of Billy Maximoff, while in Agatha All Along, Billy Maximoff dates a boy named Eddie, while living as William Kaplan.
- It's never actually explained in the series if William was already dating Eddie by the time of his death and if Billy Maximoff continued their relationship while living as the latter. However, from the flashbacks, it does seem very unlikely.
- William had various movie posters, placed in his bedroom. These included Alice In Wonderland, The Black Cauldron, and Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
- Ironically, Joe Locke, William's actor, has the middle name William.
- Joe Locke has described both William Kaplan and Billy Maximoff as the same person rather than being one or the other.[3]
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References[]
- ↑ Billy Maximoff Returns: Joe Locke and 'Agatha All Along' Creator on Hiding His Identity, 'Wacky' Fan Theories and Bringing Back *SPOILER* From 'WandaVision'
- ↑ 'Agatha All Along' Showrunner Talks Episode 6: Billy's Backstory, Agatha's Secret and That Cameo
- ↑ "Marvel Studios' Assembled: The Making of Agatha All Along". YouTube, Marvel entertainment (November 14, 2024).
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