Bill Hunting (ビル ハンティング Biru Hantingu) is a young man who works for Durham Printing and assists the Durham University. With the help of Sherlock Holmes and William James Moriarty, he is able to enroll.[1]
Appearance[]
Bill is a young man with short, disheveled hair and usually seen with a newsboy cap. He wears a white shirt, black suspensers and an open jacket.
Personality[]
Bill is a polite, but rather timid person. He's also incredibly intelligent and has a talent for mathematics, shown when he was able to get a perfect score on Williams difficult exam. William even points out that Bill is on the same level as him.[1]
Despite his desire for learning, he is afraid of going against his role as a working class person. With the encouragement and help of Sherlock and William however, he overcomes this and is shown to be emotional and very grateful.[1]
Biography[]
Bill was born in a working class family that owns a printing shop called Durham Printing.
He's always had a talent for mathematics and between printing deliveries, he would study in the library without permission using books and Williams papers.
One day, he brings William an order of printed resumes. He not only takes those to Williams office, but also as a bundle of exams yet to be corrected. He uses the opportunity to fill out the exam as well and slip it in, but he leaves no name. Bill achieves a perfect score and is even able to solve the last problem which was incredibly difficult.
Later he is approached by Sherlock, who has figured out that Bill was the one with the perfect score. Bill initially denies it, but when Sherlock lies by telling him the score wasn't actually perfect, he is shocked and thus exposes himself.
He's dragged to Williams office, where both William and Sherlock acknowledge Bill's talent. Sherlock mentions transferring him to the university, but Bill freaks out and refuses. He says that his life of taking over the printing shop has already been decided and that he's just a working class person.
Sherlock and William both still encourage him and explain that nothing can hold him back if he frees himself of that mindset, which stuns Bill. He reluctantly asks if it's really okay and William reassures him that he will talk to the dean. Bill begins to cry and express his gratitude.
William and Sherlock later manage to get the dean to approve Bill's transfer.[1]
Origin[]
His name is a reference to Will Hunting from the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, who is a janitor at a college and solves a hard math problem.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Chapter 31