Born the oldest son of Zora King Finlium Orcanth, Will grew up the Crown Prince of the Zora. Wide-eyed and curious, the Zora Prince loved to explore the Domain and its surroundings, meeting its people who all looked to him with friendly smiles and eyes hopeful for the future. Chosen to one day lead the Zora people, Will found himself applying himself well to studies of etiquette and learning about their people. In his view, it was the best way he could repay the kindness that their people had shown him. He found himself taking to the sword after a mild monster attack knocked down one of the Domain's statues. In his mind, if he was to be King, he needed to be able to protect his people.

Then came a Zora that deceived his people, framing Zora's Royal Family for crimes they did not commit and turning the people against them, and they were soon usurped by the deceiver and exiled. Hunters sent by the false King murdered Will's father, turning Will into a cold and calculated killer himself in order to survive.

Not even the end of the Deceiver and himself being pardoned for aiding Hyrule against the darkness could warm his heart. Will took to Hyrule's open fields as a mercenary, searching for money and for purpose. Never letting people get in close again.