Nico Di Angelo & Will Solace

Nico di Angelo was born in or around 1932 in Venice, Italy, before World War II (before Hades and his brothers took an oath to have no more demigod children) to Hades and Maria di Angelo, their second child together, the first being his older sister Bianca di Angelo. He was raised in a conservative catholic home.

Hades rarely made appearances in the household, in fear that the other gods would notice that he had a son and a daughter.

As a child, Nico was obsessed with pirates and the game Mythomagic, which caused him to find the knowledge of being a demigod very exciting. At around the age of six, Nico visited Diocletian's Palace in Split, Croatia.

Nico had a warm relationship with his mother, as he remembers her smiling down at him while they both walked by the Venetian Grand Canal.

In elementary school, he studied Dante.

Relocation and Losing his Mother At some point near the beginning of World War II, Nico and his family left Italy for the United States, where they stayed at a fancy hotel in Washington, D.C.. Around the age of eight, shortly after arriving, Nico was playing Mythomagic with another boy his age, Henry Whittaker, and he mentioned that Ares was pretty. Henry said that was weird and they stopped hanging out.

One day, as Hades was begging Maria di Angelo to store Nico and Bianca somewhere safe as Zeus was planning to kill them. Shortly after, she died when Zeus struck the hotel they were staying in with lightning in an attempt to kill the siblings, since he thought they would be too dangerous. However, they were protected by Hades as he erected an impenetrable wall of black energy to shield them from Zeus' bolts, but Hades was not able to protect their mother in time.

Afterward, a devastated Hades ordered the Fury Alecto to take Nico and Bianca to the Underworld and bathe them in the River Lethe, in order to wipe away their memories, and told her to give their mother the Ancient rites. The lord of the dead also swore revenge on Zeus. This later caused him to send monsters to attack and try to kill Thalia Grace, Zeus' daughter.

Washington D.C. and the Lotus Hotel and Casino In The Titan's Curse, Bianca says that she and Nico had no memories of their mortal parent and told by a lawyer (Alecto in disguise), in Washington D.C., that their parents were dead, and had left a bank trust for them. This "lawyer" would come by once in a while to check on both of them. During this time, Nico and Bianca were enrolled in a boarding school. Meanwhile, Bianca familiarized herself with the city's subway system. In The Blood of Olympus, Nico sees a brief flashback from this time - his sister Bianca, laughing as she pulled him across the National Mall. After some time had passed, Hades, hoping that one of his children might one day become the "child of the Eldest Gods" (referred to in the Great Prophecy), decided to place them in the Lotus Hotel and Casino, and tasked Alecto with the job. Once again disguised as a lawyer, Alecto had Nico and Bianca leave the boarding school, and took them all the way to the Lotus Hotel, in Las Vegas.

After what the siblings thought was a month in the Lotus Hotel (which turned out to be 70 years), they were taken out by Alecto, this time disguised as a different lawyer. Alecto drove Nico and Bianca back east, through D.C., and then up into Maine. They were brought to a military school called Westover Hall, paid for by Hades using what Nico and Bianca thought to be a trust fund left to them by their parents. At this point, Nico became once again obsessed with Mythomagic. It was later revealed that Nico had been obsessed with pirates even before he started collecting Mythomagic cards. Bianca mentioned that the summer before she left Westover Hall (during the events of The Sea of Monsters), she and Nico visited Washington D.C. once again, and were very surprised to see several subway stations that had not been there before. Bianca mentions that during their visit, several monsters (disguised as mortals) attempted to attack them in an alley. Nico also mentions seeing a bus driver (most likely a satyr in disguise) with ram's horns, though Bianca had not believed him at the time.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Titan's Curse Hiding in the Labyrinth Nico eventually found the entrance to the Labyrinth and found Minos. Minos manipulated Nico and the two traveled together, with Nico barely eating at all. Nico became very depressed during this time and his anger only grew bigger, and he became convinced that he would never belong at Camp Half-Blood because he was a son of Hades. He even abandoned his Mythomagic cards. Nico became very strong during his months away, learning to summon ghosts. He also got his Stygian Iron sword. Nico also learned how to shadow travel but ended up in China many times. Nico and Minos would camp out in the Underworld where Minos would try to manipulate him into doing a soul for a soul to bring Bianca back.

Nico's appearance also changed. His hair grew to his shoulders and his skin went from olive to as white as snow. He also donned his signature outfit of his aviator's jacket, black jeans, and a skull shirt, with a sword on his side. He became very skinny and bony due to his meager diet.

While Nico was gone, Percy, Grover, and Annabeth searched for him the entire spring with no luck. Percy thought about Nico a lot and the crack he made, which, was still at the Dining Pavilion.

The Battle of the Labyrinth The Demigod Files The Sword of Hades Nico is one of the three demigods along with Thalia and Percy who are summoned by his step-mother Persephone to find the Sword of Hades. When he is first summoned by Persephone he claims to have been at a graveyard in New Orleans, this could possibly be reference to Hazel. Naturally, Nico didn't take well to her welcome since she turned him into a dandelion when they last met. Percy thinks it's a bad idea but Nico is hoping to achieve recognition from his father Hades. He tells Thalia and Percy why they need to go on the quest. To Percy's irritation, he comes up with logical reasons. His knowledge of the Underworld and its occupants helps them complete their quest. He remains in the Underworld afterward to discuss the upcoming Titan War with his father. Before his friends leave, he reminds Percy of his idea to defeat the Titans.

The Last Olympian

Between the Series Sadly, Nico's popularity only lasted a few weeks. After that campers did whatever they could to avoid him and forgot he was at camp. (Though a year or so later, Will Solace tells him this never happened, he in fact isolated himself). The fact that Percy had begun dating Annabeth did not make Nico feel any better. As a result, Nico takes to only showing up at Camp from time to time. Sometime after the Battle of Manhattan, Hades gave Nico a French zombie chauffeur, Jules-Albert, for his birthday.

As revealed in The Son of Neptune, in the September following the Battle of Manhattan, after Thanatos had been captured, and the dead were returning to the world, Nico had gone to the Underworld in hopes of rescuing his sister Bianca, but was unable to do so, because she decided to be reborn and thus couldn't be brought back to life.

Instead, Nico found his half-sister Hazel Levesque in the Fields of Asphodel and sensed she was a child of the Underworld, as, unlike the other souls in Asphodel, she remembered her life. Nico felt that she deserved another chance at being a hero and brought her to the overworld (Gaea said that he had selfish reasons for doing this, but it is unknown if he had any or for what selfish reasons did he do it for, maybe because he wanted a chance at having a sister again). Hades gives Nico directions on how to find Camp Jupiter, explains why the Olympians have kept both camps separated for centuries, and forbids him from telling anybody about it, as the time isn't right. Hades also advises his son to introduce himself to the Romans as a son of Pluto, telling Nico that it is important for him to make this connection.

As stated by Dakota, Nico took Hazel directly to Camp Jupiter and requested that Reyna and Jason take her in. Thus, Nico became the first Greek demigod since the First Demigod Civil War to learn about the existence of Roman demigods and to visit Camp Jupiter. He accepts a role as the Ambassador of Pluto to the Romans and becomes involved in the camp's political life as a Senator.

The Heroes of Olympus The Lost Hero Annabeth mentions that Nico is searching for Percy along with Tyson, Grover, and the Hunters of Artemis, but otherwise, he doesn't appear in this book. It's to be assumed that he doesn't stay at Camp Half-Blood much, as Annabeth said he "sometimes" shows up, which could be due to his double duty at Camp Jupiter as Ambassador of Pluto. She mentions him as one of the only children of the Big Three along with Percy Jackson and Thalia Grace. Unknown to her, Jason Grace and Hazel Levesque are also children of the Roman Big Three, being the son of Jupiter and the daughter of Pluto respectively.

The Son of Neptune Nico meets Percy at Camp Jupiter, where he is visiting his half-sister, Hazel Levesque. Nico is very shocked when he sees Percy, but he introduced himself and held out his hand, pretending not to know his friend. The two shook hands, and Percy said that he knew him, but Nico said, "Do you?", not telling him about his past. Hazel tells Nico about how Percy arrived and Nico tells Percy about Gaea, and how evil she was. He also tells him about how Saturn came back and caused the Second Titan War and the Battle of Mount Othrys. Nico mentions how he told Reyna Ramírez-Arellano about the giants being reborn, but she didn't listen to him. Nico also greeted Frank Zhang when he arrived and smiled since he was amused by him and was never uneasy around him. Nico tells Frank to take Percy to dinner while he talks to Hazel, and tells Hazel that he is staying overnight. Hazel is stressed about this because she knows that the campers won't like that.

Hazel and Nico talked on the roof of Pluto's Shrine, where Nico tells Hazel that important things are at work, and he cannot tell Hazel much about Percy, but she can trust him because he is only dangerous to his enemies. Hazel was still suspicious, and Nico got moody, making bones pop up from the ground. Nico reassured Hazel that she can make things right, and almost calls her Bianca, making Hazel even more bitter, knowing that she will never be like her. Nico tells Hazel how "Pluto" was going crazy because of everything happening in the Underworld, and that Hazel belonged at Camp Jupiter. After Hazel blacks out, Nico gets very worried and asks her where she was when she woke up. Nico warns Hazel that she should better control her blackouts. He and Hazel ran to the mess hall for dinner and Nico gave her Nectar to heal her cuts after she fell when a gold bar popped up. The two ran for the gates of Camp to not be late for roll call. When they arrived, Nico went next to Percy. After Hazel stood for Percy, Nico was proud of her and beamed at her, calling her "sis". Hazel wondered if he called Bianca that. While Frank was with Percy, Percy asked many questions about Nico, which Frank didn't know much of the answers. Frank thinks that he isn't like Hazel since Hazel is nicer and better looking, and tells Percy that he is mysterious and makes everyone nervous, but not him. At dinner, Nico sat with Frank, Percy, Hazel, and the Centurion Dakota. Percy wanted to talk to Nico about if he saw him before, and Nico panicked and told him unless he saw him in the Underworld, they never saw each other. Dakota says how Reyna never knows what to do when Nico arrives, which Nico took no offense to. Nico says that Dakota was helpful, standing for Hazel, making Dakota blush. Nico tells Percy that he only learned about Hazel recently, how children of Pluto stick together, and how he had another sister. When Don started mentioning Percy's Empathy Link, Nico had Frank and Hazel get Percy oriented and dragged Dakota, Don, and Vitellius to the Praetor's table to discuss war strategies, dragging Don and Vitellius by the ear.

During the War Games, Nico watched from the observation tower in the fort with binoculars. After Gwendolyn died and came back to life, Reyna asked Nico if it was a power of Pluto, but Nico says that no one returns from the dead, and glanced at Hazel, telling her to stay quiet. When Mars arrived at Camp, he glared at Nico while talking about how some people return from the dead. The next day, Nico participated in the Senate meeting and wore a black toga, sitting with the other Senators. Nico tells Reyna that he and Hazel learned about the giants from Pluto, and how the eldest giant, Alcyoneus, was born to oppose Pluto. Reyna was suspicious, and told him that he sounded "quite familiar with him". Nico tells the others how only a demigod and a god together can kill a giant, and how it has happened before in the First Giant War. Nico also explains to Percy how Pluto is the god of the dead, but Thanatos is the god of death, but he was captured. Nico also says how it is easier for ghosts to escape your Underworld, and how Gaea and her forces captured the Doors of Death, making monsters escape.

Before Hazel left, Nico wished her luck and said that he would head back to your Underworld to help his father with helping the Furies. Nico also planned to track escaping souls and find the Doors of Death. Hazel told him to be careful, but Nico said that he knew how to hide. Nico was also worried that after she saved Thanatos, he would never see her again, and she would go back to the dead. Nico said goodbye and melted into the shadows. Nico is later shown in one of Hazel's flashback blackouts. He finds Hazel in the Fields of Asphodel and brings her back to the mortal world to give her another chance at life. Hazel later learns that he is in Rome. Percy becomes angry at him when he regains his memories.

Journey through Tartarus and Europe As Nico is searching the Underworld for the Doors of Death, he finds the entrance to Tartarus. Not long after, he encounters the Chimera and Echidna, momentarily mistaking the latter for his grandmother. After taunting the pair, they attack Nico and the son of Hades is pulled into Tartarus. After falling, Nico is surprised that none of his bones are broken and gets up. After spotting the Giant Army, Nico is spotted by wolves and runs. As the wolves are gaining on him, he sees a house nearby and someone waving at him. The son of Hades makes it to the house and he is greeted by Nemesis. Nemesis insists she is there to help Nico, but he does not believe it. The goddess takes the form of his father and tells him to correct the imbalances in his heart. She gives Nico pomegranate seeds from his step-mother's garden and he questions the gesture. After saying she is weaker in Tartarus, the goddess tells Nico to follow the River Phlegethon downstream to reach the Doors of Death and to restore balance in his heart. The house and goddess vanish, but not before warning Nico of her mother, and Nico sees a bubble of puss. It bursts and an empousa emerges, he kills her as she complains that she just reformed and the son of Hades runs away. He finds the river of fire and follows the goddess's instructions.

Nico follows the river of flames and, as he does, slowly loses his sanity and questions if he will die in Tartarus. Soon after reaching a forest, he gives into his thirst and drinks from the Phlegethon. To the son of Hades's utter shock, the river is cold and he survives drinking from it, feeling much better. Nico continues to follow it and finds the river bend at a right angle before a wall of darkness. Nico sees an archway and, thinking it is the Doors of Death, goes to it. He crosses and, upon realizing it is not the Doors of Death, he hears a mother and son talking. Nico tries to sneak away, but he is caught. Nico soon realizes he is before Nyx and Hypnos. Nyx interrogates Nico as Hypnos says he made a mistake coming to his mother's domain. Nico tries to play dumb, but Nyx quickly realizes he is a demigod son of Hades and learns his name. Soon Ephialtes and Otis arrive and demand Nico. Nyx is reluctant to hand him over and Nico tries and fails to get the four to turn on each other. Nico manages to slip away, but becomes petrified at the sight of the Mansion of Night. He cries in despair and Nyx taunts him and agrees to the giant's deal. As Nico is stuffed in a jar, Nyx says she wants to see him again if he survives.

The giant twins take him through the Doors and drag him through the House of Hades. They take him to Rome in the Coliseum where he would die on the Kalends of July. They use him as a trap to bait the Seven. Nico loses a lot of weight and ate pomegranate seeds, going into a death trance to breathe as little as possible. Nico almost gives up hope while in the jar.

The Mark of Athena Percy sees Nico in his dream, imprisoned in the jar in a coma-like state. He had marked three scratches on the wall of the jar, one for each pomegranate seed he had eaten. The seeds are a last resort food, which only children of Hades/Pluto can eat. Hazel explains that the seeds last for up to one day and put him in a death-like state so that he doesn't use up all his air, something Hazel calls a death trance. Piper mentions that the lines of the prophecy now make sense: "Twins snuff out the angels breath, who holds the key to endless death," as Nico's last name is di Angelo, and 'Angelo' is Italian for 'angel'. Jason and Leo are wary of Nico and mention how he went between the camps, calling it 'shady' and questioning whether he is trustworthy. Hazel is outraged at this, saying Nico is her brother and saved her before storming out of the room. Ultimately, Jason and Leo apologize to her and the Seven agree that Nico is important to closing the Doors of Death and that they must save him. So, despite knowing that it's a trap, the Seven head to Rome to rescue Nico. After getting there, Hazel, Frank, and Leo try to find Nico, which leads them to the Pantheon, but they are led into a trap and are almost killed by eidolons. After defeating them, Leo realizes that Hazel was trying to track Nico by using his sword as a beacon, which they find lying in the workshop.

Instead, Percy, Jason, and Piper come to Nico's rescue underneath the Colosseum. During Percy and Jason's battle against Otis and Ephialtes, the jar Nico was held in breaks open and Nico falls out. Percy is shocked at his state and can't tell if he is alive or dead. Piper McLean manages to pull the incredibly weakened, but alive Nico to safety. Later back on the ship, Nico tells them how he was captured and what he now knows about the Doors of Death. Nico had found out that the Doors of Death have two sides: one in the mortal world and one in Tartarus. The mortal side of the portal is in Greece, at a temple called the House of Hades and it is guarded heavily by Gaea's forces. Nico then says that the other side of the doors is in Tartarus, a place not even the gods go and that is why Hades has not been able to close the doors. Not even the god of death, Thanatos, would go near Tartarus.

Leo guesses that the seven heroes will have to go to Tartarus and close that side of the portal, but Nico says that it would be impossible, and not even they would stand a chance down there because of the strength and the sheer number of monsters there. Percy then says that they can set sail for the House of Hades, defeat Gaea's forces, and close the doors on the mortal side. Nico, however, says that it is not that easy and that the Doors of Death have to be controlled on both sides to be closed, as they are like a double seal. He says that maybe all eight of them working together could defeat Gaea's forces on the mortal side, but that they would need a team fighting simultaneously on the Tartarus side; a team powerful enough to defeat a legion of monsters in their home territory.

In Arachne's lair, when Percy tries to save Annabeth from falling into Tartarus, Percy catches hold of a ledge just in time. Nico tries to help, but he is out of reach. Annabeth tells Percy to let go, but Percy says that he will not lose her again. Percy tells Nico that they will meet the rest of the seven and Nico on the other side of the Doors, and makes him promise to lead the others to the mortal side. Nico promises and Percy lets go, allowing the dark gravity of Tartarus to pull him and Annabeth in. During a meeting on the Argo II, Nico admits that Percy is the most powerful demigod he has ever met and with Annabeth there with him, they will survive. He believes that if anyone could make it through Tartarus, it would be them. He assures Leo that both Percy and Annabeth are still alive.

The House of Hades The Blood of Olympus Between the Series Several days after the deaths of Gaea and Leo, a parchment scroll with a holographic message, sent from the resurrected Leo, came fluttering into Camp Half-Blood on the wind, with Nico being the one to keep it (in his jacket's pocket) after the other campers had finished re-listening to it. While extremely relieved after learning of Leo's survival (due to him having blamed himself for Leo's death and unable to forgive himself), Nico is also enraged at Leo for scaring him, so he looks at the scroll whenever he wants to get angry at Leo.

At some point during the ensuing months, Nico finally decides to come out and confess his feelings to Will Solace. He asks the satyrs to help him plan a picnic, but they misunderstood and create a picnic themed coming out party at the Dining Pavilion for the whole camp. Despite the misunderstanding, Nico comes out to the son of Apollo and, after Will reveals he feels the same about the son of Hades, the two begin dating. In doing so, he gave other LGBTQ+ campers the courage to come out as well.

In order to sit together with his new boyfriend during meals, Nico claims to Chiron that he somewhat loses control of his infernal powers while sitting alone at the Hades' Cabin table, and so he is therefore given permission to sit at the Apollo's Cabin's table instead, as Will produced a handy fake doctor's note, and Chiron decided it wasn't worth arguing about.

At one point he and Will accidentally shadow traveled to the largest Cheez Whiz factory in Venezuela.

By September, however, most of Nico's friends temporarily leave camp, with Percy and Annabeth returning to New York to spend their senior school year together, while Jason and Piper depart a month later (spending most of September searching for Leo), to spend their school year in Los Angeles (with Tristan McLean), also taking Gleeson Hedge, Mellie, and Chuck along with them. It can also be assumed that Nico is rarely visited by Hazel and Frank, as he describes them being busy "doing the Twelfth Legion thing" at Camp Jupiter.

Will was born in Austin, Texas to Naomi Solace, an alt-country singer, and Apollo, the Greek god of archery, music, light, prophecy, and medicine. His mother would take him on tour with her.

When he was nine, Will was on tour with his mother when they stopped in New York City. They took great joy in riding the subway.

Learning What He Is When Will was ten, he and his mother returned to New York City after a stop in Albany. When they were walking through Washington Square Park, a flock of pigeons, Stymphalian Birds, surrounded the pair and attacked them. Thankfully, Maron, a satyr, was nearby and he was able to defend the mother and son. Maron went back with them to their hotel room and explained that Will is a demigod and brought him to Camp Half-Blood.

Eventually the son of Apollo became a year-round camper, although the details are currently unknown.

Will was a camper when Thalia's Pine Tree was poisoned and Tantalus became the activities director.

Just under two years before the Battle of Manhattan, Will started training under Michael Yew to be a medic and treats a new camper after he cuts himself in sword training.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Last Olympian During the Battle of Manhattan, Will took on the Williamsburg Bridge with his siblings, including Michael Yew, Austin Lake and Kayla Knowles.

After Annabeth Chase was gravely wounded, and the bridge was collapsed (causing Michael to die in the process), Percy took Will to the Plaza Hotel to heal Annabeth, on a Yamaha FZ1. They narrowly avoided being pummeled by fruit by Pompona's Statue as they ran in. When they made it to Annabeth, Will became relieved when he saw the wound and said it wasn't bad, and if he arrived a few minutes later it would have been too late. Will told Annabeth to lay still and asked someone to hand him nectar. He poured nectar into the wound to clean it out, applied a silver paste, sang a hymn to Apollo in Ancient Greek to heal her, and applied bandages. The healing took a lot out of him, and he looked almost as pale as Annabeth. He then sent Travis Stoll to a store for mortal medical supplies, insisting that the Hermes campers leave some form of payment and not steal if it was possible.

Later, Will and the other Apollo campers set up a makeshift hospital on Olympus to care for the wounded. Michael Yew was never found, so Will became the new head counselor of his cabin.

The Heroes of Olympus The Lost Hero Will lent Annabeth his chariot from his cabin to borrow, and was very upset when it crashed in the lake. Will yelled at Annabeth, and said she could borrow it, not destroy it, and Annabeth apologized and promised to get it fixed. Will scowled at the chariot. Will also questioned why Leo, Piper, and Jason weren't claimed yet, since they looked way older than thirteen. Before Annabeth could explain, he asked if there was any sign of Percy, and Annabeth said no. After Leo was claimed, at Annabeth's request, Will took Leo to Hephaestus' Cabin to meet his bunk mates and give him a tour of Camp Half-Blood. Will said sure, and put a hand on Leo's shoulder as he walked him to the cabin, promising to explain everything.

Will took Leo on a tour of the camp, which impressed Leo, who thought that Will was cool. Leo asked if he would get a sword, Will winced as if he found the notion disturbing, and Will said he would probably make his own in Cabin 9. Will also explained who his dad was, and how his name is Hephaestus, not Vulcan, and that it was good that he was claimed almost immediately. He began to mention a curse but stopped himself, making Leo worry. Will became concerned when Leo thought he saw Tía Callida, and Will said that he had a long day and the Mist was playing with his head.

The two entered the cabin, and Will asked Jake Mason where everyone was, who replied that they are down at the forges. Will then asked Jake if there was an extra bed for Leo, but Jake changed the subject to discuss the curses. Will was shocked when he gave Beckendorf's old bed to Leo, but he didn't protest. Will was even more shocked when he was told cabin 9 had underground rooms. Will and Jake began to tell Leo about the Second Titan War, and Will was in disbelief that Leo missed the whole thing. Will then walked Leo to the Forges to be acquainted with his siblings and he told him about Charles Beckendorf and the Curse of Cabin Nine. Will introduced Leo to his siblings and left them to get acquainted. Later, though not mentioned by name, Will was present when Piper was claimed by Aphrodite.

After the Winter Solstice, Will attended a council meeting as a Head Counselor, absently wrapping and unwrapping an ace bandage around his wrist.

The Blood of Olympus Will attended a council meeting to discuss the Siege of Camp Half-Blood. He stopped an argument from breaking out between Clarisse La Rue and Rachel Elizabeth Dare by saying that it wasn't Rachel's fault that prophecies stopped working and put his hand on Clarisse's shoulder, calming her down and having her lower her dagger. Will explained that everyone in his cabin was affected, not just Rachel. He said he didn't know what was going on at Delphi and that Apollo hasn't answered any of his prayers or appeared in his dreams, and that this wasn't like Apollo. Will agreed when Jake Mason said that if Octavian was his descendant, he'd hide out in shame. He also said that wouldn't mind shooting Octavian off of his high horse, but that he wasn't a good enough archer, he's just a healer and wished he could use his father's gifts to stop the war. Chiron reassured Will that his talents would be essential before the end of the war.

On August 1st, Will helped deliver Chuck Hedge, the son of Gleeson and Mellie. While delivering, Gleeson told Will about Nico and how he was overexerting himself shadow travelling and using his powers.

Will later saw Nico on Half-Blood Hill while he was scouting the enemy. He asked what Nico was doing there and Nico retorted to ask what he was doing, and said he would get himself killed covered in black but uncovering his mop of blonde hair. Will blushed and said that Lou Ellen Blackstone put some mist around him to protect him. Will also told Nico that Coach Hedge was fine and he had a cute satyr baby boy. He said he delivered it and asked if he ever delivered a baby, and Nico said no. Will then said his hands were still shaking and told Nico to feel them, grabbing his hand, but Nico yanked it away. Nico said they didn't have time for chitchat and when he began to suggest he shadow travel to the Romans tent, Will rejected it, and said that he cannot shadow travel. He said he could feel the darkness in him and he'd be in no shape for combat if he went to the tent. He said they can stop the Romans by sneaking around, but no shadow travel. Nico protested but Will was firm, aggravating Nico. He reluctantly agreed, as long as Will followed his lead.

Will, Lou Ellen, Nico, and Cecil Markowitz snuck around, waiting for the chance to distract them. When the Romans saw them, Will ran and had six guards chase him as a diversion, which Nico deemed stupid. The Romans started to gain on Will and Nico had to run to save him by tripping one Roman and taking down six. Will thanked him, saying six at once isn't bad, and Nico said next time he'd let them run him down. When Nico used his powers to summon skeletons from the underworld, Will called him an idiot and said he cannot use his underworld powers, and when he said he was fine, Will insisted he wasn't. He put his arm around him and gave him healing gum to save him, and told him to not complain when he said it tasted like tar and mud. When Cecil came over, Will said that Nico will not be doing any Underworld magic. Nico quickly pushed himself off of Will when he realized he was leaning against him, and said he will do what he needs. Will rolled his eyes and called him Death Boy, which Nico hated.

Due to his bickering with Nico, they allowed Cynocephali and Octavian to get close, but Will saved him and his friends by whistling, causing the Cynocephali to fall in agony. Cecil was bewildered and asked what he did, and Will explained his power. When Nico confronted Octavian and said he was leaving both camps for good, Will was shocked and asked why he would want that. Nico said it was because he never belonged, and Will became angry. He said no one at Camp had ever pushed him away, and that he pushed himself away. Octavian interrupted him and when he said Apollo showed him the future, Will became furious and said he was the son of Apollo, and called Octavian an anemic loser. He said his father did not show anyone the future, since prophecy is down, and said that what he was doing isn't what Apollo would want. Later, as the legion fell to the brink of war, Will tried to talk Octavian out of it, but he refused to listen. As the Greeks attacked, Will saved the day by whistling and alerting everyone that Reyna had arrived.

After Gaea awoke, Will ran up to Nico and said one word: Octavian. They ran to him, only to find out he wanted to fire an onager to kill Gaea. They watched in horror as Gaea rose, but both boys were shocked when Leo Valdez flew in on Festus. Will didn't know how it happened, but they had other problems. They found Octavian, and will tried to talk him out of firing the onager, but Octavian didn't listen. Will tried to tell him that his robes were stuck and that this wasn't what Apollo would want, but again, he didn't listen. As Will tried to convince him again, Nico stopped him by saying they cannot stop him. Will stared at Nico in disbelief, but he didn't question him. They both watched as Octavian killed himself.

In the days following Gaea's awakening, Will spent most of his time in the infirmary healing the wounded. Nico didn't talk to him because he thought that Will believed he was a monster. After two days, Will confronted Nico while he spoke to Jason, and called him over. Will asked where Nico was, and he was angry that he didn't come to the infirmary to offer to help. When Nico insisted they wouldn't want him there, Will said that he should help him out and said that Nico was a friendly face, shocking the son of Hades. Will called him dense and said he hoped he got over the nonsense of wanting to leave Camp, and when Nico said he was staying, Will was relieved, saying he was dense, not stupid. He then ordered Nico to spend three days in the infirmary with him starting now, since he can't do magic without almost dying, making skeletal butterflies flutter in his stomach. After Nico went to talk to Percy and Annabeth, he went back to Will.

Between the Series Following the defeat of Gaea and the death of Leo, Nico spent a week helping Will out in the infirmary, although his efforts to help along with Dakota just lead to hilarity for Will as Nico and Dakota struggle to find the antiseptic cleaner. Despite how hard it was for Nico, his dedication caused Will to start looking at Nico differently and become romantically interested in Nico which Nico, unbeknownst to Will, noticed, as did Kayla Knowles, Austin Lake and Connor Stoll who drew Nico's attention to Will looking at him.

A few days after Leo's death and after Nico's time helping out in the infirmary, a holographic scroll with a message, sent from the resurrected Leo, came fluttering into Camp Half-Blood on the wind, with Nico being the one to keep it in his jacket's pocket after the other campers had finished re-listening to it. While extremely relieved after learning of Leo's survival due to him having blamed himself for Leo's death and unable to forgive himself, Nico is also enraged at Leo for scaring him, so he looks at the scroll whenever he wants to get angry at Leo. At first after getting the message, Nico is consumed by his anger until Will takes him into the forest to scream out his anger at Leo's actions and scaring a dryad out of her tree. As a result, Nico is left feeling better and understood as no one had ever done anything like that for him before, causing Nico to begin looking at Will in a romantic light as well.

Knowing that Will likes him back, Nico decides to ask him out, but is too terrified each time he tries, unaware that Will feels the same way. Although Nico senses that something is there, it was still frightening for Nico to think about declaring it without knowing how Will or anybody else would react. Finally, based on what he's seen in the movies, Nico asks the satyrs and nymphs of Camp Half-Blood to help him set up a picnic in the woods as a romantic gesture towards Will, but Juniper and the others misunderstand Nico's request and instead throw him a huge camp-wide coming out party with Nico not realizing what's going on until Juniper announces that he has a big announcement to make. Although upset, Nico decides to own it and publicly tell Will that he's gay and ask him out, needing to know that he can be himself at camp and not hide in the shadows all of the time. Much to Nico's relief, none of the worst-case scenarios that he imagined occur and Will accepts, telling Nico that he would've said yes if Nico had just asked him without the party, coming out himself in the process. The fact that Nico, who wasn't the party type, went through all of that to tell Will he liked him impressed Will and helped to make it easier for Will to say who he is and stop hiding. Nico's coming out also gives Paolo Montes, Malcolm Pace and Jake Mason to come out as well.

In order to sit together with his new boyfriend during meals, Nico claims to Chiron that he somewhat loses control of his infernal powers while sitting alone at the Hades' Cabin table, and so he is therefore given permission to sit at the Apollo's Cabin's table instead, as Will produced a handy fake doctor's note, and Chiron decided it wasn't worth arguing about.

At one point, he and Will accidentally shadow traveled to the largest Cheez Whiz factory in Venezuela.

The Trials of Apollo The Hidden Oracle Will cared for his father, Apollo, after he turned mortal, and carried him back to his cabin. Will tried to give him nectar, but his lips started steaming, almost killing him due to being mortal. When Apollo woke up, Will asked him if he knew who he was, and Apollo realized that Will was his son. Will told Apollo that his vital signs were completely human, how he almost killed him, and the state of his injuries. Will thought it was awkward that his father was the same age as him, and smiles at Apollo's complaints about being mortal, admitting that he'd rather find it humorous than freak out about it, and said that Meg seemed to be adjusting well to camp.

When Austin and Kayla walked in, Will told them to go to the big house and tell Chiron that Apollo was awake. Will helped Apollo stand and led him outside to the big house. Will saw Nico say that Apollo had a strong aura of death, told Nico they need to talk about his people skills, and apologized to Apollo for his boyfriend. Will and Nico went together as buddies to tell the other campers that dinner was in an hour. Apollo did not understand Will’s attraction to a son of Hades but was happy if Will was happy.

That night, at dinner, Will sat with Nico (shoulder to shoulder), Apollo, Austin, and Kayla. Will bantered with Nico good-naturedly, reminding Apollo of him and Hyacinthus. Nico and Will told Apollo that Will gave Chiron a doctor's note so Nico could sit at their table, or else zombies would attack. Will and Nico also told Apollo the whereabouts of Percy, Annabeth, and the others from the Argo II. Later, While Chiron talked about the three-legged death race, Will was caught staring at Paolo's arms, and when Nico brought it up, Will said he was merely assessing how his arms functioned after surgery. Will said that no one wanted to do the race, but they couldn’t stand to disappoint Harley. Will bowed respectively along with everyone else when Meg was claimed.

After Peaches attacked the campers, Will tended to Sherman's head injuries. Will came back to the cabin with Austin and Kayla and told them to get some sleep after his siblings questioned if Apollo was okay. Will put a blanket over Apollo, who was pretending to be asleep, and told him to sleep, soothing him. The next morning, Will and the others helped Apollo use the toilet, the shower, the sink, a toothbrush, and deodorant. Will also did morning boot camp with Apollo, and Apollo grumbled to Will about PE and asked where Clarisse was, and Will said she was in Arizona at college.

For the Three-Legged Death Race, Will and Nico were partners, tied to each other. Will mentioned how he missed Grover, and how Juniper misses him. Will and Nico ran off to the race. Later, Will and Nico cared for a dozen injured campers and reattached Paolo’s leg. Will wanted to look for Austin and Kayla, but as they were short on healers he felt he had to stay back and scolded Apollo into helping. Will and Nico set Valentina's broken arm while Apollo helped the others. The next day, Apollo and Meg went on a quest to find the Grove of Dodona and Will was at his going away party, with Billie, Malcolm, Paolo, and Nico. Will gave Apollo a combat ukulele, which he explained was the work of Harley, and told him the oath he made was stupid. Will was worried about Apollo and Meg, but Apollo reassured him that he would be back at dawn.

The next day, Nico and Will cared for Apollo in his cabin, after he showed up to camp without Meg at six in the morning. The two wanted to look for Meg, but Chiron rejected their request. Apollo had a concussion and Will healed him, and was asleep until noon. Nico and Will were worried about him and noticed that the hyacinths on the windowsill weren't there before. Will didn't want Apollo looking for Meg so soon, but Apollo told Will and Nico to protect the camp, and how the Roman emperors are alive. They were too shocked to go after Apollo when they learned the enemy was Nero.

That afternoon, Nico and Will were capsized in the middle of a canoe ride and rushed to help everyone when the Colossus Neronis attacked. Will and Nico shadow travelled away and stole Sherman’s chariot, and Will came back dragging Nico, who was half-conscious. Nico passed out, and Will went to get him Gatorade, and wished Apollo good luck. After the battle, Will care for the worst cases of hay fever in the camp epidemic.

When Leo Valdez came back with Calypso on Festus, Will was one of the first campers to punch him. Will later started a bonfire in the amphitheater for a sing-along.

The Burning Maze After arriving at Aeithales, Apollo thinks of Will and how his son is doing at camp.

The Tyrant's Tomb His father thinks of him when thinking of his boyfriend Nico while he is dying of a zombie infection. However, Apollo knows that despite his immense skill as a healer, Will is unlikely to be able to cure him anymore than the healers in New Rome could and is grateful that the two demigods are not at Camp Jupiter as they would just be adding to the numbers of people worrying about him.

The Tower of Nero When his father and Meg return to camp six months later, he hugs Apollo and gives him a glass of lemonade. He catches Apollo when the mortal god passes out. The following morning he greets his father as he emerges from the shower and tells him the others have gone for a hike. It's then revealed that Will bought Apollo clothes on his last trip into the city, hoping it would make Apollo more comfortable in camp. As they exit they meet up with the Apollo campers and head to breakfast, after informing his dad of his boyfriend's stress and voices the two are called to the head table by Dionysus. Meg joins them and they talk about the prophecy, where it is revealed that while Will told Nico most of it, he had missed out the lines regarding Nico directly. Nico is not impressed about this, but reveals that he knows what it means. Will tries and fails to talk him out of it, clearly not wanting Nico to go alone but also not wanting to go with him, before reluctantly joining him in gathering supplies for the son of Hades's "friends". They spend the day gathering supplies and the following morning he and Nico go with his father and Meg to Brooklyn.

Argus drops them off a block from there destination and they walk the rest of the way. Rachel lets them in and warns them of the cows. She explained that three cattle car's filled with livestock appeared out of no where the other day and they were not given food or water. She called the authorities, but they could not see them. They then change the conversation to Nero. Rachel confirms the Fasces is located in a vault on a heavily fortified floor in the central levels of the towers along with the holding cells. When Rachel mentions what looks like a heavily guarded and fortified water treatment plant under the building with pipes connecting to the city's, he and the son of Hades confirm that they know people, the Troglodytes who can tunnel into and out to sabotage the system without Nero knowing. Soon Rachel utters a prophecy in Python's voice before she passes out and the cattle start breaking into the property. He carries Rachel until she regains consciousness and passes her to the daughter of Demeter as they escape the mansion before it collapses in on itself and they make their way to a construction site with a fifty foot pit. They jump onto a crane as some of the cattle, which his father recognizes as the troglodytes natural enemy Tauri Sylvestres, fall into the pit and choke to death on their anger. As they question their next move and if Nero is responsible for the cattle, his boyfriend thinks he can get everybody out via Shadow Travel. When they reach the bottom of the pit Nico says he can only take two with him at most and Apollo and Meg tell the son of Hades to take him and Rachel as they stay behind and fight one of the bulls as it slides into the pit.

As Nico recovers after passing out when he brings Apollo and Meg to an underground cavern, he and the others talk about their strategy as that his father and Meg only have a few hours to surrender if they are going to follow Lu's plan. When Nico regains consciousness he takes the four to the troglodytes and the son of Apollo reluctantly glows to give them some light. As soon as Nico announces their presence, they are surrounded and one, the leader Screech-Bling, asks if the son of Hades companions are offerings. Nico says no and offers them a skink instead. They accept it and take them to their camp where he is ignored by the residents, much to his annoyance. When they are given hats at dinner he is given a lamp shade, much to his annoyance. As his father, Nico, and Rachel make a case for them to help them, the troglodytes agree until the forest bulls attack. During the chaos he, Nico, and Rachel are separated from Apollo and Meg.

He aids in the Battle of Nero's Tower and separates from Nico early on, stating that he's needed elsewhere. At some point, he runs into Rachel, Screech-Bling, and Luguselwa, whose stumps he ties daggers to and redresses with fresh bandages. The troglodyte informs him they have disabled the gas and the four make their way to the throne room. When they arrive he sees his boyfriend on the floor and orders the fighting to stop. It does so immediately and he retrieves the injured Nico, snapping at the Germani to get out of his way. None of Nero's forces try to stop him. He heals the son of Hades as Apollo as his father and Nero fight over the fasces and witnesses the emperor disintegrate before his eyes. He, Rachel, and Nico look for supplies when Apollo asks for some. When they gather enough he gives his father a knowing look before the mortal god goes to fight Python.

Two weeks after Python's defeat, his father returns to camp as a god and he joins Will, Nico, and Rachel at the campfire. When Rachel mentions spending a year in Paris, the son of Apollo jokes about a possible date in the French capital with the son of Hades and Nico reveals that he believes that Iapetus has been calling him from Tartarus for help. Will becomes jealous until his boyfriend explains that the guy he wants to help is a Titan. Nico and Will plan to travel to Tartarus with the help of the troglodytes in hopes of finding out what happened to Iapetus and rescue him if possible, but Rachel gives them a prophecy that Will admits isn't good news.

Appearance Will is noted as having a surfer-body, shaggy curly blond hair, blue eyes, and having an athletic build. His appearance reminds Nico of Jason Grace in The Blood of Olympus. He typically dresses casually in a T-shirt and shorts.[4] Rick Riordan has stated that Will is in Nico's age group In The Hidden Oracle, Will estimates Apollo's appearance as Lester to be about his age, fifteen.

In The Tower of Nero, it is revealed he has a stylized sun tattoo on his left pectoral.

In The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure, Will's skin becomes waxy and he gains eye bags due to being weakened from being so far away from the sun while traveling through the Underworld and Tartarus. Nico describes Will as having looked like soggy ambrosia during this time. After returning to the mortal world, Will's appearance quickly begins to return to normal from exposure to the sun.

In The Court of the Dead, Will occasionally wears a suit of Roman armor while at Camp Jupiter. At one point, Will is forced to change into pants for once while trying to catch the entity kidnapping mythics from Camp Jupiter. However, they're cargo pants which Nico is sure are stuffed to the gills with first aid supplies, snacks, hand warmers, and whatever else Will thinks they might need in the next four hundred years. Will seemed uncomfortable in full-length trousers, as if he was worried that the Surfer Boy Vibe Police might give him a citation for Will ruining his aesthetic.

When Hazel Levesque changes Will's appearance with the Mist, he looks like what Nico refers to as Will Solace, the director's cut. Will has on a sharp navy three-piece suit, much shorter hair that's shorn on the sides and styled on the top with some sort of gel and Will's brown leather dress shoes practically shine in the morning sun. Will even smells different like he had spritzed himself with some high-priced cologne called Executive. The whole effect makes Will seem ten years older and Nico finds his appearance to be ridiculous.

When Dolus and Apate overdo it on the Mist, Will takes the form of someone in a very realistic giant banana costume with oversize sunglasses covering the eyeholes.

Personality Will is a caring person who is willing to help out anyone who needs to be healed. He cares greatly for his siblings and aided his father when the fallen god was at camp. Will also has a calming disposition, as shown when he calms down Clarisse during a counselor meeting. During Nico's dream in The Blood of Olympus, Will felt inadequate because he is a medic and not much of a skilled fighter. Despite this, Will has risked his life in battle on multiple occasions rather than staying on the sidelines as a healer, showing great bravery, even willing to travel into Tartarus itself to help Nico rescue Bob. Will later fights on the frontlines with the combined demigod-mythic strike force in the Battle of Golden Gate Park, handling himself well despite the chaotic situation and taking on a more versatile role than before. When the Roman demigods protect Nico and Hazel as they try to free Dolus and Apate, Will joins their circle and is described as being ready to glow, heal, send some arrows flying, or throw Kit Kat bars depending on what was required.

Because of seeing himself as only a healer, Will appears to often underestimate just how powerful he really is, even if his powers aren't usually as flashy as his siblings. During the Siege of Camp Half-Blood, Will's more subtle ultrasonic whistle proved much more useful at diffusing the situation than his archery abilities or anyone else's combat abilities because it forced everyone to pause rather than just charging into battle with each other, giving Reyna the time that she needed. During his time in Tartarus, despite feeling extremely drained, Will was strong enough to inflict hay fever upon a primordial goddess while tapping into his plague powers for the very first time, something that Will accomplished by embracing and channeling his own inner darkness. By the time of his visit to Camp Jupiter, Will has begun using his powers more offensively, such as having learned how to create a flashbang effect with his light powers.

With a tendency to overwork himself, Will is extremely dedicated to his work, even going so far as to not sleeping for days on end. He has also developed a kind of shell, meaning that even in extremely stressful situations, he at least looks calm and collected.

According to Nico, when Will overexplains something, telling people not to be nervous and assuring them that their plan will work, it means that Will himself is nervous and unsure that the plan will work.

During his and Nico's quest to Tartarus, Will is shown to struggle with the nature of the Underworld, seeing it as a place of evil due to his role as a healer being to keep people from going there. However, after experiencing it, Will finally understands that it's a place of life and death, not evil and a spark of hope in the darkness. Will's beliefs about fighting darkness instead of accepting and living with it also causes him to struggle to understand Nico and to accept the darkness within himself. However, after talking with Persephone about accepting his darkness and loving someone from the Underworld, Will opens his mind more and he finally begins accepting the darkness in himself and Nico, even embracing his own darkness to fight Nyx. Will later tells Nico that he finally understands that it's not about conquering or vanquishing or healing the darkness, sometimes it's better to learn to live with it.

In The Court of the Dead, Will is revealed to share many of his personality traits with his mother to the point that Nico realizes that the calmer half of Will's personality actually comes from Apollo.