William Nautilus

William Nautilus was the second of the three Nautilus boys alive during 1942. During the final days of the Battle of Midway, William sacrificed himself and his crew to stave off a surprise flank from a force of kamikaze fighters.

Early History
William Nautilus was the 'middle' child of the three Nautilus boys that were born to Admiral Jeremy Nautilus and Karen Illbrook. His twin and younger brother James was his best friend growing up, and they both vied for the praise and support of their father and older brother, Arthur Nautilus. At the United States Naval Academy, William became fascinated with a small branch of vigilante assassins that operated under the protection of John Anderson. This resulted in him picking up habits that these assassins reportedly followed, the most prominent being their strange sleep schedule, that they would never sleep for more than 4 hours at a time. While he was teased originally, soon he was much more alert and focused than the other boys in the academy, leading them to follow his practice. James refused to follow suit out of spite and quickly fell behind the other boys.