Willard

Known among his comrades as 'The Professor,' Willard serves as the driving force behind the Jaeger hunting squad, leading protagonists such as Yuri on their dangerous missions. His past as an archaeologist took a dark turn when vampires exploited his research, inadvertently triggering a massacre in Yuri's homeland. Haunted by that guilt, he took Yuri under his wing and dedicated himself to exterminating the vampire threat as a form of atonement. In the field, Willard combines rigorous tactical thinking with vast scholarly expertise, while off the battlefield he offers his team the steady, compassionate guidance of a father figure—a leader who carries the weight of history yet refuses to be broken by it.