Will Solace facts for kids
Will Solace is a son of Apollo who is a native of Austin, Texas and the son of country singer Naomi Solace. While initially a recurring character in Percy Jackson and the Olympians and The Heroes of Olympus, Will becomes a main character in The Trials of Apollo and The Sun and the Star. He is stated to be the camp's best combat medic and runs the infirmary. According to Will himself, he lacks the archery skills of the other children of Apollo due to his inherited gifts being for healing rather than combat. Nevertheless, he is extremely brave and, along with his healing abilities, can emit a painful ultrasonic whistle and can glow. Will later discovers the ability to project rays of light from his body as an attack, channel his light through Nico di Angelo's sword to strengthen it and, by channeling his own darkness, Will can tap into Apollo's plague powers to make his enemies sick.
Although unseen or at least unidentified, Will is present during the events of The Titan's Curse and The Battle of the Labyrinth as revealed in The Sun and the Star. As a result, he may be one of the unnamed Apollo campers mentioned during The Lightning Thief and The Sea of Monsters as well. Will reveals that, during the events of The Titan's Curse, he was training to be a field medic under his older brother Michael Yew and met Nico for the first time while treating his injuries after a training mishap.
In The Last Olympian, when Annabeth is hurt, Will uses his healing powers to help cure Annabeth. Following the death of his half-brother Michael Yew in the Battle of Manhattan, he becomes the head of the Apollo cabin.
In The Lost Hero, Will is assigned by Annabeth to show around recently arrived demigods Leo Valdez, Piper McLean and Jason Grace. Despite being properly introduced to Will, Leo refers to him as "the archer dude." Will also complains about Annabeth wrecking the Apollo Cabin's flying chariot.
In The Blood of Olympus, Will attends a head counselor meeting discussing the situation with Romans where he laments that he lacks the combat skills of many of his siblings due to his gifts being for healing. However, Chiron reassures Will that he will nevertheless play an important role due to the inevitable need for healers. At one point, Will calms down Clarisse by touching her arm, which Nico, witnessing the meeting through a dream, notes is an incredibly rare thing, as Clarisse would normally attack anyone who ever dared tried to do such a thing. Will delivers Coach Hedge's baby boy Chuck and, despite not being a fighter, volunteers to join the team sent to scout out the Roman positions to get a break along with Lou Ellen and Cecil. Will is reunited with Nico and the two begin bickering over Nico's use of his powers, which Will can sense are having a negative effect on his health. Will also berates Nico for his plan to leave both camps after the war, stating that there are people who are or would like to be Nico's friends if he would only give them a chance. The team sabotages the Roman onagers and Will uses his ultrasonic whistle twice to help defeat attacking enemies. During the final battle with Gaea's forces, Will and Nico confront Octavian who, being a Roman descendant of Apollo, is a distant relative of Will's, although Nico notes that compared to Will, Octavian is watered-down and unhealthy looking, lacking anything that makes a child of Apollo special. Although Nico and Will both see that Octavian's robes are caught up in the firing rope of the onager, Nico convinces Will not to intervene, leading to Octavian inadvertently launching himself to his death when he fires the weapon at Gaea. In the battle's aftermath, Nico avoids Will, convinced that the son of Apollo will now see him as a monster and want nothing to do with him, Nico having shown signs of a possible attraction to Will while working together on the battlefield. To Nico's surprise, Will forcefully tracks him down and orders Nico to spend three days in the infirmary recovering, berating Nico for avoiding him in the process. Nico comes out to Percy and admits his former crush on him before joining Will.
In The Hidden Oracle, Nico and Will are shown to have started dating each other in the six months since the battle. When Will's now-mortal father Apollo arrives at camp, Will and Nico aid Apollo in his quest and in adjusting to being mortal. After the battle with Nero's forces, Will treats the worst of the camp's cases of hay fever caused by Apollo's plague arrow.
In The Tower of Nero, Nico has become depressed following the death of Jason Grace on top of all of his other losses while Will is supportive and concerned for his boyfriend. During the final battle with Nero, Nico and Will help Apollo alongside the troglodytes, with Will at one point suddenly arriving with Camp Half-Blood reinforcements, as Nero apparently has the upper hand. Following Nero's death, Will coordinates treating everyone's injuries and helps Apollo prepare for his final battle with Python. Two weeks later, Apollo, now a god once again, visits his son and his boyfriend, and the two reveal that Nico believes that a voice that he's been hearing calling for help from Tartarus is Bob. Will plans to join Nico on his mission into Tartarus to try to find out what happened to Bob and to rescue him if he can, enlisting the help of the troglodytes to get in and out. Rachel provides them with a prophecy.
In The Sun and the Star, two months after receiving their prophecy, Nico and Will are the last kids at camp after all of the other demigods, including the year-rounders, choose to leave to see the world or to be with their mortal families at the end of the summer. Rachel arrives to repeat her prophecy for what turns out to be the twelfth time and Nico convinces a reluctant Chiron to give him and Will an official quest to rescue Bob. The quest brings up the problems with Nico and Will's relationship, particularly due to the effects of the River Acheron on the two demigods. Will is shown to be uncomfortable with the Underworld in general which irks his boyfriend due to Nico seeing it as his second home, although Nico helps Will to get a new perspective on it. In addition, Will is weakened over time by being so far from his father's domain of the sun. While telling stories to Gorgyra in exchange for her help, Nico and Will reveal the story of their relationship, including the fact that it was Nico who made the first move in what was intended to be a private picnic with the help of Juniper and the dryads but was turned inadvertently into a public coming out party. Throughout the quest, Will learns how to use his powers more offensively, using his powers over light to emit rays from his body that kills Epiales and singes Nyx's wing. Will is also able to tap into Apollo's plague powers and give Nyx a case of hay fever. By channeling his light through Nico into his sword, Will is able to make the weapon more powerful. They succeed in rescuing Bob and his pet Small Bob from Tartarus and return to Camp Half-Blood.
