William Dey (Earth-Prime)

"Journalism shines a light on people in power. It ensures no authoritarian impulse goes unchecked."

- William Dey

William "Will" Dey is a reporter at CatCo Worldwide Media.

Early life
William Dey was born to an unnamed man and woman in England.

When he was a kid, William's father always made different kinds of pastries such as muffins, scones and pies on Sunday mornings. William enjoyed them and later attempted to recreate them after his father's death. However, his determination to create it completely resulted in the opposite. He soon realized that he was being too technical and refocused on the ingredients as opposed to the process. Eventually, he was able to recreate his beloved father's pastries.

Working as a reporter in London, William once dressed up as a pizza delivery guy in order to "bluff his way" into 10 Downing Street to interview the Prime Minister. However, he failed and he was left with a dozen of pizza with extra cheese. At some point, William also went undercover in multiple countries including Kasnia, where he spent days uncovering the story of the "BX gas scandal". William later served as a war correspondent and became an expert hand-to-hand combatant in the process.

Moving to National City
At some point, William's best friend, Russell Rogers refused an offer from Lex Luthor and mysteriously died. He then moved to National City to expose the truth of Luthor. William soon applied for a job at CatCo Worldwide Media in order to get closer to Lena Luthor, only for Andrea Rojas to takeover the position of owner upon his arrival.

Toyman Fiasco
In January 2020, William and Kara were assigned to report a toy convention where the ran into Lex Luthor. William questioned Luthor about the possible murder of his friend, with the latter asking for a private conversation with Kara Danvers. William later found photos of Luthor paying off security guards at Fort Harrison and shared them with Kara, who agreed to work with him against the villain. Afterwards, Kara invited him to her apartment for a game night with her friends.

On the next day, William was invited to karaoke night and acknowledged Kara's favourite song to be "Africa". Alex convinced the two to sing the song together before Kara was forced to leave due to an emergency, with her sister telling William that their grandmother was sick in order to hide her identity as Supergirl a secret. After Toyman caused a temporary blackout in the city, William continued to work and gifted Kara's grandmother a puzzle to feel better. He also asked Kara out, who politely refused and William emphasized that they are no hard feelings.

Obsidian Platinum
Days later, William brought coffee to Kara and Nia Nal before work. Andrea assigned William on the opening of Obsidian Platinum despite her recent incident. William followed Andrea to the convention and talked to Supergirl about Kara, who he admired and was unaware of her identity as Supergirl. The two also had a date at Al's Dive Bar afterwards.

Suspicious about the technology, William and Kelly Olsen investigated the 50 users who were unresponsive and were all in the same location. William bravely entered the building, only to find nothing as Leviathan camouflaged the bodies and the technology from his naked eye.

Eve
The next day, William and Kelly investigated the manifesto left behind after Lex allegedly rescued the victims from Margot Morrison. They discovered that it was Eve Teschmacher wearing an Image Inducer and recorded the video. He brought their findings to Andrea, who refused to accept it as it would delay her launch.

William later followed Eve to an alley and was kidnapped. He was confronted at gunpoint by Eve and was able to find out Luthor was holding Eve's mother hostage. William failed to convince Eve that he would be able to expose Luthor to the world, with Eve shooting him immediately afterwards. The Super Friends arrived and incapacitated Eve, with Supergirl using her heat vision to cauterize William's gun wounds on his shoulder. Despite the pain and risk, William asked if Kara was save. Lena Luthor assured her survival and safety while William was brought to treatment.

The Final Trial
After recovering from the incident, William returned to work and was surprised about the survival of CatCo despite Obsidian North's negative status. Andrea revealed that her father "bought" the shares and the company was saved. William later asked Nia about Kara being missing, with her using "pursuing a story" as a cover for her false imprisonment in the Phantom Zone.

Weeks later, William and Nia were assigned for the trial of Lex Luthor. However, due to the exceptional security at the courthouse, neither of them were able to enter and was forced to watch it at the office. Despite having clear evidence and witnesses, Lex Luthor was acquitted and William started to be frustrated. Nia comforted him, only for William to walk away in silence and rage.

Kara's Return
Following Kara's return to National City, William assured that he understood her sudden disappearance and reminded her about him being undercover months prior. Andrea later assigned William about the Garbage Island caused by Lex Luthor's mismanagement of the DEO despite the story originally proposed by Kara. William was forced to accept the task but unfortunately, his contacts at Luthor Corp refused to answer his questions and he was unable to blame Luthor on the climate disaster as he hired a third-party clean-up company. Eventually, Andrea secretly infiltrated the Luthor Mansion and found a more interesting topic to write about: the lives of the Super Friends.

Abilities

 * Expert Investigator: As a renowned and experienced reporter, William Dey possesses exceptional investigative skills, capable of tracking individuals across National City and determined to uncover the truth. William is also observant and was able to understand Eve Teschmacher's true motives.
 * Connection: William Dey has informants and friends in multiple organisations and locations, such as the DOD and Luthor Corp.
 * Expert Hand-to-hand Combatant: As a former war correspondent, William possesses exceptional hand-to-hand combatant skills.