Wilfred Smithers

Wilfred Smithers, who often went by the nickname of Will, was a bully from the village of Chapelvale. He was the son of Obadiah and Clarissa Smithers. He was also the leader of the Grange Gang, which was the local gang of bullies.

Wilfred was one of the impedents in Ben and Ned's search for the deeds to the village of Chapelvale. He frequently harassed Winifred Winn with the Grange Gang, and he tried to pick a fight with Ben several times.

The first time the two met, Wilfred was harassing Winifred with clods from a compost heap. Ned scared the bully away, which led to a friendship between Winifred and Ben. The next time they met was in front of the local library, where Will tried to punch Ben and hit the wall instead. Due to Ben's quickness and his several hundred years of experience, Wilfred had no chance in fighting.

Wilfred broke his hand in punching the library wall, and his next attack on Ben was to dare him to go into a house where a mad professor lived. Unbeknownst to him, Ben had already met the professor, whose name was Jonathan Preston, and Ned overheard Will's conversation. Ben and his friends then worked out a scheme to scare Wilfred. At midnight, Alexander Somers agreed to go into the building instead. Jonathan came out and "killed" Alex, and the Grange Gang ran off scared.

Wilfred ended up cowering in his bed at home, and his father became greatly displeased. He sent Will off to boarding school, which ended Will's attacks on Ben.