Wilhelm

Wilhelm is a character in the Xenosaga series. He is the founder and CEO of Vector Industries, making him Shion's, Allen's and Miyuki's employer.

Trivia

 * Wilhelm's motives and nature are similar to Xenoblade Chronicles 3's main antagonist, Z.
 * Both are neither a real being, Wilhelm being a supernatural being created by the Lower Domain of the Universe, while Z is a manifestation of humanity's darkest desires.
 * Both treat the world as if it were a stage play.
 * Both want the world trapped in a time loop to avoid a perceived catastrophe in the future. Wilhelm wants to save the universe from the Eternal Recurrence, while Z wants to trap Aionios in the "endless now".
 * Wilhelm is likely named after Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche. Eternal Recurrence was proposed as a concept by Nietzsche in a form very similar to how it appears in Xenosaga, and the subtitles of the mainline Xenosaga games — respectively Der Wille zur Macht, Jenseits von Gut und Böse, and Also Sprach Zarathustra — are named after various works of Nietzsche.