- "The last frontier is the human mind and we are its pioneers."
- – William Yu quote on a plaque. [src]
William Yu is the father of Alex and Morgan Yu, and acting chairman of TranStar's board of directors.
History[]
Background[]
William was an accomplished Chinese neuroscientist who married a German businesswoman, Catherine Yu. The couple conceived two children, Alex and Morgan. In 2025, William founded a technology company called TranStar.
Prey (2017)[]
As the news of the Typhon outbreak reached the TranStar board, William ordered Walther Dahl to secure all "Cobalt clearance level technology and research" from Talos I and exterminate all human personnel.
Personality and skills[]
He doesn't appear physically in Prey (2017), but there are audio logs of him going great lengths to protect the company and directly ordering the deaths of his own children with deployment of operative Dahl to do so. Alex remarks on his father's decision and explains that he knew that his father had a "contingency plan", but "a foolish part of himself" thought that his father wouldn't do it to his "own flesh and blood", indicating a level of pragmatism that precedes emotional bonds which his children seem aware of.
Alex and Morgan, however, seem to also embody their father's drive to "explore the frontier on the human mind". Evidenced by the audio logs, both of his children have inherited William's ambition and skill in neuroscience.
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