Bill McClane was a Fish and Wildlife Department agent tasked with handling the shrieker incursion into Juniper, Arizona in 2003.
While trying to destroy a herd of shriekers at a feed-and-grain lot with Burt Gummer and Tyler Reed, McClane was attacked and killed by a shrieker.
Personality[]
McClane instantly reveals himself to Burt and Tyler as an arrogant and reckless glory hound. He proclaims himself to be an expert hunter, having hunted many animals throughout his life which causes him to develop this bloated ego.
Despite working in the Fish and Wildlife Department, he had zero experience hunting Shriekers, so he had no idea what they were truly capable of. It is because of his arrogance and lack of experience that led to his demise.
Role[]
He was sent by Twitchell to help Burt and Tyler hunt the Shriekers who invaded Juniper, Arizona. He was in the Fish and Wildlife department which had not made contact with the Graboid species before, making him completely oblivious to their capabilities nor their evolutionary counterparts'.
He came in shortly after Burt and Tyler killed the first Shrieker pack. Not wanting the two to step on his glory, he staked "claims" to them, as well as stating that they are not capable of doing high tasks such as this and fires them, knowing that he didn't have the authority to do so.
McClane hunted down and killed the other Shrieker pack; except one which he locked up inside a feeding barn and leaving Officer Jerry Rinks and Officer Piper to guard it. Unfortunately, he foolishly gave his captive Shrieker the sustenance to break out.
When Twitchell got on his case about firing Burt and Tyler, he informs them about his accomplishment to them and smugly brags about it only for the two Graboid Hunters to angrily berate him for his stupid decision. Burt, Tyler and McClane head quickly to the barn, only to find out that not only had the Shrieker broken out of its prison, but also found Rinks and Piper's gruesome remains. Disgusted and horrified by what happened, McClane vomits intensely. Realizing the dangers he caused, McClane fully worked with Burt and Tyler in order to eliminate the new pack.
Death[]
While eliminating the Shriekers, he began to notice the creatures were retreating but believed that they were running scared. He realized too late that the Shriekers were setting up an ambush and as he was backing up, a Shrieker happened to be up on the roof of the Water Treatment Plant, off-screen it jumped down on him, and began to violently tear him to pieces, leaving a gruesome mess.
Relationships[]
- Officers Rinks and Piper- Good friends
- Burt and Tyler- Hunted Shriekers together
Trivia[]
His gun in the episode was an IMI UZI.