W. G. Waitley

W. G. Waitley (W・G・ウェイトリー) was the representative director of Antikythera, one year prior to the main story.

Appearance
Waitley was a large middle aged man who had light-colored short hair. He wore a white suit and a black tie.

Background
Waitley's full history with Antikythera is not known beyond his position as representative director at the time of the summer incident one year prior to the main story and his involvement in the company's research into scientifically reproducing Kakine Teitoku's Dark Matter, which produced Attachment Dark Matter. At some point prior to his downfall, Waitely had been approached by Sha Danshan, receiving data from her, but eventually being manipulated by her own reproduction of Mental Out when she needed a scapegoat.

First Year Arc
W. G. Waitley first appeared in the scene where Mitarai Ayane briefed him on the conflict between the Tokiwadai students and Montgolfier. Completing the Dark Matter based weapon was his company's priority, so he decided to abandon the Montgolfier and ordered Mitarai to gather data via her encrypted communication line. Waitley even ordered Mitarai to send false intel to keep Montgolfier from surrendering and collect information. Despite his belief that it wouldn't be tracked back to them, their ultrasonic communications were detected by Hasekura Reiri.

Shortly afterwards, as he was excited at the continued data acquisition, he was surprised by Hasekura cutting her way into the building. As she came alone, he intended to have her eliminated so no one would know about them, thinking that their forces could defeat what he saw as a talented yet arrogant girl. However, Hasekura soon took out Mitarai and was able to overwhelm the combatants utilizing the Attachment Dark Matter prototypes, even when the heavier units were brought in, infuriating him along the way.

On the verge of defeat, a guard reported that another Tokiwadai student had been found sneaking in and Waitley ordered that she be brought in as a hostage, only for it to turn out to be Misaka Mikoto. While the two briefly conversed before Mikoto shocked the oblivious guards, Waitley and his subordinates managed to slip away, leaving the unconscious Mitarai behind. Escaping in a vehicle, they intended to head for the second building and retrieve their research data. Arriving to find the security there absent, Waitley realized that his memories were muddled as the manipulation from a Mental Out reproduction wore off. The culprit, Sha Danshan, who had used her ability to reproduce Shokuhou's power from one of her remotes, then appeared to dispose of the Antikythera personnel, her own scapegoats. As the group was set upon by reproduced prehistoric creatures, Waitley fell victim to a theropod (presumed to be a B-Rex).

Trivia

 * He smokes cigars.
 * He was considered missing after the conflict and his death is not known to public.