William Wallace

William Wallace (c. 1270–1305) rose from minor Scottish gentry to become the face of a nation's defiance. When Edward I of England stripped Scotland of its crown and garrisoned its towns, Wallace answered not with parley but with rebellion. At Stirling Bridge in 1297 he let the English host cross halfway over the narrow span — then fell upon it, drowning an army's pride in the River Forth and driving the invaders from the land. A grateful kingdom named him Guardian of Scotland, a commoner raised above earls to lead in the name of an absent king. Defeat at Falkirk a year later cost him the title but not the fight: for seven more years he eluded capture, carrying the cause to courts abroad and keeping the flame alive in the hills. Betrayed in 1305 and dragged to London, he answered the charge of treason with words that outlived the axe: he could be no traitor, for Edward was never his king. The execution meant to end a rebellion instead forged its martyr — and Blind Harry's epic carried the Wallace of legend down the centuries, the commoner whose cry of freedom became the soul of a nation.

Hero Bonds

Bonds this commander belongs to — activate by fielding all listed heroes together:

• Bulwark of the Nation (国之壁垒) — with Yi Sun-sin · Spartacus → +5% Damage Reduction
• Unbending Banner (不屈旌旗) — with Yi Sun-sin → +5% Crit Rate

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