'Will Trent' Reveals the Titular Character's Many Scars

Jan. 31 2023, Published 4:37 p.m. ET Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Will Trent and Karin Slaughter's eponymous book series. Although there are plenty of police procedural shows available to watch, there's only one that's captured our attention Will Trent. Based on Karin Slaughter's best-selling book series of the same name, the

'Will Trent' Slowly Unveils the Title Character's Traumatic Childhood (SPOILERS)

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Jan. 31 2023, Published 4:37 p.m. ET

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Spoiler alert: This article incorporates spoilers for Will Trent and Karin Slaughter's eponymous guide series.

Although there are plenty of police procedural shows to be had to observe, there's only one that is captured our consideration — Will Trent. Based on Karin Slaughter's best-selling book series of the same name, the sequence sees the titular character conquer a hectic adolescence and develop into a special agent in the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI).

Speaking of the dyslexic special agent's aggravating formative years, the pilot gives audiences their first glimpse at Will's scars and in short delves into his previous in a bunch house. Stick around to find out how Will got his scars.

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Will Trent's scars are proven at the finish of the series premiere.

'Will Trent' reveals the titular character's many scars.

At the finish of the pilot, viewers discover that Will has various serious scars on his body, particularly his chest and back. Many took to social media to speak about the scene, with one particular person tweeting, "those are some serious scars." Another wrote, "Oh my god, Will got scars all over his body, possibly due to his foster home years." Wait, is that this true? Let's learn how Will Trent got his scars.

How did Will Trent get his scars?

According to the character's official biography, Will has many scars from his time in foster care — one on his higher lip, every other operating from his ear all the way down to his collar, and a 3rd on the back of his head from a shovel attack. As for the numerous scars on his back and chest, Will were given the ones from "a whip, electrical burns, cigarette burns, and an open fracture."

Will also has a self-inflicted scar on his forearm from a suicide attempt.

Oh my God Will got scars far and wide his body possibly because of his foster home years #WillTrent

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The celebrity of the sequence, Ramón Rodríguez, not too long ago spoke with Entertainment Weekly about his character's scars: "Throughout the season, we'll get a better sense of what he's been through, what his childhood was like. One thing we talk about a lot is that in many ways this is a show about people trying to make a family and Will is someone who didn't have one at all growing up and that's something that he yearns for."

New episodes of Will Trent air Tuesdays at 10 p.m. EST on ABC.

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