Bill Lynch was a well known herpetologist and a former mentor to CJ Cameron.
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Early History[]
During his career, Bill Lynch became a leading expert on large reptiles such as alligators and crocodiles, and later became the senior herpetologist in the University of Florida's Division of Herpetology.
At some stage, Lynch became a mentor to Cassandra Jane "CJ" Cameron, whom would eventually become one of his closest friends and colleagues. Together, Lynch and CJ did a documentary for National Geographic on alligator vocalisations, and he later gifted CJ with a saltwater crocodile tooth necklace.
By February of 2014, Lynch's prominence in the field of herpetology drew the attention of the Chinese, who asked National Geographic to send Lynch to their secret zoo in order to write an article for them. Lynch agreed to the request, and upon arriving learned that the zoo was filled with living dragons that the Chinese had discovered decades earlier.
However, during his visit, Lynch witnessed 19 people die at the hands of the dragons during a breakout incident, and the Chinese decided to have him killed so that he couldn't spread word about the disaster and ruin the zoo's reputation before it even opened. Fleeing from the zoo's security forces led by Colonel Bao, Lynch attempted to take cover in a cave, only to be quickly cornered by Bao's men and his sonic shield used to deter dragons from attacking deactivated. Refusing to come out quietly for Bao's offer of a quick death, Lynch scoffed at Bao's referral to the incident as merely unfortunate.
Bao proceeded to taunt Lynch by telling him that when they sought out a replacement reptile expert to examine the zoo, they would likely choose CJ, and the incensed Lynch warned him not to mess with her because she was tougher than she appeared. At that moment, however, the red-bellied black prince that lived in the cave returned, and with his sonic shield disabled, Lynch was quickly and brutally killed by the dragon.
The Chinese covered up his death by announcing that Lynch had died in a light-aircraft crash, and CJ was saddened to learn that her mentor had died.
The Great Zoo of China[]
A few weeks later, when CJ's own tour group witnessed the dragons going wild and attacking people, they were ordered to be executed too. When Captain Wong mentioned they would simply cover up their deaths, CJ realised the truth about Lynch's demise, which Wong confirmed.
Later, when Bao was attempting to pull CJ over the side of the Main Entrance Building with him, CJ used the saltwater crocodile tooth Lynch had given her to stab at his hands and try to force him to let go, claiming it was Lynch's last gift to Bao.
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