TommyInnit, I am a slow-burning fuse. I am a long, slow-burning fuse, but I'm telling you now, over the next couple weeks, I'm gonna be a different man than the one Jschlatt crossed. I can feel it. And maybe this new man will be open to a Technoblade." - to Tommy, after his appealing for Technoblade to join Pogtopia. Wilbur Soot (September 29, 2020). "How Schlatt stole the Election of the Dream SMP" at 9:22 (Video). After agreeing to November 16, Dream revealed that there was a traitor among the ranks of Pogtopia, someone who would be more surprising than Eret. At this point, he and Wilbur were already in partnership, and Wilbur had made a deal with him that no matter what the outcome of the war was, he would detonate Manberg. Vocally, though, Wilbur reassured the members of the rebellion that he would fight on their side, and that he would only detonate the land if Pogtopia showed any signs of losing. Despite their troubles, Wilbur valued Tommy enough to refuse to detonate the bombs while his life was in immediate danger (and Tommy still trusted him with his life), and it would seem that he valued his company in the ravine quite highly, speaking to Tommy with a fond, nostalgic tone during the build-up to the Manberg Festival, the day Wilbur once assumed to be his last day alive on the server. Wilbur explained that he was from Utah after some more prodding and conversation about their bond, explaining that he was born in a storm and worked in a gas station for 16 years before arriving at the Dream SMP. Tommy seemed perplexed, but when Wilbur went to leave, asked for Wilbur to forgive the most important person (himself). Wilbur proceeded to admit to writing for Tommy, and handed him a book to read, which he did so.

reallymillee [WilburSoot] (April 11, 2021). "WILBUR: my birthday might be the same as my famous birthdays" (Clip). In an attempt to earn more money for the Treasury, Wilbur executed a plan to start up L'Manberg's tourist business, intending to make the nation a desirable hotspot for visitation. He enlisted the help of Tommy and Tubbo in the plan, though he wondered if he'd accidentally influenced Tommy into having too strong an attachment to drugs when he proposed a strip club. Wilbur settled on making a paid park, though the park was oriented in the goal of attracting women and drug dealers (as per Tommy's wishes), though the park-alleyway result was a resounding failure in terms of money-making. Fundy was born inside of the walls of L’Manberg to Wilbur Soot and a salmon named Sally. He was assigned female at birth, but later transitioned to male. Who is Fundy’s mum? TommyInnit [TommyVODS] (July 31, 2020). "TommyInnit & WilburSoot Start A REVOLUTION On Dream's Minecraft Server" at 27:59 (VOD). Wilbur's mother is reportedly a Samsung Smart Refrigerator, though this was later confirmed to be untrue and he only thought the fridge was his mother because he misunderstood Philza when he said that the picture on the fridge is his mother and cannot be convinced otherwise.After Tommy's failed assassination on Dream, Wilbur was resurrected and was met by Tommy, Tubbo, and Ranboo. Wilbur expressed amusement at the ruins of L'Manberg and discussed the aftermath of the country with him, his tone awkward. After his monologue, Wilbur offered for Tubbo to join him on his new quest. Tubbo remained silent. He visibly grew frustrated at the chance that Tommy might join without him, asking Tommy if he was in danger of being hurt and attempting to find him moments after. He tried to appeal to Tommy, voicing that he was all he had. He claimed he did not want to make a country, but somewhere he could feel safe, citing that it had been so long since they had felt safe and that Tommy deserved safety. Wilbur began to build walls for his HQ as Tommy began to explain to him that he had rearranged his priorities, and stating that he wanted a place to feel honest and safe, admitting his wrongdoings and ultimately choosing to stay with him.

Many quotes from this ARG made reappearances during Wilbur's spiral into villainy on the Dream SMP, although these are likely just minor references. Due to Wilbur being Philza's biological son, it is possible that he carries the same genes of possible conditional immortality that Philza could have.

Despite Tubbo's apparent good nature, Wilbur had no faith in his presidency, recognizing that even under his leadership, the nation was beyond repair. Ultimately, Wilbur lost hope in the land he made for freedom, believing it had lost the ability to ever be free again. [29] At the end, Wilbur's detonation scheme was not about dethroning Schlatt, or reclaiming power, it was about ridding the land of the nation he had made. Excitedly, Wilbur hit upon the idea of fishing with Fundy, offering to go with him. The two fished cows together, with Wilbur awkwardly showing Fundy proper technique. The two then moved onto fish fishing, and Wilbur guided him through it as well, applauding his victories. TommyInnit [TommyVODS] (July 31, 2020). "TommyInnit & WilburSoot Start A REVOLUTION On Dream's Minecraft Server" at 55:40 (VOD).

Fundy eventually came out and revealed that he was always on Wilbur's side of the rebellion, leaking confidential information to him in the form of Spy's Diary. Wilbur seemed to still distrust him in spite of this, referring to him as a traitor and outwardly claiming to despise him, though this was said in a non-serious manner. It could simply be that Wilbur had stopped caring at that point about betrayal, as he had already made the decision to betray Pogtopia. Even after his betrayal, Wilbur displayed defensive affection for his son, attempting to defend him against Schlatt's abuse, and Fundy appeared to be dismayed upon seeing his father die, even if he couldn't forgive him for everything he'd done. During MCCP21, Wilbur had to temporarily leave during Parkour tag due to his office fire alarm going off. Philza temporarily subbed in, and Wilbur returned to his office and the event after Battle Box. [29] Wilbur appeared again in a debatably canon interaction to repeat "I'm burger" to Charlie, before fading from the living realm again. Distraught by Ranboo’s death, Wilbur resorted to asking his father for help. He poured his heart out about feeling unaccepted, and so Phil suggested that he should apologize, and then give people space to heal. Wilbur agreed, and turned to immediately offer Technoblade an apology for his actions in Pogtopia, before hinting that he would be leaving for a long time.Little Bit Of Everything [WilburSoot] (May 5, 2021). "[DreamSMP] Meet the latest resurrected gentleman of L'manburg" at 2:23 (Fan VOD upload). Will Gold, better known online as Wilbur Soot, is a popular YouTuber, Twitch streamer, and musician who is a friend of the Dream Team and member of the Dream SMP. Wilbur's father, Philza, has the last name "Minecraft." As a result, it is possible that Wilbur once went by the name Wilbur Minecraft. After Wilbur's snap, he trusted Techno even less, despite the fact that they both aligned themselves in goals of anarchy. After realizing that Technoblade wholeheartedly supported Wilbur's destructive plans, Wilbur easily forgave Techno for his actions against Tubbo, despite admitting that he had trusted him too much during the run-up to the Festival. Throughout this arc, Wilbur also displayed a persistent interest in literature. As Tommy negotiated L'Manberg's independence with Dream, Wilbur asked Fundy to read him "Ozymandias," a classic poem about the fall of a kingdom. He also kept and collected many of the written books on the server (such as POG2020's old election politics, war documents, and the Declaration of Independance). He shared the books with Tubbo, who had a similar interest, but kept them in his ender chest when he lost his L'Manberg citizenship.

Wilbur owns multiple identical versions of his Pogtopia-era coat. This was proven during Niki's birthday party, when Niki briefly wore one of the coats at the same time that Wilbur did.Additionally, during his presidency, Wilbur dealt with a lot of stress behind the scenes - he would later describe it casually as a "crippling depression." This stress likely started with the burden of leading a nation through a war they almost lost and was undoubtedly spurred on by rising disobedience in the country (such as the civil war between Fundy and Tubbo). Even as the threat of losing his presidency mounted with the L'Manberg election, Wilbur maintained a strong front for the nation's citizens, and only admitted to his stress post-death. [19] This repression likely served as one of the precursors to his later downward spiral.