William Scully

The son of Dana Scully, placed for adoption and later known as Jackson Van De Kamp.

William Scully, later named Jackson Van De Kamp (born William Scully III), is the son of FBI Special Agent Dana Scully and the adopted son of Mr. and Mrs. Van De Kamp. He was born in the eighth-season finale, "Existence", and named after Scully's father as well as Mulder's father. Long presented as the son of Fox Mulder, he is revealed in season 11 to be the son of the Smoking Man, medically conceived in season 7 while Scully was unconscious.

Lore & Background

Throughout the last two seasons of the original series, William was surrounded by an aura of mystique, from his origin to the apparent supernatural abilities he possessed. Scully placed him for adoption at the end of the ninth season, after she felt she could no longer provide the safety he needed. In The X-Files: I Want to Believe and the tenth season, both Mulder and Scully refer to him as their son. In season 11, where he is played by Miles Robbins, the Smoking Man searches for him, and in the season finale "My Struggle IV" the Smoking Man shoots "Mulder", who is actually William in disguise.