<Li> Percy Wetmore--He is a young and sadistic guard . He is disliked by Paul and the other guards because of his ways, but they cannot do anything about it because he is the nephew of the governor's wife . He is very homophobic and attacks Eduard Delacroix for allegedly touching him, although it was an accident caused by Del stumbling out of the prison truck . He is later attacked by "Wild Bill" Wharton, consequently wets himself, and is teased by Delacroix for it . In retaliation, Percy deliberately sabotages Delacroix's execution . At the end of the story he is sent to the Briar Ridge mental institution, originally considered for a job but now as a patient, after Coffey transferred Melinda's disease to him which caused him to kill William Wharton . He eventually lives through a hospital fire and dies in 1965 . </Li> <Li> William "Wild Bill" Wharton--The antagonist of the story . He is on death row for various crimes . He does not like the nickname "Wild Bill" but prefers to be called "Billy the Kid", a name which he has tattooed on his forearm . When he first arrives he manages to convince the guards that he is in a drugged stupor, only to attack and attempt to strangle to death Dean Stanton when they reach E Block . He continues to wreak havoc on the Mile and plays tricks such as urinating on the guards, amongst other things . He is punished by being placed in solitary confinement, but never seems to learn his lesson . As John Coffey is being smuggled to Hal Moores's house, Wild Bill grabs his arm and Coffey sees that he actually committed the murders Coffey was accused of . Therefore, Coffey gives Percy the "sickness" he took from the warden's wife, causing him to kill Wharton . </Li> <Li> Eduard "Del" Delacroix--He is a Cajun prisoner with a fairly slow grasp of the English language . He is incarcerated for multiple deaths due to a fire he started while trying to cover up his rape and murder of a young girl . While on the Mile, Del befriends a mouse named Mr. Jingles, who becomes his best friend in his last days on death row . Percy, his enemy, sabotages his execution, causing Del to die in a slow, gruesome death in the electric chair . </Li> <Li> Mr. Jingles (nicknamed "Steamboat Willie")--An unusually intelligent mouse who enjoys eating peppermint sweets . He becomes a friend to Eduard Delacroix in the few days before the man is executed . He is resurrected by John Coffey after being stomped on by Percy Wetmore . This gives him increased longevity and he finally dies 64 years later . </Li>

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