Sadie notes that he seems to have a 'gravity' about him that allows him to command attention when required. He always thinks carefully before acting, and Carter describes his personality as "Sadie`s exact opposite". He also has a crush on Sadie. Although he is dying of a curse, he is sacrificial and does all he can to protect his friends. Walt seems to be a little shy and timid when he is near Sadie. However, he is willing to do anything for her and becomes the host to Anubis to live and to allow both of them to be with her, telling Anubis when he agrees "I can't leave her." Afterwards, he becomes very protective of Sadie, informing his enemies that he won't allow anyone to hurt her with the sentiment coming from both himself and Anubis causing Sadie to feel safe around him. After becoming the host of Anubis, he takes on some of the god's mannerisims including his tendency to tilt his head when confused.

Appearance

Walt is described as having coffee bean-brown skin and a closely-shaven head and has an athletic build. He wears self-made amulets on golden chains and his usual outfit includes a sleevless tee and running shorts. Sadie describes him as "hot".

As of The Serpent's Shadow, when Walt begins to host Anubis, his outfit has changed into a mix of his fashion and Anubis'. He is described as wearing only the shen amulet, a black muscle shirt, black jeans a black leather jacket and combat boots. During the battle in the Hall of Ages, he puts on Egyptain armor and briefly wears the outfit of Anubis himself before settling on the mix.

Magic

Walt was a sau, a charm maker. He tends to fight using his amulets and charms. Carter also said he was talented enough to choose 3 different paths (Isis, Osiris and Thoth). Following The Serpent's Shadow, he becomes the Eye of Anubis.

Divine Words: In The Serpent's Shadow, Walt used hi-nehm to join together Bes' sheut with a representative shabti of the dwarf god. This spell took all of Walt's remaining power and he died. In the battle against Apophis, Walt made some of his opponents shrink in size with a spell, although the command word was not shown.

Path of Anubis

Death Magic: In the Throne of Fire, Walt gained some powers over death and was capable of crumbling things, first with his hands and also light from his wand. He did this with a shabti and mummies. As he was closer to death however, Walt lost control over this ability at times and destroyed a boat carrying himself and Carter.

Animal Charming: Since he followed the path of Anubis, Walt can communicate with jackals and even had one let him and his friends pass to talk to Osiris.

Eye of Anubis Abilities

Since Walt was descended from Akhenaten, he was cursed to die at a young age. To bypass his impending death, Walt and Anubis began to merge their magic and he became the Eye of Anubis after he sacrificed himself to collect Bes' shadow. Walt acheived many of Anubis' powers following this fusion:

Increased Strength: In the final battle against Apophis, Walt displayed possessing above average physical strength. Walt's enhanced strength enabled him to hurl men through hallways and also push aside enemy lines with his bare hands. He can increase his strength even more by applying death magic around the target.

Necromancy: Walt displayed the ability to summon undead warriors from a crack in the ground. They can drag enemies into the Underworld. He used this after merging with Anubis, and couldn't do it while following the Path of Anubis. He can also summon people or spirits from graveyards, although for a short time.

Animal Charming: Once becoming the Eye of Anubis, Walt had the funeral god's jackal warriors to assist him in his battle with Kwai.

Death Ritual Objects: As the Eye of Anubis, Walt can control mummy linen and is free to wrap objects with it as he did with Kwai's magicians. Walt can imprison his opponents in canopic jars, like he did against Kwai's magicians or even transform them into the jars. It is presumed Walt can also imprison people into other death ritual containers.

Advanced Portal Summoning: After fusing with Anubis, Walt can summon portals even while Apophis or some other Chaos was at work. This also doesn't take much power from him as Walt was able to open a portal just after becoming the Eye of Anubis.

Magical Items

Charms: Walt used to fight with whichever charm he had and each amulet had a different use. He had a wind amulet containing some power of Shu. Walt also had two camel charms, which he used in The Throne of Fire. In the Serpent's Shadow, he uses a glowing amulet which explodes. Walt has been shown to still use them as he used all of his amulets to protect the injured during the battle in the Hall of Ages.

Relationships

Sadie Kane: Walt and Sadie had a close relationship since they worked together. Walt is in love with Sadie, and wants to spend as much time with her before he dies due to the curse his family passed on to him. When both of them were finding the third scroll, Walt said good job and kissed her (Sadie claims "probably out of happiness or excitement"). Walt went to protect Brooklyn house with Zia and it scared Sadie that she may never see Walt again. Throughout the third book their feelings for each other intensify. When near death, he accepts Anubis' offer to become his host so as to live on, telling him "I can't leave her." Using his new powers as Anubis' host, he protects her during the battle in the Hall of Ages, telling Sarah Jacobi that both he and Anubis will not allow anyone to harm her again. At the end of this book Walt/Anubis and Sadie begin a relationship.

Anubis: Despite the fact that both Walt and Anubis like Sadie, and the slight rivalry between the two, Anubis gives Walt advice on how to deal with his illness, and also tells him not to despair and he will ease his pain as much as he could, much to Sadie's surprise. Walt also mentions that he could feel the presence of Anubis around him, thinking he may be one of Anubis' chosen. But Walt feels that Sadie will choose Anubis over him, due to the fact that he may not live more than a year. In the third book, Walt and Anubis begin to hang around each other and the others just thought Anubis was preparing Walt for death. However, it is revealed that Walt has been channeling Anubis' power and has chosen the Path of Anubis. When Walt is near death, Anubis appears, asking him about a choice he has to make as its his last chance and Walt says yes, as he can't leave Sadie, a sentiment Anubis agrees to. Shortly afterwards, their plan and Walt's choice are revealed as when Walt dies, he is revived seconds later because he become Anubis' first human host. At the end of the book when all the gods retreat to the heavens Walt/Anubis is allowed to stay on earth and begin a normal life (well as normal as life in the House of Life can be). Together they start a relationship with Sadie, allowing her to be with both of the people she loves, but Anubis can never leave Walt as he is the only thing keeping Walt alive unlike other hosts who can chose to seperate from their gods.

Carter Kane: Carter is Walt's leader and seemingly best friend. Walt trusts Carter and is willing to do anything he asks and keeps Carter's secrets. Carter trusts Walt enough that he let him in on his and Sadie's secert that they were creating a shabti of Apophis for an execration and even trusted Walt to make it. If such a shabti had been made wrong, it could've summoned or even strengthened Apophis, but Carter trusted Walt to perform the difficult task. Carter also relies on Walt with the trainees and describes him as his "unoffical lieutenant." When Walt revealed he was dying soon, Carter displayed a similar level of distress to Sadie over the fact and tried desperatly to think of something to save him. Walt nearly told Carter his plans with Anubis before he told Sadie, but only ended up hinting at them after they learned that Sadie was calling for them. Carter also shows no issue with the idea of Walt dating his sister, being willing to trust Walt with her.

Trivia

• Walt comes from the line of King Akhenaten who for the entirety of his rein tried to destroy the worship of the gods and replace it with worshiping the one sun god Aten.
• Walt was supposed to die when he reached sixteen, or sometime before, though he manages to live longer with the help of Anubis.
• When Ra said, "Weasels" and "Weasels are sick" he refers to Walt. When Ra said "weasel cookies" he was asking for a cure for Walt from Apophis (Menshikov).
• Walt, along with Anubis, both start dating Sadie, considering they are both the same person now.
• Walt is the first person to ever follow the Path of Anubis while doing Divine Magic.
• Unlike other hosts of gods, Walt can never be seperated from Anubis as Anubis is all that is keeping him alive.