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== Overview ==
Billy's wish is unknown, although the [[Patron|Patrons]] imply that Billy wants to change the world due to it being "corrupt and beyond saving".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Amber Hand}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Billy start): ''"The world is corrupt and beyond saving! But if you summon me, I can help you change that."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Amber Hand}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Billy start): ''"Injustice permeates this city like a weed! You know this. Complete the ritual, and together, we will build a new world!"''</ref>

=== Biography ===
Once human, Billy decided to get into eldritch/black/demonic magic to turn his head into a goat's.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|file=Punkgoat kill gigawatt 03.mp3|context=(killed Seven)|transcription=You think you're special because you got eldritch power? Newsflash, buddy, where do you think the goat head came from?}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|file=Punkgoat kill gigawatt 04.mp3|context=(killed Seven)|transcription=Only difference between you and me is that I never got arrested for doing some black magic, cause I'm not a moron leaning over his skis.}}</ref><ref>[[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes]] - "[[Billy]] the demonic goat"</ref> While unknown if he meant to do it, Billy does imply that he got the goat head for a specific reason.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|file=Punkgoat upgrade power2 10.mp3|context=(upgrade Rising Ram)|transcription=It ain't why I turned my head into a goat, but it's a hell of a perk.}}</ref>

Billy spends his time speaking "truth to power"<ref name=":2" /> and fighting against "[[wikipedia:The_Man|the Man]]", which seems to be people with power in the government.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(Holliday escape)|transcription=The man always gets away.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(kill McGinnis)|transcription=You're working for the man, McGinnis.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#Emotional|context=(sad)|transcription=The mans do whatever they can to keep me down, but it won't work.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|quotes=Billy/Quotes#shopkeeper|context=(Billy buys T4 item)|transcription=Good luck fightin' the man, Billy!}}</ref> Even though Billy screams of the ills of the world and believes it needs to change, he still pays his taxes<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Haze ult multikill) - ''"So that's where my tax dollars go."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (Use Holliday's Bounce Pad) - ''"I pay your salary, Holliday, I can use this!"''</ref> and spends most of his time committing small-time crimes in New York like looting and rioting.<ref name=":0">{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (unselect): ''"I got a riot to start in midtown."''</ref><ref name=":1">{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (unselect): ''"You go complete the ritual, I got some lootin' to do."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Infernus): ''"The only person that sets fire in my city is me!.. Unless the Knickerbockers win the championship, then I'm fine with a little public rioting. But in general, just me!"''</ref> It's implied Billy uses  {{ItemIcon|Shadow Weave}} to escape the police after committing crimes.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Items|voice line]] (use Shadow Weave): ''"How do you think I get away from the cops so much?"''</ref>

Billy goes to [[wikipedia:Moshing#Variations|circle pits]] and used to use {{AbilityIcon|Rising Ram}} in them before being told to stop.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Rising Ram|voice line]] (upgrade Rising Ram): ''"I used to do this in circle pits before venues started being babies."''</ref>

Billy has a mother who says Billy's head is "good for nothing".<ref>{{HeroIcon|Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Rising Ram|voice line]] (upgrade Rising Ram): ''"And Ma said this head was good for nothin'."''</ref>

=== Personality ===
Billy hates everyone. He especially loathes rich people, such as {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}}.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Lady Geist): ''"You New York elites can all go to hell!"''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Lady Geist|hero2=Billy|number=2}}</ref> He does, however, compliment his allies when they're doing well.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s [[Billy/Quotes#Allies|ally interactions]]</ref>

Billy is perpetually angry. Nobody knows why exactly Billy is so mad as Billy doesn't give an exact reason for his anger other than being vaguely mad at the world.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"People ask me if I’m angry all the time. And it’s like 'yeah, I’m pissed, why aren’t you?'"''</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Shopkeeper|quotes=Billy/Quotes#shopkeeper|context=(Billy buys T4 item)|transcription=Now there goes a man, who kinda believes in a vague idea of something.}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{HeroIcon|Billy}}'s [[Billy/Quotes#Enemy Heroes|enemy hero interactions]]</ref> Billy believes that everyone must have something wrong with them,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(killed Mirage)|transcription=You act like you're some noble guy, Mirage, but I bet there's somethin' wrong with you.}}</ref> and that most people think that they're better than him.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#Kill Enemy Hero|context=(generic kill)|transcription=You think you're better than me?!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(killed Abrams)|transcription=You think cause you're bigger than me, you're better than me.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(killed Dynamo)|transcription=You think cause you teach at Columbia you're better than me?}}</ref> He often pushes people away when they try to connect with him.<ref name=":5" /><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Wraith|number=3}}</ref> Most heroes in the ritual believe Billy is an idiot and that he talks too much.<ref name=":4" />

Billy is highly skeptical of anything he hears. He doubts the [[Patron|Patrons]] will grant his wish,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#post-game|context=(post-game ping)|transcription=Watch, the Patron ain't gonna fulfil their end of the bargain.}}</ref> believes the [[The Baxter Society|Baxter Society]] never killed any real monsters and that it was all a publicity stunt,<ref>[[Grey Talon/Quotes#Conversations|Billy & Grey Talon Conversation 2]] - {{PageRef|name=Billy}}: ''"I bet the Baxter Society never killed any real monsters. It was all a bunch of smoke and mirrors for publicity."''</ref> and doesn't believe the [[The Adversary|Adversary]] exists until he sees it with his own eyes.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Viscous): ''"I'll believe the Adversary exists when I see it with my own eyes."''</ref> While Billy often talks shit about his allies, he backs down when threatened or confronted by facts.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=I'm systematically murdering the bloodline of a judge that used his power to sentence innocent women to death. And in the process, I'm dismantling an extremist neopolitical movement. But do tell me about how important your soapbox is.|hero_quote2=Billy|quote2=The, uh... the ritual's starting.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Wraith|number=1|hero_quote1=Billy|quote1=Lady, you don't wanna be a crime lord, you wanna be a mayor. And while you're kissing babies, the Seventh Moon is gonna eat your lunch.|hero_quote2=Wraith|quote2=Oh, you're a fan of the Seventh Moon.|hero_quote3=Billy|quote3=Easy, easy, I didn't say that!}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Bebop|number=1|hero_quote1=Billy|quote1=Hey. Bebop. The old lady that made you--.|hero_quote2=Bebop|quote2=Shut your mouth, Billy. I'm not in the mood.}}</ref>

Billy hates it when people talk about his goat head.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Grey Talon|number=3|hero_quote1=Billy|quote1=You think being smug makes you better than me?|hero_quote2=Grey Talon|quote2=The fact that I didn't turn my head into a goat makes me better than you.|hero_quote3=Billy|quote3=There it is, there it is! I knew that you were biased against me from the beginning!}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Ivy|number=3|hero_quote1=Ivy|quote1=Hey, Billy. So, I was wondering...|hero_quote2=Billy|quote2=You ask me how I got the goat head, I'll bash your skull in.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|hero_quote1=Billy|quote1=Your dress is ridiculous.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=You have a goat head.|hero_quote3=Billy|quote3=Oh, way to go for the low-hanging fruit, Vindicta. Real classy!}}</ref>

Billy criticizes a Shakespearean Festival, but considers going once {{HeroIcon|Paige}} points out that people there would view him as "their king".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Paige|number=3}}</ref>

According to the [[Soul Urn]], Billy has a tendency of quitting jobs prematurely.<ref name=":6">{{VoiceLineCite|name=Soul Urn|quotes=Soul Urn/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(Billy stalling)|transcription=So are you going to actually see this job through, or are you going to quit like you always do?}}</ref>

=== Appearance ===
Billy is a slender man with a black and gray goat head, yellow eyes, spiky hair, tall ears with nails, an earring and an animal tag, and tall horns punctured with nails. His human body has white skin. He wears a spiky black leather jacket with many occult patches and pins, a yellow shirt that says "Mosh Fiend", striped black, red and green pants with hanging yellow and red suspenders, red socks, and tall brown shoes with green and orange shoelaces. His clothes are ripped. He carries a goat plushy on the left side of his pants, and has a fingerless black glove on his right hand, a spiky black bracelet on his left hand, and rings in his left index and middle finger. His weapon is a spiky orange submachine gun simlar to an [[wikipedia:Heckler_&_Koch_MP5|MP5]], with the words "cretin" and "spit it out" painted on the sides. He also carries a spiked bat, used for {{AbilityIcon|Bashdown}}.

Billy does a [[wikipedia:Sign_of_the_horns|sign of the horns]] when riding the zipline. This can be a reference to both his actual goat horns and his love of punk music, as well as a common salute in Satanism and occult practices.

=== Information ===
"[[wikipedia:Billy_goat_(disambiguation)|Billy goat]]" is a term used for a male goat.

Billy's weapon name, '''Biquette''', means "young female goat" in French. It is a reference to "[[wikipedia:Biquette|Biquette the punk rock goat]]", who went viral on the internet for hanging around punk rock and metal concerts.

== Character Relationships ==

=== {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} ===
Billy and Vyper are familiar with each other. While on the same team, Billy and Vyper flirt with each other. During a conversation implying the two might have sexual intimacy after the ritual, Vyper asks if she can call Billy "Lash" during the act, to which Billy replies that he doesn't care.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vyper|number=1}}</ref>

While Vyper holds Billy in high regard,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Billy): ''"Hey, you're lookin' good, Billy."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Billy): ''"Love to hate that guy."''</ref> Billy thinks Vyper is a moron.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"Vyper thinks she's hard because she did time. Lady can't go three blocks without catchin' a charge. She's no con, she's a moron!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Vyper): ''"I've met good criminals, I've met bad criminals. You're just a stupid criminal."''</ref>

It's implied that Vyper knew Billy from before he got his goat head.<ref name=":3">{{PageRef|name=Vyper}}'s in-game [[Vyper/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Billy): ''"He's making that goat head work, I gotta say."''</ref>

=== {{PageRef|name=Soul Urn}} ===
The Soul Urn knows Billy, implying that Billy has worked for the [[Municipal Coven]] before.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Soul Urn|quotes=Soul Urn/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(Billy stalling)|transcription=So. William. I see you’ve really gotten your life together since we last talked.}}</ref><ref name=":6" /> The Urn refers to Billy as "William" and doesn't want to be associated with him.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Soul Urn|quotes=Soul Urn/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(Billy stalling)|transcription=William, can you please just drop me off and I can pretend I never saw you.}}</ref>

== Character Interactions ==

* Billy thinks {{HeroIcon|Lash}} is "chiseled like a Greek God" and has a "sexy mustache".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|transcription=You think you're special cuz you're chiseled like a Greek god and got a sexy mustache?}}</ref>
* Billy believes [[Carlos Arroyo]] used {{HeroIcon|Ivy}} to increase the property value of Spanish Harlem and to secure his spot as New York's mayor.<ref>[[Ivy/Quotes#Conversations|Billy & Ivy Conversation 1]] - {{PageRef|name=Billy}}: ''"Yeah, yeah, we all know the stupid story. Lady,'' *Carlos Arroyo* ''used you to increase the property value of Spanish Harlem, and he's using you to sit in the mayor's mansion."''</ref>
* Billy thinks {{HeroIcon|Bebop}} living in a scrapyard is "kinda cool".<ref>[[Bebop/Quotes#Conversations|Billy & Bebop Conversation 2]] - {{PageRef|name=Billy}}: ''"It's kinda cool"''</ref>
* Billy loathes {{AbilityIcon|Ava}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(killed Calico)|transcription=I hope your cat eats your corpse, then I hope the cat gets eaten by a chupacabra, or a spider, or anything that'll make that cat suffer!}}</ref>
* Billy acknowledges that {{HeroIcon|Seven}} getting locked up at [[Lost Whisper]] "probably did suck".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|quotes=Billy/Quotes#enemies|context=(killed Seven)|transcription=You think you got it bad because you were locked up in Lost Whisper?.. Actually, that... Probably did suck.}}</ref>
* Akin to the {{PageRef|name=Soul Urn}}, {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} exclusively refers to Billy as "William".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|quotes=Billy/Voice lines#Ally Heroes|context=(ally Billy killed in lane)|transcription=They took out William with a regrettable goat head.}}</ref> She refuses to call him Billy.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Lady Geist|number=1|hero_quote1=Lady Geist|quote1=What do I call you? (...) No self-respecting man actually wants to be called 'Billy'.}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|The Doorman}} tells Billy that he's "terribly uninteresting"<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Other Characters|voice line]] (Billy trapped in Baroness) - ''"Billy, you are impressively uninteresting."''</ref> and "dreadfully boring".<ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Other Characters|voice line]] (Billy trapped in Baroness) - ''"You're a caricature of outrage. A contrarian who thinks that hating something is the same thing as being interesting. So please leave, you're dreadfully boring."''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Bebop}} calls Billy the "budget version of Lash".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Bebop}}'s in-game [[Bebop/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Billy) - ''"It was like the budget version of Lash!"''</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Vindicta}} calls Billy out for always talking about the world's problems, but doing nothing to change them.<ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=Billy, you scream of the ills of the world, but do nothing to change them.|hero_quote2=Billy|quote2=Lady, I wake people up, I speak truth to power. What the hell do you do other than walk around Central Park barefoot?!}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Paige}} wishes she could give Billy a hug.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Billy): ''"Oh, I wish I could just give him a hug."''</ref> She tries to connect with Billy by seeing past his "mad at the world" schtick, but is unsuccessful.<ref name=":5">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Paige|number=2}}</ref>
* {{HeroIcon|Rem}} thinks Billy could "teach him all kinds of fun words",<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(killed Billy)|transcription=I bet Billy could teach all kinds of fun words.}}</ref> but also thinks that he should wait until he's older to hang out with Billy.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Hero-Specific Voice Lines|context=(killed Billy)|transcription=I probably shouldn't hang out with Billy until I'm older.}}</ref>

== Removed Lore ==
In the files, Billy has meta lines when dying to certain abilities, such as "way to press 4, Haze". These lines are unused.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Billy}}'s [[Billy/Quotes#Billy's Bespoke Lines|bespoke lines]]</ref> 

Before his release as "Billy", Billy was referred to in pings as "Furball" and "goat-headed thing".<ref>{{HeroIcon|Mina}}'s removed [[Mina/Quotes#Allies - Deadlock|voice line]] (ping careful Billy): ''"Careful, Furball."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Mina}}'s removed [[Mina/Quotes#Allies - Deadlock|voice line]] (ally Billy killed): ''"They took out the... Goat... Headed... Thing!"''</ref> These lines were removed in the [[Six New Heroes]] update.

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