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=== Biography === | === Biography === | ||
Once human, Billy decided to get into eldritch/black magic to turn his head into a | Once human, Billy decided to get into eldritch/black 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> 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> It's also implied that the goat head was somewhat recent, as {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} seemed to know Billy from before he got the 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> | ||
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 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> | ||
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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 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 | 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 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> | ||
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* 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 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> | * 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> | ||
* {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} exclusively refers to Billy as "William". She | * {{HeroIcon|Lady Geist}} exclusively refers to Billy as "William". 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|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|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> | ||