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{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_punkgoat
| release_date = August 20, 2025
| voice_actor = Ari Kappatos<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33268153/fullcredits/ Deadlock] on [https://www.imdb.com/ IMDb]</ref>
| codenames = Punkgoat
}}
'''Billy''' is a [[Hero]] in ''[[Deadlock]]''. A white hot ball of rage, furious at the very notion of... something. Billy is a chaotic front-liner who never backs down from a challenge. With Rising Ram he gets up close and personal, before slamming down with Bashdown to create shockwaves through his enemies. Running isn't even an option when Billy can use his ultimate Chain Gang to grapple enemies and pull them back in. A quick swig from his bottle gets him Blasted, and his enemies totally wrecked.

Billy was released on [[Update:August 20, 2025|August 20, 2025]] as the second hero of the [[Update:August 18, 2025|Six New Heroes]] update (first winner of hero vote).

== Innate ==
Billy has a passive that alters his [[Melee Attack| light melee attacks]]. He can use light melees faster than other heroes, gets slowed less when using light melees, and his [[Reload Time|reload]] is not interrupted by light melees.

Additionally, he can restore ammo when hitting melees once he unlocks his Blasted ability, as detailed below.
== Abilities ==

{{Ability tabs
| name=Billy
| ability1_notes= 
* Bashdown can be held down to delay the slam and causes Billy to rise vertically.
* Billy rises 67.5 hu if they ability is immediately released and up to 163.97 hu while the ability key is held. 
* If Billy reaches the max height of Bashdown, all horizontal movement becomes sharply reduced.
| ability3_notes=
* Hitting a [[Melee Attack|heavy melee]] fully reloads Billy's ammo. Hitting a light melee reloads {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Blasted|BulletsReloadedPerLightMeleePct}}% of ammo, or reduces the reload time by {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Blasted|BulletsReloadedPerLightMeleePct}}% if depleted.
* Bashdown procs the melee effects for Blasted.
* If the player reaches a certain threshold of Blasted stacks by landing multiple melee hits in a short time (10-15s), the Blasted duration will start going down even if the player keeps landing melee hits. However, Blasted can be sustained indefinitely by spacing out melee hits before hitting the max stacks threshold.
}}

== Weapon ==
{{WeaponCard|key=hero_punkgoat}}
Due to Billy's Blasted passive, hitting a [[Melee Attack|melee attack]] reloads his ammo by either 100% (heavy melee) or {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Blasted|BulletsReloadedPerLightMeleePct}}% (light melee).

Hitting a light melee during reload reduces the reload time by {{#invoke:Abilities|get_ability_prop|Blasted|BulletsReloadedPerLightMeleePct}}%.

== Background ==
{{Fates_Tale|punkgoat}}

=== Lore ===
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>

Billy got his goat head by using eldritch powers/black magic.<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> He implies he turned his head into a goat 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 criticizes a Shakespearean Festival, but considers going once [[Paige]] points out that people there would view him as "their king."<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Paige|number=3}}</ref>

Billy enjoys rioting and looting in New York,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (unselect): ''"I got a riot to start in midtown."''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Unselect|voice line]] (unselect): ''"You go complete the ritual, I got some lootin’ to do."''</ref> although he thinks he's the only one allowed to start fires in "his" city (he does accept public rioting if the [[wikipedia:New_York_Knicks|Knickerbockers]] win the basketball championship).<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>

Billy used to use Rising Ram in [[wikipedia:Moshing#Variations|circle pits]] 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> It's implied Billy uses [[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>

Despite being an anarchist, Billy 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>

Billy believes the [[The Baxter Society|Baxter Society]] never killed 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> Billy 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>

== Character interactions ==

* Billy hates everyone. He especially loathes rich people, such as {{PageRef|name=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 and {{HeroIcon|Vyper}} flirt with each other.<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>
* 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 {{PageRef|name=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 {{PageRef|name=Bebop}} living in a scrapyard is "kinda cool".<ref>[[Bebop/Quotes#Conversations|Billy & Bebop Conversation 2]] - {{PageRef|name=Billy}}: ''"It's kinda cool"''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}} exclusively refers to Billy as "William". She never calls him Billy.
* {{PageRef|name=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>
* {{PageRef|name=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>
* {{PageRef|name=Vindicta}} calls Billy out for always talking about the world's problems, but doing nothing to change them.<ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Billy & Vindicta Conversation 1]] - {{PageRef|name=Vindicta}}: ''"Billy, you scream of the ills of the world, but do nothing to change them."''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=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>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Paige|number=2|hero_quote1=Paige|quote1=The whole "mad at the world" schtick. I bet you secretly have the heart of a poet, and are just waiting for the world to be a little kinder.|hero_quote2=Billy|quote2=I hate people.}}</ref>

== Update history ==
{{Update history}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Punkgoat card.png|Billy portrait
File:Billy.png|Billy icon
File:Billy Render.png|Billy in-game render
File:Billy TitlePage.png|Billy poster
File:Billy Reference Sheet.png|Billy reference sheet
File:Billy name.png|Billy name typography
File:Billy Weapon.png|Billy weapon - Biquette
File:Punkgoat hud psd.png|Unfinished Billy model art
File:Billy v2.png|Unfinished Billy model art "v2"
File:Billy Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Billy.
File:Bily Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Billy.
</gallery>

== Trivia ==
* "[[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.
* Billy has unused "bespoke" voicelines that make meta references to the game, such as the popular [[melee]] [[Abrams]] build,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|file=Punkgoat bespoke ability line 01.mp3|transcription=Oh. You went melee Abrams. Real original, pal.}}</ref> calling [[McGinnis]]' turrets "aimbots",<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|file=Punkgoat bespoke ability line 04.mp3|transcription=McGinnis! You didn't kill me, your stupid aimbot turrets did!}}</ref> and calling out [[Haze]] for "pressing 4".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|file=Punkgoat bespoke ability line 06.mp3|transcription=Way to press 4, Haze.}}</ref>
** Billy makes a reference to the [[Rejuvenator]] rework, saying that "it used to go out to everybody until [[Yoshi|the Man]] decided it was too good".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Billy|file=Punkgoat pick up rejuv 03.mp3|context=(picked up Rejuv)|transcription=You know, this used to go to everybody 'til the Man decided it was too good.}}</ref>
* Billy was one of the heroes in a private build who was accidentally leaked on stream in May 2025. Being early in development, he was using [[Shiv]]'s model as a placeholder.<ref>2025-05-01 - atahutahatena on Reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumors - [https://www.reddit.com/r/GamingLeaksAndRumours/comments/1kclj5p/streamer_accidentally_leaks_hero_roster_of_a_more/ Streamer accidentally leaks hero roster of a more "secret" private Deadlock pre-alpha playtest build]</ref> Billy's work-in-progress portrait was later leaked by an anonymous Discord user in July 2025.
* "Ranting in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Billy in the [[Hideout]].
* One of Billy's in-game hero select screen labels is G.O.A.T., a common acronym standing for "greatest of all time".
* [[Billy#(3) Blasted|Wrecked]] was originally called 'Pissed', remnants of this can still be seen while hovering over the icon next to the healthbar while Billy is Blasted.
* Billy had the largest lead in the [[Six New Heroes]] contest, at 30%.<ref>[[Update:August 29, 2025]]</ref>
* Due to always carrying his bat in his left hand, Billy has a unique reloading animation where he will eat his weapon's magazine before loading a new one that he pulls out from his jacket.
** This animation is also likely a reference to the popular myth that goats can consume and digest any material, including inedible ones.
*Billy possesses a full set of teeth at the front of his mouth. This is unlike real goats, who lack an upper set and instead have a hard dental pad.

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