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{{HeroTabs}}{{Infobox hero
| key = hero_punkgoat
| release_date = August 20, 2025
| voice_actor = Ari Kappatos<ref>[https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/arikappatos Ari Kappatos' resume]</ref>
| codenames = Punkgoat
| pronouns = He/Him
}}{{Quotation|2=Smash the bottle, smash their heads, smash the ritual!|4=Punkgoat_upgrade_power3_05.mp3}}
'''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 '''[[Billy#Rising Ram|Rising Ram]]''' he gets up close and personal, before slamming down with [[Billy#Bashdown|'''Bashdown''']] to create shockwaves through his enemies. Running isn't even an option when Billy can use his ultimate [[Billy#Chain Gang|'''Chain Gang''']] to grapple enemies and pull them back in. A quick swig from his bottle gets him [[Billy#Blasted|'''Blasted''']], and his enemies totally wrecked.

From looting to public vandalism, Billy makes sure anyone who can be bothered to listen gets to hear "the truth". Don't ask him how he got the goat head.

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 (shorter recovery time), gets slowed less when using light melees, and his [[Reload Time|reload]] is not interrupted by light melees. This allows Billy to hit the [[Sinner's Sacrifice]] jackpot & break {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}' {{AbilityIcon|Spectral Wall}} segments faster than other heroes if he uses only light melee.

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

== 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).

== Abilities ==

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Billy
| ability_num = 1
| notes       =
* Bashdown can be held down to delay starting the Slam's descent for up to 3 seconds and causes Billy to rise vertically.
** Billy rises 67.5 u above his initial elevation if the ability is immediately released and up to 163.97 u while the ability key is held.
* Billy retains his momentum when using Bashdown and has limited horizontal movement while holding the ability. If Billy reaches the max height of Bashdown, all horizontal movement becomes sharply reduced.
** The max height movement lock is ignored if Billy has reduced [[Gravity Scale|Gravity]] (e.g. with {{ItemIcon|Magic Carpet}}). It is unknown if this is intentional.
* T3 upgrade results in ~29% damage increase for the ability, as Billy's Heavy Melee is roughly equivalent to 2.32x of his Light Melee.
** Also enables item interactions that are specific to Heavy Melee, i.e. {{ItemIcon|Melee Charge}} or {{ItemIcon|Spirit Snatch}}.
** Also allows Bashdown to break {{HeroIcon|Graves}}' {{AbilityIcon|Borrowed Decree}}.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Billy
| ability_num = 2
|notes        =
* Rising Ram has a wind-up period of 0.4 seconds before charging forward. During this time, the trajectory of the charge can be changed via aiming, but adjustments become progressively more difficult as the wind-up is finishing.
** Assuming Billy is in the air, Rising Ram has up to a straight angle that Billy will charge when descending (straight down) until landing; upon arrival, Billy will continue the remainder of the charge laterally, in whichever direction the model is facing. Conversely, Rising Ram only has up to approximately 50 degrees of climb when ascending, even if aiming directly upwards.
* The T3 upgrade's {{DataProp|Rising Ram|Upgrades.3.MaxHealthBuffPct}}% Max Health boost works differently from the Max Health granted by {{AbilityIcon|Blasted}} or {{ItemIcon|Siphon Bullets}}. It instead scales his original health value and max health by +10%, effectively keeping him at the same percentage before and after. It is unknown if this is intentional.
}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Billy
| ability_num = 3
| notes       =
* Hitting a [[Melee Attack|heavy melee]] fully reloads Billy's ammo. Hitting a light melee reloads {{DataProp|Blasted|BulletsReloadedPerLightMeleePct}}% of ammo, or reduces the reload time by {{DataProp|Blasted|BulletsReloadedPerLightMeleePct}}% if depleted.
* Bashdown procs the melee effects for Blasted.
* In addition to melee attacks against players, melee hits on [[Structures]], [[Denizens]], and player summoned units (e.g. {{HeroIcon|McGinnis}}' {{AbilityIcon|Mini Turret}}) will proc Blasted's effects and extend its duration while active.
* 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.
|tips=* Due to the fact that Blasted will work on [[Denizens]], it is a good idea to farm them with Blasted active to be able to heal and also increase your soul count.}}

{{AbilitySection
| hero_name   = Billy
| ability_num = 4
| notes       =
* Casting Chain Gang will start a 2.8 second long period during which Billy sends out tethers within 12 meters. After that period concludes, all enemies with tethers remaining will be pulled within 4 meters of Billy. 
** The duration of this cast is unaffected by [[Ability Duration]] modifiers, such as {{ItemIcon|Duration Extender}}, and is un-[[Crowd Control#Interrupt|Interruptable]].  
** As Chain Gang is not considered a channel, Billy retains full usage of his weapon, movement, and abilities during this time.

* Chain Gang's tether will shatter after breaking line of sight with a hard wall or via a [[Cosmic Veil]] for at least 1 second.
** However, if that enemy hero re-establishes line of sight 𝘢𝘯𝘥 is within the area of effect while Chain Gang's cast period is still active, they will become re-tethered, and will still be pulled towards Billy after the cast has concluded.
* While Billy cannot innately cancel Chain Gang, entering certain inactionable states, such as using {{ItemIcon|Ethereal Shift}} or grabbing a [[Zipline]], will cause the ability to be canceled.
|interactions={{AbilityInteraction | interaction = Indomitable | state = partial | text = 
A target with indomitable will still be tethered, but indomitable will prevent the target from being pulled in at the end of the chain duration
}}}}

== Street Brawl ==
=== Ability Changes ===
<!--For fresh data see [[Deadlock:Street Brawl Ability Changes]] -->
Apart from [[Street Brawl#Heroes|global changes]], Billy does '''not''' have any special modifications for his abilities in Street Brawl.
=== Item Draft ===
{{HeroStreetBrawlItems|Billy}}

== Backstory ==
{{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}}

== 3D model ==
{{3D_Model|Billy}}
===Weapon===
{{3D Model|Billy Weapon|size=240px}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
File:Punkgoat card.png|Billy portrait
File:Billy Gloat.png|Gloat portrait for Billy
File:Bily Critical.png|Critical health portrait for Billy
File:Billy.png|Billy icon
File:Billy Render.png|Billy in-game render
File:Billy select background.png|Billy's select background
File:Billy TitlePage.png|Billy poster
File:Billy Reference Sheet.png|Billy reference sheet
File:Billy Weapon.png|Billy weapon - ''Biquette''
</gallery>

=== Typography ===
<gallery>
File:Billy name.svg|Billy's name typography
File:Billy russian.svg|Billy's Russian typography
File:Billy schinese.svg|Billy Simplified Chinese typography
File:Billy ukrainian.svg|Billy's Ukrainian typography
</gallery>

=== Removed/Unused content ===
<gallery>
File:Punkgoat hud psd.png|Unfinished Billy model art
File:Billy v2.png|Unfinished Billy model art "v2"
</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>
* 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.
* Billy eats his gun magazine in his reload animation. This is a reference to the popular myth that goats can consume and digest any material, including inedible ones.
* 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.
* While [[Billy#(3) Blasted|Blasted]] is active, a song plays at an extremely low volume consisting of muffled punk rock styled drums and chain sounds.<ref>[[:File:Punkgoat blasted lp.mp3]] </ref>

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