** 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 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.
* 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.
* A possible inspiration for Billy's moveset is from the ''Deadlock'' forum posts "[https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/since-punkgoat-seemingly-doesn%E2%80%99t-have-a-moveset-yet-if-this-isn%E2%80%99t-it-or-like-it-i-might-actually-riot.63473/post-127592 Since Punkgoat seemingly doesn’t have a moveset yet, if this isn’t it or like it, I might actually riot.]" and "[https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/ability-set-v3-punkgoat-is-real-and-this-better-be-his-ability-set-or-ill-riot-of-course-not-really.72994/ Ability Set v3: Punkgoat is REAL and this better be his ability set or I'll riot (of course not really)]" by player Hipster Monkey on May 9th, 25th and July 30th 2025. When Billy was first leaked as Punkgoat on May 1st 2025, he was one of the few leaked heroes who had no abilities hidden in the game code. It's possible Valve had the hero concept for Billy already, but no abilities planned at the time. Similarities in the final abilities include, but not limited to, a kind of knockdown embedded in his 1, a type of fixed ram/dash that takes both Billy and his target with his 2, and a type of buff involving a bottle with his 3.
** Riot was averted as a result.
* "Ranting in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Billy in the [[Hideout]].
* "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, G.O.A.T., is a reference to the acronym GOAT, standing for "greatest of all time".
* One of Billy's in-game hero select screen labels, G.O.A.T., is a reference to the acronym GOAT, standing for "greatest of all time".
Internal namesCodenames used for this hero in the game files:
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 is a white hot ball of rage, furious at the very notion of...something. Maybe it’s the cops. Maybe it’s magic regulations. Maybe it’s the service at the gyro place downtown. (Not the good one. The other one.)
Don't ask him how he got the goat head.
Lore
Billy suggests that he got his goat head for a specific reason,[1] by using illegal eldritch powers and black magic.[2][3]
Despite being an anarchist, Billy still pays his taxes.[4][5]
Billy believes the Baxter Society never killed real monsters and that it was all a publicity stunt.[6]
Character interactions
Billy hates everyone.
Billy is referred to by other heroes as an "anarchist", "furball" and "goat head".
Billy flirts with Vyper and says he doesn't care if she calls him Lash.[7]
Billy believes Carlos Arroyo used Ivy to increase the property value of Spanish Harlem and to secure his spot as New York's mayor.[8]
Billy thinks Bebop living in a scrapyard is "kinda cool".[9]
Lady Geist exclusively refers to Billy as "William". She never calls him Billy.
The Doorman tells Billy that he's "terribly uninteresting"[10] and "dreadfully boring".[11]
Bebop calls Billy the "budget version of Lash".[12]
Vindicta calls Billy out for always talking about the world's problems, but doing nothing to change them.[13]
Billy's weapon name, Biquette, means "young female goat" in French. It is a reference to "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 meleeAbrams build,[14] calling McGinnis' turrets "aimbots",[15] and calling out Haze for "pressing 4".[16]
Billy makes a reference to the Rejuvenator rework, saying that "it used to go out to everybody until the Man decided it was too good".[17]
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.[18] 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, G.O.A.T., is a reference to the acronym GOAT, standing for "greatest of all time".
References
↑Billy's in-game voice line - "It ain't why I turned my head into a goat, but it's a hell of a perk."
↑Billy's in-game voice line (killed Seven) - "You think you're special because you got eldritch power? Newsflash, buddy, where do you think the goat head came from?"
↑Billy's in-game voice line (killed Seven) - "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."
↑Billy's in-game voice line (Haze ult multikill) - "So that's where my tax dollars go."
↑Billy's in-game voice line (Use Holliday's Bounce Pad) - "I pay your salary, Holliday, I can use this!"
↑Billy & Grey Talon Conversation 2 - Billy: "I bet the Baxter Society never killed any real monsters. It was all a bunch of smoke and mirrors for publicity."
↑Billy & Ivy Conversation 1 - 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."
↑The Doorman's in-game voice line (Billy trapped in Baroness) - "Billy, you are impressively uninteresting."
↑The Doorman's in-game 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."
↑Bebop's in-game voice line (Killed Billy) - "It was like the budget version of Lash!"
Bashdown
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