Billy-Ray Sanguine

== Summary==
Billy-Ray Sanguine is a Texan "hitman deluxe" who first appears in Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing With Fire where he is working for Baron Vengeous (one of Mevolent's former generals) and is assisting him in the creation of The Grotesquery, he first encounters Valkyrie Cain and Tanith Low in a break-in at China Sorrows' Library to assist Baron Vengeous and the Vampire, Dusk. He later kidnaps Valkyrie by tunneling underneath her and taking her to an altar where Baron Vengeous awaited to use Valkyrie's blood descended from the Ancients for the Grotesquery's resurrection. After the defeat of the Grotesquery, Billy-Ray Sanguine met with Batu, a member of the Diablerie, who informed him that the scream of The Grotesquery alerted The Faceless Ones to the location of their universe.
Billy-Ray Sanguine shows up in later books in the series, acting as a minor antagonist or an untrustworthy ally to Valkyrie Cain and Skulduggery Pleasant.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least 
Name: Billy-Ray Sanguine, William Raymond Sanguine
Origin: Skulduggery Pleasant
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human, Sorcerer, Adept, Tunneler, Hitman, Former Detective 
Powers and Abilities: Tunneling Magic which grants Underground Mobility (His tunneling magic is described as opening and closing the ground, only leaving behind tiny cracks), Enhanced Senses (Despite lacking eyes, he can still perceive the world around him and see in the dark), Limited Regeneration Negation (Low; Scars inflicted by his straight razor do not heal), Longevity (Mages age slower), proficient in hand to hand combat and using a dagger or straight razor, Durability Negation with the God-Killer Dagger and possibly with Tunneling Magic, Resistance to Madness Manipulation (Even having a small amount of magic can drive normal people insane, however sorcerers will still be driven mad when viewing a Faceless One), Disease Manipulation (Magic makes sorcerers more resistant to the effects of disease, such as when Saracen survived a magic virus that could kill a normal Human in a few hours for 2 weeks), Flashbangs (Has no eyes so he cannot be blinded by bright light), Immune to Magic Sealing and Power Nullification
Attack Potency: At least Small Building level (Comparable to Skulduggery and Valkyrie, battled with The Black Cleaver), can ignore durability with God-Killer Dagger, possibly with Tunneling Magic (Was able to tunnel through the Black Cleaver's torso and armored coat)
Speed: Superhuman (Should be comparable to Pre-Surge Valkyrie Cain)
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human
Striking Strength: At least Small Building level
Durability: Small Building level (Has went toe-to-toe with Skulduggery and Valkyrie several times)
Stamina: Athletic
Range: Standard Melee Range
Standard Equipment: His straight razor
*Optional Equipment: The God-Killer Dagger
Intelligence: He is a former detective and a skilled hitman, being able to match the Black Cleaver in a fight (Cleavers are trained from birth to be perfect soldiers) and he makes proficient use of his Tunneling Magic in fights to gain the upper hand against unsuspecting opponents. 
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Tunneling Magic: Sanguine's signature magic is Tunneling, a branch of Adept magic that allows him to tunnel through solid structures. When he tunnels, the structure reforms around him with only a few cracks, though he has stated that doing it enough times in the same place leaves the structure weakened. He can also choose to not reform the structure as he travels through it, leaving holes and tunnels. Additionally, he can make walls intangible to allow others to pass through, and push or drag people into walls or floors to leave them trapped within. In The Dying of the Light, it was revealed he can also tunnel through flesh and armored clothing, as seen when he tunneled through the Black Cleaver's torso.
**Resistance to Power Nullification and Sealing: As stated by Sanguine, "I'm immune to just about every sealing spell you ever heard of, and a few more you haven't". It is unknown if this is a result of his Tunneling magic, or a secondary Adept discipline.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Rainbow Dash (Human World) (My Little Pony) Rainbow Dash's Profile (Base Rainbow Dash used, both characters have prior knowledge, Billy-Ray Sanguine had 2 minutes of preparation time, starting distance was 32 meters with no line of sight)
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