Billy Beltbuckles

William Bertucci,The Neapolitan Casino terminal entries; Billy's personal terminal, UNKNOWN USER - New idea!! commonly known as Billy Beltbuckles, is the chief operating officer of the Lombardi Family in Atlantic City, though his duties more closely resemble that of a glorified accountant. He is a supporting character .
==Background==
The pitiable, neurotic Billy is the official accountant for the Lombardi Family, thanks to his father Carmine's position in the mob (a capo).Vault 76 dweller: "What is it that you do here?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) As such, he works with the Lombardi's accounts every day, keeping track of income and expenses to determine the profits and the amount of dues the mobsters owe to the Munis and the Showmen.Vault 76 dweller: "So what do you do as an 'accountant'?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) Billy has done a phenomenal job, cutting costs in multiple areas, e.g. through bribery (a Muni electrician diverts more power off the books, yielding a 15% reduction), recycling (a water recycler cuts water usage in half, at a minor deterioration in quality), and alternate sources for food and alcohol (quite a bit cheaper, though of questionable provenance). Concerta Lombardi remains quite satisfied with his performance,The Neapolitan Casino terminal entries; accounting terminal, Outgoing Costs though Billy too remains terrified of her.Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) 
While he had hoped that the job would focus on managing finances and optimizing costs, i.e. things that he is actually well cut out for,Vault 76 dweller: "What did you think the job would be?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) it turned out to be far more than what he bargained for.Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) Concerta asked him to cook the books to cover up excessive medical costs and medication, to the tune of 11,500 caps at first.The Neapolitan Casino terminal entries; Billy's personal terminal, Lombardi, C - Need your help His father did not tell Billy about the "extra responsibilities," and it occurred to Billy eventually that Carmine might have been unaware of what his son would wind up doing.Vault 76 dweller: "How did you even get this job?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue)
Billy had no choice but to alter the income records to cover up and reduce the amount of dues the mob pays to the other two factions, the Munis and the Showmen. Citing desperate times as the reason, they expected Billy to do his job and not ask any questions, and he obliged. At the same time, he painted a target on his back, as swindling the other groups is not tolerated in Atlantic City,Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) with the punishment being the death of the person responsible for the violation.Vault 76 dweller: "The Wise Guys let the Showmen into the casino, just like that?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "Vault 76 dweller: "If there's a peace deal, why are they allowed to kill you?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) Billy is ashamed and disgusted of what he has been forced to do, but that scarcely matters to others.Vault 76 dweller: "You don't seem too sure about that."Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) Neither does it matter that he largely did it to make his father appreciate him (or at least stop being so angry). Billy is trapped, however, as if he refuses to follow orders, he dies.Vault 76 dweller: "Why does everyone want you dead?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) If he follows along, the forgeries may come to light, resulting in the whole peace treaty unraveling and his death, as the peace treaty is the only thing keeping him alive.Vault 76 dweller: "How does the Family deal with them?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue)
===Personality===
In general, Billy is poorly cut out for life in the mob. He detests killing, to the point that accidentally crushing a beetle a few years earlier left him in tears for two hours.Vault 76 dweller: "You don't look like much of a mafioso to me."Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) He is also very sensitive in an environment full of thugs, which results in him being anxious and tense all the time. Even the nickname, which may be seen as being better than Sal Sticky Fingers', is cause for anxiety; while Billy tries to turn it around, claiming it is because he is the most secure and trustworthy accountant around, it has its origins in an unpleasant incident.Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) 
Furthermore, despite his position, he is cut out of many perks of the job,Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) and cannot really invoke mafia protection (though in the case of his mistakes in hiding the records, doing so would also mean admitting a mistake and likely leading to all-out war).Tax Evasion Billy finds himself unable to confide in anyone, including his former best friend, Sal. Making matters worse, all of this leads to unpleasant effects on Billy; the stress of the situation he is stuck in,Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) living with a target on his back and in fear of the other factions,Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue)Vault 76 dweller: "Tell me about the Showmen."Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) and constantly being around people he is terrified by is causing him many problems. He became very forgetful, to the point of forgetting his own password for the terminals holding the doctored books. He has not written it down because of, as he says, a cramp in his writing wrist.Vault 76 dweller: "I can't believe you forgot your password."Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) He would much rather do an honest job, for example, working for the Munis.Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) Billy is actually in awe of all the work they do and respects Timothy Lane deeply,Vault 76 dweller: "What's your take on the Munis?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) while he remains stuck working for the mafia, leaving him angry, frustrated, and since he is sworn to secrecy, without an outlet.Vault 76 dweller: "You're dumb, but you're not this dumb."Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) He is also noticeably nervous of letting secrets slipVault 76 dweller: "[Lie] Nah, I was just kidding. It's a legitimate business, like you said."Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) and has multiple phobic tendencies,Billy Beltbuckles: "I've been told I have a lot of phobic tendences, whatever that means."(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) as well as difficulty understanding seemingly obvious concepts,Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue)Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) though he does possess a knack for observation (though he often cannot deduce the meaning of what he observes).Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue)
===Nickname===
Overall, Billy is just miserable and regrets his choices in life.Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) One of those he regrets the most is considering Sal Sticky Fingers his best friend and confidante. What was once a close friendship turned sour and Billy was forced to cut him out of his life.Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) The reason lies in an unpleasant incident shortly after Billy was made accountant.The Neapolitan Casino terminal entries; Billy's personal terminal, Personal Logs, Entry 2 One night at Quentino's Night Club, Sal decided to play a practical joke on Billy and pull down his pants. Due to his condition, however, Sal wound up tearing Billy's pants off, causing him to panic and run around the club screaming, with his underwear on display. The humiliation before the entire Lombardi Family left Billy traumatized. Since then, he started wearing multiple belts together with suspenders to ensure that it would not happen again.Sal Sticky Fingers: " "(Sal Sticky Fingers' dialogue) 
Billy is a prized customer at Richard's Haberdashery in the flooded city center, where he bought the first batch of his brahmin leather belts (in chestnut brown, mahogany, and black) together with replacement buckles.The Neapolitan Casino terminal entries; Billy's personal terminal, Inbox, Richard's Haberdashery - Thank you for your order! He claims to never take the pants off anymore, even under a shower.Vault 76 dweller: "What do you mean by that?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) He has not told anyone about specifically why he is wearing so many belts,Vault 76 dweller: "Why are you wearing so many belts?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) but considers them paramount to his safety, even if they make dressing in the morning a chore. He has actually considered sleeping with the belts on him.Billy Beltbuckles: ""(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) 
Sal, for his part, does not realize that what he did was wrong and has not felt the need to make amends or at least apologize to Billy.Vault 76 dweller: "Where can I find Sal?"Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) Billy blames Sal's prank for much of what has happened to him since,Vault 76 dweller: "You seem to mention Sal a lot."Billy Beltbuckles: " "(Billy Beltbuckles' dialogue) which is not too far off the mark. While Concerta has sympathy for Billy and reprimanded Sal for his actions,To Sal Billy's obsession with belts has become severe enough that his own father is warning him that he is becoming a running joke among the mobsters,Letter to Billy and Fabio Mondadori has suggested replacing Billy due to his mistakes and seeming incompetence.The Neapolitan Casino terminal entries; Billy's personal terminal, Personal Logs, Entry 1The Neapolitan Casino terminal entries; Concerta's personal terminal, Inbox, Fabio: Replacing Billy
==Interactions with the player character==
===Interactions overview===
===Quests===
* Tax Evasion: Billy is the hapless accountant currently threatened by both the Showmen and the Muni auditors. Since he cannot invoke the protection of the mob, he has to rely on the Vault dwellers for help.
==Inventory==
==Appearances==
Billy Beltbuckles appears only .
==Behind the scenes==
When writer Stephanie Zachariadis asked the development team for a good name for a mobster, lead quest designer Joshua Moretto replied with Billy Beltbuckles. Moretto initially envisioned a character who wrapped belts around his hands and punched people with the buckles. Zachariadis, however, interpreted the name to belong to a character who was obsessed with belt buckles, leading to the genesis of Billy's character.Fallout 76 –America's Playground Developer Deep Dive (10:30) A similar character creation process played out with the name of Buttercup.Fallout on Twitter: "Ever wonder how the name Buttercup came to be?Well, wonder no more with this bonus dev dive clip! #Fallout76"
==Gallery==
FO76 Radio Billy Beltbuckles.svg|Billy's radio potrait
FO76AC Billy Beltbuckles.png|Sitting
FO76AC Casino Quarter District Save Billy from the Showman.jpg|Save Billy from the Showman
Expd ls tax01.webp|Billy is saved
==References==
Non-game
Category:Boardwalk Paradise human characters
Category:Lombardi Family characters
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