Billy Butcher (The Boys)

:NOTE: This article is only for the original version of Billy Butcher. To see the article for the TV version of him, go to Billy Butcher (TV Series).
William J. "Billy" Butcher is the deuteragonist of the controversial comic book series The Boys, the main protagonist of I'm Your Pusher, the third episode of The Boys Presents: Diabolical, and the overarching protagonist of its sequel-spin-off The Boys: Dear Becky.
He is the snarky and charismatic leader of The Boys and the archenemy of Homelander, who is the leader of The Seven, and his clone Black Noir. After the death of his wife, Billy became hellbent on eliminating all superheroes on the planet, but his vendetta is focused on The Homelander until the truth is revealed. After both Homelander and Black Noir are killed, Butcher continues his goal to eliminate all supes, which includes his teammates, but is stopped by his former brother-figure Wee Hughie.
In The Boys Presents: Diabolical, he was voiced by Jason Isaacs.
==History==
===Background===
Billy Butcher is the leader of The Boys, a CIA-working team tasked with monitoring and stopping The Seven, a corporate superhero group who are secretly vile, criminal and ruthless individuals. After losing his wife to a Supe, Butcher became consumed with getting revenge on the Homelander and destroying all superheroes in the world. Known for being charismatic and cunning, Butcher is described as a force of nature, getting what he wants by persuasion or brute force.
==Biography==
===Early Life===
William J. "Billy" Butcher was born in England to Samuel Butcher and Carol Atkins, and was the older brother to Leonard "Lenny" Butcher. Billy grew up in London's East End, and would spend his youth hearing his father beat his mother, causing him to become resentful toward his father. Though Billy tried to avoid becoming his father, he started acting out in school, often getting into fights and using vulgar language at teachers. When Lenny stopped Billy from killing their father one night, the latter decided to join the Royal Marines after being inspired by his grandfather. Billy participated in the Falklands War, but was eventually kicked out of the Royal Marines following a bar fight.
Billy met Becky Saunders while riding a subway train the day after, and the two began a relationship when they helped Billy's mother leave Samuel. The two married soon afterward, but disaster struck when Lenny was killed by a bus in 1986, and Becky was unknowingly raped by a member of the Seven when they were on vacation. Becky died from the super-powered fetus that was in her body three months later, and Billy killed the infant with a desk lamp. 
===The Boys===
Billy was recruited by Greg Mallory, so he could get revenge on the Homelander, and Butcher began a group called the Boys to kill Supes across the world. The team was disbanded around the 2000s, but Billy brought the team together and recruited Wee Hughie, who lost his girlfriend to the supe A-Train.
In comics, after the corrupt superhero problems were dealt with and the Seven were defeated, Billy betrayed other members of The Boys and had them killed to eliminate all Supes in the world. The first one was Mother's Milk, who died suffocated by Billy, then it came to Frenchie and The Female, who were both blown up by bombs. In Billy's point of view, with corrupt superheroes dealt with, The Boys who still has traits and abilities of superheroes they purged, would potentially become the next threat to humanity and had to be dealt with as well including Billy himself. Hughie Campbell, the protagonist, enraged by this act of betrayal, fights Billy in a long, difficult fight, where he manages to defeat Billy and ultimately kills the traitor with a glass shard. Despite dying, Billy praised Hughie and died with a smile on face, and Hughie tells Annie that Butcher is probably fighting in Hell.
==Physical Appearance==
Billy is a rather gruff, striking and charming man of tall stature and toned physique who also looks rather unkempt. His hair is that of a thick, black greasy tuft on his head and he also has a prominent beard. Billy is usually seen wearing a dusty and battered black trench coat usually paired with some kind of patterned shirt. He also wears dark trousers and shoes and is often depicted carrying weapons such as crowbars and baseball bats.
==Personality==
Billy is a a fairly snarky and calm, but also arrogant and ruthless man, who is easily characterized by his immensely charismatic and persuasive nature. He is reasonably friendly to those around him, especially with Hughie, who he treats like a younger brother figure of sorts, however he does often push his allies to their boiling points, due to his sheer determination and eagerness to achieve whatever goal he sets out to perform.
== Quotes==
==Gallery==
Billy-Comics.png|Billy Butcher.
The Boys Comics.jpg|Billy with the Boys.
Frenchie with the Boys.jpg
Butcher-and-Terror.jpg|Billy with Terror.
Tumblr p9d4hzH0s31w2sb6co1 640.jpg|Billy with Wee Hughie.
Homelander-and-Billy.jpg|Billy and the Homelander.
Billy-kills-Black-Noir.jpg|Billy kills Black Noir, avenging Becky's death.
Butcher's-death.jpg|The Butcher's death.
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Hughie-campbell-kills-billy-butcher-7-e1578801317658.jpg|Butcher's corpse.
==Trivia==
*He was created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and first appeared in The Boys #1 - The Name of the Game, Part 1 in October of 2006.
*Billy and the entire cast of The Boys had their first volume be part of DC Comics until it the rights were reverted to Dynamite Entertainment.
*He is mostly a parody of The Punisher from Marvel Comics, as both are lethal military veterans who go on a warpath against a group of villains.
==External Links==
*Billy Butcher on the Villains Wiki.
*Billy Butcher on the Inconsistently Heinous Wiki
*Billy Butcher on the Inconsistently Admirabe Wiki
*Billy Butcher on the Boys Wiki.
*Billy Butcher on the DC Comics Database.
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