Billy Loomis

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## Evil-doer

* Unmasked
* Masked
* Hallucination

### Alias

Billy Loomis
The Ghostface Killer
Ghostface
Mr. Ghostface (by Tatum Riley)
The Original Mastermind (by Amber Freeman)
Leatherface
Rat looking homo repressed momma's boy (both by Randy Meeks)

### Allies

Sidney Prescott (ex-girlfriend; formerly)
Stu Macher  (best friend and accomplice)
Roman Bridger (mentor)
Nancy Loomis (mother)

### Resources

Hunting proficiency
Stealth
Intelligence
Planning
Manipulation
Strength

### Hobby

Spending time with Sidney. (formerly)
Planning out murders.
Harassing his victims with horror films quiz by calling them in the phone.
Film buffing.

### Goals

Kill Maureen Prescott for causing his parents to separate (succeeded).
Get away with the murder of Sidney Prescott and others (failed).

### Moral Event Horizon

Killing Sidney’s mother before framing Cotton Weary and having him put on death row.
Tormenting Casey by having her boyfriend executed, strangling and stabbing her and then hanging her corpse for her parents to see.

### Kill Count

4 (directly)
3 (indirectly)
Dozens (posthumously caused)

### Crimes

Serial murder
Breaking and entering
Conspiracy
Hate crimes
Harassment
Mass child murder (indirectly)
Incrimination
Vandalism
Corruption
Sexual assault
Kidnapping
Physical abuse
Psychological torture
Mutilation
Stalking
Terrorism

### Type of Villain

Vengeful Serial Killer

**William "Billy" Loomis** is the central antagonist of the *Scream* film franchise, serving as the main antagonist of *Scream*, the posthumous overarching antagonist of *Scream 2* and *Scream (2022)*, and a posthumous antagonist in the other films.

He was the son of Nancy Loomis, and a a horror film fanatic who pressured his best friend Stu Macher into committing a killing spree in Woodsboro out of anger for his parent's divorce. He is also the ex-boyfriend and first archenemy of Sidney Prescott, as well as Samantha Carpenter's birth father.

He was portrayed by Skeet Ulrich. While in-disguise, he is voiced by Roger L. Jackson. In-costume scenes as Ghostface were portrayed by Lee Waddell and Dane Farwell. In the Japanese dubbed version, he was voiced by Shin'ichirō Miki.

## What Makes Him Pure Evil?

* He murdered Maureen Prescott with Stu Macher and then framed Cotton Weary for her murder and nearly caused him to be executed.
* He cheated on Sidney with Sabrina Carpenter, and even though he cheated on Sidney, he still wanted to kill her just because he saw her as her own mother.
* He was a manipulative boyfriend to Sidney, pressuring her into sex even though she wasn't ready for it and frequently bringing up her mother's death.
* Rather than simply stopping after achieving his revenge against Maureen, he convinced Stu on the anniversary of her death they should start another murder spree against their classmates.
* He kidnapped Steve Orth and then tormented Casey Becker (Steve's girlfriend) on the phone and made her play a game for Steve's life and when she guessed a question wrong, he ordered Stu to kill Steve in front of her.
* He strangled Casey and stabbed her several times and then hung Casey’s corpse for her parents to see.
* He stabbed Principal Himbrey to death. He then gutted him and hung his corpse on the school goal post.
* He murdered Tatum by crushing her head in the garage door after slashing her arm and tormenting her.
* He had Stu fake his death in front of Sidney after he pressured her into sex and took her virginity, leaving Sidney heartbroken at the sight.
* He stabbed Dewey Riley in the back, nearly killing him.
* He chased after Sidney and tried to kill her when she hid in the car.
* He shot Randy in the shoulder and seriously wounded him.
* He kidnapped Sidney's father and intended to kill him and Sidney while framing him for the murders and making him and Stu look like the victims.
* Instead of just killing Sidney, he taunts her about how he was the one who killed her mother while cruelly insulting her mother.
* He knocked out Gale and would have killed her if not for Stu noticing Sidney was gone.
* It's likely he didn't care about Stu as he stabbed him multiple times, to the point where Stu was bleeding out from blood loss, and threatened to shoot him unless he tried to find Sidney after she reported them to the police. It's revealed in *Scream 3* that Roman Bridger convinced Billy to "find a partner to sell out in case he gets caught", further indicating Billy's lack of care for Stu.
	+ There's also a strong theory that indicates Billy was trying to kill Stu on purpose and frame him for the murders anyway, judging by his brutal and essentially lethal actions towards him. This would make Billy even worse if it was confirmed.
* He knocked out Randy and then nearly killed Sidney the same way he killed Casey while taunting Sidney to "say hello to [her] mother".
* He and Stu also planned another killing spree before their deaths.
* His actions would have a posthumous effect as his mother Nancy would start another killing spree to avenge him.
* His legacy left his daughter to be in horror of herself, fearing she would become just like him and forcing her to experience hallucinations of her father, with the hallucinated Billy often telling her to become homicidal like he did.
	+ Not only that, but Wayne Bailey and his family would later spearhead rumors that Sam had become a killer like her biological father, leading several New York City youngsters to harass Sam and accuse her of being a killer, while her hallucinations of Billy would keep inciting her to embrace her inner murderous desires.
* While villains like Jill Roberts, Wayne Bailey, Roman Bridger and Charlie Walker are more heinous, Billy still stands out due to being the one who started the Ghostface killing sprees along with Stu, as well as personal villainy for murdering Sidney’s mother (although Roman technically shares these crimes as the mastermind, his role is more indirect).
* While he was upset about his mother abandoning him due to Maureen and Hank's affair, with the killing spree being driven by a desire of revenge against Maureen and Sidney, the scene depicts Billy as an immature and lustful son as opposed to a genuinely loving and compassionate person.