Billy Butcher (comic)

> "*I'm always tellin' people not to make a song an' dance at times like this. But here we are after all these fuckin' years. The way I see it, there might be enough o' this shit still workin' that you're still holdin' onto one or two memories. An' if I'm lucky, this bit right here... this bit right fuckin' here... this is the night you done what you done to my Becky.*"
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## Billy Butcher

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**Billy Butcher** (Known as William Butcher) is one of the main protagonists and later antagonists of the 2006 comic series "The Boys."

## Background

Billy Butcher is a former Royal Marine and a veteran of the Falklands War. When Billy Butcher returned home one evening, he found a superpowered child coming out of his wife, which he promptly killed with a lamp. Billy noticed the powers of this baby were similar to that of the superhero Homelander, and held a vendetta against him, the Seven, and all other superheroes, believing him to be the one responsible for raping and killing his wife.

Billy Butcher formed a CIA-operated group known as The Boys, responsible for keeping superhumans in check, and severely injuring, if not killing them, if necessary. In time, The Boys would soon fall apart after the death of one of the members of the Seven and the falling out between The Boys members Billy and Mallory. Years later, when A-Train runs across the ocean to Glasgow in pursuit of a villain, A-Train unwittingly kills the girlfriend of Hughie Campbell, prompting Billy Butcher to meet up with the victim of super violence, and add a new member to The Boys in order to reform the team and initiate his plan to eventually take down the Seven and all other supes.

## Stats

**Attack Potency:** **Small Building Level** (His level of Compound V puts him above 4 out of 5 Supes according to the Legend. Beat up Stormfront with Mother's Milk and Love Sausage. Superior to Hughie, who kicked off the head of A-Train. Killed Black Noir)

**Speed:** **Supersonic+** (Outraced electricity from Stormfront Stormfront momentarily, avoided attacks from the Seven)

**Durability:** **Small Building Level** (Needed several hits from an amped Hughie to be killed)

**Hax:** None notable.

**Intelligence:** **Above Average**

**Stamina:** **Superhuman** (Has a temporary version of Compound V which lasts for days)

## Powers, Techniques, and Equipment

### Powers

* **Superhuman Physical Characteristics**
* **Longevity**
* **Resurrection**: Compound V can bring life back to a dead brain, but their cognitive abilities will be severely limited.

### Equipment

* **Crowbar**: Regularly carries around a crowbar.
* **Pickaxe**: Found a pickaxe and killed Swatto with it.
* **Baseball Bat**: Used a baseball bat against Payback and against a minor superhero team.
* **Rocket Launcher**: Used a rocket launcher to kill Love Sausage.
* **Sniper Rifle**
* **Grenade**: Seems to use standard issue military grenades like in his fight against Mother's Milk.

## Minor Feats

### Attack Potency/Strength

* Clenched Monkey's balls so hard his genitals were non-functioning for at least a year
* Can casually beat and mutilate members of Teenage Kix
* Helped beat up Stormfront with his allies
* Killed almost every member of Payback in one fight, including the Crimson Countess, Swatto, Mind-Droid, and Soldier Boy
* Cracked open Black Noir's head with his crowbar
	+ Ultimately killed Black Noir

### Speed/Reactions

* Outran blasts from Stormfront
* Avoided the heat vision of Homelander
* Blitzed Soldier Boy and Mind-Droid
* Outmaneuvered Mother's Milk

### Durability/Endurance

* Took an electrical attack from Shout Out with no damage
* Took numerous hits from Stormfront
* Effortlessly survived hits from the superhuman Soldier Boy
* Survived a near point blank grenade explosion

### Skill/Intelligence

* Fought in the Falklands War
* Is one of the most feared members of the CIA, even to the Seven
* Regularly manipulates higher authorities
* Is a former Royal Marine
* Fought in the final war against the Supes

## Weaknesses

* Compound V resurrection limits the cognitive abilities of the user
	+ Compound V's resurrection also only works if the user has a functioning brain
* Prone to his emotions, especially against superhumans