Billy Butcher

## Powers & Abilities

* **Master Combatant:** Butcher is an extremely skilled fighter. His SAS training includes a mix of Boxing, Muay Thai, Judo, Krav Maga, and Aikido. He was able to fight Translucent long enough for Hughie to improvise a way to incapacitate him. He is very strong in combat, as he pummeled Mesmer in a bathroom and bashed his face in over a sink. He is also intelligent and adaptable, as he spit his own blood on Translucent so he could see him which allowed him to effectively fight back. Butcher was able to deck Hughie with a single punch and draw blood. He was able to hold his own against Jock, a former SAS member, managing to gain the upper hand and strangle him to death.
	+ **Master Stick-Fighter:** One of Billy's signature weapons is his lead crowbar. He used it against Translucent with deadly mastery.
* **Expert Marksman:** Butcher is a highly accurate marksman. He demonstrated tight grouping when he shot Starlight twice in the chest from a distance with his sniper rifle. He also held a baby supe with heat vision to fire at armed guards. He nearly shot Kenji Miyashiro with his rifle if not for Hughie's intervention, and he later quickly gunned down a Supe with his pistol.
* **Gifted Intelligence:** Butcher has been described by Homelander as "very smart," as he hid Translucent's remains in a box composed of zinc, the only material Homelander cannot see through. He can also think of strategies on the spot, such as when he used a baby supe to cut through multiple armed guards. Butcher is smarter than Stan Edgar, Jonah Vogelbaum, Victoria Neuman, Hughie Campbell, Starlight, Madelyn Stillwell, Queen Maeve, Frenchie, Mother's Milk, Alastair Adana, Stormfront, Homelander, A-Train, and The Deep.
	+ **Expert Leader:** Butcher is a good leader, having united The Boys and inspired them to achieve their goals of eliminating The Seven. He would often put an end to the bickering between Frenchie and Mother's Milk. Even after he disappeared at the hands of Homelander, Frenchie brought him back to continue leading the Boys, as he viewed him as "a real captain." He also compared Butcher to Hannibal, Lee Marvin, and Brian Epstein.
	+ **Deception:** Butcher was able to make a criminal think he was a police officer to gain entry into a club. He also convinced Mother's Milk to return to The Boys by lying about his association with Frenchie.
	+ **Manipulation:** Butcher was able to harness Hughie's desire for vengeance against A-Train and the Supes, which was one of the reasons that lead to Hughie killing Translucent. When Butcher wanted to go after Stillwell and Hughie wanted to split off to go help Frenchie and Mother's Milk, Butcher attempts to guilt trip him by saying, "You're a fucking pathetic cunt and an insult to Robin's memory."

* **Intimidation:** Butcher commands an imposing presence.
* **Stealth:** Butcher was able to break into Madam Deputy Director Susan Raynor's house, her workplace, Mother's Milk's office, Madelyn Stillwell's house, Grace Mallory's car, Becca's fence, and her car. He also managed to evade Homelander's line of sight.
* **Indomitable Will:** Butcher is an extremely determined man, never giving up on his mission to keep The Seven and all other Supes in line. He repeatedly stood up against extremely powerful beings, from Translucent to Homelander.

## Equipment

* **Beretta 92FS Inox:** Butcher used his sidearm to threaten Madelyn Stillwell.
* **Beretta 92FS:** Butcher later used a new sidearm to kill an EMP Supe and tried to shoot Stormfront with it, to no avail.
* **Colt M4A1:** Butcher used a carbine to fend off a shiver of sharks attacking him and the Boys (that were under the command of The Deep).
* **Serbu BFG-50A:** Butcher's sniper rifle of choice is a is a semi-automatic .50-caliber rifle with a red laser sight. He loaded it with a diamond-coated round in an attempt to shoot Translucent to pierce his skin, but it ricocheted off. He later used it in an attempt to kill Starlight, shooting her twice in the chest, but to no avail due to her powers.
* **Crowbar:** Butcher used this weapon against Translucent, but failed to hit him due to his invisibility. Butcher also used his crowbar against Stormfront while her back was turned, choking Becca against a tree. Unfortunately, the blows from the crowbar had no effect against Stormfront.
* **Laser Baby**