Summary[]
Billy Butcher was the husband of Rebecca Butcher, a Vought International employee who disappeared after being violated by the Homelander. Following this, he accepts an invitation by CIA officer Grace Mallory to join The Boys, a team she had founded aiming to expose the crimes of other corrupt superheroes like Homelander, but the team is disbanded after a failed mission ends with a hero killing Mallory's grandchildren.
Eight to nine years later, Billy approaches Hughie Campbell when Hughie's girlfriend, Robin Ward, is accidentally killed by A-Train, with the two reforming and expanding the team as they launch a secret war against the Seven (and Vought) in an effort to end their superhero menace once and for all.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: 9-C 9-B with weapons, Far Higher with explosives | 7-B | 9-C 9-B with weapons, up to At least 9-A via "Joe Kessler"
Keys: Base | Empowered by Temp-V | Season 4
Name: William "Billy" Butcher
Origin: The Boys
Gender: Male
Age: Unknown
Classification: Human vigilante
Powers and Abilities: Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Sleep Manipulation (with halothane), Limited Electricity Manipulation (with Taser Rod), Explosion Manipulation (Via C4 explosives), Limited Smoke Manipulation and Fire Manipulation (With M34 White Phosphorous grenades) | With Temp-V, Statistics Amplification and Power Bestowal (Temporarily becomes a supe, greatly enhancing his body's capabilities), Regeneration (Low) upon using Temp-V (Healed gun injuries from his fight with Gunpowder, and should comparable to Hughie, who healed from a broken arm). For Butcher, it grants him: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Heat Manipulation and Energy Projection (With Heat Vision, which is hot enough to burn even Soldier Boy's skin, who can withstand oxy-acetylene flames without any damage) | Peak Human Physical Characteristics, Sleep Manipulation (with halothane), Limited Electricity Manipulation (with Taser Rod), Explosion Manipulation (Via C4 explosives), Limited Smoke Manipulation and Fire Manipulation (With M34 White Phosphorous grenades), Multiple Personalities (His V'd Tumor Parasite took the Identify of Joe Kessler and can take control of Butcher), Instinctive Reactions (The tumor killed Ezekiel without Butcher's conscious decision), Regeneration (Mid-Low), Natural Weaponry, and Additional Limbs (The Tumor can Extend Tendrils out of butcher)
Attack Potency: Street level (Killed Mesmer by repeatedly bashing his head against a sink. Fought with Jock, another former SAS agent, and killed him by choking him and breaking his neck), Wall level with weapons (Had made use of a Beretta 92FS, an M4A1, a Serbu BFG-50A and some M34 White Phosphorous grenades), Far Higher with explosives | City level (Traded blows with and hurt Homelander, but he couldn't defeat him on his own. Held his own against Soldier Boy, but eventually got overpowered), higher with Heat Vision | Street level (As strong as Before), Wall level with weapons, up to At least Small Building level via "Joe Kessler" (Easily overpowered and Ripped neuman in half, hughie said that all of them attacking Butcher would be suicide including Starlight and Kimiko)
Speed: Athletic Human, Supersonic+ Attack Speeds with Weapons | High Hypersonic combat and reaction speed | Athletic Human, Supersonic+ Attack Speeds with Weapons, At least Superhuman via "Joe Kessler"
Lifting Strength: Athletic Human (Comparable to Translucent, who lifted a TV and could lift and toss Hughie) | At least Class 25, possibly Class K | Athletic Human, At least Class 5 via "Joe Kessler" (Ripped neuman in half)
Striking Strength: Street level | City level | Street level, At least Small Building level via "Joe Kessler"
Durability: Street level | City level | Street level, up to At least Wall level via "Joe Kessler" (Is Bulletproof)
Stamina: Peak Human (Comparable to Frenchie. Kept on fighting Translucent despite being injured enough to spit blood. Quickly recovered from a hit from Black Noir that almost knocked him out. Remained standing after getting shot by Gunpowder) | Superhuman (Should possess far better endurance than before. Kept fighting against Soldier Boy after receiving numerous blows from him while suffering from the side-effects of Temp-V) | Unknown
Range: Standard melee range, Extended melee range to dozens of meters with weapons
Standard Equipment: Crowbar, 1987 Cadillac Brougham, Serbu BFG-50A, Beretta 92FS Inox, M4A1 carbine | Vials of Temp-V | None notable
Intelligence: Gifted. As the leader of the Boys, Billy is a federally trained tactician who has directed successful operations in espionage, capture and blackmail against even the most powerful superheroes and corporations in the world. Came up with idea of bluffing about having evidence of Homelander's son to Edgar in order to stop Black Noir's attack on the spot and succeeded. He is also a clever fighter, as he revealed Translucent's invisible body by spitting his own blood onto it during their fight, and fabricated an explosive vest, that was activated by pressure-controlled remote, so that if Homelander killed him the explosives will still go off.
Weaknesses: Reckless in his desire to take the Seven (especially Homelander) down. Human limitations. Is willing to throw away missions and even risk his life in other to protect those he care for. | Temp-V is only temporary and its effects only last for 24 hours. Its effects can make Billy feel ill and it causes brain lesions, with 3 to 5 doses stated to be lethal