The Boys (Amazon)

Billy Butcher

Billy Butcher

Billy Butcher is the leader of The Boys, a group of vigilantes devoted to taking down the corrupt superhero company Vought. He has a deep hatred for Homelander, the leader of The Seven, who raped and killed his wife (though the killing part might not be true). Equipped with a stubborn personality and plenty of English profanities, Butcher vows to take down Homelander even if it means scorched earth. Initially, he is ruthless, but as the series progresses, he starts to value the safety of those around him.

Base Butcher Physical Stats - Strength

  • Hits Translucent several times, though gets knocked down due to Translucent’s durability (source) (S1E1)
  • Kills Mesmer by repeatedly bashing his head into a sink (source) (S1E7)
  • Kills Jack, a former SAS operative, by snapping his neck after a brawl where he was held at gunpoint (source) (ASF)
  • Punches Hughie in the face, knocking him to the ground and making him cough blood (source) (S2E2)

Base Butcher Physical Stats - Durability

  • Gets hit by Translucent and shoved into store equipment but still able to fight (source) (S1E1)
  • Survives being thrown into a glass cabinet and followup attacks that destroy the party store, then gets back up and moves without issue (source) (S2E2)
  • Gets shoved back by a shockwave from a supe strong enough to send a van tumbling, but gets back up immediately to shoot the supe (source) (S2E6)
  • Is lifted up by Stormfront’s electricity and thrown at a tree, but gets up shortly afterwards to shoot at Stormfront (source) (S2E8)
  • Gets shot in the leg by Gunpowder but still able to escape from the parking lot (source) (S3E2)

Base Butcher Physical Stats - Speed & Agility

  • Ducks from two of Translucent’s punches, who is mostly invisible (source) (S1E1)
  • Sees Gunpowder about to shoot him in his rearview mirror and dodges the bullet (source) (S3E2)

Base Butcher Physical Stats - Other

  • Skilled with guns, able to snipe Starlight and regularly shoot other targets (source)
  • Uses a crowbar in fights, though missed Translucent and failed to damage Stormfront due to her superhuman durability (source)
  • Has sex with Queen Maeve without V24, which doubles as a durability feat since supes commonly hurt or kill humans during sex (source)
  • Says “oi” a lot throughout the show (source) (The entire fucking show)

V24 Butcher - Strength

  • Breaks a pistol in half with one hand (source) (S3E2)
  • Punches Gunpowder, sending him flying towards a car (source) (S3E2)
  • Snaps a soldier’s neck with one arm (source) (S3E4)
  • Exchanges several blows with Homelander (source) (S3E6)
  • With help from Soldier Boy and Hughie, keeps Homelander restrained on the ground until Homelander breaks out and flies away (source) (S3E6)
  • Holds down Homelander’s arm while Soldier Boy and Maeve hold down his face and other arm (source) (S3E8)
  • Exchanges several blows with Soldier Boy (source) (S3E8)
  • Breaks Soldier Boy’s shield, which tanks shotgun shots (source) (S3E8)

V24 Butcher - Durability

  • Is bulletproof (source) (S3E4)
  • No-sells punches from Gunpowder (source) (S3E2)
  • Unaffected by Mother’s Milk hitting him with a bat, which eventually breaks (source) (S3E6)
  • Survives a hit to the chest from Homelander’s eye lasers, gets back up about a minute later and fights just fine (source) (S3E6)
  • Takes several punches from Homelander (source) (S3E6)
  • Briefly resists Homelander’s choke attempt, who can effortlessly crush human skulls (source) (S3E6)
  • Takes punches from Soldier Boy (source) (S3E8)
  • Gets hit from a punch combo from Soldier Boy and slammed into a table (source) (S3E8)
  • Takes more hits from Soldier Boy (source) (S3E8)

V24 Butcher - Speed & Agility

  • Keeps up with Homelander and dodges a punch from him (source) (S3E6)
  • Dodges a punch from Soldier Boy and then counterattacks (source) (S3E8)

V24 Butcher - Eye Lasers

  • Slices a car in half as well as the supe Gunpowder (source) (S3E2)
  • Slices through several soldiers in armor (source) (S3E4)
  • Hits Homelander with a beam that pushes him back (source) (S3E6)
  • Has a beam clash with Homelander, their beams being roughly tied; Homelander’s lasers can slice a private jet in half and heat objects to 500 °F (source) (S3E6)
  • Manages to leave a cut on Soldier Boy’s face (source) (S3E8)

Skills & Intellect

  • Gets what he wants or escapes tricky spots through blackmail many times (source)
  • While fighting invisible Translucent, spits blood on him to make him more visible (source) (S1E1)
  • Can hotwire a car (source) (ASF)
  • When cornered by Gunpowder in a parking lot, shoots at several cars to set off alarms and escape amidst the noise (source) (S3E2)
  • Knows an awful lot about the Spice Girls (source) (S1E4)
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