The loss of his wife shattered Butcher's tranquility and re-awakened his old demons. Following a strange period of emotional distance between the two of them, Butcher awoke to find his wife disemboweled on their bed, with her prematurely born, superpowered child floating above her after it attacked Butcher with its heat vision, Butcher beat it to death with a lampstand. Conversely, the cause of Butcher's campaign against superheroes stems from the rage he felt after the rape and death of his wife at the hands of a "supe". Following that, there was no record of any assaults Mallory believes Becky's presence had a calming effect on Butcher. This changed the day he met his future wife, Becky Saunders. Following his deployment, Butcher became self-destructive, drinking excessively and assaulting friends and strangers for little reason (even being court-martialed at one point). Butcher went on to serve in the Royal Marines and was wounded in the Falklands War.
His younger brother Lenny talked him down, but only because of the impact it would have on their mother. Main articles: The Boys (comics) and HerogasmĪs a boy growing up in London's East End, Butcher watched his father physically abuse his mother on a daily basis, developing an overwhelming hatred for the older Butcher and almost leading him to murder. He is the final antagonist of the comic book series.īutcher is portrayed by Karl Urban in the Amazon Prime Video streaming adaptation, and voiced by Jason Isaacs and Kay Eluvian in animation. He is the Homelander's archenemy, who he blames for the rape and death of his wife Becky, while also developing an intense hatred for all superhuman beings.
He is the leader of The Boys, a group of CIA-sponsored vigilantes (consisting of Wee Hughie, Mother's Milk, Frenchie, and the Female) who observe, record and sometimes liquidate Supes created by the mega conglomerate Vought. " Billy" Butcher, or " Billy the Butcher", is a fictional character and antihero in the comic book and Amazon Prime series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, smell, and hearing.
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