Modifiche: William Butcher (The Boys)

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William "Billy" Butcher è il leader dei Boys.

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Era premuroso e gioviale ma, quando sua moglie scomparve, divenne distaccato, diffidente e aggressivo; è diretto, senza paura e disposto a tutto per raggiungere il proprio scopo: vendicarsi dei Super e in particolare di Patriota.

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 | peso              = 90,72 kg
 | occupazione       = Militare{{stato|in passato}};<br>Agente segreto{{stato|in passato}};<br>Vigilante
-| affiliazioni      = SAS{{stato|in passato}};<br>CIA{{stato|in passato}};<br>[[i Boys]]
+| affiliazioni      = SAS{{stato|in passato}};<br>Royal Marines{{stato|in passato}};<br>CIA{{stato|in passato}};<br>[[i Boys]]
 | parenti           = [[Becca Butcher]] <small>(moglie)</small>;<br>[[Rachel Saunders]] <small> (cognata) </small>;<br>[[Ryan Butcher]] <small> (figlio di Becca) </small>
 | prima             = {{Episodio|The Boys|1x01}}
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+== Abilities ==
+{{Quote|All right, listen, I have worked for the Feds. I've worked for loads of people. I'm what you might call an independent contractor. You got a problem, you call me, I solve the problem.|Billy Butcher to [[Hughie Campbell]]|Cherry}}
+Butcher is a former member of the SAS and he was trained by Colonel [[Grace Mallory]].
+* '''Expert hand-to-hand combatant''': Butcher is an extremely skilled fighter. He was able to fight [[Translucent]] long enough for [[Hughie Campbell|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.
+* '''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." 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.
+**'''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."
+{{Quote|Goes to show you, doesn't it? The bollocks people will believe if you get them scared enough.|Billy Butcher to [[Hughie Campbell]]|The Name of the Game}}
+* '''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.
+{{Quote|Y-You are pretty darn impressive. I mean, especially for, you know, one of you. See, even now, most people standing where-where you are would be pissing their pants terrified, but you... uh, sure, y-your heart's pounding, but you're not afraid. It's anger. That's a new one for me.|[[Homelander]]|You Found Me}}
+* '''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]].
+*'''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]]).
+[[File:ButcherBFG.jpg|thumb|250px|Butcher aiming his sniper rifle at [[Starlight]]]]
+* '''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.
+== Personality ==
+Billy was once a caring, jovial guy, before his wife went missing. Afterwards he changed, with his soft, easy going personality becoming hard, distrustful, and vengeful, though Becca does say he's always been one bad day away from pounding someone to death in a parking lot. He isn't the type to beat around the bush- he is bold and direct, not afraid to do what it takes to avenge his wife. He also fearless, he has stood up to Homelander on multiple accounts, despite the fact that he could snap him like a toothpick. He is also fully willing to sacrifice himself to save others (mainly Becca or a member of The Boys).
+The darker, more violent nature within him comes from his Father, and the abuse he inflicted on him as a child trying to make him tough. However, while he uses it daily to get the job done, Butcher does hate that he is anything like his father.
+Although Butcher is closed off emotionally, he does show some emotion to his teammates. He holds Mallory in high respect and considers MM a close friend, listening to him and even willing to put him in charge of watching out for Becca, the one thing that was most precious to him. Frenchie is also as like a friend, and with Hughie he has a genuine connection to him, seeing him like his brother Lenny and having him represent a good side in him. Although he hates the fact that they are Supes, and has tried to kill both of them, he eventually warms somewhat to having both Kimiko and Starlight as teammates, although more so Kimiko due to the other members of The Boys standing by her.
+When Butcher is finally reunited with Becca, he is unable to accept her son, due to his connection to Homelander and the fact that he’s a Supe, he even makes a deal with Edgar to separate the two permanently so Billy can have Becca back. However, when he actually sees Becca with her son, Butcher is finally able to see him as more than just the son of his enemy and that he truly means the world to Becca. He then warns them of his double cross, and tells them to leave, although Becca refuses, Butcher tells her he couldn’t help her raise her son, he knows that he’s too much like his father, and would never want to be like that to Ryan.  When Ryan accidentally kills Becca, she makes Butcher promise to protect him with her dying breath. However, Butcher is full of anger and pain and contemplates killing Ryan, but upon the arrival of Homelander, he fulfills his promise to Becca and protects the boy.
+==Trivia==
+*Butcher is based on the Marvel Comics Vigilante [https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/The_Punisher_(Marvel) Frank Castle/The Punisher], a character that series creator Garth Ennis famously recreated for a modern audience. Both were family men who become violent, unhinged vigilantes who allow their constant thirst for revenge to take them over completely. Both Billy Butcher and Frank Castle come from a past in the Marines and the CIA (Though Butcher was in the Royal Marines, not the US Marines) and both share a hatred of superheroes, and a joy of beating them. Both take a sadistic pleasure in dispatching their enemies in painful ways and both frequently use course language.
+**Interestingly, the first Punisher comic ever written by Ennis was the non-canonical "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punisher_Kills_the_Marvel_Universe The Punisher Kills the Marvel Universe]", the plot of which, served as a prototype for what would eventually become The Boys decades later. (After Frank Castle's wife and children are killed in collateral damage from a fight involving The Avengers and The X-Men, Frank Castle resorts to hunting down all superheros with the help of his former CIA Colonel, [https://hero.fandom.com/wiki/Nick_Fury_(Sgt._Fury) Nick Fury].
+*Butcher frequently speaks with expletives, including (but not limited to) "bollocks," "wanker," "shit," and more infamously, "cunt" and "fuck." For the duration of the first season, he says "cunt" roughly 19 times (an average of 2.38 times per episode) and "fuck" roughly 139 times (an average of 17.38 times per episode).
+**The only episodes in which Butcher does not say "cunt" are [[The Self-Preservation Society]] and [[Nothing Like It in the World]].
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