is a video game character created by SNK. He makes first appearance in the fighting game Fatal Fury: King of Fighters as the sub-boss from the game. In the Fatal Fury series Billy is the right-hand man from Geese Howard, the crime lord from Southtown. In one of Geese's The King of Fighters tournaments, Billy and Geese are defeated by Terry Bogard and his friends, who sought revenge for the death of his father. As such, Geese starts losing control from Southtown and Billy seeks to defeat Terry. Besides the Fatal Fury series, Billy is also a recurring character from the series The King of Fighters in which he continues entering into The King of Fighters tournaments but in a team composed of three members. He additionally stars in the animated films and comic adaptations from the Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series. Billy's character has been well-received within video gamers, having appeared in several popularity polls from the series. Additionally, his appearance in The King of Fighters '97 was done as a result of a popularity poll developed by three video game journals. Video game publications have praised Billy as one of the best characters from the Fatal Fury series and liked how he was developed through The King of Fighters. Character design In all of the games he appears, Billy is blonde and covers his hair with a red and white bandana. However, he constantly changes his outfit in various games. In the first Fatal Fury game, The King of Fighters '95, and The King of Fighters XIII, Billy sports brown shoes, with blue jean overalls and black fingerless gloves. In Fatal Fury 2 and Fatal Fury Special, Billy sports a tank top with a Union Jack in the top. He also wears light blue jeans, blue fingerless gloves and red boots. In the Real Bout Fatal Fury series and most The King of Fighters games Billy wears a dark blue opened leather jacket, dark blue jeans held with a brown leather belt and brown boots. In Fatal Fury: Wild Ambition and The King of Fighters 2003, he wears a similar outfit from the Real Bout Fatal Fury series but with a black and yellow opened leather jacket, wristbands, black jeans and black boots. In both Wild Ambition and KOF: Maximum Impact 2, Billy has an alternate costume similar to a formal suit with a necktie