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This article is about the Comic Series character. You may be looking for his appearance in the Novel Series. For other pages with the same name, see: Billy

Do you--think the Lord is there for me, too?
―Billy Greene to his father, shortly before the Prison attack.[src]

Billy Greene is a survivor of the outbreak in Image Comics' The Walking Dead. He is Hershel Greene's youngest son and the brother of Maggie, Shawn, Lacey, Arnold, and the twin sisters, Rachel and Susie. At the prison, Billy quickly becomes a great shooter and, eventually, one of the few motivations for Hershel to survive.

Overview[]

Billy is depicted as a boy in his late teens with a brash, rebellious personality, commonly speaking out resulting in a verbal back-lashing from his father for his choice of words. His young age can often lead him to make foolish decisions, such as being easily seduced by Carol. However, he generally is a friendly, brave, and kind-hearted young man who always looks out for his fellow group members. Overtime, Billy becomes a valuable asset to the group, becoming one of the group's best shooters. During the fight against Woodbury, Billy managed to kill many of the Governor's men, before his eventual demise. Billy's death leads to Hershel losing the will to live.

Pre-Apocalypse[]

Greene Family Farm[]

Not much is known about Billy's life prior to or as the outbreak began, except that he was born in 1985 to his mother and Hershel Greene and worked on his dad's farm as a farm hand.

Post-Apocalypse[]

Miles Behind Us[]

Billy first encounters Rick and the others when Otis accidentally shoots Carl during a hunt in the woods, mistaking the boy for a zombie. Like most of his family during this first encounter, Billy never spoke on page and was seldom seen throughout the group's time at the Greene Family Farm.

Safety Behind Bars[]

Billy, along with everyone else at the farm, left for the prison with Rick and Dale in Dale's RV. Billy, Tyreese, Andrea, and Glenn go to clear the gym of walkers, but decide to bail when things get into strife. His rebellious side also surfaced when he joined the group attempting to clear out the gymnasium, without Hershel's prior knowledge. Billy is shown to be helpful with the chores, most often seen helping his father to attend the prison's garden. It is during this time that his younger sisters, Rachel and Susie, were found brutally decapitated in the barber shop, and when Billy finds out, he is deeply saddened by the loss of two more members of his family and in his sorrow blamed his father for their deaths, believing they would still be alive if Hershel had kept them at the farm. In response to these accusations Hershel begins to hit Billy, telling him to never talk back again. Despite this Billy was with his dad during Thomas' "execution" at the hands of his sister Maggie and again when Rick and others threw his body outside to the zombies swarming against the outer fences. Unlike Hershel, Billy seemed unable to handle the sight of Thomas's corpse being devoured by the undead and was seen walking away while Hershel stood and witnessed the event. Billy's ability with firearms has also surfaced during his time in the prison, first during the gym clean-up attempt and later when Dexter's attempted coup resulted in a flood of zombies from A-block getting into the prison yard, forcing him to take up his handgun.

The Heart's Desire[]

He has been acknowledged as the group's next best shot, after Andrea. For this he was selected to be among the group of better shooters that Rick tasked to go about the outermost fence to clear away the surrounding roamers as "special training". In Issue 39, Billy was asked to fetch Carol to watch the other kids while Lori went into labor and later volunteered himself to fill the generator to provide light for Alice in the infirmary, he encountered Dale along the way and asked for his help and upon realization that the gas tanks at hand were almost empty, the two of them go out into the prison parking lot to siphon gas out of the cars. During this time Dale was bitten in the leg by a zombie hiding under a car, only with the fortunate arrival of Andrea and the others from the National Guard Station raid did Dale survive, although Billy felt noticeably guilty long afterwards.

The Best Defense[]

In Hershel's vegetable garden, Otis and Billy Greene are talking about candy bars, which Axel and the other prisoners ate before they arrived. Billy says that they also need women. He asks if Carol would like to have him, and Otis thinks it's silly. Billy considers growing a mustache.

This Sorrowful Life[]

When Rick, Glenn, Michonne, Alice and Martinez return to the overrun prison courtyard, Billy is seen alive and well with his father. Billy looks after the children at the prison whilst Rick and Lori have a talk.

The Calm Before[]

When Lori goes into labor, Billy Greene is sent to keep the generator on. He brings Dale with him, and they realize there is hardly any gas left to power the generator. They leave the prison gates to siphon gas from the cars in the parking lot, and Dale is bitten in the leg by a zombie. Glenn's party arrives at the same time and brings Dale and Billy inside.

Billy's wish to have sex with Carol comes true, as her deteriorating mental state leads her to have a one night stand with Billy. In this time, Billy reveals his age to be 18. Billy is scolded by his father for his actions.

Made To Suffer[]

Billy is seen sharpshooting from the watch tower, covering the work of Andrea and Glenn after they abandoned the Prison following the failed first attempt by The Governor and his men to take the prison for their own. Billy was able to kill many of the Woodbury invaders and used one of the grenades to great effect, blowing up a vehicle and putting several members of the assault force out of the fight. Hershel speculated to Rick that Billy wouldn't throw another at the off-chance that the Woodbury invaders threw it back at them. He was able to provide effective cover for the defenders on the ground for a short time, but was eventually forced from the watch tower after The Governor's tank ran into and destroyed the prison's fences.

Billy was shot through the head by Smitty whilst fleeing back to the Prison compound with Hershel. His death destroyed Hershel's will to live and he gave up the fight after witnessing Billy's death.

Death[]

Killed By

Billy and his father try to escape from prison with the others. After Patricia's death, they come under fire from Woodbury soldiers, Hershel and Billy are trying to break through to the truck. One of the soldiers, named Smitty, shoots Billy through his left eye, killing him instantly.

Killed Victims[]

This list shows the victims Billy has killed:

Relationships[]

For a more in-depth look at Billy's relationships, read here: Billy Greene (Comic Series)/Relationships

Allies[]

Enemies[]

Appearances[]

Gallery[]

For more images of Billy Greene, please visit Billy Greene (Comic Series)/Gallery.

Trivia[]

  • Billy was born in 1985 since the outbreak started in 2003.
  • Robert Kirkman answered the question whether naming characters the same name, Billy, Eugene, Chris, Bruce, Jim, and Eric was an oversight, "It's not oversight at all. It's completely unrealistic for a group of people to meet at random and never encounter the same names."[1]
  • In an attempt to get fuel from the parked cars in the parking lot for the generator, Dale is bitten and Billy flees. Robert Kirkman explained: "Billy ran out of fear--it all happened quickly. Dale doesn't hold it against him. Dale looks at Billy as a child, making a child's mistake."[2]
  • Billy was an excellent sharpshooter, namely the best besides Andrea.

References[]

  1. Robert Kirkman forum, Image Comics, (March 20, 2005)
  2. Issue 43, page 30, "Letter Hacks"

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