Karl Urban as Billy Butcher looking serious in The Boys season 4 against a red, blood-splattered background
Billy Butcher is one of The Boys' most unique characters - a deadly bruiser with a surprising soft spot for love. However, when original writer Garth Ennis conceived of Butcher, the character was named as a tribute to a totally different franchise that helped inspire the character. However, that's not the only change Ennis made between his initial pitch and the eventual series - Butcher also started off with superpowers nothing like his eventual TV abilities.
Billy Butcher's original 'Savage' name was a nod to the 2000AD comic character Bill Savage, who Ennis describes as, "an enjoyably psychopathic trucker-turned-guerilla in a Soviet-occupied future Britain." ✕ Remove Ads Ennis ultimately changed Butcher's name because he considered the allusion too obvious, and writes that it was for the best, as 2000AD began publishing new Savage stories shortly afterwards. However, he also admits the connection remains, and that he suspects other franchises like Avatar Press' Gravel star heroes who are "Savage's b*****d offspring.
The Boys Could Originally Deactivate Superpowers Ennis Calls It "The Worst Idea in History" ✕ Remove Ads While Butcher gains powers in the Amazon adaptation of The Boys, Ennis' original pitch was very different. In his original concept for The Boys, he intended the team to be able to deactivate the powers of the Supes they hunted down, but only when the full team were in close proximity.
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