# Deadlock Billy Comes in Swinging

- Product: Deadlock (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/deadlock)
- Vendor: Valve
- Date: 2025-08-20
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1422450/view/524226158154219679
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/deadlock/releases/2025-08-20-billy-comes-in-swinging

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- **added** — Add Billy as a new hero with abilities Rising Ram, Bashdown, Chain Gang, and Blasted

The votes are in! Today we are excited to announce that the next hero joining us in the Cursed Apple is... Billy!

##### Hero Spotlight: Billy

A white hot ball of rage, furious at the very notion of... something. Billy is a chaotic front-liner who never backs down from a challenge. With _Rising Ram_ he gets up close and personal, before slamming down with _Bashdown_ to create shockwaves through his enemies. Running isn't even an option when Billy can use his ultimate _Chain Gang_ to grapple enemies and pull them back in. A quick swig from his bottle gets him _Blasted_, and his enemies totally wrecked. - _'The hell are you staring at, buddy?'_

Keep your votes coming. The next hero will be released at 2pm PST on Friday. See you then!