Uncovering The Tragic Fate Of Ooo's Greatest Hero, Billy - Adventure Time

[@the13thgoogler]

A thing of note is that Billy's gauntlet is actually a sentient being, being upset at Finn upon being hit. Yet no one mourns when the gauntlet is destroyed by the Lich.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

I would've discussed it too but my wifi got knocked out so I couldn't really fix up the video anymore 😅

[@beewayne5852]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast i just saw the glitch episode where Finn and jake save the world from deleting itself and when they come back jake secretly kisses princess bubblegum and they tell each other they miss each other bruhh u have to make a video on that

[@freddy4603]

@@beewayne5852 so innocent

[@beewayne5852]

@@freddy4603 seriously, lol, jake stretched his hand to a face and bubblegum made her hand into the shape of a face and they made them kiss lol right infront of Finn but the funny part is they did it literally behind bubblegums back

[@freddy4603]

@@beewayne5852 oh right thats an actual episode lol. My bad

[@jonathanbaldwin5290]

Just noticed that when we see the lich in billy’s song he has both horns, but when we get introduced to him he is missing one. It implies billy beat him up so bad he lost a horn.

[@alirezaomrani7650]

Yup. And he most likely blasted it off of him, with the power of his Gauntlet. Since we know that’s the only thing that can inflict any permanent damage to The Lich.

[@mohaukobe7872]

Maybe it was during that scene were kicks The Lich in the face, he landed on his head and probably broke his horn there.

[@jamesjamka]

There's scene where the lich is walking with mutants while theirs nuke going off and he doesn't have two horn so its probably just a continuity error

[@jonathanbaldwin5290]

@@jamesjamka I think maybe the reason he is missing one horn in that scene is because it happened in another dimension. When he possesses farm world jake he has 2 horns so i think that is his base form.

[@nomoreman]

@@mohaukobe7872 that's some weakass horns there, fking goat's horn is sturdier than that

[@stickthelanding4785]

To this day it still shocks me how Billy was just killed off like that in such a brutal manner no less

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

IN A "KIDS" SHOW AT THAT

[@Jester4460]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast i mean invader zim is a prime example of kids shows not being kid friendly and thats for 5 year olds

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

​@@Jester4460 That guts episode still haunts my dreams

[@EnergyBurst2]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast Yeah, it still lives in the recesses of my mind as well being among the few things I remember of the show back when it was originally airing.

[@stickthelanding4785]

@@Jester4460 yo I hated invader zum as a child since it scared me so much

[@megamanpwn3dmario]

fun fact; billy is the only hero in the show to have a kick-ass theme song about him

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Huh... Adventure Time Come on grab your friends We'll go to very distant lands With Jake the Dog And Finn The Dog And Marceline The Dog And Gunter The Dog Ice King the Dog And PB The Dog And BMO the Dog And House The Dog

[@memenazi7078]

Dancing bug

[@thumtak_]

​@@TrueLocalEnthusiast The fun will never end, it's adventure time

[@quadZ_z]

BIILLLYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!

[@nerfer200]

I heard he fought a bear

[@dwerical]

Billy really had the most brutal death ever. It's a good thing we saw it get hinted torwards in Finn's dream instead of seeing the whole thing unfold. It's still a kids show after all (somehow).

[@mohaukobe7872]

Man, I was little and watching this episode. I didn't think of it that way. I thought Billy was only possessed by The Lich, not that he was killed and wone as a costume. It's still seriously hard to believe how gruesome his death was, that he was literally skinned alive and wone a costume by his mortal enemy and used as pawn to trick Finn.

[@kristofffazon3468]

​@@mohaukobe7872 i thought that too, until this video

[@FrescoRahbo]

This isn’t a kids show to me. Just aired on a kids channel, and was dropped before completion

[@gavinziozios1431]

​@@FrescoRahbo It was originally meant to be an adult show, so...

[@FrescoRahbo]

@@gavinziozios1431 I just said that

[@thekrakenking4509]

Ever since I was a kid and saw the episode “The Lich” for the first time (ironically his second appearance), I was immediately horrified because I understood that the Lich had just murdererd Billy and used him as a skin suit, and I feel like lots of people never actually fully understand this.

[@mohaukobe7872]

I didn't even understand that when I was little. All along, I thought that the Lich was only wearing a Billy-looking costume and that Billy wasn't actually hurt. I also thought Billy was only possessed, not killed or wone as a costume.

[@dobrenedel7553]

All this time i thought the Lich possessed Billy, it never even crossed my mind that it was a skin suit. That would've terrified me as a kid

[@SleepyGuyInc]

he either got skinned or the possibly worse possibility that the lich entered his body through the hole inside it and possessed billy until he "died" at which point he was still in there and eventually the skin started to decay and fall off

[@erfanthered9801]

As a kid I understood that the Lich killed Billy but I had no idea he wore him like a skinsuit. I just thought he possessed his body after killing him like a ghost. The fact that the Lich actually skinned him and then wore his skin on top of his skeletal body is such a terrifying concept that it feels out of place in a kids show.

[@SleepyGuyInc]

@@erfanthered9801 he did one of the two though I think its debatable which one it is

[@martianwildfowl7166]

To answer your first question of how Billy imprisoned the Lich and add on to wanting the gems. The Lich let him. He's functionally immortal. Billy ages slowly, but is also the only real threat to the Lich. Realistically getting trapped in amber close to your immediate next goal after a period where Billy is either aged or dead would be beneficial. Thing is, the Lich was right. Other than Billy we really only see Finn and Jake take on the Lich. Keep in mind they're still relatively inexperienced to Billy.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

It's a fun theory but I highly doubt he'd let someone beat him to all hell when he was so close to victory

[@commandervile394]

I don't know man....that kick to the chest looked non-consentual to me.

[@БруноБуччелати-н6б]

​@@commandervile394hey, don't kinkshame muh man Lich here! He may be an immortal definition of evil that wants to basically destroy existence, but this does not mean you can talk shit on him!

[@SocraticMayhem]

I dont think he planned on the kick. But he definitely used it to his advantage. If Billy had not trapped him, he would’ve tried to complete his plans in crafting an army to tear the Land of Ooo apart. We even know from Princess Bubblegum that ever since he was trapped in Amber, he has been whispering incantations constantly in hopes to get into the mind of any creature in the vicinity to free him. The Lich had no idea when Billy would be incapable of stopping him, so whispering constantly wouldn’t really help him if he was waiting for him to be out of the picture.

[@kalvin187douglas]

Damn! I never realized that

[@AdventureTime4MVS]

I really wish we got to officially see more of the Lich and Billy in action! I think it would've been really cool to see the full battle between themselves

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Same here man 😢

[@craig.6076]

7:06 most we got to see of billy vs. The lich. One kick straight to the face XD

[@DrewcrewAnimations]

@@craig.6076 “He slayed an evil ocean and he cast the lich king down! BILLLYYYY🎶”

[@thememeilator2633]

i like to imagine the since Billy was so powerful that he went to the lich`s lair and physically BEAT him all the way to the Candy Kingdom. it feels like the most Adventure Time of all the theories.

[@maya4good]

i really hope it shoes that in distant lands...

[@that_deadeyegamer7920]

I was just thinking about it: Billy is a character fit for Elden Ring. A mutant being defeating even the lich himself and some of the most powerful evil in the lands, but the time our hero comes across him, he's a shell of his former self in a broken land, questioning his purpose and abandoning all that had brought him this far.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Kinda reminds me of Vendrick from DS2

[@jarenpocopio6033]

He would be the easiest boss when offering you to stab him in the heart killing him instantly but transferring you his curse and will kill you instantly if you dont have enough vitality/resistance and relieving him of eternal death, but if u refuse he will become the hardest boss (more like a secret boss)

[@rainygamedays5873]

An "OMEN"

[@theghostoftheuchiha1999]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast Do we know if Billy actually made his gauntlet? Or did someone else make it?

[@viderevero1338]

​@@jarenpocopio6033 Sounds like a really good idea for a boss.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

The Lich did not just wear Billy's skin. When the skin comes off in the Citadel, the skeleton has a metal plate where Billy has a scar.

[@mohaukobe7872]

😨😨😨 MAN, BRUTAL

[@asemy1503]

Does this mean he was literally inside his whole body

[@schwarzerritter5724]

@@asemy1503 The Lich possessed Billy. It also means Sweet P has Billy's skeleton.

[@martinlozano7023]

also another thing to note is when it shows the liches pov he straight up goes into the hole of billy's body

[@Averagemetalenjoyer115]

Yea but it sounds more scary and brutal to think he just straight up skinned his body and wear it

[@charlieputzel7735]

First, that opener was killer, man. Second, I do think the idea of the battle of the candy kingdom sounds both reasonable and epic. A powerful team up between Billy, Princess Bubblegum, and possibly peppermint butler (assuming he was around at the time) would have been incredible to watch.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

1. Thank you 2. yeah that would be epic to see ESPECIALLY if PB was there 😅

[@thememeilator2633]

makes me think of the Ganondorf/Ganon fight in Ocarina of Time with PB at the sidelines using stuff to help Billy while Billy and the Lich go toe to toe in a ring of fire at the top of the tree.

[@GreenTeaTheTea]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast bro that opener was giving smash brawl intro vibes shit was giving me shivers good eatin :)

[@duolingoowl920]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiastI was genuinely not expecting to hear Epic the Musical in this video, I thought my playlist was playing by accident

[@director1336]

I believe peppermint butler would be around at that point considering he was around during the construction of bubblegum's castle. it was shown during the episode about one of finn's past lives where she (in that incarnation) stole PB's medallion.

[@ArchonZach]

I feel like the Lich just entered the literal hole in Billy's body to possess him, but the skinning him thing is way darker lol

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Yeah it's pretty messed up

[@mohaukobe7872]

But in the show, they don't say anything about him being skinned alive. In the dream, we just see the screen entering Billy's beard, perhaps hinting that he was possessed.

[@mohaukobe7872]

Oh, I just remembered what Prismo said about The Lich being "a ghost wearing a dead guy". So they hint that he was skinned. Man, but that is dark. No wonder in my country, that part is actually censored and not shown.

[@lasthope3237]

@@mohaukobe7872 why didn’t bully kick his ass like he did before

[@isaiah5519]

@@lasthope3237 Hes rusty. Hes not as strong as he was in his prime

[@thedarknight307]

What I find interesting about Billy is, Based on the Lich’s statement That Finn has bested in him in other worlds Meaning Billy is the only other person to beat The Lich aside from other incarnations of Finn. Which really makes me wonder just how powerful was Billy?

[@OrDiogo]

When does Litch say this?

[@skeletongod7048]

@@OrDiogoI believe he says it while he’s the hand. I think he says “You’ve bested me in many worlds child, but I always return.”

[@abdulsabri6551]

​@@skeletongod7048 ya that's exactly right

[@kalvin187douglas]

@@skeletongod7048right

[@Crispifordthe3rd515]

I always wanted to see more from Billy. Such a cool character that is tied to the overall lore, and to Finn especially. Being such a great hero even though he's quite literally just a guy (well...I giant) No Comet powers/memories, no Primordial ties or ancestry, no magic, nothing. Just Billy, and NOTUNG.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

I wouldn't say NO magic but still 😅

[@alirezaomrani7650]

@truelocalweirdo Technically speaking the only Magic Billy really had access to was his Gauntlet and his sword which was enchanted to allow him to call it by name. Other than that, he was literally just a guy who used his natural strength and fist to kick Evils butt.

[@kalvin187douglas]

Same

[@JJRBones]

Oh God, I just realized he entered the hole in Billy's heart, how incredibly painful that must've been

[@PoollShietz]

What about the granny get eaten by the bear

[@thebigidea9659]

Really didn't like how brutal Billy's death was and how Finn was indirectly responsible for it. I suppose it just shows how young and immature he was as he had many valuable and powerful artifacts but often uses them like toys.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Yeah, it was part of Finn's development but he really didn't understand responsibility for awhile 😅

[@kalvin187douglas]

To be fair no one really disciplined Finn, not even PB, Billy mentored Finn but they didn’t have much time I imagine also I’m sure Billy had faith in Finn’s ability based off his reputation and bravery

[@white-eyed]

almost shed a tear to the intro that was beautiful

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks man! It's my first attempt at a music edit 😅

[@duolingoowl920]

You should listen to Epic the Musical, that’s where the original song is from

[@John2011the3rd]

That feels like an intro to a Billy spinoff

[@jackvalior]

I think the interpretation that the Lich found him at his vulnerable moment and enter Billy through the hole in him, left by years of despair, is the best one. It doesnt take away the brutality of Billy end, but it does serve as a metaphor of how great evil can flow through these wounds, leading to the person inside dying and being taken over by something else entirely, only wearing their skin until even that wears out.

[@ghostsurfer23]

In the Shoko flashback, Bonnie was doing work to cover up rivers of radioactive material, building the Candy Kingdom on top of it, even. While yes, this could be just general fallout from Ooo being an irradiated wasteland, we all know the Lich is directly tied to the bomb that irradiated the world in the first place. His 'Well of Power,' which was something Bonnie knew about, was just a big pool of radioactive bomb goop. I see the stuff in the Shoko flashback as being a sign that the Lich either made his move very recently, or he was in the process of making his move. In regards to the former, its entirely possible the Candy Kingdom was being REbuilt, as in not for the first time.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

The only reason I don't believe it's being rebuilt is that he was sealed in the resin of the tree. However, in the flashback we see the tree had yet to fully grow. I believe that The Lich wouldn't Actively attack the candy kingdom until a few decades or more later.

[@ghostsurfer23]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast Damn, that's a good point; you got me. It's possible they moved him INTO the tree, but Ockham's Razor would suggest the truth is closer to what you're describing. Sidenote: I'm clipping this opening, because god damn, you may have created one of the best Adventure Time AMVs for a bit lmao

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

@@ghostsurfer23 That's fine, just give credit if you reupload because this video is for charity. Also thanks, it's my first time editing a music video 😅

[@cencent2189]

What if princess bubble gum is magician since she can reproduce some magic like powers, but the reason it looks tech is because her imagination is limited by what they believe to be true. It would explain in part why she's an evil dictator, because it's madness imaginated as something akin to the real.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Madness manifested as logic...I like it.

[@AnkleGremlin]

She's an elemental. She has candy magic.

[@taylorward7576]

Jelly beans have power

[@gingerfox-nf4gy]

Princess bubble is more of a anti-hero

[@djantouahmed7319]

​@@gingerfox-nf4gy Go to a dictionary and type anti-hero, then come back and read the original comment post. And tells us how there're related?

[@stitch5717]

I feel like everybody forgets that Billy ate the Lich. Like dawg. The Lich did not skin him. The Lich grew in him like a parasite

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

😂

[@JLite.]

In the comics I'm pretty sure it shows the litch skinning him

[@memenazi7078]

@@JLite. bruh, not canon

[@freesteylerr082]

​@@memenazi7078 you can grind information from comics

[@SuperMetalyrics]

He voluntarily ATE him!?

[@LordRumshi]

It makes sense by the time Finn and Jake meet billy that he was a shell of his former self. Given he spent hundreds of years fighting against all evil forces that came from the Land of Ooo and began realizing it didn’t matter so much anymore. So by the time he met a new generation of heroes, Finn and Jake, he was a legendary hero from a bygone era that no longer felt he had a real purpose in life anymore and only regained his sense of purpose after Finn and Jake proved him wrong.

[@maninthemask6275]

Billy isn’t nihilistic he’s cynical, nihilism is a rejection of all morality, meaning some one who has no morals, billy still believes in good and evil he just believes the struggle is pointless.

[@alirezaomrani7650]

Correct. Finally someone notices the difference. Billy never gave up on helping people like a true Hero, he just gave up on fighting evil since everytime he beat one evil another would take its place.

[@XenonPrimeSBSV]

Nihilism is less a rejection of morality itself and more a matter of having an ideal where external moral codes are unnecessary. It's effectively taking the concept of utopia, a society that needs no laws, then apply it to an individual in the form of the Übermensch. The ideal is a man who does not need external and coercive moral structures to be good, he doesn't need the threat of Hell or the promise of Heaven to help and defend others. Nihilism is more a criticism of morality structures imposed on others and how they limit people rather than a rejection of morality at all.

[@bensoncheung2801]

42nd 👍

[@OniGarro]

@@XenonPrimeSBSV both the words were hijacked from their original meaning, by the talkers I guess. The original cynics literally wanted to live like dogs, them in the world with the least possession possible: they were squatters.

[@justanothermortal1373]

Nihilists don't believe in morality?

[@thefrogthatknows5251]

We know the presence of cycles in Adventure Time, narrative structures that play out on repeat, I.E. Finn's growth, and the existence of heroes doesn't exclusively tie to the reincarnations of the Hero Comet (Finn) as the comets are representative of Narrative Archetypes within the Fiction-Based cosmology of Ooo. So, considering the parallels of Sweetpea's role at the end of the series, you have to wonder if Billy was a similar side character that outlives his cycle just long enough to peer into the next, just how we see the aftermath of the cycle before ours, and stay just long enough to see the beginning of the next cycle and this time recognize the ruins and the corpses and the monsters for what they used to be. Was Billy simply caught up in a previous cycle?

[@nomoreman]

Billy was a true hero he didn't deserve such a brutal death absolutely horrifying

[@woodie3030]

Bro dropped the hardest Adventure Time edit known to man in the intro and thought we wouldn't notice

[@serpentlord1312]

Something about The Lich I’ve always wondered about was since we can see Farmworld Lich possess Farmworld Jake that means main universe Lich had to have possessed a body that was already wearing his clothing a head canon I had was a reincarnation of The Lich was the one who started the great mushroom war created a bomb using the same material Lich PB used then he would tell his army to drop the bomb where he would be standing this reincarnation of The Lich dies but The Lich ends up being born possessing his previous incarnations body while also turning his followers into undead monsters.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

I swear if this is the case he'd literally be Cartoon Aizen 😂

[@maninhu9837]

​@@TrueLocalEnthusiast This was all part of the plan....

[@kirannkornat7761]

I love the epic musical and I’m happy its leaked into these videos. Greeks forever!

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

A man of culture I see 👌

[@speedflash55]

I saw a comment years ago that said about Finn Breaking the Enchiridion as the Lich said "Noooo!". The comment was like: One of 2 things could be happening here 1. The Lich said "Noooo!" to trick Finn into breaking the book 2. It was Billy that said "Noooo!" warning Finn to stop. As the book breaks the Lich smiled. So 2 sounds like even though the Lich was in full control Billy was trying to warn them before it's too late.

[@benjaminotalora363]

just wanted to say you've single handedly convinced me to rewatch and actually finish adventure time. I got to around when the lich was first introduced and kinda forgot about it

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks man and That episode legit scared me as a kid 😅

[@jeffreykatz3579]

Do it. The show gets much better around that point. The later seasons esspecially are great.

[@markjcm8968]

I got shocked you used the song in the beginning, "Just a Man" fits so well for him

[@sr.fluffuls]

dude, the editing on the opening with the really good music as a backer. that was intro was so good I actually added it as a favorite in my saves. I am also not going to ring the bell just because of that.

[@greekmasterpiece2147]

You know what bothers me though? PB willingly has the Lich in the Candy Kingdom for how long? Centuries? PB is smart, very very smart, I’m sure if she really wanted to relocating the Lich somewhere else would be a nonissue especially since she already has something on hand that blocks out the Lich’s influence. Makes me think PB had some kind of plans for the Lich, like studying them or finding a more permanent way to contain them, or as is more typical with PB, experiment on them.

[@alirezaomrani7650]

Which is moronic of her, experimenting on The Lich is what brought about his reign in the first place. The Mushroom Bomb didn’t have The Lich’s essence in it by coincidence. The human governments were clearly aware of how dangerous it was, yet they still hoped to use it for their own means and benefits. PB is the same. She is a selfish-greedy power-hungry monarch that wishes to control everything around her so she can feel safe and secure under her own kingdom. Luckily she eventually grows out of this mentality, (for the most-part) but it still doesn’t erase the fact that she would’ve made the same mistakes as Humanity if she attempted to Tamper with The Lich King.

[@verzenblaze]

"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer" is what comes to my mind after reading this.

[@supertrollariobros1261]

Knowing her other warcrimes I wouldn't be surprised if she was going to try making a superweapon out of him

[@clownworld4655]

That doesn’t make much sense. Keeping him in the heart of her kingdom was the safest move if he was unkillable. That way no one can attempt to free him without getting through all of their defenses and he cannot influence anything to free him if the chamber is kept sealed. The only reason why he even escaped was because they entered the chamber. If left sealed forever and guarded he would never escape

[@zer0games877]

@@clownworld4655 the lich is death in a sense so he would always come back. He could’ve simply killed this body and waited to reform himself but he wanted to wait and bide his time in this era where he truly believed he would succeed in his plans of universal extinction

[@Annu_Catto]

Honestly, this intro is perfect. Love your content helping dummies like me to understand the lore!

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks man 😊 I try, this was the first time I did a music edit but really wanted Billy to have a serious opening.

[@dedrickjones8570]

​@@TrueLocalEnthusiast did you make it to have that echo

[@Tkokat]

The intro didn't have the right to go so hard, but it did, and I am glad it did.

[@quantafreeze]

I like this longer format! I would have loved to have see more Billy lore in the show. How he met Bubblegum specifically. Maybe Fiona and Cake will meet their Billie and because things run parallel between dimensions we will learn about Finn's Billy.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks, just getting it this long was a nightmare 😅 They just meet Bailey 😂

[@potatovert8993]

Intro was so fire. Billy was my first favorite character bcz i understand his like perspective on giving up on fighting evil. When he died i was in denial until prismo confirmed it 😢

[@jackleonthegamer]

Another thing to think about is he might have just needed to face the litch and not the whole army. From what i understand this was before rattle balls so pb isn't really stopping herself yet my point with this is that billys power/skill may be something thats limited by a one on one fight. That's why he gets his depression that he can't stop an army just its leader. There's more evidence of this in the "intro" finn gives him where they sing the billy song almost all fights are one on one during it. The reason i am thinking this is the litch is pretty much a demi god being a comet so for a (as far as we know) non cosmic entity to subdue him billy had to have something/someone pretty slick to help him.

[@liljericho7162]

It’s so weird that this video was technically my introduction to Epic the Musical and now I’m a massive fan of Jorge’s Work

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

I would LOVE for there to be a spin-off show about Billy and his heroism days!

[@John2011the3rd]

And the end of him

[@TopityTurvity]

i’ll never forget that time Billy fought a bear. what a legend

[@Nick08079]

Man... The first 55 seconds are so deep they make you wanna cry! That's the beauty when things are well written with a start and end goal in mind, rather than dragging it on past it's best before date. (FYI, I watched this when I was a kid and can't remember any moment past when Finn went into that different reality and had a metal arm.)

[@filipvadas7602]

As a kid I deadass thought for a while that Billy was still alive somewhere. But, NOPE, this *kids show* killed of a previously established in an incredibly brutal way. And it only got crazier from there.

[@jasonutty52]

The intro is so epic I wish it was it's own short video so I could throw it in a playlist or something.

[@Am_Cookie2436]

The thing I'm most impressed about is how you found a song with the perfect lyrics to match events in adventure time and one that suits billy so well.

[@leonyagahima6685]

Man, that opening edit was just ...Epic

[@Myriad.sounds]

I won't lie, I forgot what the lich truly looked like until this week when the lich finally ripped billy's skin off in Fionna & Cake episode 9 or 10

[@Jptalktoomuch]

4:43 had to slow down and pause

[@nitroexsplosion]

The Lich killing and hollowing out Billy to wear as a skin suit to send a message to the world that no matter who steps to him he will always come out victorious. Send fear and worry into the hearts of those who admired and respected Billy by showing the former hero twisted into this horrific version. That and treat him like a bit of a trophy to carry around. It's about sending a message. He is, The End.

[@AimlessSavant]

jesus christ that one frame of The Litch replacing skinwalker Billy is peak horror

[@kingmasterlord]

Spelljammer has a race called the Arcane that both Billy and Canyon seem to be members of. a barbarian and a druid, respectively. they're typically badass mages obviously

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

A man of taste I see 👌

[@14possumsinatrenchcoat]

The fact that billy’s death is so fucking dark and unceremonious just makes me wish even more that we could get a prequel about him and canyon in the old days (preferably using the already established theme song)

[@krisvelivia]

You know a thought just occurred to me. Billy's death is incredibly fucking gruesome. Like it's genuinely surprising that they managed to get away with that in a children's cartoon. I feel like if Adventure Time was live action, then the visuals of Lich wearing his skin while still having part of the Lich's skull exposed would be horrific to look at. I love it.

[@mudget253]

i straight up had to pause this 30 seconds in and rewatch it was hitting so hard

[@originzero5383]

The music from the start hits me hard! SO HARD that i forgot billy's true existence

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Epic's soundtrack is just mwah chef's kiss 😅

[@pibawww]

I never knew the Lich actually wore Billy's physical skin. I thought the Lich just took Billy's form. I never knew Billy was killed in such a brutal and painful death like that :(.

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

Bro these intros went from meme-y to straight up hair raising and chilling. That was hype AF!

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks, first time doing a music edit. Just felt that Billy deserved a more serious opening 😅

[@AlmostCoolGuys]

@TrueLocalWeirdo dude it's was QUALITY. I always felt Billy was like All Might from My Hero Academy so I was hella hype. But that intro put it over

[@Skips10]

How he got Lich into the amber: Because he's Billy literally no other answer because that makes the most sense and we all know it. How he knew about the citadel is most likely due to his many adventures as a hero as eventually heard about from some other magical beings

[@IGeorge94]

Man that opening was beautifully done.

[@imadrahmn]

That intro was insane

[@christopherp63]

This really makes me want a Distant Lands episode for Billy

[@brastionskywarrior6951]

That was a surprisingly epic intro. Didnt expect that

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Neither did I(First attempt at a music edit)

[@zack3851]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast That's awesome bruh

[@haifafarras8540]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast btw what's the song's name??

[@johnnyrakugakichnotachyet5307]

​@@haifafarras8540 just a man

[@crimsonthefierylion5318]

The intro is so fitting it hurts because of what billy been through with he's life

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Bro had it rough

[@crimsonthefierylion5318]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast Yeah at first he was ambitious young warrior with a helpful girlfriend, after seeing he was the main target of villains he stop he's ambitions and got dumped by he's girl friend and stop saving people at the point there was a littral void of his body and heart, and only Finn he's no.1 fan inspire him to become a hero with he's battle cry with that battle cry is awesome. When he was making a comeback and a strong one he was killed and was worn as a suit as a suit he never wanted this now he was a guy who wants to live life Billy wasn't just a hero he represents what hero is willing to do anything and sacrifice himself to keep everyone safe

[@John2011the3rd]

Now we need a spinoff for Billy

[@TeHPHoBoS999]

That intro goes ridiculously hard. I've rewatched it so many times.

[@spades77]

Man that song you chose for the start was perfect!!! Thank you. Now I have a new song to add 🙂

[@Lumber8967]

That intro segment was dope af. Nice selection of music 👌

[@SleepiPotionsXD]

Ikr, I love epic the musical

[@nathanyao6577]

I think the lich could have just tried to attack billy because billys nose gem is needed to open the enchiridion.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

That's something I was actually gonna discuss in the Enchiridion video.

[@metallicsnake.]

I like to think sweet pea has Billy body so he's made from both good and evil. A Billy-Lich hybrid

[@mintyfang7650]

We need to talk about how amazing that intro was. It makes me want to watch an entire show about Billy

[@spades77]

YES!!! 🛡️🗡️

[@John2011the3rd]

And he's adventures folding everyone

[@totallyaveragedude]

This is a Fantastic Channel it puts a Lovecraftian Feel to Adventure time and Thanks for the Regular uploads this Channel about to Explode

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks man 😊 Also hope we get to 100k one day

[@ClayDress]

Ok, but that opening was legit so badass!

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

I love that Billy is essentially a Frank Frazetta character come to life, these are the kinds of references I love

[@nate_orious0002]

That opening is amazing! All the ways you synced the lyrics and the emotional scenes make it A+ editing.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks bro, I appreciate it considering it's my first music edit 😅

[@nate_orious0002]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiastYour welcome, I’m grateful your video could introduce me to the song “just a man”

[@GamesforCykits]

Bruh 30k congrats also song intro is cracked

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks man, it's absolutely incredible 😊

[@shady8045]

the song at the beginning is goated.

[@tonyk9136]

Nailed in on that intro song choice. Love that

[@halfknight2310]

THE INTRO WAS INCREDIBLE!

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thx man 😊

[@plasmaflicks4896]

Bro this intro bring soooo much memories of adventure time

[@petertorbenn8939]

the initial music is lit

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Hope you guys enjoy, MY WIFI IS OUT! I had to use Data to upload this 😅 So video's are gonna be slow until I figure this out. Also, sorry if the beginning edit is a little choppy but I'm new to that kinda thing. Anyway I won't keep ya, AS ALWAYS I will see you in the next video 👋

[@painthegreat]

I’ve got this theory that the lich isn’t just a evil entity, not in the sense of him being one person, I always thought the lich was a being comprised of beings, we see that he comes to power and form my taking control of a corpse at the center of the mushroom cloud, but with not only his knowledge of magic he seems to have a knowledge of the various doings and what not after his return. I wouldn’t be surprised if lich had some knowledge and connection of the human world pre mushroom war. But the mushroom bomb you can say is the “embodiment of evil” so what if the lich isn’t just a being but comprised of the evil of millions of beings, this can fit into how the mutants that walk and ooze that green slime work, they no longer have their minds or souls because the lich consumed them, so in a sense Billy when he was consumed by the lich billy didn’t die, billy is the lich, and the lich is now billy, at least the darker side of billy and what he could have been if he decided to turn evil instead of hide away and fall into his depression before he met Finn and Jake

[@zzz-o2p]

That opening is amazing!

[@mohamedlamin2968]

Billy was never nhilistic, I think the correct term is defeatist. He sure did lost his spirit of fighting evil but he still did find other ways to protect good people, to him be nhilistic he had to simply give up into doing good things, telling Finn that there's no point in saving people "because we all gonna die" or something like that, I think that's the reason why he's also cinsidered the greatest heroes, the fact that he only needed motivation and hope, in a world where he's suppose to be the only one to bring both emotions

[@pghurd3340]

Probably one of your best videos to date. Definitely in my Top 5.

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thanks man 👍 Suppose it was a decent come back from my day off 😅

[@temberatsi2869]

great content as always

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Thx man 😊

[@nicm39981]

Billy mustve made it to the 50the dead world. He communicated with Finn from beyond the grave, something Jake points out you learn how to do in the 50th. So st least Billy is in Nirvana living his best life

[@StrikeThru22]

I subbed as soon as I saw the opening bit‼️🔥

[@alirezaomrani7650]

The Greatest Hero in all of OOO, and The Mightiest Warrior who ever lived. In Honor of him, let us recite his Legendary Ballad that is told across the Ages 🎶 Who's the Greatest Warrior ever? A Hero of Renown! 🎵 Who slayed an Evil Ocean 🎼 Who cast 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 down! Billy! 🎶 And that time the evil Fire Count Captured a damsel fair. 🎶 Who saved her with such bravery She offered him her hair? Billy! Also... he fought a bear! 🎶 Billlyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!! (It should be noted that Billy was the only character in the series to actually take down The Lich by himself without any help, and when The Lich was at his Prime no less) Finn and Jake may be awesome, but they will never compare to the Epicness that is Billy.

[@TecMacRun]

Song/Music: "EPIC: Just a Man" / "EPIC: The Troy Saga"

[@aidangilman9190]

This is the most underrated thing not video in the entirety of all of existence because of the intro

[@JesterBrosCartoonTheater]

We just discovered your channel and totally love it - great analysis of one of my favorite shows of all time 👍 just watched like 6 videos

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Glad you enjoy the videos, hope you stay tuned because there's more to come 😁

[@sappiraxfluffin2900]

I honestly do love the opening to the video. Even all this time, i come back just to watch it

[@ReimondoCortexalotl]

Billy || Who's the greatest warrior ever? A hero of renown. *BILLY!*

[@platinumeloishell2685]

Can we talk about how fire the first 3 lines of song are

[@CoolBackPackk]

My brain didn’t realize Billy actually died from the lich

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Bro was in denial 😅

[@jomarvisperas2695]

Thanks, now i added the song in my playlist. All of them!!

[@MythX_StoryTeller]

That intro 👌lol BILLLLEEEHHHH!! He truly was the definition of epic, fabled hero and was an aspiring point for Finn for a while. I wish we could've seen more of Billy's influence on OOO. Theres one thing I think is interesting about Billy's character and that's the connection to the Enchiridion. Both were supposed to be good examples of heroism for Finn, but I also ask, doesnt Billy's connection to the book seem deeper than that? Both in Finns reality and Farm World, we see Billy unlocking the hidden potential of the Enchiridion but what does that mean, exactly? Speaking of that book, the Gems of Power and OOO's royalty have often been a point of curiosity for me. As we saw, the true inheritors of any real power were the Elemental Incarnations. But, the other princesses are, well... odd. Hotdog, Wildberry, Breakfast, I mean... we even see the rise of false kingdoms, through things like Box Cat Prince and theres a legitimate book detailing royal etiquette and expected behavior of royalty. But, then you have the Gems of Power, bestowed on a handful of Princesses. Obviously, given PB was the best example of a ruler and a kingdom in here time, mock kingdoms and baronies would appear. But, if Lemongrab is any good example, it seems to me she created other lines of royalty. Princesses must've existed in Billy's time as well, so it's interesting to consider. Atleast, a princess with a kingdom could protect the Gems of Power with the powers bestowed to her by rulership. The Gems of Power, Ooo's Royalty, the Enchiridion, and Billy's legacy leave behind intriguing mysteries.

[@alirezaomrani7650]

I think the Gems of Power were originally just really powerful magical gemstones that were hidden by Urgence Evergreen during the time of the Dinosaurs seeing as the Elementals are explicitly stated as being the equivalents to Wizards during their time in the [Enchiridion Marcy & Simon’s scrapbook] which we know is canon. So most likely after the Age of Dinosaurs ended and the Era of Magic came to a close, with the death of the Elementals. It’s possible the gems were buried under the Planet’s crust for a long time and went dormant due to the Magic of the gems becoming null and void as a result of the effects of the Non-Magic world that had come to be.

[@alirezaomrani7650]

We also know that Evergreen was collecting many Magical Genstones across the Planet during his quest to create a crown. As it is explicitly mentioned in the [Enchiridion: Marcy & Simon’s secret Scrapbook] that Metal and Gemstones were the most valuable and mystical materials on the planet. So Evergreen could’ve gone out to look for many of them and collected them in his search for a sufficient power-source for his crown. Before eventually discovering the Ruby-Eyes of the Enchanted Lava-Dog Magwood

[@Bobman_Ting]

I always wondered what happened to Billy, thanks for clearing it up and I really liked the introduction of this video, perhaps you should make the music video using the song or finish the music video

[@wasababi]

I dont remember the exact episode or who said it but i vividly remember the line that billy pummeled the lich into the tree so hard that he became encapsulated in tree sap, not amber. But i never really thought about the lead up to that dang

[@TrueLocalEnthusiast]

Specifically Resin which is where Amber comes from. Also yeah it definitely is fun to think about 😅

[@wasababi]

@@TrueLocalEnthusiast oops ur right thats what i get for commenting right after i wake up

[@8tsyaboi227]

*"you either die a hero, or live long enough to become the thing you once swore to never become"*