Max, having had enough, drugged Billy with the syringe taken from the lab (probably containing sodium thiopental) and made Billy promise to leave her and her friends alone. Billy first went to the Sinclair house to look for Max. She always supported and encouraged Billy's dreams to be a surfer. Dacre Kayd Montgomery-Harvey is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Billy Hargrove in Stranger Things and Jason Scott in the 2017 reboot Power Rangers. After his father and step-mother left, a few tears escape his eyes, showing the abuse Billy endured at the hands of his father deeply affected him. Physical information “It does scream so many things about the time and about how freely this particular character [uses] this word,” he continued, “so I think it says a lot more than what a douchebag my dad is. Lucas Sinclair (enemy)Steve Harrington (enemy)Tommy H. (friend)Heather Holloway (victim turned ally)Eleven (enemy) https://www.popbuzz.com/tv-film/stranger-things/how-old-are-the-cast I'm 30 and single. The character of Billy Hargrove (played by Dacre Montgomery) was first introduced to Stranger Things in the second season as an outright bully. Billy had a passion for surfing as a kid, and his mother was very supportive of him. After school, when Billy was waiting to pick Max up outside the middle school, he witnessed an argument between Max and Lucas Sinclair, which left Max visibly upset and angry. Stranger Things Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. His conscience was unearthed by Eleven, and he sacrifices himself to save her where he apologized to his stepsister for all of his misdeeds before dying. Mike's mother, Karen, having just gotten out of the tub because her husband wasn't answering the door, greets him and Billy flirted with her before getting the directions to the Byers residence, the hangout for the boys. "[2], The character draws inspiration from Stephen King's human villains who are often as bad or worse than the supernatural evil. Neil is abusive towards Billy, both physically and verbally threatening him. This memory and love for his mother, made Billy sacrifice himself to the Mind Flayer and apologize to Max for abusing her as he died. Lucas was even surprised when Max sedated Billy and threatened him to leave her and her friends alone; Lucas included. It remains to be seen if Billy cares about Tommy in any capacity. 1984 Karen, thinking that Billy must have been troubled about her standing him up the previous night, approached Billy in the locker room, facing the wall, where she apologized to him and explained that she doesn't want to ruin her family. He was the older step-brother of Max Mayfield and was shown to echo the abuse from his father in his behaviour toward her and her friends, as well as lashing out at other characters. As Max skateboarded towards Hawkins Middle School, Billy got out of his car and was noticed by several students including Steve Harrington and Nancy Wheeler as well as three other girls who admired his figure. That night, Billy attended Tina's Halloween party and impressed many Hawkins teenagers by winning a drinking contest; a contest that Steve Harrington, a very popular student at their school, had up until then claimed the title of. He then ran out of the mill and got back into his car, speeding away in a panic. When Max got into his car, Billy told her that there are people in the world who she should avoid and that Lucas was one of them. Tommy H. then introduced Billy to Steve Harrington. Max tried to stand up for herself, but Billy tightly gripped her arm and reinstated his command. Lifeguard at Hawkins Community Pool (formerly)Student at Hawkins High School (formerly) Heather comes in to check on him after hearing his screams. It'll all be over soon. Max cried, and mourned his death for months afterwards. Infuriated with Billy for his behavior and for disrespecting his stepmother, his father pushed him against the wall, called him a 'faggot', and hit Billy. When his father and step-mother found Max gone from the house, his father angrily questioned Billy where his step-sister had gone. On the way home, Billy noted that Max seemed to enjoy their new town despite her denial of this. After the kids escaped the Mind Flayer, they arrived at Bradley's Big Buy to treat El's wounds and steal weapons such as fireworks before leaving to rescue Dustin at Starcourt Mall after Mike received a transmission from him. El was able to access his memories and was taken to a beach in California, where a young Billy is surfing while his mother watches and cheers him on. This is something that most other Flayed in the series hasn’t shown, suggesting that he may be the only Flayed that possesses this ability. 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