Billy

Billy is a robot character that serves as a companion to Karlson. He can be found across all levels and so far seems to be immune to many things, despite other sources.

Behavior
Billy will follow Karlson around throughout the level, also creating ambient robot noises. Billy is also capable of displaying emotions on his screen based on certain conditions. He can be affected by many of the things Karlson can, such as stray bullets or jump pads.

Appearance
Billy has gone through 2 iterations during development.

V1

 * Billy is a white, metal box with a gray screen
 * Billy displays emotions on his screen
 * Billy has legs with a ball joint and two rectangular prisms

V2

 * Billy’s screen and box is now rounded
 * Billy’s screen is now black
 * Billy’s legs are now more detailed
 * Billy is more glossy and contrasted overall

Lore
Billy is a companion to Karlson along his journey.

Billy is supposedly Willy’s brother. This implies that Willy and Billy were made by the same entity, and possibly that Willy is the same robot as Billy, but with several modifications.

At the end of the Karlson trailer, there is a cryptic message saying “DON’T TRUST BILLY”, implying that Billy may be dangerous to Karlson, or be some kind of method of spying on Karlson.

In the Community
In the Karlson community, Billy is often posed as an annoying robot and it is usually seen as good or funny to “bully” Billy by throwing or pushing him. The phrase, “Frick you Billy” is frequently used for these situations.