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* AntiVillain: Billy was the witness to extreme trauma that would make anyone snap - witnessing the deaths of his parents (and the attempted rape of his mother), and then being subjected to years of torture and abuse in a BoardingSchoolOfHorrors.
* ArtisticLicenseHistory:
** In the prologue in 1971, the convenience store advertises [=MasterCard=] and Visa. The former was Master Charge until 1979, and the latter was [=BankAmericard=] until 1976.
** The prices advertised in the store are also far too high than they would have been in 1971.



* ExposedToTheElements: Despite the radio claiming the temperatures are extremely low in the prologue, none of the Chapmans are wearing winter clothes.



* {{Fanservice}}: The main reason Billy apparently sleeps shirtless in the middle of winter. His salary must be going towards a hefty heating bill...
* FinalGirl: Subverted! Pamela looks like she might be one - brunette, sympathetic to Billy and a wholesome personality. But then she becomes the second victim!



* HollywoodNuns: Subverted. The nuns don't have the traditional penguin habits, not a single male saint's name or Sister Mary in the bunch.



* NunTooHoly: Mother Superior is an abusive {{Jerkass}} who tries to punish Billy's PTSD away.



* ShoutOut: One of the film's taglines: "You've made it through Franchise/{{Halloween}}, now try and survive Christmas."

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One of the film's taglines: "You've made it through Franchise/{{Halloween}}, now try and survive Christmas.""
** A serial killer at Christmas [[Film/BlackChristmas1974 is called Billy]]. The original was even given the title ''Silent Night, Evil Night'' in its initial American release.




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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Billy is initially turned down for work in the toy store because the boss hears he's only eighteen and assumes he's a gangly kid. Then he sees Billy's HeroicBuild and immediately hires him.
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* BigBad: Billy Chaptman, a lunatic killing "naughty" people in a Santa costume.


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* DownerEnding: [[spoiler:Billy is completely lost to his madness, and is gunned down by the police. His death is played for pathos as he tells the children that they're safe now as Santa Claus is dead, but his younger brother then says his MadnessMantra.]]


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* TheEndOrIsIt: [[spoiler:The killer is gunned down by the police, but his younger brother repeats his MadnessMantra, implying he'll follow the same path.]]


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* HateSink:
** The unnamed Santa robber executes a store clerk for fighting back against him, gets pissed when he learns he only got 30 dollars, kills Billy's parents, and tries to rape his mother. He's also indirectly responsible for the entire plot, being why Billy has a fear of Santa Claus.
** The Mother Superior of the orphanage the Chapmans live in is an abusive fanatic who refuses to try and help Billy's PTSD, believing punishment will make it resolve itself. Her stringent nature is why Billy gets the urge to punish the naughty. [[spoiler:Played with at the end, where she does her best to protect the children in her care from an adult Billy.]]
** Andy, Billy's supervisor, is a belligerent asshole who does nothing but berate Billy for any lapse in his work, and attempts to rape his girlfriend when she refuses his advances.
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* PoliceAreUseless: Averted for the most part. One cop kills the wrong Santa by accident, and another gets killed by Billy sometime afterwards. But Captain Richards does take Billy down in the end, though.

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* PoliceAreUseless: Averted for the most part. One cop kills the wrong Santa by accident, and another gets is killed by Billy sometime afterwards. But Captain Richards does take Billy down in the end, though.
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* NoodleINnident: Following the TimeSkip, it's not known how Mother Superior ended up in a wheelchair.

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* NoodleINnident: NoodleIncident: Following the TimeSkip, it's not known how Mother Superior ended up in a wheelchair.

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* BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Already traumatized by his parents' murder, Mother Superior's iron-fisted approach in tending to Billy is what completely turned him into a BadSanta SerialKiller.



* KarmaHoudini: The guy who killed the store clerk and the Chapman parents, plus Mother Superior ([[OffWithHisHead at least until the sequel]]).

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* KarmaHoudini: The guy who killed the store clerk and the Chapman parents, plus Mother Superior ([[OffWithHisHead ([[KarmaHoudiniWarranty at least until until]][[OffWithHisHead the sequel]]).


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* NoodleINnident: Following the TimeSkip, it's not known how Mother Superior ended up in a wheelchair.
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You've mixed up this film with Silent Night, Bloody Night, which is the one Gershon Kingsley scored.


Useless trivia: the composer for the original film had earlier composed the music for the WGBH logo, infamous as a scary VanityPlate.

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* FanDisservice: All the female victims (apart from Mrs. Randall) die topless.

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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Mother Superior simply closes her eyes, while she doesn't beg or panic as Billy prepares to strike with his axe before he is gunned down.
* FanDisservice: All the female victims (apart from the middle-aged Mrs. Randall) die topless.
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* TookALevelInKindness: While it doesn't excuse her actions against Billy, Mother Superior is notably more harmless, kinder and not as abusive that she was to Billy after being confined to a wheelchair, likely due to pragmatism as being confined to a wheelchair limits her from having to perform physical punishments that she had done to Billy.
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Useless trivia: the composer for the original film had earlier composed the music for the WGBH logo, infamous as a scary VanityPlate.
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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a loose remake simply called ''Film/SilentNight'' was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Creator/DonalLogue, and Ellen Wong.

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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a loose remake simply called ''Film/SilentNight'' was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Creator/DonalLogue, and Ellen Wong.
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** Also, the Santa Gunman at the beginning of the film looked like he was setting up to rape Billy's mom.
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* PoliceAreUseless: The police is shown going after the wrong Santas. Captain Richards does take Billy down in the end, though.

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* PoliceAreUseless: The police is shown going after Averted for the most part. One cop kills the wrong Santas. Santa by accident, and another gets killed by Billy sometime afterwards. But Captain Richards does take Billy down in the end, though.
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'''''Silent Night, Deadly Night''''' is a 1984 SlasherMovie.

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'''''Silent ''Silent Night, Deadly Night''''' Night'' is a 1984 SlasherMovie.
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** Also, during the finale when Billy comes into the orphanage with an axe, Mother Superior shields the little girl to protect her.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Billy's status as a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (see below) owes much to his traumatic background, wherein his deranged grandfather ruined his impression of Santa Claus shortly before [[BadSanta a criminal masquerading as Santa]] ruthlessly shot his father and slit his mother's throat after attempting to rape her right in front of him, after which point Billy and his younger brother were consigned to an [[OrphanageOfFear orphanage]] run by a KnightTemplar [[SinisterMinister Mother Superior]] that instilled Billy with an obsession regarding punishment. Being forced to wear a Santa suit by the toy store he worked for and then witnessing the near-rape of one of his co-workers was TheLastStraw for Billy's fragile sanity.

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* TraumaCongaLine: Billy's status as a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (see below) owes much to his traumatic background, wherein his deranged grandfather ruined his impression of Santa Claus shortly before [[BadSanta a criminal masquerading as Santa]] ruthlessly shot his father and slit his mother's throat after attempting to rape her right in front of him, after which point Billy and his younger brother were consigned to an [[OrphanageOfFear orphanage]] run by a KnightTemplar [[SinisterMinister NunTooHoly [[KnightTemplar Mother Superior]] that instilled Billy with an obsession regarding punishment. Being forced to wear a Santa suit by the toy store he worked for and then witnessing the near-rape of one of his co-workers was TheLastStraw for Billy's fragile sanity.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Billy's status as a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (see below) owes much to his traumatic background, wherein his deranged grandfather ruined his impression of Santa Claus shortly before a criminal masquerading as Santa ruthlessly shot his father and slit his mother's throat after attempting to rape her right in front of him, after which point Billy and his younger brother were consigned to an orphanage run by a KnightTemplar [[SinisterMinister Mother Superior]] that instilled Billy with an obsession regarding punishment. Being forced to wear a Santa suit by the toy store he worked for and then witnessing the near-rape of one of his co-workers was TheLastStraw for Billy's sanity.

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* TraumaCongaLine: Billy's status as a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (see below) owes much to his traumatic background, wherein his deranged grandfather ruined his impression of Santa Claus shortly before [[BadSanta a criminal masquerading as Santa Santa]] ruthlessly shot his father and slit his mother's throat after attempting to rape her right in front of him, after which point Billy and his younger brother were consigned to an orphanage [[OrphanageOfFear orphanage]] run by a KnightTemplar [[SinisterMinister Mother Superior]] that instilled Billy with an obsession regarding punishment. Being forced to wear a Santa suit by the toy store he worked for and then witnessing the near-rape of one of his co-workers was TheLastStraw for Billy's fragile sanity.
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* TraumaCongaLine: Billy's status as a WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds (see below) owes much to his traumatic background, wherein his deranged grandfather ruined his impression of Santa Claus shortly before a criminal masquerading as Santa ruthlessly shot his father and slit his mother's throat after attempting to rape her right in front of him, after which point Billy and his younger brother were consigned to an orphanage run by a KnightTemplar [[SinisterMinister Mother Superior]] that instilled Billy with an obsession regarding punishment. Being forced to wear a Santa suit by the toy store he worked for and then witnessing the near-rape of one of his co-workers was TheLastStraw for Billy's sanity.
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The trope is for a specific recurring thing which sets a character off into a disproportionately angry response. A single traumatic event which caused the character to snap is not this trope.


* BerserkButton: Don't rape Pamela in front of Billy. [[UnstoppableRage The results will not be pretty, to say the least.]]
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Despite there being several Christmas-themed horror films released before, ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' was the one that caused the MoralGuardians to froth at the mouth in rage over the film [[BerserkButton depicting Santa Claus as a villain]]. The film was pulled from theatres quickly, but found a cult following on home video and was followed by four sequels: ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2'' in 1987, ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightIIIBetterWatchOut'' in 1989, ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4'' in 1990, and ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToyMaker'' in 1991.

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Despite there being several Christmas-themed horror films released before, ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' was the one that caused the MoralGuardians to froth at the mouth in rage over the film [[BerserkButton [[SacredCow depicting Santa Claus as a villain]]. The film was pulled from theatres quickly, but found a cult following on home video and was followed by four sequels: ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2'' in 1987, ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightIIIBetterWatchOut'' in 1989, ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4'' in 1990, and ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToyMaker'' in 1991.

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* AnAxeToGrind: Billy's main weapon.

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* AnAxeToGrind: Billy's main weapon.weapon after he becomes "Santa".



* SlashedThroat: Mrs. Chapman has her throat sit.

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* SlashedThroat: Mrs. Chapman has her throat sit.slit.


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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Billy. A lot of factors drove him batshit crazy over the course of the film.


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Despite there being several Christmas-themed horror films released before, ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' was the one that caused the MoralGuardians to froth at the mouth in rage over the film [[BerserkButton depicting Santa Claus as a villain]]. The film was pulled from theatres quickly, but found a cult following on home video and was followed by four sequels: ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2'' in 1987, ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightIIIBetterWatchOut'' in 1989, ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4'' in 1990, and ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToymaker'' in 1991.

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Despite there being several Christmas-themed horror films released before, ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' was the one that caused the MoralGuardians to froth at the mouth in rage over the film [[BerserkButton depicting Santa Claus as a villain]]. The film was pulled from theatres quickly, but found a cult following on home video and was followed by four sequels: ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2'' in 1987, ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightIIIBetterWatchOut'' in 1989, ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4'' in 1990, and ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToymaker'' ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToyMaker'' in 1991.
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* AttemptedRape: Andy's rape attempt on Pamela later is the final straw that sends Billy over the edge.

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* AttemptedRape: Andy's rape attempt on Pamela later is the final straw that sends makes Billy over the edge.snap.
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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a loose remake (simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Creator/DonalLogue, and Ellen Wong.

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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a loose remake (simply simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') ''Film/SilentNight'' was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Creator/DonalLogue, and Ellen Wong.
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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a remake (simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Creator/DonalLogue, and Ellen Wong.

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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a loose remake (simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Creator/DonalLogue, and Ellen Wong.
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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a remake (simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue, and Ellen Wong.

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After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a remake (simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') was completed in 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue, Creator/DonalLogue, and Ellen Wong.
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On the way home from visiting his institutionalized grandfather (who warns him that Santa punishes naughty children severely) little Billy Chapman witnesses his father being shot to death by a drunken criminal dressed as Santa, who kills Mrs. Chapman by slitting her throat after trying to rape her moments later. Placed in an abusive orphanage with his younger brother, Billy has puritanical morals drilled into him by the tyrannical mother superior. Growing up Billy eventually gets a job at a toy store but, when the Christmas season comes roaring in, he ultimately snaps and believing himself to be jolly old Saint Nick goes around murdering people he deems naughty (essentially everyone).

Despite there being several Christmas-themed horror films released before, ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' was the one that caused the MoralGuardians to froth at the mouth in rage over the film [[BerserkButton depicting Santa Claus as a villain]]. The film was pulled from theatres quickly, but found a cult following on home video and was followed by four sequels: ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2'' in 1987, ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightIIIBetterWatchOut'' in 1989, ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4'' in 1990 and ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToymaker'' in 1991.

After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a remake (simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') was completed in 2012, it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue and Ellen Wong.

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On the way home from visiting his institutionalized grandfather (who warns him that Santa punishes naughty children severely) severely), little Billy Chapman witnesses his father being shot to death by a drunken criminal dressed as Santa, who kills Mrs. Chapman by slitting her throat after trying to rape her moments later. Placed in an abusive orphanage with his younger brother, Billy has puritanical morals drilled into him by the tyrannical mother superior. Growing up up, Billy eventually gets a job at a toy store but, when the Christmas season comes roaring in, he ultimately snaps and and, believing himself to be jolly old Saint Nick Nick, goes around murdering people he deems naughty (essentially everyone).

Despite there being several Christmas-themed horror films released before, ''Silent Night, Deadly Night'' was the one that caused the MoralGuardians to froth at the mouth in rage over the film [[BerserkButton depicting Santa Claus as a villain]]. The film was pulled from theatres quickly, but found a cult following on home video and was followed by four sequels: ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightPart2'' in 1987, ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNightIIIBetterWatchOut'' in 1989, ''Film/InitiationSilentNightDeadlyNight4'' in 1990 1990, and ''Film/SilentNightDeadlyNight5TheToymaker'' in 1991.

After being in DevelopmentHell for years, a remake (simply called ''Film/SilentNight'') was completed in 2012, 2012; it stars Creator/MalcolmMcDowell, Jaime King, Donal Logue Logue, and Ellen Wong.



* KnightTemplar: Mother Superior. She is a "good" version as she tells the cop that the first priority is that kids should not be harmed.

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* KnightTemplar: Mother Superior. She is a "good" version version, as she tells the cop that the first priority is that kids should not be harmed.



* ThatManIsDead: A variation: After being mortally wounded, Billy tries to comfort the children around him the only way he knows how - by reassuring them that [[BadSanta Santa Claus]] isn't going to haunt anyone anymore. Given Billy's [[FreudianExcuse "upbringing"]] with Mother Superior's KnightTemplar brand of morality, this comes out also as [[GodIsDead another kind of epithet]].

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* ThatManIsDead: A variation: After being mortally wounded, Billy tries to comfort the children around him the only way he knows how - -- by reassuring them that [[BadSanta Santa Claus]] isn't going to haunt anyone anymore. Given Billy's [[FreudianExcuse "upbringing"]] with Mother Superior's KnightTemplar brand of morality, this comes out also as [[GodIsDead another kind of epithet]].

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* KnightTemplar: Mother Superior. She is a "good" version as she tells the cop that the first priority is that kids should not be harmed.



* KnightTemplar: Mother Superior. She is a "good" version as she tells the cop that the first priority is that kids should not be harmed.



* PetTheDog: The scene between Billy and Cindy Sure, he gives her a bloody box cutter as a gift but the look on both their faces (beaming joy and utter befuddlement) is priceless.

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* PetTheDog: The scene between Billy and Cindy Cindy. Sure, he gives her a bloody box cutter as a gift gift, but the look on both their faces (beaming joy and utter befuddlement) is priceless.


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* YankTheDogsChain: For a moment, it looks as though Billy's going to make it through his outing as a department store Santa more-or-less all right. Then he walks in on Andy raping Pamela as they're closing up for the night...

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* AttemptedRape: . Andy's rape attempt on Pamela later is the final straw that sends Billy over the edge.

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* AttemptedRape: . AttemptedRape: Andy's rape attempt on Pamela later is the final straw that sends Billy over the edge.



* BerserkButton: Don't rape Pamela in front of Billy. [[UnstoppableRage The results will not be pretty, to say the least.]]



* OffWithHisHead: Mac gets his head chopped off while sledding.

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* OffWithHisHead: Mac gets his head chopped off while sledding. sledding.
* OhCrap: Sister Margaret silently hangs up on someone, with a shocked look on her face, when told that Billy was working as a department store Santa.
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* [[UngratefulBastard Ungrateful Bitch]]: Billy saves Pamela from being brutally raped. She freaks out and calls him a crazy bastard before punching him in the face. Granted, Billy had gone perhaps a bit further in stopping the attempted rapist than Pamela really wanted him to, but still...

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