Originally Posted by
applenepoleon
I am like… 90% sure the Billy and Teddy we are seeing in Death’s Head
are not the 616 Billy and Teddy.
Why?
- costume discrepancies (Teddy’s being a combo of v1 + V2, Billy’s being a Hot Topic ver of v1)
- they live in a small, rented apartment with a supervisor, not their beautiful huge one that was a gift from Roberto (therefore they own, so can have any pets they please)
- Yondu specifically mentioned an interdimensional vacuum when dismissing Death’s Head. Also am given to believe that multiverse hopping is kind of Death’s Head thing (given his backstory is that he is a Deception… who was shrunk to human size… by the Doctor. Because Marvel UK be that way!)
- when Billy is looking through other dimensions, we see him and Teddy chilling with Squirrel Girl, as in New Avengers. However, Billy’s yearning and reaction implies that this was not HIM, same as it’s not him with Death’s Head, Kamala, Armoured Eli or the others in that spread. He wants that life, of being a hero and recognised Avenger - he’s never really experienced it. Unlike 616 Billy, who (albeit briefly) led the New Avengers.
- Billy mentions not having America’s number. America texted Billy and Teddy during Civil War II to go cheer up Kate when Clint was suspected of murder. America is the only America Chavez, and she is friends with 616 Billy and Teddy. Same as Kate would 100% answer any call from Billy and Teddy. In V2 she knew Billy was in danger due to him taking too long to message her!
- 616 Billy knows the harm that comes from using “All Possible Worlds” as a spell.
- speaking of: we saw in New Avengers that Billy is getting really good at silent casting. This Billy needed silence to concentrate on his spoken spells.
In conclusion: I think this is a parallel Billy and Teddy, with Billy longing for the life 616!Billy is leading, and making mistakes as he tries to gain a life that isn’t his through bad means. (“How do I get to this reality?” ie, 616). Whatever fight he’s had with Eli, Kate, and Tommy, is due to Parallel World Bads, not a sudden and awful degradation of their friendships.