Originally Posted by
Drops Of Venus
Gillen said, off-book, that Billy's Demiurge was intended to be a different entity, but since he never actually explained that in the book, I'm not sure if everybody had that same interpretation or understanding. Billy's profile description on the recap pages of Strikeforce saying he's destined to be the life-force of all universe seems to imply there is a connection to the OG Demiurge, for instance. I guess it's really up to future writers to decide, if they bring up the Demiurge stuff again.
As for the Tumblr person, I think I know who you're talking about. Is it the person who pretty much hates everything with the Young Avengers that wasn't written by Heinberg and won't shut up about it? LOL. I just find it funny because, let's be real, it's not like Allan gave us some great jewish representation either. Billy being jewish came up like twice during his run, and it was never relevant to the story at all. Plus, his whole origin and superhero shtick were based on pagan concepts. I mean, the reincarnation of the magic demon child of the Scarlet Witch who would go on to take on the very non-orthodox identities of Asgardian and Wiccan. And his jewish parents never had a problem with ANY of that. If you're looking for a squeaky-clean jewish representation, Billy was never it. That doesn't mean his jewishness should be erased, but it doesn't mean people should get offended by anything unorthodox in his story, because that's pretty much the core of the character ever since his creation.
I think the pentagram is just a basic aesthetic choice based on its presence within witchcraft culture. And since Billy IS a wizard, I don't think it's a big deal for the reasons I've stated above. Plus, I guess it's possible he wanted Billy's stars during his run to have five points because that is also how America's stars looked like. It might've been a hint that they were connected all along, before the big reveal of her origins in the final issues.
That being said, I agree that Billy could've used the six-pointed star. I mean, he still can. I don't think there's anything stopping that. As a character who is both a wizard and jewish, he could do both. It could even lead to some interesting stories about how he balances both sides of himself.
I meant Mar-Vell would need a retcon, because some of his enhancements happened AFTER the Kree/Skrull War, which means that Teddy wouldn't have inherited some of his powers if he was conceived before that.