Bill (Kill Bill)

Bill Shichz
Kill Bill character
File:Billdavecarradine.jpg Bill from Kill Bill
First appearance	Volume 1
Last appearance	Volume 2
Created by	Quentin Tarantino
Portrayed by	David Carradine
In-universe information
Alias	Snake Charmer
Occupation	Assassin
Family	Budd (Younger Brother)
Children	B.B. (Daughter)

Bill (played by David Carradine) is the fictional titular character for whom the movie Kill Bill is named. In the film, he is the leader of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad, which included his brother, Budd (Michael Madsen). Bill's codename is "Snake Charmer". His origins are not known, but his full name is revealed by Kiddo in the first movie. He collected father figures, the first of them a pimp named Esteban Vihaio. At some point he became the student of legendary swordsmith Hattori Hanzō (Sonny Chiba) and kung fu master Pai Mei (Gordon Liu).

Story

Deeply saddened by the apparent murder of one of his assassins (and his lover) Beatrix "Black Mamba" Kiddo, aka "The Bride" (Uma Thurman), Bill personally seeks out her killers only to find that she is still very much alive, trying to clear her past, and to start a new life with her unborn child.

Bill surfaces unannounced at Kiddo's wedding rehearsal at the Two Pines Wedding Chapel and promises not to interfere with her new life. When Bill meets Kiddo's soon-to-be-husband, Kiddo covers for him by saying he is her father. Bill wishes Kiddo the best of luck as he moves to the bride's side of the wedding chapel. At the same time, the remainder of his assassin squad moves in from outside and massacres the entire wedding party. Bill delivers a final speech to Kiddo, after which he performs the coup de grâce by shooting her in the head. Before he fires, Kiddo tells him that he is the father of her unborn child.

Kiddo miraculously survives the ordeal but falls into a coma for four years. When she awakens, she assumes that her baby died because of her traumatic ordeal. Kiddo then proceeds to hunt down and kill the remaining assassins of the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad.

In a final confrontation at the end of Kill Bill: Volume 2, Kiddo storms in on Bill expecting to find him alone, but standing beside Bill is her daughter, now four years old, pretending to shoot her with a plastic gun. Bill has already told the girl, B.B. (Perla Haney-Jardine), that Kiddo is her mother. Surprising her even further, Bill then tells B.B. honestly and bluntly that he shot and tried to kill "Mommy". B.B. does not seem fazed by this revelation, apparently just happy that the mother she's heard so much about is finally with her, and asks Kiddo to watch a movie with her until she falls asleep. After B.B. nods off to sleep, Bill and Kiddo settle their grievances and decide to conclude their "unfinished business". In the short final fight, Kiddo fatally strikes Bill by using the "Five Point Palm Exploding Heart Technique".

With gentlemanly dignity, Bill tenderly holds her hand one last time, and she returns her still-present love for him. As Bill gracefully walks to his death with her weeping silently for him, the two warriors forgive each other and Bill tells her that she is in fact a good person. The Bride then takes B.B. into the night to begin a new life.

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