William Compton

Season(s)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

First seen

"Strange Love"

Last seen

"Save Yourself"

Appeared in

60 episodes (see below)

Mentioned in

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Also Known As

Vampire Bill
King Bill
Marcelus Clark
Gillaume
Billith

Status

Undead

Age

175

Date of birth

April 9, 1835,
made vampire in 1865

Date of death

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("Sparks Fly Out")

Origin

Bon Temps, Louisiana

Profession

Vampire monarch of Louisiana
Chancellor of the Vampire Authority
Vampire sheriff of MS: Area 2

Species

Vampire (formerly)
Vampire God (after consuming Lilith's blood)

Powers

Presumably unparalleled vampire strengths, and voice imitation

Family members

Caroline Compton - Wife (deceased)
Thomas Compton - Son (deceased)
Sarah Compton - Daughter (deceased)
Elizabeth Harris - Granddaughter (deceased)
Arthur Bellefleur - Great-grandson
Joseph Bellfleur - Great-great-grandson Caroline Bellefleur - Great-great-granddaughter-in-law
Portia Bellefleur - Great-great-great-great granddaughter
Andy Bellefleur - Great-great-great-great grandson
Terry Bellefleur - Great-great-great-great grandson
Lorena Krasiki - Maker (destroyed)

Jessica Hamby - Progeny

Portrayed by

Stephen Moyer

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"You really think you're God..."

―Sookie to Bill after drinking Lilith's blood.

William Compton, most commonly known as Bill Compton, is a major character in the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons of True Blood. He is played by starring cast member Stephen Moyer. Bill is a vampire (born April 9, 1835, turned c. 1865) living in the small town of Bon Temps, Louisiana. At the time of the Great Revelation, Bill decided to "mainstream" and co-exist peacefully with humans. He has since been converted to the Sanguinista movement and believes himself the chosen of Lilith. He is known as Vampire Bill by some Bon Temps residents.

PersonalityEdit

When Bill was newly turned and traveling with his maker Lorena, he took part in blood-fueled orgies and killing sprees. Over time however, he came to resent Lorena for forcing him to take part in those acts. These feelings of resentment never faded and Bill hated Lorena until her death in spite the fact that she loved him.

After his release from Lorena, he became a more humane and compassionate vampire who kept his humanity. He never killed humans when feeding on them. Instead he chose to glamour them into forgetting to save them the trauma.

When Bill became King of Louisiana, his personality makes a marked shift. As king, Bill displays power-hungry, brutal and bloodthirsty characteristics. He does not hesitate to kill vampires or humans should the occasion call for it. These include ordering the true death of a vampire who was tricked into being filmed while feeding, staking Nan Flanagan and shooting Marnie Stonebrook. He also displayed his darker personality when he betrayed Eric and it is later revealed he had allowed Sookie to be nearly beaten to death so he could bind her to him with his blood. Despite all this, Bill still retains feelings of compassion and love. This is displayed in his interactions regarding Jessica and Sookie. He took on Russell Edgington to protect Jessica and spared Eric the true death because Sookie loved him.

Over time his personality drifts even farther from his original kindhearted personality. As a member of the reformed Authority, Bill takes on a Sanguinista ideology. He seems reluctant at first but after drinking some of Lilith's blood and "seeing" her, becomes fully convinced. He drains a human when asked by Salome and is also the one who thinks of the idea to get rid of mainstreaming by blowing up the Tru Blood factories. He believes he is "the Adam" to Salome's "Lilith."

HistoryEdit

Powers & AbilitiesEdit

Bill possess the powers of average vampires After he drank the blood of Lilith, he has supposedly "unparalleled" vampire powers. Bill is over 173 years old and retains the appearance and health of a middle-aged man. He is the only vampire known to be able to voice imitate, (as seen in the Season 3 finale, when he imitates Eric Northman).

Bill showed a remarkable amount of resistance when he sensed Sookie in trouble during daytime. He tried to save her, but in the end the sun proved too much and Bill was severely burned. He lasted a couple of minutes in the sunlight due to his young age and later recovered. Bill can glamour people to do his bidding, answer any questions or make them forget about any recent events that occurred. He is capable of voice glamouring others. Bill is stronger than younger vampires, and werewolves such as Cooter and Alcide Herveaux, though he is weaker than his elders such as Eric Northman. He is unusually strong for a vampire of his relatively young age; this was clearly showcased when he turned a trailer upside down and uprooted a tree making it look like a tornado. He also snapped his maker Lorena's head back 180 degrees and punched her across a room shattering a framed painting. He was able to make Eric, a vampire over 1,000 years old, bleed from single punch to the face. Bill single-handedly killed three wolves and maimed one. When Eric fist met Bill, Eric stated that Bill was very strong for a vampire his age. After consuming Lilith's blood, Bill's strength has increased to the point were he can easily overpower a 1,000+ year old vampire such as Eric. Bill can jump higher and further than humans. Bill has shown that he can levitate to some degree, when he was preparing to battle Queen Sophie-Anne Leclerq. As a Maker he has the ability to call and command his progeny, Jessica Hamby. After Bill drank all of the blood of Lilith, he melted into a puddle of blood. Unlike the True Death, there were no organs or other body parts left behind, just the blood pool. He remained in this state only for a few moments before reforming, supposedly, with all of Lilith's powers. Showrunner Alan Ball has said that Bill has retained his mind and memories, but is now different in an unspecified way. Due to the blood, Bill is able to walk in the sun.

There is an image gallery for Bill Compton

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