| โ | Gotta keep on playing and giving back to the fans. | โ |
— G Billy, Club Penguin Times issue 436
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G Billy (spelled G-Billy and sometimes Billy-G in 2006 & 2007) is a character in Club Penguin, and the founding member[1][2] of the Penguin Band, alongside other members Stompin' Bob, Petey K, and Franky. He plays the drums and sometimes the flute. He can also play the harmonica.[3]
Character[]
Design[]
G Billy is a blue penguin; he was "Old Blue" in Penguin Chat 2. He originally wore no clothes. He is often seen with his drum set, or at least holding his silver-colored drumsticks. He was not named until issue 39 of The Penguin Times.
In July 2008, right before the Music Jam 2008, G Billy and the rest of the Penguin Band received updated designs, all now wearing brown cowboy hats. G Billy, unlike the other members, did not receive any additional clothing.
In June 2011, right before the Music Jam 2011, G Billy and the band received complete redesigns, all appearing very different than before. G Billy no longer wore a cowboy hat. He instead wore a short, brown, messy wig with a red paisley design bandana tied around it; this was his "lucky" bandana and he never took it off.[4] He now wore a silver plaid shirt with dark gray accents and two pockets on the front and rolled-up sleeves, as well as a brown belt with a gold oval buckle, and black jeans. He also started to wear brown cowboy boots. His drum sticks were no longer silver, and instead appeared wooden.
Personality[]
G Billy is focused, and the strong, silent type.[2] He is loyal and dedicated to his fans.[4] He is calm and is the mediator to the band's rare arguments.[5] He is described as the "beating heart" of the band and keeps the rest of the band together, both literally[6] and rhythmically.[3]
Although G Billy spoke the most on behalf of the band in their earlier newspaper appearances, in later years he hardly speaks at all outside of appearing as a meetable mascot, and has very few lines in Club Penguin Magazine comics compared to other band members; Stompin' Bob describes him as "chill and a little tame".[7]
During his appearances as a meetable mascot, G Billy aims to please the band's fans, signing as many autographs as possible even if his flippers ache and enjoys making music with them.
History[]
This section mostly covers G Billy specifically. For more detail on the band as a whole, including their musical activities, see Penguin Band#History.
Pre-debut[]
G Billy worked as a chef at the Pizza Parlor before becoming a musician.[8] (This is contradictory, as the Pizza Parlor opened in February 2006, and the Penguin Band already made multiple appearances prior.) At some point, G Billy was playing a tune on a coffee cup in the Coffee Shop and met Stompin' Bob. The two talked about music, and after G Billy said he wanted to be in a band, the two formed the Penguin Band.[9]
2006[]
Western Party and lost instruments[]
Following the announcement of a Western Party in July, G Billy reveals the Penguin Band will making a surprise return at the party with new member Franky, as they had "always talked about doing some country-western stuff."[10] After the party, the whole band's instruments go missing[11] but are eventually found, including G Billy's drums and cymbals, in an Instrument Hunt.[12]
The band later plays during the Lighthouse Party, but decides to take a break from performances to work on making new music, and releases them in December.[13]
2007[]
Returning from a break to make music, the band announces their return for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day Party 2007. G Billy decides to play his flute, instead of drums, in honor of the party, and is interested in the chance to try new sounds.[14]
At the beginning of June, sailors invite the Penguin Band to play during the upcoming Summer Kickoff Party, and G Billy encourages other penguins to perform alongside them.[15]
2008[]
In July, prior to the first Music Jam, G Bily participates in an interview with the Penguin Band. He talks about how he is looking forward to hanging out with members of other bands. He reflects on the band's growth from just playing the Pizza Parlor, to filling an entire stadium.[16]
2009[]
In March, the Penguin Band appear as special guests during the Penguin Play Awards 2009. As their stay ends, the band participate in another interview. G Billy mentions how he enjoyed seeing many fans, and the band signed so many autographs their "flippers ached".[17]
2014[]
At The Fair 2014 in February, the Penguin Band returns after a long absence to perform. They also meet with Aunt Arctic for an interview. G Billy talks about the band likes doing things that are interesting, and have been working on new music.[18] helps out with SoundStudio's development by providing drum samples.[19]
2016[]
Early in the year, the Penguin Band members temporarily go their separate ways in order to experiment with new material, and plan to return later. G Billy explores the wilderness to find new sounds, trying out drumming on different surfaces, including seashells and an icy creek.[20]
The band eventually get back together and perform at the Music Jam 2016 in November. During the party, every few days, Cadence asks the player to visit a certain character, including G Billy, who is practicing his drum solo at the Beach.
Other[]
- Yearbook 2011-2012: In this yearbook, a new "Photo Gallery" section is introduced, with photos of many characters, including G Billy. He is labeled "Most likely to call you 'Dude'." In all future yearbooks, the whole band is listed as one entry.
Video appearances[]
Music videos[]
- Anchors Aweigh: The Penguin Band perform the eponymous song on the Migrator.
- Ghosts Just Wanna Dance: Three penguins exploring the Haunted Mansion walk through the hallway as pictures of the Penguin Band members move their eyes to look at them. The band members, as ghosts, appear out of the pictures and loom closer to the penguins as they run away. They continue to follow as the penguins back into a corner where Cadence, also a ghost, appears from their shadows. She invites the penguins to join her and they transform into ghosts and fly with her to the sky, where many other ghosts are dancing in the night as the band continues to play.
- Best Day Ever: Cadence sings while the Penguin Band plays their instruments on stage.
- Gonna Be Epic: Interspersed between fan art is a few clips of the Penguin Band from Best Day Ever, one of which is modified to have 10th Anniversary Party decorations.
Book appearances[]
Pick Your Path series[]
In the Pick Your Path books, the reader is presented as being a character within each story as the protagonist. As such, "you" is used here to refer to the character representing the reader, as is done in the books.
- Dancing with Cadence: At the beginning of the book, the latest issue of the Club Penguin Times mentions a rumor that the band will be performing in a secret location. In one path, Cadence awards you and your friend with invitations to the band's secret concert. The invitations contain a clue leading somewhere. In a few endings, you end up successfully finding the band performing.
Miscellaneous books[]
- A Search-and-Find Book: G Billy appears with the rest of the band on the "Jam On" page. Finding all of them is included on the checklist at the back of the book.
Club Penguin Magazine[]
- Main article: G Billy/Magazine
G Billy appears in a few Club Penguin Magazine issues in comics, with the whole band.
Mascot appearances[]
G Billy could first be met as a mascot during the Music Jam 2008. Since then he typically appeared at music-themed parties. Clicking on the box button on his Player Card allowed the player to receive an autographed background. On July 27, 2010, the first stamps were introduced, including the G Billy stamp (originally named Penguin Band 2), which could be earned by being in the same room as G Billy. The first time G Billy could be met after his stamp was released was the Music Jam 2011. G Billy's stamp could also be earned when viewing Cadence and the Penguin Band's performance at the Epic Show during the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam.
On October 28, 2011, an update for the Friends List was released, allowing mascots to be added from their Player Card. Mascots always instantly accepted a friend request, and when they were on the player's Friends List, their current giveaway could be obtained at any time. The first time G Billy could be met after the Friends List update was the Make Your Mark: Ultimate Jam. Mascots could not be sent a request by searching their name like normal players, and instead an icon and message appeared instead. For G Billy, this message was "G Billy is practicing his drum solo. To add him as a friend, you must meet him on the island."
For the preset messages G Billy could use while appearing as a mascot, see G Billy/Mascot scripts. For a list of blog posts featuring scheduled meetup times, see Mascot meetups#Penguin Band.
Top Trumps[]
G Billy is one of 30 characters to be featured on a card in Top Trumps - Club Penguin.
Title: Penguin Band Rhythmist
Epic Moment: Booking the band's first gig, a St. Patrick's Day party!
Description: The heart of the Penguin Band, G Billy once played eleven consecutive encores.
Stats:
- Fame: 9/10
- Intelligence: 56/100
- Special Skills: 82/100
- Mischief: 11/20
- Friendship: 4/5
Additional information[]
Likes and dislikes[]
- G Billy likes collecting pins. As of July 2008, he had over 50 of them.[8]
- G Billy's favorite play at the Penguin Play Awards 2009 was Squidzoid vs. Shadow Guy and Gamma Gal; he also wrote the play's music.[21]
- G Billy likes reading the Club Penguin Times and Ice Fishing in his downtime;[22] he was the first penguin to ever catch the Mullet, but he threw Mullet back in the water.[3]
- G Billy likes pizza with extra seaweed, O'berry pie (considers there to be nothing sweeter), and dry ribs with peppercorn seasoning.[23]
Other[]
- If G Billy was not a musician, he would still be working as a chef at the Pizza Parlor.[8]
- G Billy once played eleven consecutive encores.[24]
Relationships[]
Penguin Band[]
G Billy regards the Penguin Band as life-changing.[21]
Stompin' Bob[]
G Billy and Stompin' Bob form the band's rhythm section. The two first met in the Coffee Shop and talked about music. After G Billy mentioned he wanted to be a band, the two formed formed the Penguin Band.[9]
Petey K[]
Petey K likes pulling pranks on G Billy.[4]
Franky[]
G Billy was the one who invited Franky to join the Penguin Band as their guitarist.[25] G Billy considers him to be very smart and that the band is lucky to have found him.[26]
Cadence[]
G Billy likes Cadence's singing and enjoys when the band collaborates with her.[27]
Jet Pack Guy[]
G Billy and Jet Pack Guy know each other.[28]
Non-Club Penguin characters[]
Music Jam 2014 guests[]
While appearing as a meetable mascot, G Billy describes each of the special guests:[29]
- Zendaya: G Billy thinks her music has great beats and her energy is comparable to Cadence.
- Violetta: G Billy notes her talent and expressive moment.
- Cole Plante: G Billy thinks he is down to earth and Franky would work well with him.
- Sabrina Carpenter: G Billy enjoys her humor and finds her to be a good guitar player.
Gallery[]
Player Card[]
In-game[]
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Artwork[]
Images are listed in roughly chronological order, sorted by year. To reduce caption length, sources of artwork are listed in images' file names; for example, "CPT 123" means the image is from Club Penguin Times issue 123, etc.
2006[]
2007[]
2008[]
2009[]
2011[]
2012[]
2013[]
2014[]
2016[]
Other[]
Icons[]
Items featuring/named after him[]
Newspaper articles[]
Dialogue[]
Music Jam 2016[]
Videos[]
Video screenshots[]
Wallpapers[]
Merchandise[]
Card-Jitsu cards[]
G Billy appears in the artwork and/or is mentioned in the description of the following Card-Jitsu cards.
| Card name | Card | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Music Jam | 
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"I love a good music festival," he responded. "Music Jam 2008 was probably my favorite party. I finally got to meet Penguin Band, and DJ3K came out for the first time!" |
| Penguin Band | 
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G Billy, Petey K, Stompin' Bob and Franky... these four penguins sure know how to rock it out. They get together whenever a Music Jam party is happening and sign autographs for their devoted fans. |
| G Billy | 
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The founder of and drummer for Penguin Band. If you ever get the chance to meet him Backstage during Music Jam be sure to get an autographed background by clicking his player card! |
Names in other languages[]
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | G Billy |
| French | G Billy |
| Spanish | G Billy |
| German | G Billy |
| Russian | ะะถะธ-ะะธะปะปะธ |
References[]
- โ G Billy Card-Jitsu card description
- โ 2.0 2.1 Help topics: The Penguin Band
- โ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Club Penguin Magazine issue 6, page 11
- โ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Club Penguin Times issue 295 - Ask Aunt Arctic "M. Yoozik"
- โ Club Penguin Times issue 488 - Ask Franky "Harm O. Nee"
- โ Help topics: Penguin Band
- โ Stompin' Bob scripts: Music Jam 2014 - "Penguin Band"
- โ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Club Penguin Times issue 145 - Featured Story "Meet the Band!"
- โ 9.0 9.1 G Billy scripts: Music Jam 2009 - "Stories"
- โ The Penguin Times issue 39 - Top Stories "Band Reunion"
- โ The Penguin Times issue 40 - Top Stories "Find the Missing Instruments"
- โ The Penguin Times issue 41 - Top Stories "Band Follow Up"
- โ The Penguin Times issue 60 - Top Stories "Igloo Music Available"
- โ The Penguin Times issue 74 - Featured Story "Charmed Celebrations"
- โ The Penguin Times issue 86 - Featured Story "Big Summer Bash"
- โ Club Penguin Times issue 143 - Featured Story "See the Penguin Band July 25"
- โ Club Penguin Times issue 181 - Special Section "Awards Update!"
- โ Club Penguin Times issue 436 - Feature Story "Penguin Band Interview"
- โ G Billy scripts: Music Jam 2014 - "SoundStudio"
- โ Club Penguin Times issue 545 - Support Story "On the Trail of the Penguin Band"
- โ 21.0 21.1 G Billy scripts: Penguin Play Awards 2009
- โ G Billy scripts: Music Jam 2014 - "questions"
- โ G Billy scripts: Music Jam 2014 - "Buffet"
- โ Top Trumps - Club Penguin - G Billy card
- โ Franky's First Show
- โ G Billy scripts: Music Jam 2014 - "Franky"
- โ G Billy scripts: Music Jam 2014 - "Cadence"
- โ Club Penguin Magazine issue 6, The Lost Demo! comic
- โ G Billy scripts: Music Jam 2014 - "Disney Stars"