Editing Scapegoat (section)

==History==
===Background===
He suffered from "what seemed like an endless march of failing health, new illnesses, syndromes, and mystery diagnoses" before gaining his powers.<ref name="playtest e1">''He thought his powers meant he finally had relief from a life of what seemed like an endless march of failing health, new illnesses, syndromes, and mystery diagnoses.  The poor bastard.'' - [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hxYrt2d6b_LAaMPphcZEzwAruiSHQaiaBa3x2WMsGvA/edit# Playtest Capes]</ref>

He became a healer for the [[Wards]].<ref name="19.2 E1">“Scapegoat?” I asked.  “A healer?”<br/><br/>“No,” Scapegoat said.  “But I can fix you.  Sort of.”<br/><br/>“What do you mean by ‘sort of’?”<br/><br/>“What I do is fragile.  It’s not healing.  You’ll stop hurting, the wounds will disappear, but it’s a delicate balance, and the duration is limited.”<br/><br/>“I’ll take what I can get,” I said.<br/><br/>“When the duration expires, unless certain conditions are met, the injuries come back.  Sometimes not as bad, sometimes worse.  And they’re usually slower to heal.”<br/><br/>“What’s the duration?” I asked.<br/><br/>“Anywhere from one hour to six hours.”<br/><br/>“And the condition?”  I asked.<br/><br/>“Longer you go without breaking the effect, the better the chance the injuries stay gone.” - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/02/23/scourge-19-2/#comment-11501 Excerpt] from  [[Scourge 19.2]]</ref><ref name="Cast"/>
===Post-[[Slaughterhouse Nine]]===
During the [[Battle against Echidna|Echidna Incident]] he was paid off by [[Tattletale]] to heal the damage done to [[Skitter]] without informing him of the extent of the latter's injuries. He was reduced to a blind coughing wreck after absorbing her injuries.<ref name="19.2">[[Scourge 19.2]]</ref>

He was later able to transfer these injuries to an Echidna clone.<ref name="19.5 e1"/> Overall he acquitted himself well in the fight against Echidna, vastly reducing fatalities and casualties among the defending capes, such as [[Clockblocker]].<ref name="19.6">[[Scourge 19.6]]</ref><ref name="19.3">[[Scourge 19.3]]</ref>

He was nowhere to be seen at [[New Delhi]],<ref name="24.x">San Diego, absent.  They’d lost too many members, abandoned by those who’d lost faith in the Protectorate, with the remnants cannibalized to support other teams in need.  San Diego was more or less stable, so there’d been little pressure to resupply them with new members.<br/><br/>Except that Spire, San Diego’s team leader, hadn’t felt confident walking into the fight.  There’d been the human element, the fears, the concerns.  He’d had cold feet at the last second, decided not to come.  An integral part of their defense, gone, forcing them to adapt. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/22/interlude-24/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 24.x]]</ref> possibly because of his young age.<ref>'''XV''' Question: What does the PRT/Protectorate do with capes that are too young to join the Wards, such as the five-year-old third-gen cape mentioned in Piggot's interlude? Is there a daycare program?<br/><br/>'''Wildbow''' No daycare. Gradually more involvement over time, trying to make it feel like family/home. Come after school, meet the heroes. Let's do some fun training! Let's do a costume and do a photoshoot, how cool is that?<br/>[...]<br/>'''Doc_PRT''' "Oh hey how do you feel about fighting S-Class threats. You can do that now!"<br/><br/>'''Wildbow''' (Generally discouraged, but kid heroes will want to protect their hometown. Brockton Bay Wards are hardcore) - [https://forums.spacebattles.com/posts/44301909/ Conversation on discord], archived on spacebattles.</ref>

===Post-[[Gold Morning]]===
Survived the end of the world, although deeply traumatized,<ref name="6.5 II">[[Pitch 6.5]]</ref> specifically by the scale of destruction, that mostly no one else was able to see.<ref name="8.y">[[Interlude 8.y II]]</ref> Joined [[Advance Guard]] at some point.<ref name="5.5 II">[[Shadow 5.5]]</ref> 

===Early-[[Ward]]===
Scapegoat participated in the [[Mathers Compound Assault]] on the hero's side, but revealed himself as a [[Fallen]] agent by sabotaging his team,<ref name="6.5 II" /> giving the [[Fallen#Crowleys|Crowleys]] and their allies time to escape.<ref>[[Pitch 6.6]]</ref>

He was placed in a parahuman prison camp.<ref>“Scapegoat’s here, Seir’s here,” Rain heaved out a sigh as he said it.  “Valefor is in a hospital with one of these ankle bombs attached.  Mama Mathers is…” - [https://www.parahumans.net/2018/07/14 Excerpt] from [[Beacon 8.4]]</ref> Where he was found and recruited by [[Teacher]].<ref name="8.y"/>

===Post-[[Time Bubble Pop]]===
William gave a new breath to [[Teacher]]'s organization.<ref>[[Black 13.x]]</ref>

During the [[Wardens]]' assault on Teacher's base he was paired with [[Ingenue]] to counter [[Valkyrie]] and her [[The Flock|Flock]]. Billy was tortured and nearly killed by [[Spawner]] for denying Ingenue.<ref name="15.yII">[[Interlude 15.y II]]</ref>

Black Goat retreated to [[The City]] alongside Ingenue.<ref name="16.1II">[[From Within 16.1]]</ref>