Bill the Butcher

Bill the Butcher was the main villain of the "Gangs Of New York".

Story
For many outside the United States, the shores of America represented opportunity and freedom. For William "Bill the Butcher" Cutting, seeing foreigners enter this land was no better than a bunch of vermin emerging in one's home - unwelcomed and fit only to be exterminated by the righful owners of the country.

As a hardcore "Nativist," Cutting - portrayed by Daniel Day-Lewis in an Oscar nominated performance - controlled the Five Points section of New York with an iron fist, and personally led a number of New York's worst gangs into battle against their Irish counterparts, led by Priest Vallon (Liam Neeson). Fighting by the rules of the streets, the Priest would die and the Natives would win.

Every year on the anniversary of the battle, The Butcher would celebrate this victory and invite a select few of his companions along. Many years later a young man would appear and hope for an invitation of his own, His name was Amsterdam (Leonardo DiCaprio) and he was the Priest's son, hell-bent on revenge. His plan was to get close to The Butcher and gain his trust, then kill him in front of everyone at the annual celebration.

However as time passed Amsterdam would start to see why people followed the Butcher and saw both the brutality of Bill in his fights and the softer side when the Butcher started to befriend him, indeed Amsterdam saw himself starting to get conflicted due to his exposure to the many different faces of Bill and his gang and although he ultimately killed him the victory was far from complete since he was now left alone.