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| Billy Kitka | |
| Continuity: | 30 Days of Night |
| Notability: | Supporting character |
| Gender: | Male |
| Race: | Human |
| Location: | Barrow, Alaska |
| Relatives: | Peg (wife, deceased) Two daughters (both deceased) |
| Status: | Deceased |
| Born: | 1969 [1] |
| Died: | 2007 |
| First: | 30 Days of Night |
| Actor: | Manu Bennett |
Billy Kitka is a supporting character featured in the 2007 vampire film 30 Days of Night. He was played by actor Manu Bennett.
Biography[]
Billy Kitka was a resident of the desolate town of Barrow, Alaska - one of the most remote regions in the state. He worked as the town's deputy under Sheriff Eben Oleson.
Every year, from November to December, the northernmost community in the world was plunged into thirty days of endless, sunless night. A brood of vampires, led by an elder named Marlow Roderick came to Barrow with the knowledge that they could feed indiscriminately without fear of hiding away from the effects of the sun. Marlow's group slaughtered their way through the town, gorging themselves on blood until there were only a small handful of people left.
Billy was separated from the other survivors and managed to hole up inside his house. As anxiety gave way to desperation, he decided that he would not allow his family to suffer at the hands of the savage vampires. He waited until they were asleep and shot his wife and two daughters in the head to spare them any further suffering.
Eben Oleson and several others found Billy following a massive blizzard towards the end of December. When Eben learned what he had done, he flew into a rage. Despite this, Eben brought Billy into the fold and the group decided to seek refuge at the nearby utilidor. The vampire Arvin followed them however and attacked Billy, sinking his fangs into his neck. He then turned his sights on Eben. Before Billy could succumb to the vampire infection, he saved Eben's life by pushing Arvin into the metal grinder, destroying him but grinding his right hand in the process. Afterward, Billy began screaming in pain from his bite and lost hand, his screams became more inhuman and he let off unearthly screeches as he started to turn into a vampire, Eben was forced to put Billy out of his misery by beheading him with an axe. [2]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Billy Kitka was created by David Slade, Steve Niles, Stuart Beattie and Brian Nelson.
- Billy Kitka is exclusive to the continuity of the 30 Days of Night feature film and has no counterpart in the original 30 Days of Night comic book series.
See also[]
External Links[]
- None
References[]
- ↑ Date approximated based upon the age of actor Manu Bennett.
- ↑ 30 Days of Night (2007)