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Starlight Billy Skills, Kit and Mindscapes

Last updated on May 06, 2026 at 15:37 by Jaymo
Rupture
Clifford Chapin EN Voice Actor
Hayashi Yu JP Voice Actor

Introduction — Starlight Billy

Starlight - Billy Kid is an S-Rank Physical Rupture Agent in Zenless Zone Zero. Our Starlight Billy guide and best builds cover everything you need to know about Starlight Billy's best builds, including skills, drive discs, team compositions and more. To learn more about Starlight Billy, use the tabs above to switch between his build information and team compositions.

Starlight Billy is one of the available members of the Cunning Hares Faction alongside Nekomata, Anby Demara, and Nicole Demara. He was a former Sons Of Calydon member, and the only person capable of beating Lighter. He is also the one who gave one of his robot arms to Caesar King.

Compared to his A-Rank version, Starlight Billy is his new form! With more powerful equipment and combat abilities, and most importantly, an absolutely sick, insanely cool, straight-up illegal-levels-of-awesome motorcycle!

Just a Starlight Knight passing through!

I bet you're dying to know who's riding this absolutely sick, insanely cool, straight-up illegal-levels-of-awesome motorcycle?

That's right - it's me! Billy Kid!

Ugh, Wait a sec, this intro's kinda cringe... I was tryna go for something way cooler and more hype with like explosions and AHHHHH is my time almost up?!

O-Okay, I gotta strike my coolest pose!

Banner Availability & How to Pull Starlight Billy

Starlight Billy is currently unreleased but will be available on the Exclusive Channel in Version 2.8.

Starlight Billy's Strengths & Weaknesses

V Strengths
  • +Has an absolutely sick, insanely cool, straight-up illegal-levels-of-awesome motorcycle.
  • +Can be played rather aggressively, dealing a lot of DMG while also being able to sustain himself.
  • +Self Sustain is pretty good.
  • +Easy to play and forgiving.
X Weaknesses
  • -Rupture Agent with very few dedicated Sheer Force supports, which limits his team options.
  • -Needs a lot of field-time, he is really not made to be played off-field.
  • -Needs to always have his own buffs active or he loses a lot of DMG.
  • -HP management can be hard to get used to.

Starlight Billy's Core Passives

Core Passive: Knight's Resolve

Starlight - Billy gains extra Sheer Force based on his Max HP, with every 1 point of Max HP increasing Sheer Force by 0.1. All Physical DMG Starlight - Billy deals is Sheer DMG, ignoring enemy DEF and using his Sheer Force stat as the DMG Multiplier.
Starlight - Billy restores 60 Adrenaline upon entering the battlefield. In Investigation Zone Mode, this effect can trigger once every 180s.
When his HP is greater than 25%, press Special Attack to consume HP and activate Special Attack: Drive Suppression. While in combat, each use of this skill increases his CRIT DMG by 90% for 45s. Repeated triggers refresh the duration. When HP is at or below 25%, the DMG he takes is reduced by 50%.
Starlight - Billy gains Determination when his attacks hit enemies, with the amount depending on the skill used. Determination regenerates slowly while in combat, and is capped at 120. Using EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie, Chain Attack: Knight's Swagger, or triggering a block restores additional Determination. Triggering a Perfect Dodge by any means restores 3 Determination.
When Determination is greater than or equal to 100, hold Basic Attack to consume 100 Determination and activate Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight.
Hitting an enemy with Basic Attack: Knight's Technique restores a small amount of HP. Hitting an enemy with Dodge Counter: Duel King activated through a Perfect Dodge restores HP. Using EX Special Attack: High-Traction Wheels or EX Special Attack: Rocking Footwork restores HP.

Additional Ability: Blazing Starlight

When another character in your squad is a Stun, Defense, or Support character:
Hitting an enemy with EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie, the 4th hit of Basic Attack: Knight's Technique, Chain Attack, or Ultimate grants 1 stack of Starlight for 45s, up to a maximum of 2 stacks. Each stack increases the DMG of Chain Attacks, Ultimates, EX Special Attacks, and Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight by 20%.

Starlight Billy's Skills

Basic Attacks


Basic Attack: Knight's Technique

Press Basic Attack to activate:
Performs up to four attacks forward, dealing Physical DMG.
During the 4th hit, press Special Attack to use Special Attack: Drive Suppression, reducing HP consumption by 50%.
Restores a small amount of HP on hit.

Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight

With enough Determination, hold Basic Attack to activate:
Charges forward on the motorcycle, then fires a laser beam, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge Attacks


Dodge: Close Call!

Press Evade to activate:
A quick dash dodge.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge: Through the Galaxy

During Special Attack: Drive Suppression, drag the {LAYOUT_CONSOLECONTROLLER#stick}{LAYOUT_FALLBACK#joystick} or hold Evade to activate:
Drifts with the motorcycle, enabling Perfect Dodges for a brief duration.
If a Perfect Dodge is successfully triggered, it immediately chains into Dodge Counter: Afterfire Spin.
During this skill, continue dragging the {LAYOUT_CONSOLECONTROLLER#stick}{LAYOUT_FALLBACK#joystick} or holding Evade to continue drifting.
During this skill, the duration of Special Attack: Drive Suppression will continue, and upon reaching the maximum duration, it automatically chains into EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie.
If the skill ends early, it automatically chains into Special Attack: Run Wild.
Character is briefly invulnerable during this skill.

Dash Attack: Starlight Retribution

Press Basic Attack during a dodge to activate:
Performs a quick forward slash, dealing Physical DMG.

Dodge Counter: Duel King

Press Basic Attack during a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Fires a blast from his arm cannon, dealing Physical DMG.
If this skill is triggered via a Perfect Dodge, hitting an enemy restores 10% of Max HP, and it can be chained into the 4th hit of Basic Attack: Knight's Technique.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Dodge Counter: Afterfire Spin

During Dodge: Through the Galaxy, trigger a Perfect Dodge to activate:
Spins with the bike to deal Physical DMG to surrounding enemies.
After using this skill, it automatically chains into EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist


Quick Assist: Starlight - Power of Bonds

When the active character is launched, press Switch to activate:
Fires a blast from his arm cannon ahead, dealing Physical DMG. When HP is above 25%, this skill is replaced with Special Attack: Drive Suppression. This effect can trigger once every 5s.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Defensive Assist: Hero's Entrance

When the on-field character is about to be attacked, press Switch to activate:
Parries the enemy's attack, dealing massive Daze.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Assist Follow-Up: Villain's Exit

Press Basic Attack after a Defensive Assist to activate:
Kicks the motorcycle at the target, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Special Attacks


Special Attack: Drive Suppression

When HP is above 25%, press Special Attack to activate:
Consumes HP equal to 16% of Max HP to summon a motorcycle and swiftly crash into enemies, continuously dealing Physical DMG.
If attacked by an enemy shortly upon activating this skill, triggers a block, negating the attack and restoring 5 Determination.
After triggering a block, immediately chains into EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie.
After the skill continues for a while, it automatically chains into EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie.

Special Attack: Run Wild

Triggers automatically when Dodge: Through the Galaxy is interrupted:
Kicks his motorcycle at enemies, dealing Physical DMG.
After using this skill, it can be chained into Dodge Counter: Duel King.

EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie

Triggers automatically when Special Attack: Drive Suppression reaches its maximum duration or a block is triggered:
Lifts the motorcycle to attack enemies, dealing Physical DMG.
On hit, restores an additional 8 Determination.
After using this skill, with enough Adrenaline, press [icon_specialready_rp] to chain into EX Special Attack: Rocking Footwork.
After the skill animation ends, automatically chains into Special Attack: Run Wild.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

EX Special Attack: High-Traction Wheels

With enough Adrenaline, hold [icon_specialready_rp] to activate:
Slams down with the motorcycle, dealing Physical DMG.
Restores 30% of Max HP after using this skill.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

EX Special Attack: Rocking Footwork

After activating EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie and with enough Adrenaline, press or hold [icon_specialready_rp] to activate:
Uses the motorcycle and hand cannon for a combined attack, dealing Physical DMG.
Upon activating this skill, restore 15% of Max HP.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Chain Attacks


Chain Attack: Knight's Swagger

When a Chain Attack is triggered, select the character to activate:
Launches a series of attacks forward, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Upon activating this skill, gains 15 Determination.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Ultimate: Starlight Knight Flying Kick

When Decibel Rating is at Maximum, press Ultimate Attack to activate:
Leaps into the air and delivers a flying kick at the target, dealing massive Physical DMG.
Character is invulnerable while using this skill.

Starlight Billy's Mindscapes

M1
Heroic Entrance

Core Passive: Knight's Resolve restores an additional 60 Adrenaline upon entering the battlefield. Hitting an enemy with an EX Special Attack causes Starlight - Billy's DMG to ignore 18% Physical RES for 45s. Repeated triggers refresh the duration.

M2
Wasteland Automaton

Increases the DMG dealt by Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight, EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie, and Ultimate: Starlight Knight Flying Kick by 50%.
Activating EX Special Attack: Rocking Footwork, EX Special Attack: High-Traction Wheels, or hitting a Stunned enemy with Special Attack: Drive Suppression grants the Turbocharged effect: Special Attack: Drive Suppression consumes this effect to immediately follow up with EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie, and increases that instance's CRIT DMG by 50%. Only 1 stack of Turbocharged can be held.

M3
Knight's Chivalry

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M4
Flames of Justice

While in combat, each use of Special Attack: Drive Suppression increases Starlight - Billy's CRIT DMG by 8%, stacking up to 2 times and lasting 45s. Repeated triggers reset the duration. If HP is below 35% and Starlight - Billy is not the active character, he continuously recovers HP, up to 35%.

M5
Radiant Armaments

Basic Attack, Dodge, Assist, Special Attack, and Chain Attack Lv. +2

M6
Starlight Knight

Ultimate: Starlight Knight Flying Kick and Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight's Sheer DMG increases by 18%. Landing the 4th hit of Basic Attack: Knight's Technique, EX Special Attack: Cool Wheelie, or Chain Attack: Knight's Swagger grants 1 stack of Brilliant Starlight, stacking up to 6 times, and gaining at most 1 stack per skill use. When using Ultimate: Starlight Knight Flying Kick or Basic Attack: Full-Throttle Starlight, consumes up to 2 stacks, with each stack consumed causing that skill's final hit to deal 100% Sheer Force as additional Physical DMG.

Changelog

  • 06 May 2026: Guide updated.
  • 28 Mar. 2026: Guide created.
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