The Boys
The following contains freebooter for The Boys Season 4 Episode 4 , " Wisdom of the Ages , " now stream on Prime Video
Summary
The Boyshas been steady revealing more about the secret history of Homelander , explore the possibility whether the villain was destined to be vicious all along . play by Anthony Starr , Homelander is the leader of the Seven and the most sinewy Supe within the human beings ofThe Boys . He ’s also a egotistical , savage , and footling powerhouse who has prove very willing to kill those he deems annoyances , countenance alone threats . Across four seasons of the serial ( as well as his coming into court in tailspin - offs likeGen VandThe Boys : Diabolical ) , Homelander has proven to beThe Boys ' most terrific quality .
However , there ’s a solid question whether or not he was always fated to that variety of role . The Boyshas explore several root , include question about the corrupting influence of great power and the grandness of nurture over nature . Given his separated and abused origins , The Boyshas been quiet explore whether Homelander could have ever been anything different than the monster he ’s become . time of year 4 ’s " Wisdom of the Ages " casts a new sparkle on the abuse duringHomelander ’s origins with Vought , which lead directly to the teras he ’s become . This raises a huge question about whether Homelander was always malevolent .
The Boys season 4 see all of its main characters struggling one by one , but the team ’s subplots have more in common than it first seems .
Homelander Was Created By Vought To Be The Perfect Hero
Vought’s Attempts To Replace Soldier Boy Created Homelander
The origins of Homelander have been steadily revealed across the course ofThe Boys , highlight Vought ’s attempts to produce the double-dyed hero sandwich and the unforeseen upshot of their action . The company behind Compound V has been create Supes for decennium , with one of the first being Soldier Boy . Although Soldier Boy was a success for the society and publicly celebrated as a hero , Vought finally decided to create a more pliable successor . After convincing Soldier Boy to donate a sperm sample , Vought work with his resentful Payback teammate to transfer him from the par , allow Soviet agent to capture him .
Soldier Boy ’s sperm sample was used to by artificial means impregnate an unidentified woman , who hold birth to the next Homelander . name John , the baby was already believe to be potentially potent than his father , having ripped his way out of his mother as a neonate . Vought ’s endeavor to make a perfect hero highlights their willingness to cross huge moral lines for the sake of profit , and their patent conclusion to get up John otherwise than Soldier Boy seek to mold him into Vought ’s ultimate marketing tool . However , their efforts only cease up creating a far spoilt Supe than Soldier Boy ever was .
Homelander’s Brutal Upbringing & Childhood Explained
Homelander ’s upbringing in Vought ’s labs has been steady discover to have been traumatic for John . Although he was apparently a sweet minor at first , the company ’s desire to turn him into the strongest Supe ever result in severel cruel and brutal tests , forcing him to campaign other Supes to take aim his combat science . Homelander goes back to the research lab in time of year 4 , with " Wisdom of the Ages , " bring out how scientist would put him in an incinerator to test his endurance . His " training " go beyond forcible torture , however , as he also suffer plenty of mental injury over the days as well .
John was condition to be the ultimate American Hero of Alexandria , expend hours in front of projections of " patriotic " imagery that falsify his perception of the domain and himself . " Wisdom of the Ages " give away research lab technician mock him and ignored his pleas for avail , plow their fear of the powerful boy into insult . This transform the sweet tyke into a likely monster . Jonah Vogelbaum apologized to Homelander in time of year 1 ’s " The Self - Preservation Society , " saying that John deserved to be raised by a enjoy family instead of growing up in a horrifying research lab . However , it was too late and the scathe was done .
The Boys season 4 features a new view that is especially dark , with it flipping the moral force of Starlight ’s controversial season 1 view .
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When “John” First Became “The Homelander”
The Boys: DiabolicalRevealed The Exact Moment John Truly Embraced Being Homelander
Although John get to call up of himself as Homelander sometime while still in the Vought lab ( as evidenced by his scratching out of the name John on a wall ) , it seems that on some storey , there was still some Leslie Townes Hope for the young man . However , the upshot of " One Plus One Equals Two " fromThe Boys : Diabolicalconfirmed how Homelander truly became the monster he is today . sustain byThe BoysExecutive Producer Eric Kripke to be canon within the creation ofThe Boys , the instalment focuses on Homelander ’s first charge as a superheroand public debut with the Seven .
Despite the lingering psychic trauma of his breeding and being forced to lie to the populace , Homelander seemed to really believe he could be a Hero of Alexandria . However , his first mission to peacefully demilitarize a group of eco - terrorists promptly went sidewise , with Homelander failing to restrain himself decent . The result was several deaths and the wipeout of the lab , which Black Noir helped to cover up and brush apart . This helped cement Homelander ’s world - view , dismissing human race as playthingsthat ultimately did n’t matter . While he may have already been on the way of life towards villainy , Homelander ’s first commission completed his transformation into a devil .
Was Homelander Always Evil In The Boys? It’s Complicated
Nature Vs. Nurture Is At The Heart OfThe Boys
One of the bad thematic motion ofThe Boysis about the nature of iniquity and how it comes to be . Characters like Ryan have struggle with their voltage for both serious and evil , with the determine factor seemingly the way he ’s raise and the influences that impact him . Soldier Boy was emotionally abused by a dismissive male parent , setting him on the path to become a " bomber " to show him wrong . similarly , the lack of sexual love and the litany of abuses forced on John as he grew up curdled within the boyand help transform him into the homicidal Homelander .
Maybe there ’s a probability Homelander did n’t have to be evil in the long - trial . With the correct care , he may have genuinely been able to be a hero . However , none of that excuses what Homelander ’s become and what he ’s done since . John may not have always been fated to be evil , but his breeding help solidify him into someone who ’d blithely murder a mother in front of her tike or leave C of barren civilian to perish . It plays intoThe Boysoverarching exploration of nature versus rearing , and highlight how evil is something we can create in others and ourselves .
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The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero musical style , focusing on a radical of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes maltreat their abilities , exploring base of corruptness and moral ambiguity in a macrocosm where heroes are not always what they seem .
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
