The Boys
The following contains spoilers for The Boys season 4 , episode 6 , " Dirty Business , " now streaming on Prime Video
Summary
The Boysjust on the Q.T. introduced its take on Batman ’s sidekick , Robin . Part of the appealingness ofThe Boysis get word the show ’s often absurd and frequently perverse riff on classic superheroes . Some of these characters have factored into the show in major way - reinventing the Superman pilot into the frightful Homelander , for example . Sometimes , the character remixes are more for the comedic potential difference they possess , like the shrinking supe Termite incidentally blow up someone from the inside . The Boysseason 4 ’s casthas reward this with several new character additions .
Season 4 , sequence 6 , " Dirty Business , " plays into this , introducing moreThe Boysparodies of Marvel and DC theatrical role . Beyond the Spider - Man satire with Webweaver , the show also quietly introduces Elijah , its version of Alfred Pennyworth , who ends up dispatching Tek Knight when he discovers the dead on target background of his part in Homelander ’s plans . A less obvious superhero mockery in " ill-gotten line of work , " however , is actuallyThe Boys ' variant of DC ’s Robin .
Webweaver ’s play a muted but surprisingly important office in The Boys , with the pasquinade of Marvel ’s Spider - Man fitting perfectly into the show ’s earth .
The Boys Season 4, Episode 6 Secretly Introduces Laddio
The Boys Sets Up Laddio As Tek Knight’s Former “Sidekick”
The Boysseason 4 quiet introduce Tek Knight ’s sidekick , Laddio- the superhero sendup of Robin . In " Dirty business organization , " the Boys are able-bodied to use Webweaver ’s invitation to Tek Knight ’s party as a cover to beleaguer his military headquarters . Hughie goes undercover impersonate the supe , and ends up in the grasp of Tek Knight . Tek Knight unwrap he take in Webweaver partly for pleasure , as he has grow tired of his current crony . The Boysthen give away a man in a red bodysuit gagged and chain to the wall within Tek Knight ’s cave , with the credits support this is Reid Millar as Laddio .
The show reinforces the Robin connection via Laddio wearing a blood-red suit , the primary color in Robin ’s costume . Laddio actually deform out to be one of the few Supes who willingly helps the Boys . After breaking free , Laddio show them how using Tek Knight ’s resources to donate millions to reformist governance can anguish him . He is last seen waving goodbye to the sub , leave him and Elijah to toss out of the corrupted billionaire ’s body . It ’s a quietly brutal ending for Tek Knight , and feels particularly pointed given thatThe Boys ' deconstruct Batman pilot was claim out by clean pastiches on Alfred and Robin .
Butcher has committed no shortage of flagitious slaying in The Boys , but his all - time darkest putting to death stands out from the rest , and teases The Boys ' end .
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Laddio & SwingWing In The Boys' Comic Books Explained
The Boys Comic Had More Than One Robin Parody
In the originalThe Boyscomics , there were actually two put-on of Robin that were straightaway connected to Tek Knight . This is a citation to the way that the Robin office became one filled by several DC graphic symbol over the days . The comic script Laddio was Tek Knight ’s current pal when he debuted , and only seem briefly before being range aside by his wise man , who was spring up implicated about his urges . It was later divulge that the original Laddio had produce up and become a solo hero named SwingWing - a gambling on Dick Grayson becoming Nightwing - while other characters follow the " Laddio " mantle .
SwingWing likely inspire the more open gender of Laddio in Prime Video’sThe Boys , as his relationship with Tek Knight and the Catwoman put-on Talon was overtly shown in the comic books . SwingWing was cruel and an overt bigot , which could have helped influence the direction the show takes with Tek Knight . give that he was mask the intact episode , it ’s possible that Prime Video ’s version of Laddio could return in unexpected places inThe Boys , allowing its rendering of Robin to become a true torpedo .
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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.
