1 Homelander Has Killed At Least 175 People On The Show.
Homelander (159 or 38 deaths)
Homelander either comes first with shocking 159 deaths or third with a relatively small number of 38 deaths.
He received superhuman strength and durability. While part of the team, he entered a romantic relationship with the supe Starlight. After Butcher killed Black Noir in revenge of his wife, he kills Mother's Milk, Frenchie, and The Female. Hughie confronts Butcher and kills him by stabbing him in the chest.
Even though Soldier Boy could not take down Homelander with the help of Hughie and Butcher (Karl Urban) using temporary doses of Compound V, it was abundantly clear that he is still the closest anyone has been to the individual strength of Homelander.
Similar to Female of the Species, the Frenchman's use of Compound V has given him abilities such as increased strength, smell and increased durability.
The grand finale of The Boys comic book series confirms that there is only one hero who is actually stronger than Homelander, and that's his (even more) evil clone, Black Noir. Created to be an upgraded version of Homelander, Black Noir proves his superiority in the final battle between these two deranged powerhouses.
Blunt Force/Limited Durability: Supes such as Homelander, Soldier Boy, Black Noir, Queen Maeve, and Stormfront possess strength greater than hers and can overpower and even kill her.
Earving, better known as Black Noir, was a major antagonist in the Amazon series The Boys. Serving as a supporting antagonist in Season 1, the secondary antagonist of Season 2, and a major anti-villain in Season 3. He was a mute, darkly costumed superhero and a member of The Seven.
James Stillwell insulting Homelander for his actions. James Stillwell is the overarching antagonist of the comic series The Boys.
In theory, Soldier Boy should be able to kill Homelander, assuming his power affects Homelander the same way it affected Kimiko. But there's no guarantee; Homelander could get wind of the attempt and kill everybody before they try something.
As previously mentioned, Comic Noir was able to kill Homelander because he was a clone and they had the same powers. Ryan may not be a clone, but he and Homelander share the same DNA, similar abilities and he's proven himself to be pretty deadly, even when that's not been his intention.
In combat between the two, they are fairly equal, but Homelander's heat ray vision cannot cause the same level of destruction as quickly or easily as Soldier Boy. Another aspect that makes Soldier Boy a worse villain than Homelander is his unprocessed trauma.
Despite being a world filled with superheroes, The Boys is rife with psychopaths such as the Homelander and his chief rival, Billy Butcher.
How Maeve tries so hard to save people shows that she still has good in her but ultimately, she follows Homelander and drowns herself in liquor to forget. This was always the key difference between Starlight and Queen Maeve.
Homelander would win in a fight against Batman. While Batman has superior wits and combat skills, Homelander would use his superhuman strength and speed to easily dispatch the Bat. What's more, Homelander is more durable and has more stamina than Batman, which plays to his advantage.
Homelander also hasn't faced a shock quite like Zeus' lightning. Both might be "manchildren", but Shazam wins out with proven experience and superior speed.
With a long list of powers like super-strength, invulnerability, regeneration, telekinesis, telepathy, and his signature Omega Beams, Darkseid cannot even be taken down by the full might of the entire Justice League. The biggest villain in DC Comics for a reason, Darkseid would squash Homelander like an ant.
Maeve is shown to be strong enough to give Homelander a nosebleed after hitting him directly in the face and take him on in single combat, albeit Homelander was focusing on Soldier Boy at the time. Her strength also allowed her to jam a small metal rod into Homelander's ear, causing it to bleed and affect his hearing.
Yup, Soldier Boy is Homelander's biological father. Suddenly all these daddy issues make a lot more sense. This character element isn't from the original The Boys comics, but was something Kripke and the writer's room came up with for the show.
Aging. Whilst some Supes such as Stormfront and Soldier Boy don't age than their human counterparts, the average Supe ages almost identically as the average person.
In Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson's comics of the same name, The Boys start taking Compound V almost immediately, while Butcher injects Hughie on their first mission against Teenage Kix. Although Hughie is angry at Butcher, he soon comes to accept his powers (which are permanent) of improved strength and durability.
Powers and abilities
In the show, Hughie gains the power of teleportation, accelerated healing, and superhuman strength after taking a temporary variant of Compound V, however he is only able to teleport himself and not his clothes, leaving him (and anyone he teleports with him) naked when he rematerializes.