Benjamin, better known as Soldier Boy, is a major antagonist in the Amazon TV adaption of the comic book series The Boys. He serves as a mentioned character in Seasons 1 and 2, one of the two main antagonists (along with Homelander) of Season 3 and will return in some capacity in Season 4.
Benjamin, better known as simply Soldier Boy, or Ben, is a major antagonist of the Amazon series The Boys, serving as a mentioned character in Seasons 1 and 2, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Homelander) of Season 3.
Jensen Ackles ' character in 'The Boys ' is a wild twist on Marvel's Captain America, with many people describing Soldier Boy as "Steve Rogers if he was a villain". However, the actor begs to differ: according to him, Soldier Boy is not a bad guy but rather just a person from another generation who failed to adjust.
While The Boys' “evil Superman” Homelander was the show's most odious villain for a long time, Soldier Boy soon proved he might be even worse than Homelander. This made it all the more surprising when The Boys season 3 revealed that, as a first-generation supe, Soldier Boy was Homeland's absent father.
In the comics, Soldier Boy is a cowardly and naïve individual who mindlessly sucks up to other well-known superheroes. It seems that he let other supes, mainly Homelander, to use him as a sexual tool in order to please them, so that he could get a spot in The Seven.
It all started with Soldier Boy interfering with the chance of the masked fighter playing the role of Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop. After learning that he missed the role because Soldier Boy convinced producer Don Simpson against taking him, Black Noir confronted the leader.
In the comic, Soldier Boy is a cowardly Supe without much power, certainly not enough to kill Homelander, so the show is charting its own course here.
However, Noir's fear of Soldier Boy is surprisingly bigger than his loyalty to Homelander. When Noir escaped from Vought due to the news of Soldier Boy returning, Homelander was genuinely distraught over the news as he believed Noir always had his back.
Soldier Boy used to be an abusive and selfish leader. In addition to beating Gunpowder regularly, Soldier Boy didn't want his team members to step out of his shadow. In The Boys universe, Black Noir should have portrayed Axel Foley in the Beverly Hills Cop movie.
Since he hates himself, Soldier Boy cannot help but despise Homelander for being "a disappointment" just like him, which explains why he refuses to join forces with him.
Make no mistake, Homelander is more powerful than Soldier Boy, but can he take him out in a fight? We don't think so. Besides, unlike Homelander, who probably wants all the credit for himself, Soldier Boy isn't above asking for help.
Kimiko also forms tight friendships with Hughie and Starlight. Though she isn't always a fan of her powers, she never hesitates to use them to protect the people she cares for. Kimiko is the strongest hero of The Boys, with heightened levels of superhuman strength, durability, speed, and reflexes.
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.
Spoilers for The Boys comic book and television series! Billy Butcher once made his last name quite literal when he tortured and killed Soldier Boy during one of his darkest moments in The Boys comic book series.
Those who survived 1984's Nicaragua incident believe Soldier Boy was killed by Russian soldiers and his corpse taken away for probing. The truth is that Soldier Boy was handed over to the Russians by Payback teammate and girlfriend, Crimson Countess, then taken away alive for decades of excruciating experimentation.
In both the comic and TV series, Noir is a member of the hedonistic and reckless Vought-American superhero group the Seven and is depicted as a "silent ninja" type parody of Batman, Snake Eyes and Deathstroke.
"Mother's" Milk, primarily known as MM, is depicted as a regular human (though still a military veteran) with a dislike of Vought and its Supes resulting from a car crash caused by Soldier Boy in MM's youth, which killed his mother, uncle, and grandfather, and led to his father working himself to death as a lawyer ...
In 1984, Countess was stationed at a military camp with the rest of Payback in Nicaragua to aid the U.S. government in Operation Charly. While there, Stan Edgar schemed to betray Soldier Boy to the Russians, with Countess and the rest of Payback being tired of Soldier Boy's abuse and agreeing to the plan.
In the TV version of The Boys, the character is also a WWII hero who possesses superhuman speed, strength and durability, again thanks to a special serum. His longevity appears to be real in the show however. The TV version also alludes to the fact that he was an abusive monster behind closed doors.
During Payback's fight against Soldier Boy, Black Noir received catastrophic brain injuries that left him both unable to verbally communicate and saddled with bizarre hallucinations of cartoon animals.
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.
He knew that the odds of Soldier Boy surviving whatever was to come would be high, and that his chance of return would be inevitable. Knowing this, it would make sense for Noir to align himself with someone of great strength. His alliance with Homelander is likely deliberate and motivated by survival.
The difference between their strength levels is night and day because Soldier Boy has superhuman strength. On the other hand, Captain America is only at the peak level of human strength.
Superhuman Strength: Black Noir is strong enough to kill Homelander, needing just one punch to completely destroy his jaw. He is stronger than Homelander, who could hurl a fighter jet with one hand and kill Queen Maeve with just one punch.
Although Homelander is one of the main antagonists of the comic series, he is not killed by his archenemy Billy, but is instead killed by Black Noir. His name literally means "A person from one's homeland". It is suggested that the homeland he's born from would be America (due to his outfit).