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.
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.
Soldier Boy at least fought. Actually did some good. He may be a sexist pig and all macho,vindictive and dangerous but he doesn't seem to be psychotic as Homelander is. He is also spoiled,celebrity type like most Supes.
A foul-mouthed "bonafide war hero", while working with the CIA during the Cold War as the leader of Payback, Soldier Boy was betrayed to the Russian government and experimented on for forty years. He is inadvertently freed by the Boys in the present-day while they were seeking the "superweapon" B.C.L.
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.
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.
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.
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.
One of the most powerful characters on The Boys, Homelander has heightened levels of superstrength, durability, stamina, and senses. He also possesses heat vision that he can either choose to shoot with a laser focus or use as a concussive force from his eyes.
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.
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.
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.
On the surface, Soldier Boy hates Homelander because he can't stand anyone else being stronger than him - but there is also a deeper reason behind it. Soldier Boy's hate for Homelander in The Boys reflects something much deeper than shallow supe rivalry — it mirrors his own underlying insecurities.
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.
In the second season, Noir is revealed to be the loyal enforcer of Vought CEO Stanford "Stan" Edgar, who directs his every action in combat, including killing the super-terrorist Naqib and tracking down Billy Butcher and the Boys.
Black Noir was a direct clone of Homelander, created by Vought as a fail-safe to kill Homelander if he ever overstepped his bounds. However, years passed and Black Noir was unable to fulfil the one purpose he was created for as Homelander was implied to have been a generally good person.
When Soldier Boy retaliates against Ryan, Butcher switches his allegiance, fighting off Soldier Boy in order to protect Ryan.
HUGHIE. The good guy in The Boys was a man named "Wee" Hughie Campbell. He is a guy full of self-doubt. Honestly, that is the only thing that is wrong with him.
It would be quite easy for Soldier Boy to win if he is able to strike Homelander with one of his powers-depleting energy blasts. This would make him a regular human once again and make it simple enough for Vought's original superhero to kill Homelander.
The most popular version is the Soldier Boy who fought during World War II, led a superhero group called The Avenging Squad, and destroyed enemy tanks. This version of Soldier Boy caused a massacre of both his team and American soldiers he was supposed to assist. As a result, he was killed by George Mallory.
But for the sake of underlining how much went down in the episode, here we go: Homelander (Antony Starr) kills Black Noir (Nathan Mitchell); the Deep (Chace Crawford) kills Robert Singer's (Jim Beaver) VP pick and the slot goes to secret supe Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit); Starlight/Annie (Erin Moriarty) flies with ...
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Homelander is the leader of The Seven, the strongest Supe in the world, and the archenemy of Billy Butcher, the leader of The Boys. With the face of a movie star and the power of a god, Homelander is considered the greatest superhero alive.
It is possible that Soldier Boy could remove Homelander as a threat by taking away his powers. This would be more likely then outright killing the guy. Homelander is on the more immortal side, a little like Kimiko, so we could see Soldier Boy's abilities to take out Homelander's powers.