Trivia. A-Train is a parody of the Flash from DC Comics.
Reginald "Reggie" Franklin, better known as The A-Train, is a major antagonist in the Amazon series The Boys, serving as the central antagonist of Season 1, and a major antagonist in both Season 2 and Season 3.
His Name Comes From The A Eighth Avenue Express
Due to its popularity in New York, it's lovingly called the A-Train by local commuters. It should be pretty obvious as to why this fact has been mentioned by now — the speedster A-Train's name is inspired by the aforementioned moniker.
The Seven wasn't the first superhero group Vought tried bringing to the world. The Boys is an R-rated middle finger to the moralistic view of superheroes, and superhero group Payback is one of the show's first diabolical parodies of Marvel's Avengers.
The Boys parodies existing superheroes by creating more realistic, problematic and depraved look-alikes, which makes the series so strong. The Boys just found a way to become even more irreverent and disrespectful towards pop culture and that's what gives the series its strength.
Starlight is a parody of both Doctor Light and Stargirl as well Mary Marvel costume with little Powergirl-influenced outfit.
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.
Billy Butcher was designed as a parody of Punisher, a character that series creator Garth Ennis had written for nine years, prior to creating The Boys. Both characters are family men who become violent, unhinged vigilantes who allow their constant thirst for revenge to take them over completely.
On a side note, the WWII version of Soldier Boy is an actual villainous parody of Captain America while the present-day Soldier Boy is a comedic spoof of Captain America. It has been noted that Jensen Ackles is portraying the original Soldier Boy instead of the current, incompetent one.
Hughie is intentionally drawn to resemble the British actor and writer Simon Pegg. According to Robertson, he drew the character based on Pegg after seeing him in the sitcom Spaced, and thought that Pegg captured the balance of "innocence but tough determination" that Ennis wanted in the character.
The funny thing about A-Train's existence as a villain is that he's as much of a victim as he is an antagonist. He's always at Homelander's mercy, but A-Train just sucks it up for fame and fortune.
A-Train knows he can never run again. His family has been urging him to do something important with his name, to stand up for his family and community. Allying himself with Homelander's power gives him a layer of protection in times that are incredibly uncertain.
A-Train is a major antagonist in the Dynamite series The Boys. He is a speedster who used to be a part of a team known as Teenage Kix but became a member of the Seven to replace their previous speedster. He is the archenemy of Hughie Campbell.
Queen Maeve - Wonder Woman
Like Wonder Woman, Maeve is also one of the more ethical members of the Seven, acting as a moral compass compared to the debauchery of the other members.
Annie's Starlight appearance, especially her original costume, is based on DC heroines Mary Marvel, whereas her powers are based on Marvel's Dazzler, who also can generate light and use it as both heat and concussive force.
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.
Gunpowder is a parody of both Deadshot and Judge Dredd.
They are a parody of the Justice League, the premier superhero team of the DC Comics universe. Their name is derived from "the Big Seven", an informal nick-name some DC fans call the Justice League by.
Vikor is likely inspired by Marvel's Thor and other mythical superheroes.
However, the origin Homelander never wanted and kept hidden was borrowed by the "Children of Stormfront" and Vikor, The Boys' parody of Thor, who seems completely fine pretending to be connected to the Nazi Supe.
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.
Origins. Black Noir is the clone of the Homelander, and was created by Vought-American with refined Compound-V. Vought created him as a contingency plan in order to ensure that Homelander never oversteps his bounds, and kill him if he does.
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.