Homelander is the leader of The Seven, the strongest Supe in the world, and the archenemy of Billy Butcher, the leader of
Stan Edgar is Homelander's most powerful enemy who has never had superpowers. As the former CEO of Vought International, Edgar was unafraid to stand his ground and make the decisions that he thought were best for the company.
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.
James Stillwell insulting Homelander for his actions. James Stillwell is the overarching antagonist of the comic series The Boys.
No. Homelander is more powerful, but Soldier Boy is nearly on par. Though maybe his radiation blasts are more powerful than Homelander.
Homelander does indeed die in the original The Boys comics, but there's a catch: the only person who can kill Homelander is... Homelander. Sort of. In the comics, it's eventually revealed that Black Noire is actually a clone of Homelander created by Vought to keep the original in check.
He was created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and first appeared in The Boys #1 - The Name of the Game, Part 1 in October of 2006. Billy Butcher and the characters from The Boys had their first volume be part of DC Comics until the rights were reverted back to Dynamite Entertainment.
Despite much as Black Noir's role as one of the main antagonists of the comic series, he was completely silent until the end of the series, when he revealed himself as Homelander's clone and confesses to orchestrating the events which led to Homelander's downfall and eventual death.
In the "What I Know" arc, Butcher is revealed to have killed Soldier Boy with a public funeral being held for him and members of the Seven (including the Homelander) serving as his pallbearers.
Kimiko is the strongest hero of The Boys, with heightened levels of superhuman strength, durability, speed, and reflexes. She also possesses an accelerated healing factor that allows her to heal almost as fast as she's injured.
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.
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.
Well, Homelander was created as an obvious copy of Superman, so their powers are virtually identical, except Superman is more powerful as you mentioned. The two differences are that Homelander has no apparent weakness to a specific substance, no “kryptonite”, and that he can't see through zinc instead of lead.
This Seventh day of the Seventh month, we celebrate Black Noir, the most dependable member of The Seven. A fierce warrior, avant garde intellect, and skilled pianist. He's even Homelander's best friend.
Noir, deep down, is a traumatized and scared little boy, feeling ashamed about his past with Soldier Boy due to the abuse he inflicted on Noir, to the point he chose to run and hide leaving behind Vought and Homelander.
It also added a new weakness, as the lethal Supe is deathly allergic to nuts. This was inspired by the real-life allergy of Nathan Mitchell, who plays Black Noir in The Boys. As powerful as Black Noir is, this nut allergy ultimately brought him down in The Boys season 2.
Maeve was eventually killed while protecting Starlight from Homelander and Black Noir, though Homelander easily overpowered her after she struck him on the head with her sword, shattering it in the process. He then flung her decapitated head at Starlight as she flew away from The Seven's headquarters.
While there's no denying the depravity of Homelander, Butcher is the darker character - mostly because he's shown to fully understand how evil his choices actually are, and yet continue regardless.
Kevin Moskowitz, better known as The Deep, is a major antagonist in the Amazon series The Boys, serving as a major antagonist in Season 1, and a supporting antagonist in both Season 2 and Season 3.
With the help of Compound V, A-Train ultimately wins the race, running at 371 meters per second, while Shockwave runs at 342 meters per second.
In the original comics, the Vought-American Corporation creates Black Noir as an identical genetic clone of Homelander who is the only member of the team that can match him in strength.
When asked about Homelander's weakness, Madelyn Stillwell claims he does not have one, saying, “There isn't a weapon on Earth that they haven't thrown at him. They've all failed,” implying that he could also survive nuclear explosions.
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.