Homelander

He is the leader of Vought-American's premier superhero team The Seven, and the archenemy of Billy Butcher, the leader of The Boys, a watchdog group of anti-superhero vigilantes backed by the CIA.

With the face of a movie star and the power of a god, Homelander was the greatest superhero alive and the leader of The Seven. Not only could he fly, but he also had super strength and super hearing, and he could see through almost anything with his x-ray vision and then destroy it with his laser eyes.

On the surface, he was affable, modest, and sincere; the ultimate Boy Scout, an American treasure, a God-fearing patriot. But just like mere mortals, even superheroes have secrets.

Homelander was experimented on with Compound V, before birth, as a subject of Vought-American's experiments with Compound V, like much of the other Supes managed by Vought. John was raised and experimented on by Vought in a silo in South Dakota for the next eighteen years and, as a result, developed abilities such as super strength, speed and durability, healing factor, longevity, resurrection, heat and x-ray vision, enhanced senses, sonic scream and flight. He was also tied to a nuclear bomb at a young age, in case his aggression got out of control.

To the public, in a cover-up of the truth, his origin was that he "crash-landed on Earth", being found as a little baby at the bottom of a crater on a prairie without a spaceship. Hailing from the stars, the baby grew into a boy in a week and a teenager a week after that. Homelander became the leader of the Seven, a group made up of six other heroes who were created in the same way as Homelander was after his success, and one of the most powerful superheroes of Vought-American.

During the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Seven were sent to stop the hijackers that took over a commercial passenger plane and rescue the hostages inside. Unfortunately, Homelander and the rest of his team didn't understand the tactical or physical challenges the mission required, this coupled with the fact that Black Noir fell while being carried and Jack from Jupiter fleeing the scene, resulted in the Seven making the situation worse. Homelander and Maeve forcefully opened the plane door during the flight, resulting in one of the kids that was close to the door being sucked out of the plane and dying due to the the cabin decompression. Entering the plane while the air was escaping, Queen Maeve told the scared passengers to put their oxygen masks on while Homelander strolled to the cockpit to stop the terrorists.

Being overwhelmed by all the passengers screaming for help, Homelander told them to shut up with his sonic scream, making the passengers' eardrums bleed. After the Deep broke the windshield, Homelander killed the terrorists and the plane began to fall. As Queen Maeve chastised him for his incompetence, Homelander gave up and left the plane with Mister Marathon holding on to him. After Marathon convinced him that they should help the planet otherwise Vought would fire them, Homelander flew towards the back of the plane in an attempt to shove the tail down and level it. Not measuring his own strength, Homelander ended up breaking the plane in half and killed Mister Marathon due to the impact. The fractured plane ended up crashing into the Brooklyn Bridge.

Homelander was present to welcome Starlight, the new member of the Seven and replacement for Lamplighter, and show her their headquarters. Right after the tour, Homelander demanded that Starlight engaged in oral sex with him and two other members of the Seven, A-Train and Black Noir, as way to test how much she wanted to join the team.

He later held a meeting where he officially introduced Starlight as the new member of the Seven and discussed merchandising with the rest of his team, explaining that him, Noir and Queen Maeve gained more due to being more popular as "the big three". After Homelander caught A-Train making a slurping gesture to Starlight in the middle of the meeting, he threatened A-Train in private after the meeting and made him promise to never do that again in front of a Vought-American member.

Appearance: Homelander is a tall and muscular man with blond hair, fair skin, and blue eyes. He wears a suit reminiscent to Superman and Captain America's, echoing a blend between both drawn from the comics. Homelander wears red gloves and boots, as well as the American flag as a cape, connected by a chain to a giant gold American bald eagle on his right shoulder, symbolizing patriotism.

Personality: On the surface, Homelander presents himself as a charismatic superhero, warm, altruistic, and revolted by any form of injustice. He often encourages his allies by telling them "that they are the real heroes." This only serves as a facade when he wishes to be presentable, but he is quick to show his true side when necessary.

In reality, he is an apathetic, uncaring, merciless, sadistic, troubled, cold, horrible, hypocritical, arrogant, and, above all, ruthless and horrid psychopath. Because of his immense power, he believes that he is superior to the whole of humanity; that is why he does not hesitate to crash a plane, let dozens of people die, and rape women.

Despite his ruthless and psychopathic personality, it is revealed that he is a troubled soul because of how he was raised his entire life as a puppet of Vought-American, who make it clear they hold no respect for him. While he still mocks her for performing oral sex on him, he shows genuine respect to Starlight for standing up to Vought's attempts to further sexualize her.

Superhuman Strength: One of Homelander's primary abilities is his tremendous superhuman strength. Homelander is said to be the strongest man in the whole world. He possesses the greatest level of strength ever seen, allowing him to effortlessly overpower any opponent.

Superhuman Durability: Homelander is very resistant to physical harm and the most resilient of the Seven. He is not only completely bulletproof, but also unfazed by explosions.

Superhuman Stamina: Homelander possesses stamina that is enhanced to inhuman levels. As a result, his muscles produce practically no fatigue toxins during physical activity.

Superhuman Speed: Homelander can move far faster than the average human.

Regenerative Healing Factor: Homelander possesses a healing factor that allows him to recover faster compared to ordinary humans.

Heat Vision: Homelander is capable of projecting highly concentrated beams of energy from his eyes. These blasts of energy are so powerful that they appear to be able to cut through anything. However, Homelander is most notable for using his optical beams on people, melting flesh and bone with ease and causing people to burst into gore.

X-Ray Vision: Homelander's vision allows him to see through any solid object or surface.

Superhuman Hearing: Homelander possesses tremendous auditory awareness, allowing him to detect sounds from miles away. He can also use this power to detect a person's heartbeat, and can tell when they are excited or anxious, such as when he detected Billy Butcher's blood pressure to try and determine his motives.

Superhuman Smell: Homelander's sense of smell has been heightened far beyond normal human capabilities, allowing him to smell things no other being could. He can use this power to detect an explosive, or to sense adrenaline produced by fear.

Superhuman Voice: John's vocal cords are 20 times more powerful than the ones of a regular human, he can scream so loud that it rupture the eardrums of anyone around him.

Flight: Homelander is able to levitate and propel himself at great speeds, allowing him to cover vast distances in a matter of minutes.

Lack of Training: He has no formal training in the use of his powers, or in handling dangerous situations.

Mental Illness: Homelander is a mentally unstable man. His obsessive need to be adored coupled with his consummate lack of empathy and lack of moral reservation about harming, even killing others suggests he is afflicted with Malignant Narcissism.

Crimes (secret): Mass murder Manslaughter Destruction of property Serial rape Hate crimes Torture Abuse of power Psychological abuse Terrorism Necrophilia Assassination Sexual harassment Mutilation Corruption Usurpation Treason Assault and battery

Vought-American, formerly known as Vought American Consolidated or V.A.C., is an American entertainment conglomerate known world-wide for the creation and management of superheroes, with their most successful team being the Seven. Originally an arms dealer specializing in equipment and weapons for the United States military, they managed to re-brand themselves as an entertainment company however, when they created some of the world's first Supes using Compound V, thanks to the work of Jonah Vogelbaum. Over the years, Vought has made a fortune selling superhero comics and merchandise, but their ultimate goal had always been to incorporate superheroes into the armed forces, an outcome that a majority of politicians, institutions, and governments opposed; including the C.I.A. To prevent this, The Boys were specifically created to counter lobbying efforts from Vought and prevent them from ever getting a foothold in the military, as well as to act as “damage control” for the company’s often times debauched and reckless caped crusaders.

Superhumans, better known as Supes, are an artificially-created race of mutated humans who possess extraordinary powers and inhuman abilities.

The Seven were created by Vought-American injecting a substance called Compound V directly into six pregnant women. This results in the births of stronger-than-average people: The Homelander, Queen Maeve, The Deep, Jack from Jupiter, Lamplighter and Mister Marathon. A-Train and Starlight would later be recruited onto the team to replace Mister Marathon and Lamplighter respectively. They were a team of extremely popular and legendary (but secretly highly corrupt) superheroes owned and managed by Vought-American. (Starlight is the only non-corrupt member, and secretly works with the boys. Queen Maeve is an anti-hero.)

Compound V is a mysterious chemical substance that was created by German geneticist Frederick Vought. The serum mutates organic compounds by granting them profound and strange characteristics. In modern times, the serum is manufactured by Vought International geneticists to transform ordinary humans into extraordinary "heroes".

The modern incarnation of the Boys is led by Billy Butcher and is tasked with not only keeping tabs on the superhumans of the world, but also killing them if required. It's a multicultural task force that is backed by the CIA. They often use methods such as blackmail to keep control over minor superhero delinquents, as well as beatings, mutilations, and even killing. The team is made up of:

Billy Butcher, An ultra-violent Englishman and ex-Royal Marine, whose wife, Becca, was raped and thereby indirectly killed by a Supe. After his wife's death, he was in custody and offered a deal from a British intelligence agent: lie about Becca’s cause of death or be framed for her murder, Butcher responded by gouging the man’s eyes out. Mallory convinced the government to put out the story where Butcher is innocent and recruits Butcher.

Mother's Milk, a New Yorker whose mother was accidentally exposed to Compound V through workplace contamination, which caused both of her sons to be born with Compound V-altered DNA. His brother would die when his powers manifested while he was wearing a football helmet, crushing his skull. This caused his father to wage a lengthy legal battle against Vought, the stress of which cost him his life. While serving in the US Army Rangers as a way to provide for his mother and his new family, he participated in boxing, where he accidentally killed his opponent when his powers unexpectedly kicked in. While in military prison, he was approached by Butcher and Mallory, who recruited him to The Boys.

The Female, a Japanese girl whose mother worked as a secretary at a company attempting to create a copy of Compound V, where she brought her to work and kept in a basket under her desk. After wandering off into a lab, she consumed an entire bucket of the experimental drug, and immediately ate the face of the lead scientist. Hoping to recover the deceased scientist's work, the corporation abducted her and kept her for research, which has led her to be emotionally disturbed, selectively mute and addicted to violence. Once the company realized they couldn't recover anything, she believed she would be put down and escaped. After slaughtering mercenaries in the sewers, she was knocked out by The Boys using a gas grenade.

The Frenchman, who's French, crazy, and the only one able to touch the Female without incurring serious bodily harm.

Wee Hughie, a Scotsman whose girlfriend, Robin Mawhinney, was killed when A-Train threw a villain through her, leaving him holding her severed arms.