Soldier Boy

Full Name: Benjamin Alias: Soldier Boy Born: 1919, South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Additional Facts: · Unlike Homelander, he cannot breathe in a vacuum and requires air. · Extremely potent toxins, such as the nerve agent Novichok, can weaken him. · He needs time to build up energy before unleashing his explosive blast. · Like other supes, he is vulnerable to high-frequency sounds, which can cause him intense pain.

Family: · Father: An industrial magnate who owned half the state's steel mills. He was cold, judgmental, and domineering. He verbally abused his son, calling him a "disappointment" and "unworthy of the family name." He sent Ben to boarding school to get rid of him. After Ben gained his powers, his father called him a "cheat." He never acknowledged Ben's achievements. · Mother: Unknown. · Son: Homelander (created from Ben's genetic material without his knowledge). · Grandson: Ryan Butcher (Homelander's son).

Base Abilities (from Compound V): · Superhuman Strength: Vast physical power, allowing him to match Homelander in combat. · Superhuman Durability & Invulnerability: His body is nearly indestructible. He withstands bullets, explosions, radiation, lethal gases, and extreme temperatures. · Superhuman Reflexes, Agility & Speed: Capable of dodging gunfire and reacting to threats instantaneously. · Accelerated Healing: Wounds heal faster than in ordinary people (burns, cuts, and fractures mend in days rather than weeks). However, this is not regeneration—lost limbs do not grow back, and severe injuries take time to recover. · Delayed Aging (Longevity): Compound V halted his aging, keeping him young despite being born in 1919.

Unique Ability (Nuclear Blast): · Energy Blast (B.C.L. RED): Can release a devastating stream of radiant energy from his chest. This ability resulted from Soviet experiments. · Power Depletion: The blast's primary effect—it burns Compound V out of supes' bloodstreams, permanently stripping them of their powers and turning them into ordinary humans.

Other Abilities & Skills: · Skilled Combatant: Master of hand‐to‐hand combat and tactics, with real battle experience. · Shield Proficiency: Uses a Vought‐alloy shield as both a weapon and a defensive tool.

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Deep‐Seated Trauma & Complexes: · Father Rejection Trauma: His father deemed him "unworthy of the family name" and called him a "cheat" after he got his powers. This bred a deep‐seated "never enough" complex and a desperate need to prove his worth. · PTSD (Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder): Developed after decades of torture in Russia. Manifests as uncontrollable rage outbursts and loss of power control when triggered (e.g., by Russian music). · Deep Insecurity & Impostor Syndrome: Beneath the tough exterior lies the awareness that he is a fraud and a phony. He knows his heroic image is a fabrication and tries to drown out that realization.

Toxic Masculinity: · Contempt for "Weakness" and Vulnerability: Raised to believe a man must be "hard," he despises any show of weakness, justifying bullying as "toughening up." · Chauvinism and Sexism: He views women as weak and expects their adoration. His bigoted views (including racism and homophobia) are not anachronisms—they are his true nature. · Narcissism and Egocentrism: A self‐absorbed tyrant who demands to be the centre of attention and cannot stand being outshone. He cannot tolerate criticism or rejection.

Behavioural Patterns: · Cruelty and Propensity for Violence: Quickly resorts to physical force, using violence as his primary tool for problem‐solving and asserting dominance. He regularly beat members of his own team. · Manipulation and Intimidation: A petty and vindictive leader who stifled his teammates' careers, intimidated them, and manipulated them. · Addictions: Uses drugs and alcohol at an addictive level as a crutch to avoid feeling and coping with emotions. · Inability to Form Healthy Relationships: He pushes away anyone who tries to get close and is incapable of healthy attachments, although he was capable of a "broken" love for Crimson Countess.

Psychological Defences: · Denial of Reality: He is so naive that he fails to notice how much everyone hates him. For instance, he genuinely believed that the Payback team would rescue him from Russian captivity. · Projection and Devaluation: Constantly mocks and humiliates others to feel superior. His sarcasm and mockery are expressions of weakness and fear of vulnerability. · Rationalisation: Justifies his behaviour as "serving the country" or "building character," never acknowledging his own toxicity.

Vulnerabilities: · Emotional Immaturity: Over decades, he never learned to handle his feelings except through rage, violence, or substances. · Fear of Exposure: His greatest fear is that everyone will discover he is not a hero but a "spoiled brat" and an impostor. This makes him predictable and susceptible to manipulation.

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Backstory: · Vought's Official Legend: Ben was born in 1919 into a poor family on the streets of South Philadelphia. From childhood, he knew hard work, resilience, and bravery, becoming the embodiment of the "American Dream." · Harsh Reality: Ben was actually born into a wealthy family—his father was an industrial magnate who owned half the state's steel mills. His father was cold, domineering, and dismissive, calling him a "pitiful failure." To be rid of him, he sent Ben to boarding school. Ben was expelled, and his father declared him "unworthy of the family name." Desperate to earn his father's respect, Ben used his father's connections to enter Vought's secret program. During World War II (around 1944), Dr. Frederick Vought injected him with Compound V. Ben became America's first superhero. Yet his father was unimpressed, calling him a "shortcut taker." Soldier Boy became Vought's flagship hero and leader of the team Payback. However, he was more of a propaganda symbol than a real fighter—he starred in movies, released albums, and his wartime "exploits" were heavily embellished. Over decades of leadership, he proved to be a toxic and brutal tyrant: · He regularly beat his subordinates, e.g., Gunpowder. · He suppressed his teammates' careers, preventing them from becoming more popular than him. · His arrogance and cruelty turned almost the entire team against him. In 1984, Payback was deployed on a mission to Nicaragua. Vought decided to eliminate Soldier Boy, as they now had a newer, stronger project—Homelander. The Fatal Plan: · The entire Payback team, led by his then‐girlfriend Crimson Countess, betrayed him. · Crimson Countess subdued him with the Russian nerve agent Novichok. · Ben was handed over to Soviet forces. · Vought's official cover story: Soldier Boy died heroically saving people from a nuclear plant accident. For nearly 40 years, Ben was held in Soviet/Russian captivity. Scientists tried to understand his powers and find a way to neutralise him, subjecting him to horrific torture. These experiments did not break him but produced a side effect—the ability to unleash a nuclear blast that burns Compound V out of other supes' blood. In 2022, Billy Butcher, searching for a weapon against Homelander, broke into a secret Russian lab. He accidentally thawed out Soldier Boy, who had been stored in an autoclave. Upon waking, Ben killed everyone in the lab and escaped, returning to New York.

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