With the guidance of Stan Edgar, Butcher and The Boys plan to get Ryan back. Homelander remains under the financial thumb of VA, as their money funds the Seven's hedonistic lifestyle. He eventually decides that he is damned anyway for the acts depicted in the photos, and decides to give in to any intrusive thoughts that cross his mind. In the season 1 finale, You Found Me, both Homelander and Billy discover that Becca was in hiding, raising him in secret. [6], Garth Ennis describes Homelander as: "an almost entirely negative character. The company's cover story for the Homelander is that he is an alien who landed in the United States as an infant, much like Superman. so idk yet. Becca is intent on finding Ryan so she goes to Butcher for help. Ryan hides inside Homelanders cabin and tries to calm himself down by remember Becca's guidance. His mother was a mentally disabled woman who died giving birth to him, similar to how Butcher's wife died giving birth after she was raped. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Homelander is an evil genius, and you might not realize just how smart he is until later in the season. 0. 1 year ago. A Date with Rosie Palms: Unable to comprehend his son being taken away from him and being further restricted by Queen Maeve via her footage of the Flight 37 disaster and Stormfront controversy, Homelander spends his last appearance in Season 2 masturbating on top of a building, maniacally ranting on how he can do "whatever the fuck he wants". After Becca dies, it first appears that he might intend to kill Ryan himself as revenge for his accidental killing of Becca. Affiliation Ryan then uses his laser vision for the first time, reducing three of Stormfront's limbs to charred stumps and severely burning her face. Not wasting any time, Stormfront begins trying to poison the child's mind, immediately feeding him things like how he should know that he is a very special being, the first natural born supe and other things, Becca tries to intervene but to no avail, Homelander declares that they will shift focus to Ryan and that they will be spending a lot more time with him, both him and Stormfront, the latter being someone the male supe wants Ryan to connect with and get to know. In the Amazon Prime Video streaming television adaptation, John (simply known as Homelander) is portrayed by Antony Starr and Rowan Smyth. Homelander insists that if she keeps on going like this, Ryan will be shell shocked when he sees the real world and when he finds out that all his childhood he lived a protected, sheltered, designed life, much like himself. The Homelander is a patriotic superhero who leads the superhero team, The Seven, and the most powerful superhuman created by Vought-American. Season(s) Homelander spent most of his young life chained down with a hydrogen bomb strapped to him in case he tried to escape. Date of Birth Becca defiantly attacks Stormfront by stabbing her in the eye. Also: "It might help to think of the Homelander as having all the self-control of let’s say a fourteen-year-old. In private, Homelander shows signs of suffering a mental breakdown, talking to his own reflection in a mirror, and having bouts of nausea. Stormfront calls Ryan to her, insisting that he belongs with other Supes and not with his mother. The Amazon series makes some changes to the cast in terms of ethnicity and … Homelander notices his son's anxiety and flies him away. Homelander interrupts what is a usual breakfast Monday morning for Becca and Ryan, although just his sheer presence makes the whole room stink of tenseness. Homelander then reassures Ryan by telling him his own first experience with crowds, and the he also panicked just like Ryan. Homelander’s eyes begin to roll into the back of his head due to the lack of oxygen as ... Black Noir was a clone of Homelander and the original HL lost to Black Noir. Homelander is one of the most heinous on-screen villains we have ever seen, and he's even worse in The Boys comic books. Some fans like to think of him as a combination of … Gradually being driven insane due to not being allowed to kill Homelander, Noir reveals that he committed the atrocities documented in the photos and had raped Becky to set Butcher and Homelander against one another so that he would be given authorization to fulfill his purpose. Based on Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s comic of the same name, the series follows a group of rebels led by Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), who aim to expose the corrupt and evil intentions of celebrated “supes” like Homelander. The series eventually reveals that Homelander cannot remember either these incidents or the rape of Billy's wife, and suggests that Homelander has dissociative identity disorder and may have sent the photographs to Billy himself. Unfortunately, he mortally wounds Becca in the process, who then dies from blood loss, but not before extracting a promise from Butcher to keep Ryan safe. Becca immediately tries to damage control the situation, telling her son that they will talk about all this but he is having none of it, when Homelander and Stormfront tell Becca to back off and that he will be coming with them, she tries to take him under her wing and shield him with her body, but Ryan, angry at his mother, goes out from beside her right into Homelander's arms, the supe flies away with his son and his girlfriend, leaving Becca behind in dismay. His Dark Materials writer is … Homelander then offers to teach Ryan how to use his powers, saying he can be there like no one was for him. [5] The character was toned down for television in comparison to his comics counterpart. Ryan is a natural born supe, the first of his kind, displaying superpowers very similar to his father, Homelander. He is really just a series of unpleasant urges kept in check by his own intelligence, which is enough to understand that he can have anything he wants so long as he doesn't push his luck too far." As in the Amazon series, the comic reveals that Billy's hatred of superheroes stems from an incident where Homelander raped Billy's wife, Becca. It is unclear what Butcher intends to do, despite his promise to Becca. Later that evening, when Becca finished cooking some lasagna for dinner, she called upon her son to come to the dinner table, but to her surprise she found Ryan with Stormfront and Homelander, revealing the latter flew him up into the air and presented for him the lie that Vought created, a whole suburban neighborhood, designed to give him a perfect, non violent childhood, complete with fake neighbours, fake school, fake mother, just so he wouldn't turn out like his dad did. On a sunny day, Homelander wants to spend some quality time connecting with his son, so he tries to play baseball in the backyard of Becca's house, at first things seem to be going splendidly, with Ryan throwing his dad the ball, Homelander engaging in some small talk, but when Ryan starts messing up and missing the balls Homelander throws at him, the superhero just bluntly states that Ryan should start using his powers to make himself better at the game. Serving as a composite character with the comic version of Black Noir, unlike in the comic series, Homelander is the one that raped Butcher's wife, Becca, but left her alive and, though he was unaware of it until the end of the season, pregnant with his child. Considering that Stormfront was a man in the comics, he wasn’t Homelander’s mother in the traditional sense. In the television adaptation, Antony Starr plays the Homelander. Occupation The public story released by Vought-America is that that the Homelander is an alien who dropped down to earth as a baby and was raised by parents in a small town. The Boys season 1 ending has chosen to go in a different direction. During the subsequent confrontation between Homelander and Butcher, the masked Black Noir arrives in the Oval Office and reveals himself to be a clone of Homelander created solely to kill and replace him if he ever went rogue. Much to his father's disappointment the kid does indeed fall flat on his face. When Mother's Milk attempts to drive away with Becca and Ryan, Stomfront arrives and prevents their escape by sending the car flying. A tearful Ryan, overwhelmed by the enormity of his unwitting actions, repeatedly apologizes. In the season finale, Homelander brings Butcher to where Becca, along with the hero's illegitimate son, have been living for the better part of the decade. ", but per his father's really low patience he starts pushing the boy to just let go, jump and propel himself away into flight, Ryan obviously doesn't want to do it, thinking he'll fall right off and injure himself but when the super pushes even harder, Ryan starts crying so as to maybe make Homelander understand it's not what he wants. Last seen The company's cover story for the Homelander is that he is an alien who landed in the United States as an infant, much like Superman. As interpreted within the television series, he is considered by some reviewers to be analogous to DC's Superman. Ryan chooses instead to go to Butcher. Enraged, Stormfront pins Becca by the neck to a tree and begins to strangle her. Family He shares something in common with Stormfront as they were both uniquely created. In reality, he was grown in a secret laboratory, the progeny of genetic material taken from Stormfront, who was injected with Compound V while still a member of the Hitler Youth. The show is (In my opinion) a better version of the comic and has taken many different turns for the best. He enters a sexual relationship with Stormfront, despite a difficult beginning, and conspires with her to remove his son from Becca's care and turn the public against "supervillains", creating public outcry for the creation of more superheroes. Homelander (Antony Starr) isn’t the only villain in The Boys, but he is the most formidable.With his superhuman strength and invulnerability, he can’t be … Inside the house Homelander, Stormfront, Becca and Ryan gather around a tablet to watch the Lego movies little Ryan put together inspired by old movies his mother let him watch, all of them non violent, so as not to taint him. The Boys' Eric Kripke Weighs In", "THE BOYS' Homelander Represents the Worst of America", "The Boys' Homelander represents how the world sees America", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homelander&oldid=1023490612, Comics characters with superhuman strength, Fictional characters who can move at superhuman speeds, Fictional characters with nuclear or radiation abilities, Fictional characters with superhuman senses, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles using Infobox character with multiple unlabeled fields, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, smell, and hearing, This page was last edited on 16 May 2021, at 17:41. Homelander may be losing control in The Boys Season 2, but the leader of The Seven is still dangerous and seemingly indestructible.As a byproduct of … Ryan argues that he has nothing to hate. Ryan Butcher is the son of Homelander and Becca Butcher. In Issue #40, the Boys receive a series of incriminating photos seemingly showing Homelander engaging in grisly acts of murder, cannibalism, and necrophilia against men, women, and children. The Homelander (John) is a fictional character in the comic book series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. He is also possessive, paranoid, vindictive, insensitive, reckless with his powers, and incapable of accepting the possibility of any flaw in his person or decision-making. Caution: Spoilers ahead for The Boys' season 2 finale. The details differ quite a bit in the comic, however. Namely, Becca is still alive, along with Homelander’s son. Could Homelander's son take Black Noir's comic book role in The Boys?From Stormfront to the Church of the Collective, The Boys season 2 has introduced a generous helping of new faces into Amazon's messed up superhero series, but the surprise package is Ryan, the son of Homelander and Becca Butcher. Laskt. Ryan is bemused by his comment, citing that he can't do the things that Homelander can, but before the superhero can press the matter further, Becca, the kid's mother intervenes and sends Ryan away to do his homework. Homelander then advances on Butcher, probably to kill him, but Queen Maeve arrives, and blackmails Homelander into allowing Butcher and Ryan to leave, and to further stop his vendetta against her, Elena and Starlight. "You Found Me" Becca Butcher † Homelander (Formerly)The BoysCIA After an initial akward exchange his father starts to open up to Ryan, stating that he didn't really have parents and he wants to be for him what he never had, both a mother and a father, although his superiority complex still seeps into the conversation making little Ryan uncomfortable. Season 1 of The Boys teased an epic battle between Billy Butcher and Homelander but can the Superman-esque ... was actually alive and well and has been secretly raising her and Homelander’s son… Status Ryan is then seen trying to use his heat vision on an action figure, Homelander and Stormfront encourage him. 0. Alive Portrayed by Unfortunately, by the time Homelander shows up at Madelyn's home to confront Butcher, the psychotic hero has already tortured Dr. Vegelbaum to death to learn the truth about his son. Before dying, Homelander manages to seriously injure his former teammate, allowing Butcher to later finish him off with a crowbar. The leader of a group of hedonistic and reckless superheroes funded by Vought dubbed The Seven, and the archenemy of CIA black ops agent Billy Butcher, the Homelander is depicted as a narcissistic and sadistic psychopath who apparently cares little about the well-being of those he professes to protect. Finally, Stormfront is able to flee by taking flight and quickly overtakes Butcher, Becca and Ryan. Outraged, Butcher and Homelander put aside their differences and attack Black Noir, who proceeds to tear Homelander apart. Born after January 24, 2012 Ryan enjoys making short stop motion lego animation's based on old movies that his mother shows him, he also enjoys staying on top of his education and whenever he can he will give himself "homework" (as Homelander put it) so he can exercise his mind. Reviews: 0. With Homelander distracted, Becca and Butcher retrieve Ryan from inside the cabin. However, his emotional incompetence and sociopathic traits initially alienate him from his son, and the loss of Stillwell's moderating influence on his behavior unbalances him further. Homelander visits Ryan again in an attempt to connect with his child, this time the supe gives his son a smartphone, something Ryan never had before and a thing that he doesn't quite know what do to with, since he doesn't have that many friends and his mother is almost always by his side. She is at first rejoiced at being selected, however is sexually assaulted when the Deep forces her to perform oral sex … Species In reality, he was grown in a secret laboratory, the progeny of genetic material taken from Stormfront, who was injected with Compound V while still a member of the Hitler Youth. Displeased with this development Stormfront asks Ryan if he's into any "normal kid stuff" like video games or YouTubers like Pewdiepie, after Ryan doesn't even know what she talks about, Stormfront suggests the boy watch some of his dad's movies, much to the kid's surprise that his dad actually is a movie star on top of being a superhero, after which she promises to take Ryan to various kid attractions around the country to basically get him out of the shell Becca put him in. Homelander spent most of his young life chai… A little bit of time past breakfast, the father's child takes him up to the roof of Becca's house for his first lesson in superhuman abilities, flight. "[7], The Boys producer and showrunner Eric Kripke has stated that while Homelander can "in theory" be killed, a plot twist which involved the character being killed by his clone Black Noir in the comic book version will not be used in the television adaptation, where Black Noir is instead depicted as a black man and the character's psychopathic traits are amalgamated with Homelander. Starlight has had a history of being in the spotlight, often attending superhero events as a child, she is selected to be a member of The Seven after interviewing following Lamplighter's retirement. Ryan Butcher After extracting Becca and Ryan from the ruined car, Butcher flees with them on foot. When Ryan and his mum play with a lego set in their backyard, John brings his new girlfriend Stormfront to see his progeny. Wiki Points. However, Stormfront was essentially used as the blueprint in Homelander’s creation. "What I Know" [src] Ryan is a sweet boy who loves his mother, Becca. [13][14] Homelander has been compared to Captain America and Superman. Alias(es) The Boys showrunner reveals Homelander's son is more powerful than him. A crucial volume of the comic book series, "The Innocents," plunges The Homelander into a type of catastrophe even he feels fazed by. Ryan is a sweet boy who loves his mother, Becca. In the comic books Black Noir kills Homelander, after doing unspeakable acts disguised as him. When John takes Butcher to his wife's front porch Ryan quickly comes out of the house to see what is the commotion outside and is surprised to see the famous superhero. At first starting slow, the supe starts to get the boy ready by asking him mundane questions among the likes of, "Has your mother ever taken you up here before? The Homelander's powers and sense of entitlement have led him to exhibit extreme megalomania, causing him to commit crimes against innocent people, including acts of rape and mass murder, out of the idea that he can do anything he wants because of who he is. Homelander starts ranting about how they are both one side of the same coin, gods that are destined to enjoy the feeling of power, beings that can't be regulated by anyone and how he wants his son to share this feeling together with him. Ryan attempts to hold onto a few things from his time with Becca, quoting her stance on always learning. He's the type of kid who enjoys simple things, he was raised to be a kind and diligent little boy, something he remained as late until the age of 8, unlike Homelander, who, according to Vogelbaum's confession was the same until the age of 5 although his father's demeanor changed when his caretaker forced him to become "the greatest man in the world", something Becca adamantly wanted to avoid. Billy Butcher (Karl Urban), the ex-CIA agent, is an obsessed person who believes his wife Becca (Shantel VanSanten) is still alive but missing after Homelander sexually abused her. Not long after his mother Becca exits the house and jumps to his son's aid, frightened that that Homelander might've just killed their son. Homelander is being set up as … Gender Homelander, by contrast, was born and bred in America, and he has a much more depraved moral outlook. Follow 1621. Series Information But Homelander arrives and sees Stormfront's charred body and delirious state of mind, and attempts to call Ryan to him. Male Feigning regret for pushing his son to partake in his lesson, Homelander starts comforting him before casually pushing his son off the roof in the hope that his instincts will kick in and he will fly. "I'm scared" 2. He also ages more slowly than a normal human, due to Compound V. Though it is mentioned that his first name is John, there is no indication that he ever uses an alias or secret identity. Ryan Butcher The super tells Becca bluntly that Ryan can't be hurt because being his son he thinks he probably inherited his invulnerability. Asset / Test Subject of Vought International (Formerly)Associate of The BoysAssociate of the CIA (under proctection) See more ideas about superhero, superhero design, superhero art. The Boys' Cameron Crovetti Talks Being Homelander's Son, Teases Powers, and More. Aug 29, 2019 - Explore Cody Marts's board "Homelander" on Pinterest. [11][12], The character has been described as the living personification of how the world sees America. Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men, Homelander’s Son Is Played by a New Actor in ‘The Boys’ Season 2, https://the-boys.fandom.com/wiki/Ryan_Butcher?oldid=11310. His discovery of the lies surrounding his child's existence influence his decision to maim the scientist responsible for his upbringing, Jonah Vogelbaum, and murder Madelyn Stillwell. Homelander enters and tries to connect with his son. [3], The character was designed as an evil version of Captain America and Superman. [1][2] Having been reared in a laboratory environment to become Homelander, John Vogelbaum displays many sociopathic tendencies and is openly contemptuous of those he considers lesser beings. Homelander is the evil version of Superman, the Superman who wasn't raised right, but his son … The comic eventually reveals that it was Black Noir, not Homelander, who raped Butcher's wife Becca. [8][9][10], The character and Starr's portrayal in the series have received critical acclaim. Ryan tries again, but his lessons are interrupted by Stormfront when she sees a news article on her phone about her past. Until the events of the series' climax, it is implied that Homelander had raped Billy Butcher's wife, Becky, who then died giving birth to a superhuman baby Billy had then killed. He then is immediately obliterated by Billy Butcher, proving that both Superheroes can be killed. Mallory & Stillwell. First seen Stormfront is critically injured by Homelander's son Ryan, and Homelander is blackmailed by Maeve into letting the boy go and leaving her alone. Supe He leads the other superheroes in a coup d'etat against the United States, launching an attack on the White House and killing everyone inside, including the Vice President. The Boys season 2 has been a huge hit, and while there … Homelander’s First Son With Butcher’s Wife Becca. Becca and her baby being alive gives Amazon's version of The Boys far more dramatic heft. —Ryan adressing Butcher before he lets Mallory take him away. After Homelander proclaims he is his father, Ryan is overpowered by a rush of emotions causing his powers to manifest by the way of almost activating his heat vision, a trait clearly inherited from his father. Extremely weirded out by the monologue Ryan dismisses Homelander by telling him he wants to go to bed. [4] Homelander's backstory in the original comics is similar to that in the television adaption of The Boys. Homelander's Son. The Boys Season 2 -- Courtesy of Panagiotis Pantazidis/Amazon Prime Video. In reality, Homelander was a part of a series of twisted experiments to create super soldiers that VA could market as "superheroes" to the pub… Much of Season 2 focused on Homelander's relationship with his son Ryan, who was the result of him having raped Becca Butcher. Vought International is the corporation behind creating superheroes, and Homelander … Forum Posts. The Boys: If You Think Homelander Is Scary On-Screen, You Should See What He Does In The Comics. In the show, his son seems to have been developing the same powers as his father (Homelander). The Homelander dies a grisly death in the original 'The Boys' comic series. From Herogasm onwards, Homelander resolves to free himself and the superhero community from Vought-American's control. He's the type of kid who enjoys simple things, he was raised to be a kind and diligent little boy, something he remained as late until the age of 8, unlike Homelander, who, a… Fuckin’ Supe Freak (by Billy Butcher)Maestro (by Homelander)Little Shit (by Homelander) A short while later Ryan does indeed wake up from his fall, not having a scratch on him, proving Homelander right, and after threatening the kid's mother, Ryan finally displays his powers again in a fit of rage, managing to shove Homelander to the ground and activating his heat blasts from his eyes, albeit not shooting them, this display, much to Becca's chagrin leaves the supe with a weird satisfaction in knowing that his son is indeed a superhuman as well. ", "Can Homelander Be Killed? 1, 2 That's when Homelander decides to take Ryan and Stormfront to his first restaurant. So without Black Noir secretly moonlighting as Homelander, that comic fight seems unlikely to happen, at least in that context. Everything seems to be going well until a bunch of fans begin to swarm Homelander and Stormfront, this makes Ryan begin to panic as he is not used to crowds of people. All he has is a CCTV footage of Becca Butcher going inside a room with Homelander. Ryan is first seen in the show after the standoff of William Butcher and Homelander at Madelyn Stillwell's house. Homelander however, believes he doesn't need to think that way and encourages his son to have fun. Tired of the antics of both Becca and his child around the breakfast table, John rudely halts the meal, masking a demand that his son go with him to show him some real "fun" outside into a question instead of playing this little charade Becca calls breakfast, she tries to prevent the supe from taking her son but Ryan assures her it'll be ok, probably out of fear his father would throw a tantrum if they refused. To be pretty sure of killing a weakened Homelander, he was shot by a .50 cal mounted machine gun loaded with depleted uranium bullets. [1][2][15], The Homelander as portrayed in the comics book series (left) and the television series (right) by, "Amazon's 'The Boys' Tests the Limits of Superhero Fatigue", "Review: 'The Boys' Deconstructs the Superhero, With a Light Touch", "5 Ways Homelander In Amazon's The Boy's Is Comics-Accurate (& 5 How He's Different)", "Homelander Was Protected By The Boy's Version Of Stan Lee", "The Writer and his Editor: Ennis & Rybandt", "Does The Boys' Black Noir Reveal Mean That Big Homelander Comic Twist Isn't Happening? Homelander (Father)Becca Butcher (Mother)Billy Butcher (Step-father)Rachel Saunders (Aunt)Unnamed Maternal Grandparents Ryan surprisingly inherited powers much like his father's without the influence of Compound V. Homelander diligently worked alongside Stormfront throughout Season 2 to try and hone Ryan's powers, though he's only be able to truly summon his abilities when … Homelander eventually tries to encourage the other superheroes to do what they want, but relents due to his fear towards his boss James Stillwell. well Idk if homelanders son appears more in the comic then the actual show . Stormfront is unable to pursue immediately as a combined attack from Kimiko, Starlight and Queen Maeve threatens to overwhelm her. 1. The Homelander pretends to be a patriotic superhero who leads the superhero team, The Seven, and the most powerful superhuman created by Vought-American. Stormfront is the first Supe to be successfully created using Compound V. The Homelander's powers include heat vision, super strength, durability, flight, and enhanced vocal cords. Followers. Parker Corno (Season 1, credited as "8 yr old boy")Cameron Crovetti (Season 2). As Butcher vainly attempts to stop Stormfront, Ryan pleads with her to stop hurting his mother, but to no avail. This Homelander is depicted as a nationalistic and lactophiliac father of Ryan Butcher (having committed the acts of the comic series version of Black Noir), who becomes romantically and sexually involved with Madelyn Stillwell and Stormfront. When Ryan fails, Homelander tries to help him by teaching him about "hating". Real Name His mother, reaching the end of her patience watching the 2 supes trying to twist Ryan's way of life calls Homelander outside and tries to argue with him that what they're doing is not in his benefit.

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