The Boys
Summary
While the attain Amazon Prime Video series lovingly recreate the world of its source material , The Boyscomic vs. the show highlights the major differences in the version . From the mind of Garth Ennis , The Boysis set in a domain in which superheroes , or " supes " , are real and care for as everything from soldiers to movie adept to products . These supes can also be egomaniacal , reckless , and sheer evilness , which leads to a underground governing cognitive process in which Billy Butcher and his team seek to keep the supes in line by any mean value necessary .
Using the premise of the comic account book as a jumping - off power point , The Boysseries has built its own alone story while hire some indecorum with Ennis ' work . While it retains the cartoon strip ’ bloody gumption of humor and satiric witticism , Amazon ’s serial publication has scrapped several plot line , reworked many characters , and created new character of its own . Gen Vhas continued to expand the universe while setting upThe Boysseason 4 , bring in more intriguing changes to the creation ofThe Boysthat make the live - natural action version of Garth Ennis ’s world distinct from the comic books .
The Boys time of year 3 end with a vast fight involve Butcher , Homelander , Soldier Boy , and more . Here ’s our full breakdown of this diabolical close .
25Starlight’s Ex Was More Unlikable
Drummer Boy Was Starlight’s Unfaithful First Boyfriend
Prior to being recruited to join The Seven , the amusing playscript base that Starlight was a member of the first-rate priming coat Young Americans . While on the team , she began a romantic kinship with fellow mate Drummer Boy , a conservative and patriotic super . However , after being disappointed by her time with The Seven , a homesick Starlight return home to surprise her boyfriend only to discover that he has been cheating on her with another member of the Young Americans .
In the show , Starlight also has an ex-wife from her past who used to go by the name Drummer Boy but he is a much more appealing character than his comic book vis-a-vis . Now last by Supersonic , Alex reunites with Starlight as he attempt to become a phallus of the Seven , leaving behind his days in a supe boy band call Super - Sweet . While it ’s unclear why they broke up , Alex and Annie are shown to be on good term . He is also a noble supe like her , attempt to aid her take down Homelander . Unfortunately , this results in his last .
24Dakota Bob Was A More Powerful Politician
The President Of The United States Was A More Formidable Man Of Business
Robert Singer ( Jim Beaver ) has been a small part of the show so far but it is likely he will have a bigger purpose to play before long . He was introduced in the first season as a politician who does n’t seem to be very strong - willed with both Vought and The Boys advertise him around and taste to get him to do what they desire . time of year 3 revealed he is running for chair , and though he still does n’t seem overly ambitious , he has adopted the " folksy " nickname of Dakota Bob .
Dakota Bob is also a politician in the funnies and is in fact the President of the United States for the majority of the story . However , he is a much unlike political shape . He is inflexible and hard - nosed , pushing back against Vought without concern . Whilethe version in the show is see as a progressive , the comic strip have him as more conservativewith aspects of his personality ground on Dick Cheney . He also has a frailty prexy with subterraneous motives exchangeable to the show version as Dakota Bob ’s running mate isVictoria Neuman inThe Boys .
23The Vought Cinematic Universe Doesn’t Exist
The Comic Book Version Of Vought Isn’t A Media Empire
One of the most interesting differences betweenThe Boysshow vs. comics is how they tackle dissimilar eras of superheroes in their satire of the literary genre . The Boyscomics feature eccentric that are clear parodies of the classical comic book eccentric of the Marvel and DC universes , warped into twisted and deranged new version within this gloomy universe .
However , The Boysshow deals with the genre during a time when it is one of the biggest in mainstream entertainment . The Boysisless a takeoff of amusing books and more a parody of comic script moving-picture show . Vought ’s supes even asterisk in superhero movies of their own origin story with jokes about the MCU and Snyder Cut make their way into the serial publication . It has help the show endure out among the superhero writing style by commenting directly on it .
22John Godolkin Was A Supe Manager Rather Than A University Founder
Godolkin Was Changed To Lean Into Gen V’s Setting
Godolkin University is the master background ofGen V , put in the honored supe school that prepare young superpowered people for a time to come in crime fighting and celebrity . The university was said to be founded by Thomas Godolkin and is bring out to simply be a front for Vought ’s observation and monitoring of supes to teach how to control them better .
Thomas Godolkin is not a character from the comics but share the name with John Godolkin , a supe manager of the squad G - Men and a gloomy spoof of Prof. X from the X - humanity . Godolkin is one of the most disturbing character in the comics with the revealing that he has been abusing his young students for years . It would have been interesting to see such a type in the show and there may be a possibility of a alike character appearing inlater seasons ofGen V.
Gen V put in several character who have the potential to change the power kinetics of The Boys time of year 4 , seduce for an even more exciting tarradiddle .
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21Tek Knight Was A Batman / Iron Man Spoof
The Live-Action Tek Knight Is Almost A New Character
One of the memorable novel charactersintroduced inGen Vis Tek Knight , a supe whose powers basically make him a live lie demodulator . He uses these powers as legion of a true - offence docuseries where he set about to let out guilty parties and is known for taking his interrogation tactics too far . However , The Boyscomics do not specify if he is in reality superpowered .
The comic book Tek Knight seems to get his abilities from a supersuit , like Iron Man while fighting offense with a young sidekick , like Batman . However , the show does feature one memorable aspect of his story as Tek Knight has a brainpower neoplasm that gives him a unusual sexual compulsion . In the comics , this leads to his imagined scenario of him saving the world from an incoming meteor in a uproariously vulgar way .
20The Origins Of The Name Mother’s Milk Is Toned Down
The Comic Book Mother’s Milk Still Breast Feeds
Mother ’s Milk is very different inThe Boyscomic vs. the show , especially when it comes to his memorable name . InThe Boyscomics , his mammy ended up infected with Compound V when she was still nursing him as an infant and this meantMother ’s Milk had to have his mother ’s breast milk to survive . This lasted into his grownup years , and she was always on hand to provide him with what he needed to remain live .
The Amazon Prime Video translation ofThe Boysgives two much simpler explanations for the name with Mother ’s Milk River , or MM as the show often call him , being Marvin Milk in actual living while he also explains it was a byname given during his prison term as a medic due to his parental ways . It is not hard to see why the show decided to switch to name origin of this lover - favorite persona .
19Soldier Boy Is Much More Capable
The Comic Book Soldier Boy Is A Pathetic Character
Jensen Ackles joinedThe Boysin time of year 3 as Soldier Boy , immediately becoming a standout character reference on the serial , albeit one that was alike to his comic book vis-a-vis in name only . InThe Boyscomics , Soldier Boy is the loss leader of the supe team Payback who had hopes of joining the Seven . However , when he guide his team against Butcher and The Boys , he ends up mischievously beaten and tortured for information .
Soldier Boy inThe Boysshow is much more capable and seen as the only supe who can take down Homelander . He is an unlikable version of Captain America with his patriotism just an exculpation for his prejudices . He wasone of the first Vought superheroes , fighting in Vietnam , while thecomic record book version lied about his military yesteryear . The fact that his DNA was also used to create Homelander is another detail not in the comics .
18Queen Maeve’s Redemption Gets A Happier Ending
One Of The Boys' Most Tragic Heroes Has A Bleak Comic Book Ending
There is a standardised arc followed by Queen Maeve inThe Boyscomics and in the show , as she eventually finds her conscience again and decide to stick out up to Homelander and his barbarous path in both . However , the outcome of her redemption is very dissimilar between the two version . InThe Boyscomics , Maeve goes up against Homelander only to be brutallykilled by him without even get a hazard to put up a engagement .
However , at the remnant ofThe BoysSeason 3 , her fate amend , and she play a much more of import role than the comic strip . Not only does she stand toe - to - toe with Homelander , turn a loss an centre in the physical process , but she look at down Soldier Boy as well . This fight supposedly kills her only to bring out she survived and is using her " death " to get down a Modern animation .
17Herogasm Was A Smaller Scale Party
The Comic Book Herogasm Was A Vought-Sponsored Event
InThe Boysshow , Vought International has no hand in helping design it as a way to boast off steam , and this is n’t about all heroes go to . Only prize people show up , but it is still the raunchy and deathly binge , where normal people get suffer for the supes ' pleasure . The show also has a major struggle with Homelander , Hughie , and Soldier Boy showing up to ram the company , which did n’t happen in the comics .
16Stormfront Is A Male Character In The Comics
Aya Cash’s The Boys Character Underwent Significant Changes
Stormfront is one of the malevolent characters inThe Boys ' cosmos , and one of the characters with the biggest changes inThe Boyscomic vs. the show . Introduced in time of year 2 , Aya Cash recreate the graphic symbol , who was in the beginning a man in the comics . The Nazi supe extend the team Payback , a group of Nazi creations similar to the Seven .
InThe Boyscomic , Stormfront does n’t have the same relationship with Homelanderor the plot line she does in the show . Though her origin is somewhat interchangeable , with her rightful past and identity as a real Nazi being cover from the populace , she is made a much more prominent character in the show . The character ’s fate is also different , asThe Boyscomic version is beaten to destruction by The Boys , while the show has Ryan about pour down her , only for Stormfront to stop her life due to her injuries .
