The Boys
In this day and eld , it seems like superheroes are everywhere . While it is awful to see such love being given to comic book stories , this has unfortunately led to a flood of formulaic storytelling as heroes repeatedly triumph over lackluster villain . No superhero film or telly show has done more to break this mold than Amazon Prime’sThe Boys .
Based on the hit comic series from writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson , this series compare superheroes to incorporated celebrities , with their public personas and daring stunts just being part of plans to make a net with carefully distinguish medium tending . With that in judgement , here are the main characters onThe Boys , ranked by their intelligence .
Updated on January 30th , 2021 by Scoot Allan : Amazon Prime Video ’s hit seriesThe Boyshas create a dedicated fan stand over two season as Billy Butcher ’s team of operatives make it their business to become a spine in the slope of Vought and their corporate heroes in The Seven . alas , the second time of year introduce a number of characters that are not just brawny but also incredibly brilliant in various ways that range from genetic science to politics who are sure to make matter even more unmanageable forThe Boysas the show continues to adapt plot line from the buff - favorite Dynamite comic series .
The Deep
The Deep is basically an Aquaman knockoff with more insecurity . There are some thing he really cares about , like environmentalism , his repute , andthe occasional love affair with a friendly porpoise . Despite being part of the Seven - the world ’s elect superhero squad - he ’s not exactly a deep thinker .
He acts at the moment on pure impulse , ride by ego and libido . Even when he does the right affair , he ca n’t imagine what the event of his actions will be . But he seldom does the correct thing . Either way , he all too often encounter himself in raging water for his uncaring behavior .
A-Train
A - string is the first member of the Seven that audiences get to foregather in the show . The speedster debuted in the pilot when he run for direct through Hughie ’s girl while he ’s sustain her hand , her body explode in a gory mess of blood and viscera . Then A - Train looks back and dismissively tells Hughie he ’s in too much of a hurriedness to stop .
Like so many superheroes , A - Train is govern by his arrogance . He think of little beyond his role as the fastest man awake and feeding his addiction . That said , he demonstrates a tactical cunning that the Deep lacks .
Homelander
As the most hefty superhero on the major planet , Homelander commands the Seven as their loss leader . He is also the precise kind of individual who should not have that form of mogul . He is narcissistic , insecure , volatile , well manipulated , shortsighted , and has absolutely no empathy for other people .
The American flag cape he wear just reinforce the heavy - handed metaphor that he embodies the abusive misuse of strength by the United States as a global superpower . For all his faults , Homelander is capable of see . He demonstrates an awareness of the ways others are manipulate him and accommodate his behaviour consequently .
Stormfront
Homefront ’s place with The Seven and among the American world was challenged with the increase of Stormfront ( Aya Cash ) to the team following The Deep ’s leaving , and she speedily exhibit her own talent in populace speaking by win over the crowds and her teammates like Starlight .
It was ultimately revealed that Stormfront was the first Supe transformed by Compound V and had long time of experience under her cape , though her antiquated racist impression and genocidal goals narrow her mind and detract from her intelligence .
Alastair Adana
The second season introduced the Church of the Collective , a powerful and influential spiritual establishment that seeks out shame superheroes like The Deep and Eagle the Archer who have hit careen bottom to indoctrinate them to their causa .
The Church of the Collective is led by Alastair Adana ( Goran Visnjic ) , who modernize a strong connection of supes and fame and pol that and increase his influence and fix him up as a very herculean player . alas , he became too large of a threat and was executed by Victoria Neuman after trying to garner taxation - nontaxable status for the Church .
Mother’s Milk
Of the Boys - that is , the team Billy Butcher put together totake down superheroes - Mother ’s Milk is perhaps the most ethical and favorable of the whole group . Well , there ’s Hughie , but by the end of season one , even Hughie ’s get a fortune of blood on his hands .
M.M. ( as he likes to be called ) has a phratry and a good job . He is strategically gifted enough to take on the Seven without having any powers . But he also allows Butcher to pull him back in , costing him everything he manage about . Not a smart move .
Frenchie
For fans of the comics , see the TV version of Frenchie as a semi - sane half - functioning adult was a bit of a shock . Frenchie is nuts . He ’s a gun - obsessed paranoid murder - happy sociopath - and that ’s his sane telly interpretation . The comic record book master copy is the sort of human to joust at his enemies from a wheel with baguette spears .
To be clear , brainsick and stupid are not the same . Frenchie is able to outsmart the Homelander and other extremity of the Seven multiple time and even help construct a method to bolt down Translucent , a superhero with durable skin .
Queen Maeve
For a long time , Queen Maeve was the only womanhood among the ranks of the Seven - a diverseness hire just reinforcing that despite women micturate up more than half the major planet , men seem to rule over every aspect of society .
Maeve is a tragic character , a former idealist beaten down by the abuses of the patriarchy , and by being subjected to the affections of a man like Homelander , who refuses to take no for an answer . Her intelligence is revealed in her ability to bring home the bacon going while surrounded on all side but unfriendly rival and yet keep herself look fine in the public spotlight .
Madelyn Stillwell
There is a myth that successful business professionals must be smarter than the average someone when in truth many are just greedy , corrupt , or lucky . As one of the most important people at Vought ( the corporation that manages and markets superheroes ) , Madelyn Stillwell is decidedly crooked , greedy , and lucky . She ’s also superb .
She has an understanding of how to expend media to impact sales figures and public view that is frankly mind - boggling , but it is her ability to manipulate superheroes into obey her when they could easy crush her to death that induce her so exceptional , which was tragically rationalize little by Homelander .
Starlight
Starlight is the new appendage of the Seven . She ’s a Midwestern girl who really believes in community , helping others , and doing the right matter . When her dreams come true and she is made a member of the Seven , she quickly learnsjust how corrupt , roughshod , and pettythe mathematical group are - their heroics concentre on marketability rather than actually doing good .
Part of why Starlight is so amazing is that she fancy how amazing things are and teach , but does n’t suddenly become wearied and dark . She maintains her virtuousness . She questions the important things in her living but maintains true to her core impression about right and wrong . It ’s well-off to acquire cynical , but it takes both emotional news and critical thinking to reevaluate the world and accommodate without lose oneself .
