Born with unbelievable powers, he was raised in a lab, and was surrounded by doctors like Jonah Vogelbaum, who named him John. Homelander was born sometime in the spring of 1981 from the semen of Soldier Boy, America's first and greatest superhero, and an unknown egg donor. 'And yet, I turned out great.' -Homelander's response to Jonah Vogelbaum's apology. The Boys Series Background Childhood 'You should've been raised in a home with a family who loved you. 1.5.7 'Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed'.1.5.5 'The Last Time to Look on This World of Lies'.On the surface, he's affable, modest, and sincere the ultimate Boy Scout, an American treasure, a God-fearing patriot, but just like mere mortals even superheroes have secrets. Not only can he fly, but he possesses super hearing, super strength and super durability far beyond most supes, and can see through anything except for zinc with his X-ray vision, as well as being able to burn and cut through things by shooting a red-colored beam of heat energy from out of his eyes. With the face of a movie star and the power of a god, Homelander is considered the greatest superhero alive. Homelander is the leader of The Seven, the strongest Supe in the world, and the archenemy of Billy Butcher, the leader of The Boys. He is also a recurring antagonist of its spin-off series The Boys Presents: Diabolical. John, better known as The Homelander, is the main antagonist of the Amazon series The Boys, serving as the main antagonist of Season 1 and one of the two main antagonists of Seasons 2 and 3 (alongside Stormfront in the former and Soldier Boy in the latter). And I really can do whatever the fuck I want.' -Homelander to Starlight No? You don't want to do it? Well, then, I would have to say that you have absolutely no fucking leverage because I am the Homelander. I would, but if you take that away from me, well, being feared is A-one okey-doke by me. I'll even throw in Des Moines and that little cousin-fucker hick town that Maeve's from, cause why not? See, Starlight, I'd prefer to be loved. I'll just wipe New York off the fucking map for fun. First, I'll take out the nerve centers- White House, Pentagon-then any domestic defense capabilities, and then critical infrastructure-like cellular, Internet, that kind of thing-and then, well, I think then. Let's light this candle, huh? I mean, sure, I'll lose everything, but then, I'll have nothing to lose. Antony Starr For the Dynamite version of the character, see Homelander/Comics.

The Wild Man by Timothy B. Husband