Fans of The Boys are taking to social media to call out a longstanding myth perpetuated by Homelander’s actions in Gen V.
Homelanderhas proven to be a terrifying menace on The Boys, and one of his favorite methods of punishment is the heat beams he fires from his eyes.
But there’s a common misconception fans have come across after a scene in The Boys spin-off Gen V. TheGen V Season 1 finalesees Homelander blast Marie with his heat beams. However, the episode ends with Marie shown to survive the blast, seemingly imprisoned by Vought.
It’s led to a misconception that Marie is outright powerful enough to withstand Homelander’s beams, and fans on The Boys’ subreddit are tired of it.
“Homelander can literally control his blast,” user Middle_Barracuda_872 saidin a post. “Does the fan base watch this through TikTok or something????”
And he’s right. We’ve seen Homelander using his beams with varying strengths and intensities for years now. One of the earliest examples would be Season 2 when he used them to heat up a vial of frozen breast milk left behind by the late Madelyn Stillwell.
We often see him firing them at full intensity, such as when he killed a protestor who threatened Ryan in the Season 3 finale. But there are also moments where he shows restraint throughout the series, as well.
We see him using precise application in some situations, like heating up a gun or blasting through someone’s skull. We’ve also seen he has enough control to sweep them in an arc, such as when hesliced a plane in halfin the series premiere.
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And, of course, there’s theshocking moment in Season 4when hefires a blast through a man’s genitalsrather than slicing him completely in half. It’s a cruel moment, but it does again demonstrate just how much control Homelander has.
For the moment in question in Gen V, it’s obvious Homelander was aiming to disarm and capture Marie versus killing her outright. Given the applications of his powers we’ve seen thus far, it’s reasonable to assume he used a blast powerful enough to knock her out but not kill her.
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Christopher Baggett was a TV & Movies Writer on Dexerto’s US team and a comics expert, across DC Comics and Marvel. He also has bylines at ComicsBeat, Comic Book Resources, and The HomeWorld.
