The Boys hasn’t scratched the surface with the characters they can use.
The Boys had a lot working against it. The comic book series was vulgar and bloody, it wasn’t well-known by the general public, and it wasn’t like anything we’ve seen from a comic book made for TV. Despite all of that, it was a hit, as it received a 93% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and has 91% on IMDB., with fans also raving about it on Twitter.
The creators of the show were already in the process of starting season 2 before the show’s premiere weekend even came to an end. If you loved the show, this is undoubtedly fantastic news, as it means that we could be getting another season sooner than we hoped – which is even better considering that cliffhanger.
The Boys has an incredibly colorful cast of characters. Though we’ve seen some of them already, Butcher, The Deep, Starlight, and The Female are only the beginning. There is a plethora of characters like The G-Men (guess who they’re a spoof of), and a guy who’s supposed to be Captain America named Soldier Boy – think Cap if Steve Rogers had no courage.
Going forward, we’re going to be introduced to a lot of characters from the comic, and some of them will have a major effect on the story. Here are five that would be great to see.
The Legend
This may be the funniest of all the comic book parodies in The Boys.
To some, it may seem blasphemous, because the person they were making fun of was a well-loved man and a celebrity among comic book fans. Allow me to introduce you to The Legend: a guy who was designed as a complete parody of Stan Lee.
The Legend has been around superheroes since the beginning. He’s the one who created the comic books that create the lore that makes the supes popular. Problem is, around 95% of what he wrote is false. For example, their version of Daredevil can see.
It’s doubtful that we’ll ever see The Legend in this series. There are a lot of people who would consider it disrespectful to portray any fictional version of Stan Lee in this light, especially since he’s no longer with us.
However, if they could do this and turn him into a positive character, he could still have the allure of being the one to create the backstory of heroes and give Butcher and Mother’s Milk information from Vought American. He just couldn’t go around getting up to no good like his comic book counterpart. As raunchy as this show is, they still seem to try and be respectful.
Teenage Kix
When Garth Ennis was writing The Boys comic, he must have had a great time creating different versions of well-known comic book characters. This time, it was at the expense of the Teen Titans.
Teenage Kix were the first superheroes we ever saw The Boys fight. Well, “fight” is a word I use loosely – they beat these wannabe heroes down bad. Hughie was having a little trouble fighting Blarney Cock (I didn’t name him) until he accidentally punched a hole in his torso and killed him. Hughie’s first real fight and he kills a supe; a first of many eye opening experiences.
This would be a great team to use, as it would be a perfect example of what the superheroes are really like.
Not all of them are on the level of The Seven. Teenage Kix were terrible. They were caught stealing medicine from a hospital while they were visiting sick kids. Since this was Hughie’s first supe job, we got a glimpse at what the supes were really up to. However, since Hughie already knows what’s really going on in the world, the writers would have to change a few things up – good thing they’re amazing at what they do.
Love Sausage
A supes head exploded out of nowhere and this led the Boys to Russia, and it turned out that America wasn’t the only place in the world with super-powered people and shenanigans.
Russia had their own premier team; among them was a man who was almost as tough as a tank – a man called Vasilii Vorishikin a.k.a. Love Sausage. Why do they call him that? Well, it’s a euphemism for his, as Marvel Comics’ Agent X calls them, gentleman parts.
Love Sausage is one of the only super people that Butcher trusts. On this mission, Hughie was left on his own after Butcher, Mother’s Milk, the Female, and Frenchie were all poisoned. Love Sausage and Hughie teamed up and it was entertaining to say the least.
Vas is one of the more jovial characters in this comic series. He’s a retired Russian superhero who owns a bar and enjoys a simple life full of vodka – which he says is technically “brake fluid” – which he developed a taste for while he was in the army. He pops up a couple of times, showing up at one point to save The Boys from being killed by a supe almost as powerful as Homelander.
Vas would undoubtedly be a welcome addition to the show because he’s unlike anyone else on it. Plus, there’s the visual of his “love sausage” that would be both funny and, well, shocking to say the least. This series would also have Little Nina who is just another whole thing altogether. Way too explicit to get into what she’s into and about.
Tek Knight
Tek Knight is this reality’s version of Batman. He was a billionaire complete with an English butler and even a boy sidekick. The difference, however, is that instead of a cool plane or car, he has an Iron Man-like suit of armor.
He wasn’t exactly on the level of The Seven, but his team weren’t slouches. Though he may have been good enough to join the team one day, he had… issues – the main one being that he couldn’t stop making love to things… things that weren’t necessarily people. Jackets, food, and even a cup of coffee – you name it. Yeah, it was weird to say the least.
Why should Tek Knight join the show? Because he’s hilarious! And The Boys would undoubtedly have a fun time making light of his complication. More than that, however, his story also comes with a message that really should be told.
His former sidekick Swingwing (who was essentially just Nightwing with a jetpack) was a guy who acted like he was a fan of the gay community when he was actually incredibly homophobic. Seeing this play out on-screen could shine a light on ignorance and ultimately teach people how to be accepting of each other. Like the comics, it could also highlight how the Butcher has no tolerance for ignorance.
Malchemical
There are a few people in The Boys that are actually awful, and Malchemical is one of the three worst. He’s the type of guy who would see someone on fire and just walk across the street so that he could point and laugh at them.
Despite being a well-known jerk, he was placed on the happiest super team in the world. That’s right, a team of superheroes who actually tried to help people. While he was there, he did nothing but be an utterly disrespectful being, and even went as far as to try and sexually assault someone. Thankfully, Hughie was there to step in and save the day. Unfortunately, he got a beating by Malchemical for his troubles – one so bad Hughie ended up in the hospital.
In a way, Malchemical is everything that is wrong with super-powered beings. At least Homelander will get over himself and realize that he has an image to protect, but Malchemical? Well, he just doesn’t care, and he’s so powerful that there just aren’t that many people capable of stopping him – and he knows it.
Of course, Butcher studies supes and that made him smart enough to beat him. Otherwise, Malchemical would have killed Hughie and then had his way with the innocent supes who wanted nothing more than to save people.
He would undoubtedly make a formidable addition to the show.
These are only five. There are other teams and super-powered people that could be used. Some of them may spoil the series while others are too good to mention. The question is, will any of them show up next season? If they do debut, you can always come back here and get the lowdown on who they are.