The Boys discussion thread

[Ethnikistis]

Im mostly done with my exams so I actually have some time to spend here.

So what is the consensus of A train being faster than Homie?
Do we accept the recent statement from the tweet?

 

[ByArrow]

Why is Stans statement even about anyone?
He is just referring to the integrity and durability of his bunker.There is also nothing that states that "Homelander/Soldier Boy could break through it".

Because the statement wasn’t that the Bunker could withstand a neutron bomb. The statement was that there are supes with the power of a neutron bomb, and that the Bunker was safe against those supes.

 

[AstaDragon123]

Hey guys, I wonder why A-Train's scene saving The Boys team in Season 5, Episode 1 is considered an outlier, even though he later managed to outrun Homelander, whose flight speed reaches up to Mach 1.51. After receiving his heart transplant, the storyline never explicitly stated that his powers increased, nor do I recall him secretly training like Queen Maeve did in Season 3.

My assumption is that he didn't take Compound V to boost his powers like he did in Season 1, where he used it out of insecurity regarding his race against Shockwave and his fear of being kicked out of The Seven. Therefore, during that race, he had to push himself to his absolute limit to defeat Shockwave, clocking a top speed of 371 m/s. Fast forward to Season 5, Episode 1: in the scene where he was running for his life from Homelander, I believe he must have been running at his absolute maximum speed as well, since capture meant certain death. Similarly, Homelander must have been flying at his top speed out of sheer rage over A-Train's betrayal and his desire to kill him.

Since both were pushing their limits, they chased each other at comparable speeds. However, their official top speeds do not match; Homelander's is Mach 1.51, whereas A-Train's should be lower than 371 m/s because he wasn't on Compound V. This seems entirely inconsistent.

Is it possible that his previous drug addiction prevented him from pushing to his super speed mode during the race—unlike when he rescued The Boys team from the internment camp—due to the severe toll it took on his body? But once he got the new heart, he could access his peak speed again, albeit briefly because it drains too much energy. Consequently, the speed he used to escape Homelander was just what he deemed sufficient to keep drawing distance without burning out. As for the scene where The Deep dodged his punch in Season 4, I assume A-Train didn't intend to kill or fight seriously; he was merely holding Deep off so Butcher’s team could escape.

 

[Ethnikistis]

Because the statement wasn’t that the Bunker could withstand a neutron bomb. The statement was that there are supes with the power of a neutron bomb, and that the Bunker was safe against those supes.

I see.Well since he brought up heat vision he was most probably talking about Homie.And it can also be considered a hyperbole,but oh well.

 

[Just_Butchering]

That was complete plot armor and nothing more.

Maeve somehow survived a blast that melts Supes after stripping their powers, but also survived getting flung from the explosion over dozens of meters above ground and hitting the ground as a normal ass human.

It's weird, but it's not necessarily a one off. Kimiko got blasted through a wall too while getting depowered.
Also Homelander mentioned that while some supes died in the blast, other survived but powerless.

 

[Just_Butchering]

Hey guys, I wonder why A-Train's scene saving The Boys team in Season 5, Episode 1 is considered an outlier, even though he later managed to outrun Homelander, whose flight speed reaches up to Mach 1.51. After receiving his heart transplant, the storyline never explicitly stated that his powers increased, nor do I recall him secretly training like Queen Maeve did in Season 3.

My assumption is that he didn't take Compound V to boost his powers like he did in Season 1, where he used it out of insecurity regarding his race against Shockwave and his fear of being kicked out of The Seven. Therefore, during that race, he had to push himself to his absolute limit to defeat Shockwave, clocking a top speed of 371 m/s. Fast forward to Season 5, Episode 1: in the scene where he was running for his life from Homelander, I believe he must have been running at his absolute maximum speed as well, since capture meant certain death. Similarly, Homelander must have been flying at his top speed out of sheer rage over A-Train's betrayal and his desire to kill him.

Since both were pushing their limits, they chased each other at comparable speeds. However, their official top speeds do not match; Homelander's is Mach 1.51, whereas A-Train's should be lower than 371 m/s because he wasn't on Compound V. This seems entirely inconsistent.

Is it possible that his previous drug addiction prevented him from pushing to his super speed mode during the race—unlike when he rescued The Boys team from the internment camp—due to the severe toll it took on his body? But once he got the new heart, he could access his peak speed again, albeit briefly because it drains too much energy. Consequently, the speed he used to escape Homelander was just what he deemed sufficient to keep drawing distance without burning out. As for the scene where The Deep dodged his punch in Season 4, I assume A-Train didn't intend to kill or fight seriously; he was merely holding Deep off so Butcher’s team could escape.

Sadly, that's all headcanon. As facts stand, his quicksilver like scene is a mad outlier.

 

[Ethnikistis]

It's weird, but it's not necessarily a one off. Kimiko got blasted through a wall too while getting depowered.
Also Homelander mentioned that while some supes died in the blast, other survived but powerless.

Since I watched this series as it came out,I barely remember what happens in S3.Didnt Kimiko get shot by the rad blast, survive and have her regen factor slower down?