The Boys: Black Noir Proves Why There Can Never Be Another Homelander

In The Boys comic book series, Black Noir proves why there can never be another new version of Homelacomplexthe difficult process of creating one could throw the world into peril. Following the death of both Black Noir and Homelander in The Boys, a news report revealed the unpredictable nature of creating Supes, as Vought-American never knew what kind of monster they were about to create.

Homelander’s creation in The Boys is one of Vought-American’s greatest success stories, as the corporation used the Nazi Supe Stormfront’s DNA to create the strongest hero in existence. Homelander was experimented on heavily and contained under the threat of a nuclear bomb until he was trusted to act in accordance with Vought-American. As a result, Homelander, while possessing extraordinary powers, was emotionally vulnerable. However, his brutal abilities and attitude made him feared among his peers. But, Vought-American had a failsafe against Homelander, creating a new clone, Black Noir, to take him down should he ever fully lose control. However, there’s a significant reason why another Homelander wasn’t made after his death.

In The Boys #66 by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Russ Braun, Tony Avina, and Simond Bowland, the issue deals with the fallout of Homelander being killed by Black Noir (who also died) at the White House. A news report playing as Hughie walks through a snowy city digs deep into Vought-American’s plan to replace servicemen and women with Supes, but a significant flaw is pointed out. The report says that over sixty percent of Vought’s creations had to be euthanized. At the same time, even a success story like cloning Homelander comes with complications – pointing to his psychotic nature as a reason of great concern.

The news report rightly calls out Vought-American, asking if they have such a low success rate with creating Supes and never actually knew how they would turn out, how could they promise to replace the military and other governmental forces? Homelander’s creation seems more like luck than good planning. Meanwhile, Black Noir’s existence appears to show why playing god and making a new Homelander is too dangerous, as they could end up making a Supe capable of turning on them, who is pretty much indestructible.

Creating a new Homelander runs a severe risk for Vought-American of creating a hero with his powers, but is even worse and more uncontrollable. The big reason why The Boys will never have another Homelanderafter his death is because even a greedy corporation like Vought-American, looking to control everything they can, won’t risk the possible dangers of making an even more evil version of the Supe again. Making another Black Noir trying to create a new Homelander in The Boyswould be a death wish.