The Boys has set itself a fairly controversial precedent over the past two seasons, but season 3’s Herogasm event could bring the colorful character of Tek-Knight into live-action. Say what you like about The Boys, but it never pretended to be a show you could watch with your grandparents. In the opening episode alone, Hughie gets splattered by pieces of his own girlfriend, and a size-changing superhero takes a running dive into a woman’s genitals. Somehow, The Boys season 2 took even bigger risks. Not only did Love Sausage get a literal tenta-dong, but the closing scene where Homelander tugs his flagpole on top of a skyscraper was originally cut from season 1 for going too far.

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Certainly, Eric Kripke’s The Boys adaptation has allayed fears that Garth Ennis’ original comic books would be toned down. The TV show is just as brash and gross as the source material, and in some places even more so (Love Sausage). But The Boys hasn’t yet broached the character of Tek-Knight – arguably the most controversial character from the comic. A parody of Batman with a little Iron Man thrown in, Tek-Knight has the mansion, car, butler and sidekick like Bruce Wayne, and the advanced battle suit like Tony Stark. Unlike these superheroes, Tek-Knight also has a psychological impulse to have sex with literally anything. Whether it be a hot cup of coffee or his butler’s ear, Tek-Knight can barely resist the urge to make love, and he’s even forced to send his “Boy Wonder” away to remove that particular temptation.

It’s easy to see how Tek-Knight’s condition could make him The Boys most controversial addition so far, and while the character is yet to appear in the TV series, others have mentioned him by name, confirming his existence in live-action. And if Tek-Knight exists in The Boys, season 3’s Herogasm is the natural time to introduce him. Kripke has confirmed The Boys‘ upcoming season will adapt the Herogasm comic arc, named after a fictional event where all the world’s superheroes gather to cut loose in a whirlwind of sex, drugs, and rock & roll. Tek-Knight doesn’t make it to Herogasm in the comic story, since he dies in an earlier issue, but if The Boys season 3 is hosting a superhero orgy where anything goes, there’s no reason a live-action Tek-Knight shouldn’t get an invitation.

Assuming Tek-Knight suffers the same sexual affliction on TV as he does in the comics, Herogasm provides a natural environment to demonstrate that uncontrollable lust in all its horrible glory. The Boys season 3’s Herogasm must also introduce previously unseen supes to give the impression of a huge event. A gathering of Vought’s entire roster can’t just focus on Homelander, Queen Maeve and the usual suspects, and Tek-Knight is one of the biggest comic superheroes not yet adapted for screen.

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Using Herogasm to introduce Tek-Knight needn’t be a case of meaningless shock tactics. The Boys season 2 ended with Billy Butcher becoming a legitimate anti-supe agent thanks to the CIA’s Mallory, and he’ll need some new Vought employees to target. A scene in The Boys scene 1 revealed that Tek-Knight was already giving people life-changing injuries through his careless rescue methods, so he’s the perfect character for Butcher to go after during Herogasm – other than the big boss himself, Homelander.

Obviously, questions will be asked regarding how much of Tek-Knight’s comic story could realistically make the transition to TV. The Boys season 2 was far more riotous than the first, but a Batman who can’t stop humping things is a considerable step up on the ladder of depravity – even after M.M. got strangled by a giant penis. The sordid implications with Tek-Knight’s sidekick and butler might also be a little too rich for Amazon’s blood, or simply too outlandish to work effectively in a live-action format. While fans can perhaps expect a slightly altered Tek-Knight during The Boys season 3’s Herogasm event, Eric Kripke has so far crafted a TV show every bit as shocking as the comic, and a less controversial Tek-Knight doesn’t necessarily mean a toned down Tek-Knight.

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