The Boys
Summary
Butcherkilled quite a few people ( human and supes alike ) throughoutThe Boysseries , though one of those kills was a bit more pernicious than the ease . The Boysis celebrated for its sick delineation of ultra violence , and more often than not , Butcher is the one who brings that furiousness to the Thomas Nelson Page . But this time , Butcher secretly murdered a key character “ off camera ” , and one of the independent artists behind the series confirms it .
AsThe Boyscomic serial publication started coming to an end , Butcher was increasingly unhinged , and Hughie Campbell could sense it . So , Hughie reached out to Mallory after learning that he was the man behind the Boys . During a meeting between the two of them , Mallory told Hughie everything he sleep with about the Boys and about Billy Butcher himself . In fact , Mallory was integral to Hughie ultimately preventing Butcher ’s genocidal attack against every supe in the world . And then , he was never seen again , and his fortune was left totally open - ended . At least , until creative person Russ Braun confirmed:“And yes , Mallory is drained . Butcher killed him off camera , but reasonably distinctly he ’s a dead man . "
The Boys ' M.M. was in the beginning 200 years onetime before the idea was scrapped , but if that detail remained , his blood line would ’ve been way more tragical .
Confirmation of Mallory’s Murder Means Only 1 Member of The Boys Made It Out Alive
Up until this confirmation , it was altogether plausible that Mallory escaped Butcher ’s ire at the final stage ofThe Boys , which would have meant that both he and Hughie made it out alert , as Butcher win in kill every other phallus of the Boys before he at last pass as well . However , with Russ Braun clearing this swing plot thread up inThe Boys Omnibus ’ backmatter , it ’s revealed that Hughie really is the last ‘ Boy ’ standing .
The fact that Hughie really is the last of the Boys only adds to the weight ofThe Boysfinale . In the end , Hughie film over the task force and does his best to work with Stillwell and Vought to ensure the safety of civilian and supes likewise through non - wild and above - control board means . Hughie be a new chapter for those who would stand up against superhumans that employ their power wrongly . By being the only one left from the previous chapter , that metaphoric fresh start becomes even more pronounced .
Butcher Murdering Mallory Gave Him the Catharsis He was Robbed Of
The Boys: Butcher, Baker, Candlestickmakerby Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson
InButcher , Baker , Candlestickmaker , Billy recite some of the bad moments of his life in front of his pappa ’s open casket . Butcher ’s father clapperclaw Billy throughout his puerility , just as he shout BIlly ’s pal and mother . Not only that , but his father remained a damaging military group in Butcher ’s aliveness even into adulthood . At the remnant of this storyline , Butcher urinates on the boldness of his begetter ’s corpse , but what he really want to do was defeat the man himself - and it ’s that aggressiveness that Butcher was able to lease out on his beginner figure , Greg Mallory .
The confirmation of Mallory ’s death has metaphorical significance for the entireThe Boysseries , as well as personal meaning for Butcher himself . However , what ’s more meaning than anything else inThe Boysabout Mallory ’s death is the confirmation itself , even if it was one ofButcher ’s most unspectacular kills , given that it was done “ off photographic camera ” .
