The Boys
Summary
The intact established universe ofThe Boysis based around wrench beloved and iconic superheroes into offensive reflections of themselves . Cuban sandwich like Superman , Captain America , and even Batman are give disconsolate parodies in the form of Homelander , Soldier Boy , and Black Noir - and those are just some of the more obvious examples .
In truth , The Boys(by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson ) has corrupted practically every superhero in universe , not just the most popular ones , including and specially those from the Sir Frederick Handley Page of Marvel Comics . Here are the Top 10 most insulting variant of Marvel characters inThe Boys .
10Godolkin (Professor X)
John Godolkin is an evil homage to Charles Xavier , who made his first appearance inThe Boys#24 . While he does n’t demo power of his own , Godolkin is a master manipulator and brainwasher , who takes in supe youngster under the pretense of give them a safe place to mature up and learn how to control their superpower and become member of the G - Men ( just as Professor X does with his X - Men ) . However , it ’s reveal that Godolkin is a pedophilic sexual predator , and preying on vulnerable children is the primary reasonableness why he runs his ‘ school ’ , which utterly vitiate the entire missionary post and purpose of Charles Xavier in the worst way imaginable .
9Five-Oh (Cyclops)
Just as Cyclops upholds the will of Professor X , so too does Five - Buckeye State for John Godolkin ( which is as bad as it vocalise ) . Five - Ohio is n’t just the drawing card of the G - Men the same way Cyclops is the loss leader of the ecstasy - human beings , but he ’s also a brutish hatchet man of Godolkin ’s perversion . As depict in his few appearances inThe Boys(beginning with issue # 24 ) , Five - Oh silences Godolin ’s dupe and check his wise man ’s sickening crimes are never expose or criticized . The deathless loyalty water flea often exhibited for Charles Xavier is release from a expansive call of tariff to an malign partnership .
8Groundhawk (Wolverine)
While also a appendage of the G - Men , Groundhawk does n’t seem to have any knowledge of the sexual abuse become on under the same roof . In fact , Groundhawk does n’t seem to be aware of much of anything . Throughout his fewThe Boysappearances ( the first of which also in subject # 24 ) , Groundhawk is just a little testicle of rage , mutter “ GONNA ! ” over and over again as if to express how he ’s ‘ gon na ’ ruin any enemy who defy challenge him . away from the hilarious mallet - fisks bemock Logan ’s adamantium claws , the fact that Groundhawk has no personality or humanity to speak of , and is just a rage - fill up supe , is a huge affront to Wolverine . Groundhawk reduces Wolverine to a two - dimensional characterwho is just an angry little putting to death auto . While that ’s sometimes an precise depiction of Wolverine depending on the story , overall it ’s an unfair assessment of his grapheme , and in spades an scornful one .
7Paralactic (Cable)
Debuting inThe Boys#61 by Garth Ennis and Russ Braun , Paralactic is a team of supes who all have laughable cybernetic enhancements . The entire team is assuredly mean to be a parody of the over - the - top , heavy metal nature of ‘ 90s comics , as each of them have elephantine gun , crazy machinelike attachments , and wild , colorful costume that put their bulging muscles on full display . While there are a routine of characters who agree this description , the prime example of this drift ( and the one who arguably pop it to start with ) is Marvel Comics ’ Cable . Cable is a heftiness - bound cyborg with elephantine weapons and a colorful costume , just like Paralactic , making the homage ( and contumely ) on the face of it quite clear .
6Payback (The Avengers)
While not a specific character , Payback ( first appear inThe Boys#7 ) is a stark parody of the Avengers for a number of reasons . Not only do some of the specific members mirror their Marvel Comics counterparts - including Tek Knight , Crimsons Countess , and Soldier Boy - but the team itself held the same tier of narrative importance when liken to more pop superhero teams ( in the meta - sense ) . Before the MCU bring up the Avengers to an A - List squad , the team was generally regarded as a B - tier team , specially when compared to DC ’s Justice League . InThe Boys , where the ‘ Justice League ’ and ‘ the Avengers ’ survive in the same population , that sentiment was translate dead . There was constant in - fighting within Payback ’s ranks , with a phone number of them simply angling to get off the team and join The Seven . It ’s a meta commentary on fans ’ perceptions of superhero teams , to be sure , but it ’s one that ’s too perfect ( and too insultingly accurate ) to ignore .
5Doctor Peculiar (Doctor Strange)
Doctor Peculiar debut inThe Boys#56 , where he prove to be a twisted mockery of Doctor Strange . While Peculiar was n’t a thaumaturgy - wielder by any means , he did endure in a ‘ house of mystery story ’ case home in New York ( not too dissimilar to the Sanctum Sanctorum ) that sell in arcanum rather than religious mysticism . In every direction that matters , Doctor Peculiar is a pimp who connect supe ’s with high - course , expensive sex doer . Peculiar also pile up unclean secrets on these supes , with his home being the unofficial ‘ closet ’ in which every supe ’s skeletons are kept . Like Doctor Strange , who oftentimes acted behind the scenes of any give situation through his mastery of the orphic fine art , Doctor Peculiar also has the power to pull invisible string , only with blackmail alternatively of magic , effectively bring Marvel ’s most fantastic character down to ground in a truly scandalous manner .
4Stormfront (Thor)
This spoof break down far beyond exchangeable powers or team placements , as it delves into Viking symbolism in Norse mythology that has been co - opted by real - life Nazis and white - supremacists in the past . InThor : Vikingsby Garth Ennis and Glenn Fabry , a Swastika displayed on a clock time - send away Nazi aircraft is seen as a Triskele by an ancient Viking , which is the Nordic symbol of death and Renascence . Ennis then bring this idea toThe Boysuniverse with Stormfront , who is a Nazi and one of the first supes to be produce using Compound V. Stormfront arguably represents the idea of heroes deepen with co - opted and misinterpreted symbols . Just as the Triskele became a Swastika , so too didThor become Stormfront , which is a comparison / criticism that goes way further than but mocking a certain character or team .
3“The Bloke Without Fear” (Daredevil)
This unnamed supe only appear inThe Boysprequel miniseries “ Butcher , Baker , Candlestickmaker ” , but there is ample evidence to suggest that he’sThe Boys ’ version of Daredevil . Not only is it implied that his profession is that of a attorney ( and a corrupt one , at that ) , but Butcher also derisorily says “ I think you was think of to be the feller without fear ” as Butcher ’s beat the man to expiry with a pry bar while he pathetically plead for his life . A corrupt lawyer who ca n’t even face his death with bravery and dignity ? Truly a harsh parody of Marvel Comics ’ real number ‘ bloke without reverence ’ .
2Soldier Boy (Captain America)
Soldier Boy is perhaps the most on - the - nose parody of a Marvel superhero on this list , as he is quite literally the antithesis of the poor boy he ’s mocking , Captain America . make believe his first appearance along with his team , Payback , inThe Boys#7 , Soldier Boy is the leader of his Avengers - similar group who wields a shield and wear thin a promising interlingual rendition of a soldier ’s uniform as his costume . On the surface , Soldier Boy seems like a Captain America rent - off , but upon seeing his character , readers pick up nothing could be further from the truth . In an sweat to seem loyal , Soldier Boy shouts the gens of random states while contend , while in trueness he does n’t care about them in the slender . Not only that , but Soldier Boy all fake his long - be bequest while Captain America actually experienced his . Plus , while Captain America is brave enough to present an intact army all alone , Soldier Boy is a immense wimp who huddle in the facial expression of danger . As far as mean parodies of fictional characters go , this one might just be the most contemptuous .
1The Legend (Stan Lee)
While Soldier Boy is perhaps the most insulting put-on of a fictional character , The Legend is easy the spoiled one on this list , as he is mock the real - life ‘ Father of Superheroes ’ , Stan Lee . Stan Lee is a man who needs no introduction in footing of his Marvel Comics legacy , as he collaborated with a with child number of creative artists like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko to make some of Marvel ’s most iconic hero , like Spider - Man , Thor , and the Fantastic Four . Similarly , The Boys ’ the Legend was also responsible for creating iconic amusing books ( albeit in an effort to create desperate fictional backstories for ‘ real - living ’ superheroes ) , but beyond that , the Legend is a harsh criticism of Stan Lee , even if it is free-base on real testimony from those who ’ve worked with Stan Lee in the yesteryear .
While there are many other Marvel Comics parodies withinThe Boyscontinuity , these Top 10 are easily the most prevalent , and the most insulting .
