The Boys
Summary
The Boysis a brutal series from start to finish , and no theatrical role is immune to the brutality , including and specially Hughie . In fact , the whole reason Hughie joined the Boysat all was due to a tragedy postulate a careless supe and someone he love . While that minute sparked hate within Hughie that fuel his need for vengeance , Hughie would soon find out that he was n’t too dissimilar from the supe he despised so much - andHughie ’s first killing inThe Boysproves it .
Hughie Campbell was approached by Billy Butcher to join the CIA - backed project force call the Boys after his girlfriend , Robin , was accidentally killed by A - Train . This happen in the first offspring ofThe Boys , and it set the stage for the rest of Hughie ’s life within the serial publication .
Butcher was capable to convince Hughie to join the Boys by tap into his desire for vengeance , and then he kept him there by seducing him with a life of intrigue , and even power . Indeed , the Boys themselves did n’t just ‘ stomp ’ supe ’s , they were also cleared to become them when necessary . Certain doses of Compound V could turn a unconstipated man into a supe for a short time , and Butcher commit Hughie a appreciation of such ability during one of his first missionary work .
The Boys’ Hughie Killed Someone After Losing Control of His Powers (Just Like A-Train)
InThe Boys#6 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson , the Boys are in the middle of a street brawl with a superhero squad they were surveying . Before the fight , Butcher dose everyone who needed it with Compound V , admit Hughie . However , while everyone else knew what to expect , and how to handle themselves with superpowers , Hughie did not .
In the heart of the fight , Hughie is going toe - to - toe with the supe cite Blarney Cock , and the Boys penis punch a hole the right way through Blarney ’s torso , vote down him almost instantly . Hughie gained super speciality from his dose of V ( just as all man do in the comics ) , and since he did n’t know how to keep in line his natural power , he used that superhuman power to accidentally defeat someone .
The Boys Series Argues That Superpowers Themselves Are The Real Villains
Just day after Hughie vow to contribute judge to the homo who killed his girlfriend , he belong and does the exact same thing himself , in the accurate same path . This is n’t to say that Hughie and A - wagon train are the same , as A - Train does other things inThe Boysthat cement him as a disgusting villain . However , it is interesting that the ‘ estimable guy wire ’ and the ‘ defective cat ’ both kill someone in the exact same way , and just days apart , at that . Actually , it ’s more than interesting , as it seems like a measured mode for the serial to bestow the core subject matter ofThe Boysright at the start of the series : the superpowers themselves were the literal villains all along .
A - Train is a bad guy who loses control of his powers and kill someone , and Hughie is a good cat who loses controller of his powers and kills someone . At the ending of the day , it did n’t really matter what their intention were or what kind of people they were in universal . They were just two guys who were given powers beyond their control , leave in two separate , accidental deaths . This concatenation of events does , indeed , deliver the core message ofThe Boysin rather bloody manner , but beyond that , it totally redefines Hughie ’s tragic origin by immediately make him just as bad as the supe he swore vengeance against .
