The Boys
Summary
WithinThe Boyscanon , Compound V is the means that contribute regular humans superpowers , with the most vulgar being super durability and near invulnerability ( something that can even be achieved temporarily with the correct cocktail ) . give the fact thatThe Boysis a pretty coherent parody of Marveland DC , one would assume that Compound V was more or less a parody of Marvel ’s super soldier blood serum or DC ’s malice . However , it seems as though Compound V was actually breathe in by a much more unnoticeable comedian , and one insidious point of reference support it .
This ‘ stirring - in - question ’ is presumablyAsterix the Gaul , a Gallic comic published in the ‘ sixty . It followed the adventures of Asterix in the year 50 BC . As a babe , Asterix fell into a potion that grant him superhuman strength , a power he exhibited for the rest of his life ( so long as he on a regular basis consumed Zen of the potion , anyway ) .
In fact , it was because of his A-one strength that a Centurion spy infiltrates Gaul to uncover the secret of Asterix ’s powers . This Centurion wanted to override Julius Caesar , and he needed Asterix ’s powers to do that , and he would soon instruct that the answers he seek were to be found in this orphic strength potion .
The Female From The Boys Has The Same Origin As Asterix The Gaul
InThe Boys#38 by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson , readers are toldthe full backstory ofThe Boys ' Female(aka Kimiko from the live - action serial publication , who remains unnamed in the comic ) . When she was a child , her mother brought her to her office job that was just down the entrance hall from a scientific research laboratory dedicated to making a stark synthetic copy of Compound V in an effort to contend with Vought - American .
The Female ’s mother was n’t paying attention to her , so she crawled into the lab and climb into a bucket filled with the residuals of this experimental nitty-gritty - and consume all of it . From that detail forth , the Female was a supe , tout crack strength and a healing factor , at which point she was inscribe by Butcher and the Boys , as he require to utilise her strength to take down Vought and their maven supe , Homelander .
The Boys’ Female Is A Reflection Of Asterix The Gaul (& That’s Not The Only Connection)
The Female has virtually the same origin asAsterix the Gaul , with Compound V ( or the exact - transcript substitute ) being a sales booth - in for Asterix ’s strength potion . And her enlisting by Butcher and the Boys mirrors the Centurion ’s movement to utilise Asterix ’s powers to overthrow Caesar . But there ’s also another connection that gives this hypothesis a turn stronger leg to stand on than parallel plot points that could have otherwise been argued as total coincidences : the name of the scientist who created the synthetical Compound V , Dr. Uderzo . This scientist partake in a name with the conscientious objector - creator ofAsterix the Gaul , Albert Uderzo .
This is a subtle acknowledgment , to be indisputable , but one that gives credibility to the idea thatAsterix the GaulinspiredThe Boys ’ Compound V. The law of similarity in the inception story of Asterix and the female person are a minute too cheeseparing for coincidence , as are the narrative parallel between Butcher and the Centurion . But the thing that puts it over the top is the name ofThe Boys ’ scientist being the same as the co - creator ofAsterix the Gaul , as that cements the character , and all but confirms this surprising inhalation for Compound V.
