Who is Black Noir based off of?

While initially an enigma, it is revealed at the climax of the series that Black Noir is actually a clone of the Homelander, developed by Vought-American as a contingency, in case the leader of the Seven became a liability, and as such, has all of his powers, including heat vision, super strength, durability, flight, ...
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Who is Black Noir a parody of?

THE BOYS' Black Noir is obviously supposed to be a parody or alternate version of Batman. Just like every member of The Seven (other than Translucent).
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Is Black Noir a parody of Deadpool?

He may also be a parody of Deadpool in the series as they both share the same weaponry and costume resemblance as well having a disfigured face. On a side note, Deadpool is extremely talkative while Black Noir is the complete opposite. Furthermore, the jokes surrounding him are far more subtle.
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Who is Black Noir's DC equivalent?

Black Noir

He's exactly like Batman in many ways, but more violent, and he spends a lot of his time beating the hell out of white supremacists. While Black Noir may look a lot like Black Panther, he has a lot more in common with Nighthawk.
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Who are the seven based off of?

In the comics, the seven are a clear pastiche of the justice league. Homeland is superman, Queen Maeve is Wonder Woman, Black Noir is Batman, The Deep is Aquaman, Jack from Jupiter is the Martian Manhunter, A-Train and Mr.
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Supervillain Origins: Black Noir (The Boys)

Who is Homelander a parody of?

The character was designed as an evil version of Superman and Captain America in terms of powerset and costume. His cape pulled to the left resembles the first costume of Captain Marvel a.k.a. Shazam. Homelander's backstory in the original comics is similar to that in the television adaption of The Boys.
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Who is Lamplighter a parody of?

Lamplighter is a parody of Marvel's Pyro. Shawn Ashmore, the actor who plays Lamplighter in season 2, previously played Iceman in 20th Century Fox's X-Men franchise, making his appearance in The Boys a meta-joke, as his powers on The Boys are the opposite of his powers on X-Men.
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Who is Black Noir a copy of?

In the comic series, Noir is revealed to be a clone of the Homelander and enhanced with Stormfront's DNA, created to replace him if he ever went rogue. Driven insane by a lack of purpose, Noir resolved to frame the Homelander for various atrocities as part of a plan to gradually drive him insane and replace him.
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Who is Billy Butcher a parody of?

Billy Butcher was designed as a parody of Punisher, a character that series creator Garth Ennis had written for nine years, prior to creating The Boys. Both characters are family men who become violent, unhinged vigilantes who allow their constant thirst for revenge to take them over completely.
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Who is Starlight a parody of?

Starlight is based of a pair of DC female superheroes: Her appearance, especially her original costume, is based on Mary Marvel, where as her abilities are based on Stargirl.
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Who is Soldier Boy a parody of?

A serum-enhanced super-soldier, originating in WWII, with a patriotic theme and a clean-cut, morally superior persona — it's pretty clear that Soldier Boy is an exaggerated parody of Captain America.
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Why can't Black Noir talk?

The brain damage he suffered at the hands of the powerful Solder Boy impacted his ability to talk, but his understanding of language is intact. His emotions are a different story, however. The trauma of his experience has rendered Black Noir an undisputed psychopath.
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Who is Kimiko a parody of?

Kimiko: Wolverine/X-23

While she doesn't possess any adamantium retractable claws, her feral nature, violent temper, and ability to survive fatal attacks are quite similar to that of Wolverine and X-23.
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Who is Queen Maeve a parody of?

Trivia. Queen Maeve is a parody of Wonder Woman from DC Comics. Her design is also reminiscent of Barbie Dolls from the 21st Century. Queen Maeve's Amazon counterpart differs from her comics one only slightly but in many areas.
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Why didn't Black Noir heal?

Brain Damage: Despite his healing factor, Black Noir can still find difficulty in healing brain damage. During his fight with Soldier Boy, he received extreme head trauma which would end up causing a variety of mental problems, including: Amnesia, loss of speech and hallucinations.
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What is Black Noir's super power?

Related: How Hughie's Powers Work In The Boys (& How Strong Is He?) Black Noir is an expert fighter with all the bonuses of being a superhero. He has superhuman strength and is also incredibly durable, having survived powerful, close-up explosions on multiple occasions with only some burn marks on his face.
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Who is Hughie a parody of?

Hughie is intentionally drawn to resemble the British actor and writer Simon Pegg. According to Robertson, he drew the character based on Pegg after seeing him in the sitcom Spaced, and thought that Pegg captured the balance of "innocence but tough determination" that Ennis wanted in the character.
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Who is The Boys version of Thor?

The evil Supes' DNA was used to clone Homelander and even helped make Black Noir. However, the origin Homelander never wanted and kept hidden was borrowed by the "Children of Stormfront" and Vikor, The Boys' parody of Thor, who seems completely fine pretending to be connected to the Nazi Supe.
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Who kills Starlight?

Queen Maeve sacrifices herself for Starlight to escape Homelander's influence, while A-Train finally pays for killing Hughie's girlfriend. Starlight is one of the few characters who survives the entire series, alongside The Deep (while Homelander is killed off-panel by Black Noir).
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Why was Black Noir killed off?

Homelander killed Noir after finding out that The Seven member that he trusted the most was aware that he had a father out there who was alive.
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What is the real identity of Black Noir?

Black Noir is the clone of the Homelander, and was created by Vought-American with refined Compound-V. Vought created him as a contingency plan in order to ensure that Homelander never oversteps his bounds, and kill him if he does.
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Is Soldier Boy evil?

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Ben, better known as Soldier Boy, is the secondary antagonist of Season 3 of The Boys. He was a former superhero and the leader of a Payback, a team of his until being betrayed by them due to his abusive behaviour. He is also the father of Homelander and grandfather of Ryan Butcher.
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Who is Starlight from The Boys a parody of?

Annie's Starlight appearance, especially her original costume, is based on DC heroines Mary Marvel, whereas her powers are based on Marvel's Dazzler, who also can generate light and use it as both heat and concussive force.
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Who did Starlight replace?

Unlike the other characters on this list, Lamplighter was already no longer a member by the start of the show, during which he was replaced by Erin Moriarty's Starlight. The character was mentioned several times in the first season of The Boys, but did not make an appearance until the second season.
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Is Frenchie a supe?

M.M., Billy Butcher, Frenchie, and Hughie might be the first four non-supes who come to mind, but one of The Boys' strengths is its ability to make even its minor non-supe characters fun to watch.
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