The recent end of season four of The Boys left an interesting question for fans of the series: which characters could beat Captain Homeland in a fight? The villain, who was already practically invincible, is proving to be increasingly strong and complicated to face and the main characters will have a lot of work to do to defeat him and bring a possible happy ending to the series.
But is Captain Homeland really that invincible? In today's article, we'll bring you a list of ten characters from the series who could go head-to-head with the antagonist to see who could beat Captain Homeland in a final showdown. Will your favorite character be on this list?
Soldier Boy
If you ask a fan of the series which characters could beat Captain Homeland, Soldier Boy should be the first name to come to mind and will also be the first to open that list. Throughout the third season, the series focused on showing just how strong Soldier Boy is and the extent of his powers, presenting the character with abilities as strong as Captain Homeland's and a bit more like a radioactive aura.
What really hurts the situation is Soldier Boy's mental state. The man is completely broken emotionally and also not in his best shape in terms of training. He would need to "kick it up a notch" to really be able to put an end to the threat posed by Captain Homeland.
Victoria Neuman
Even the villain's allies couldn't be left out of this analysis, so we can consider Victoria Neuman as one of the possible characters who could beat Captain Homeland. Even though she is currently his ally, the character's power level is quite impressive. Her skill is blood manipulation and this could be enough to eliminate any enemy that stands in her way.
We don't know for sure if Captain Homeland would have any resistance to the power she uses, but if at some point she turns against him and manages to manipulate his blood, he'd have a hard time dealing with it. We shouldn't trust her loyalty to Captain Homeland 100% since literally anything can happen in this series and there's always the possibility that she'll simply turn against him and offer the villain one of the cruelest endings imaginable.
Starlight
Although Starlight has been greatly underestimated throughout the series, she would easily be one of the characters who could beat Captain Homeland. She has enough hatred for the antagonist to justify an outburst of fury at some point and simply wipe him out after all he's been through.
The girl's ability to absorb and generate light may not present that much danger to someone like Captain Homeland, but it's worth remembering that this light was so powerful that its heat even stopped Soldier Boy once. It would definitely be an interesting plot twist to see Captain Homeland end up lifeless at the hands of Starlight at some point.
Tempesta
Tempesta also deserves to be among the characters who could beat Captain Homeland, even though she is currently dead in the series. Her abilities were very strong and included electrokinesis, strength and heightened senses. Her intelligence has also been shown to be much greater than Captain Homeland's several times throughout the show.
When she and Captain Homeland faced each other, she managed to withstand many of his blows, having been mortally wounded by her son Ryan and not by him. This proves that if she'd had more training and time, she might have put an end to the villain before anyone else had the chance.
Marie Moreau
Marie is another one who couldn't be left off the list of characters who could beat Captain Homeland. The character can also manipulate blood and this in itself gives her great potential against the villain. After all, even though he's invulnerable to a lot of things, he still has blood in his veins, right?
She is the protagonist of Gen V, a spin-off from the original series of The Boys. Since they're all set in the same universe, who knows if the character might show up at some point for a clash against the dreaded Captain Homeland?
Magnificent Maeve
Despite her fate during the third season of The Boys, Magnificent Maeve easily makes the list of characters who could beat Captain Homeland. She starred in one of the most remarkable fights of the entire series and her powers were compared to those of Wonder Woman, a famous DC character.
Even if she didn't come out of the battle victorious, she had a satisfactory ending that can be considered "happy" by fans of the show. Even if this ending made it impossible for her to wipe out Captain Homeland's race in future seasons, her former abilities show that she certainly had the potential to do so.
Butcher
Known as Captain Homeland's greatest rival throughout the series, Butcher is one of the main options when it comes to characters who could beat Captain Homeland. It's not just today that he fights against the antagonist's ideals and it would be disappointing if he didn't at least play a part in his death.
Butcher is only human, but that hasn't stopped him from trying to eliminate Captain Homeland several times. He's committed a lot of crazy things on his path to revenge against the villain and viewers simply wouldn't be surprised if one of his many attempts ended up working.
Countess Scarlet
Like Starlight, the Scarlet Countess may be very underrated in the universe of The Boys, but her powers make her a great bet among the characters who could beat Captain Homeland. She can control fire, generating balls of the element that appear directly in her hands. She's a little weak when she first appears in the third season, but her abilities are still formidable.
The fire unleashed by the Scarlet Countess is strong enough to melt steel, and that's because she's not yet in her most powerful form and is considered only a shadow of her former self. If she manages to regain the full potential she once had, Captain Homeland probably wouldn't stand a chance.
Black Noir II
Although he's a newcomer to the series, Black Noir II has already shown enough potential to be among the characters who could win the Captain Homeland. Even before he was resurrected from the grave, he was already very powerful, and his new version manages to surpass him on many points.
If we take the comic book stories into account, he really is the most qualified for the post of possible eliminator of Captain Homeland, since in the original plot he is a clone of the villain and ends up putting an end to him. Even if he isn't a clone of Captain Homeland in the series, taking into account that in the comics he is the one who eliminates the character and that may be why he was brought back from the dead generates many theories among fans. There does seem to be something great in store for the character.
Ryan
Although, of all the names on this list of characters who could beat Captain Homeland, the most promising to become the winner would be Ryan. The boy is the villain's son and has already shown a lot of combat potential at various times in the series, especially when he faced Tempesta.
As he matures, his powers become even stronger than his father's, but bringing him over to the side of those who are against Captain Homeland won't be the easiest of tasks. As the villain's son, he remains on his side and doesn't seem to be making much of an effort to change the situation.
Conclusion
Of course, only with the end of the series will we know who among the characters who could beat Captain Homeland actually manages to do so. But what about you? Who do you think will get the glory in the end? Share your opinion with us in the comments! Also check out our article on the seven best action movie directors of all time
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