The Boys - The Rise of Soldier Boy

Storyline

Season 3 escalates the violence, satire, and emotional complexity of the series. With Soldier Boy's reappearance, long-buried secrets about Vought's earliest experiments surface. Butcher experiments with temporary superpowers through Temp V, challenging his morality. The clash between Homelander and Soldier Boy becomes a brutal family tragedy symbolizing power and generational corruption.

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Tagline

Payback's a mother.

Trivia

• Jensen Ackle's Soldier Boy is inspired by classic American war heroes with a twisted ego.
• Season 3 introduced the controversial "Herogasm" episode adapted from the comics.
• Antony Starr improvised several of Homelander's chilling monologues.

Goofs

• Soldier Boy's shield design changes slightly between episodes.
• A crew reflection is briefly visible in the glass during a Homelander scene.

Quotes

• "The only man in the sky is me." - Homelander
• "You don't get to choose who you save. The job chooses you." - Soldier Boy

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• Some episodes feature humorous in-universe Vought commercials parodying real-world advertising.

Connections

• Continues from The Boys Season 2 and references events from The Boys Presents: Diabolical.
• Introduces the origins of Payback and Soldier Boy's disappearance during the Cold War.

Soundtracks

• Music by Christopher Lennertz. Featured songs include "Rapture" by Blondie and "Bones" by Imagine Dragons.