SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary Gen V focuses on young Supes aspiring to be heroes, and its most tragic story highlights how Hughie Campbell and his companions could be the real villains of The Boys. So far, Gen V is doing a great job of expanding The Boys universe. However, it may also prove that the main show's heroes aren't as heroic as they seem.
Gen V Makes Hughie's Compound V Reveal In The Boys Season 2 Much Darker In The Boys season 2, Hughie and Starlight manage to leak Compound V to the press, letting the whole world know how it works. Their revelation is made much darker through the lens of Gen V. In The Boys, exposing Vought's secret about how Supes are made is seen as a huge victory. The team gives away Vought's biggest secret: that their Supes' abilities come from this chemical.