SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Summary The Boys showrunner Eric Kripke confirms that the comic's Homelander twist won't be happening in the Prime Video show, explaining why such a development would no longer work. In the original comic series by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, it's revealed that Homelander is not the actual villain, but that Black Noir is an evil clone of him who committed diabolical acts.
No, and I don’t mind saying it. In the comics he’s a clone of Homelander this entire time and is actually the one doing all these horrific things. And again, it’s a hell of a twist. But it’s like, well wait, the villain I’ve been following isn’t really the villain. And mileage varies, and I’m sure fans are mad I’m not going that way, but that felt not as satisfying to me. I’m like, if I’m going to follow this villain, I want this guy to be the villain. So I was never really into the clone idea.
Why The Boys' Homelander Comic Twist Doesn't Work In The Show The Boys Show Has Spent Time Building Up Homelander As A Threat Close The twist in the comic reveals that Black Noir had been tricking Homelander into thinking he had an alternate personality, slowly corrupting him in the process. When the mysterious Supe is revealed to be a clone, he becomes the primary antagonist of the story, killing the real version of himself in the process.
By keeping the twist from happening in the show, Kirpke also ensures Homelander will be a menacing threat right up through The Boys season 5. Since these final two seasons of the show will likely see him at his breaking point, it would disrupt the momentum to reveal he wasn't actually who the audience thought the whole time. Not having the twist serves to make the show's main antagonist all the more formidable, keeping up the momentum as he becomes an even greater threat.
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