![]() Unbeknownst, to Soldier Boy, Vogelbaum then used his sperm to create a baby who would eventually grow up to be Homelander.Īt some point during the 1980s, Soldier Boy came across a group of kids one night trying to boost a Benz. In the fall of 1980, Jonah Vogelbaum called Soldier Boy into the lab and asked him to produce his sperm into a cup so that they could study his genetics. Unfortunately, cold-blooded criminals like the robbery suspects I stopped that night have no regard for human life." -Soldier Boy's response regarding the deaths of Louis, Walter, and Lucy Milk. Soldier Boy would also become the leader of the superhero team Payback, where he would supposedly fight crime alongside Crimson Countess, Gunpowder, Swatto, Mindstorm, Black Noir and the TNT Twins.Ĭareer in Payback "I deeply regret the deaths of those innocent people. It has even been rumored that he was the man who assassinated President John F. He brutalized civil rights activists with fire hoses during the 1963 Birmingham protests and killed several anti-war demonstrators during the 1970 Kent State shootings. It has been claimed that, during the 1960s and 70s, Soldier Boy performed several black ops for the U.S government. Soldier took part in the Red Scare and testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee. įollowing the end of World War II, Soldier Boy remained a major superhero with Vought for decades and was familiar with Stormfront during her time as Liberty, as the two of them founded Herogasm together in 1952. However, Soldier Boy intervened and had the day be known as National Superhero Day as a way of honoring all superheroes instead. Truman, to establish the date of April 28 as Soldier Boy Day as a way of honoring his heroic efforts during the war. In 1945, an executive order was drafted, presumably by President Harry S. His father was also not impressed and disdainfully told Soldier Boy that he had taken a "shortcut," claiming that a "real man" wouldn't have "cheated" the way he had. However, due to how much he was worth to the company, Vought-American used him mostly for war propaganda instead of actually letting him fight the Nazis. With his newfound powers, Soldier Boy would allegedly slaughter German soldiers by the dozen in combat. In 1944, by exploiting his father's connections after joining the Army, Ben was able to get himself dosed with Frederick Vought's field-tested version of Compound V and became Soldier Boy, America's first superhero. Unfortunately, Ben did poorly in boarding school and left, leading his father to call him a disappointment and tell him he was unworthy to carry on the family name. He was sent to boarding school so he could be properly educated. In reality, Ben was born to a wealthy father owning half the steel mills in the state. The official backstory of Soldier Boy by Vought was that he was born poor and learned the values of hard work, tenacity and bravery. Soldier Boy was born in South Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1919 under the name "Benjamin" or "Ben" as a nickname. Please join us in saluting Soldier Boy." -Narrator He helped guide America into a brighter future, and along the way, he found the love of a good woman, which made his sacrifice all the more noble, when he gave his life saving us from a nuclear holocaust. He defended us against the encroaching Red Menace. He used those values to prove America's exceptionalism to the world. Born poor on the mean streets of South Philadelphia, he learned the values of hard work, tenacity and bravery. "Soldier Boy grew up in the birthplace of American liberty. With his superhero team Payback by his side, he was said to have fought for liberty and justice for all until his disappearance during a botched military operation in Nicaragua, with the cover story being that he heroically sacrificed his own life to save America from a nuclear power plant meltdown in 1984. As a young man, Soldier Boy helped good triumph over evil in World War II, although this was contested by The Legend, who claimed it was Vought propaganda. He was America's first and greatest superhero before Homelander and the former leader of the superhero team Payback. Soldier Boy (real name Benjamin) is a major antagonist of the the Amazon series The Boys, serving as a mentioned character in Seasons 1 and 2, and one of the two main antagonists (alongside Homelander) of Season 3. But there's no fixing that now." -Soldier Boy dogmatic opinion on his son Homelander And not some weak, sniveling pussy, starved for attention. Maybe if I'd raised you, I could've made you better. I wish I could've raised you and taught you, father to son. Jensen Ackles "It's a shame that I've missed so much.
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