Season 3 of The Boys left Homelander (The Protector) in an unprecedented situation. The hero revealed his murderous and impulsive character in front of millions of citizens… who cheered him. The one who already had almost all the powers offered himself through this action the control of public opinion, the only step which separated him from the domination of the United States. Now at the head of Vought International, Supe decides in season 4 to recreate the Seven team, which has changed a lot since the start of the series.
After the death of Translucent, that of Black Noir (which marks a major point of division with the comics), as well as the departure of Starlight and Queen Maeve, we have to fill a few holes to appear credible to the public. This is when the series introduces us the characters of Sister Sage, Firecracker, and even the mysterious return of Black Noir. We take stock of this dashing new team of Seven which will represent the entirety of season 4 of The Boys.
Black Black 2.0
Obviously, Homelander, A-Train and The Deep are still relevant within the Seven. This familiar team composition is topped with a last-minute surprise: the presence of Black Noir. Might as well talk about the elephant in the room, the masked hero was indeed dead at the end of season 3, killed by Homelander himself. Doubt was no longer allowed when the character’s guts were shamelessly spread on the ground.
But it is clear that Black Noir is in the casting of this new burst of episodes. The reality is thathe is a simple actor, hired by Homelander (and therefore Vought) to publicly replace the deceased Supe. The citizens are obviously unaware of Black Noir’s death, and according to his murderer they have no interest in knowing. We know almost nothing about the actor who joined the Seven under the guise of Black Noir, apart from the fact that he a much more expressive personality than the moose. On the other hand, we know which actor plays (again) the character in the series.
Sister Sage
The member of the Seven that we will surely see the most this season is Sister Sage. And for good reason, it becomes Homelander’s new right-hand man. This is a completely new character, created by the series, and who therefore does not exist in the comics. The Boys. Information about him is sparse, but it tells us that Sage is the smartest person in the worldso his wits measure up quite easily to Homelander’s physical strength.
Before her meeting with the leader of the Supes, she acted in the shadows, without an honorable cause to defend as a person with powers. Joining the Seven becomes a real opportunity for her to demonstrate her intelligence, and secondly, to satisfy personal ambitions. However, no one knows if his loyalty will remain with Homelander.
Firecracker
The latest recruit of the Seven is a young woman named Firecracker who loves to set things on fire. She first presents herself as a whistleblower, a bit conspiratorial, who makes viral videos on the networks about the most controversial theories in the entire universe of The Boys. She is not present in the comics either, but the information about her is already a little more substantial.
She presents herself as the female version of Homelander, as much in patriotism as in dress. She has exceptional hearing and frequently uses a gun (in homage to the Second Amendment of the American Constitution obviously). She is recruited by Sister Sage for an obscure reason at the start of the series, but which should bear fruit as the episodes progress.
In terms of history, we learn in episode 3 that she grew up in the same region as Starlight, and that she also took part in competitions for Catholic Supes. But after a rumor spread by an unscrupulous Annie January at the time, she was forced to stop this business…to turn to the defamatory denunciation of the former member of the Seven as retaliation. But where will this apparent rivalry lead?
A free place… but for whom?
If you kept score, you realized thatthere is one place left in the Seven. Homelander explains in a season 4 episode that she will probably be reserved for his son, and that it will be kept warm until he reaches a reasonable age to kill people (innocent ones at that). For the moment, nothing is less certain. Ryan doesn’t seem to be as invested in the areas of hypocrisy and murder as his father.
Especially since other Supes could stand out until the season ends. It is also entirely possible that the Seven will become the Six (unofficially at least) for a season or more. Only the future will tell us, so we will have to wait for the new episodes to be sure.
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