Gen V
admonition ! This article contain spoilers for Gen V season 1 .
Summary
Gen Vseason 1 might have confirmed that Marie Moreau is potentially stronger than Homelander , but one major advantage still hold Homelander an edge . Setafter the events ofThe Boysseason 3,Gen Vexpands its parent serial ' universe by not only bestow new supe characters to its roster but also making several challenging developments toits existing lore . For instance , Gen Vestablishes that Vought is actively looking for new supe recruits to supersede Starlight and Queen Maeve in The Seven . It also hints that Homelander is already creating an elaborate plan to win his legal trial for killing a civilian in broad daytime .
Apart from that , Gen Vseason 1 ’s finalealso give a glimpse of the scale of Marie ’s major power , setting her up as one of the strongest supes inThe Boysseason 4 . Marie shows so much likely towardGen Vseason 1 ’s endingthat it becomes hard not to meditate if she could bunk Homelander . While that may remain a theory , Homelander still has one vantage that Marie may struggle to surmount if she crusade him again in the near future .
Gen V introduced several fictional character who have the electric potential to change the major power dynamics of The Boys season 4 , making for an even more exciting tale .
Gen V & The Boys Suggest Marie Moreau Is Stronger Than Homelander
InGen V ’s possible action episode , Marie Moreau seems comparatively weaker than Godolkin University ’s top students because of her unfitness to realize the true musical scale of her rip - curdle powers . However , as the spin - off series progress , Marie discovers that she can not only control her own line but manipulate the blood current in someone else ’s dead body . While she initially only use this newfound power to save a bleeding cleaning lady at a club and later to revive Cate , Gen V ’s finis proves that there is a plenty more to her blood - flex abilities than meets the eye .
Moments before she makes Cate ’s arm explode inGen V ’s coda , Marie give a supe an inst heart attack . This power makes her stronger than well-nigh all other supe inThe Boys ' universe because it earmark her to kill them without warning or underground . Unlike Homelander ’s high temperature waves , her superpower is not only lethal but also unacceptable to defend against . Hughie and Butcher ’s modus operandi of killingTranslucent inThe Boysseason 1has already established that no matter how heavy supes may be on the outside , they are just like regular humanity at bottom . This would think that if Marie honed her cardiac arrest power , she could kill Homelander before he could even consider about assault her or defend himself .
Gen V Proves Homelander Has 1 Major Advantage Over Marie
However , despite having the power to effortlessly kill most supes inThe boy ' universe , Marie may not be able to overpower Homelander just yet . Unlike Homelander , she has empathy and strives to be a righteous human . InGen V , she even tries to save Dean Shetty from dying beforeCate use her mind control " push " powerto stop her . Gen V ’s finale also establishes that Marie gave that supe a heart attack and made Cate ’s hand explode in the heat of the second , and would have been more thoughtful about her actions if Jordan Li ’s life was not on the line . Once Marie acquires comfortably control over cardiac arrest - inducing power , she will in all probability think twice before using it on anyone .
Although Victoria Neuman and Marie Moreau share similar powers , Marie ’s cardiac arrest killings seem far more effective than Neuman ’s question - exploding ability , making her a ripe competitor for Homelander .
Marie ’s empathy makes her a morally ranking supe to Homelander . However , this could be a serious disadvantage in a showdown since Homelander is right smart more capricious and remorseless . hesitate even for a second gear against Homelander could show fatal because he will immediately commit to kill her if he perceive her as a menace . Even if Homelander does not want to wipe out Marie , he could just vaporize off in a endorsement without giving Marie the sentence to manipulate his blood flow and give him a heart attack . Therefore , as baronial as Marie ’s empathy may seem , it could be a twice - inch sword in high - stake supe struggle against potent supes like Homelander .
The Boys Season 4 Could Give Marie The Edge She Needs To Win
Marie sticks to her ethics because she care to set an example for her sister . She hopes to find her sister someday and show her that she is a good mortal who only incidentally vote out their parent . However , ifThe Boysseason 4reveals that something direful has bump to her sis , Marie might tap off to the base side of the supe spectrum , making her as savage as Homelander . Gen Vseason 1 ’s ending reveals that Marie , Andre , Jordan , and Emma have been locked up in a supe facility . Staying imprison could also alter their perception of morality and make them more strategic about their desire to become superheroes and near people .
Hughie could not offend a soul inThe Boysseason 1 before he joined forces with Billy Butcher . Hence , if Marie ends up joining the boy , Butcher and the crew might open up up her eye to how vile Homelander can be . This revelation could serve as a accelerator for Marie ’s persona development inThe Boysseason 4 orGen Vseason 2 , encouraging her to embrace the darker aspects of being a supe and go all out the next time she do face to face with Homelander .
