Soldier Boy roasted Homelander worse than Stillwell. I love how you can tell that Soldier Boy really pissed him off wit that knock-off remark. He really is not used to for people talking back to him.
Honestly I my doubts about that scene I mean Homeland is Superman level strong how can he be pulled off by a cape it would just tear off (& I assume it's made up of regular material cuz I never heard mention that it's made up of some special material)
@@justkeepstudying6346 to be fair he was flying and had weak base so maybe thats why but honestly logic and powerlevels are screwed in season 3. Here Butcher, Soldier Boy and Hughie barely are able to fight him in the finale f__king Queen Maeve who broke her wrists trying to hold the car is suddenly able to break Homelanders nose.
It shows that butchers the stronger man. He has his powers for a limited time and limited experience. Homelander had his his entire life. Butcher has something to die for, not fight for. Homelands biggest fear is death. Whereas butchers entire life goal is to die with purpose.
@@anthonyzullo I always thought that he was smiling like that simply because Homelander was now on equal grounds with him and the fact that Homelander was struggling and had to put in effort filled butcher with glee.
I especially like his reaction to Butcher blasting him with his "heat vision". He was so utterly confused... Homelander's "what the f*ck" and "what have you done" may very well be my favorite moments of this episode, if not whole season.
@@HanithSVK Exactly!! Same here, it was a genuine surprised and confused reaction because he’s so used to everyone being weaker than him, especially regular humans that he wasn’t expecting a balanced stand up fight with them.
Definitely, to this day still makes me excited about the outcome, i still believe Homelander is gonna lose until the last second. I can say that about just a handful of fights in the genre.
Throughout the show, Homelander never really has to fight ; one look, and his opponents are dead. This time, he finally meets his match, so he is forced to let loose. For the first time ever he realizes there are people capable of standing up to him, a real turning point in the series. What a magnificent scene.
That really shows homelanders strength. He’s an inexperienced fighter vs three experienced fighters with power. Though soldier boy was rusty, and the other two weren’t used to their powers, they still had years of combat experience fighting people that were powerful, and all three of them do nothing apart from fighting. And here we have homelander, has never met a match, doesn’t really do any fighting but just walks around lasering bad guys, and is worried about other stuff like voughts numbers and promotional activities. And yet he still holds his own and does really well against these guys. And on top of that he was limited in a closed space. If this was a battle in an open place like a field or landscape, he could put on of his greatest powers, flight, into good use, gaining distance, going fast, attacking from multiple angles, repeatedly crashing down on the boys, and so much more. Really comes to show the power of the Homelander.
@@Samanthnyaa butcher can take a punch. He has tried fighting supes as a normal. HL is stronger than both of them but Butcher and SB have more experience.
That mid-fight butcher grinning scene with blood in his teeth was an exact replica of his first encounter with translucent. Loved it. Billy is such a crazy guy; its enthralling whenever he gets into a fight.
There's a few parallels to Butcher and Hughie vs Translucent. In both fights, Butcher tells Hughie to run, and instead Hughie comes in from behind turning the fight the favour of the Boys. I love it.
Butcher was having the time of his life. The person he hates most and the main reason Butcher is on the path that he is. Homelander has been, literally, untouchable before and now Butcher has a way to actually fight and hurt him. Of course he'd be grinning when he's got Homelander working for his win
Homelander's reactions during the fight are priceless. He goes from being confident against Soldierboy, to shocked when Butcher has powers, frustrated when Hughie comes in and angry/scared when they all pin him down.
Like, does MM have a death wish? Exactly what is he going to do to Soldier Boy? It would be worse outcome than a one year girl old trying to beat up The Rock.
I love how Butcher just walked towards Homelander not even knowing if Temp V could put him on Homelander's level. How good it must have felt for him to be finally able to hit Homelander.
I think Homlander pretty much cleared it out at the Noir's death scene that he can see through people's clothing, so technically nothing new to him! or... he has always been seeing everyone naked all along! :D
@@markg999 yeah, almost like this was the climax of season 3 and now we're in the middle of season 4, and still building up to the climax for this season
@@markg999 with what the season has been building on i have high hopes but we have to wait and see im really hoping for homelander vs A-train because that would be easily one of if not the best fight in the series
Anthony Starr deserves an award. Dude is legitimately scary. He could tell an entire story with facial expression. His eyes tell it all. A broken powerful man just wanting to be loved. His facial expression acting is unprecedented
There’s this point when he’s on stage with Starlight, an audience member shouts out his Nazi girlfriend is dead, and something just under the skin twitches. It’s so minute you can barely see it, but it felt so freaky I twitched with him. Amazing performance, everything with that scene and his speech.
True. I've seen 2 of his movies after this one and I kept thinking he was going to shoot lasers out of his eyes even though they were clearly not super hero movies
I don't know why Homelander didn't realise Butcher had powers after he tanked a direct hit from his heat vision without bursting. That alone should have told him something is up.
@@Learnify444 and? The guy told Starlight just a couple of episodes ago that if he was exposed he would take on the entire world, and here he almost dies to 3 people (2 of whom aren’t even real supes)
I love the look on Homeladner's face at the end. For the first time in his entire life, he lost. Not through blackmail means like in the previous season, but in an actual physical fight. He had to retreat. He felt fear. And we can see every single one of those emotions come across his face. Shock, disbelief, rage, denial, desperation. Absolute perfection.
@@TheEmperorOfViltrumI mean, dude had to run before Soldier Boy got his ability off. It's definitely a loss, but once he realises that Butcher and Hughie aren't permanently Supes, he'll come back with a vengeance.
What a joy it would have been if Butcher got the flying power as well. Homelander makes an escape and 10 seconds later during the flight behind him, "Oi" 🤣🤣🤣
@@carmelorosario155i think it would be cooler if he didn't fly and it shows other ways he gets to him showing pure skill and determination with out many powers
I love that of all the fights in the show, Soldier Boy seems to demonstrate the most realistic hand-to-hand combat here. He throws punches with intent and a meaningful target (e.g. uppercutting Homelander’s liver), manages distance, head movement, so forth. Pretty creative attacks like a headbutt, cape-pulling, slamming. Noticeably more strategic than all the untrained supes we see. Wish we got more Soldier Boy.
This show really doesn’t have many fight scenes when you think about it, especially with Homelander. They went above and beyond with this sequence. What an expertly choreographed battle
My only gripe with this scene is the power scaling. These guys are running into literal walls and stopping, it’s kind of telling us that these supes top out at around Captain America’s strength but with additional powers on top of it.
@@ben_jammin9470 I’m sure there’s a level of control that they have with their powers, especially homelander. If he wanted to smash Soldier Boy clean through a wall I’m sure he could do it. Super strength and durability seem to be common powers that many of the supes get alongside their main power, with varying degrees of strength level.
@@ben_jammin9470I think super hero films have always had this sort of problem. They can punch someone clean across a field, or throw them thousands of feet in the air, yet end up getting their fist lodged in a wall or something.
@@seesidesummerhouse6112 yes for sure, and we can acknowledge the budgetary constraints of the show. Still, for all its faults, the fight scene between General Zod and Superman shows a delta.
more like trash and cliche super hero fatigue. Shows and movies with well written characters and stories still get a lot of appreciation. Into the spider verse and the boys being prime examples
@@jakubb9498 but watchmen was awful if you were a fan of the comic, no pirates, no giant mutant star squid. Its a matter of perspective. Its seems every project is divisive.
Homelander has no fight and combat experience at all and he stood his own against all 3 of them, one being the 2nd strongest supe in the boys universe with unlimited fight experience 😂 also after getting ambushed
Antony Star nailed the realistic emotions of this scene from the confused shock to Butcher being alive, and then the genuine “what have you done?” And to top it all off the look of clear confusion of hughie not wearing any clothes. Kinda like “why is he naked, wait he just punched me back, he’s got sup-“ then tries to laser him
Homelander's "wtf?" after Butcher lasers him always cracks me up, terrific line delivery. His reaction to Hughie showing up out of nowhere and being completely naked was also funny. Poor Homelander has no idea what the hell just happen.
Just a reminder that Homelander was forced to fight stronger supes when he was a lab rat child and was always tormented and hurt by weapons and torture chambers to see how much he could take, so yes he knows what fighting someone stronger means and he also knows pain and fear.
It’s definitely hard to choose, the women scene beating up stormfront was pretty awesome. I’m no feminist but if that’s how they were I’d back them all day😂
Because for a 3 seasons there was not a single moment when Homelander could be chlalanged. But now, with SB and Butcher with powers, Homelander was finally put under pressure.
Man soldier boy was a really cool character I’m glad they didn’t kill him off and hope they bring him back. This season him, black noir, and homelander scenes were my favorite.
Soldier Boy was the only sane character alongside Maeve. They knew how dangerous Homelander was and despite being weaker than him, they still fought him. Now the boys are in bigger trouble.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 actually no soldier boy is as strong or stronger than homelander, he just seemed weak cuz he had used his super against the twins earlier
I love how despite his inexperience in battle and clear anxiety regarding Soldier Boy, he's not even slightly scared when the situation turns into a 2v1. Chad.
I even liked his reaction to hughies appearance better, HL just had this ????-look on his face just for a split second before going back to business, Anthony Starr does so fucking well
It’s scary to think that all 3 of them still wasn’t enough to keep Homelander down. That animalistic roar at 3:38 sold the moment perfectly. Amazing show.
If soldier boy didn't shoot that blast before They would ve won ep 8 Clearly shows soldier boy true strength and durability on another level the man didn't even flinch against butcher lazers to the face and rayan lezers who fried stormfront took it head on and walk it off like nothing happened
SPOILERS***** ____ ____ ____ ____Homelander's powers seem to have been degraded just by being in proximity to Soldier Boy--no full discharge necessary. How else could Homelander's eardrum have been punctured by a mere piece of metal thrust by Maeve's hand? Homelander was said to have been unable to be harmed by anything that had been thrown at him before Soldier Boy re-appeared. And Homelander had even flown into the vacuum of space. Remember, Stan Edgar said Vought would be out of the supes business in five years time. Are Soldier Boy and Temp V the instruments to achieve that?
@@cylon5741 I think it's just poor writing. The fact that no one brought it up during/after the fight is very telling. Kripke just wanted to give Maeve a power moment and fucked with the powerscaling for her sake.
When Jensen Ackles says"Buddy you think you look strong? ", Man what a Voice. The guy is incredibly talented and he even sings so much better than several artists today.
@@Mybasedworld are we watching the same show? All of seven, vought, the boys (besides Butcher) government, cia, are afraid of homelander powers being one of most powerful supes. Soldier boy only one stands Infront of Homelander and talks down to him like a lil kid.
I mean, if you think about it, Butcher was never afraid of Homelander either. Even from the beginning when he didn’t have powers yet, he wasn’t afraid of him. Yes, Butcher was aware of Homelanders powers, he knew what he could do, but he was never once intimidated by him at all. You know why? Because he straight up wanted him dead and he could not wait to get his hands on him. Which is why in this moment here, he is happy as could ever be to see Homelander actually getting the shit beat out of him for once…
3:28 Love this!!! Homelander knew he was seconds away from being killed. I loved how you could hear solider boys radiation blast charging up. For the first time in his life, Homelander knew he was going to die if he didnt leave. I also like how Butcher and huey were prepared to die in order to kill homelander.
They stayed there for a reason. The Homelander is actually the most dangerous man ever made there, nothing man made can kill him. I think he would have sacrificed himself if there was even the slightest chance to kill him.
Dude this scream was perfect. I got chills lmao It was his last ditch effort at fucking *surviving* Probably the last thing he ever expected to struggle with
I loved that part. All his bravado and assuredness went out the window; he was feral, gnashing his teeth. For the first time in a long time (maybe his life), he was afraid.
@@TheAmazingToma2003 and ? every actor do shitty movie. People missunderstand "acting" and how a movie is rated. Also, there is a lot of very good movie who sucked after being made, not because they were bad, but because how they were edited afterward. Good exemple is justice league vs justice league snyder cut.
Not only that but the way Homelander PANICS as he realizes that not only did he FAIL to kill Butcher, but that he was now potentially JUST as strong, as him? It's insanely well done. Anthony Starr needs his Oscar.
"Scorched earth" line by Butcher in this clip is my favourite in the series. I just love how his face expresses exactly that. The goal is all that counts.
@@masterofreality5528 He means to say that he doesn't care about the means of achieving his goal, killing Homelander is all that matters regardless of how much collateral damage it will cause or the price he himself will have to pay. Homelander has to die and if that means destroying everything in the way - so be it.
@@masterofreality5528 Scorched Earth is an enemy destroying anything in it’s path without a care because it’s so focused on the goal. Look up Gen Sherman’s March to the Sea and what he had done to Atlanta.
Butcher is the physically strongest of the trio, 2nd Homelander and 3rd Soldier Boy Notice the sound when Butcher tries to choke Homelander with one hand at 2.31( Homelander expression states he was hurting and followed the sound of what seems like his neck being crushed) while Butcher gives him that menacing smile. The difference in both Reaction of Butcher (at 3.01) and Soldier boy(at 1.51)when Homelander tries to strangle them. Butcher was more like fighting back while backed up against(Homelander was strangling him with both hands) the wall while Soldier Boy was seemingly helpless(Homelander was strangling him with one hand). Solder boy is the most Durable of trio, 2nd Homelander and 3rd Butcher. After the fight was over, Butcher was bleeding from his mouth & had a cut on his face, Homelander had a bruise on his face while Soldier boy was seemingly unscathed.
Butcher isn't stronger than Homelander. Homelander would have killed him 1v1. All three of them together couldn't hold him down for long. It wouldn't make sense for Temp V to make someone stronger than Homelander, if that was possible he would have been overthrown long ago.
it makes sense because he never actually knew how to properly fight, he just was so much more powerful than everyone else that he never got into a situation where he was getting beat up
If you think about it, we all are animals IN OUR OWN RIGHT. That being said we may all identify with different savage beasts in the heat of a vigorous battle. Such times we call upon this beast (our spirit animal if you will) and we use not only it’s power but it’s animalistic wisdom to slash our foes from the kneecaps and below. Effectively disabling them from the fight. Once unlocked, this wisdom can be used to further the progress of man. That’s where most inventions come from. The man who invented the blow up doll we commonly use for penile satisfaction, was actually conceived by a man who fought a very dangerous but also oddly sexual bout with a bear back in the late 1800’s. Although his spirit anima is unknown, it is obvious it contributed to the wisdom he gained to invent such a technology, which was EXTREMELY revolutionary at the time. If I do say so myself. If I may.
@@lazydonkey3617 well to be fair he was beating Soldier Boy in hand to hand combat and probably would’ve won of Butcher didn’t attack him while he was choking Soldier Boy
@@shadowfighter3100 soldier boy was winning at first but homelander is stronger than him which is how he eventually got the upper hand. Ryan is probably stronger than homelander once he reaches maturity
@@sara-vf5xz yeah, they showed a little bit of HL being thrown into an acid pool (or something like that too) Many people ignores that Diabolical's eight episode is actually canon lol
So far, this was, and is, the best episode of the whole series!!!! Hands down. The fact that the trio gave Homelander a run for his money is downright bliss!!!!!
@@bmpify3504 At the end of the fight, didn't you see Homelander's face bruised? Man however we look at it, it was absolutely mind blowing and entertaining.
Everyone will have a cool name except for Hughey, he will from now on be known as, the Nude. Not the teleporter, Not the quick traveler or whatever, THE NUDE.
Homelander’s reaction to seeing Hughie is just amazing :Edit: I also like how they didn’t use Hughie for comedic effect here as this was a pretty serious scene. This show hits all the right spots
The laser eyes meeting, people catching each other's punches, HL and Butcher strangling each other... The whole fight felt like something out of Dragon Ball Z.
@@hirokakhand6584 I don't really see how one coming before the other has anything to do with what I said. I said it feels like it's from DBZ, not that DBZ came first. I didn't even mention DC and Marvel.
Anthony Starr should get a Emmy or Oscar for his acting as homelander it is honestly some of the best acting ever. His ability to catch all the little twitches and subtle changes that really drives the characters fall to insanity is just outstanding. You know homelander is the bad guy but he's the one you can't wait to see next what he'll do.
Its anabsolute stúnning quality of an actor to play an ultimate villain in such an amazing way that you cant get enough of it. Dibs to the writers too ofcourse, but writing these scenes and actually portraying it like Anthony Starr does, is just Top-class acting quality! The real question actually is; Why DIDNT Anthony Starr get his Emmy for this, yet?
I don't think with anti-hero-superheroe, you can achieve that. Even seeing more layers of the character, it's pretty one dimentional and predictable, compared to other character in movies and series.
@@Mariushaas-zb4dm bro not everything needs an ‘opinion’, sometimes there are just ‘facts’, just look for yourself, they even said it in the episode, then Maeve even said it again one or two episodes after to his face & he had a little ptsd moment an walked away with a stressed look in his face, he’s used to being untouchable & for the first time he actually felt like he could die
Butcher with powers similar to Homelander was way better and cooler than the weird slimy tumour tenticle powers he has now. This fight was really the prime of Butcher
Ive seen a theory that compound vs effects are directly correlated with the subjects will and intent, Butcher considered Homelander the strongest supe and believed he needed to be on his level to kill him So he developed his lazer eyesight And his strength and durability to match him But he wasn't insecure or felt the need to be above anyone So he never developed flight like homelander did But im actually excited to see how a fight with the tumour butcher would look like
I just realized, how does Homelander not know something is up when he lasers Butcher in the beginning? Whenever he lasers a non-supe, the laser slices through them. Only supes get knocked back without being torn apart like that. With how much Homelander uses his lasers, you’d think he’d know
I don't think Homelander wants to live without Butcher, since he makes his life more interesting. He could of have killed him at any moment before, but hasn't. The laser he threw at Butcher was also short, and we've seen before that he can control the temperature of it 👀 I see it as a Batman n Joker kinda ship
Butcher appeared dead at the moment. And Homelander has different types of lasers. Superman type lasers that cut through stuff, Cyborg type lasers that knock things back, and heat ray lasers that slowly fry things like Stillwell or the breastmilk.
@@shadowking1358 You dont know that. I mean, its hard to say if it would work on Homelander, he isn't Kimiko... Homelander is much more powerful than other heroes so just because something works on them doesnt mean that it will work on Homelander too.
@@sheriffackerman9520 that's the whole point of soldier boy. It doesn't matter what hero are hit, it remove power. Even if he is super strongh, it would have kill at least 60% of his power, which is enough to make him "weak" versus soldier boy/butcher or most of the super hero in the show.
@@2014saisdYeah, they had to 3v1 him to beat him, and with 3, they were beating him, which caused him to flee in terror because, they were beating him. You'll find the character of Homelander to not really care about powerscaling, but his own life rather. Whether it was 1 supe or 3 supes almost killing him, it's the same to him, he doesnt want to die, and dying scares him, so again, he was fleeing in terror, doesnt matter that it required 3 supes to almost kill him, not to him atleast.
@@kamixakadio2441 Homelander's not really that special in terms of how he feels about fighting. He did care that he was getting beat, like literally everyone, but he still hangs onto the idea that there were 3 people to establish that he was stronger, again, like literally everyone. He may also know deep down that nobody in the show cares that they're fighting dirty when they hate him so much and have been trying to take him down for the past year.
I love seeing how Homelander fights when he's faced with an actual challenge. It's clear he never actually has had to work on his form, he throws very telegraphed haymakers, wide hooks, and aggressive punches. Throughout this entire fight, he's being mostly protected by his ungodly high power and strength.
Equally, I love the fight choreography in The Boys in general. Homelander instantly lasering Butcher without first some long winded standoff. Direct, hard punches and grappling, rather than throwing people stupidly across the room. etc.
@@TheJimblesYeah I mean that's the whole point of The Boys: If villains and heroes were really only looking for results and went straight to the point.
@@mank89Idk about that, Butcher has real experience in fights but as a supe hes just ground and pounds like a street brawler, kinda like Homelander but hes dealt woth many supes before that were far weaker, only exception being maeve, Nazi girl and maybe Black noir who he killed easily, The real show case of his experience is when he fought SB a real veteran here, he even beats Butcher and many others in a fist fight even being held down by 4 of them including Meeko whos as strong as Black noir.
this is easily my favorite part of the entire show. seeing homelander abuse his power the whole show and hurt everyone for his own satisfaction just to see him get absolutely beat on was immensely satisfying to watch
@@vincenthammons-kd9du That is the point. Initially it seemed that he was weak and only had the advantage of strength which is why he was so confident. But in the series they showed that he really knows how to fight. Even against 2-3 fighters. It was unexpected.
@@NoobMasterGamer2759 the point is he was endanger of losing that is all that matters to them killing homelander not to plz some loser power scaling fanboys.
@@vincenthammons-kd9du Maybe I misunderstood the expression but it was said "absolutely beat". He wasn't. That's what I meant. He was outnumbered. And it was really dangerous to fight on because it was clear that Soldierboy was charging a shot.
Butcher really won the lottery with that Temporary Compound V giving him basically the same suite of powers that Homelander has. Hughie can't even teleport his clothes..!
My guess is that butcher has fighting in his DNA, hughie always runs away. The plot ensures the compound v gives powers to help their specific situations. You can tell Hughie still doesn’t hit as hard as Butcher. If hughie had lazer eyes and super strength he would have ripped ATrain apart.
Seeing how compound V does thing to your brain, an possible explanation is that Butcher only thinks about homelander. So the compound V took that to make the power. Same as Hughie, who only thinks about vanishing. That, or the producers thought it would be cool
@@onamiofficial Soldier Boy, Butcher, And Hughie all weren't strong enough to hold him down. Homelander was choking out Soldier Boy before Butcher helped.
Soldier boy just does it for me, ya know? While not having that much screen time compared to other characters, he still manages to steal every scene He's like a morally grey version future Gohan in a sense. Man, I can't wait for his return
That and the fact he was Homelander before Homelander even came about. They’re both destructive assholes, both their teams want them gone. They are the ideal supe, yet they can’t act as the Hero because they’re the worst. But something about Soldier Boy just screams HIM.
That “WTF” at 2:08, Homelander was genuinely confused at both what Butcher just did and that he actually took a hit like that, probably for the first time
I was always curious as to just how strong Homelander was. Now seeing the fact he overpowered and was about to kill Soldier Boy and Super Butcher and held his own against 3 supes who caught him completely by surprise makes me realize why everyone is scared of him. He really is terrifyingly powerful
@@bait5257 homelander is definitely stronger but when fighting sb he runs the risk of being held down and being unable to stop sb from chest blasting for too long, one nuke kills him, ryan saved his life lol
Love how soldier boy makes fun on homelander's cape. Then proves how dumb it it by pulling him down to the ground. He's been taking notes from Edna
Soldier Boy roasted Homelander worse than Stillwell. I love how you can tell that Soldier Boy really pissed him off wit that knock-off remark. He really is not used to for people talking back to him.
Honestly I my doubts about that scene I mean Homeland is Superman level strong how can he be pulled off by a cape it would just tear off (& I assume it's made up of regular material cuz I never heard mention that it's made up of some special material)
@@justkeepstudying6346 to be fair he was flying and had weak base so maybe thats why but honestly logic and powerlevels are screwed in season 3. Here Butcher, Soldier Boy and Hughie barely are able to fight him in the finale f__king Queen Maeve who broke her wrists trying to hold the car is suddenly able to break Homelanders nose.
@@justkeepstudying6346 Homelander is not superman level strong. He's FAR from superman level 💀
@@CarlJohnson-gq8hw I think he meant in the boys universe
The blood filled smile on Butchers face as he's trading blows with Homelander was perfect.
The face he makes at 2:33 is what I imagine whenever I think of Billy Butcher.
Everything he ever wanted lol
That sadistic face of Billy Butcher surprised Homelander 😎
It shows that butchers the stronger man. He has his powers for a limited time and limited experience. Homelander had his his entire life. Butcher has something to die for, not fight for. Homelands biggest fear is death. Whereas butchers entire life goal is to die with purpose.
@@anthonyzullo I always thought that he was smiling like that simply because Homelander was now on equal grounds with him and the fact that Homelander was struggling and had to put in effort filled butcher with glee.
Homelander’s shocked reaction to Butcher and Hughie both having powers is easily one of my favorite parts about this fight
I’m pretty sure Homelander was just shocked that Hughie was naked
@@Paalleujo 💀
@@Paalleujo
I would say both
I mean, it was the herogasm area, homelander probably would of expected naked people around
I especially like his reaction to Butcher blasting him with his "heat vision".
He was so utterly confused... Homelander's "what the f*ck" and "what have you done" may very well be my favorite moments of this episode, if not whole season.
@@HanithSVK Exactly!! Same here, it was a genuine surprised and confused reaction because he’s so used to everyone being weaker than him, especially regular humans that he wasn’t expecting a balanced stand up fight with them.
Seriously one of the best super hero fights. soldier boy yanking homelander by his cape was gold.
eh
Definitely, to this day still makes me excited about the outcome, i still believe Homelander is gonna lose until the last second.
I can say that about just a handful of fights in the genre.
not just Gold, Solid GOLD
@@hallelujahajulellah The Cape is the brother of Dr. Strange's Cape...so it is also a super hero.
Yes but when homelander at the beginning flew right at him was better
Throughout the show, Homelander never really has to fight ; one look, and his opponents are dead. This time, he finally meets his match, so he is forced to let loose. For the first time ever he realizes there are people capable of standing up to him, a real turning point in the series. What a magnificent scene.
Like battle beast and thragg
Ya ya , we can see that for this clips.
Bro stomped soilder boy (mid diff)
That really shows homelanders strength. He’s an inexperienced fighter vs three experienced fighters with power. Though soldier boy was rusty, and the other two weren’t used to their powers, they still had years of combat experience fighting people that were powerful, and all three of them do nothing apart from fighting. And here we have homelander, has never met a match, doesn’t really do any fighting but just walks around lasering bad guys, and is worried about other stuff like voughts numbers and promotional activities. And yet he still holds his own and does really well against these guys. And on top of that he was limited in a closed space. If this was a battle in an open place like a field or landscape, he could put on of his greatest powers, flight, into good use, gaining distance, going fast, attacking from multiple angles, repeatedly crashing down on the boys, and so much more. Really comes to show the power of the Homelander.
@@greenlemonboy9762 Hughie doesn't really have much fighting experience though
This scene was pretty satisfying to watch. Can’t imagine how satisfied butcher feels are trading even blows with HL
He was pretty much allowing Homelander to hit him, knowing it would effect his ego.
@@Samanthnyaa butcher can take a punch. He has tried fighting supes as a normal.
HL is stronger than both of them but Butcher and SB have more experience.
it’s all over his face mate
homelander smashing his face in and butcher just has a big ol evil smile on his face. i love it
@@jonreese7066 When you're the strongest you don't have to learn how to fight. HL's advantage turned into a disadvantage here
Butchers smile when he's fighting Homelander is everything
He's just so happy to be able to punch homelander and actually hurt him, you bet he wanted this fight for so long
The same feeling when you're finally able to fight back your bully
@@red1monster_ for sure
That mid-fight butcher grinning scene with blood in his teeth was an exact replica of his first encounter with translucent. Loved it. Billy is such a crazy guy; its enthralling whenever he gets into a fight.
There's a few parallels to Butcher and Hughie vs Translucent. In both fights, Butcher tells Hughie to run, and instead Hughie comes in from behind turning the fight the favour of the Boys. I love it.
@@wafflingmean4477 Hughie's a boss
It is. He doesn't just do this because he wants to kill homelander and other supes, he does this because he loves it.
Butcher was having the time of his life. The person he hates most and the main reason Butcher is on the path that he is. Homelander has been, literally, untouchable before and now Butcher has a way to actually fight and hurt him. Of course he'd be grinning when he's got Homelander working for his win
@@wafflingmean4477 wtf
Homelander's reactions during the fight are priceless. He goes from being confident against Soldierboy, to shocked when Butcher has powers, frustrated when Hughie comes in and angry/scared when they all pin him down.
hands down Antony Star deserves an oscar
@@blazingazir5174 Oscar’s are for movies so technically an Emmy
@@blazingazir5174 There are great actors on this show. I do find Jensen Ackles amazing.
But Antony Starr stole the show so much.
For the fist time he actually had to fight since he knew he would die if he didnt take the pin down seruisly
And he still escapes 💀
The fact that MM always approaches those supes with guns is hilarious
ik💀💀💀
Like, does MM have a death wish? Exactly what is he going to do to Soldier Boy? It would be worse outcome than a one year girl old trying to beat up The Rock.
Like soldier boy was literally eating automatic gun fire bullets lol I'm sure MM knows he is bullet proof but lets shoot anyways
Just like Joe west in the Flash
Reminds me of when Nick Fury pointed a pistol at a fighter jet that was carrying a fucking nuke lmao
Soldier Boy was SO savage with that one line: “Buddy…you think you’re so strong? You’re wearing a cape.”
He was from the 50’s when men were men.
@@shiftstart Exactly. Love how he’s talking to him like a little kid lmao
@@jaxbarnettprice Well he is his daddy.
@@shiftstartWhy am I hearing the All In The Family theme reading this? 😂😂😂😂😂
*look
I love how Butcher just walked towards Homelander not even knowing if Temp V could put him on Homelander's level. How good it must have felt for him to be finally able to hit Homelander.
He wasnt on his level though.
@@neotekillahe still managed to headbutt him in the face...that would be good enough for him...
@@neotekilla He wasn't as strong but he definitely managed to give Homelander some trouble.
@@neotekillahe was only like 2 notches lower in strength tbh. Because how strong is Homelander compared to Martian Manhunter or Superman?
@@Ysl.phantomsuperman is kryptonian of course he is really strong while homelander only drugged by modified V
Love how when Hugie arrives home lander doesn’t even say anything about him naked just attempts to lazer him 😂
If a naked man teleported into my home, the first thing I'm gonna do is laser him
It was Herogasm. He had no reason to question it
“You fuckin wit me right?”
You can see his confusion actually. His face had a brief "You're here? And Naked?" before he tried to laser him
I think Homlander pretty much cleared it out at the Noir's death scene that he can see through people's clothing, so technically nothing new to him! or... he has always been seeing everyone naked all along! :D
“what have you done”
gives me chills everytime, Homelander realizing Butcher can actually fight him now
Homelander already say that he want to fight 1v1 far conditions with Butcher, so that mean Homelander going to give the V to Billy on the Future.
He overpowered all 3 of them aswell
@@andrewaaa7237not really, hence he chose to flee, he would have died without doubt
@@emmanueldariofernandezarci3757because of all 3
@@emmanueldariofernandezarci3757yeah but he managed to beat soldier boy and butcher boy and knock 3 people off him. He did well
The PEAK of The Boys... nothing has been the same since this fight.
Really was the peak....steady decline since
@@markg999 yeah, almost like this was the climax of season 3 and now we're in the middle of season 4, and still building up to the climax for this season
@connorhilliard5508 2 more episodes this season....better be two amazing episodes...so far very meh
@@markg999 with what the season has been building on i have high hopes but we have to wait and see im really hoping for homelander vs A-train because that would be easily one of if not the best fight in the series
the t diddy party was peak
Anthony Starr deserves an award. Dude is legitimately scary. He could tell an entire story with facial expression. His eyes tell it all. A broken powerful man just wanting to be loved. His facial expression acting is unprecedented
By far the best acting and character in the show
There’s this point when he’s on stage with Starlight, an audience member shouts out his Nazi girlfriend is dead, and something just under the skin twitches. It’s so minute you can barely see it, but it felt so freaky I twitched with him. Amazing performance, everything with that scene and his speech.
True. I've seen 2 of his movies after this one and I kept thinking he was going to shoot lasers out of his eyes even though they were clearly not super hero movies
He is terrifying without saying anything.
Fr Antony Starr turned someone from like b tier in the comics to S tier in the show
That line "Scorched earth" was just so perfect. It's like serotonin being injected into the bloodstream. Simply fantastic writing.
I think he said scorchf earth
@@captaincavemonkey ah yes, scorchf earth.
scotched euhhff
What does it mean
Skocht Erf
Jensen Ackles voice acting in this is so badass.
Yeah, wish they actually got him to play Soldier Boy!
@@SilkKreep What? He is the Soldier Boy.
fer real. i can see why he's voicing some of the new animated batman stuff. guy's got some serious bass and its gangster
@@emreevo8 :/
@@SilkKreep I realized later that you might've been sarcastic
Homelander's reaction upon realizing Butcher has powers and only asking "what have you done?" Is the best
I don't know why Homelander didn't realise Butcher had powers after he tanked a direct hit from his heat vision without bursting. That alone should have told him something is up.
Probably seen the change with x ray vision but couldn't understand it
@@ohnobees8033 I thought the exact same thing, a normal person would have been cut in half
Scorched earth
Also his expression when he sees Hughie
Homelander's scream before he escaped death was chilling, primal.
The primal scream of rage and fear when homelander realises he's in danger is amazing
They were 3 against 1 and still couldn’t keep him pinned down, kind of embarrassing on their part
@@Winskl9010 Butcher and Hughie have little Experience with their Powers and Soldier Boy had experienced a lot before this fight.
@@veteranpg3d156Plus Soldier Boy was busy warming up his death laser power, he couldn't focus fully on keeping Homelander pinned down.
It was actually 2 of them holding him down soilder boy was powering up you can see he's not holding homelander down
@@smerkz1378 I mean not that he could anyway, he lasted not even a minute against homelander before he got pinned against the wall with one arm lol
Homelander's feral scream at 3:36 was amazing. Perfectly conveys his frustration of finally meeting his match and the terror of almost getting killed.
Well it was three against one
@@Learnify444 and? The guy told Starlight just a couple of episodes ago that if he was exposed he would take on the entire world, and here he almost dies to 3 people (2 of whom aren’t even real supes)
@@Learnify444the comment never stated that it wasn’t?
@@Doomfoolablethe entire NORMAL world. I think only Vaught has Supes, I don't know about the rest of the world
@@shackal2584 there are plenty of supes out there
I love the look on Homeladner's face at the end. For the first time in his entire life, he lost. Not through blackmail means like in the previous season, but in an actual physical fight. He had to retreat. He felt fear. And we can see every single one of those emotions come across his face. Shock, disbelief, rage, denial, desperation. Absolute perfection.
Nice profile picture btw 🎉😊😊😊
Honestly I’m not counting this as a loss for Homelander considering that it took 3 Supes to jump him instead of them taking him on in a 1v1
@@TheEmperorOfViltrumI mean, dude had to run before Soldier Boy got his ability off. It's definitely a loss, but once he realises that Butcher and Hughie aren't permanently Supes, he'll come back with a vengeance.
@@Kelvargaming it’s not a loss since Homelander got jumped
He overpowered butcher and soldier neither could win against him 1v1
What a joy it would have been if Butcher got the flying power as well. Homelander makes an escape and 10 seconds later during the flight behind him, "Oi" 🤣🤣🤣
For real though. I hope we end up seeing Butcher somehow wrap his tentacles around Homelander. “Oi. We are Venom.” 🦑🤣
Just realized if Hughie had more control over his powers he might be able to tag Homelander or even bring him back
@@carmelorosario155 what's even better is that he'd bring him back naked 😭
@@carmelorosario155i think it would be cooler if he didn't fly and it shows other ways he gets to him showing pure skill and determination with out many powers
I love how Butcher smiles at 2:32 knowing he can finally hurt Homelander
@M it’s the same look he had while fighting translucent, bro was excited to finally trade punches with the douchebag supes who ruined his life
@@simpskywalker7216 in fact, Butcher looked like he even let Homelander hit him a few times just to boost his own ego.
He literally let homelander take shots on him 🤣 that headbutt before they started lasering was a peach.
@M meaning he can hurt homelander
Oh hey same username!
I love that of all the fights in the show, Soldier Boy seems to demonstrate the most realistic hand-to-hand combat here. He throws punches with intent and a meaningful target (e.g. uppercutting Homelander’s liver), manages distance, head movement, so forth. Pretty creative attacks like a headbutt, cape-pulling, slamming.
Noticeably more strategic than all the untrained supes we see. Wish we got more Soldier Boy.
Yeah
He ain't dead
He'll come back.
That’s dean fuckin winchester of course he is
He has more practice than all the other actors after 16 seasons of supernatural
This show really doesn’t have many fight scenes when you think about it, especially with Homelander. They went above and beyond with this sequence. What an expertly choreographed battle
My only gripe with this scene is the power scaling. These guys are running into literal walls and stopping, it’s kind of telling us that these supes top out at around Captain America’s strength but with additional powers on top of it.
@@ben_jammin9470 I’m sure there’s a level of control that they have with their powers, especially homelander. If he wanted to smash Soldier Boy clean through a wall I’m sure he could do it. Super strength and durability seem to be common powers that many of the supes get alongside their main power, with varying degrees of strength level.
@@ben_jammin9470I think super hero films have always had this sort of problem. They can punch someone clean across a field, or throw them thousands of feet in the air, yet end up getting their fist lodged in a wall or something.
@@seesidesummerhouse6112 yes for sure, and we can acknowledge the budgetary constraints of the show. Still, for all its faults, the fight scene between General Zod and Superman shows a delta.
Not rlly. The choreography is nothing amazing but it makes sense. These guys never actually train since they always fight normal humans
For the first time in his life, Homelander retreated.
and gets scared
@@solue9No shit, that’s why he retreated. He was about to be blasted
@@Zenciiiii and then....... he became scared
People are missing the point that they were getting their arse beat and still couldn't kill him despite sitting on him.
In a world of super hero fatigue this show still brings a smile to my face.
more like trash and cliche super hero fatigue. Shows and movies with well written characters and stories still get a lot of appreciation. Into the spider verse and the boys being prime examples
“Bad movie fatigue” not superhero’s
@lehi3589 yeah but last movie with superheroes that had artistic value was The Watchmen and that was 2009. Yeah superhero fatigue is real.
@@jakubb9498 but watchmen was awful if you were a fan of the comic, no pirates, no giant mutant star squid. Its a matter of perspective. Its seems every project is divisive.
Superhero movie fatigue isnt real
I love how Homelander escaping mimics how Stormfront escaped The Girls.
Because he can’t beat the 3 of them, the same way Stormfront couldn’t beat the 3 girls all at once
Yeah it literally took all three of them to beat him and he doesn't even fight that's kind of impressive if you think about it.
Homelander has no fight and combat experience at all and he stood his own against all 3 of them, one being the 2nd strongest supe in the boys universe with unlimited fight experience 😂 also after getting ambushed
@@marshalluiz He had Combat training against other Supes as a child
@@dammyoyesanya4656 Stormfront was bodying them all until Maeve pulled up, she's the one who made the difference
I seriously dont think they're ever going to be able to top season 3 shit was peak
Wait till you see Homelander fight Omni-man
season 2 was actually peak, this is a good follow up but nothing beats how fucking cool that season was
@@kugelgoatlike I don’t get the anticipation of that match up, it wouldn’t even be close 😭
@@firefox8713who tf is omni man
@@KIKO00752 you can thank me later
It was so satisfying to see Homelander finally take real damage
he still got away
@@celticluna1691 because he finally felt something he hadn’t felt; fear
Who said I took damage?
@@homelander9389 did pretty well against a ww2 combatant and 2 supes. Didn’t know you had any battle exp
@@theiberianbadger0123 he didn't feel fear, he just realized that he couldn't take all 3 of them on himself and had to get away before he got killed
Antony Star nailed the realistic emotions of this scene from the confused shock to Butcher being alive, and then the genuine “what have you done?” And to top it all off the look of clear confusion of hughie not wearing any clothes. Kinda like “why is he naked, wait he just punched me back, he’s got sup-“ then tries to laser him
And that scream at the end...he sounded like a beast!
What powers does Hughie have?
@@skapie6895 teleportation and enhanced physical capabilities
@@BurnemThorne Thanks
@@BurnemThorne do all people who take temp V get enhanced physical capabilities and then some other random power?
Homelander's "wtf?" after Butcher lasers him always cracks me up, terrific line delivery. His reaction to Hughie showing up out of nowhere and being completely naked was also funny. Poor Homelander has no idea what the hell just happen.
the reaction he gave after seeing naked hughie lmaooo
@@notverypog Well, that makes it kinda obvious that Hughie didn't have anything to be ashamed of, soooooo, score one for Starlight, I guess!
How else did he think they'd fight to the death without "cheating"
Why youtube censored the cursing? That's so mess up. We can see violence but we can't hear a bad word?
@@yuankun99 Amazon censored it so they can keep the video monetized and public
Just a reminder that Homelander was forced to fight stronger supes when he was a lab rat child and was always tormented and hurt by weapons and torture chambers to see how much he could take, so yes he knows what fighting someone stronger means and he also knows pain and fear.
I don’t think there’s another fight scene that brought me as much joy as this one
Captain America vs winter soldier?
It’s definitely hard to choose, the women scene beating up stormfront was pretty awesome. I’m no feminist but if that’s how they were I’d back them all day😂
@@Finesser-94 no
@@Finesser-94 Tbh no.
Because for a 3 seasons there was not a single moment when Homelander could be chlalanged. But now, with SB and Butcher with powers, Homelander was finally put under pressure.
I love how starlight’s secondary power is convincing MM not to get himself killed.
😅😂😂😆😂😂
I expected her to rub MM shoulders telling him he won
@@WillEDC hahaha yeah she could even slip in a nice massage for him too.
@@WillEDC I don't get it
Lol her primary power isn’t really effective so it makes sense.
Facts. MM needs a light in his corner to keep him alive for his daughter. Starlight is it. MM knows it.
Man soldier boy was a really cool character I’m glad they didn’t kill him off and hope they bring him back. This season him, black noir, and homelander scenes were my favorite.
Soldier Boy was the only sane character alongside Maeve. They knew how dangerous Homelander was and despite being weaker than him, they still fought him. Now the boys are in bigger trouble.
Karl said in an interview that Soldier Boy was in S4, implied it in passing by mistake it sounded like.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 Guess having ptsd and turning hella random innocent people into ash is sane 😂
@K. Maeve tackled Soldier Boy because she wanted to save Ryan while Butcher was being stupid.
@@aaliyahebonyevedeshawn2153 actually no soldier boy is as strong or stronger than homelander, he just seemed weak cuz he had used his super against the twins earlier
I was screaming during this scene. The build up is sooo epic. Much more satisfying than the last episode clash!
2:07 Homelanders reaction is perfect
Fr, man was shook
“…! W t F…?!” 😂
I love how despite his inexperience in battle and clear anxiety regarding Soldier Boy, he's not even slightly scared when the situation turns into a 2v1.
Chad.
@@dubbeking Homelander was trained really well. I don't think he's inexperienced.
I even liked his reaction to hughies appearance better, HL just had this ????-look on his face just for a split second before going back to business, Anthony Starr does so fucking well
It’s scary to think that all 3 of them still wasn’t enough to keep Homelander down. That animalistic roar at 3:38 sold the moment perfectly. Amazing show.
If soldier boy didn't shoot that blast before
They would ve won ep 8 Clearly shows soldier boy true strength and durability on another level the man didn't even flinch against butcher lazers to the face and rayan lezers who fried stormfront took it head on and walk it off like nothing happened
It was stated Soldier Boy becomes temporary weak after using his blasts.
SPOILERS*****
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____Homelander's powers seem to have been degraded just by being in proximity to Soldier Boy--no full discharge necessary. How else could Homelander's eardrum have been punctured by a mere piece of metal thrust by Maeve's hand? Homelander was said to have been unable to be harmed by anything that had been thrown at him before Soldier Boy re-appeared. And Homelander had even flown into the vacuum of space. Remember, Stan Edgar said Vought would be out of the supes business in five years time. Are Soldier Boy and Temp V the instruments to achieve that?
@@cylon5741 I think it's just poor writing. The fact that no one brought it up during/after the fight is very telling. Kripke just wanted to give Maeve a power moment and fucked with the powerscaling for her sake.
@@cylon5741 probably his durability works like stormfront one, his skin his unbreakable but his body has soft spots like eyes or inside the mouth
When Jensen Ackles says"Buddy you think you look strong? ", Man what a Voice. The guy is incredibly talented and he even sings so much better than several artists today.
Fab freddy says everybody's fly, DJ's spinning I said my my
@@MegaDomenikekehewin flash is fast, flash is cool
Francois cé pas flash ain't no dude
And ya don't stop
@@vincenzoacciari6260 you know the rules, and so do I
@@vincenzoacciari6260 Sure shot, go out-to-the parking lot.
Agigachad
Love how soldier boy only one that looks at homelander with no fear
Solider boy is not the only person not scared of homelander smh
@@Mybasedworld are we watching the same show? All of seven, vought, the boys (besides Butcher) government, cia, are afraid of homelander powers being one of most powerful supes. Soldier boy only one stands Infront of Homelander and talks down to him like a lil kid.
I mean, if you think about it, Butcher was never afraid of Homelander either. Even from the beginning when he didn’t have powers yet, he wasn’t afraid of him. Yes, Butcher was aware of Homelanders powers, he knew what he could do, but he was never once intimidated by him at all. You know why? Because he straight up wanted him dead and he could not wait to get his hands on him. Which is why in this moment here, he is happy as could ever be to see Homelander actually getting the shit beat out of him for once…
@@Leo-VYou're wrong, Butcher isn't afraid of him.
@@Leo-V You just proved yourself wrong by saying besides butcher lmao
2:32 this part right here is my favorite part. The happiness on butchers face now that he could go toe to toe with homelander
@KlazeYT I think Butcher could have died happy in that fight, knowing he was trading blows with "god".
3:28 Love this!!! Homelander knew he was seconds away from being killed. I loved how you could hear solider boys radiation blast charging up. For the first time in his life, Homelander knew he was going to die if he didnt leave. I also like how Butcher and huey were prepared to die in order to kill homelander.
They stayed there for a reason.
The Homelander is actually the most dangerous man ever made there, nothing man made can kill him.
I think he would have sacrificed himself if there was even the slightest chance to kill him.
@@macedon379 that’s Butcher for ya. Just like the last ending of Season 1, Butcher doesn’t care if he dies. As long as he takes Homelander with him.
@@macedon379 black noir killed him
@@Lee-nb9qc But that is in comic.
@@michaelangelo1787 I'm not surprised at him.
If someone raped my wife, killed innocent people and did whatever they wanted, I'd like to get them too.
3:37 Homelander let out such a primal scream here and I love it.
He didn't even scream, he roared.
Dude this scream was perfect. I got chills lmao It was his last ditch effort at fucking *surviving*
Probably the last thing he ever expected to struggle with
Love that moment
It was awesome. 100% cornered animal vibes.
I loved that part. All his bravado and assuredness went out the window; he was feral, gnashing his teeth. For the first time in a long time (maybe his life), he was afraid.
Noone can do homelander but this dude I loooooove to fucking hate him
Season 3 was the best season... A very thrilling suspense who is more powerful that homelander or soldier boy with the temp V added
yeah i think season 3 was the peak of the boys
Karl Urban has always been an underrated actor and it's great to see him get a major starring role. He's killing it, too
You just “butchered” his cv.
He also part of the mediocre but not terrible Doom 2005 movie
@@TheAmazingToma2003 and ? every actor do shitty movie. People missunderstand "acting" and how a movie is rated. Also, there is a lot of very good movie who sucked after being made, not because they were bad, but because how they were edited afterward. Good exemple is justice league vs justice league snyder cut.
@@upcominggamestrailers I thought he was good in Dredd.
If words could kill : Oi
Butcher’s smug grin at 2:04 is always hilarious. He’s definitely thinking “Oh I bet Homelander will LOVE this move”
It's the one at 2:33 that gets me lol. Bloody smile and on par with Homelander for a minute.
@@joeysmith5086 exactly👍
@@joeysmith5086 I screenshot that and save it on my PC. Just the face. don't ask why.
Not only that but the way Homelander PANICS as he realizes that not only did he FAIL to kill Butcher, but that he was now potentially JUST as strong, as him? It's insanely well done. Anthony Starr needs his Oscar.
@@crashazoid2:42 this looks like something from injustice
"Scorched earth" line by Butcher in this clip is my favourite in the series. I just love how his face expresses exactly that. The goal is all that counts.
Scorched erfffff
What that means?
@@masterofreality5528 He means to say that he doesn't care about the means of achieving his goal, killing Homelander is all that matters regardless of how much collateral damage it will cause or the price he himself will have to pay. Homelander has to die and if that means destroying everything in the way - so be it.
@@masterofreality5528 Scorched Earth is an enemy destroying anything in it’s path without a care because it’s so focused on the goal. Look up Gen Sherman’s March to the Sea and what he had done to Atlanta.
@@masterofreality5528It means victory by any means necessary.
Butcher is the physically strongest of the trio, 2nd Homelander and 3rd Soldier Boy
Notice the sound when Butcher tries to choke Homelander with one hand at 2.31( Homelander expression states he was hurting and followed the sound of what seems like his neck being crushed) while Butcher gives him that menacing smile. The difference in both Reaction of Butcher (at 3.01) and Soldier boy(at 1.51)when Homelander tries to strangle them. Butcher was more like fighting back while backed up against(Homelander was strangling him with both hands) the wall while Soldier Boy was seemingly helpless(Homelander was strangling him with one hand).
Solder boy is the most Durable of trio, 2nd Homelander and 3rd Butcher.
After the fight was over, Butcher was bleeding from his mouth & had a cut on his face, Homelander had a bruise on his face while Soldier boy was seemingly unscathed.
Butcher isn't stronger than Homelander. Homelander would have killed him 1v1. All three of them together couldn't hold him down for long. It wouldn't make sense for Temp V to make someone stronger than Homelander, if that was possible he would have been overthrown long ago.
@@TKGriffithsi personally think it’s 1, Homelander 2, Soldier boy 3, either butcher or maeve 4, either butcher or maeve 5, Sam riordan
3:30 i love how homelander just resorts to being a savage beast when he’s pinned down, the glowing red eyes just make him so animalistic
it makes sense because he never actually knew how to properly fight, he just was so much more powerful than everyone else that he never got into a situation where he was getting beat up
If you think about it, we all are animals IN OUR OWN RIGHT. That being said we may all identify with different savage beasts in the heat of a vigorous battle. Such times we call upon this beast (our spirit animal if you will) and we use not only it’s power but it’s animalistic wisdom to slash our foes from the kneecaps and below. Effectively disabling them from the fight. Once unlocked, this wisdom can be used to further the progress of man. That’s where most inventions come from. The man who invented the blow up doll we commonly use for penile satisfaction, was actually conceived by a man who fought a very dangerous but also oddly sexual bout with a bear back in the late 1800’s. Although his spirit anima is unknown, it is obvious it contributed to the wisdom he gained to invent such a technology, which was EXTREMELY revolutionary at the time. If I do say so myself. If I may.
Lol! Perfect description
@@lazydonkey3617 well to be fair he was beating Soldier Boy in hand to hand combat and probably would’ve won of Butcher didn’t attack him while he was choking Soldier Boy
@@shadowfighter3100 soldier boy was winning at first but homelander is stronger than him which is how he eventually got the upper hand. Ryan is probably stronger than homelander once he reaches maturity
3:37 Perfect acting/display of fear, frustration, cornered. Literal goosebumps.
The show will never reach this peak again
It did
And it did
Did
@@xhill8218 it did not
@@Vangaurd_tiger and it did not
The "OI" at 1:58 is the single most powerful weapon that the boys have against Homelander, the world-shattering Big Daddy of all OIs
It's oing time!
@@emreevo8 oh pls dont oied me all around
3:37 his growl of frustration was satisfying
do the roar!
it's kinda scary
Yup, he came *that* close to a total loss. Scared the shit out him, more importantly bruised his ego.
that scream knocked them off tho.
@@Agent-KD6-3.7 no it was him hunching his back up preparing to fly that knocked them off 😂
For an psycho spoiled man child who was raised in a lab, Homelander did surprisingly well in a 3v1 fistfight.
FR he fake got jumped and was still holding on
It was shown briefly in The Boys: Diabolical that Vought forced him to train and learn pain endurance from a very young age
@@sara-vf5xz yeah, they showed a little bit of HL being thrown into an acid pool (or something like that too)
Many people ignores that Diabolical's eight episode is actually canon lol
Don’t forget they trained him young in combat against stronger supes
He is fucking Superman
Best scene in the entire show by far
2:00 this was the Oi-est of all Oi's in the whole series. Made it into my notification tune for so long.
Ikr 🙌😂
Oi me
Bto said Oi-est😭 Lmfaooooo.
The level of satisfaction from someone beating up homelander is on a different level
Yeah fr
Fans waited three seasons for this. But, it was definitely worth it.
No, Homelander will get his revenge.
@@nikolauz3162 then to eventually lose again
@@zuezsz Haha good one
I love how hughies powers are as ridiculous but useful as he is as a character
How is teleportation ridiculous
@@alexpowers5117not ridiculous but kind of lame compared to butchers powers.
@@BlueRaijinZ I see what you mean but Mesmer is a joke compared to Hughies powers
@@alexpowers5117 Ability to go anywhere instantly but you can’t bring anything with you Except another person who also can’t bring anything with them.
@@lukewhatidid1735 yeah small price to pay I still want that power and I have legitimate reason to be naked
I always wondered, what did MM really think he was about to do here 1:20 lol
He would end the show early 😂
He wanna help of Homelander
Same. Bro would’ve gotten utterly annihilated before he could even land a hit.
So far, this was, and is, the best episode of the whole series!!!! Hands down. The fact that the trio gave Homelander a run for his money is downright bliss!!!!!
bro homelander 1v3 without even sweating
@@bmpify3504 At the end of the fight, didn't you see Homelander's face bruised? Man however we look at it, it was absolutely mind blowing and entertaining.
Hands down best orgy in a show
@@bmpify3504 it’s the fact that they can even fight him is what makes it great. The field has been leveled and it’s glorious to see
@@israelasiku3975 ofc hes gonna get bruised, but he dom the fight
Homelander was flabbergasted when he realized a naked hughey just shoved him across the room and quickly recovered 😂😂
LOL the details are incredible. Only a few people caught on to this.
Who wouldn't be
Everyone will have a cool name except for Hughey, he will from now on be known as, the Nude.
Not the teleporter,
Not the quick traveler or whatever,
THE NUDE.
@@aaronnataren4861 I hereby declare that you are the new CEO of Vaught.
@@aaronnataren4861the streaker
1:20 Starlight : "MM please the fans are really hyped about this fight"
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LMFAOO so true
If MM had intervened, he would have been killed instantly and the fight would have happened anyway.
Homelander’s reaction to seeing Hughie is just amazing :Edit: I also like how they didn’t use Hughie for comedic effect here as this was a pretty serious scene. This show hits all the right spots
"Why is he naked?"
@@varricand why is his willy bigger than mine 😢
@BillRusse eh? I’ve watched it
A mixture of shock, disgust and annoyance.
Like dude clothes??😂
The satisfaction on Butcher's face at 2:33-35 is like hell yeah taking this Temp "V" was worth it.
I love homelanders reaction when butcher lasers him for the first time. He isn't scared or hurt but just sounds genuinely confused
Well he must of been hurt if it hit him away
@@ryanjagpal123 Not that much.Mostly shock
He was scared...the eyes Chico 👀..they never lie
@@istartedajoke1704 I mean yeah but he was only scared because he didn’t know the Butcher’s power, he took on all 3 of them
@@ryanjagpal123 2 v 1 he was still shitting on Butcher and Soldierboy
2:54 That double-punch was the most shonen anime thing I've seen in the show and I loved it.
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I KNOW RIGHT. It's so weird. It feels so nerdy and lame but also and MORESO it feels cool!!
The laser eyes meeting, people catching each other's punches, HL and Butcher strangling each other... The whole fight felt like something out of Dragon Ball Z.
@@pablerarav9016 nah dc comics and marvel came before db
@@hirokakhand6584 I don't really see how one coming before the other has anything to do with what I said. I said it feels like it's from DBZ, not that DBZ came first. I didn't even mention DC and Marvel.
Anthony Starr should get a Emmy or Oscar for his acting as homelander it is honestly some of the best acting ever. His ability to catch all the little twitches and subtle changes that really drives the characters fall to insanity is just outstanding.
You know homelander is the bad guy but he's the one you can't wait to see next what he'll do.
Its anabsolute stúnning quality of an actor to play an ultimate villain in such an amazing way that you cant get enough of it.
Dibs to the writers too ofcourse, but writing these scenes and actually portraying it like Anthony Starr does, is just Top-class acting quality!
The real question actually is; Why DIDNT Anthony Starr get his Emmy for this, yet?
@@thegreenreaper6660 All the major awards have a certain vendetta towards horror and superhero genre.
There's no Oscars for TV you scallywag, that's precisely what the Emmys are for
I don't think with anti-hero-superheroe, you can achieve that. Even seeing more layers of the character, it's pretty one dimentional and predictable, compared to other character in movies and series.
@@my-pop-culture you can say that with marvel or dc. The Boys deals with mature themes
2:38 the way his head wobbling 😭
3:27 Butcher being selfless in that moment was pretty awesome
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I love how Butcher is smiling. It's like you can tell he's happy to finally put hands on Homelander
Hah! Right lmao 😂
Oh, he's been waiting a decade to trade sluggers with HL, and never thought it was possible. This moment is a delight to him.
2:33 that smile 💀
Ong he looked like a psychopath 😭
2:34
I’m sorry but until I see what S5 brings, this is where the series peaked for me
s4 finale was pretty good
@@AbeahdieheoidjdhksowwjjwI agree.
This scene was solid, the first time Homelander actually felt fear in combat
Wouldn’t say he felt fear just shocked on what he had witness too much was going in this fight for him to even process
@@xjamdoidst5167 yh he was defo afraid, you even see it in the later episodes
@@CE77777that is ur opinion others would disagree
@@Mariushaas-zb4dm bro not everything needs an ‘opinion’, sometimes there are just ‘facts’, just look for yourself, they even said it in the episode, then Maeve even said it again one or two episodes after to his face & he had a little ptsd moment an walked away with a stressed look in his face, he’s used to being untouchable & for the first time he actually felt like he could die
@@Mariushaas-zb4dmThere is no disagreeing with this it’s a fact and you’re an idiot. After this fight he’s literally terrified of soldier boy
2:47 and that kids is why Edna says "No capes"
Underrated haha so true
Who is Edna?
@@mitchjames9350 a character from The Incredibles
@@mitchjames9350 Seriously?
@David Winter The Incredibles is a fairly old franchise by now. Not surprised some people haven't heard of it. Weird but not surprising
3:08 I just noticed Homelander saw where Hughie was going before he reappeared - nice detail to Homelander's powers
Nice catch. Didn't notice that first time thru.
Really good observation right there
He has superhuman senses so that makes sense.
Think bro has increased time perception
Not how it works champ.
Butcher with powers similar to Homelander was way better and cooler than the weird slimy tumour tenticle powers he has now. This fight was really the prime of Butcher
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It was the show at its prime. The writing has made the show feel underwhelming and anti climatic especially with the political ideology
Ive seen a theory that compound vs effects are directly correlated with the subjects will and intent,
Butcher considered Homelander the strongest supe and believed he needed to be on his level to kill him
So he developed his lazer eyesight
And his strength and durability to match him
But he wasn't insecure or felt the need to be above anyone
So he never developed flight like homelander did
But im actually excited to see how a fight with the tumour butcher would look like
parasite butcher is more stronger
I just realized, how does Homelander not know something is up when he lasers Butcher in the beginning? Whenever he lasers a non-supe, the laser slices through them. Only supes get knocked back without being torn apart like that. With how much Homelander uses his lasers, you’d think he’d know
Maybe he held back. He is able to control the intensity.
I don't think Homelander wants to live without Butcher, since he makes his life more interesting. He could of have killed him at any moment before, but hasn't.
The laser he threw at Butcher was also short, and we've seen before that he can control the temperature of it 👀
I see it as a Batman n Joker kinda ship
Or he’d smell the V in his blood
@@RemoteLogicHe would never hold back especially against Butcher
Butcher appeared dead at the moment. And Homelander has different types of lasers. Superman type lasers that cut through stuff, Cyborg type lasers that knock things back, and heat ray lasers that slowly fry things like Stillwell or the breastmilk.
This scene was one of the most satisfying comic book scenes ive seen in a long time
The buildup and payoff was so worth it
Homelander's face when they were holding him down was fantastic. He knew that he was close to death for a second there.
How. Maeve took that same blow in episode 8 and she survived.
He didnt knew that , he run away because he felt that couldnt win , idk if he could btw
@@joaquinlucero5814 he would have lost his powers too, so soldier boy or butcher would easily finish him off
@@shadowking1358 You dont know that. I mean, its hard to say if it would work on Homelander, he isn't Kimiko... Homelander is much more powerful than other heroes so just because something works on them doesnt mean that it will work on Homelander too.
@@sheriffackerman9520 that's the whole point of soldier boy. It doesn't matter what hero are hit, it remove power. Even if he is super strongh, it would have kill at least 60% of his power, which is enough to make him "weak" versus soldier boy/butcher or most of the super hero in the show.
Hughies role was pure perfection, same with butcher, you know he would risk everyone on the team, but he still sees Hughie as his little brother...
Such a wonderful scene ... everything from Homelander's initial arrogance to the way he's dogpiled and has to flee the site in terror is perfect.
Lol they had to 3v1 him, he was beating both of them
@@2014saisdYeah, they had to 3v1 him to beat him, and with 3, they were beating him, which caused him to flee in terror because, they were beating him. You'll find the character of Homelander to not really care about powerscaling, but his own life rather. Whether it was 1 supe or 3 supes almost killing him, it's the same to him, he doesnt want to die, and dying scares him, so again, he was fleeing in terror, doesnt matter that it required 3 supes to almost kill him, not to him atleast.
@@kamixakadio2441 Homelander's not really that special in terms of how he feels about fighting. He did care that he was getting beat, like literally everyone, but he still hangs onto the idea that there were 3 people to establish that he was stronger, again, like literally everyone. He may also know deep down that nobody in the show cares that they're fighting dirty when they hate him so much and have been trying to take him down for the past year.
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@Herald-tl6me I read the comics, they were quite garbage in its writing compared to the show, and a whole lotta different.
1:58 this is the best oi out of all the oi's in the show, one might say the oiest oi of all oi's
Oi!?💀
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I love seeing how Homelander fights when he's faced with an actual challenge. It's clear he never actually has had to work on his form, he throws very telegraphed haymakers, wide hooks, and aggressive punches. Throughout this entire fight, he's being mostly protected by his ungodly high power and strength.
Still did pretty good considering there was three of them and butcher had actual combat training.
@@mank89yeah, but in all fairness butchers powers weren't nearly as good, like, you can tell he would've died if he wasn't SAS
Equally, I love the fight choreography in The Boys in general. Homelander instantly lasering Butcher without first some long winded standoff. Direct, hard punches and grappling, rather than throwing people stupidly across the room. etc.
@@TheJimblesYeah I mean that's the whole point of The Boys: If villains and heroes were really only looking for results and went straight to the point.
@@mank89Idk about that, Butcher has real experience in fights but as a supe hes just ground and pounds like a street brawler, kinda like Homelander but hes dealt woth many supes before that were far weaker, only exception being maeve, Nazi girl and maybe Black noir who he killed easily, The real show case of his experience is when he fought SB a real veteran here, he even beats Butcher and many others in a fist fight even being held down by 4 of them including Meeko whos as strong as Black noir.
This was so much better than all of season 4
this is easily my favorite part of the entire show. seeing homelander abuse his power the whole show and hurt everyone for his own satisfaction just to see him get absolutely beat on was immensely satisfying to watch
1 vs 1 he would have killed both of them
@@Negan2003 don't matter that is not the point
@@vincenthammons-kd9du That is the point. Initially it seemed that he was weak and only had the advantage of strength which is why he was so confident. But in the series they showed that he really knows how to fight. Even against 2-3 fighters. It was unexpected.
@@NoobMasterGamer2759 the point is he was endanger of losing that is all that matters to them killing homelander not to plz some loser power scaling fanboys.
@@vincenthammons-kd9du Maybe I misunderstood the expression but it was said "absolutely beat". He wasn't. That's what I meant. He was outnumbered. And it was really dangerous to fight on because it was clear that Soldierboy was charging a shot.
1:04 that sound that plays when homelander lunges in flight is so satisfying
Sound of breaking of sound Barrier because of high speed
1:05
Makes me hate the sound of A Train appearing
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no it wasnt @sanvan5245
Butcher really won the lottery with that Temporary Compound V giving him basically the same suite of powers that Homelander has. Hughie can't even teleport his clothes..!
Nearly the same except he couldn't fly, what a shame.
@@TakeshiMitsuhideor maybe he doesn’t know he can 🤷
Poetic really
My guess is that butcher has fighting in his DNA, hughie always runs away. The plot ensures the compound v gives powers to help their specific situations. You can tell Hughie still doesn’t hit as hard as Butcher. If hughie had lazer eyes and super strength he would have ripped ATrain apart.
Seeing how compound V does thing to your brain, an possible explanation is that Butcher only thinks about homelander. So the compound V took that to make the power. Same as Hughie, who only thinks about vanishing.
That, or the producers thought it would be cool
This one scene is better than the entirety of Season 4
Facts
It's the best episode of the show. Everything at it is great 🙌
I never expected homelander to be so good at hand to hand combat,
He really is the upgrade
Nah he's just laser and flying merchant... without his laser Soldier Boy is the greatest
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Soldier Boy, Butcher, And Hughie all weren't strong enough to hold him down. Homelander was choking out Soldier Boy before Butcher helped.
@@dalnim4294 He's the average the boys fan
We're the average enjoyers
Homelander as a lab rat was trained in combat against supes stronger than him he’s had massive training , he’s just never had to put it to use
@@onamiofficial yeah but he has his laser ?
The amount of fan service this series has given us is unparallel.
the best one was naked hughie
Kripke is known for that ❤️
It isn’t fan service lol, it’s specifically for the plot, superhero shows have fight scenes
Also the comics are a complete bag of shit. Best product they’ve put out is this show.
Billy's deranged smile and head movements at @2:33 is the best. He's loving every moment of it lol
He looks crazy af fr 😂
Average Kiwi fight
That face is hilarious
Definitely my favorite part of the fight. He didn't care how hard homelander sounded hi., he was gonna get some licks in of his own for once.
Soldier boy just does it for me, ya know?
While not having that much screen time compared to other characters, he still manages to steal every scene
He's like a morally grey version future Gohan in a sense. Man, I can't wait for his return
That and the fact he was Homelander before Homelander even came about. They’re both destructive assholes, both their teams want them gone. They are the ideal supe, yet they can’t act as the Hero because they’re the worst. But something about Soldier Boy just screams HIM.
That “WTF” at 2:08, Homelander was genuinely confused at both what Butcher just did and that he actually took a hit like that, probably for the first time
Finally someone noticed haha best part of the whole scene for me his bewilderment is incredible to watch
I know! Brilliant acting by Starr. I’m starting to like him more than the others.
@@DucatiSydney this show is nothing without homelander
@@wgc8990 Everyone carried their own.
The bleep makes it funnier
I love the split-second confused look at 3:07 before he tries to laser Hughie, it's hilarious. Anthony Starr killed it
he wanted to ask why he was naked but figured it wasnt the right time
He was like "even you cum guzzler?"
He was like “what the- I DON’T FUCKING CARE! YOU CAN GET SOME TOO”
I don't think it's bevause he's naked, he's more likely reacting to hughies powers.
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I was always curious as to just how strong Homelander was. Now seeing the fact he overpowered and was about to kill Soldier Boy and Super Butcher and held his own against 3 supes who caught him completely by surprise makes me realize why everyone is scared of him. He really is terrifyingly powerful
Soldier boy wasnt at full power, because he used his nule ability
@@bait5257 nah soldier boy stronger
@@mettkelgamez6944 😂😂😂😂
@@bait5257 homelander is definitely stronger but when fighting sb he runs the risk of being held down and being unable to stop sb from chest blasting for too long, one nuke kills him, ryan saved his life lol
@@bait5257 point is Homelander is killable.
He is the first person who fought equally with Homelander in this show. That’s why I love him.
3:36 this raw acting coming from anthony still gives me chills
A guy screaming isn’t raw acting. Especially not in a show like this.
@@ridleysomeliana-lauer5814Ok kid
his last name is actually starr
@cool61911 I think he knows, he was just saying it STILL gives him chills considering this comment was dropped months after the episodes release
@@b.s.productions4575 whoooosh