Is Soldier Boy Truly a Villain?

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  • @ghostwriter1440
    @ghostwriter1440 4 місяці тому +67

    I think Anti-Villain is a fitting description. Soldier boy sort of reminds me of Shane from the walking dead - he’s not overtly evil and has redeeming qualities but he is a loose cannon especially if sees you as a threat or obstacle

  • @franknick1374
    @franknick1374 4 місяці тому +50

    Soldier Boy reflects his father without knowing so, wich is something that happens a ton in abosuve families, where the abused becomes a lot like the abuser.
    So when Soldier boy does something fucked up, like beating up noir because of a movie role, it's not narcissistic, or villainous, it's a reflection of his own trauma, and IN MY OPINION just makes him look more broken than he already is.
    Same with Homelander, he quite litteraly says that HL is a dissapointment because he resembles him in the need of love of somebody else. though it is shown that Soldier boy is mentally better of in that sense than Homelander, wich i think means more that he is dissapointed by how exagerated HL's flaws are compared to his, than what soldier boy experienced with his own dad.

    • @spaceaxolotl6196
      @spaceaxolotl6196 3 місяці тому +2

      I think the Soldier Boy kind of works as a dark mirror of Butcher especially within like season 3 as Butcher kind of falls into the territory of acting like his father, especially the way that he treats Ryan towards the middle of season 3 which is ironic because he was so scared of being a dad because he didn't want to end up like his that he ended up being like his dad anyway and that was his biggest mistake.

  • @alatusedits
    @alatusedits 4 місяці тому +23

    8:33 how can someone not get it? Soldier Boy was about to kill Homelander. Ryan just got in the way, and he doesn't care about collateral damage

  • @Comicbroe405
    @Comicbroe405 4 місяці тому +59

    His complexity is what makes him such a great character. But I'm sure he's gonna be a villain in S5 & I'm interested to see how they explore it.

    • @spectre1004
      @spectre1004 4 місяці тому +8

      If Butcher wasn’t a dumbass and betrayed him, He wouldn’t be a villain.

  • @DrmCom2003
    @DrmCom2003 4 місяці тому +18

    If I had to describe Soldier Boy, its fallen. He's a fallen idol who was on the road to becoming an anti-hero. Killing Homelander was what would have solidified him as an anti hero. Butcher ruined this, which will only ensure Soldier Boy become a villain.
    There is also a possibility that by watching his son be a cruel dictator, he comes to realize on a deeper level how his father was right about him and tries to stop him. I never saw Soldier Boy as a villain. He was a misguided spoiled brat whose upbringing and time shaped him into the man he ultimately became.

  • @jasxene_
    @jasxene_ 4 місяці тому +20

    pretty good video, a lot of people characterize him by whatever context is given by the surrounding environment but, the conversation with him and butcher about their fathers was necessary to show us why he is the way he is. obviously this isn't to say that his actions should be defended but, it makes the intentions behind them all the more nuanced

  • @nolanbrett204
    @nolanbrett204 3 місяці тому +3

    If you want another point, Soldier Boy shows regret about the actions of his past, mostly in private and when he is around others, he has a mask up

  • @jakenewchees3166
    @jakenewchees3166 4 місяці тому +8

    One part that interest me is how the legend talks about his heroes were hero's I can't remember the exact words but his fracing indicates that his hero's didn't stage as much

  • @smelly1060
    @smelly1060 3 місяці тому +6

    People seem to forget 'anti-villians' are a thing that exist

  • @AlexOlins-ly1yh
    @AlexOlins-ly1yh 3 місяці тому +6

    Sympathetic villain: a character who is a bad person but who's backstory/arc makes you feel sorry and sympathetic towards them (homelander)
    Anti-hero: a charcter who does bad things to achive a good goal (butcher)
    Anti-villain: a character who does bad things to achive a goal that they belive to be good, but is actually messed up. They don't see themselves as the bad guy (soldier boy)

    • @Bluemarine.
      @Bluemarine. 28 днів тому

      I dont want to be “that guy”. You should enjoy and percieve fiction however you want. I just want to clarify the textbook meanings of some terms (as much as I can).
      Hero: A character that story follows and overcomes conflicts and obstacles. A hero is mostly qualified as morally good. First example of hero’s qualification mostly contains near perfect attributes. But nowadays perfectness of the heroes can be more flexible to make them more relatable and connectable. (Perfect: Superman, Inperfect: Spiderman)
      Anti-hero: Hero that lacks heroic qualities. Since this definition is too abroad, a lot hero can count as anti-hero. Even Batman can be count as anti-hero since his dark and gloomy nature is contrast to “heroic attributes” but in modern day Batman counts as a hero, flawed one, but still hero.
      Butcher is a textbook anti-hero with darker side of the spectrum. His actions are not heroic, motivations are not heroic but he has an emotionally vulnerable side. Because of that, even though his actions, he cant just be a villain.
      Villain: And opposing force against the villain that forces hero to act. That doesnt need long explanation. Example is, I dont know, Judge from Blood Meridian? Even though he is really interesting as a character, he has no backstory or tragic undertones. He is the devil of his story that pushes the hero to act.
      Anti-Villain: Same as anti hero, villain that lacks qualities of villain. This is definitely the most tricky character trope since it is so easy to diagnose hero-antagonist archetype with anti-villain archetype.
      I want to say Thanos but he is insightful genocidal, he has depth but he is still villain. Killmonger would be more fitting. Killmonger is a reasonable rebel but hero of this story has relatively more noble goals.
      Hero-antagonist: Heroic character that happens to be oppose the character that story follows. My Example is L from Death Note. Little bit anti-heroic, but in the end he tries to catch a serial killer.
      Villain protagonist: Villainous character whom the story follows. Yagami Light from Death note (again). He is full on villain, he is homicidal, he has a god complex, and he is willingly kill good people just for the sake of keeping his identity. He is irredeemable. He is not definitely a hero but story follows him.
      Soldier boy is impossible to identify. He is not the hero, both means and narration. He is not anti-hero since he is an uneasy allay, not in the hero-team. He is not a villain since has better means and he is man of his code but he is not anti-villain either since he is still sociopathic (he is a parody of hard-to-work-celebrity trope). He is just an antagonist.

  • @jakenewchees3166
    @jakenewchees3166 4 місяці тому +5

    Also part of the appeal of soldier boy is that he decides people bye my own definitions as a film maker he is an anti hero are a chaotic neutral character jenson does a great job layering him he is clearly redimable while at the same time being completely untouchable

  • @An_actual_walrus
    @An_actual_walrus 4 місяці тому +20

    “If he isn’t and anti-hero and he isn’t a villain, what is he?”
    Based. Soldier Boy is based.

    • @alatusedits
      @alatusedits 4 місяці тому +4

      based comment as well.

    • @madtonesbr
      @madtonesbr 3 місяці тому +2

      maybe if you're mentally 12 years old

    • @alatusedits
      @alatusedits 3 місяці тому

      @@madtonesbr projecting

  • @Errorvirus404
    @Errorvirus404 2 місяці тому +3

    I don't think you fully grasp soldier boy's thoughts and motives. Like with him taking out Homelander and Ryan. Now you don't have to agree with me on this as it is just my opinion but he didn't want to kill Homelander just because he saw him as a disappointment but because he finally understand why his dad hated him. He saw just how alike he and Homelander are and it disgusted him. He wanted to raise his child to be better than him but Homelander was just a darker reflection of him and that is what made him a disappointment. As with Ryan he didn't want to kill Ryan in that moment only after he got in the way. Also like he said he was just following Butcher's advice that blood doesn't matter so why would he not do the same with Ryan. At the end Butcher put that mentality in Soldier boy's head and Butcher ends up going against doing the think he told soldier boy to do. Now I'm not saying that Ryan should die but the fact that Butcher was the one who told Soldier boy that family doesn't matter in the grand scheme making him responsible for putting Ryan in danger in the first place. All it proves that butcher is a hypocrite in the end.

  • @sagecash1442
    @sagecash1442 4 місяці тому +5

    Im typing this before I watch the video to see if our opinions line up. I'll just come right out and say I dont think soldier boy is evil. I mean, we cant even blame him for anything bad that happened during the war because it was apparently all just staged and he never saw real combat. Though the writers seem to flip flop on how active "Heroes" actually are in the boys universe. So all we really know for sure from the show is that soldier boy abused his team and they betrayed him, and we know he wanted revenge for their honestly justified treachery. In conclusion, Soldier boy is no hero, but evil is a bit of a stretch to me.

    • @ashuprice9719
      @ashuprice9719 4 місяці тому

      Nah he’s legit evil. Shows no remorse for the innocent lives he’s taken, is racist, sexist, and abusive to people who have less power than him because it makes him feel big. Has no morals and no objections being a government weapon(assasinating jfk, Kent state shootings, etc). Soldier boy is plain evil.

  • @skybite
    @skybite 3 місяці тому +2

    Apparently there are people who still think that Soldier Boy is a good guy because they relate with him

  • @NecroDatro421
    @NecroDatro421 4 місяці тому +2

    I'm confused, where's the horse?

  • @alatusedits
    @alatusedits 4 місяці тому +13

    Soldier boy is an Antagonist at worst. He has morals and honour. He just doesn't care about collateral damage

    • @aceofsharks9837
      @aceofsharks9837 4 місяці тому

      My dawg, he's racist and abused TF out of the people closest to him for shits & giggles.

    • @Jay_Gut001
      @Jay_Gut001 3 місяці тому +1

      He does but a bit.

    • @andyroobrick-a-brack9355
      @andyroobrick-a-brack9355 Місяць тому

      Tell that to Noir or Crimson Countess.

    • @alatusedits
      @alatusedits Місяць тому

      @@andyroobrick-a-brack9355 they had it coming for betraying him

    • @Jay_Gut001
      @Jay_Gut001 Місяць тому

      @@alatusedits but remember that before betraying him he was abusive towards them although he never sold any of them out the way they did to him.

  • @somedorkydude6483
    @somedorkydude6483 4 місяці тому +1

    Anti hero is a loose term tbh.
    Tony soprano, dexter, and Walter white are considered an anti heros exept tony soprano is a by the book sociopath, the only difference between dexter and his targets is just their choice of victim, and Walter White is a egotistical prideful monster who did everything for himself.
    Some people like Red from overlysarcastic production would call the label useless and i disagree to an extent but, red's point is that morality and heroism isnt completely objective and that certain anti heros arent unconventional heros and some of them are awful.
    Some people consider punisher an anti hero and there are different interpretations and versions of him not all created equally.
    However a lot of people consider Garth Enis' take to be the definative version of the punisher. However, garths take on the punisher is not a man who does the things he does for justice. He lies to himself to say he does it for justice when in reality he enjoys having a target that will fire back and he wont feel bad hurting.
    Frank feels his best and can freely express himself as a soldier. He does care about innocent life but, frank isnt heroic in the slightest he even dated a super villian.
    Long story short anti hero is a loose term

  • @daltoniospizza9175
    @daltoniospizza9175 4 місяці тому +71

    Bad take. He beat the old Black Noir and Gunpowder and generally treated his whole team like shit and Crimson Countess said it to his face, but he couldn't fathom how they could betray him. Ironically, he has that in common with his son, the main villain of the show. You missed the point of the character.

    • @The_Vaperion
      @The_Vaperion 3 місяці тому +4

      Yeah but he seemed not actual be that bad when he came back to present day

    • @daltoniospizza9175
      @daltoniospizza9175 3 місяці тому +12

      @@The_Vaperion He only agreed to help Butcher and Hughie if they let him get bloody revenge on his old team who had a valid reason to betray him. He was also willing to kill a child to get Homelander, a low not even Butcher at the time was willing to stoop to. He's a villain.

    • @The_Vaperion
      @The_Vaperion 3 місяці тому +5

      @@daltoniospizza9175 butcher would most definitely kill a child, he only cared because it was specifically Ryan, and I’m not saying that soldier boy is a good person but he is most definitely one of the better super in the show, not intending to cause harm(to people who don’t deserve it) but doesn’t care if he does

    • @daltoniospizza9175
      @daltoniospizza9175 3 місяці тому +4

      @@The_Vaperion So Black Noir deserved it? From everything we saw of him before his brain damage he was a normal guy. And Butcher wouldn't kill children he could've killed that supe baby in Season 1 but chose not to. Fans like you who defend Soldier Boy miss the point of the character, he's MEANT to be more appealing than homelander but they both represent cyclical abuse as a result of early trauma, homelander's being his upbringing and soldier boy's being his father's disapproval.

    • @The_Vaperion
      @The_Vaperion 3 місяці тому +3

      @@daltoniospizza9175 I know what soldier boys represents but I still consider him not that bad compared to most characters of the show, people really try to overhype how evil he is, in soldier boys eyes black noir did deserve it he most one of the ones who have him to the Russians anyways putting him through torture, was he a terrible person? Of course, but he didn’t deserve that

  • @ZeusAmun-pt9dc
    @ZeusAmun-pt9dc 3 місяці тому

    He didn't throw a car to stop a car jacking because that isn't something that happens let alone soldier boy would be doing that type of work.

  • @bat-seal6293
    @bat-seal6293 4 місяці тому

    If The Comedian from Watchmen is classified as a hero Soldier Boy is a really good hero

  • @Ash-Winchester
    @Ash-Winchester 3 місяці тому

    As someone who's been in the comic book superhero crowd for a while now, and I can safely say that a comic book fan's (present company excluded) definition of an anti hero is just: superhero that kills.
    Edit: MM would be lawful neutral, not neutral good. Neutral good means he doesn't care about the law, but still does good things.

  • @corbinkost8379
    @corbinkost8379 4 місяці тому

    Very nice video!!

  • @killian9314
    @killian9314 4 місяці тому

    I disagree on one point, that if butcher eventually falls down the villain path and commits to a supe genocide like the comic, i would like to bring forward that is a line Soldier Boy wouldn’t cross as, he is adamant on being adored, so mass killing like that go against his code, and he is a superhero too. So he is on the receiving end of that genocide, you could even say he would run Contrary to butcher and help stop it. But i’m saying this as a perfect unknown of how things will develop.

  • @antii-3669
    @antii-3669 4 місяці тому

    I guess we'll have to wait and see if Soldier Boy is as bad as they say he is in the Spinoff

  • @villekuronen6242
    @villekuronen6242 4 місяці тому +1

    i'd argue Walter White is villain, he literally destroys thousands of lives for his own greed.... hell he probably caused more deaths and suffering than Butcher and Soldier Boy combined

  • @DEarls-ye9tz
    @DEarls-ye9tz 2 місяці тому

    Soldier Boy doesn't get a pass for being ignorant or out of touch. He knowingly does evil things repeatedly, and shows no indication of remorse or a will to behave differently, therefore he IS in fact, evil.
    I don't care how mean his dad was.

  • @chadisnotachad
    @chadisnotachad 4 місяці тому +1

    He's a bad guy because of his environment and circumstances.

  • @sebswede9005
    @sebswede9005 4 місяці тому

    Soldier Boy = Captain Hydra.
    Homelander = Injustice Superman.

  • @sjowns100
    @sjowns100 3 місяці тому

    Hes absolutely a villian

  • @josiahtitus3361
    @josiahtitus3361 4 місяці тому

    Love it! More boys content please!

  • @fettbub92
    @fettbub92 3 місяці тому

    He is my favorite character in the show, but he is a villain. He is evil Captain America.

  • @janehowlett5158
    @janehowlett5158 4 місяці тому

    OMG soldier boy is a charismaniac!

  • @Sisyphe__
    @Sisyphe__ 4 місяці тому +2

    Yes he is wtf

    • @alatusedits
      @alatusedits 4 місяці тому

      explain if you can. he has no evil intentions, he just does what he thinks is right

    • @GreaterGrievobeast55
      @GreaterGrievobeast55 4 місяці тому

      @@alatuseditsa villain that think he's doing right is still a villain if their actions are harmful against innocent lives.

  • @TheRealHerbaSchmurba
    @TheRealHerbaSchmurba 4 місяці тому

    Befote watching, I think he is. Not because of intention but actions. People dont just disfigure people the way he did Noir after fucking him over. Only an evil person is capable of that.

  • @aceofsharks9837
    @aceofsharks9837 4 місяці тому

    Short answer; Yes. Slightly longer answer; Yes, of course he is, did you see how he treated his team?

    • @Errorvirus404
      @Errorvirus404 Місяць тому

      His team weren't good people. They are just as guilty of doing horrible things as soldier boy. Hell they all were willing to throw noir under the bus to save their own skin. I feel no sympathy for them.

    • @aceofsharks9837
      @aceofsharks9837 Місяць тому

      @Errorvirus404 I wasn't using his team as an example of innocent people he's hurt. I was saying he even abused the people implicitly on his side, showcasing how utter deplorable he is.

  • @bViiiRaL
    @bViiiRaL 4 місяці тому +5

    There’s just some characters I don’t want to see die, and Soldier Boy is one..

    • @KingSlayer_.
      @KingSlayer_. 4 місяці тому +5

      Whenever I start to like him I remember how he's treated people throughout his life, his teammates, co-workers, harassing women he has power over who must've been terrified of him, etc. And then you sort of start to realize he got what he deserved in the end🤷‍♂️

    • @bViiiRaL
      @bViiiRaL 4 місяці тому +3

      @@KingSlayer_. once I start to like him, I remember how he treated his teammates, coworkers, and how he harassed woman, and hell.. even his son and grandson.. once I remember how he treated them, I really like him!

    • @iamyourworstnightmare
      @iamyourworstnightmare 4 місяці тому

      ​​​​@@KingSlayer_.His team mates were a bunch of junkies and murderers e.g gunpowder and black noir.
      He never harassed woman nor his coworkers you must be thinking of home lander.
      Also his tea mates sent him to get totured.

  • @KingSlayer_.
    @KingSlayer_. 4 місяці тому +9

    Yeah hes a villian. Hes an immature, abusive narcissist plain and simple.

    • @OfAngelsAndAnarchist
      @OfAngelsAndAnarchist 4 місяці тому +5

      “Plain and simple”
      I often think people who discount an entire personality and history with the word “narcissist” simply don’t like to think. A quick, easy label is the most they can manage.
      It’s much easier and also, so, so lazy

    • @iamyourworstnightmare
      @iamyourworstnightmare 4 місяці тому +1

      Solider boy ain't a narcissist you must be thinking of home lander.

    • @alatusedits
      @alatusedits 4 місяці тому +1

      get a brain. he isn't a narcissist, atleast not current soldier boy

  • @ThomasWilliams-d9g
    @ThomasWilliams-d9g 4 місяці тому

    He's a bully not a villain and a man of his word. He's fucked up but compared to other characters He's not bad. Homelander kills for no reason so soldier boy is more sane

  • @Seasonal-Shadow_4674
    @Seasonal-Shadow_4674 4 місяці тому

    Yes

  • @agentumbra2374
    @agentumbra2374 4 місяці тому

    I more so consider him an anti Villain

  • @weelebaseknowles4410
    @weelebaseknowles4410 4 місяці тому

    Anti villain might fit

  • @Souphover
    @Souphover 3 місяці тому

    Obviously no he’s not evil

  • @dtczyk8976
    @dtczyk8976 4 місяці тому

    I think you mean antagonist. If your protagonist is evil, his opposite would be a hero not a villain.

  • @_Tozzie_
    @_Tozzie_ 4 місяці тому +4

    If Solder Boy villain, why sigma male edit? Checkmate.

  • @NotSure405
    @NotSure405 3 місяці тому

    If Soldier Boy is a villain then all the boys team are the villains and Homelander is the real hero.

    • @AlexOlins-ly1yh
      @AlexOlins-ly1yh 3 місяці тому

      That's why he is an anti-villain, butcher is an anti-hero and homlander is a sympathetic villain

  • @kinginfinite8748
    @kinginfinite8748 4 місяці тому +6

    Ya he has shown racist tendencies. He he a villian. Look what he did to the original black noir.

    • @iamyourworstnightmare
      @iamyourworstnightmare 4 місяці тому

      Black noir killed many people and also threw solider boy to russians to be totured.

    • @iamyourworstnightmare
      @iamyourworstnightmare 4 місяці тому

      Black noir betrayed him and also that's just a stupid thing MM said it's not true.

    • @kinginfinite8748
      @kinginfinite8748 4 місяці тому +2

      @@iamyourworstnightmare he blocked him from a movie because he didn't want to be outshined.. now. He a bad guy

    • @alatusedits
      @alatusedits 4 місяці тому

      @@kinginfinite8748 he was a bad guy. he isn't one now

    • @kinginfinite8748
      @kinginfinite8748 4 місяці тому +1

      @@alatusedits he a bad guy some empathize with. He still a bad guy and never did shit in war

  • @reallyamir23
    @reallyamir23 4 місяці тому

    I love seeing content about this character.

  • @ZeusAmun-pt9dc
    @ZeusAmun-pt9dc 3 місяці тому

    The blast doesn't kill supes like homelander and kid.
    It simply removes the supes powers and therefore Ryan would have been turned into a regular kid not killed.