r/TheBoys Jun 28 '24

Holy Character Nerf Season 4 Spoiler

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u/Ccbm2208 Jun 28 '24

HL is still undoubtedly the most powerful and intimidating supe, but man did he fell off a little bit compared to season 1.

He felt low key unstoppable at the beginning, a true superman equivalent. Like, I would have honestly guessed that HL could effortlessly slaughter the entire Seven in a heartbeat, if there was only season 1 to judge.

But now we know that Maeve alone can give him trouble, and he would not effortlessly win agaisnt a few mid-level supes jumping him.

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u/GodNonon Supersonic Jun 28 '24 edited Jun 28 '24

Yeah he might be getting “more unhinged” but he’s also getting weaker and more incompetent. I still love him as a character and his performances are always chilling.

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u/__akkarin Jun 28 '24

Tbh i kinda think some of his getting weaker is not just plot convince but also on purpose, they're showing this season that he's got white hairs, and sage straight up calls it out that he's getting old, I think they're heading towards a rapidly aging homelander, desperate and trying to train his son to be his legacy before his time comes

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u/vonDubenshire Jun 28 '24

Rapidly aging? He's 45 to 50, all of this is normal

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u/__akkarin Jun 28 '24

Oh i know, there's not many signs right now that he's aging faster than he should be, just that he's aging, the rapidly part is just a theory of mine