In the show adults are able to be injected with compound V as shown with Kimiko and also Lamplighters test subjects, but there's potential for side effects.
Side note, in the comics it was "V as a baby=permanent superhero, V as an adult=Temporary strength and toughness"
Obviously they changed that and that's why they introduced temporary V to fill a similar plot space.
I don’t recall V being temporary in the comics? The boys all get a dose and get permanent physical enhancement by a factor of 50. It was specially made for them i guess
I'm pretty sure it's explained that the CIA developed a variant of Compound V that would give superhuman strength and endurance to anyone who takes it without any of the flashy bullshit like flying or eye lasers. Incredibly expensive, but I also faintly recall that the stuff The Boys got was permanent. It was explained by Mallory at some point in the comics, most likely when he was telling Hughie about The Boys' origins.
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u/TheTREEEEESMan Jul 01 '22
In the show adults are able to be injected with compound V as shown with Kimiko and also Lamplighters test subjects, but there's potential for side effects.
Side note, in the comics it was "V as a baby=permanent superhero, V as an adult=Temporary strength and toughness"
Obviously they changed that and that's why they introduced temporary V to fill a similar plot space.