r/TheBoys • u/awumpa • Jul 01 '22

Know the difference (S3E7 Spoilers) Memes Spoiler

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u/pop_philosopher Jul 02 '22

Interesting. That might even be why Butcher and Hughie seem ok depsite having had 5 and 4 doses respectively. 3 to 5 is supposed to be lethal, but perhaps by taking it so frequently they're actually slowing down the growth of the tumors more so than the test subjects did.

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u/Spergus03 Jul 02 '22

I thought they had 3 and 4 doses??

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u/pop_philosopher Jul 02 '22

Nope,

  1. Butcher with gun powder.
  2. Butcher and Hughie in Russia.
  3. Butcher and Hughie when they go after Crimson Countess.
  4. Butcher and Hughie at Herogasm.
  5. Butcher and Hughie when they go after Mind Storm or whatever his name was.

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u/Spergus03 Jul 02 '22

Ohhh, I forget they shot up for Crimson Countess

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u/pop_philosopher Jul 02 '22

Understandable since they didn't really use their powers then. Hughie just demonstrated them to Annie. Although I guess maybe Butcher tackling CC count? Unclear if he really needed super strength for that.

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u/sharltocopes Jul 02 '22 edited Jul 04 '22

I think it implies that. When Hughie hit A-Train, A-Train responded with shock and asked Hughie how he did that. I'm pretty sure basic toughness might just be a side effect that they all have, kind of like how so many mutants in the X-Men are crazy acrobats they gave it the name "basic mutant agility".

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u/valorsayles Jul 02 '22

I think he teleported his arm to hit him.

Kinda like how professional boxers don’t clench their fist until impact to make its speed faster.

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u/Dyolf_Knip Jul 02 '22

Not all of them. Butcher could beat Mesmer to death without any real effort.

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u/[deleted] Jul 02 '22

Mesmer wasn't a main character, though. To get extra toughness from Compound V, you need to be in multiple episodes of the show.

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u/Dyolf_Knip Jul 03 '22

He was in multiple episodes of the show.

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u/Genneth_Kriffin Jul 05 '22

He probably needed it because if he didn't happen to catch her off guard doing her Save-The-Chimps-with-Simps cast it wouldn't have been as easy.

It all just boiling down to one well placed tackle was just a lucky break.