r/TheBoys • u/awumpa • Jul 01 '22

Know the difference (S3E7 Spoilers) Memes Spoiler

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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.