Homelander

John Gillman, also known as the Homelander, is the main antagonist of the The Boys series. He appeared in the 160th episode of Death Battle, Omni-Man VS Homelander, where he fought against Omni-Man from the Invincible series.
==History==
Vought International is a company known worldwide for their superheroes, but there's none more famous than the star-spangled leader of The Seven himself, Homelander. Ever since he was born, the infant simply named "John" was molded by Vought to become the perfect American hero. Raised by scientists in a laboratory, John was subjected to hours of mental conditioning and torturous experiments. But above all that, he was taught that he was practically a god, physically superior to humans in every way. And thanks to the Compound V serum running through his veins, he truly was. This all led to him growing up to be exactly what Vought desired: a charming, powerful, media-trained, and above all, marketable superhero.
However, beneath the perfectly polished boy scout façade had grown something sinister. Thanks to being raised as an unloved lab rat, Homelander had become an arrogant, unstable, and spiteful sociopath with little regard for anyone but himself. Of course, he still keeps up appearances for the cameras, but behind-the-scenes, he lets out all his deepest hatred for humanity through the worst atrocities imaginable. And with each passing day, his sanity and tolerance for our existence slowly slip away, though he continues to spare the masses from his wrath so long as they still supply him with the love and attention he so desperately craves. It was only inevitable though that his reckless actions made him more than a few enemies seeking to take him down, including the vigilante group, The Boys, who might just prove to him what some puny little humans are really capable of.
==Death Battle Info==
===Background===
*Real name: John
*Age: 41
*Height: 5'11" | 1.8 m
*Weight: 165 lbs | 75 kg
*Species: "Super-abled" human
*Leader of The Seven
*Enjoys attention, fame, milk
===Powers===
*Enhanced hearing
*Flight
*Heat vision
*Superhuman speed
*Superhuman strength
*Superhuman voice
*X-ray vision
===Feats===
*Effortlessly threw a baseball into orbit
*Hurled a fighter jet with one hand
*Escaped a C4 explosion mid-detonation
*Can survive any known man-made weapons
*Ruptured the ears of all passengers on an airliner
*Stronger than Queen Maeve
*Killed Professor Bonzai, Mister Marathon, the President
===Results===
:+ Counters Omni-Man's flight by attacking equilibrium
:+ Slightly more variety in abilities
:- Has little means of a killing blow
:- Much less experienced in taking hits
==Cameo Appearances==
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|-|The Seven Battle Royale=
Homelander acted as a referee during The Seven Battle Royale, meant to ensure that nothing too serious happened. Instead of that, he watched the battle and stomped Billy Butcher to death after he was the last man standing and caught the Laser Baby. After the battle, Homelander sliced Wiz's arm off via his laser vision and was confronted by Stormfront after throwing the laser baby away.
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==Quotes==
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|-|The Seven Battle Royale=
*"Ha! Alright, keep calm everyone. Everything's fine. After all, I'm the only hero America needs."
*"If you want to shine like the Sun..."
*"Ha ha ha, I love a good sequel..."
|-|Omni-Man VS Homelander=
*"Howdy, neighbor! Cocoa? It's waaarm~!"
*"You know, Nolan... Homelander is more than just a superhero. It might be cynical to say this, but he's, uh... a brand. And it's very important to me that that brand... means something. And if I'm playing second-fiddle to some goddamn alien... tch. What's really the point, right? What do you think... Debbie?"
*"Aw, she's shy... So, do we have an understanding? Get the fuck out of my country."
*"Hahahaha, shit! That was a great line—"
*"STOOOOOOOP IIIIIIIIIT!!!"
*"BAAAACK OOOOFF!!!"
*"AFTER I'M DONE WITH YOU, I'M GONNA FLASH-FRY THAT LITTLE SHIT SON OF YOURS, THIS WORTHLESS NEIGHBORHOOD, AND EVERY GODDAMN PERSON YOU KNOW!!!!"
*"(muffled, practically inaudible) NO!!! PLEASE-!!!!"
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==Gallery==
===Appearance===
Homelander hand drawn.png|Hand-drawn design used in Death Battle
Homelander Sprite.jpg|Cameo in The Seven Battle Royale
===Arsenal and Abilities===
Homelanderlasereyes.gif|Heat Vision
Homelander flight.gif|Flight
Homelander Super Strength.jpeg|Super Strength
Homelander Saving Hostages SPEED.gif|Super Speed
Homelander strength.gif|Super Durability
Homelander scream.png|Super Scream
Homelander Senses.jpeg|Enhanced Senses
Homelander xray.png|X-Ray Vision
==Trivia==
*Homelander is the sixth The Boys character to appear, after Queen Maeve, A-Train, The Deep, Starlight, and Billy Butcher.
**He is the fifth The Boys character to lose, after Queen Maeve, A-Train, The Deep, and Starlight. 
*Homelander is the second combatant to be voiced by Yong Yea, after Sanji.
**He is the first combatant voiced by him to lose.
*Homelander is the first combatant to attack the hosts themselves (as he sliced off Wiz's arm with his heat vision at the end of The Seven Battle Royale), with the next one being Jason Voorhees.
*Homelander is, thus far, the only combatant to be called the winner in an episode he wasn't an actual combatant in (by forcing the hosts to call him the winner of The Seven Battle Royale after killing its actual winner). Unlike Metal Sonic, who wasn't a primary combatant of his initial episode but was still part of the fight, Homelander wasn't considered part of it at all until after it had already ended.
==Notes==
==External Links==
*Homelander on Wikipedia
*Homelander on the The Boys Wiki
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