A-Train

Reginald "Reggie" Franklin, also known as A-Train, is a protagonist from the The Boys series. He appeared in a Bonus episode of Death Battle, The Seven Battle Royale, where he fought against Queen Maeve, The Deep, Starlight, and Billy Butcher.
==History==
Reggie Franklin was born with a drug called Compound V injected into his veins, making him a superhuman with the ability to move at unparalleled speeds, a power he would use to join Vought International's prestigious superhero team, The Seven. Taking up the moniker "A-Train", he became a beloved superhero, renown for being the fastest man alive. But in reality, both his supposed heroic deeds and personality were fake, as he was truly just a self-centered, greedy man who recklessly killed people due to his Compound V addiction and unquestioningly committed terrible crimes under Homelander's command, all in efforts to stay at the top. This made him a target of the Supe-hunting vigilante group, The Boys.
Even the fastest man has his problems catch up to him, though; his addiction soon granted him a heart problem, preventing him from running and leading to a massive fall from grace. During an attempt to regain his public image, he accidentally caused his brother to get paralyzed by another corrupt Supe. Having witnessed Homelander and Vought's indifference to the whole situation, A-Train finally came to realize the injustice of the people whose orders he followed. After a literal change of heart, he regained his powers, which he used to begin helping The Boys behind Homelander's back. Though he knows being caught — which would come with certain death — is only inevitable, he continues helping regardless. Because for the first time in his life, A-Train began feeling a thrill that bloodstained vanity could never give: the rush of being a real hero.
==Quotes==
*Ugh! I think I swallowed a gill...
*Please! Not even a threat! I got this.
*Ah shit! Can't see!
*You're dead, Star Bitch!
==Gallery==
===Appearance===
Screenshot 20200917-223115 YouTube.jpg|Sprite used in Death Battle
===Arsenal and Abilities===
A-Train Super Strength.gif|Super Strength
A-train speed.gif|Super Speed
A-Train Killing Robin.gif|Super Speed Collision(via Super Speed)
A-Train Road Rash.gif|Super Speed Road Rash(via Super Speed)
==Trivia==
*A-Train and his four opponents are the first to fifth The Boys characters to appear, with the next one being Homelander.
**He and three of his opponents are the first to fourth The Boys characters to lose, with the next one being Homelander.
*A-Train is the 10th black character to appear, after Spawn, Black Ranger, Balrog, TJ Combo, Black Panther, Afro Samurai, Miles Morales, Static, and War Machine, and with the next two being Lavernius Tucker and Storm.
**He is the fifth black character to lose, after Black Ranger, Balrog, Afro Samurai, and Miles Morales.
*A-Train is the 12th male to lose to a female, after Boba Fett, Starscream, Gaara, The Meta, The Scout, Nathan Drake, Thor Odinson, Carnage, Tommy Oliver, Mob, and Gray Fullbuster, and with the next four being Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Steven Universe, and Killua Zoldyck.
*Despite ultimately losing the Battle Royale, A-Train managed to kill The Deep (possibly accidentally) before getting killed by Queen Maeve.
**Said kill is, somewhat fittingly for a speedster, the fastest kill in Death Battle history, even outpacing the DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt's joke victory in DEATH BATTLE! vs The World if timed at their respective battles' start.
==Notes==
==External Links==
*A-Train on Wikipedia
*A-Train on the The Boys Wiki
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