Operation Charly

Operation Charly was a joint covert operation between the -backed and Vought's Payback against the -backed that ended in complete failure.
==Synopsis==
In 1984, as an effort to put Supes in the military, Vought sent Payback to help fight the Sandinistas as a "trial run." They joined the Contras in a large camp as they prepared for a large offensive, where they met CIA agent Grace Mallory.
Shortly after there was an attack by Sandinistas and Spetsnaz soldiers, as well as a mutiny against Soldier Boy by all of Payback members, except Gunpowder, who had to be mind controlled to go along with it. The plan, with Vought's authorization, was to betray him, knock him out, and then hand him over to the Russian forces because the team was fed up with his abusive behavior and so that Vought could replace with his biological son Homelander.
During the attack, the Contras in the camp were massacred, either by the Sandinistas, the Soviets, or by members of Payback to prevent witnesses to the mutiny. Swatto was also killed by a missile as he attempted to fly away. The mutiny was a success, but Black Noir was horribly beaten, with his skull bashed in by Soldier Boy using his shield and his face partially burnt off, leaving him mute with severe brain damage.
==Aftermath==
Payback disbanded sometime after, with each member doing their own things.
In 2022, The Boys, after hearing of a weapon that could kill Homelander, went to Russia to retrieve it. Upon entering the Russian lab, it was soon revealed that Soldier Boy was still alive, having spent thirty years being experimented on. The Russian experiments resulted in Soldier Boy being able to emit radioactive blasts. 
Soldier Boy managed to strike a deal with the team: they would help him track down and kill every member of Payback as revenge, and in exchange he would help them take down Homelander. By the end of the season, every Payback member is in the ground, The Boys betray Soldier Boy, Homelander is still alive, and Soldier Boy is in government custody.
==Trivia==
Operation Charly was a real operation by which the National Reorganization Process, Argentinia's military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, aided the regime of Anastasio Somoza Debayle with military and counterinsurgency assistance, with help from the United States in opposition to the Sandinista movement.
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