Payback (TV Series)

==Summary==
Payback was a group of superheroes who were active during the 1980s. Owned and managed by Vought American, they were considered to be the greatest superhero team of their time prior to the formation of The Seven.
In late 1984, Payback was dispatched to Nicaragua to aid the U.S. government in an attempt to implement Supes in the military. However, due to Payback's arrogance, incompetence, and lack of training, the mission was compromised, resulting in the death of Swatto, the disfigurement of Black Noir, and the presumed death of Soldier Boy.
In reality, every member of Payback, except for Gunpowder, had gotten fed up with Soldier Boy's abusive behavior towards them and had secretly plotted, with the approval of Stan Edgar, to get rid of him so that he could be replaced by Homelander. They were ultimately able to neutralize him and hand him over to the Russians.
After the "loss" of their leader, the team disbanded, and its surviving members went their separate ways. But in 2022, The Boys, while searching for the supposed weapon that killed Soldier Boy, ended up finding and freeing the soldier, who started hunting down his former teammates for selling him out to the Russians all those years ago.
==Members==
Soldier-Boy-Payback.png|Soldier Boy|link=Soldier Boy (TV Series)
Gunpowder-Payback.png|Gunpowder|link=Gunpowder (TV Series)
Crimson-Countess-Payback.png|Crimson Countess|link=Crimson Countess (TV Series)
Mindstorm-Payback.png|Mindstorm|link=Mindstorm (TV Series)
TNT-Twins-Payback.png|TNT Twins|link=TNT Twins (The Boys)
Black-Noir-Payback.png|Black Noir|link=Black Noir (TV Series)
Swatto-Payback.png|Swatto|link=w:c:the-boys:Swatto
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: Likely to 
Name: Payback
Origin: The Boys (TV Series)
Classification: Team of Superheroes formed by Vought American
Age: Around 4 years (The team was formed during the 1980s or very late 70s and disbanded in late 1984)
Membership: 8 members
Leader: Soldier Boy
Team Resources/Abilities: None notable
*Base of Operations: Presumably at Vought-American
Attack Potency: Likely Street level (Gunpowder is the physically weakest, staggering a Temp-V empowered Butcher with his blowsThe Boys; Season 3; Episode 2; "The Only Man in the Sky", whereas weaker supes don't even flinch when hit by weapons like crowbars) to City Block level (Soldier Boy is the strongest, being stated by Butcher to be nearly as strong as HomelanderThe Boys; Season 3; Episode 1; "Payback", a sentiment shared by Homelander himself, who even feared his strengthThe Boys; Season 3; Episode 6; "Herogasm")
Speed: Unknown to Hypersonic+ (Soldier Boy is the fastest, being comparable to Homelander)
Lifting Strength: Unknown to at least Class 25, possibly Class K (Soldier Boy is the strongest, being nearly as strong as Homelander)
Striking Strength: Likely Street level to City Block level
Durability: Wall level (Most members are able to take some hits from Soldier Boy, who even while holding back can hurt a Temp-V empowered HughieThe Boys; Season 3; Episode 7; "Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed") to City Block level (Soldier Boy is the most durable, with Maeve believing that if there was a weapon capable of killing Soldier Boy, it would also be effective to kill HomelanderThe Boys; Season 3; Episode 4; "Glorious Five Year Plan", implying the two to have similar durability)
Stamina: Likely Peak Human (Most members of the team can recover from taking hits from Soldier Boy relatively quickly) to Superhuman (Soldier Boy and Black Noir are the most resilient, the former easily defeating several soldiers during an attack in Nicaragua without breaking a sweatThe Boys; Season 3; Episode 3; "Barbary Coast", and then he still didn't show any signs of exhaustion after fighting his team up until Mindstorm used his powers on him and they proceeded to knock him out with Novichok, and the latter remained conscious even after getting his face burned and his skull pried open by Soldier Boy)
Range: Kilometers with Mindstorm's powers (Has a range of 3 miles)
Teamwork: Similarly to The Seven, most of the known work of Payback is fabricated by the media, and, also like The Seven, the members of the team are terrified of their abusive leader, Soldier Boy. Ironically, their collective anger after getting fed up with him, led to the team working up together in other to neutralize him and get rid of him.
Intelligence: Average (Most members lack any notable feats of intelligence) to Above Average (Black Noir is the smartest, being a proficient knife user and athlete, and a highly skilled and deadly martial artist)
Weaknesses: The team has great resentment towards their leader, who is immensely abusive, both verbally and physically.
Note: This profile covers the TV Series version of Payback during the 1980s, where the team was active, before Soldier Boy was captured. This also means that Soldier Boy only possesses his powers from before being exposed to radiation - though he keeps the same resistances.
Despite this, he still scales to Homelander, as even before knowing he was still alive, he was believed to be a near equal to him, which was further proven when they fought at Herogasm during 2022, reinforcing the idea that the radioactive powers didn't enhanced any of Soldier Boy's physical attributes.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
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==References==
Category:Teams
Category:The Boys
Category:Superheroes