SwingWing

SwingWing is a minor antagonist in the controversial comic book series The Boys. Originally working as a sidekick for Tek Knight under the name "Laddio", he has since made a solo caraer when he became an adult.
== History ==
SwingWing started as the first iteration of Tek Knight's sidekick, Laddio. During his time as Laddio, he and Tek Knight would become friends with the Talon, a member of their rogues gallery, spending much time chasing after her as a fun game. The Talon would disappear for a few years and reappeared after a few years at the Tek Cave. Laddio, Tek Knight and the Talon spent the most of the evening catching up when the Talon instigated a threesome between them.
This caused both Laddio and Tek Knight to develop feelings for her and subsequently, a hatred for each other. Laddio would leave Tek Knight to become a sole hero named "SwingWing", with Tek Knight replacing him with a new Laddio.
SwingWing was marketed by Vought-American to the public as a gay superhero. In reality, however, not only was SwingWing not gay, but actually hated them. Despite this, many comics were written about how he supported gay characters exiting the closet, while his employers pushed him to go to LGBT festivals, much to SwingWing's disgust.
After the growth of a tumor "the size of a fist" in Tek Knight's brain, he developed an overwhelming desire to have sex with anything. SwingWing learned of the tumor, and after Tek Knight sent an application to join the Seven, informed them of his condition, destroying his chances as revenge for what happened with the Talon.
SwingWing would be confronted by one of the gay men he worked with, Stephen Rubenstein, who wanted advice on how to approach someone he'd develop feelings for, on a roof. When Rubenstein admitted SwingWing was the man he'd fallen in love with, SwingWing reacted with disgust, throwing slurs Stephen's way. Rubenstein, horrified by SwingWing's true feelings, accidentally backed off the edge and fell to his death. Panicked, SwingWing flew off.
SwingWing would be confronted by Billy Butcher and Hughie Campbell over what happened to Stephen, SwingWing quickly attacked then and ran to the roof, putting on his uniform and trying to fly off. He was defeated in a quick battle with Hughie, who nearly took his jaw off with one punch. The two would then interrogate SwingWing, who would admit his role in Rubenstein's death and his deep homophobia. While Butcher let SwingWing go, on the condition that he spy for the Boys, in actuality, Butcher sabotaged SwingWing's jetpack, causing it to malfunction mid flight and after falling into the sea, was crushed to death by the Staten Island Ferry, though Vought would cover this up, claiming he died fighting a supervillain. Hughie would tell Rubenstein's friends that SwingWing murdered him and the true cause of the latter's death.
==Trivia==
* He is a parody of Nightwing from DC Comics.
** The design of SwingWings's suit took partial inspiration from DC's Blue Beetle.
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