Rufus

―Rufus shouting at Victoria Neuman.[src]

**Rufus** is a minor antagonist of the Amazon series *Gen V*, a spin-off series of *The Boys*. He is a student at Godolkin University.

## Background

Shortly after Rufus' birth, his parents accepted Vought's offer to inject him with Compound V, subsequently transforming him into a Supe and granting him superhuman powers and abilities.

## *The Boys* Series

### Gen V: Season 1

#### "God U."

Rufus is seen in the Godolkin University orientation video.

In the courtyard, Rufus talks with Jeremy while surrounded by students.

#### "First Day"

At Richard Brinkerhoff's memorial site, Rufus jokes about Golden Boy's death, which he and his friends laugh at. Cate approaches them and asks what they were laughing about, wondering whether it was about Golden Boy. Rufus denies this; however, Cate uses her powers on him, forcing him to reveal the joke to her. After hearing the off-handed comment, and still using her powers, Cate orders Rufus to go out and buy a baseball bat, then hit himself in the nuts while shouting "Jumanji!" Rufus nonchalantly agrees and walks away with his friends.

Later that day, Rufus is seen hitting himself in the nuts using a bat while shouting "Jumanji!"

#### "Guardians of Godolkin"

Rufus walks through campus while recording his rection to Desperado by Rihanna, until he's interrupted by the escaped Sweaty Supe. Rufus berates the Supe for interrupting his recording and attempts to dismiss the Sweaty Supe. The Sweaty Supe questions Rufus if he's a Supe, to which Rufus states "No shit, asshole." before walking away. Unbeknownst to Rufus, the Sweaty Supe then asks Professor Ibarra the same question. When Ibarra answers no, the Supe grabs her face and starts melting it. Rufus turns around when he hears Ibarra's screams and records the murder.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Telepathy**: Rufus is a powerful telepath, he is capable of controlling people's minds at close range. Rufus controlled the minds of Marie Moreau and Andre Anderson, who was attacking him.
* **Astral Projection**: When introducing himself to Marie, he says that astral projection is one of his powers.
* **Clairvoyance**: Rufus is known to be a clairvoyant in Godolkin University, and he says that clairvoyance is one of his powers when he introduces himself to Marie.
* **Superhuman Durability**: Rufus, being a supe, displays extraordinary resilience surpassing what is typically seen in humans. Jordan Li unleashed powerful physical attacks and energy discharges, but he was unharmed. Notably, Rufus survived a powerful blow from Andre's metal barrel, demonstrating remarkable fortitude. Rufus was hurled violently into the air, slamming through sliding doors and slamming into a wall hard enough to leave a large hole, demonstrating the immense force. Startled by his attackers, Rufus recovered his balance quickly and appeared relatively unaffected, despite being severely damaged.
* **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Rufus possesses an unspecified accelerated healing factor, as he has apparently recovered quickly from his injury in which Marie Moreau exploded his penis.
* **Superhuman Hearing**: Like all Supes, Rufus has better hearing beyond that of a humans. He is able to hear certain frequencies that humans cannot.

## Weaknesses

### Biological

* **Blunt Force/Limited Durability**: While Rufus is certainly more durable than a normal human, he exhibited pain resulting from the impact injury inflicted upon him by Andre and Jordan Li, indicating a limited durability. He was also easily strangled by Andre.
* **Close Range Required**: Rufus has a major limitation when using his powers, he needs to be extremely close to the person to use his telepathy, like he did with Marie and Andre. Supes with long-range attacks can easily avoid him, such as when Jordan Li managed to keep him away using their energy blast.
* **High Frequencies**: Due to being a Supe, Rufus is able to hear certain frequencies that humans cannot. When a specific frequency is played, it can induce immense pain and temporarily neutralize him.

## Relationships

	+ Indira Shetty †
	+ Richard Brinkerhoff †
* Dusty † - Friend

* Jordan Li - Attempted Killer
* Andre Anderson - Attempted Killer
* Marie Moreau

## Trivia

* Rufus is named after roofies, a type of date-rape drug. The creators regard him as a walking roofie.
* In an earlier script of the show, Rufus was going to lead a secret club of Supes, likely called the "Monster Club," who knew Godolkin.

## References

1. ↑ Bob in *First Day*: *"Did you know Supes have a wider range of hearing than us? Like dogs."*
2. ↑ ‘Gen V’ Built a Five-Foot Penis for Superhero Sex Scene, and Creators Break Down That ‘C–ksplosion’
Welcome to the Monster Club Synopsis