Homelander

* Homelander
* John

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**John**, the leader of Vought International's elite superhero group, the Seven, was created by respected scientist Jonah Vogelbaum using Soldier Boy's semen. Raised in a sterile environment, Vogelbaum taught John to hone his powers at a young age. To create a perfect superhero, he severed friendly ties with the Vought science team, treating him coldly. John was exposed to patriotic images daily, making him an all-American hero. Despite questioning his parentage, John believed Dr. Vogelbaum was his father. Years later, John met Madelyn Stillwell, who introduced him to other superheroes and the media as the **Homelander**, despite failing his first mission.

In 2023, after the Israel-Hamas war, Homelander supported vice presidential candidate Victoria Neuman's campaign alongside Robert Singer, instilling propaganda and fear of a World War III in the hopes they'd win the campaign.

## Biography

### Early Life

#### Raised by Scientists

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John was born on April 9, 1981, from the semen of Soldier Boy, America's first and greatest superhero, and an unknown egg donor. Born with unbelievable powers, he was raised in a lab and was surrounded by doctors like Jonah Vogelbaum, who named him John. In his earlier days, between the ages of 5 and 6, John was described as a sweet child who'd cuddle up to him and loved hearing stories about Davy Crockett. However, needing John to become the strongest man in the world came at the cost of him turning violent, aggressive, wrathful, and downright hateful.

    Throughout his childhood, John was put through painful and traumatic physical experiments and surgeries to test the true limits of his abilities. Some of these tests included having his hand forced into a furnace, being boiled alive, and being forced to fight strength-enhanced Vought guards. He was also put under long, strict, and tedious mental conditioning and was forced to spend hours sitting in front of a projector that displayed images that were chosen to mold his personality by using the American flag, Jesus Christ, and a baseball game into becoming patriotic, all-American, and turning him into a symbol of the nation itself.

As a child, John had accidentally killed countless female tutors, the most notable incident being on March 18, 1994, when he hugged a woman using far too much strength, breaking her spine and instantly killing her. While these behaviors were usually motivated by indignation, this time it was by isolation-induced depression. At some point during this period, he also developed a sociopathic alternate personality that helped him "get through the bad room." Growing up, Homelander was a fan of Soldier Boy, "watching all of his movies hundreds of times." John respected Soldier Boy for being the only other Supe in existence who was "nearly" as strong as him and idolized the latter as his hero, not knowing at the time that they were father and son.

### Becoming Homelander

#### Joining the Seven

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In 2007, John became the new leader of The Seven, Vought's premier superhero team. Presented by Stan Edgar and Madelyn Stillwell to the public as "The Homelander," Following his introduction, Noir came onto the stage, immediately stealing much of the attention that John had garnered under the spotlight, much to his and Stillwell's anger. Following this, Stillwell convinced John not to let Black Noir upstage him and to simply go by "Homelander."

#### Meeting Black Noir

Homelander is soon teamed up with Noir on his first mission: stopping a group of terrorists who have taken hostages at a chemical plant. Refusing to wait for Black Noir, Homelander immediately went inside and subdued two of the terrorists, breaking one of their noses in the process. He then confronted the rest. When they refused to back down, Homelander twisted their guns. However, one of the terrorists still held a hostage at gunpoint, despite the gun not working anymore. Homelander, horribly underestimating his abilities, used his heat vision to heat up the gun, causing it to explode, killing the hostage and destroying the man's hand. When the man's associate started screaming at him, he lost his mind and clamped his hand over her mouth, accidentally ripping out her jaw. This leads to the hostages screaming at him and calling him a monster, resulting in him killing everybody in a fit of rage, leaving only one hostage still alive. Black Noir then appeared in the doorway. Thinking that he would rat him out to Vought, Homelander attempted to kill Black Noir with his heat vision, accidentally bringing down the entire plant.

After pulling himself out of the rubble, Homelander saw the hostage crawl out of the wreckage towards a still-alive Black Noir. To Homelander's surprise, however, Noir coldly snapped the woman's neck while comforting her. Noir then helped Homelander come up with an excuse to cover up the failure of the mission. This event led to mutual respect and eventual genuine friendship between the two. However, Homelander's lack of control deeply hardened him and possibly added to his already unstable mind.

#### Meeting Becca Butcher

*"My dad always said: 'Surround yourself with people smarter than you.'"*
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## Personality

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## Attributes

### Powers

* **Artificially Enhanced Physiology** - John was artificially born with Compound V, gaining abilities that enhanced his physical parameters to superhuman levels. With supernatural abilities such as flight, heat vision, and the ability to scream at an enhanced level, Homelander is currently the most powerful superhero on planet Earth, outclassing even the likes of Soldier Boy.
	+ **Superhuman Strength** - One of Homelander's primary abilities is his tremendous superhuman strength. He is stated to be the strongest man in the world, according to Jonah Vogelbaum.
	+ **Superhuman Durability** - Homelander possesses extraordinary superhuman durability and is the most durable of the Seven, if not of all Supes. He is not only completely bulletproof but also unfazed by explosions. According to Madelyn Stillwell, there is not a weapon on Earth that has not failed against him. His durability also likely extends to him possibly being immune to Soldier Boy's radiation blast, considering, unlike the other superheroes, he's the only artificially born Supe. It's also been proven that Victoria Neuman can't explode Homelander's head like other Supes due to his immense durability.
	+ **Superhuman Speed** - Homelander can move at very fast speeds. While Homelander can fly at extremely fast speeds, enough to keep up with an airplane so he could destroy it, John can also move on the ground at supersonic speeds. As a child, Homelander could already break the sound barrier.
	+ **Superhuman Agility** - To be added.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina** - Homelander possesses extraordinary stamina, as his muscles are able to withstand the stresses of moving at superhuman speeds or performing other superhuman feats for extended periods of time.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes** - To be added.
	+ **Enhanced Breath** - When deciding to get a better view of New York City, Homelander was able to inhale a large portion of air in order to temporarily view the city from space.
	+ **Enhanced Senses** - Like all superheroes, Homelander's senses are greater than those of a normal human and perhaps the greatest of all the Supes.
		- **Enhanced Hearing** - Homelander possesses tremendous auditory awareness, allowing him to detect sounds from miles away. He can also use this power to detect a person's heartbeat and blood pressure and tell when they are excited or anxious.
		- **Enhanced Smell** - Homelander possesses an amazing olfactory sense.
		- **X-Ray Vision** - Homelander can see through any solid object or surface, with the exception of objects and surfaces that are lined with zinc, implying that he only has low energy photon x-ray vision.
		- **Telescopic Vision** - Homelander can zoom in on things, allowing him to see distant objects, people, and surroundings.
	+ **Enhanced Intelligence** - Homelander's mental performance has been greatly enhanced to operate in the most efficient and quick manner possible. He's been able to process information given by Vought International employees like Madelyn Stillwell by processing multiple information streams and rapidly responding to any changing tactical situations by creating winning strategies. However, his mental illnesses have a tendency to limit this.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor** - The Compound V granted Homelander's physiology an accelerated rate of healing and regeneration, although he can't regenerate any parts of his brain and wouldn't regenerate in case of decapitation or being shredded.
	+ **Longevity** - Much like Soldier Boy, Homelander does not appear to age in the same way as normal humans. He is capable of living for hundreds or even thousands of years without displaying any obvious signs of age-related physical or psychological degeneration, keeping his physical shape throughout life until (however) death; therefore, this longevity does not make him immortal.
	+ **Flight** - Homelander is able to levitate and propel himself at supersonic speeds, allowing him to cover vast distances in a matter of minutes.
	+ **Sonic Scream** - When enraged, Homelander has the ability to produce a shriek of high amplitude from his vocal cord.

### Abilities

* **Gifted Intellect** - To be added.
* **Master Actor** - Homelander is a very skilled actor. His heroic façade is capable of tricking most people into thinking that he is an ideal patriotic hero, causing them to lower their guard and trust him. He has also participated in the production of many films, including Dawn of the Seven.
* **Expert Combatant** - To be added.
* **Intimidation** - Homelander has a very imposing presence. He uses his intimidation to control the members of the Seven, who recognize that he is the most powerful member of the group and that he is completely without conscience and has no moral reservations about killing anyone he chooses. As a result, most of them are scared of Homelander. He also intimidates to get whatever he wants.

## Equipment

### Uniforms

* **Homelander's Suit** - John wears a costume that he formerly used to conceal his identity while operating as a Homelander. As the greatest superhero in America, Homelander's costume reinforces his image as a symbol of American patriotism. This uniform is very durable, allowing Homelander to take explosions head-on and fly at Mach speeds without worrying about his clothes.

## Facilities

* **Vought Tower** - As a member of the Seven and an employee of Vought International, Homelander resides in Vought Tower along with the rest of the Seven.

## Relationships

* Ryan Butcher - Son

Allies* Vought International
	+ Madelyn Stillwell - Boss
	+ Ashley Barrett
	+ The Seven - Colleagues and Subordinates
		- Maggie Shaw/Queen Maeve - Ex-Girlfriend
		- Reggie Franklin/A-Train - Friend
		- Kevin Moskowitz/The Deep - Friend
		- Earving/Black Noir - Friend and Former Attempted Victim
		- Schecht/Translucent
		- Annie January/Starlight
* Mesmer - Informant
* Victoria Neuman - Situational Ally and Former Attempted Killer
* Robert Singer
* Jonah Vogelbaum - Creator
* The Boys
	+ Billy Butcher
* Robert Singer - Target

## Trivia

* Homelander embodies six of the **Seven Deadly Sins**:
	+ **Wrath** - He's generally cruel, cold, violent, sadistic, impatient, intolerant and throws temper tantrums when he does not get his way, as well as causing destruction and deaths.
	+ **Pride** - He suffers from deep Narcissistic Personality Disorder, seeing himself as a godly entity superior to the whole of humanity and any supe. His powers and sense of entitlement have led him to exhibit extreme megalomania, causing him to commit crimes against innocent people, including acts of rape and mass murder, out of the idea that he can do anything he wants because of who he is.
	+ **Sloth** - Despite to be the most powerful super of world, Homelander uses his heat vision to take down his enemies with disastrous consequences: his laziness with his eye beam usage is what would end up causing the Flight 37 disaster to play out like it does, carelessly destroying the plane’s control panel while killing the terrorist, and when he accidentally killed an innocent civilian during the task in Africa.
	+ **Greed** - He's violently possessive towards anything and anyone he declares his property, as is shown in his interactions with Queen Maeve, Madelyn and Ryan.
	+ **Lust** - Homelander is very fond about sex, as is show in his relationships with Madelyn and his rape on Becca.
	+ **Envy** - Before murdering her, Homelander was very bitter about Madelyn's affection on her baby Teddy due his Oedipus Complex and treats Queen Maeve and his son Ryan more as pieces of property than individuals, disliking their relationships with other people outside of him.