Film Theory: How to BEAT Homelander (The Boys)

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If you’ve seen The Boys on Amazon Prime you know that Homelander is SUPER powerful. But just how powerful is the flying man with super strength and heat vision? Like, scientifically, how much can Homelander lift, bro? Exactly how fast can he travel? And how extreme is his heat vision? Today, Loyal Theorist, we’re breaking down Homelander’s physical strength but also his BIGGEST weakness. And trust us, you won’t believe what this means for The Boys Season 4.
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[TwistedIrish]

They already tried this in the show and homelander told them he'd rather be loved then feared but if they ruin his reputation he has no problem being feared because he has nothing left to lose at that point. So I don't think it's his greatest weakness anymore....

[diddyjohn]

I loved the theory but as other people have pointed out once Homelander's brand is ruined there's nothing holding him back. As Homelander said "sure I'll lose everything, but then I'll have nothing to lose"

[ItzRetz]

So close! Homelander didn't become the President himself, but he did install a puppet president, so he essentially is the president now I guess.

[mjb]

For the first time in a while, Pat missed.
This theory was addressed in the show with Starlight trying to blackmail Homelander, who simply stated that he'd take power by force and wipe out entire cities if he must.
So this is definitely NOT the way they're gonna have to bring Homelander down.

[tinywow]

What I find interesting is that if you were to destroy homelanders brand, he would actually go farther off the deep end than he already has. In the show he said that if they destroyed his brand that he’d have nothing left to lose (or something like that) so it would open up a whole new problem for the show with him just being a flat out supervillain. Interesting as always matpat ❤

[Ife-jwei]

his weakness is that he hasn’t fought anyone that’s a challenge for him so he won’t get any better

[Conceptuala]

"able to grab an f-16 fighter jet": shows a McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II

[burp]

the biggest issue with this is, they address this in the show, starlight tries to blackmail homelander, destroy his brand, but he just shrugs it off, explaining that while he loves his brand, he would just be fine with taking control back by force, describing how hed destroy the world

[bizarre]

wow. he literally predicted it. the season 4 finale had homelander becoming the president

[RealJavierEscuella]

I thought he was back but then it was a old video 💀

[jayb]

This "weakness" is addressed in the show when Starlight threatens to blackmail him. As Homelander himself says (something to the effect of), "I'd rather be loved, but I'll settle for being feared." The fact that he cares about his reputation is the only thing that keeps him in check, but that can only be exploited so far. If he loses that, he would likely just go on a rampage. So robbing him of the adoration that he craves would actually be the worst thing you could do.

[InevitableMayo]

Big problem with the theory. Homelander has even said himself that if he goes down, he'll take the world with him. Unless you're killing him, you can't beat him.

[marcostratta]

He pretty much called the president thing

[kinggoku]

saw the season 5 finale and came back to this, it wasnt in season 2 but homelander now has the president working for him, so matpat wasnt actually that far off

[NANOTECHYT]

The actual way to beat Homelander is probably a supe like Mindstorm. Homelander might be physically strong, but his mind is clearly a weak point and just putting him in a constant nightmare seems like a sure fire way to defeat him. From there you can send him into the vacuum of space towards the Sun to perish.

[FlameFoxen]

Matpat is just creeping closer to insanity each video

[ResilentGolden]

He did kinda did become president, atleast he controls the president

[kieferrea]

He...he actually got it right. I didnt take him seriously but my god, he was right...

[phaylnx]

The thing about the line of Homelander not having anything to stand on tells you a bit about his flight ability. He has true flight ability, and not the ability to create his own leverage, like Omni-man can.

[craftmaster]

He has already said he would go "scorched earth" if people began to hate him as at that point he'd have nothing to lose. However a small point mentioned in the show is that Zinc is apparently the one and only thing that he cannot use his x-ray vision to see through. This is the only "weakness" he's been confirmed to have.