The Boys Secretly Hinted At Black Noir's Homelander Twist From The Start

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The vainglorious twist ofThe BoysandBlack Noir’ssecret grandness in the series was teased from nigh the beginning . In the comic Koran series , when the earnings of the Big Three from The Seven were revealed , Black Noir was listed as the top earner alongside Homelander and Queen Maeve . For a character that had a pretty humble part in the serial until the very end , the reveal hinted at his dependable persona and incredible baron .

InThe Boyscomic book series , Black Noir had a in secret important part among The Seven , as the mysterious Supe actually was the dead ringer of Homelander , who Vought - American installed on the team to be a failsafe against the powerful superhero if he ever lost control and turned against the corporation and the government . That would find more than 50 issue into the serial publication , as Black Noir uncover his true ego and would off Homelander before being killed . But , in issue four ofThe Boys , Black Noir ’s pay hinted that he was much more authoritative than he was ever present .

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InThe Boys#4 by Garth Ennis , Darick Robertson , Tony Avina , and Greg Thompson , The Seven get down to brass saddlery when it do to their various remuneration . The Deep expresses defeat about earning less thanHomelander and Queen Maeve , as the pair are revealed alongside Black Noirto be the chemical group ’s top earners . Homelander says it ’s because of their several trademarks , but the moment suggest at the secret grandness of Black Noir , who does n’t quite pile up to Maeve or the adult male he was cloned from .

Black Noir is n’t the same scene - thief as he is inThe Boystelevision series in the comics , as on the page , he ’s a largely shadowy presence that does n’t have many standout moments until the Homelander twist is unveil . However , despite play a modest role , the fact that he ranks among the top wage earner onThe Boys , revealed just four issues into the risible book series , testify his secret grandness . Vought - American likely kept him well - paid to fend off him from ever revealing his true identity operator . Otherwise , does devote a non - talking Supe the most in trademark money make sensory faculty ? It ’s at least debatable .

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In the remainder , Black Noir ’s secret grandness on The Sevenwhen it came to earning the same amount as Homelander and Queen Maeve might have been the earliest hint in the entire series that he was actually something much more grave than a mute Supe who abide in the shadows . Black Noir was Homelander ’s darker reflection , whichThe Boyssmartly bug in non - obvious ways like his earnings .