The Boys season 3 will introduce Supernatural star as Soldier Boy.
Here’s what we know about him and his team called Payback.
Warning: This article contains spoilers fromThe Boysseason 2.
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The Boysis getting ready to deliver some Payback for the supes.
Soldier Boy,a new character coming to the show, will be a big part of that.
Why is his introduction so significant?
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Thanks to Kripke, we have some ideas.
Compound V, the serum that grants superpowers to humans, is its chief product.
Those supes include the Seven, the premiere team of superheroes, who now also operate within the military.
Jensen Ackles' Soldier Boy in ‘The Boys’ season 3.Amazon Studios
But the company’s history goes back much further than the autobiography of founder Frederick Vought might suggest.
“Soldier Boy killing Germans by the dozen.”
Wernher von Braun, the most recognized scientist from Operation Paperclip, became the inspiration for Frederick onThe Boys.
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Soldier Boy gives us an opportunity to do that."
Most of the characters associated with Payback either appear or are referenced in season 2.
Laurie Holden (The Walking Dead) will now playCrimson Countessin season 3.
“Certain politicians like to pitch this somehow idyllic ‘good old days’ where everything was perfect and calm.
That is complete and utter bulls—.
It was never that way.
There was never an America when they say ‘Make America Great Again.’
It was always a struggle.
That’s the point.
It’s a struggle to make things better.”
She calls the character “the original badass.”
“Our goal was to highlight a bygone era of overt masculinity and grit,” she said.
And if you think the photos are cool, just wait till you see Jensen in action."
“Like, literally murder me,” Kripke jokes.
And I just think that there’s nothing that guy can’t do.
He’s incredible at action and drama and comedy and romance.
He’s the real deal."
“My assumption was, he’sjust finished his 15 years[onSupernatural].
I can’t imagine he wants to dive into another project,” Kripke says.
“But, as luck would have it, he called me for a completely other issue.
He wanted to pick my brain about a project.”
During that conversation, Ackles asked his former boss about what he was working on.
“He texted me back in three minutes and said, ‘Idefinitelywant to do this!'”
I hadn’t talked to him in months."
“I’ve heard wonderful things from Eric Kripke and friends who’ve worked onSupernatural.
He seems like a really lovely guy.
He’s really talented and he’s perfect for that Captain America-esque role.
So, I’m just excited to see what he brings.”
This article was last updated on June 7, 2021.
