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Warning ! spoiler forThe Boysbelow .
A running jocularity inThe Boysdoesn’t hold the same amount of cache as it once did , as its independent criticism of theAvengerswas destroyed by the Marvel Cinematic Universe . InThe Boys ' universe , the Payback team serve as a stand - in for the Avengers , as it ’s fill with members who require to join the Seven . However , given how the Avengers have become a household name and have now dwarf the Justice League as the world ’s most democratic superteam , the commentary does n’t reach the same , as lector are well - aware of the different heroes Payback is spoof as 2d rate sub .
InThe Boys , the Payback superteam is their parody of Marvel ’s Avengers . Tek Knight is Iron Man , Soldier Boy is Captain America , Swatto is Ant - Man , Stormfront is their version of Thor , Crimson Countess is Scarlet Witch , Mind - Droid is Vision , and Eagle the Archer is Hawkeye . Payback serves as the second most popular superteam in a man filled with Supes . The superteam will be create their alive - action debut inThe BoysAmazon series , with Jensen Acklesportraying Soldier Boy andLaurie Holden play Crimson Countess .
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InThe Boysby Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson , Payback is introduce as a 2nd - charge per unit grouping of heroes who are the " second most popular superteam " in the universe . The group , a parody of Marvel ’s Avengers , consist of heroes who would all rather be members of The Seven , but are refuse . unhappily , Soldier Boy even has a sexual human relationship with Homelander , trust that being versed with the hero will give him the sharpness on making the leap to the team . However , that never come about . Instead , member of Payback are never welcome onThe Boys ' interpretation of the Justice League .
The criticism about the Avengers being a second - rate Justice League , especially in terms of popularity and fandom , has age poorly . WhenPayback was introduced inThe Boysin 2007 , the MCU did n’t live , and the commentary that the Avengers were considerably less popular than the Justice League made sense . People make love Batman , but they probably did n’t know who Iron Man was unless they read the comics . However , given the explosion of popularity of the MCU and how each of the Avengers are now house name , the literary criticism ends up feel stale and date .
With Payback make out to the small screen inThe BoysAmazon adaptation , they could airt the narrative surrounding Paybackand perchance insert them as the blistering new superteam ready to overtake The Seven as the world ’s favorite Supes . Because if they apply the original commentary regarding the Avengers not being as democratic as the Justice League , it will hang flat , as that understandably is n’t the public ’s sensing any longer . Ultimately , The Boys’main criticism of theAvengerswas destroyed by the MCU as non - comic leger reader definitely do n’t consider the Marvel heroes second - rate anymore .
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