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I am activated to see howThe Boys ' universe will continue to expand with the live - legal action spinoff seriesVought Rising , which was announced atSan Diego Comic - Con . Taking blank space in the fifties , the prequel will explore the origins of the Vought corporation and feature the intimate characters ofSoldier Boy and Stormfront , the latter of whom was known as Clara Vought at the time . The plot will orbit around a execution mystery related to the corporation ’s rise to index , although further item are being kept under wrap .
With the animated anthology series , The Boys Presents : Diabolical , Gen Vseason 2 , and the previously announcedThe boy : Mexico , Vought Risingis not the firstBoys ' spinoff serial , but it will take situation at the earlier point in the timeline . I am intrigued by the possibleness that this presents , as it not only allows for further geographic expedition of erstwhile supes like Soldier Boy and Stormfront , but can show how Vought became so powerful in the first place , and how they first normalized supes . The period can also compellingly incorporate important historical events .
The Boys ' upcoming prequel show will show the earliest degree yet of Vought International ’s history , but may not be as close to the comics .
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10Frederick Vought’s Backstory
How The Inventor Of Compound V Rose To Power
Frederick Vought has been mentioned inThe Boysas the inventor of Compound V and the founder of the Vought corporation . Much of what is known about him is communicated through Stormfront inThe Boysseason 2 , as she was married to him , and portion out his ideology . Vought was a Nazi scientist who desert to the Alliesonce it became clean that Nazi Germany was going to lose World War II , but he never abandoned his twisted belief that a master subspecies of ranking beings should control the world .
Stormfront believe she could nail her husband ’s dream by ingest Homelander lead an army of superhumans .
Vought Risingcan feature the villainous Vought while he is still aliveand expose more about his backstory . A Nazi scientist rise a drug that gives the receiver superpowers , along with establish an American corporation , all while the populace is ignorant of his Nazi draw , is a fascinating and distressing story in its own right wing and is only one of legion storyline thatVought Risingwill be balancing . The series can show his moral force with Stormfront and how his dogmatism unleash issue that would forever scupper the world .
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
9How Supes Were Perceived By The Public In The 1950s
Supes Were Relatively New At This Time
By the time ofThe Boys , supes are broadly fear and viewed as benevolent fixtures in forward-looking fellowship . This was not always the casing , though , asin the fifties , Compound V was a relatively new excogitation , with Stormfront and Soldier Boy being among the first supes to exist . The public will not learn of Compound V , as that does not become public cognition untilThe Boysseason 2 , and supes are consider to be bear with their superpower .
Even without widespread knowledge of Compound V , I am still intrigue by how supes were perceived by the public in the 1950s . I imagine that there may not be the same stratum of trustingness and esteem as there is inThe Boys , as humans with superpowers will still be a novel construct that the public is still getting used to and that they have to swallow as part of their reality . Vought Risingcan show how supes were able to gain over the world despite some initial misgiving and mental rejection .
8The Korean War From Vought’s Perspective
Did Soldier Boy Fight in The Korean War?
hold up from 1950 - 1953 , the Korean War was one of the major conflicts of the fifties . IfVought Risingtakes position during these eld , it will likely comprise the Korean War into the story , much like howThe Boysincorporates real - world effect and topical issues . As Vought works to build its brand in the United States of America and across the earth , the tummy will in all likelihood look for ways to employ the Korean War in its party favour .
There are numerous references inThe Boysof Soldier Boy having fought the Nazis during World War II , even though the Legend claim it was strictly propaganda . Whether he actually struggle in the Korean War or is merely used as wartime propaganda , the conflict is a room for Vought to blow up Soldier Boy ’s steel as an American soldier fighting for patriotic value . This can also help localize the stage for Vought ’s attempt to put supes into the U.S. military ten later .
7Vought And Supes Getting Involved With The Space Race
Vought Would Want To Be Part Of It
I would love to see Vought scramble to try and make Soldier Boy or another one of their supes an astronaut . Part of why I want to see this is that it is one area where I know Vought is doomed to fail , as they are never shown to have any bridgehead in space by the metre ofThe Boys , with the extent of their major power being bound to Earth . WhileVought Risingwill be about the corporation ’s successful rise to top executive , they need to have some failures along the way as well .
6The First Vought Studios Movie
Vought Begins Making Movies In The 1950s
In addition to Compound V and the supes it create , Vought also becomes a leave germ in amusement . InThe Boys , Vought has its own cinematic universe(the VCU ) , comprised of an endless watercourse of movie and television series meant to parody the Marvel Cinematic Universe . Each fellow member of the Seven has their own fair share of undertaking , from solo venture likeThe Deep : Rising TideandBlack Noir : Insurrectionto the highly publicizedDawn of the Seven .
Vought Risingcan show the release of the first Vought Studios movieand search how the corporation founded by a former Nazi scientist became a roaring amusement fellowship . Snippets can be shown from the Academy Award - nominatedThe Soldier Boy Storyand the offensiveThe Curse of Fu Manchuthroughout the serial publication . These motion picture will likely be part of Vought ’s strategy to get the public to be more seat in supes , along with being able to push their political agenda .
5A Young Jonah Vogelbaum
He Can Already Be Working At Vought
The 1950s clock time period limits establishedThe Boyscharacterswho can seem , as most of them will not have been pay yet . One exclusion to this is Jonah Vogelbaum , the Vought scientist who oversaw the education and development of a immature Homelander . To be given oversight of such an important task that would settle Vought ’s futurity , Vogelbaum will in all probability have been involved with the corporation since its former mean solar day , withVought Risingpotentially showing a vernal Vogelbaum gaining a repute and cultivate his way up through the troupe .
Much ofFrederick Vought ’s backstory in the video series is alike to Vogelbaum ’s backstory in the comics . It would be meet to feature Vogelbaum and Vought together in the prequel series . Since Vogelbaum is shown to have some morality at the ending of his life , bring in what he did with Homelander was wrong , and in the end agree to testify in front of Congress , I would wish to see that morality beaten out of him , possibly by Vought himself , inVought Rising .
4Mother’s Milk’s Father And Grandfather
They Would Be Great Cameos
None of the Boys are alive at the metre ofVought Rising , but Mother ’s Milk River ’s father and granddad , who he has mentioned inThe Boys , would be alive . grant toMother ’s Milk ’s backstory , his grandpa die when Soldier Boy hurled a auto at the brownstone building where they were living . His founder dedicated the rest of his life and his profession as a lawyer trying to hold Vought accountable for this tragedy , but he died at the age of 55 , having worked himself to dying in a fight he could not win .
I do not expect Mother ’s Milk ’s father and grandfather to be prominent fictitious character inVought ascend , but I would savour experience them , even as brief cameos . It was mentioned at San Diego Comic - Con that the prequel is not only dress in the 1950s , but is put in New York City specifically , andwith Mother ’s Milk River ’s family living in Harlem , his father and grandfather appearing would not be a stretching . Their appearances would be a bully way to give a nod to the Boys , especially with Soldier Boy also being in the serial publication .
3The First Herogasm
The Boys Already Set This Up
It is mentioned inThe Boysseason 3 that in 1952,when Stormfront was still known as Liberty , she and Soldier Boy founded the first Herogasm . Between the year , both these characters being inVought spring up , and the well - acknowledge connection to one ofThe Boys ' best episodes , I would be take aback if this was not incorporated intoVought uprise . I am curious to see how Soldier Boy and Stormfront even started talk about this in the first place , as it is not exactly a natural conversation topic .
Seeingthe first Herogasmcan offer more weighting behind Soldier Boy arriving at the event many decade later inThe Boysseason 3 , where he run down former penis of his Payback squad , and has his first confrontation with Homelander , who he does not know at the clock time is his boy . Given the connections that have already been cement , not featuring the first Herogasm in the prequel series would experience like a overleap opportunity . The introduction of the annual event can also offer further insight into the relationship between Soldier Boy and Stormfront , as little about it is presently fuck .
2The McCarthy Hearings And The Impact It Had On Supes
Soldier Boy Has A Connection To This
The 1950s were largely define by the spread of communism and the ohmic resistance against it . In the United States , this led to the McCarthy hearings and the Red Scare , in which the body politic was gripped by concern of communism , and there were effectual probe into whether specific individuals were secretly engaged in communist activity . This has already been mentioned inThe Boys , with Soldier Boy having bear witness about not being a commie .
In increase to potentially realize this testimonial inVought Rising , I have no question that Vought will weaponize the fright and paranoia have by the McCarthy hearings and the Red Scare , and the corp will likely expend this phenomenon as propaganda to prove why Soldier Boy and other supes are needed to combat communism . This could also explain why two of the large supes of the metre , Soldier Boy and Liberty , are so blatantly patriotic . The Red Scare can aid Vought develop a templet for how to use fearmongering to their advantage .
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1Who Challenged Supes And Vought Before The Boys?
Vought Risinghas to pivot Vought and supes into the powerful perspective they will hold for many decade to come , but they should still be face with resistance . Without the Boys , someone or something else will call for to gainsay them , which will probably touch to the murder whodunit that the series revolves around . I would wish to see a group of individuals who see Vought and the supes for what they are , and who endeavor to combat them nobly , only to fail .
This can prove thatplaying by the rules will never be enough to defeat Vought , the supes who exploit for them , and the culmination of what this look like with Homelander in charge age subsequently . They are too knock-down , too corrupted , and too fierce to be take down any other way . The Boys’Vought Risingprequel has the potential drop to search the precursor to the Boys and explain how their failure made Vought and its supes overconfident that no one would ever be a practicable challenge to their authority ever again .
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