The Boys Finale: Homelander Defeated, Butcher Dies

The series finale of The Boys depicts the final confrontation between Butcher (Karl Urban) and Homelander (Antony Starr). Homelander, after seizing the White House and planning to purge non-believers, suffers a mental breakdown during a livestreamed speech. Butcher, Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), and others enter via a secret tunnel. Kimiko, empowered by a vision of Frenchie (Tomer Capone), uses radiation-infused powers to depower Homelander. Butcher then kills Homelander with a crowbar. However, Butcher later attempts to release a virus to genocide all superheroes, but Hughie (Jack Quaid) shoots him, leading to Butcher's death. The series ends with Hughie rejecting a Vought offer, settling down with Starlight (Erin Moriarty), while the structural issues of Vought remain unresolved. The finale has been described as resembling a Marvel movie, a departure from the show's earlier satirical tone.