Summary
The Boys’ new spinoff prequel series with Soldier Boy and Stormfront – the 1950s-setVought Rising– is in a position to finally confirm the biggest (and most shocking) fan theory about Homelander. The college-setGen Vand the animated anthology seriesDiabolicalare both already on the air, and there’s a spinoff series with a Mexican-led cast tentatively titledThe Boys: Mexicothat’s currently in the works. At the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con,The Boys’ producers announced that a fourth spinoff series was also in development entitledVought Rising.
Vought Risingwill chronicle the origins of the Vought corporationin the 1950s through the story of a twisted murder mystery. Jensen Ackles is set to reprise his role as Soldier Boy, an early test subject for Compound V, and Aya Cash is set to reprise her role as Stormfront, who was given the Third Reich’s version of Compound V as a member of the Hitler Youth.Vought Risingwill primarily revolve around the company’s rise to power, butthe fact that it centers on Soldier Boy and Stormfront suggests it could also answer one of the biggest Homelander theories.
Soldier Boy & Stormfront Are Homelander’s Parents – Theory Explained
One of the biggest theories aboutThe Boysis thatStormfront is Homelander’s biological mother. Homelander embodies the Aryan ideal – blond hair, blue eyes, athletic physique – so it would be darkly fitting for his mother to be a hardcore Nazi.Stormfront was the original supe and she was married to the founder of Vought, which would make her the ideal candidate to extract the DNA sample to create the ultimate supe. Plus,on a thematic level, making Stormfront Homelander’s mother would tie in beautifully with his maternal issuesand his parallels with Oedipus.
Soldier Boy is already confirmed to be Homelander’s biological father. This explains how Homelander inherited his immeasurable strength, but it doesn’t explain where all his other superpowers came from. His other two major abilities – the power of flight and the power of eye-beams – are two of Stormfront’s powers, strengthening the argument that she might be his mother. The history ofThe Boyshas illustrated that the timeline would line up for Stormfront to be Homelander’s mom. A lot of fan theories seem like a stretch, but this one makes way too much sense to pass up.
The Boys' Prequel Featuring Soldier Boy & Stormfront Supports Homelander’s Mother Theory
Why else would these two characters come together?
IfThe Boysfranchise is going to confirm that Stormfront is Homelander’s mother, thenVought Risingwould be the perfect place to do it. It would be interesting for the audience to find out who Homelander’s mother is before Homelander himself finds out in the flagship series (if at all). The audience learned thatSoldier Boy was Homelander’s dadat the same time that Homelander himself found out. By revealing Homelander’s mother’s identity to the audience before revealing it to Homelander himself,Vought Risingcould put an interesting new spin on that parental twist.
It can’t be a coincidence that Soldier Boy and Stormfront are starring in this new show together. The prequel show is set to take place in the 1950s and Homelander wasn’t born until 1981, so the confirmation that Stormfront is Homelander’s mother would be a long way away if it does happen inVought Rising. It’s possible thatVought Risingwill go beyond the ‘50s, because it takes more than a single decade for a megacorporation to take over the entire world, but it could take a couple of seasons to get it to the ‘80s.
Gen Vhas been renewed for a second season that will air in 2025.
The Boys' Vought Rising May Not Confirm Or Debunk The Homelander Mother Theory
Vought Rising might leave Homelander’s mother’s identity a mystery
It would totally line up with the twisted, pitch-black comedic tone ofThe Boysto reveal that Homelander’s lover is really his biological mother, butVought Risingmight not touch this theory.The theory about Homelander’s mother is so much fun that it might be best to leave it a mysteryand neither confirm nor deny it inVought Rising. The ambiguity of Homelander’s mother’s identity has been a fascinating question to ponder. It’s been really interesting to find out about Homelander’s past throughout the first four seasons ofThe Boys; every revelation about his backstory has enriched his character.
Finding out that Soldier Boy is his dad was a big shocker that made a lot of sense, and the revelation that he was raised in a lab by abusive scientists madeThe Boys’ most despicable character surprisingly sympathetic. Butmaybe not everything needs to be explained. It makes Homelander a more tragic character if he never finds out who his mother is and spends his adult life seeking a maternal figure in every woman he meets. IfVought Risingreveals who Homelander’s mother is, then it could deflate the excitement of that mystery.
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