Homelander



Homelander is the leader of The Seven and current Head of The Council of New America.

He was formerly Vought-American's most bankable Supe until its destruction shortly after he took over the oval office.

Childhood & Creation
Little is known about Homelander's childhood. Vought-American formulated a falsehood and claimed that he was an alien from another planet that crash landed on Earth and found himself raised on a humble farm by two parents who created the foundations of the hero he became.

In reality, Homelander was a baby who's mother was injected with the infamous and dangerous Compound V. which served as the core manifestation of his powers. His mother, a woman of an unknown name, died at child birth and most (if not all) of his memories were implanted by Vought-American in an attempt to ground John and solidify their desired image of him.

The Leader of The Seven
Prior to his deplorable acts against the United States, Homelander served as an arrogant (albeit, in the public eye, charming) superhero, and won the praises of the people as the leader of The Seven.

In his time as a lucrative cash cow of Vought-American, he had a complex and rather uncanny relationship with Madelyn Stillwell, the Senior Vice President of Hero Management.

He was responsible for a great many casualties of innocent life in his time as a hero, although, he also followed through as one of Vought-Amercian's most capable and efficient employees. It was sometime during this service to Vought that Homelander brutally raped Billy Butcher's wife which led to her dying at childbirth as a result of the birth of her Supe son. Unknowingly, Homelander had made himself his biggest enemy in the form of The Boys. Whilst doing his part to keep Vought in the limelight and ensuring their reputation remained very much in the eyes of Congress and the President, he believed himself to be invaluable to the company, overestimating his value to Madelyn Stillwell in the process.

Full knowing of Stillwell's intent to try an implement super-humans into the military once Vought had the favour of the President and Congress, Homelander attempted to dissuade her from such ambitions; claiming that there would be too significant a risk which could at a later time negatively impact Vought. Despite his words, his true intentions were to keep Supes out of the squabbling of humans who he believed to be lesser and their wars posed no threat to Supe lives.

Despite his requests for Stillwell to move towards different objectives, she quickly shot him down; reminding him that she and the senior partners of Vought-American were running the show.

Uprising
With Stillwell refusing to consider his requests to not move forward with the bill to enlist Supes into the military, Homelander grew frustrated. Frustration turned to anger and anger to distrust. Before long, he could not shake the feeling of something more sinister hiding under the surface; not only in regard to the ultimate intent to profit off Supes, but in regard to his own past. After digging into his past, Homelander soon discovered that the childhood he was led to believe he had had nothing more than a falsity which had been utilised to keep him at bay and to remain loyal to Vought's corrupt games.

With the government and the military trying their hands at manipulating and using Supes for their own military and financial gain, Homelander targeted the White House and brutally killed the President as an act of defiance and a reminder of who held actual power over the Free World moments prior to the President signing the bill which would have officiated Supe-Military crossover.

New America
After the murder of the President on live television, Homelander became the most feared and notorious Supe in the World. He claimed governance over the United States and declared Supes to reign supreme; granting them permission to lord themselves over humans. Additionally, he stated that humans might endeavour to protect themselves by pledging their service to a Supe and thereby, agreeing to serve; adhering to Homelander's image of mankind.

The Seven were granted positions as Homelander's advisors (albeit, not really having much input in decisions) and by all official standards were rebranded The Council of New America.

This falsehood made many Supes who were questioning whether Homelander had the best intentions for them concede to his views based on the fact that there were alternative representatives rather than that of a dictatorship rule.

Repelling the Army
Not long after securing control of the White House, the U.S Military launched an assault on Homelander and The Council of New America. Whilst the military had a significant amount of troops and heavily armoured vehicles, Homelander and a handful of Homelander Loyalists countered the attack with ease; destroying countless tanks and armoured vehicles as well as taking countless lives.

The Council of New America also aided in the fighting, but much of their involvement had been out of fear of what might come if they did not aid Homelander in the defence of the White House. During the skirmish, Black Noir disobeyed a direct order to turn a tank on the enemy and unleash its power as members of The Council of New America would be in harms way. As a direct result, Noir was immediately decapitated and his head piked atop the fence of the White House; serving as a reminder of what would happen to those whom dared to disobey Homelander.

Hundred of other soldiers's heads also donned the fence.

Threatening the CIA & Destroying Vought-American
After the military's assault on the White House, Homelander turned his attention to the CIA, whom served as one of the only law enforcement agencies which still remained operational in covert locations. Requesting the presence of Director of the CIA, Amanda Nakogwe, Homelander made clear that if the CIA were to ever move against he or his Council, Nakogwe would pay with her own life.

The same day, Homelander flew to Vought-American's main offices and levelled it; erasing the last memory of the lies and betrayal he felt prior to his takeover.