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Kimiko, Starlight and Queen Maeve vs Stormfront:

Man if I had a nickel for everytime that a character who wishes to be loved but who doesn't want to express that desire because consider that as a weakness and for fear of being hurt, did a lot of horrible things, the others are afraid of them, has abandonment issues, has derived mental disorders of childhood traumas, are smart but unstable, become paranoid thinking that others betray them and has hallucinations in front of a mirror, I would have three nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's just weird that it happened three times you know.

Does anyone else think that the relationship between Homelander and Stormfront resembles Denji and Makima's?

Kimiko, Starlight and Queen Maeve vs Stormfront:

Man if I had a nickel for everytime that a character who wishes to be loved but who doesn't want to express that desire because consider that as a weakness and for fear of being hurt, did a lot of horrible things, the others are afraid of them, has abandonment issues, has derived mental disorders of childhood traumas, are smart but unstable, become paranoid thinking that others betray them and has hallucinations in front of a mirror, I would have three nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's just weird that it happened three times you know.

Does anyone else think that the relationship between Homelander and Stormfront resembles Denji and Makima's?

Honestly, the people who say Ryan is irredeemable are the same people who said the League of Villains from My Hero Academia were evil because of circumstances beyond their control and because they didn't react in an "acceptable" way to their traumas.

All the members of The League ended up being villains because of the injustices and dehumanization by everyone, because they were born with quirks they didn't ask for and also because of the unhealthy expectations that were imposed on them within their respective families and that they didn't receive any help: literally all of them hate themselves and see themselves as monsters that hurt people because everyone else is constantly telling them that they are monsters to the point that they genuinely came to believe that the only option they had was to die because they believed that otherwise they would be in prison all their lives and would have no future. And that is exactly what is happening with Ryan.

You have to remember that Ryan is a 12-YEAR-OLD BOY whose biological father spends very little time with him and the few times they spend time together that father ends up ruining those moments, he accidentally killed his mother because he couldn't control his powers and his other father figure loves him but at the same time he's testing if Ryan is trustworthy. Also, Ryan has horrible things revealed about his biological father and on top of that he is asked to kill that biological father who is the only living relative left to him and who has powers like him and on top of that he was threatened with sedation and locking him up, it was obvious that Ryan was not going to react well, that's too much for a kid to process.

Everyone sees Ryan as an object, and even Butcher and Homelander who genuinely love Ryan also dehumanize him; Butcher sees him as a weapon that can defeat Homelander, Homelander treats Ryan as his possession and can't stand anyone else having his son's attention.

And what about the little smile that Ryan lets out after seeing how the crowd cheered Homelander after seeing him kill someone? Like I said, Ryan is a kid and kids are blank slates and if the kid witnesses violence being perceived as something positive obviously the child will think that it is good to be violent. It's like when in Berserk, Farnese participated in a burning of heretics and burned people when she was a kid and instead of being told that what she did was wrong, people cheered her on which made Farnese internalize that burning people was something good.

And despite that, Ryan is still HORRIFIED by the idea of killing people. When he accidentally killed both Becca and Koy, Ryan felt horrible about it, he clearly doesn't want to kill Homelander or anyone else and the reason he doesn't react to Grace's death is because he was in a situation of high stress so he couldn't process what he did to Grace. Everyone is horrified by Ryan's accidental deaths but no one teaches him how to use and control his powers nor does anyone help him deal with guilt in a healthy way and the only person who does all this is Homelander but he does it in the worst way possible.

If everyone keeps treating Ryan in a dehumanizing way he will end up in two ways: either he becomes like Homelander or he decides to commit suicide to redeem himself because he believes he is a monster who hurts others and has no future.

All Ryan wants is to have a family and live like a normal boy his age and, honestly, I feel pity for him.

You know what would be pretty cool? Homelander being defeated not by Billy or Ryan or even Starlight but by Hughie.

Hughie, who Homelander doesn't even take seriously, is the one who should defeat him because it fits into Hughie's arc (which is to grow up but retain his humanity and not fall into toxic masculinity). Also, from a narrative standpoint, if Homelander fights Billy, Starlight or Ryan it would simply be the narrative rewarding him but if his final fight is against Hughie it means the narrative is denying him that satisfaction as a consequence of his actions.

This would be like Yuji vs Sukuna where Yuji pities Sukuna for how empty his life is compared to the people Sukuna killed and Yuji gives him one last chance to surrender and let him live in exchange for Sukuna releasing Megumi from his control and him returning to his body (Yuji's body). With Hughie and Homelander, something similar could happen, where Hughie shows Homelander how empty he is compared to all people Homelander killed and offers him to surrender by fair means (which, like Sukuna, Homelander won't do) or be defeated by foul means, Hughie could kill him but another possible option he can do is... strip Homelander of his powers forever.

I don't know how Hughie could achieve this since it could happen in several ways (using Soldier Boy, using some serum that mimics Soldier Boy's power-removing properties, modifying the anti-supe serum that Billy wants to use so that instead of killing the supers it simply strips them of their powers permanently, etc.) but what I do know is that Hughie has his friends who can help him achieve this. Also, there is no better way to defeat Homelander than to strip him of his powers, that would be a devastating blow to him and even more so if it is Hughie who does it or at least is involved in that plan because we must remember that Homelander has a fragile sense of identity because it only revolves around his powers and condition as a supe and not who he is as a person and if he makes mistakes he does not learn from them because there is always someone who cleans up his mess and no one dares to challenge him because they benefit from it or fear him because of how powerful he is, that is why Homelander never grew as a person and the only thing that gives meaning to his existence and to all the trauma and pain he had to go through is his condition as a supe, this can be seen in the fact that the only clothes we see him wearing are his supe suit.

If Homelander loses his powers at the hands of Hughie it would be the same or worse than dying for Homelander because Homelander believes that without powers he's a nobody and if it is Hughie who does it it would be even worse because he was defeated by a normal human that Homelander sees as insignificant and that would completely destroy Homelander because his pride and sense of identity would be shattered so if Hughie does this Homelander could end up going insane (like what happened with Nancy Downs from The Craft) or he would beg Hughie to kill him but Hughie would walk away without saying anything and would not kill him but would leave him alive but being a normal human like him.

This would be a perfect closure for both characters: Hughie defeating the greatest representation of toxic masculinity and toxic nationalism in the series without losing his humanity and Homelander receiving a reality hit from a normal human who reminds him that he (Homelander) always was, is and will continue to be human (both psychologically and now physically by losing his powers forever) and that now he will have to live as such for the rest of his life.

I've always seen Sister Sage as what Maki Zenin would have been if instead of being born with her Heavenly Restriction she had been born with Gojo clan's Six Eyes or with Kenjaku and Yuki Tsukumo's intelligence.

Sage is like Maki in that they were completely underestimated by everyone just for being women and belonging to a minority group in their respective societies they grew up in (Sage is African-American, Maki has no cursed energy because her Heavenly Restriction) and have abilities that everyone is ignored at best case and not taken seriously and mocked at worst (with Sage it's her superintelligence, with Maki it's her superhuman physical capabilities) and are willing to prove to themselves and everyone what they are capable of achieving. Both women want to be respected and taken seriously and prove to others that they were wrong to underestimate them... and both women ended up being right.

Also, if Maki had lost Mai because of a curse that Maki could have easily defeated because of her Heavenly Restriction but the Zenin clan wouldn't let her save her knowing that Maki is physically stronger because of her Heavenly Restriction and if she had never met Yuta, Maki would have been as resentful and bitter as Sage because Sage could have saved her grandmother but no one let her do it and nobody listens to her or respects her and now Sage will force everyone to listen to her and respects to her.

Honestly, the people who say Ryan is irredeemable are the same people who said the League of Villains from My Hero Academia were evil because of circumstances beyond their control and because they didn't react in an "acceptable" way to their traumas.

All the members of The League ended up being villains because of the injustices and dehumanization by everyone, because they were born with quirks they didn't ask for and also because of the unhealthy expectations that were imposed on them within their respective families and that they didn't receive any help: literally all of them hate themselves and see themselves as monsters that hurt people because everyone else is constantly telling them that they are monsters to the point that they genuinely came to believe that the only option they had was to die because they believed that otherwise they would be in prison all their lives and would have no future. And that is exactly what is happening with Ryan.

You have to remember that Ryan is a 12-YEAR-OLD BOY whose biological father spends very little time with him and the few times they spend time together that father ends up ruining those moments, he accidentally killed his mother because he couldn't control his powers and his other father figure loves him but at the same time he's testing if Ryan is trustworthy. Also, Ryan has horrible things revealed about his biological father and on top of that he is asked to kill that biological father who is the only living relative left to him and who has powers like him and on top of that he was threatened with sedation and locking him up, it was obvious that Ryan was not going to react well, that's too much for a kid to process.

Everyone sees Ryan as an object, and even Butcher and Homelander who genuinely love Ryan also dehumanize him; Butcher sees him as a weapon that can defeat Homelander, Homelander treats Ryan as his possession and can't stand anyone else having his son's attention.

And what about the little smile that Ryan lets out after seeing how the crowd cheered Homelander after seeing him kill someone? Like I said, Ryan is a kid and kids are blank slates and if the kid witnesses violence being perceived as something positive obviously the child will think that it is good to be violent. It's like when in Berserk, Farnese participated in a burning of heretics and burned people when she was a kid and instead of being told that what she did was wrong, people cheered her on which made Farnese internalize that burning people was something good.

And despite that, Ryan is still HORRIFIED by the idea of killing people. When he accidentally killed both Becca and Koy, Ryan felt horrible about it, he clearly doesn't want to kill Homelander or anyone else and the reason he doesn't react to Grace's death is because he was in a situation of high stress so he couldn't process what he did to Grace. Everyone is horrified by Ryan's accidental deaths but no one teaches him how to use and control his powers nor does anyone help him deal with guilt in a healthy way and the only person who does all this is Homelander but he does it in the worst way possible.

If everyone keeps treating Ryan in a dehumanizing way he will end up in two ways: either he becomes like Homelander or he decides to commit suicide to redeem himself because he believes he is a monster who hurts others and has no future.

All Ryan wants is to have a family and live like a normal boy his age and, honestly, I feel pity for him.

You know what would be pretty cool? Homelander being defeated not by Billy or Ryan or even Starlight but by Hughie.

Hughie, who Homelander doesn't even take seriously, is the one who should defeat him because it fits into Hughie's arc (which is to grow up but retain his humanity and not fall into toxic masculinity). Also, from a narrative standpoint, if Homelander fights Billy, Starlight or Ryan it would simply be the narrative rewarding him but if his final fight is against Hughie it means the narrative is denying him that satisfaction as a consequence of his actions.

This would be like Yuji vs Sukuna where Yuji pities Sukuna for how empty his life is compared to the people Sukuna killed and Yuji gives him one last chance to surrender and let him live in exchange for Sukuna releasing Megumi from his control and him returning to his body (Yuji's body). With Hughie and Homelander, something similar could happen, where Hughie shows Homelander how empty he is compared to all people Homelander killed and offers him to surrender by fair means (which, like Sukuna, Homelander won't do) or be defeated by foul means, Hughie could kill him but another possible option he can do is... strip Homelander of his powers forever.

I don't know how Hughie could achieve this since it could happen in several ways (using Soldier Boy, using some serum that mimics Soldier Boy's power-removing properties, modifying the anti-supe serum that Billy wants to use so that instead of killing the supers it simply strips them of their powers permanently, etc.) but what I do know is that Hughie has his friends who can help him achieve this. Also, there is no better way to defeat Homelander than to strip him of his powers, that would be a devastating blow to him and even more so if it is Hughie who does it or at least is involved in that plan because we must remember that Homelander has a fragile sense of identity because it only revolves around his powers and condition as a supe and not who he is as a person and if he makes mistakes he does not learn from them because there is always someone who cleans up his mess and no one dares to challenge him because they benefit from it or fear him because of how powerful he is, that is why Homelander never grew as a person and the only thing that gives meaning to his existence and to all the trauma and pain he had to go through is his condition as a supe, this can be seen in the fact that the only clothes we see him wearing are his supe suit.

If Homelander loses his powers at the hands of Hughie it would be the same or worse than dying for Homelander because Homelander believes that without powers he's a nobody and if it is Hughie who does it it would be even worse because he was defeated by a normal human that Homelander sees as insignificant and that would completely destroy Homelander because his pride and sense of identity would be shattered so if Hughie does this Homelander could end up going insane (like what happened with Nancy Downs from The Craft) or he would beg Hughie to kill him but Hughie would walk away without saying anything and would not kill him but would leave him alive but being a normal human like him.

This would be a perfect closure for both characters: Hughie defeating the greatest representation of toxic masculinity and toxic nationalism in the series without losing his humanity and Homelander receiving a reality hit from a normal human who reminds him that he (Homelander) always was, is and will continue to be human (both psychologically and now physically by losing his powers forever) and that now he will have to live as such for the rest of his life.

I've always seen Sister Sage as what Maki Zenin would have been if instead of being born with her Heavenly Restriction she had been born with Gojo clan's Six Eyes or with Kenjaku and Yuki Tsukumo's intelligence.

Sage is like Maki in that they were completely underestimated by everyone just for being women and belonging to a minority group in their respective societies they grew up in (Sage is African-American, Maki has no cursed energy because her Heavenly Restriction) and have abilities that everyone is ignored at best case and not taken seriously and mocked at worst (with Sage it's her superintelligence, with Maki it's her superhuman physical capabilities) and are willing to prove to themselves and everyone what they are capable of achieving. Both women want to be respected and taken seriously and prove to others that they were wrong to underestimate them... and both women ended up being right.

Also, if Maki had lost Mai because of a curse that Maki could have easily defeated because of her Heavenly Restriction but the Zenin clan wouldn't let her save her knowing that Maki is physically stronger because of her Heavenly Restriction and if she had never met Yuta, Maki would have been as resentful and bitter as Sage because Sage could have saved her grandmother but no one let her do it and nobody listens to her or respects her and now Sage will force everyone to listen to her and respects to her.

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