Summary[]
He was America’s first, greatest and most popular superhero before Homelander. He helped his fellow American troops in battle during World War II alongside his superhero team, Payback. It is assumed by the public that he fought for liberty and justice for all, until his disappearance during a botched operation in Nicaragua, with the cover story being that he heroically sacrificed his own life to save America from a nuclear power plant meltdown in 1984.
Powers and Stats[]
Tier: 7-B
Name: Soldier Boy, Ben, "A Living, Breathing American Hero",
Origin: The Boys
Gender: Male
Age: 103 years old
Classification: Supe, Superhero, Leader of Payback
Powers and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Longevity (Has not aged at all since World War II), Expert Combatant (Was presumably trained by the military and managed to keep up with and even overwhelmed fighters as skilled as Butcher), Weapon Mastery (Skilled in the use of firearms, knife throwing, and can effectively use his shield in combat), Supernatural Willpower (After getting confronted with the idea of being imprisoned once again, he managed to resist the effects of the Novichok nerve agent, when it has previously worked to incapacitate him), possibly Regeneration (Low. Seemingly healed from the scar that Butcher left on his face. As the only other known user of the original formula of Compound V, and also having longevity, he might have a similar regenerative factor as Stormfront), Radiation Manipulation and Energy Projection (Can release powerful blasts of radiation-infused energy from his upper torso), Explosion Manipulation (Created an explosion upon killing Crimson Countess), Aura (Explosive. Can release an omnidirectional radioactive blast), Limited Power Nullification (His blasts completely nullifies Supers powers by burning the Compound V on their systems), Heat Emission (Left burned remains on a building he destroyed, as well as in Crimson Countess' trailer, and in the Herogasm mansion. Was seemingly emitting heat while charging up his attack, as he was releasing a lot of smoke), Limited Light Manipulation (Whenever he activates his powers, he produces a glowing aura)
Attack Potency: City level (His blasts can completely destroy a trailer and destroy multi-story buildings. Stated by Butcher to be nearly as strong as Homelander, Caused a Huge Explosion, Far stronger then Nubian who created a thunder storm)
Speed: High Hypersonic (Can keep up with Homelander's physical attacks)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 25, possibly Class K
Striking Strength: City level
Durability: City level, Far Higher with Shield (Withstood a prolonged ray from Butcher's heat vision without major damage, though eventually enough heat weakened its structure, butcher thought it would have taken a hydrogen bomb to have Killed Soldier boy)
Stamina: Superhuman (Easily defeated several soldiers during an attack in Nicaragua without breaking a sweat, and then he still didn't show any signs of exhaustion after fighting his team up until Mindstorm used his powers on him and they proceeded to knock him out with Novichok)
Range: Standard Melee Range, at least Tens of Meters with energy blasts.
Standard Equipment: Shield
Intelligence: Above Average (He is a skilled soldier, talented actor, and singer)
Weaknesses: When Soldier Boy's PTSD is triggered, his emotional state can get out of control, causing him to lose control over his powers. It takes time for Soldier Boy to build up sufficient energy to fire his radiation-infused energy discharges and he can barely move without interrupting his charges. Still needs to breathe despite his physical nigh-invulnerability. Extremely powerful toxins like the Novichok nerve agent can weaken him for a short time. His shield can be weakened and even destroyed if exposed to enough heat.