※SPOILERS AHEAD FOR "THE BOYS" SEASON 5※
※SPOILERS AHEAD FOR "THE BOYS" SEASON 5※
※SPOILERS AHEAD FOR "THE BOYS" SEASON 5※
Prime Video's hit series "The Boys" wrapped its fifth season on May 20, 2026, with the finale "Blood and Bone," bringing the long-running conflict between Homelander and Billy "Butcher" to a definitive close. The show's creators opted for Homelander to lose his powers in the White House and subsequently be killed by Butcher with a crowbar, focusing the narrative on the raw, personal vendetta between the two.
However, in the original comic series created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, Homelander's demise was far more ironic and brutal.
In the comics, Black Noir is actually a clone of Homelander, manufactured by Vought International with the sole purpose of eliminating Homelander should he ever go rogue. However, Homelander never reached the point where Vought felt the need to activate Black Noir, leading Black Noir to suffer a mental breakdown. He then began committing various atrocities, framing Homelander for them, including the tragic events involving Becca.
Later in the story, Homelander stages a coup and storms the White House. During a confrontation with Butcher in the Oval Office, Black Noir appears and reveals the truth. Upon learning he had been manipulated and framed for years, Homelander furiously attacks Black Noir, only to be torn apart and killed by him in the ensuing battle.
In other words, Homelander in the comics doesn't die directly at Butcher's hands; instead, he is killed by his own clone, a failsafe mechanism created by Vought. The severely wounded Black Noir is then suppressed by military forces before Butcher finally finishes him off with a crowbar.