Payback used the Soviet attack to betray Soldier Boy. Benjamin found himself ambushed by his teammates who launched a brutal attack against him. Although Noir's face was deformed and he suffered brain damage, the team were successful in knocking Soldier Boy out, by using Novichok gas, and handed him to the Russians.
When Soldier Boy retaliates against Ryan, Butcher switches his allegiance, fighting off Soldier Boy in order to protect Ryan.
Gunpowder proceeded to man a gun on a jeep and started to gun down anything in his pass, killing Sandinistas and Grace Mallory's men. During this, his teammates betrayed Soldier Boy by knocking him unconscious, allowing the Russians to take him to their facility where they tortured him for decades.
The combined efforts of Butcher, Homelander, Mother's Milk, Queen Maeve, Kimiko, and Starlight eventually took down Soldier Boy in The Boys season 3 finale, although this came at a great cost.
Yup, Soldier Boy is Homelander's biological father. Suddenly all these daddy issues make a lot more sense. This character element isn't from the original The Boys comics, but was something Kripke and the writer's room came up with for the show.
Even though Soldier Boy could not take down Homelander with the help of Hughie and Butcher (Karl Urban) using temporary doses of Compound V, it was abundantly clear that he is still the closest anyone has been to the individual strength of Homelander.
Noir, deep down, is a traumatized and scared little boy, feeling ashamed about his past with Soldier Boy due to the abuse he inflicted on Noir, to the point he chose to run and hide leaving behind Vought and Homelander.
Earlier today, Prime Video released the seventh installment in The Boys Season 3. “Here Comes a Candle to Light You to Bed” revealed new details about Soldier Boy's past. In “Herogasm,” the show already unveiled that Black Noir betrayed Soldier Boy and sold him to the Russians.
Ben, better known as Soldier Boy, is a major antagonist in the Amazon TV adaption of the comic book series The Boys. He serves as a mentioned character in Seasons 1 and 2, and one of the two main antagonists (along with Homelander) of Season 3 and will return in some capacity in Season 4.
Although Noir's face was deformed and he suffered brain damage, the team were successful in knocking Soldier Boy out, by using Novichok gas, and handed him to the Russians. Vought covered up his "death", by claiming that Soldier Boy had died a hero sacrificing himself to stop a nuclear meltdown in Ohio.
Black Noir is the main antagonist of the highly controversial adult comic series The Boys. He is a clone of the Homelander that was created by the Nazis and Vought-American to keep an eye on Homelander to make sure that he did not go insane, and to kill him if he did.
Nathan Mitchell's Black Noir was killed off in the Season 3 finale, with Homelander ripping his insides out after he didn't tell him about Soldier Boy.
However, Starlight does not die in the comics when the story finally comes to a close. She is fully prepared to die trying to defeat Homelander, but Queen Maeve actually saves her from his wrath. This results in Homelander killing Queen Maeve, and Black Noir later is the one responsible for killing The Seven's leader.
While Soldier Boy, Butcher, and Hughie hunt down Mindstorm, we learn more about Black Noir's past. While serving in the Payback team, he suffered severe beatings and abuse from Soldier Boy, with other supes growing resentful of him.
In combat between the two, they are fairly equal, but Homelander's heat ray vision cannot cause the same level of destruction as quickly or easily as Soldier Boy. Another aspect that makes Soldier Boy a worse villain than Homelander is his unprocessed trauma.
In theory, Soldier Boy should be able to kill Homelander, assuming his power affects Homelander the same way it affected Kimiko. But there's no guarantee; Homelander could get wind of the attempt and kill everybody before they try something.
Since he hates himself, Soldier Boy cannot help but despise Homelander for being "a disappointment" just like him, which explains why he refuses to join forces with him.
As her annoyed ex-boyfriend demands answers, the Countess reveals she "hated" Soldier Boy, and claims those sentiments were shared by the other Payback members. She didn't even receive payment in exchange.
During Payback's fight against Soldier Boy, Black Noir received catastrophic brain injuries that left him both unable to verbally communicate and saddled with bizarre hallucinations of cartoon animals.
Eventually, Black Noir went insane due to not being able to complete the mission, and being forced to reside and interact with his target.
Sportskeeda writes: "Black Noir was created by Vought America to act as a contingency plan in case Homelander ever stepped outside his bounds and lost his mind. This, in turn, causes Black Noir to go insane, as he develops very much the ego of his counterpart, albeit a little deadlier."
The grand finale of The Boys comic book series confirms that there is only one hero who is actually stronger than Homelander, and that's his (even more) evil clone, Black Noir. Created to be an upgraded version of Homelander, Black Noir proves his superiority in the final battle between these two deranged powerhouses.
Soldier Boy would win in a fight against Captain America. Although Captain America has the experience and fighting skills, he doesn't have Soldier Boy's strength and durability. On top of that, Soldier Boy recently obtained the powerful ability to release nuclear energy blasts from his body.
Blunt Force/Limited Durability: Supes such as Homelander, Soldier Boy, Black Noir, Queen Maeve, and Stormfront possess strength greater than hers and can overpower and even kill her.