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'''The Homelander''' ('''John Gillman''')<ref name=":1">[[Darick Robertson|Robertson, Darick]]; [[Adam McKay|McKay, Adam]] (March 10, [[2015 in comics|2015]]) ''[[The Boys (comics)|The Art of The Boys: The Complete Covers]]'' [[Dynamite Entertainment]].</ref><ref name=":2">[[Nelson Cragg|Cragg, Nelson]]; Monahan Ellie (June 17, 2022) [[The Boys (season 3)|''The Boys'' Season 3]]: "[[The Last Time to Look on This World of Lies]]" "'''Queen Maeve''': John- '''Homelander''': Don't you fucking John me."</ref><!--Do not remove the "The", primary use in comic series and sparing in television series--> is a fictional character and <!--Homelander is not the main antagonist of The Boys comic book series or the overall franchise, just the television series.-->recurring [[antagonist]] in the [[comic book]] series ''[[The Boys (comics)|The Boys]]'' and the [[media franchise]] [[The Boys (franchise)|of the same name]], created by [[Garth Ennis]] and [[Darick Robertson]].
In the [[Amazon Prime Video]] television [[The Boys (TV series)|adaptation]] developed by [[Eric Kripke]], Homelander is portrayed by [[Antony Starr]]. This version is the megalomaniacal son of [[Soldier Boy]] and the father of [[List of The Boys characters#Ryan Butcher|Ryan]], born as a result of Homelander raping Billy Butcher's wife [[Becky Saunders|Becca]] (a crime commited by [[Black Noir]] in the comic book series). Homelander has also appeared in the [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] and [[Promotion (marketing)|promotional]] [[web series]] ''[[The Boys Presents: Diabolical]]'' and ''[[Death Battle|Death Battle!]]'', respectively. Described as the living personification of [[Stereotypes of Americans|how the world sees America]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=August 2, 2019|last=Smail|first=Gretchen|url=https://nerdist.com/article/the-boys-homelander-america-hero-trump|title=''THE BOYS''{{'}} Homelander Represents the Worst of America|website=[[Nerdist (website)|Nerdist]]|access-date=August 2, 2019|archive-date=August 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802201409/https://nerdist.com/article/the-boys-homelander-america-hero-trump/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/26/21534286/homelander-the-boys-superhero-comics-marvel-dc-american-military|title=''The Boys''{{'}} Homelander represents how the world sees America|first=Lauren|last=Coates|date=October 26, 2020|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]|access-date=October 26, 2020|archive-date=July 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220709163543/https://www.polygon.com/2020/10/26/21534286/homelander-the-boys-superhero-comics-marvel-dc-american-military|url-status=live}}</ref> the character has received critical acclaim along with Starr's portrayal in the series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvinsider.com/801843/the-boys-homelander-tv-best-villain|title={{'}}''The Boys''{{'}}: Why Homelander Is TV's Best New Villain|first=Meaghan|last=Darwish|website=[[TV Insider]]|date=6 August 2019|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-date=7 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807014203/https://www.tvinsider.com/801843/the-boys-homelander-tv-best-villain/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Pulliam-Moore|first=Charles|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-fascism-is-the-point-1845691473|title=The Fascism Is the Point|website=[[io9]]|date=16 November 2020|access-date=16 November 2020|archive-date=16 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416140703/https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-fascism-is-the-point-1845691473|url-status=live}}</ref> Homelander has been compared to [[Superman]] and [[Captain America]].<ref name="wired">{{cite web|date=July 26, 2019|access-date=July 26, 2019|last=Rubin|first=Peter|title=Amazon's {{'}}''The Boys''{{'}} Tests the Limits of Superhero Fatigue|url=https://www.wired.com/story/review-the-boys-amazon|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726143926/https://www.wired.com/story/review-the-boys-amazon/|archive-date=2019-07-26|url-status=live|website=[[Wired.com]]}}</ref><ref name="NYT-Hale">{{cite news|date=July 26, 2019|last=Hale|first=Mike|title=Review: {{'}}''The Boys''{{'}} Deconstructs the Superhero, With a Light Touch|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/arts/television/review-the-boys-amazon-prime.html|url-access=registration|archive-url=https://archive.today/20191126214728/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/26/arts/television/review-the-boys-amazon-prime.html|archive-date=2019-11-26|access-date=2020-12-15|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=July 20, 2019|last=Sarner|first=Lauren|title={{'}}''The Boys''{{'}} star Antony Starr dishes on edgy new superhero show|url=https://nypost.com/2019/07/20/the-boys-star-antony-starr-dishes-on-edgy-new-superhero-show|website=[[New York Post]]|access-date=July 20, 2019|archive-date=July 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190720215913/https://nypost.com/2019/07/20/the-boys-star-antony-starr-dishes-on-edgy-new-superhero-show/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Gass|first=Zach|title=Omniman (& 9 Other Best Known Alternative Versions Of Superman)|url=https://screenrant.com/best-superman-alternatives-ever|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=12 June 2021|access-date=3 July 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709183057/https://screenrant.com/best-superman-alternatives-ever/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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