The Boys is a big smash. Four seasons later, it’s still portraying profound political stories utilizing superheroes as a vehicle for satire. Interestingly, despite the fact that it combines action, fantasy, and sci-fi, the showrunner, Erick Kripke, first gained popularity with a horror series years ago.

Kripke helmed The CW’s Supernatural, so it’s no surprise that he’s brought some Supernatural connections with him. He cast Jensen Ackles (Supernatural’s Dean Winchester) as Soldier Boy, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Joe Kessler, one of Billy Butcher’s former military comrades. Coincidentally, Rob Benedict, who previously appeared on the hit CW drama, is merely the latest actor to join the cast.

Who Did Rob Benedict Play on Supernatural?

Benedict played God in Supernatural. He was also known as Chuck. Beginning with Season 4, God played an important role in the show. The Winchesters realized they were pawns in his game of angels and devils. Sam and Dean were not pleased with that. As the sitcom approached its 15th and final season in 2020, God alternated between being a hero and villain.

He led several apocalypses to balance the scales of life and death. He even feuded with his twin sister, Amara. He didn’t want her to destroy all creation, so he became a hero for a while. However, God continued to riff on themes like free choice and loyalty, eventually betraying the Winchesters. No matter what, he needed to control everyone’s fates, which was why some angels revolted.

Benedict added a dark humorous element to the part. No matter what, God despised being held accountable for his faults. When his arrogant attitude was revealed, he continued to crack jokes. Of course, Chuck possessed a god mentality. However, he did feel charitable at times. To gain a better understanding of humanity, he studied it and worked as a writer. In the end, the Winchesters discovered him to be untrustworthy, unpredictable, and little more than a rebellious child preoccupied with power.

Who Is Rob Benedict’s Splinter on The Boys?

Benedict plays Splinter in Episode 2, “Life Among the Septics.” He’s not in the comics. He has been created just for the show. Splinter is essentially a pastiche of Marvel’s Jamie Madrox, aka the Multiple Man. Splinter can create clones of himself, but he doesn’t use his powers for good. Splinter is Firecracker’s spokesperson, and he wants to increase her far-right cult at a Homelander support convention, TruthCon.

He uses his replicates to assist. In time, Frenchie and Kimiko follow him to find information on Firecracker. They learn he is obsessed with her. He’s found in a sauna pleasuring himself to a picture of Firecracker, all while his duplicates form a ‘human centipede.’ It’s a very graphic scene meant for mature audiences. It’s quite lewd and compounds that The Boys is for adults.

Ironically, some markets didn’t take nicely to these X-rated scenes. India edited this sequence out. The “Herogasm” content in the past was also heavily censored. Splinter eventually uses his replicates to attack the Boys after Sister Sage sets a trap. As they hold The Boys at gun-point, Frenchie points out that the clones have pink eye. It’s quite hilarious, although the humor shifts when a gory fight breaks out.

What Effect Has Splinter’s Death Had on The Boys’ Firecracker?

Now, Firecracker never cared about Splinter crushing on her. He was just a tool to add to her popularity online. She kept it professional rather than personal. Thus, she doesn’t like that an asset was taken. She’s all into brand building and whatnot. This is why she plays Sage’s game, even if it dehumanizes her. Sage constantly demeans her intelligence and Southern upbringing. But Firecracker assuages her rage by accepting that her new show, Truthbomb, on Vought’s TV station is turning her into a cult of personality.

She’s gaining more followers and expanding Homelander’s fanbase. She has value and worth. However, she resents Sage; someone she sees as a media manager. Splinter was that to her. He worshiped her, though. Now, she doesn’t have someone to boss around and show she is in charge. The power lies with Sage.

What Does The Boys’ Splinter Mean to Firecracker’s New Career?

Splinter is a symbol of the past that Firecracker clings to in order to remember her hunger and ambition. Firecracker doesn’t ever want to feel small and unimportant. She was desperate back then. She needed to use thirst traps and manipulate “incels” like Splinter to make her brand popular. As she told Sage when they first met, she wanted a more meaningful purpose. She didn’t want to go back to web shows in the basement. Firecracker wanted credibility on TV. Little did she know Sage would view her as a minion and not a partner.

As such, Splinter’s memory keeps Firecracker hungry. It also reminds her not to trust Sage. She has to use Sage the way she is being used. It’s what Splinter would want. Firecracker does have that puppet master in her still. She just needs to understand the landscape better. She cannot be underestimated, which coincidentally is what Sage is doing. It’s very much like Game of Thrones at Vought. Firecracker wants to take Sage’s place at Homelander’s side. Splinter would be jealous, but he would back her and instill confidence to get the job done.

Episode 6 of The Boys, titled “Dirty Business,” features a devilish play.Firecracker has been taking a medication regimen to produce breast milk for Homelander. Splinter’s cell understood how much this was an obsession for him. Firecracker is leveraging this to her advantage. She had entrapped Homelander and even breastfed him. She’ll do whatever to be his primary romantic interest.

That was the cutthroat attitude that drove Splinter to fall in love with her. He would be proud, no matter where his soul was. Firecracker has come a long way since asking for views and likes online. Firecracker is now a lady with growing influence, and she will continue to use Splinter’s memories to propel her as she climbs the Vought corporate ladder.