I’m ecstatic that The Boys season 4 is hinting at two new supes that I never thought I’d see. With characters like Sister Sage and Firecracker managing to keep the show fresh while finding new ways to be really nasty people, The Boys season 4 has already introduced a number of new superheroes.

The Boys season 4 looks to be going above and above, even if I am already happy with the number of additional characters that have been included. Episode 4 teases the arrival of two unexpected new superheroes.

After waiting almost two years for The Boys season three to conclude, season four is finally here, and I am ecstatic that the program is now available on Amazon Prime Video. The Boys season 4 begins exactly where season three left off, with the main team trying to prevent Victoria Neuman from becoming the vice president of the United States while Butcher continues to work in the background and try to assassinate Homelander. While the story is continued tragically in The Boys season 4, episode 4, it also hints at a new storyline.

The Boys Season 4, Episode 4 Sets Up Butcher and Hugh Campbell Sr. as Supes

They have both taken Compound V.

The Boys season 4, episode 4 is setting up supe versions of Billy Butcher and Hugh Campbell Sr., and I couldn’t be more excited. The Boys season 4 has featured an arc in which Hughie’s dad has a stroke and is in a coma, and I truly believed that the show would pull the plug on him before the season ends. However, episode 4 reveals that Hughie was able to get some Compound V from A-Train, with the serum being injected into his comatose father. The Boys season 4, episode 4 ends with Hugh Sr.’s eyes opening up, teasing that is he back as a supe.

Hugh Sr. isn’t the only character who becomes a supe in episode 4, as Billy Butcher teases his future status as a supe as well. At one point, Billy Butcher is being strangled by a supe, with him blacking out. When Butcher wakes up, however, he realizes that the supe has met an incredibly violent death, with this most likely being the product of Butcher’s superpowers. Butcher later reveals that he took Compound V in an attempt to prevent his death, with Butcher being scheduled to die in six months due to his use of Temp V in season 3.

Supe Simon Pegg and Supe Butcher are both tremendously excited for The Boys Season 4.

It will completely change their roles.

Although they have just been regular humans up until now, I believe that supe Simon Pegg and supe Billy Butcher are incredibly exciting for The Boys season 4. Up until now, Simon Pegg has played a minor role in The Boys. I’ve always hoped that he would get a bigger role due to me being a fan of Simon Pegg movies like Shaun of the Dead, and this Compound V storyline teases that his story is about to get much bigger. Rather than being a side character, Pegg is about to play a supe, and I couldn’t be more excited.

Billy Butcher becoming a supe is also a big deal, as it means that he could stay around longer. Due to Billy Butcher’s Temp V usage, he has had an expiration date for a while, with the show teasing that he will die before its conclusion. However, Butcher’s usage of Compound V could allow him to live for even longer, with him potentially sticking around until the end of the show.

Predicting What Powers Butcher and Hugh Campbell Sr. Will Have For The Boys

Temp V Could Have The Answer.

In the world of The Boys, parents and their children often have the same powers, something demonstrated by Homelander and Ryan as well as Gen V‘s Polarity and Andre. Thus, it could make sense for Simon Pegg’s Hugh Sr. to have teleportation powers, much like his son did when he consumed Temp V in The Boys season 3.

Because the rules on how Temp V operates have yet to be fully established, I’m dubious about Butcher. It is theoretically possible that Compound V may cause his laser eyes to become permanent, however given that episode 4 concealed Butcher’s abilities, it would be strange to have them be something we have already seen. Because Ezekiel appears to have exploded when Butcher wakes up, it is plausible that he possesses Victoria Neuman and Marie Moreau’s blood-bending abilities. However, all of this is pure supposition, as The Boys will definitely unveil their abilities shortly.