The Boys
Warning ! Contains spoilers for The Boys season 4 .
Summary
The Boysseason 4 make a major secret plan with Tek - Knight ’s death because the simplicity with which he dies does not align with his previously established traditional knowledge . Like most superhero live - activity adaptations , The Boyshas had a fair share of power - scaling mutual exclusiveness since the beginning . However , none of them have been glare enough to significantly disrupt a viewer ’s respite of mental rejection .
Unfortunately , the same can not be said aboutThe Boys ' portrayal of Tek - Knight ’s power scales . Tek - Knight was not a part ofThe Boys ' initial time of year , but the show has been setting up his comer since the start by dropping elusive clue about his powers and power . Even his portrayal inGen Vreveals a heap about what he can and can not do as a supe . funnily , however , none of these previously revealed details about his supe abilities are in tandem bicycle with whatThe Boysseason 4 , episode 6depicts .
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Tek-Knight Should Have Been Able To Break Free In The Boys Season 4
Tek-Knight’s Death In The Boys Season 4 Does Not Make Sense
InThe Boysseason 1 , a charwoman at the Association of Collateral Damage Survivors coming together order Tek - Knight circumstantially break her spine while saving her . This establishes that he is far solid than an mean human . Similarly , inGen V , Dean Shetty think that Tek - Knight beat Ironcast to destruction , who is supposed to be a supe with nearly indestructible metal skin . The fact that Tek - Knight was able to overpower Ironcast and beat him to expiry again shew he is incredibly strong . However , despite this , Kimiko and Starlight easily attach him up using leather straps and chains inThe Boysseason 4 .
When Starlight and the crew start draining his camber accounts , he is not even able to break free from even leather strap despite being established as a super strong supe .
Although Tek - Knight enjoy it when they torture him because he is a masochist , it just seems curious that a supe who has previously had so many incredible feats of strong suit could be surmount so easily . When Starlight and the crew get draining his bank accounts , he is not even capable to break spare from regular leather straps despite being established as a super strong supe . The sequence then terminate with Tek - Knight ’s Butler , who is a non - supe man , choke him to dying with another leather shoulder strap , which again does not align too well with his previously hinted exponent floor .
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Tek-Knight’s Comic Book Suit Can Resolve The Plot Hole
Tek-Knight Dons An Iron Man Suit In The Comics
Since Tek - Knight is hypothesise to be a charade of both Batman and Iron Man , he even possesses an Iron Man - esque lawsuit in the comics . Given how Marvel ’s Iron Man is a normal man with no inherent superpowers in the original cartoon strip and movies but acquires incredible superhero abilities when he puts his suit on , it seems possible that Tek - Knight reach his past feats of strength when he had his suit on . This would explain why he seemed powerless against Starlight andKimiko inThe Boysseason 4 prospect .
Interestingly , even though the show has never explicitly shown his suit , it has subtly hinted that its version of Tek - Knight has one . For instance , there is a scene in a old season where Ryan play a supe - campaign game . In the theatrical role selection card for the biz , Tek - Knight has a blue mechanical suit . The Deep also mention that Tek - Knight ’s suit is eco - friendly in a commercial where he boasts about how he is preserve the surround . However , even though the suit explanation solve the season 4 secret plan hole , it is not in tandem bicycle with one detail fromGen V.
One Gen V Scene Makes Tek-Knight’s Powers Even More Confusing
Gen V Hints Tek-Knight Is Strong Even Without His Suit
AfterGolden Boy ’s death inGen V , Tek - Knight prove up at Godolkin University to look into what happened and even interviews several students . During his interview with Cate , he realizes that she might employ her " contact " abilities on him to control him . Therefore , he monish her that he will snatch up her arm if she even attempts to take her glove off . Cate immediately bet on off after hearing Tek - Knight ’s monition even though he does not have his suit on , establish that he possesses crack - speciality even without his suit .
Even inThe Boysseason 4 ’s donjon sequence , Kimiko kicks Tek - Knight , which send him flying across the room . Any non - supe human would have snuff it from that one bitch from Kimiko , butTek - Knight seems unscathed . Yet , moments afterwards inThe Boysseason 4 , instalment 6 , Tek - Knight gets murdered by his Samuel Butler , who is not even a supe .
The Boys is a gritty and insurgent take on the superhero genre , rivet on a radical of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abuse their abilities , research themes of depravation and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem .
The Boys is a gritty and subversive take on the superhero genre, focusing on a group of vigilantes who confront powerful superheroes abusing their abilities, exploring themes of corruption and moral ambiguity in a world where heroes are not always what they seem.
