History Expy / TheBoys2019

* The Deep: He's basically ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}, complete with the common public perception with jokes about being useless and talking to fish. He starts off as a sexual abuser and grows increasingly insecure.
* A-Train: Of ComicBook/TheFlash, Wally West in particular, being the speedster of the team who has graduated from a teenage team to an adult one. His RaceLift from white in the comic to black in the show mirrors the one Wally West received in both the ComicBook/New52 (before that Wally was retconned as a separate character from the original) and the ''Series/{{Arrowverse}}''. He's also a drug addict who loses grip on the consequences of his actions.
* Starlight: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}. She has long blonde hair like Kara Zor-El, she has SuperStrength and she's a FlyingBrick. Her Season 3 outfit also resembles the classic depiction of Kara with the skirt, only in white and gold. Her first day in the SuperTeam ended up quite traumatic, and she is not related to Homelander unlike Kara and Superman, nor does she have the same kind of friendly interactions with him due to Homelander being a sociopath.

* Mr. Marathon: To the Flash, even having a costume with a cowl unlike the other speedsters.

* Shockwave: Another expy of The Flash, like A-Train, taken further by having a lightning-themed costume. His status as a SuperiorSuccessor to A-Train specifically makes him this to ComicBook/WallyWest, the third and most powerful incarnation of the Flash.

* Starlight: ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}. She has long blonde hair like Kara Zor-El, she has SuperStrength and she's a FlyingBrick. Her Season 3 outfit also resembles the classic depiction of Kara with the skirt, only in white. Her first day in the SuperTeam ended up quite traumatic, and she is not related to Homelander unlike Kara and Superman, nor does she have the same kind of friendly interactions with him due to Homelander being a sociopath.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019BillyButcher Billy Butcher]]: The Punisher. A BadassNormal former Marine who supposedly lost his wife to an evil bastard (a corrupt superhero in Butcher's case, a mafia boss in Punisher's case), and becomes a vigilante as a result. Just without being glorified. His wife is secretly alive but then dies for real. And he has no children.

* A-Train: Of ComicBook/TheFlash, Wally West in particular, being the speedster of the team who has graduated from a teenage team to an adult one. He's also a drug addict who loses grip on the consequences of his actions.

* Frederick Vought: [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Abraham Erskine]], particularly [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger the MCU version]]. Being a German scientist working on a super serum who defected to the US and created their first super-soldier for them. Unlike Erskine, Vought did it for his own interests and started off by working for the Nazis, in [[UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust concentration camps]].

* The Deep: He's basically ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}, complete with the common public perception with jokes about being useless and talking to fish.
* A-Train: Of ComicBook/TheFlash, Wally West in particular, being the speedster of the team who has graduated from a teenage team to an adult one.

* Lamplighter: Pyro, especially the version seen in Film/XMenFilmSeries. Same powers and limitations -- he can shape, control, and expand fire, but cannot create it, relying on an external source of flame (his ostentatious torch while with the Seven, after an ordinary Zippo lighter, which Pyro also used). To drive the point home, Lamplighter is played by Shawn Ashmore, who played Bobby Drake, Iceman and Pyro being nemeses in the X-Men films.

* Frederick Vought: [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Abraham Erskine]], particularly [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger the MCU version]]. Being a German scientist working on a super serum who defected to the US and created their first super-soldier for them. Unlike Erskine, Vought did it for his own interests.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Homelander Homelander]]: Expy of ComicBook/{{Superman}}; a FlyingBrick with laser eyes and classically handsome features, outwardly a [[TheParagon paragon]] of virtue (though Homelander really isn't one, he's presented to the public as having been raised as TheAllAmericanBoy like Superman really was, but he was in fact RaisedInALab and he's sociopathic). His sociopathy is born of not having a loving upbringing.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Homelander Homelander]]: Expy of ComicBook/{{Superman}}; a FlyingBrick with laser eyes and classically handsome features, outwardly a [[TheParagon paragon]] of virtue (though Homelander really isn't one, he's presented as TheAllAmericanBoy but he was in fact RaisedInALab and he's sociopathic). His sociopathy is born of not having a loving upbringing.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Homelander Homelander]]: Expy of ComicBook/{{Superman}}; a FlyingBrick with laser eyes and classically handsome features, outwardly a paragon of virtue. His sociopathy is born of not having a loving upbringing.

{{Expy}} superheroes in Amazon's ''Series/{{The Boys|2019}}''.

!''Series/TheBoys2019''
{{Expy}} in this series.

!![[Characters/TheBoys2019Supes Other Supes]]

* Naqib: Of Nitro, a Marvel supervillain who can blow himself up.
* Termite: To ComicBook/AntMan, with the power to shrink himself down to the size of an insect while gaining the relative strength of one.
* Doppleganger: To ComicBook/{{Mystique}}, though their default appearance is of an overweight middle-aged male rather than a blue-skinned woman.

* Probably not intentional, but [[spoiler:Victoria Neuman]] could be considered one to [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]], both killing people with a preferred method (head popping for the former, heart attacks for the latter) with society attributing these deaths to an unknown identity (Head Popper and Kira, respectively), with nearly no one being aware that they're the person behind the murders, and both eventually reaching a position of power where they pretend they are chasing the killers.

* Crimson Countess: To ComicBook/ScarletWitch.
* Teenage Kix: Of the Franchise/TeenTitans.
* G-Men: Of the ComicBook/XMen.
* Nubian Prince: Of ComicBook/BlackPanther.
* Behemoth: To ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk.
* Tek-Knight: To ComicBook/IronMan.

* Cindy: Similar to Eleven from ''Series/StrangerThings'', both in appearance and powerset.
* Ryan: Of ComicBook/{{Superboy}}, which is fitting since his father is a SupermanSubstitute.
* Popclaw: is evocative of ComicBook/{{X 23}}.

* Ezekiel: Of Mister Fantastic, Elongated Man and Plastic Man.
* Blue Hawk: Of ComicBook/ThePunisher, or, more accurately, the version of the Punisher imagined by [[MisaimedFandom readers who missed the point of the character.]]

* Black Noir: Expy of ComicBook/{{Batman}}, being shrouded in mystery with ninja-like skills, a dark exterior, and the least friendly image. [[spoiler: His facial disfigurement and subsequent brain damage also bring to mind Batman's enemy ComicBook/TwoFace.]]

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Starlight Starlight]]: ComicBook/{{Starfire}}. Having a similar name, increased strength and durability, the ability to absorb and release energy. Like Starfire, Annie used to be on a a team of young superheroes, and even Vought's attempt to turn her HotterAndSexier calls to mind Starfire's ComicBook/New52 makeover. Since she's blonde, comparisons can also be made with Comicbook/{{Supergirl}} and Comicbook/{{Powergirl}}.
* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Stormfront Stormfront]]: Powerwise to ComicBook/{{Storm}}. Being the Seven's unofficial NumberTwo might be a reference to Storm's being the X-Men's second-in-command. She also works as an expy of [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]] - specifically the Jane Foster version - as the Nazis were Norse enthusiasts.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019SoldierBoy Soldier Boy]]: An expy of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, being a patriotic themed super soldier whose WeaponOfChoice is actually [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe a shield]]. [[spoiler: However, his {{Jerkass}} personality makes him an expy of [[ComicBook/{{Watchmen}} the Comedian]] and [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica U.S. Agent]]. He's also analogous to [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Winter Soldier]] as a soldier captured by Soviets and turned into a super-weapon]].
* Gunpowder: From what little we see of him, partially ComicBook/JudgeDredd. He's a Supe involved in politics as opposed to enforcing and [[IAmTheNoun being]] the law, he uses guns as part of his powerset, and he wears a CoolHelmet. As Soldier Boy's sidekick, he's also an expy of Bucky Barnes.

* Stan Edgar: ComicBook/LexLuthor, with some UsefulNotes/BarackObama thrown in for good measure. A highly intelligent, wealthy businessman without any superpowers of his own who nonetheless poses a significant threat to even the most powerful supes. The major difference is that Edgar ''controls'' the supes, while Luthor opposes them.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Stormfront Stormfront]]: Powerwise to ComicBook/{{Storm}}. Being the Seven's unofficial NumberTwo might be a reference to Storm's being the X-Men's second-in-command. She also works as an expy of Comicbook/{{Thor}} - specifically the Jane Foster version - as the Nazis were Norse enthusiasts.

* Black Noir: Expy of ComicBook/{{Batman}}, being shrouded in mystery with ninja-like skills, a dark exterior, and the least friendliest image. [[spoiler: His facial disfigurement and subsequent brain damage also bring to mind Batman's enemy Two-Face.]]

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019SoldierBoy Soldier Boy]]: An expy of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, being a patriotic themed super soldier whose WeaponOfChoice is actually [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe a shield]]. [[spoiler: However, his {{Jerkass}} personality makes him an expy of [[ComicBook/Watchmen the Comedian]] and [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica U.S. Agent]]. He's also analogous to [[ComicBook/CaptainAmerica Winter Soldier]] as a soldier captured by Soviets and turned into a super-weapon]].

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019SoldierBoy Soldier Boy]]: An expy of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, being a patriotic themed super soldier whose WeaponOfChoice is actually [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe a shield]].

* A-Train: Of ComicBook/TheFlash, being the speedster of the team.

* Black Noir: Expy of ComicBook/{{Batman}}, being shrouded in mystery with ninja-like skills, a dark exterior, and the least friendliest image.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Starlight Starlight]]: ComicBook/{{Starfire}}. Having a similar name, increased strength and durability, the ability to absorb and release energy. Like Starfire, Annie used to be on a a team of young superheroes, and even Vought's attempt to turn her HotterAndSexier calls to mind Starfire's ComicBook/New52 makeover.
* [[Characters/TheBoys2019Stormfront Stormfront]]: Powerwise to ComicBook/{{Storm}}. Being the Seven's unofficial NumberTwo might be a reference to Storm's being the X-Men's second-in-command.

* Gunpowder: From what little we see of him, partially ComicBook/JudgeDredd. He's a Supe involved in politics as opposed to enforcing and [[IAmTheNoun being]] the law, he uses guns as part of his powerset, and he wears a CoolHelmet.

* Naqib: Of Nitro, a Marvel supervillain who can explode himself.

* Ezekiel: Of Mister Fantastic.

* Probably not intentional, but [[spoiler:Victoria Neuman]] could be considered one to [[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]], both killing people with a preferred method (head popping for the former, heart attack for the latter) with the society attributing these deaths to an unknown identity (Head Popper and Kira, respectively), with nearly no one being aware that they're the person behind the murders, and both eventually reaching a position of power where they pretend they are chasing the killers.

* [[Characters/TheBoys2019BillyButcher Billy Butcher]]: The Punisher. BadassNormal former Marine who supposedly lost his wife to an evil bastard (a corrupt superhero in Butcher's case, a mafia boss in Punisher's case), and becomes a vigilante as a result. Just without being glorified. And his wife is secretly alive but then dies for real. And he has no children.
* Stan Edgar: ComicBook/LexLuthor. A highly intelligent, wealthy businessman without any superpowers of his own who nonetheless poses a significant threat to even the most powerful supes. The major difference is that Edgar ''controls'' the supes, while Luthor opposes them.

* Ryan: Of Superboy, which is fitting since his father is a SupermanSubstitute.

* Stan Edgar: Lex Luthor. A highly intelligent, wealthy businessman without any superpowers of his own who nonetheless poses a significant threat to even the most powerful supes. The major difference is that Edgar ''controls'' the supes, while Luthor opposes them.

* Soldier Boy: An expy of ComicBook/CaptainAmerica, being a patriotic themed super soldier whose WeaponOfChoice is actually [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe a shield]].