Summary
- Patrick Schwarzenegger will be playing Golden Boy in the upcoming spin-off Gen V, a significant supe with powers similar to some of The Boys’ dangerous characters.
- Golden Boy’s powers involve controlling thermonuclear energy, likely allowing him to explode into energy or shoot flames out of his hands.
- There are suggestions that Golden Boy could be connected to Homelander, with similarities in aesthetics and their positions at Godolkin University, but no hard evidence yet.
Patrick Schwarzenegger is playing a major character in Gen V, the upcoming spin-off of Amazon Prime’s The Boys – but are his powers the same as Billy Butcher’s? Schwarzenegger will be playing Golden Boy in the series, a significant supe at Godolkin University who is seemingly as powerful as some of The Boys‘ most dangerous characters. However, some first looks at Gen V have shown parallels between Golden Boy and Billy Butcher, hinting that their powers might be related.
The new trailer for Gen V is out now, with the spin-off of The Boys hopefully delivering on the same shocking violence and tense storytelling of the original show. Gen V will follow a group of superheroes attending Godolkin University, a Vought-run school that acts as a training ground for supes. The series will introduce all kinds of new characters to The Boys universe, with one of the most exciting being the debut of Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Golden Boy. However, Golden Boy is an original character, meaning that very little is known about his powers.
Patrick Schwarzenegger’s Gen V Powers Explained
In The Boys, Temp-V gives Billy Butcher the ability to shoot lasers out of his eyes, with his eyes glowing before firing throughout season 3. Although Golden Boy’s eyes glow throughout the Gen V trailer, he doesn’t seem to have the same abilities as Butcher. Golden Boy’s glowing eyes may be similar to those of Billy Butcher, but their powers actually aren’t the same at all.
Gen V‘s Golden Boy seems to be a parody of Marvel’s Human Torch, meaning that Golden Boy will most likely possess similar flame-based powers. Marketing for Gen V has revealed that Golden Boy has the power to control thermonuclear energy, with him being seen harnessing bright yellow light. Because of this, it seems more likely that Golden Boy will be able to explode into energy or shoot flames out of his hands rather than lasers out of his eyes.
Could Golden Boy Be Connected To Homelander?
One popular theory surrounding Golden Boy is that he could be connected to Homelander. Golden Boy and Homelander have similar aesthetics, with both characters even sharing their dangerous glowing eyes. Plus, Golden Boy seems to be top of his class at Godolkin University, paralleling Homelander’s prestigious position in The Boys. Although there is no hard evidence to suggest a connection between the two now, it’s entirely possible that one could be revealed when Gen V releases.
Golden Boy may be following a similar path to Homelander, with him being trained up by Vought to be a next-level supe. After all, Vought runs Godolkin University, and the company already used a similar strategy of training up Homelander to replace Soldier Boy. If Golden Boy is truly meant to be a replacement for Homelander, this could cause some conflict in future seasons of The Boys, although this potential story will be constrained to Gen V season 1 for now.
