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- NOTE: This article is only for the TV version of Gunpowder. To see the article for the original version of him, go to Gunpowder (comics).
“ | Look, the mall shooting's a tragedy. I'm just saying, if more people were armed, maybe I wouldn't have to save the day every time. | „ |
~ Gunpowder. |
“ | He didn't die in an accident, all right? The whole nuclear meltdown thing, it was just bulls--t. | „ |
~ Gunpowder to Billy Butcher. |
Gunpowder is a minor antagonist in Season 3 of the 2019 Amazon TV series adaptation of The Boys.
Originally a member of Payback, he's the former sidekick of Soldier Boy until the events of Operation Charly. In the present, he's a gun rights activist whom is confronted by Billy Butcher, which led to his demise by the latter.
He was portrayed by Joel Gagne in season one and by Sean Patrick Flannery (who also played Greg Stillson in The Dead Zone) in season three. His young version was portrayed by Gattlin Griffith, who also portrayed Jesse Turner/the Antichrist in Supernatural.
Biography[]
Background[]
Not much is known about Gunpowder's past, but he was born in the United States around the mid-to-late nineteen sixties and dreamed of becoming a superhero. At some point, he was given Compound V, which granted him enhanced accuracy, allowing him to ricochet bullets at his targets. When he was fourteen years old, Gunpowder was chosen to become Soldier Boy's sidekick and became a member of Payback alongside Black Noir, Crimson Countess, Mindstorm, Swatto, and the TNT Twins. Like his teammates, he was habitually abused by Soldier Boy, and at one point he filed a complaint to Vought to be removed from the team. Additionally, rumors started to spread that Soldier Boy molested Gunpowder under his care, but the latter states that his mentor didn't touch him like that. Despite being abused, Gunpowder idolized Soldier Boy and was the only member of the team to remain loyal.
Operation Charly[]
Having had enough of his abuse, Black Noir decided to betray Soldier Boy and was given the green light from Vought, as they had created Homelander to be his replacement. Noir informed Crimson Countess, Mindstorm, and the TNT Twins of his plan but didn't tell Gunpowder since he knew the supe wouldn't go with it. While in Nicaragua helping the CIA in their illegal drug trade, the Russians arrived and attacked the camp. Gunpowder proceeded to man a gun on a jeep and started to gun down anything in his pass, killing Sandinistas and Grace Mallory's men. During this, his teammates betrayed Soldier Boy by knocking him unconscious, allowing the Russians to take him to their facility, where they tortured him for decades.
Gunpowder and his teammates survived the incident, but Black Noir was heavily damaged by Soldier Boy, leaving him brain-damaged and unable to communicate. Following the operation, Vought decided to cover Soldier Boy's capture by telling the public that he sacrificed himself to stop a nuclear meltdown in the United States. At some point, the team was disbanded as Vought created the Seven under the leadership of Soldier Boy's genetic son, Homelander. Though retiring from heroics, Gunpowder would remain affiliated with Vought during the years, becoming a gun rights activist and supporter of the NRA. He would spend his days instilling fear in the audience into buying weapons from the Vought Rifle Association and creating a junior shooter program to introduce the young to the Second Amendment.
The Boys[]
Season One[]
Gunpowder appears in the episode "Cherry," where he speaks with anchors about a recent mall shooting that he stopped. During the interview, he states that if all citizens were armed, he wouldn't have to save them every time.
Season Three[]
At a gun convention, Gunpowder inspires the audience to bear arms by instilling fear that gun control will take them all away. In the bathroom, he is confronted by Billy Butcher, who asks for information on Soldier Boy's death and the abuse and molestation he suffered from being his sidekick. Gunpowder denies this, telling Billy that he didn't touch him like that, but he doesn't deny that Soldier Boy abused him habitually. Still being pressured by Billy, Gunpowder threatens to kill him but leaves when another person enters the bathroom. In the parking lot, Gunpowder shoots at Butcher to kill him, but fails as the latter shoots at car alarms to escape.
Later on, Gunpowder is confronted by Butcher, who continues to ask about Soldier Boy's death and mocks the latter for the abuse he suffered from the supe. Gunpoweder then shoots Butcher in the chest to kill him, but Billy recovers due to taking V24, allowing him to overpower and defeat the supe. Put into a corner, Gunpowder explains that Soldier Boy's death was faked and that the incident occurred back in Nicaragua when they were working with CIA case officer Grace Mallory. Having revealed what he knows, he begs for his life, but Butcher refuses and beats him before bisecting his head with his heat vision. Gunpowder's confession allowed Butcher to learn the truth from Mallory, and he later released Soldier Boy from his imprisonment.
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- He is a parody of Judge Dredd, DC's Deadshot and Marvel's Punisher.
- He is one of three characters to be recast in the series, the other two being Love Sausage and Monique Milk.