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Hughie Campbell
Works for Victoria Neuman’s superhero bureau but becomes frustrated by compromise and secrecy.
ClearStory COMPLETE SEASON GUIDE · SEASON 3 · EPISODE 2
THE BOYS
The Only Man in the Sky
The setup
Hughie investigates Neuman’s past at Red River while Butcher seeks information about Soldier Boy. Homelander’s birthday celebrations place him under intense public scrutiny.
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8 peopleThe only names you need
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Billy Butcher
Still determined to kill Homelander and willing to use an experimental drug to gain powers temporarily.
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Annie January / Starlight
Promoted within the Seven while secretly helping the Boys resist Homelander.
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Homelander
Increasingly unstable, emboldened and determined to take direct control of Vought.
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Victoria Neuman
The secret head-popper now leading the Bureau of Superhero Affairs while protecting her daughter and political future.
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Soldier Boy
Vought’s original American superhero and former leader of Payback, believed dead since a 1984 mission.
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Gunpowder
A former Payback member who worked as Soldier Boy’s young sidekick.
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Supersonic
Annie’s former boyfriend, competing on Vought’s reality programme for a place in the Seven.
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Key story points
Hidden because this section reveals what happens in Episode 2.
Content note: Suicide, graphic gun violence, drug use, childhood abuse discussion and strong language.
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