The Boyshas taken the superhero genre and turned it on its head.

Portrayed on screen bySusan Heyward, Sister Sage is considered the smartest person on Earth.

Sage is an original character made for the show, just like Translucent.

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There are a couple of reasons the showrunners may have made this change.

Also, Butcher is someone fans root for.

In the comics, he was a clone of Homelander, making him just as powerful.

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This is unique to the TV series, and definitely adds an exciting dynamic.

He briefly appeared in the first and third seasons of the show.

However, this isn’t the case in the comics.

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Unfortunately for him, his name also comes from this contamination.

He has to regularly feed from his mother’s breast to survive.

In the show,Mother’s Milk is known for being a tough guy.

Susan Heyward, watching something, as Sister Sage in The Boys Season 4 Episode 5

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That’s becausethe original incarnation of the character was cursed and always had to wear a helmet.

It was Homelander, Black Noir, and A-Train who committed the assault.

Jordan Li and Marie Moreau looking scared in the Principal’s Office in Gen V

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Cameron Crovetti as Ryan in the foreground with Antony Starr as Homelander in the background in The Boys

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Claudia Doumit as Victoria Neuman smiling and looking at someone while wearing a pink suit in The Boys

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Hughie Sr. looking pensively at Hughie Jr. in The Boys

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Homelander uses his laser eyes in an airplane in The Boys Season 1

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Laz Alonso as Mother’s Milk in The Boys

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The Deep (Chace Crawford) standing on the beach during a commercial on The Boys

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