Content Warning: This article contains spoilers for the Amazon Prime Video show The Boys.

It also contains references to sexual assault, racism, and suicide.

It has brought fun, dynamic, flawed, interesting characters to the screen.

Homelander from The Boys

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Of course, the comic and the show are known for their intense and gory violence.

It’s among the saddest deaths inThe Boysthat will haunt viewers.

He just hangs on for a moment, not exactly registering what has happened.

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Homelander (Antony Starr) raped and killed his wife, so he needed to die.

It’s a shock to Butcher, but he is relieved she is alive, regardless of the circumstances.

In a way, she acts as a guiding force for Butcher.

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Mallory’s death is largely unexpected.

14Ambrosius

Played by Tilda Swinton

The Boysis known for its over-the-top violence and dark humor.

Thats why its not surprising that it has also shone a light on unconventional relationships.

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The two immediately form a bond, with Ambrosius performing oral sex on The Deep as caught by Starlight.

Ambrosius’s death is a shocking moment of crueltythat underscores the Deep’s self-destructive behavior.

Not too long after, Homelander gets wind of Webweavers betrayal.

Simon Pegg as Hughie Sr. in a blood-soaked hospital gown in Episode 5 of Season 4 of The Boys

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The Boys' plan to gain leverage against Vought involved capturing Translucent.

Translucent when The Boys planted a bomb inside him after capturing him.

Fans will wholeheartedly agree thatTranslucents death was well deserved, due in large to his perverse and violent tendencies.

Robin and Hughie in The Boys

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However, it made The Boys more vulnerable to Vought, as it marked open conflict with The Seven.

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Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) sits on a live broadcast news panel alongside Homelander (Antony Starr) in ‘The Boys’.

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Webweaver (Dan Mousseau) meeting Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso) in ‘The Boys.'

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