Jensen Ackles Soldier Boy was one of the more memorable parts of The Boys Season 3, and while he was absent for the fourth season, his return for the final season has been confirmed. It’s not entirely clear what SB’s motives will be yet, but showrunner Eric Kripke gives a hint of how they’re going to use him next season.
Talking to GamesRadar, Kripke confirms:
“You know, what we realized was we really hadn’t explored the father-son relationship much between Homelander and Soldier Boy… There’s a lot of material there, how soldier boy feels about Homelander, how Homelander feels about his dad, and so we really wanted to dig into that relationship.”
With Homelander essentially messing up being a dad, it’s going to be interesting for him to have a father-figure this time around—and one that isn’t afraid of him at all.
Of course, there’s also the case of Soldier Boy now having beef with Butcher. Kripke continues, “Soldier Boy is really driven to kill Butcher after Butcher betrayed him in season 3… So he’s just an excellent antagonist, to switch sides and basically, you know, to be with the supes.”
With Kessler taking on Butcher’s body to be a supe killer, Soldier Boy could be going up against the wrong person; but some fans do believe that the real Butcher is still somewhere in there, and his final act will probably have him killing himself to get rid of Kessler once and for all.
As for Soldier Boy, it would be easy to see him take side with the supes, but the best thing about him is that he’s good for a laugh, and he doesn’t have the same filter that Homelander has when it comes to acting in public.
The Boys Season 5 is expected to come out around 2026 on Amazon Prime Video.
