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The Seven

Vought American is a corrupt company based in America that transitioned from weapons manufacturing to creating superheroes for profit using Compound V on fetuses. Their first success was Homelander, followed by six others forming The Seven, Earth’s supreme defenders. After the 9/11 incident and the deaths of Marathon and Lamplighter, A-Train and Starlight replaced them. The team includes Homelander, Black Noir, Queen Maeve, A-Train, Jack From Jupiter, Starlight, and The Deep, representing deceit and corporate interests.

General Scaling

  • The Seven can slide their fingers through titanium. (source) (TB#15)
  • The Seven are considered nukes compared to the TNT-level supes from the 1940s. (source) (TB#19)
  • Two supes from the 1940s lifted a 36-ton tank a foot off the ground. (source) (TB#53)
  • Stormfront is one of the only supes close to the Seven. (source) (TB#19)
  • Vought uses Stormfront to imitate natural disasters like hurricanes and tidal waves to occupy land. (source) (TB#33)
  • The Seven would defeat the Boys in an average encounter. (source) (TB#22)

Homelander - Strength

  • Depicted in comics based on real life as the strongest man in the world; fighting him is like fighting 1,000 tigers in the White House. (source) (BBC#5)
  • Flies through a supervillain, leaving a hole in his chest and taking his head. (source) (TB#20)
  • Holds up bridges for publicity. (source) (TB#20)
  • Homelander and Queen Maeve are the Seven’s heavy hitters. (source) (TB#21)
  • One-shots Queen Maeve. (source) (TB#21)
  • Rips open a cockpit door. (source) (TB#21)
  • Throws a jet with one hand. (source) (TB#22)
  • Crushes a phone to dust. (source) (TB#23)
  • Casually carries a car with a family while flying. (source) (TB#47)
  • Turns a special forces platoon into blood covering a hangar bay and planes. (source) (TB#50)
  • Destroys a bathroom. (source) (TB#62)
  • One-shots Maeve by punching off her head. (source) (TB#63)
  • Puts a hole in a human head and destroys a desk by throwing it with one arm. (source) (TB#65)
  • Casually lifts Doofer with one hand; Doofer weighs 800 lbs. (source) (H#3)
  • Stormfront is one of the only supes close to the Seven, let alone Homelander. (source) (TB#19)
  • Vought uses Stormfront to imitate natural disasters like hurricanes and tidal waves to occupy land. (source) (TB#33)
  • Destroys his Supie award. (source) (H#5)
  • Flies through a plane. (source) (TB#21)

Homelander - Speed

  • Tags A-Train. (source) (TB#4)
  • Flies from New York to DC in a short time. (source) (TB#64)

Homelander - Durability and Endurance

  • A hydrogen bomb was Vought’s only defense against Homelander for 18 years. (source) (TB#19)
  • First to recover from Lamplighter’s flash bang. (source) (TB#49)
  • A grown man crumples against his chest after being thrown by Maeve. (source) (TB#63)
  • Tanks a sword slash to the head from Maeve, breaking her sword. (source) (TB#63)

Homelander - Flight

  • Easily flies while carrying Marathon. (source) (TB#21)
  • Carries a car over the clouds in flight. (source) (TB#47)
  • Has sex while flying, requiring great concentration. (source) (H#2)

Homelander - Heat Vision

  • Heat vision matches anti-missile systems. (source) (TB#20)
  • Takes down an airplane. (source) (H#2)
  • Kills his entire staff of nurses during birth, burning them to flesh and bone. (source) (TB#65)
  • Claims he could cut Butcher in half with a look. (source) (TB#65)
  • Causes damage to Black Noir. (source) (TB#65)

Homelander - Superhuman Senses

  • Hears Butcher’s heartbeat and differentiates fear from anger by scent. (source) (TB#20)
  • Listens to heartbeats and smells sweat to determine emotions. (source) (TB#20)
  • Screams so loud it causes dozens of people’s ears to bleed. (source) (TB#21)
  • X-ray vision sees the fuel line in Stillwell’s helicopter. (source) (TB#31)
  • Detects Stillwell’s heartbeat of 80/60 without a pacemaker. (source) (TB#46)
  • Hears neurons firing in the brain. (source) (TB#48)
  • X-ray vision sees Maeve’s implants through walls and bodies. (source) (TB#60)

Homelander - Intelligence, Deception and Intimidation

  • Worst impulses held back by intelligence and desire for comfortable lifestyle. (source) (Garth Ennis)
  • Good actor. (source) (H#1)
  • Coerces Starlight into performing fellatio on himself, Black Noir, and A-Train for a spot on the Seven. (source) (TB#3)
  • Forces A-Train to act seriously about Vought money. (source) (TB#4)
  • Realizes Butcher reformed the Boys before other Seven or Vought. (source) (TB#5)
  • Recognizes Starlight’s intelligence but exploits her belief. (source) (TB#15)
  • Talks back to Stillwell despite his authority. (source) (TB#16)
  • Convinces Frenchman and Female to hear him out. (source) (TB#63)
  • Arranges for a shill VP to take presidency. (source) (H#2)
  • Uses hearing to determine Butcher’s beef via heartbeat. (source) (TB#19)
  • Provides input on dealing with the Boys. (source) (TB#30)
  • Fights Stillwell on handling the Believe Event. (source) (TB#44)
  • Forces Oh Father to spread his message. (source) (TB#45)
  • Authorizes Starlight’s removal from Believe Event. (source) (TB#46)
  • Determines Butcher’s blackmail is no threat after rejecting Vought identity. (source) (TB#47)
  • Forces Jack to calm down, mindful of bugs. (source) (TB#56)
  • Tricks Queen Maeve into sex with Black Noir. (source) (TB#58)
  • Removes Jack from the Seven to avoid Vought interference. (source) (TB#58)
  • Requests Deep and A-Train to vacate the room. (source) (TB#60)
  • Sleeps with Soldier Boy yearly, promising Seven spot despite his orientation. (source) (H#1)
  • Intimidates Jack and A-Train into attending Supies. (source) (H#4)
  • Hires prostitute from Herogasm to distract James. (source) (H#5)
  • Nearly rallies world’s supes with a speech. (source) (H#5)
  • Discerns cyborgs went wrong way and sends team after Boys. (source) (TB#63)
  • Organizes assault on White House and Pentagon. (source) (TB#64)

Homelander - Weaknesses

  • When focusing on lie-detecting with senses, misses simple things like a dog urinating on him. (source) (TB#20)
  • Talks to himself in the mirror. (source) (TB#49)
  • Stillwell survives by playing on his insecurities. (source) (TB#64)
  • A nuke would kill Homelander and other supes if dropped on Herogasm. (source) (TB#61)
  • Tricked into believing he was already a psychopath. (source) (TB#65)

Black Noir - Strength

  • Holds down Butcher’s wife with one hand while raping her; she says he’s barely applying force but she can hardly breathe. (source) (BBC#5)
  • Lifts Hughie with one hand. (source) (H#3)
  • Mutilates several people. (source) (TB#40)
  • Made to be a stronger, better version of Homelander. (source) (TB#65)
  • Can lift a dozen Mack trucks. (source) (TB#65; M.M.)
  • Punches off Homelander’s jaw. (source) (TB#65)

Black Noir - Durability and Endurance

  • Tanks his Noir-Jet exploding without damaging his costume. (source) (TB#47)
  • Survives a 5-mile fall, implied by flying. (source) (TB#65)
  • Survives flesh exposure in fight with Homelander. (source) (TB#65)
  • Survives army fire on exposed flesh until Butcher opens his skull. (source) (TB#65)

Black Noir - Intelligence and Intimidation

  • Trying to get Starlight to wear new costume is seen as a big deal. (source) (TB#33)
  • Jack is scared of Noir without knowing his true abilities. (source) (H#3)
  • Drove Homelander into becoming a psychopath. (source) (TB#65)
  • Committed horrible acts dressed as Homelander and sent them to Billy. (source) (TB#65)

Queen Maeve - Strength

  • Queen Maeve and Homelander are the Seven’s heavy hitters. (source) (TB#21)
  • Flew through a crowd of civilians, covering her like paste. (source) (TB#50)

Queen Maeve - Intelligence

  • Plants bugs for the Boys. (source) (TB#46)
  • Uses drunk reputation as excuse to meet Boys. (source) (TB#50)

A-Train - Strength

  • Throws a supervillain hard enough to crush Robin and remove her body from her arms. (source) (TB#1)
  • Slams Starlight into a wall. (source) (TB#22)

A-Train - Speed

  • Moves at least Mach 3 on water. (source) (TB#1)
  • Moves faster than the human eye can see. (source) (TB#22)
  • Blitzes Starlight. (source) (TB#22)
  • Runs away from Homelander. (source) (TB#44)

Jack From Jupiter - Strength

  • Carries A-Train while flying. (source) (TB#47)

Jack From Jupiter - Durability and Endurance

  • Invulnerable when saying ‘Carpo’. (source) (H#2)
  • Anti-tank round cannot pierce flesh after saying magic word. (source) (TB#56)
  • Survives backhand from the Deep without saying word. (source) (TB#58)

Jack From Jupiter - Flight

Starlight - Flight

  • Flies away from Hughie. (source) (TB#5)
  • Flies away from the Seven’s base. (source) (TB#43)
  • Floats. (source) (TB#45)

Starlight - Light Generation

  • Blinds a group of lesbians in a bar with one million candlepower when panicking. (source) (TB#15)
  • Creates burst of light blinding A-Train. (source) (TB#22)
  • Generates bursts of light equal to one million candlepower. (source) (TB#42)
  • Permanently blinds her parents at birth. (source) (HL#4)

The Deep - Strength

  • Smashes into plane’s cockpit. (source) (TB#21)
  • Knocks away Jack. (source) (TB#58)
  • Carries off A-Train and Black Noir. (source) (TB#59)

The Deep - Durability

  • Endures being hit by a plane. (source) (TB#21)

The Deep - Flight

  • Floats outside of the Boys’ base. (source) (TB#18)

The Deep - Intelligence

  • Suggests teaming up with the Boys. (source) (TB#59)
  • Knows things are heating up. (source) (TB#60)
  • Always thinks about money. (source) (TB#61)

Miscellaneous

  • The Big Three make a full one percent, while others make 0.75%. (source) (TB#4)
  • The Seven cost more than 19 billion to make. (source) (TB#19)
  • Potentially able to come back to life with Vought Resurrection program. (source) (TB#22)
  • Simulation of Boys vs. Seven: Homelander, Black Noir, and possibly Maeve are likely survivors at 82% chance. (source) (TB#51)
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