Warning: This article contains SPOILERS for The Boys season 4, episodes 1-3.

The Boys season 4 raises the stakes of the conflict between the titular team and the Supes, and the Amazon series introduces several of the latter in its first three episodes. This isn’t much of a surprise. The trailers for The Boys’ fourth outing tease new additions to The Seven, and the show rarely wastes an opportunity to throw more odd powers and personalities into its narrative. As Victoria Neuman and Robert Singer continue their bid for the U.S. presidency — and The Boys team grows increasingly desperate to stop Neuman and Homelander — multiple new players enter the fray.

Some of these Supes are more dangerous than others, but they all pose a threat to The Boys’ main characters in season 4. Their powers range from familiar to unique, and their additions to the show keep things interesting as the political tensions surge higher than ever. With so much else going on in the latest episodes of The Boys, viewers may need a refresher to break down the new Supes and their individual powers.

Sister Sage (Played By Susan Heyward)

Power: Smartest Person In The World

Sister Sage is probably the most important new Supe introduced in The Boys season 4, as she and Homelander come up with a plan to gain control of the White House. Played by Susan Heyward, Sister Sage is known as the smartest person in the world. Although she doesn’t have the impressive physical powers that make The Boys’ other Supes so unbeatable, Sage benefits from being one step ahead at all times. This is why she’s an asset to Homelander. While The Seven’s leader is impulsive and emotional, his newest ally is cool, collected, and clever.

It’s no wonder that Homelander asks Sister Sage to join The Seven in The Boys season 4, and she even becomes the newfound CEO at Vought International. With Sage calling the shots, Homelander’s team is more dangerous than ever. In just three episodes of The Boys, Sage manages to frame Starlighters for murder, stir conflict between Supes and non-Supes, and find new ways to spin the narrative in Homelander’s favor. Sage is a forced to be reckoned with, and undoing the harm she’s done will be a massive task for The Boys team.

It’s hard to say what Sage’s true intentions are so early in the season, but it’s possible she’s playing Homelander and The Seven — or at least using them in the same way they’re taking advantage of her wits. Although Sage doesn’t seem to have a dog in the race between Supes and non-Supes, she clearly feels superior to the latter. Her interest in backing Homelander’s coup feels like it goes deeper than that, though. It’s almost as though she’s having fun using her intelligence to stir chaos.

Firecracker (Played By Valorie Curry)

Power: Creating Sparks With Her Hands

Firecracker is the other new addition to The Seven, and like Sister Sage, her strengths don’t have much to do with her physical powers. Valorie Curry’s character does have superpowers, boasting the ability to shoot sparks from her hands. However, as Sister Sage suggests when she recruits Firecracker, this power leaves something to be desired. Firecracker has yet to lend her physical prowess to Homelander’s cause, and she doesn’t appear to be much of a brawler. Fortunately for Homelander and Vought, her induction to The Seven comes with other benefits.

Firecracker is a conspiracy theorist with a decently large following, and she excels at giving people “purpose” through her controversial and often contradictory messaging. She’s already furthering Homelander’s agenda by supporting the ideologies associated with it. But by making her a member of The Seven, Homelander and Sage give her an even bigger platform to spread misinformation and make their followers angry. Firecracker winds up with her own news show for Vought, and she uses it to slander Starlight and anyone who supports her.

It turns out that Firecracker has a nasty history with Starlight, adding to her motivations. She also idolizes Homelander, and she seems willing to do just about anything for his approval. These reasons for her behavior make her a dangerous addition to The Seven, even if she can’t fight as well as the other members. Combined with her ability to spread propaganda, these qualities make Firecracker someone The Boys must watch out for.

Black Noir’s Replacement (Played By Nathan Mitchell)

Power: Extraordinary Strength & Speed

Viewers already know Black Noir from The Boys seasons 1-3, but the real Noir perishes at the end of the show’s third season. Vought covers this up in season 4, hiring an actor to wear the suit and pretend he’s the original. The company can’t afford to replace another member of The Seven, and it certainly can’t admit Homelander killed someone else while he’s undergoing a murder trial. The new Black Noir’s identity remains a secret throughout The Boys season 4’s early episodes. However, it is revealed that he’s a Supe, so he’s technically a new addition to the series’ superhuman cast.

The new Noir has similar powers to the old one, boasting unnatural strength and speed. This will no doubt help him pass as the original Supe throughout The Boys season 4, and so will his acting talents. The other thing the Amazon show reveals about Noir’s replacement is that he’s an actor. Vought likely chose him for this reason, knowing he could replicate both the abilities and mannerisms of the other Supe.

Of course, there are a few differences between the new and old Black Noir, and they could become tells if Vought’s replacement isn’t careful. For one, the actor pretending to be Noir can speak — and he does so a few times during The Boys season 4’s three-episode premiere. The first few installments also reveal that he’s narcoleptic, which could impact his missions. And finally, this version of Black Noir seems to actually have a conscience. While he still does the despicable things Homelander asks him to, he notes how messed up they are. The original Noir never had such reservations.

Splinter (Played By Rob Benedict)

Power: Splitting Into Clones Of Himself

Rob Benedict is another Supernatural star who makes an appearance in The Boys, and he plays the Supe behind one of season 4’s wildest scenes. Benedict portrays Splinter in the series, a less prominent character than the other Supes introduced in episodes 1-3. Splinter’s main ability fits his name perfectly: he’s able to split himself into more copies of himself, creating clones that can fight off his enemies. This proves a challenge for The Boys, as the team is forced to face him after attending a convention for conspiracy theorists.

Splinter is one of Firecracker’s friends and fans, and he uses his splitting abilities to protect her from MM, Frenchie, and Kimiko in season 4. It’s only thanks to Butcher that they manage to overtake him. Even then, it’s a close call. If Splinter survived the encounter, he very well could have been an asset to Vought. As far as Supe powers go, his is pretty useful — even if it’s somewhat disturbing. The fact that he uses his ability to perform sexual acts with himself is also bizarre (but on brand for The Boys). Let’s just say Splinter’s introduction will ruin God for Supernatural fans.

Zoe Neuman (Played By Olivia Morandin)

Power: Deadly Tentacles

The Boys introduces Zoe Neuman prior to season 4, as viewers see Victoria inject her daughter with Temp V. However, season 4 marks the first time the Amazon series puts Zoe’s powers on display. Until now, there has been no indication of what abilities Temp V gave her. This changes when Frenchie and Kimiko run into Victoria’s daughter during one of their missions. Realizing they don’t mean well, she lashes out, attacking the guards they’re bribing with deadly tentacles that come from her mouth.

While having the ability to attack people with sharp tentacles doesn’t sound like the most impressive power, Zoe does a lot of damage in The Boys season 4’s premiere. She’s as much a threat as any other Supe the team comes into contact with, and it’s clear that Victoria Neuman could use Zoe as a weapon if she wanted. Of course, everything Victoria does seems to protect Zoe in some way. With that in mind, she’s unlikely to manipulate her daughter for her Supe powers. Still, with her ability, Zoe could become more important as The Boys season 4 continues.