Tek-Knight’s introduction in The Boys season 4 could completely change the show in many not-so-obvious ways. In the original The Boys comics, Tek-Knight easily ranks among the most disgusting characters. After a tumor develops in his brain, he acquires an uncontrollable urge to have sex with anything and everything, which leads to some extremely gross situations. Owing to this, if The Boys adds him to the roster in season 4, he could potentially give Termite a run for his money with his outrageous antics, and his sexual endeavors could even top the Ant-Man parody scene from The Boys season 3.
If The Boys loyally adapts these elements of Tek-Knight’s characterization in season 4, his introduction will change the show in many ways. It will prove that there is no limit to how far supes are willing to go, regardless of how they have acquired their abilities. However, apart from bringing these obvious changes to the show’s fourth season, Tek-Knight’s arrival as a non-powered supe could also spark a more intricate exploration of the complexities that exist within the world of The Boys‘ supes — here’s how.
Tek-Knight Having No Powers Would Completely Flip The Boys’ TV Show
If Amazon’s The Boys stays true to Tek Knight’s depiction in the original comics, he will be the only supe in the show’s roster with no Compound V abilities. This could potentially flip many elements in The Boys‘ overarching storyline. Since Tek Knight is just a billionaire like DC’s Batman and Marvel’s Iron Man, who uses his wealth to build high-tech suits and weapons in the comics, his introduction will add a new layer to the existing contrast between supe and non-supe folks. So far, The Boys has drawn a clear line between the ones with supe abilities and the ones without. A character like Tek-Knight, who lies somehwere in the middle, could blur these lines between the two forces.
Depending on how strong he is in Amazon’s The Boys, his characterization will show where regular human technologies stand compared to overpowered supes like Homelander. This, in turn, would bring a whole new perspective on the power dynamics in The Boys universe, potentially giving Billy Butcher and his crew new ideas to fight back against strong and influential supes like Homelander and Victoria Neuman. Even from an action standpoint, Tek-Knight’s introduction could bring something new to the table since it would be interesting to see an all-out, head-to-head battle between a strong supe and non-powered individual like Tek-Knight.
The Boys Season 4 Could Change Tek-Knight (To Give Him Compound V Powers)
Since The Boys is known for subverting expectations and not accurately adapting many story elements of the original comics, season 4 could change Tek-Knight and give him Compound V powers. After initially establishing him as a powerless but righteous supe who relies on technology to fight crime, the show could flip his script by portraying how acquiring Compound V’s powers turns him evil. Like Norman Osborn from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man fractures his sanity after an experiment, Tek-Knight could gradually lose his mind after taking a dose of Compound V and turn into a disturbing villain like Homelander with his supe and technological prowess.
Tek-Knight Doesn’t Need Powers To Be Awful In The Boys Season 4
Although the prospect of having a supe who uses both man-made technology and Compound V powers sounds interesting, Tek-Knight does not need powers to be awful in The Boys season 4. Since the series has previously established how even non-powered humans like Stan Edgar and Madelyn Stillwell can be terrible people, it should not be challenging for it to portray Tek-Knight in a similar light. One way to achieve this would be by highlighting how Tek-Knight is an egotistical and arrogant man who is so envious of supes that he cannot help but use his money to compensate for his lack of Compound V abilities.
The Boys has also previously hinted this in season 1, where, in an Association of Collateral Damage Survivors’ meeting, a woman named Sheila recalls how Tek-Knight saved her but left her paralyzed. This seems to suggest that despite being a “non-supe,” he is as shameless and unapologetic about his actions as regular supes. In its initial seasons, The Boys also hints that Tek-Knight has his own movie “Tek-Knight Lives” and has previously worked with The Deep to reduce the carbon footprint of his automobile.
All of these alliances between Tek-Knight and Vought suggest that regardless of whether he has supe powers in The Boys season 4, he will be as awful — if not more — as most other supes. Like the others, he will be the face of a nefarious capitalist conglomerate that cares little about the welfare of the masses and only uses supes to drive profits. His characterization could also show how, other than organizations like Vought, even wealthy and power-hungry individuals in The Boys‘ universe deceive the masses and entrench their dominance over innocents without even using Compound V enhancements.
