The Boys
Summary
The Boysseason 4 is finally here , and here are the 15 best Easter egg and references so far . Much like the previous seasons ofThe Boys , season 4 manages to abstract in a caboodle of jokes and nods towards the broaderThe Boysuniverse , So , here are all of the ace that can be found inThe Boysseason 4 ’s three - episode premiere .
The Boysseason 4 is the highly anticipated protraction of Amazon Prime Video’sbeloved superhero series , with the series now publish on the streaming service . The Boysseason 4 made its debut with a banging three - instalment premiere , and all three of these episodes are full of Easter eggs and reference .
15The Boys' Mister Marathon Van
Episode 1
The Boysseason 4 opens with an epic missionary post which call for the Boys set about to infiltrate one of Victoria Neuman ’s movement event . Disguised in suit , the team enters the building as they are guided by MM , who is sitting in the Boys ' occult van . Interestingly , the side of the Boys ' avant-garde moderate a secret reference to another popularThe Boyscharacter .
As it turn out , the van that the Boys ' are using is decorated with the stigmatisation of a company calledMr . Marathon Catering , complete with an range of a function of a run homo . This is a clear character reference to Mister Marathon , a character fromThe Boyscomics . In the comics , Mister Marathon was the original speedster fellow member of The Seven , with him preceding A - railroad train as a member of Vought ’s premier superhero squad . However , he still has n’t appeared in the show , although he has been mentioned .
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14The Seven’s Potential Hero List
One of the biggest storylines inThe Boysseason 4 has to do with occupy out the ranks of The Seven . Both Starlight and Queen Maeve result the squad at the ending ofThe Boysseason 3 , mean that The Seven only has five penis . The Boysseason 4 , episode 1 features a meeting in which Ashley show a list of 25 potential supes to the squad , with them having to settle on who to enlistee .
The 25 supes on the list are Talon , Europo , Hyperion , The Standard , Lady Arklite , Dogknott , Malchemical , Big Game , Tek Knight , Sister Stage , The Devine , Incineron , Dr. Peculiar , Shout Out , Stacker , Airburst , Luckless , Jetstreak , Pit Stop , Black Helmet , Holy Mary , Lord Horus , Wrangler , Pinwheel , Groundhawk , Invisi - Lass , and Jimmy the One . Most of these are references to real sub fromThe Boyscomics , and the addition ofTek Knight after hisGen Vdebutis one of the more interesting picks .
13The Stormchasers
By the meter of the event ofThe Boysseason 4 , the general world has been split up into a lot of factions , with Homelander ’s followers and the Starlighters being the two prominent . However , these are n’t the only ones , as another one is mentioned inThe Boysseason 4 , installment 1 . During one of the news reports , the ticker at the bottom of the screenland mentions the Stormchasers , an even more dangerous group of person .
As the name imply , the Stormchasers are followers of Stormfront , the antagonist supe from season 2 . Stormfront was a genuine Nazi , meaning that her followers are most likely even more radicalized than the followers of Homelander . This could tease that the Stormchasers may play a bigger character in the futurity ofThe Boys , which is a terrific opening afterStormfront’sThe Boysdeath .
12The Video Store’s Decorations
InThe Boysseason 4 , episode 1 , Billy Butcher has a secret merging with Victoria Neuman . For the meeting location , the duo involve a secret blank space , meaning that they picked the perfect localization : a video recording rental store . sad sack and Neuman meet up in an abandoned building named Vought Video , with the inside being full of DVDs and other movie ware .
There are two notable Easter orchis inwardly of Vought Video . The first of these isthe Polarity standee , with this understandably referencing the magnetic character who was first introduced inGen V. The second is the Soldier Boy poster , which shows off the character ’s classic aim and acknowledgment one of the motion-picture show that made the supe popular before this disappearance inThe Boysuniverse . This is a decent bit of worldbuilding , show what Vought branding was like decades ago .
11Vought Video Is Next To A Church Of The Collective Center
The references to Polarity and Soldier Boy are n’t the only Easter eggs that can be found during the meeting between Billy Butcher and Victoria Neuman , as the establishing shot of Vought Video features another one . As it turn out , this Vought Video location can be set up straight off next doorway to a building that is labeled Church of the Collective Reading Room , although it too seems to be abandoned .
The Church of the Collective is a fictitious church inThe Boysuniverse , with it being a cult that markets itself to celebrity and other noteworthy figures . The Church of the Collective played a major role inThe Boysseason 2 , with The Deep attending the Church as part of his path towards reconciliation . In the existence ofThe Boys , the Church of the Collective is a parody of Scientology , with this being just another campus .
10The Contents Of Homelander’s Box
Before Homelander goes to meet with Sister Sage about connect The Seven , a short sequence in which Homelander capture quick is play . During this setting , which occupy spot in Homelander ’s flat , Homelander opens up a secret boxful that turn back several items . Although these are mostly Easter bollock , they do have some implications on the show ’s chronicle .
The first item that is seen isa framed picture of Stormfront at her first wedding , with her being seen in front of a Nazi flag . The boxwood also contain a child bottleful , with this being a clear cite toHomelander ’s uncanny breast Milk River obsession , with him having intoxicated Stillwell ’s Milk River from this nursing bottle . The final significant item that is seen is Black Noir ’s brand , with him potentially place it in the corner after obliterate the original Noir inThe Boysseason 3 .
9Dawn Of The Seven Merch
One of the most horrifying minute inThe Boysseason 4 , episode 1 is when Homelander , Sister Sage , The Deep , A - Train , and Black Noir lure three of Homelander ’s follower into a Vought restaurant . In the scene , they beat the three men with baseball game bats , with A - Train then carrying their corpses to the Starlighters ' protestation in orderliness to frame them for stamp out the valet de chambre .
Interestingly , the restaurant in which the three men are killed hold back a cite to one ofThe Boys ' bighearted in - universe of discourse movies . ware for the fictional filmDawn of the Sevencan be view in the building , with this referencing the major superhero team - up moviethat was made in previous time of year ofThe Boys . The film was intend to be an in - universe bloodline story for The Seven , with it being followed up by a monolithic military campaign for a director ’s cut .
8The Vought Restaurant’s Comic Book References
The denotation toDawn of the Sevenaren’t the only Easter orchis that can be found in the Vought restaurant inThe Boysseason 4 , sequence 1 , as the room actually contains references to the original cartoon strip . On the bulwark of the eating house , artistic production from the originalThe Boyscomics can be seen , with these figure of speech coming from real matter of the source fabric .
Interestingly , this prowess arrest a reference to a quality make Cold Snap , who is a tangible character fromThe Boyscomics . This is an odd detail , as he does n’t seem like nearly big enough of a hero to warrant an appearance at the restaurant . In the TV show ’s persistence , Cold Snap is a small character who was last seen at Herogasm , with him also make a domestic battery charge that would most probably get Vought to require to distance themselves from the hero .
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7The Blue Hawk Protest Sign
At the end ofThe Boysseason 4 , episode 1 , a massive protest go on , with it being full of Starlighters resist Homelander ’s trial and Homelander jockstrap celebrating his acquittal . Due to the nature of the protest , all sort of sign can be see , with many of them referencing superheroes fromThe Boysuniverse as well as parodying many real - human race political motto .
However , one interesting mark says RIP Blue Hawk . While this does n’t seem to have anything to do with the protest , it is a major callback to aThe Boysseason 3 storyline . In time of year 3 , Blue Hawk was a anti-Semite supe who is dispatch by A - wagon train at Herogasm , with Vought presumptively cover up his death . This mansion means that Blue Hawk ’s demise is public knowledge , which is an interesting summation to the lore ofThe Boys .
6TruthCon’s Soldier Boy Sign
Episode 2
InThe Boysseason 4 , episode 2 , the titular squad goes to TruthCon , a massive convention that is full of hoi polloi encourage and discussing far - right conspiracy theories . While TruthCon incorporate references to tons of real - world theories , it also features some in - universe 1 , with these targeting stories that Vought has covered up throughout the show ’s run .
One polarity at TruthCon reads that Soldier Boy is being maintain by the CIA . While this hypothesis may sound ludicrous to most in - universeThe Boyscharacters , theending ofThe Boysseason 3reveals that this is really dead on target . After Solider Boy detonate while falling out of Vought Tower , Grace Mallory is seen putting Soldier Boy ’s unconscious body back into containment , meaning that the supe is literally being held by the CIA , something that could change in the time to come ofThe Boys .
