So when she’s selected to join However that dream becomes her worst nightmare when this fresh-faced Midwesterner arrives in New York, and learns that the old adage is true: never meet your heroes. This was explained during the party scene in the episode, Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. • Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, the leader of the Boys and a former CIA operative who distrusts all individuals with superpowers. She is a member of The Seven, a group of superheroes. Outside of their heroic personas, most are arrogant and corrupt. Despite this, the two rekindle their relationship at the end of the comic, and presumably live happily ever after. She also felt like a fraud during her early time as a member of the Seven, as she had yet to perform any notable heroic acts. When Annie finally confesses to being a superhero, Hughie is shocked and hurt. Similarly to the show, Starlight is coerced into preforming oral sex on Homelander, Black Noir, and A-Train. She later tracks Hughie down to Auchterladle, his home town, where the two are able to partially rekindle their relationship after he apologizes for insulting her. He has a particular hatred towards Homelander, who he believes is responsible for the disappearance of his wife. Despite this, the two rekindle their relationship at the end of the comic, and presumably live happily ever after. She is soon made to realise, however, that membership with The Seven comes at a price following threats and warnings from Homelander. Without knowing the full context of what he just witnessed, Hughie is furious and breaks up with Annie after insulting her. In the comic series, she is known by her superhero alias, Starlight. She received no real love from her foster parents, however, as they viewed her as a show pony more than anything else, and were only caring as long as she preformed well in the pageants. Starlight has had a history of being in the spotlight, often attending superhero events as a child, she is selected to be a member of The Seven after interviewing following Lamplighter's retirement.
At her core, Annie is an idealist and one of the very few "Supers" who truly care about helping others and doing what she believes is right. Starlight is a Dynamite Entertainment character and was created by writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson. But that dream becomes her worst nightmare when this fresh-faced Midwesterner arrives in New York, and learns that the old adage is true: never meet your heroes. She is quickly rattled after finding that her membership to the Seven comes at a high price — sexual activity with the male members. She cares little for publicity being uncomfortable with the amount of attention she gets from the media as well as being pressured to change her costume to be an over-sexulised role model for young girls. Their relationship remains strained, however, and Annie eventually leaves Hughie due to him being unable to move past the events he witnessed. While this is in part to help protect normal humans from the actions of the largely out of control "supes," this is also to ensure that the company lacks the stability or the platform to push the use of superhumans in national defense. She was raised by foster parents and attended several superhero pageants as a child. Faced with an increased cost of living due to their disability, her parents were forced to give up custody of Annie to She joined the Seven after the death of previous member Lamplighter, leaving her previous superhero group Young Americans. By Katherine Stinson 6 days ago The Boys star Jack Quaid has weighed in on Hughie and Starlight's relationship in season two.
Starlight is angry and upset that Hughie begins using her to get tickets into the Believe Expo in Good for the Soul, and again to gain information on Naqib. Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.Fandom may earn an affiliate commission on sales made from links on this page.Annie at a meeting with the Seven, being eyed by A-Train.Starlight on a cover, after being forced by Homelander, Black Noir and A-Train. The Boys is set in a universe where superpowered people are recognized as heroes by the general public and owned by powerful corporation Vought International, which ensures that they are aggressively marketed and monetized.