
Homelander stands alone as one of the past decade's most despicable TV villains. If he's not dooming an entire aircraft's worth of passengers to a fiery death, he's torturing, maiming, and lasering anyone who dares stand in his way.
Still, thanks to a twisted 'rule of cool', a no-nonsense attitude, and Homelander's increased popularity via the medium of reaction GIFs, there is a small subset of The Boys viewers who feel obliged to root for the bad guy.