Did Soldier Boy Know Stormfront Was A Nazi In The Boys?
WARNING: Spoilers ahead for The Boys season 3, episode 6
The Boys season 3's «Herogasm» episode reveals a secret connection between Soldier Boy and Stormfront, but was Payback's leader aware of her Nazi history? Originally known as Ben, Soldier Boy got injected with Compound-V sometime around World War II, making him one of Vought's oldest creations — but not the oldest. Before Frederick Vought switched sides, his Compound-V experiments began under Adolf Hitler's jurisdiction, and the scientist's wife stood first in line for a dose. After moving to American shores, the ageless Mrs. Vought went under various superhero monikers, Liberty and Stormfront among them.
As two of the oldest supes in The Boys' mythology, the chances of Soldier Boy and Stormfront knowing each other were always high. Sure enough, Eric Kripke (showrunner) confirmed ahead of The Boys season 3's premiere that Jensen Ackles and Aya Cash's characters did have history together, and that history finally comes to light thanks to «Herogasm.» As Soldier Boy prepares for revenge on the TNT twins alongside new friends Billy Butcher and Hughie Campbell, he reveals the annual supe party was started by himself and another Vought veteran called Liberty, who he describes as a "firecracker." The line raises an important question — when they weren't partying and (probably) sleeping together, did Soldier Boy, infamous killer of Nazis, know Liberty counted Adolf as a personal friend?
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Though The Boys doesn't address the question explicitly, all signs point toward Soldier Boy remaining ignorant about Stormfront's fascist past. Soldier Boy labels Liberty a "firecracker," which sounds like he remembers her simply as
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