Gen V

Original characters in a spinoff; no established icons swapped.

Strong female leads but no explicit anti-male messaging; male characters are central and flawed across genders.

• Marie Moreau as powerful protagonist
• Cate as a key figure

Prominent LGBTQ+ content including a central bisexual/gender-fluid character and same-sex relationships.

• Jordan Li, a gender-shifting supe who is male and female
• Same-sex relationships among students
• Andre and various queer student dynamics

Diverse cast at a modern American college, plausible for the setting but visibly emphasized.

• Racially diverse student body
• Marie as Black lead

The Boys universe satirizes corporate exploitation, racism and identity branding; commentary present but folded into satire.

• Vought monetizing diversity and a Black superhero's image
• Critique of performative corporate activism

Satirizes toxic supes and corporate power but targets broadly, not specifically masculinity or the West as villain.

• Critique of abusive powerful figures
• Vought corporate corruption

Spinoff expanding The Boys universe with new characters; no betrayal of established source identity.