The Boys (Amazon)

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
Poor Kimiko is really suffering from the Worf effect nowadays.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Nowadays? Hasn't she been getting her ass beat by named supes worth a shit since season 1? A-Train beat the piss out of her.

Y'know, you're right. I was actually thinking about this yesterday evening and trying to remember how many 1v1 fights she's actually won decisively against other named supes and, yeah, it's rough. She's pretty much a super punching bag.

Originally posted by Robtard
Worf treatment is a pretty fair analysis. We've also seen her prowess vary way up and way down, depending on the plot.

The Sam showing wasn't one of them, imo, he's top tier strength level.

And I got a boner for the end scene reveal. Gives me hope for next season.

Yeah, the Sam one is fair. Based on the narrative of Gen V, he is one of the physically strongest and toughest younger generation supes in The Boys Universe. But, yeah, beyond that, I genuinely feel like Kimiko just gets used to showcase the abilities of other supes by getting her ass beat by them.

I will admit at least she doesn't get done as dirty as poor MM. That guy's been jizzed on, forced to give super drug enemas, and now got

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KO'd by a super dick slap

Also, I genuinely feel like Sage is the scariest supe at this point. Homelander might be the most physically powerful, but you don't need the muscle when you can basically Ozymandias your way into making sure everything works out in your favour anyway.

Good season, still some sort of goofy writing, though...

I thought it was weird that Butcher came clean about the virus, yet they still all thought it was a good idea? I guess they were all okay with potential Supe genocide? Or Fenchie is just so good at keeping it contained?

That was really weird.

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
Yeah, the Sam one is fair. Based on the narrative of Gen V, he is one of the physically strongest and toughest younger generation supes in The Boys Universe. But, yeah, beyond that, I genuinely feel like Kimiko just gets used to showcase the abilities of other supes by getting her ass beat by them.

I will admit at least she doesn't get done as dirty as poor MM. That guy's been jizzed on, forced to give super drug enemas, and now got

Spoiler:
KO'd by a super dick slap

, just to give some examples.

Those are the real reasons why MM chose this line of work.

No wonder he had panic attacks.

Originally posted by TheVaultDweller
Her regen was definitely shown off a lot this season. But, yeah, just felt to me like whenever the writers wanted to

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highlight the threat level of another supe, they'd just go, "let's have them beat the shit out of Kimiko and/or mangle her in some way. That way, the new supe looks strong and we can do more healing factor shit." Neuman's daughter chewed her arm off, the shapeshifter clowned her and snapped her neck and then Sam pretty much treated her like a child during the final sequence. Even Firecracker was able to put up a fight against her, the same Firecracker who got absolutely stomped by Annie.

Well, while I agree Kimiko got the nerf, the worst part was Butcher KOing Firecracker with one hit from his crowbar when beatdowns from neither Kimiko nor Annie put her diwn.

Butcher is stronger than all of them