The Boys Season 5: Every New Supe Ranked From Weakest to Unstoppable

Season 5 of The Boys is already juggling a ton of arcs, but it still finds time to toss a fresh batch of supes into the meat grinder. In the first two episodes alone, we meet seven new faces with seven very different problem sets. Most of them are more color than game-changers in the Homelander vs. The Boys endgame, but a couple could quietly tip the scales.

Spoilers for The Boys Season 5, Episodes 1 and 2 ahead.

The show even dusts off a familiar face in a new way, and that one matters. Meanwhile, a teen team called Teenage Kix crashes onto the scene as influencer-heroes-in-training, and Butcher pulls a very Butcher-y move with a supe who, yes, gets compared to Homelander. Let’s break down who’s who, what they can do, and how much trouble they actually are.

1. The Worm (Ely Henry)

   Butcher and Starlight recruit this guy to break into one of Homelander’s so-called freedom camps and rescue their people. His power: he eats dirt and spits it back out, which makes him a human tunneling machine. It’s exactly as gross and exactly as useful as it sounds. Outside of that, he isn’t trained for a fight, he’s more into writing than warring, and there’s no sign of any extra bells and whistles. Fun cameo, clutch for one mission, probably gone after the two-episode premiere.

2. Countess Crow (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan)

   The goth vibe is strong, and her ability to talk to and control crows is cool on paper. She’s part of Teenage Kix, the teen influencer squad introduced in Episode 2. Useful for surveillance and swarms, less useful when people are throwing trucks. The show even hints Sheline can take out her birds, which undercuts the whole flock advantage. She doesn’t show the speed or durability the heavier hitters do.

3. Sheline (Emma Elle Paterson)

   Also in Teenage Kix and also an influencer, first seen shooting an energy drink commercial while corralling prisoners for those freedom camps. Her feline traits translate to sharp claws and nasty reflexes, with the delightful downside of potential mid-fight furballs. She goes toe-to-toe with Kimiko in Episode 2 and doesn’t immediately get pancaked, which says a lot. Still, she slots below the supes with range, flight, or serious durability.

4. Jetstreak (Dylan Colton)

   Teenage Kix’s leader... until he isn’t. He flies, he’s fast, and he can hang in a straight-up scrap. None of that is groundbreaking in a world full of capes, but he’s solid. Before his death in Episode 2, he looks like the second-strongest Kix member, though there are newcomers with way more sway and, honestly, more intimidating toolkits.

5. Oh-Father (Daveed Diggs)

   He debuts as a religious celebrity-supe and spends most of his screentime preaching and proudly introducing his new wife, Ashley Barrett. In a fight, his voice is the weapon: he can fire off sonic waves, which gives him range the Kix kids above don’t have. He’s not the tank of the bunch, but he’s got baseline supe toughness and he’s older, which usually means smarter about staying alive. His real weapon might be influence, though; that pulpit reaches far.

6. Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie)

   We’ve known Ashley for years. Now we meet the supe version. Physically? Mid. Strategically? Terrifying. Her new ability is mind-reading, and that is a nightmare power in this universe. You don’t have to block a punch if you know it’s coming, and you don’t have to fight at all if you can read someone’s intent and steer them somewhere dumber. We see her doing exactly that with Oh-Father, who she has neatly wrapped around her finger. As the sitting Vice President, she can scale that to entire rooms of powerful people. The only person she can’t read is Sister Sage, which is one hell of a hard counter, but everyone else is fair game. If the battle turns subtle, she’s a top-tier threat.

7. Rock Hard (Andrew Iles)

   The last Teenage Kix member is the physical monster of the bunch. His body is literal rock, which makes him close to unhurtable. Butcher even uses him as the guinea pig for the supe virus test, because he’s that tough. Even then, Rock Hard can hold his breath for long stretches and keep coming; he can also expel lava through his bodily fluids, which is… about as messy as you’re imagining. The trade-off: he seems stuck in his giant rock form, which is a logistical headache for stealth or PR. Purely on brawn, though, he’s the strongest new supe we meet in the opening two episodes.

Big picture: most of these newbies feel like supporting players, more useful for flavor and side missions than deciding the Homelander question. The two exceptions lean opposite ways: Rock Hard is brute force incarnate, and Ashley’s mind-reading plus her job title could end up being the most dangerous thing in the room without anyone throwing a punch.