If brutal television chaos ever had a permanent address, The Boys would probably own it by now, with every episode carrying the feeling that absolutely nobody stays safe for long. In a final bout of twist, Hughie Campbell ended Billy Butcher for good, throwing the fandom into complete chaos, but not to the longtime comic lovers, who already know the ending may not be as impossible as it sounds. And as the viral spoiler has completely stunned some Butcher fans across social media, it has also reopened one of the darkest endings ever written inside The Boys universe.

However, there is a reason why longtime comic readers were never completely shocked by The Boys' finale chaos in the first place.

The May 20 finale of The Boys finally delivered the brutal moment that had now completely shattered the fandom after Hughie Campbell k***** Billy Butcher. But while the scene left many viewers stunned online, longtime comic readers already knew this dark ending had been haunting The Boys universe for years. In the original comics, Butcher eventually becomes the final monster himself after launching a horrifying plan connected to Compound V, forcing Hughie into a devastating final confrontation atop the Empire State Building, where he ultimately k**** the very man he once followed.

However, while the comic version of Butcher always appeared terrifyingly unstoppable because of his ruthless intelligence and Compound V-enhanced strength, he remained flesh and blood underneath. The comics eventually off him permanently after Hughie impales him through the chest, ending his violent spiral for good. The television series, meanwhile, has transformed Butcher into something far more horrifying after Season 4 introduced the parasite-like mutation growing inside him following his Temporary V abuse. The mutation now heals his body, grants him monstrous tentacle abilities, and seemingly removes his human mortality altogether, turning the Prime Video version of Butcher into one of the most dangerous and nearly unremovable beings inside The Boys universe.

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However, one question has haunted The Boys fans louder than any Supe-level massacre ever since the series exploded onto screens: who could actually defeat Homelander?

Theories surrounding who could finally k*** Homelander had already been ripping through the fandom long since Episode 6 pushed the Supe leader dangerously close to godhood itself. After injecting himself with V1, reportedly supplied through Soldier Boy and Bombsight, Homelander seemingly rendered himself immune to the recreated Supe virus engineered by Frenchie, making the already unstoppable Supe feel terrifyingly immortal. While many fans long believed Soldier Boy would eventually become the one to finish Homelander for good, The Boys universe instead delivered that brutal fate directly through Billy Butcher himself, just like the comic.

Premiering on Prime Video on April 8, 2026, The Boys Season 5 has already detonated across streaming charts, reportedly becoming Amazon’s most-watched title worldwide within its first 24 hours. The final season also surpassed Season 4’s already massive premiere numbers, which themselves had jumped nearly 21% from Season 3, proving the franchise’s violent Supe-fuelled chaos still holds an almost unbreakable grip over audiences worldwide.

And as Billy Butcher finally walked into the tragic fate comic readers always feared was waiting for him, The Boys has ultimately taken its final bow by revealing its last trump card in the most brutal way possible.

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