Not only have new stars such as Susan Heyward and Valorie Curry joined the series, as Sister Sage<\/a> and Firecracker<\/a> respectively, but a couple of major cast members have taken a step back, with neither Dominique McElligott\u2019s Queen Maeve or Jensen Ackles\u2019s Soldier Boy having made an appearance yet.<\/p>\n But what did happen to Soldier Boy in season 3, how was he introduced and where has he gone following the season 3 finale?<\/p>\n Read on for everything you need to know about what happened to Soldier Boy in The Boys<\/a> and Gen V<\/a> thus far.<\/p>\n Soldier Boy, real name Benjamin, was first introduced in The Boys<\/a> season 3. Considered to be America\u2019s first superhero, he was experimented on and given Compound V while he was in the US army during the Second World War.<\/p>\n He eventually became the leader of Payback, a team of supes which also included\u00a0Crimson Countess, Gunpowder, Swatto, Mindstorm, Black Noir\u00a0and the\u00a0TNT Twins. He and the team hated one another, and Vought decided it was time to \u2018retire\u2019 Soldier Boy.<\/p>\n The team ambushed and attacked him, before handing him over to the Russians. However, they decided not to kill and, and instead to experiment on him and, eventually, put him in a regulated coma.<\/p>\n In the present day, The Boys found him while on a mission in Russia and woke him up. It became clear that following his experimentation he had developed new powers, generating explosive radiation when emotionally overwhelmed. He escaped The Boys and travelled to the US.<\/p>\n While there he went on a killing spree, getting vengeance against the other members of Payback for their betrayal. He and the Boys made a deal \u2013 they would give him information on the Payback team members and lead him to them, while he would kill Homelander.<\/p>\n Homelander confronted them while they were at Herogasm, and he, Soldier Boy and Butcher, who had taken Temp V, had a fight. All three survived the encounter, and later Soldier Boy found out that he was in fact Homelander\u2019s father, with the latter being a product of Dr Vogelbaum\u2019s experiments with Soldier Boy\u2019s sperm.<\/p>\n A confrontation ensued at Vought Tower, where Soldier Boy told Homelander he was a disappointment, and that he was\u00a0disgusted by his newfound son\u2019s \u201cweakness\u201d.<\/p>\n As Soldier Boy tried to kill Homelander, Homelander\u2019s own son, Ryan, tried to stop him. To protect Ryan, Butcher reneged on the deal, and he and the rest of the Boys tried to stop\u00a0Soldier Boy\u2019s rampage,<\/p>\n In actuality, both survived \u2013 Maeve lost her powers, as anyone exposed to Soldier Boy\u2019s radiation did, and went into hiding, presumed dead by all except the Boys. Meanwhile, Soldier Boy\u2019s unconscious body was recovered, and he was put back into a regulated coma and locked away.<\/p>\n Following his starring role as Soldier Boy in The Boys season 3, Jensen Ackles also made a cameo<\/a> in the first season of spin-off series Gen V<\/a>, which was set in between seasons 3 and 4 of the main show.<\/p>\n However, this time Ackles wasn\u2019t actually playing the real version of Soldier, but instead a manifestation of the character in Cate Dunlap\u2019s subconscious, who met Marie, Andre and Jordan when they got pulled into it.<\/p>\n It is a suitable profane, depraved cameo, but didn\u2019t actually do anything to advance the Soldier Boy storyline.<\/p> The truth is, we don\u2019t yet know whether Soldier Boy will make an appearance in The Boys season 4. He hasn\u2019t appeared in the first three episodes of the season, which are all available to stream now, but could still come back at some point in the remaining five, or in the already-confirmed fifth and final season<\/a>.<\/p>\n Certainly, showrunner Eric Kripke has suggested that Jensen Ackles\u2019s character will make a return at some point.<\/p>\n Speaking with Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, he said of Soldier Boy\u2019s season 3 ending: \u201cThe old TV adage is like, never kill anyone unless you really, really have to. Never close a door, open a window. We\u2019ll all have to wait and see, but I can\u2019t imagine the series ending without Soldier Boy making another appearance.\u201d<\/p>\n The Boys season 4 will continue on Prime Video on Thursday 20th June.<\/strong>\u00a0The Boys seasons 1-3 are available to watch now\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong>try Amazon Prime Video for free for 30 days<\/a>. Plus, read our guides to the\u00a0best Amazon Prime series<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0best movies on Amazon Prime<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n [squirrel-affiliate-playlist squirrel_playlist_id=\u201d609\u2033 \/]<\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on. 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\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>Will Soldier Boy be back in The Boys season 4?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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