Adaptational Sexuality: At first, it's left unclear if she's a closeted lesbian or bisexual as she dated Homelander (in terms of Homelander, it was to keep her public image acceptable) and dated a civilian woman before, even though she is only involved with men in the comic. Homelander outs her in Season 2, on national TV no less. Elena also clarifies that she's bisexual. Season 3 also shows her having sex with Billy Butcher and having a string of casual lovers of both men and women.

Therapy Is for the Weak: He rejects Eagle and Carol's attempts to have him better himself, though their odd behavior as members of the Church of the Collective also probably has something to do with it. Achilles' Heel: His gills are necessary for him to breathe underwater, but they're also vulnerable to damage. When A-Train punches him right in the gills at the start of their fight in Season 3, the Deep doubles over instantly. The Smurfette Principle: She used to be the only woman in the Seven before Starlight and Stormfront joined the team. While his skin is unbreakable, it comes with several openings in the form of orifices, such as the rectum.

Ignored Epiphany: As noted under Freudian Excuse, his hallucinatory vision quest does lead to him recognizing his predatory behaviour towards women and the roots of its cause. His attempts to actually cease this behaviour only goes as far as trying to boost his own self-esteem however, as the remainder of the season proves he's still as self-centered and narcissistic as he was when he started. Invisible Streaker: His clothes are unaffected by his powers, so he has to be completely naked to be undetectable. In the 2021–2022 promotional web series Vought News Network: Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, which bridges the events of the second and third seasons of The Boys, Annie and Hughie make their relationship public knowledge (a relationship which Vought anchor Cameron Coleman criticizes due to Hughie's new job working for Victoria Neuman) criticized, with Annie also filming promos for Vought's streaming service, Vought+. [9] Powers and abilities [ edit ] Annie January / Starlight shooting blasts of light Limited Wardrobe: Most of The Seven are rarely seen in civilian attire, and will go from publicity events to private corporate meetings wearing the same thing. Homelander in particular (barring dropping his pants for sex) is always seen in full costume, even mentioning he hasn't bothered with a Secret Identity in years. Starlight regularly drops the look and goes out in public as just Annie, but even still tends to wear white or off-white that matches her hero costume.

Would Hurt a Child: He murdered Mallory's grandchildren when she and Billy got too close to Vought's secrets. He wouldn't have done it if he knew that they were there.

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Cruel Mercy: After the fact came to light that The Deep had sexually assaulted Starlight, and countless other women, he's spared any jail time, and is still a member of The Seven. However, he's exiled from New York City and assigned to patrol Sandusky, Ohio, a peaceful and relatively crime free town, and given a meager daily allowance. His main tasks are to attend local business openings and roller coaster inaugurations as well as put up with whatever vitriol the locals throw at him. When the military allows supes to volunteer, The Deep asks his handler how soon can he can join the Navy and get out of Sandusky, only to be told that for the time being, he's not allowed to go anywhere else.

Apparently Human Merfolk: The Deep appears completely human at first, but is later shown to be one, with gills on his torso. Adaptational Villainy: He went from being little more than the team's joke member to being the one who coerced Starlight into giving him a blowjob (and did the same to other women), whereas in the comics the Deep wasn't involved and was actually the only member of the Seven who didn't harass or bully Starlight in any way.Traveling at the Speed of Plot: A really egregious example in Season 2. He gets news at roughly the same time as the rest of the Seven that the Boys are harboring a Supe terrorist in the Atlantic Ocean and manages to find them first. The issue? He was over 700 km (about 430 miles) away in Sandusky, Ohio while the Seven were right by the coast in New York City, yet not only did he somehow cross that vast distance in an instant and outpace Homelander and A-Train but had the extra time to go around and find some local marine animals to do his bidding (although it might be possible that he was actually at the Church of the Collective, which could have a location near a coastline, or taken advantage of the city's location on Lake Erie to get to Buffalo and take the Erie Canal to the Hudson, though that would be a challenge for someone of his limited intellect).