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Black Noir’s Return In The Boys Season 4, Explained
By DEVIN MEENAN
Spoiler Warning!
This story contains spoilers for the first three premiere episodes of "The Boys" season 4.
Black Noir was on the superhero team Payback, but in "The Boys" season 3, Soldier Boy and Homelander discovered they were father and son, something Noir knew all along.
For this betrayal of trust, Homelander (who always wanted a real family) gutted Noir. However, he returns in season 4 and is working for his murderer.
"The Boys" creator Eric Kripke confirmed it's a new character in the old costume which covers his body and face so it's easy to slip someone new in with everyone none the wiser.
In the past, Kripke said he didn’t like how the comic's twist "marginalizes" Homelander and that the show probably won't adapt it. "The Boys" season 4 stays true to Kripke's word.
Kripke has said killing off the OG Noir was a late call, which may be why he kept the character in spirit, but the "resurrection" satirizes how superheroes can never truly die.