The hit Amazon Prime television series The Boys has officially returned for its fourth season. In addition to the reappearance of many fan-favorite characters, there are plenty of other new faces to keep the story fresh. One of these new characters, from The Boys Firecracker, has just been revealed to have been inspired by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Showrunner Eric Kripke revealed this interesting detail while speaking with Variety. He adds that her character is also specifically modeled after individuals that have continued to follow Donald Trump even after his presidency.
Kripke adds that this parallel exists within The Boys now, with characters that have taken on the ideologies of Homelander. It’s clear that this superhero satire also has a grasp on how real-world politics work, and furthermore, how the ideologies from these politics can be passed onto other people.
Here’s what Kripke shared on that front and how Firecracker represents it in The Boys by first discussing Marjorie Taylor Greene:
“Firecracker came from like, ‘Hey, isn’t Marjorie Taylor Greene scary?’ And just that type of personality,” he begins.
“Like, you had Trump, but now you have these Trump spawn that are trying to outdo each other for how outrageous and sexualized and gun-toting and slavishly obedient they can be.”
He adds that this directly connects with Homelander and the characters that he himself has inspired as a result:
“And just that idea — it wouldn’t just start and end with Homelander, he would start to create these spores that would grow into these other characters, and she’s a version of that.”
It’s certainly an interesting way to keep the series intriguing during its fourth season, and furthermore, to continue the political commentary that has found its way into the show from the very beginning. With The Boys set to conclude with its upcoming fifth season, however, we’ll have to see where this evolution of the show’s characters takes us next.
Stay tuned to ScreenGeek for more news regarding The Boys as we have it. For now, fans can enjoy the fourth season of the series and its introduction of Firecracker on Amazon Prime.