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The video analyzes how Homelander (“Homelander”) from The Boys “respects” different characters, assigning approximate percentage values to measure his attitude. It argues that Homelander’s respect is less about moral goodness and more about whether someone fits his worldview—supremacy over humans, loyalty, usefulness, and admiration.

Core framework: “Respect” as Homelander’s personal value system

Homelander’s “respect” operates like a private hierarchy rather than a moral scale.

Ordinary humans

  • Treated with near-zero respect.
  • Seen as a lower species (often compared to rats).
  • Resented for supposedly controlling the world.

Supes

  • He stops treating them as equal humans.
  • He frames them as biologically different, not peers.

Main “respect” gradations by character

Ashley

  • ~Usefulness-based tolerance.
  • Homelander tolerates her only while she serves him.
  • Mistakes lead to humiliation and threats.
  • Any “advantage” she has is portrayed as familiar usefulness, not genuine respect.

The Deep (Бездонный / “Деп”) — ~2%

  • Kept around for:
    • Loyalty
    • His “super” status
  • But he is mocked as:
    • stupid
    • disgusting (linked to physical traits and lack of seriousness)

“Black Noir” (original)

  • Framed as exceptionally important.
  • Despite broader dismissal of others, Noir is portrayed as the one person who truly understood Homelander.
  • Key turn:
    • Noir withheld that Soldier (Homelander’s father) is his real father.
    • Homelander interprets Noir’s silence as unforgivable betrayal.
    • Homelander kills Noir, producing major emotional impact.

Sknight (likely “Skynight”)

  • Slightly better than the Deep.
  • Homelander may understand his quirks, but the bigger issue is:
    • Skynight’s ordinary-person-like presence
    • limitations, especially compared to what Homelander expects

Queen Maeve — ~50% (high by Homelander standards)

  • Homelander initially values her greatly:
    • She is among the few he listens to
    • She has intimate/romantic significance for him

  • After she:

    • rejects him
    • opposes him
    • “betrays” him
    • fights him openly his respect drops sharply.

  • Still, her score remains unusually high because her earlier status in his worldview mattered deeply.

The Transport / “Train” («Трэйн») — respect erodes over time

  • Initially part of Homelander’s “family” dream.
  • Recognized for speed and “fastest” status.
  • Scandals and problems with V, plus losing that “fastest” role, undermine him.
  • Breaking point:
    • Season 4, when the belt turns against him.
  • Later implication:
    • Homelander suggests he had respect when Train stops fearing him and speaks as an equal.

Starlight

  • Respect turns into intense hatred.
  • Early on, she represents a promising addition.

  • After she is:

    • controlled/handled
    • elevated above Homelander
    • rebellious
    • resisting and trying to protect people Homelander frames her as a betrayal of their “kind.”

  • The video suggests her hatred is even stronger than hatred for Butcher.

Butcher (Мясник)

  • Respect peaks through struggle and protection.
  • Homelander is surprised by an ordinary person who fears him yet challenges him.
  • Emotional strain rises when:
    • Ryan begins connecting with Butcher
    • Ryan resists Homelander
    • Homelander is forced into indirect cooperation
  • When Butcher gains abilities and fights closer to equal terms, Homelander’s attitude shifts again.
  • Culmination:
    • a brief alliance for Ryan’s sake
    • the video emphasizes mutual, unexpected understanding
    • and Homelander’s real love for his son

Beka (Becca)

  • Helps explain why Homelander doesn’t simply take Ryan immediately.
  • One reason given:
    • her position as mother of his son
  • The video claims her influence works for a while, until a “more convincing figure” appears.

Stormfront — near-maximum comfort (~close to 100%), then collapse

  • Initially the closest match to Homelander’s ideology:
    • supremacy of supes over humans
    • even flattery of his future role as ruler
  • Her power set impresses him.
  • After her fall via Ryan/turning point:
    • their connection decays
  • Her death deeply affects him, presented as one of the rare times a death truly matters.

Hughie

  • Starts with negative respect.
  • Later gains a few additional percentage points when his courage and character show in direct conflict.

Frenchman / chemist / milkman

  • Minimal impact.
  • Treated as mere enemies with no recognition or sympathy.

The Female (lighter/Soldier?) — ~10% (convenience-based)

  • Valuable mainly as a “milk source.”
  • Even when Homelander learns she suffers for production:
    • he responds with disgust, not gratitude
  • The implication: he values her only insofar as she provides what he wants.

Sage

  • Framed as especially valuable:
    • intellectually
    • strategically
  • Homelander chooses her to plan and handle opponents without sycophancy.
  • However, once he learns she’s deceiving him—and that success may rely on her plans rather than his—he feels:
    • anger at the lies
    • insecurity about not being the “main character”

Stan Edgar

  • High admiration despite hatred.
  • Though an ordinary human, he is uniquely:
    • unflinching
    • controlling
  • Homelander is irritated yet impressed by Edgar’s composure and psychological “hooks.”
  • Edgar can confront Homelander with blunt truth (“not a god,” “defective product,” etc.), which Homelander hates—yet also seeks approval from deep down.

Stillwell (Madeline / Madleen)

  • Described as a strange early relationship tied to:
    • motherhood
    • breast milk dependence
  • Trust collapses when her lies surface.
  • Even so, her death still registers emotionally.

Victoria Neuman

  • Valued for:
    • abilities
    • choosing the side of supes
  • Her death affects him more than many others on the list.

The Soldier (Отец / Solджер) — high but complex

  • One of the most understandable relationships due to “similar” power.
  • More importantly:
    • Soldier is the father Homelander wanted.
  • Homelander kills his “only true friend” to learn the truth.
  • Later, he doesn’t aim to destroy Soldier—he hopes to restore family, but Soldier refuses.
  • After Ryan’s injury, Homelander keeps that story alive even into Season 5.

Ryan — special “love” rather than pure respect

  • The video distinguishes love vs. respect.
  • Many might assume near-100% respect, but:
    • Homelander loves himself more
    • Ryan remains the opinion that matters most
  • Without V, Ryan’s abilities come naturally.
  • Homelander tries to understand his feelings and wants to give Ryan what he lacked.
  • But Ryan becomes increasingly independent:
    • arguing with Homelander
    • helping kill him
  • Final trigger:
    • Ryan’s refusal
  • Homelander declares he’s ready to kill (publicly), showing the collapse of restraint.

Overall conclusion of the video

Homelander’s “respect” is portrayed as conditional:

  • He grants it when someone is:
    • loyal
    • useful
    • dangerous in ways he recognizes
    • aligned with his worldview
  • He loses it sharply when someone:
    • betrays his kind
    • lies
    • undermines his centrality
    • claims humanity/supes moral territory in a different way

The video argues the strongest emotional impact comes less from raw power and more from:

  • betrayal
  • fatherhood/son dynamics
  • genuine strategic understanding

Presenters / contributors

  • Video creator/narrator: unnamed (the subtitles do not provide a specific name).

Original video