Summary

• The fate of The Seven in the original comic series of The Boys is surprising, with key like Homelander, Black Noir, and Queen Maeve being killed off.
• Queen Maeve sacrifices herself for Starlight to escape Homelander's influence, while A-Train finally pays for killing Hughie's girlfriend.
• Starlight is one of the few characters who survives the entire series, alongside The Deep (while Homelander is killed off- by Black Noir).

Warning: SPOILERS for The Boys TV Show & Comic belowThe Seven may begin as the strongest and most unbeatable superhero team in the world of The Boys, but the carnage and chaos of the series leaves only a handful of characters alive by the end of the original story. So for those fans wondering which characters in The Boys survive to the end, or are killed off in the original comic, the answer is almost guaranteed to surprise.

There are significant (and expected) changes made to the cast and construction of The Seven from the original comics by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson to the TV show, including some a hero like Homelander can't be killed, the list of who lives and who dies by the end of The Boys may make a different argument:

13 Queen Maeve Sacrifices Herself For Starlight

Killed by Homelander in The Boys #63

Perhaps the only truly noble or heroic death in The Boys, Queen Maeve's sacrifice is what allows Starlight to escape the influence (and violence) of Homelander. When Starlight makes the decision to leave the team for good, Queen Maeve is fortunate enough to catch her in the act. When Homelander intervenes, Maeve is able to toss Starlight away to make an escape, drawing her sword against The Seven's strongest. Shattering like a prop, Maeve's fate is presumed when her head is thrown after Starlight by her former team leader.

12 A-Train Finally Pays For Killing Hughie's Girlfriend

Killed by Hughie in The Boys #63

A-Train's careless killing of Hughie's girlfriend Robin kicks off the events of the entire story, and thankfully Hughie is eventually able to settle the score. As a last attempt to get Hughie on board with the book's final chapters, Billy ambushes Hughie with a restrained A-Train, along with the audio recording of him confessing to Robin's death. Enraged and empowered by Compound-V, Hughie removes A-Train's head with a single kick.

11 Starlight Lives Through The Entire Series

After Starlight narrowly escapes Homelander, Annie succeeds in exiting the superpowered insanity of The Boys' main story. While her departure initially includes breaking up with Hughie, years and, by the series' end, she and Hughie get married, providing the story with might be its one and only happy ending.

10 Homelander is Killed Off-

Killed by Black Noir in The Boys #65

Homelander is killed by Black Noir, who is revealed to be a clone of the powerful Supe, tasked with assassinating him should he ever decide to break from the Vought-America corporation's interests. It's Black Noir who ends up being the series' biggest superhuman threat, and Homelander is killed off- in a way that not only acts as a thrilling twist, but perfectly undermines the way the character presents himself throughout the story.

9 Lamplighter is Killed, But Remains a Zombie

Last seen in his undead zombie form in The Boys #19

Lamplighter's story is a less-well-known, but nevertheless symbolic one in the larger story of The Boys (showing what happens if a character went too far, before the entirety of the chaos reaches its peak). With powers based around those of the Green Lantern, Lamplighter is ultimately turned over by Homelander and The Seven, after he kills Colonel Greg Mallory's grandchildren. Mallory executed Lamplighter as vengeance, but the Compound V meant he was resurrected as an undead, mindless zombie (as A-Train and Starlight discover).

8 Black Noir is Killed After Fighting Homelander To Death

Killed by Billy Butcher in The Boys #66

After finally achieving his purpose (and the inciting incidents of the entire supe conflict of The Boys to do it) Black Noir is beaten and partially dissected by Homelander. Strutting out onto the White House lawn in the form that remains, Billy Butcher leads the US military in bombarding his body with enough bullets to leave him a riddled mess. Breaking his one rule, Billy gives a shortened speech, before breaking Noir's skull open and crushing his brains, bare-handed.

7 The Deep Survives The Entire Series

Thankfully, the version of The Deep who survives the original The Boys comic is a starkly different character from his TV show version. Officially the only member of The Seven introduced into the story who lives to see the end, it's a distinction he somewhat earns. While by no means a hero for operating alongside the other despicable villains-in-disguise, The Deep does appear to be the most noble, or at least heroic member of The Seven (and survives to a new, better team).

6 Mister Marathon Takes A Deadly Ride on Homelander

Killed by Homelander in The Boys #21

An over nod to the speedster archetype made famous by The Flash in DC Comics, Mister Marathon is mainly known as The Seven's previous speed-based supe, with A-Train being brought in to replace him. Unlike the other dead of the team, Mister Marathon was killed in the 9/11 plane disaster in the comic, urging Homelander to try to save the day. The attempts are noble, but clutching Homelander around the neck, Marathon es through the plane... while his head does not.

5 Jack From Jupiter is Killed for Payback

Killed by Billy Butcher in The Boys #59

The alien created in the image of DC's Martian Manhunter is among those of The Seven who genuinely deserve and earn their fate in the original comic series, doing the unthinkable and killing Billy Butcher's dog. While he has his own reasons for doing the despicable act, this canine murder drives Billy to personally avenge the death of Terror, pinning Jack against a wall and stabbing him to death. Uttering the infamous line, "Why'd you kill me dog, Jack?"

4 Soldier Boy is Killed As A Total Failure (More Than Once)

Soldier Boy I: Killed by Mallory in The Boys #53, Soldier Boy II: Unknown, Soldier Boy III: Killed by Butcher in The Boys #34 (Implied)

In The Boys’ comics, ‘Soldier Boy’ is actually a legacy title held by three different Supes, all of which meet ignoble ends. The first was a member of Payback’s predecessors, the Avenging Squad, and he got his entire team and numerous American soldiers after making an unauthorized call to survey the area. Soldier Boy was gravely wounded and was subsequently killed by an outraged Greg Mallory. Not much is known about the third Soldier Boy other than he's dead and was used by Vought-American to produce propaganda films. The third Soldier Boy was an absolute coward and seen by Billy Butcher as a disgrace to actual soldiers. This Soldier Boy was kidnapped and tortured for information any information he had about Homelander by Butcher for days until Soldier Boy finally died.