In a recent interview with Screen Rant, The Boys co-creator Garth Ennis shared his philosophy of what makes a great villain, perfectly explaining why Homelander has become such an iconic bad guy.

Yes, in terms of gore, but mainly in terms of Homelander going fully off the sadism leash in a way we have not seen before. And it’s drawn a series-best performance out of Antony Starr as a result.