Marie From Gen V Isn’t Ready to Beat Homelander in The Boys Season 5

She’s Not Neo at the End of The Matrix – That’s the message showrunner Eric Kripke wants fans to remember as they speculate about Gen V’s blood-wielding powerhouse Marie Moreau possibly showing up in The Boys Season 5 to take down Homelander. While her powers might look like the perfect counter to the psychotic Superman, Kripke insists that Marie isn’t ready to play savior – not yet, anyway.

After Gen V Season 2’s finale left fans buzzing with the idea of Marie joining the fight against Vought, Kripke clarified that while the timelines of Gen V and The Boys intersect, Marie’s still got a long way to go before she’s kicking anyone’s ass – let alone Homelander’s.

As Kripke bluntly put it, she’s “not Neo at the end of The Matrix.”

For those who skipped Gen V’s chaos, Marie, portrayed by Jaz Sinclair, is a young supe with the terrifying ability to control and weaponize blood. It’s one of the most creative and visceral powers in the entire Boys universe, and theoretically, it could allow her to take down someone even as godlike as Homelander. Yet, as Kripke repeatedly reminds fans, raw power doesn’t equal mastery – and Marie’s still learning what she’s capable of.

“She’s super powerful, but that doesn’t mean she’s great at controlling it,” Kripke explained in a recent interview. “You want a character who’s struggling, who’s growing, who’s still learning to live with this insane gift.” That tension between potential and control, he says, is what makes Marie interesting. A hero who can vaporize enemies in one thought isn’t compelling – a young woman grappling with her moral compass while learning the cost of violence is.

Season 5 of The Boys reportedly picks up about six months after Gen V Season 2, meaning Marie will likely appear in some form, possibly alongside Annie/Starlight and A-Train. But fans hoping she’ll show up as a Captain Marvel-style miracle to end Homelander once and for all will be disappointed. Kripke stressed that The Boys thrives on struggle, not wish fulfillment: “Those Messiah characters become boring. Marie’s not that – she’s human, she’s messy, and that’s what makes her story work.”

Of course, the question everyone keeps asking remains: who’s going to kill Homelander? Kripke won’t say, but he hinted that Billy Butcher is “at the front of that line.” Still, there’s a long list of enemies eager to take a swing – Starlight, Hughie, Stan Edgar, and yes, Marie herself. But Kripke teased that Homelander’s downfall, if it happens, won’t be a simple one-on-one brawl. It might take teamwork, betrayal, or poetic justice to finally bring the megalomaniac supe to his knees.

Fans, of course, have theories. Some believe Homelander’s son Ryan will be the one to end his father’s reign, echoing the moral themes that have driven The Boys since Season 1. Others hope for something grander – a Battle of the Bastards-level showdown where every surviving member of The Boys unites for one final, bloody war against Vought. And then there are those who think the cruelest ending would be to strip Homelander of his powers entirely – leaving him powerless, humiliated, and forgotten.

Whatever the finale holds, Kripke’s message is clear: Marie’s journey isn’t about skipping to the endgame. It’s about growth, failure, and the messy process of becoming who she’s meant to be. The struggle, not the victory, is what makes her story – and The Boys universe – worth watching.