Why does Hughie’s father have a shocking superpower in The Boys!

Are you a fan of the series “The Boys”? You’ve probably wondered why Hughie’s father has a shocking superpower in episode 5 of season 4?

Well, season 4 delivered a particularly touching revelation about the character of the father of Hughie

The creator of the series, Eric Kripke, explained the tragic reason behind the superpowers of Hughie’s father and that makes his fate even more poignant.

Kripke raised the idea that powers can reflect a character’s psychological state or deeply buried feelings. For Hughie’s father, it is his feeling of being insignificant in the eyes of his wife that gives him a power directly linked to this emotion.

The character felt “invisible” in his relationship, and thus, his power allows him to make himself truly invisible by passing through walls.

The Role of Compound V

The situation takes a dramatic turn when Daphne, played by Rosemarie DeWitt, injects Hughie Senior with Compound-V to save his life after a stroke.

Unfortunately, this injection has devastating side effects: he loses his memory while gaining teleportation powers that he cannot control.

Unable to control these new powers, he ends up suffering intensely, leaving his son facing a tragic decision.

Kripke goes further to explain that Hughie Sr.’s powers are also linked to the supposed genetic family.

He notes that Hughie’s teleportation power and his father’s phase-shifting power are closely related.

With the final three episodes of the season, fans can expect even more tragedy and chaos. The series was renewed for a fifth and final season, which means that the next episodes promise to be even more intense in emotions and actions.