#stormlander

Stormfront being his gf, in my opinion, narratively undercuts the America allegory (we don't COME from racism and eugenics, we just flirt with it when we're upset. Wrong. That's patriotic copium.) But, looking at how Kripke tries so hard to make Homelander = Trump when THAT comparison is barely surface level it's apparent that cohesive themes are obviously not his strong suit.

I know the show is supposed to be an "irreverent superhero parody" but Kripke decided to elevate it from its, let's be honest, unfilmable comic roots and make it current political satire so I will grade him and Seth Rogan (Rogan produces, no idea if he writes) on that metric.

Anyway, back to Stormfront, who's basically a right-wing Reddit chud but genderbent. That's it.

Look.

I'm not saying there aren't women like her in the alt right pipeline, there are. But women in the pipeline generally present differently than the men. Because, at its core, the movement is anti women or want them in "their place." They are very good foot soldiers for it though, make no mistake, women are key to spreading the right wing agenda but it just won't be done the same way the men do it.

I can sorta excuse her being the way that she is because ofc who would suspect the strong female hero of being the face of a regressive movement that notoriously derides women? (Even though her dog whistles are deafening, props to them for pointing out Nordaboos.)

HOWEVER...

SIXFT - Homelander (multi-pairing)

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Marie can sense Compound V in the blood. We know that most Supes were dosed as children, so Compound V must replicate itself and is attached to the blood if she can still sense it in the blood of adult Supes.

We know that when Supes take Compound V recreationally, they get a high and their powers are enhanced for a short while.

How she survived Homelander: Marie can subconsciously produce more Compound V/concentrate it more in her blood when she’s under threat, therefore making her powers more potent.

Most Supes seem to have some level of invulnerability and heightened strength. Some Supes are specifically strong as their main power, such as Sam, Queen Maeve, Soldier Boy, and Homelander. Others it seems to be more of a fortification, such as Andre who was able to put up a fight with Sam but it’s not his main power.

Homelander is so strong because he got a higher dose than normal of Compound V in utero, and basically was made that way. Stormlander and Soldier Boy were part of the OG experiments and I believe it’s implied with a more pure or concentrated form of Compound V, and they happened to survive. It’s made them super strong and have longevity.

I believe Marie has a baseline of invulnerability and super strength that most Supes have. Because she can basically dose herself with more Compound V, she can give herself temp bursts of enhancement.

Because Compound V is attached to the blood, could she also reverse its bonds? Could she naturally filter it out from the blood? Soldier Boy can burn it out with his nuke powers, could Marie detach it from the blood?

Could she eventually be the one to be able to depower Supes?

I feel like Marie could have a Scarlet Witch, House of M moment where she says “No more Supes” and extends her powers worldwide to detach Compound V in all Supes’ blood and wipe out powers that way.