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The latest episode ofThe Boysgot into some pretty disgusting nitty gritty of various kinks, attributing them to his universe’s version of Batman: Tek Knight. The character serves as sort of an Expy of Iron Man and Batman at the same time, and has a strange affliction of engaging in intercourse with anything that has a, well, hole.
Focusing on his sexual deviancy more than anything else, the comics actually had a lot more going on for the character. The show only ever says that the character is rich and sort of a Cassanova like Bruce Wayne/ Tony Stark, but never bothers to explain why he is called Tek Knight. The show does not even do the character the courtesy of displaying his suit, which multiple fans cite as a reason for their preference for the comic book version of the character.
Fans are angry with how Tek Knight was handled inThe Boysstreaming series
In the comics, Tek Knight is depicted as more than a rich man with a creepy power. Tek Knight has a suit that essentially makes him this universe’s Iron Man, with a very strong helping of a tumor-induced sexual deviancy.
Fans preferred this version in the comics, simply because there was actually a semblance of a superhero in this version of the character. The version of the show comes off as more of a businessman than a superhero, which fans believe could have definitely been improved upon.
they could’ve at least shown the fucking suit, i feel like they completely wasted his character
i should emphasize that i’ve never read the comics nor have i been keeping up super well with s4 but likecomic TK seemed like just a dude who’s life got fucked up due to his brain tumor rather than malicious intentshow TK is just, worse, for no real reason
The fact the show just made him every low hanging fruit joke of iron man & Batman is genuinely upsetting
Could have at least shown the fucking suit
The Tek Knight that the show provided to the viewers was a strange facsimile of a slew of heroes, but the writing around the character could not be more predictable.
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The character even had his version of Alfred, who was also reconstructed in true Garth Ennis style, until he choked Tek Knight to death for the deal he had struck with Homelander and Sister Sage. However, Kripke revealed in an interview withVarietythat Tek Knight is supposed to be a take on the “fascist underpinnings” of Batman’s character.
Eric Kripke thought the Batcave is just one degree off of a s*x dungeon
Speaking withVariety,Eric Kripketalked about why he thought Tek Knight would have a sx dungeon in his basement, and why he would directly affiliate it with his superhero brand. The answer is simple: Eric Kripke thinks, that with all the leather suits and whatnot, Batman’s Batcave might very well pass off as a sx dungeon. He said:
Tek Knight was already set up to be a freak, so we were kind of already halfway there. Then the notion came up of, he should have a Batcave — but let’s be honest, the Batcave would be a sex dungeon.
Like, even the real Batcave is just this side of being a sex dungeon. It’s really dark, and there’s rubber suits everywhere. It’s not that much of a push to add a couple dildos and then a weird urinal that turns into a face mask
Since the character is dead, fans are not very happy that he was wasted like this. While the show has done a great job of adapting characters like Soldier Boy and The Deep, who are arguably worse off in the comics, the creators did fumble with Tek Knight, and it could not come at a worse time.
The character’s distorted adaptation comes at a time when audiences are seeminglylosing interest in the series, something that can be changed with the remaining two episodes. Of course, given that Season 5 will be the final leg of the story, there is a huge possibility that the show will end on a cliffhanger.
The BoysSeason 4 is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video
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