The Boys is back and things are moving faster than the A-Train, baby. Too soon? Not really. This final season is delivering another round of unfortunate souls who won’t survive. So, who dies in The Boys season five? There are some shocking names on this list.
Note: We are only counting main and frequently recurring characters on this list. Sorry to all the ancillary humans and supes.
Love Sausage
MM is surely rejoicing at Love Sausage’s demise. We would feel the same way if this supe put his penis on us more than once, and even knocked us out with it to get us locked up in a “freedom” camp. Gross. We even see him beating a freedom camp detainee with it early in episode one of season five. But MM finally gets the win by fighting Love Sausage and strangling him to death with his own massive penis.
A-Train
The end of episode one shocked the hell out of us, too. After having quite the epic redemption arc, making amends with Hughie, and mending his relationship with his family and community, A-Train’s character arc came full circle. He was a far cry from the brash and braggadocious speedster we met in season one, in the best way. We knew that he would be a part of the resistance after showing up alongside Annie in the Gen V season two finale.
And, the first episode of The Boys season five briefly showed what his life was like on the move. He continued to protect his family from Homelander’s wrath and work with Annie to make America a better place. After Annie asked him to help break MM, Hughie, and Frenchie out of a freedom camp, he refused and said he had to take care of his family. But, we think his confrontation with the Deep, who continued to follow him yet keep his findings from Homelander, could have been a game changer.
A-Train knew that the Boys would need his help to escape the freedom camp. Right now, they are the best chance to take down Homelander. And, A-Train was probably tired of running and fighting. He knew there would be a chance for him to get hurt or worse, but it was worth taking to defeat Homelander. It seemed he would get to be around longer, but Eric Kripke had other plans. He shows up right in time to save Hughie’s life and give them a chance to escape.
A-Train is running from Homelander, who is flying close behind him and lasering everything with rage. A woman is crossing the street and A-Train sees her. Instead of running right through her like he did with Hughie’s girlfriend in the first episode of The Boys, he slows down, causing him to go off track and hit a few trees. Homelander has him and, even in the face of death, A-Train finally tells Homelander exactly what he thinks of him with a smile on his face. His scathing remarks put tears in Homelander’s eyes.
Sadly, Homelander snapped his neck and the A-Train came to his last stop. It’s a sad way for him to go. The funeral is an interesting time for Homelander, who seems to have some anger/remorse for his actions. He even talks to A-Train’s casket after everyone leaves. Hughie also honors A-Train, actually calling him a hero.
Firecracker
Homelander’s media mouthpiece and all-around terrible American girl Firecracker also met her demise at the hands of the man she promoted as a god. In the end, Firecracker seemed like she was oh-so-close to flipping on Homelander, but she was already in too deep with all of this mess. After Soldier Boy gets Homelander’s mental wheels spinning when he suggests that Firecracker is into too much pillow talk, Homelander confronts Firecracker.
He doesn’t believe that she’s fully devoted to him anymore, and he’s not necessarily wrong. She begs with him, saying that she’s the only one who is truly all the way in his corner. And she’s not necessarily wrong about that either. Homelander slams her temple into the wing of an eagle statue, leaving her hanging there. It’s pretty tense and brutal but you cannot expect a predator to not eventually try to kill you.
Adam Bourke
Bourke had quite a bit of screen time throughout The Boys run as well as its spinoff series Gen V. It’s hard to believe that he had been around since season two and interacted with pretty much everyone in the Seven. The director of great supe films like Dawn of the Seven saw potential in Justin, who played the role of Black Noir after the original’s death. He wanted Justin to be in his upcoming Broadway play, which was what Justin dreamed of. But, the Deep kills Bourke because he’s still upset about the director cutting his improved dialogue years ago, and to also keep Justin from realizing that dream. It is terrible to die by eel in a bathroom.
Black Noir II a.k.a. Justin
After the Deep killed Bourke and took credit for capturing Stan Edgar, Black Noir II busted up the oil pipeline that Deep promised was safe to his many fish friends. They get into a confrontation in the Deep’s podcast recording studio and it sends with Deep killing Justin. Afterwards, he looks shocked by his actions, but he shouldn’t be. He’s a cold killer, just like Homelander… except stupider. And, to be fair, Justin did kill people too while in this role, so he’s not innocent. The theme here remains the same: get away from Homelander and STAY AWAY.
President Steven Calhoun
Believe it or not, we met Steven Calhoun way back in the show’s first season. He was the senator of Oklahoma whom Madelyn Stilwell blackmailed into supporting supes in the military. We also saw him in season four at Tek Knight’s house as he participated in the coup to take down Homelander. Instead, Homelander made him the POTUS, which was more of a figurehead to do his odd supe deeds. Now, after Homelander’s fresh injection of V-One, Calhoun was no longer needed. Plus, he wasn’t a “true believer,” which lead to Homelander killing him and appointing Ashley the new POTUS.
Frenchie
It’s been nothing but a miracle and strong plot armor that’s kept all of the Boys alive so far. Sadly, this final season meant that someone had to die. Those are the rules of blood and war. And that person ends up being Frenchie, who sacrifices himself to protect Kimiko and Sage from Homelander. He was truly the heart of the group, a blend of brains, humor, and an overall good soul, despite some dark deeds from his past. Frenchie’s determination to defeat Homelander was there right up until the very end when he faced him with such bravery. May he rest in peace.
We will keep you updated on the death toll as it rises in The Boys season five.
Originally published on April 8, 2026.