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Firecracker is a show - only character inThe Boys , but she has a real - man inspiration that American TV audience , in special , will be conversant with . The Boysseason 4 premise a lot of new superheroes , from the hyper - sound Sister Sage ( Susan Heyward ) to the monstrous Zoe Neuman ( Olivia Morandin ) to the crunch Firecracker ( Valorie Curry ) . The roll of superheroes inThe Boysonly get larger . Firecracker , or Misty Tucker Gray , first appears in season 4 , episode 1 , " Department of Dirty Tricks " , in a societal media video , talking about the Bible and Jewish people on anInfowarstype of show .
Her show is calledTruthbomband is an alt - right internet show that spews conspiracy theories regarding the government and superheroes , using religion and civilization wars talking stop to motor home her hypothesis . Firecracker ’s only powerfulness , beyondthe requisite top-notch military capability and durability , is the power to make sparks from her palm , a ability even she know is unimpressive . Her real might come from her power to stir up oil of vitriol and send it toward those she does n’t tally with . It ’s an alarmingly realistic tycoon , and one Eric Kripke free-base on a literal U.S. pol and conspiracy theorist .
Eric Kripke Used Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene As Inspiration For Firecracker
Valorie Curry Could Not Believe Her Character’s Lines Were Real
Firecracker is one of manycharacters inThe Boyswho does n’t appear in the comedian . She was created specifically for time of year 4 , with showrunner Eric Kripke aver ( viaVariety ) ,
" Firecracker came from like , " Hey , is n’t Marjorie Taylor Greene scary ? " And just that type of personality . Like , you had Trump , but now you have these Trump spawn that are trying to outdo each other for how unconscionable and sexualized and gun - toting and slavishly obedient they can be . And just that estimation — it would n’t just begin and end with Homelander , he would start to create these spores that would grow into these other fictitious character , and she ’s a edition of that . "
Kripke sees Firecracker ’s kinship with Homelander ( Antony Starr ) as standardized to the family relationship between Marjorie Taylor Greene and Donald Trump . Green , or MTG as she ’s often known , is a current appendage of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia ’s 14th districtand a staunch advocate of U.S. President Donald Trump . In an interview in 2023 , Greene responded to a question about styling herself off Trump ( viaCBSNews ) ,
" I did n’t designedly style myself after President Trump , but I can see how the great unwashed draw in those similarities . We both number from the same industry : construction . I also have pretty much a plain - speaking style and so does he . "
She ’s affect the same sorting of rhetoric that has been a signature of Trump ’s time in politicsand has frequently boosted his profile and even compared him to Jesus Christ at one point ( viaRollingStone ) ,
" The Democrats and the faux news media want to constantly talk about ' President Trump is a convicted felon ' . Well , you want to cognize something ? The humanity that I idolize is also a convict felon . And he was murdered on a Roman cross . "
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Greene is a self - proclaimed Christian Nationalist ( viaX ) . Firecracker also model herself on Homelander , fag out red , white , and risque and singing his congratulations at every opportunity . Curry , who identifies as pansexual , talk over how she have into a lineament who constantly uses hateful , violent , and dangerous palaver , particularly against groups that Curry herself identify with ( viaTeensInPrint ) ,
" For somebody like Firecracker , who ’s probably the most different from me than any character I ’ve ever played , that is much more of an inherent aptitude for , like , Who is this ? Who ’s this masque I ’m gon na put on ? Like , who ’s this goof ? As opposed to it number from something intragroup that feels connected with her . From there , from that kind of nonrational glint of a feeling with a fibre , then I ’ll startle to feel into thing . I ’m really big on writing backstories . I postulate to know who their parent were ? Where did they grow up ? What was school like ? It ’s not just about immediate circumstances . I build a whole history for this person that will inform things I build up outwards from there … "
When it add up to the painful things her character had to say , Curry was concerned about how ridiculous some of her lines sounded . When she asked Kripke about a stock in picky ( viaTHR ) ,
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" He ’d tell me , ' That ’s actually a direct quotation [ from a political leader ] . "
Like MTG , Firecracker also engages in confederacy theories , and throughoutThe Boysseason 4 , she gain outre title , such as accusing Starlight ( Erin Moriarty ) of being a paedophile and that Hollywood elite are part of the deep land . Greene has deal numerous debunked conspiracy theories , including , most recently , that an illegal immigrant was creditworthy for the January 1 New Orleans terrorist attack , it was a U.S. citizen ( viaFactCheck ) , and that " they " can insure the weather condition and hurricane ; she fail to define who " they " were ( viaFactCheck ) .
The Boys time of year 4 have some major steps towards the show ’s final jaunt in time of year 5 , introducing polar new characters , largely supporting the supes .
There are some alarming similarities between Firecracker inThe Boysand MTG in substantial life . AsThe Boysseason 5 approaches , and as Greene extend to connect herself closely with the Trump administration , there could be more instances of her actions ported onto the show . For instance , in March 2025 , MTG exhort the Department of Justice to poke into into Tesla protesters and vandalism , which would put her in violation of the House ’s computer code of conduct , as she have between $ 7,400 and $ 116,000 in Tesla stock ( viaForbes ) .
Firecracker Shares A Lot Of Similarities With The X-Men Hero, Jubilee
There Are Several X-Men Comparisons In The Boys And Gen V
Beyond Marjorie Taylor Greene , Firecracker also seems to be a parody of the ten - Men character , Jubilee . She ’s also an orphan , and while Firecracker did grow up with her giving birth parent , she also suffered a lonely and hard puerility . Like Firecracker , Jubilee can create perfervid explosions with her hand , and like Firecracker , her king are often the bailiwick of ridicule by reference in her universe , and by fan . However , in later X - Men comic strip , it ’s advise thatJubilee suppresses her powers and could really be a particularly strongmutant .
When Firecracker gather Sister Sage , she tells her that her true force lie in her physical power , indicate she may be holding back some of her abilities in the same mode Jubilee does .
When Firecracker meets Sister Sage , she tells her that her rightful strength lie down in her forcible baron , suggesting she may be holding back some of her abilities in the same way Jubilee does . One of their divergence is that Jubilee is generally portray as Asian American ; and as a racist , xenophobe , Firecracker might not appreciate that comparison . The superheroes inThe Boysare generally base off classical superheroes , mostly from Marvel and DC , but some character have close one - to - one inspiration . While the tenner - Men establish just about every possible superpower , some ofThe Boyscharacters appear forthwith breathe in by the squad .
Starlight appear to be inspired by Northstar , one of the first openly merry superheroes in American comic books , and Aurora , Northstar ’s twinned babe , who are both part of the disco biscuit - world . Translucent ’s ( Alex Hassell ) durable skin seems to be based on Emma Frost ’s powers . Popclaw ( Brittany Allen ) has pearl spikes standardised to Wolverine ’s . Kimiko ’s animalistic vehemence is also remindful of Wolverine and Sabretooth . A - Train ( Jessie T. Usher ) is based on X - Men speedster Quicksilver . Doppelganger is a Mystique - based hero .
The Boys / 10 - Men Counterparts
The Boys / Gen volt
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Firecracker
Jubilee
Starlight
Northstar / Aurora
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Emma Frost
Popclaw
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Kimiko
Wolverine / Sabretooth
A - Train
Quicksilver
Doppelganger
Mystique
Andre Anderson
Magneto
Cate Dunlap
Rogue / Jean Grey / Charles Xavier
Gen Vhas even more X - Men tie - In , with young superheroes get a line to operate their powers at a bizarro version of Charles Xavier ’s School for Gifted Youngsters , Godolkin University . Students with ten - Men - like powers include Andre Anderson ( the tardy Chance Perdomo ) as Magneto and Cate Dunlap ( Maddie Phillips ) as a type standardized to Rogue , Jean Grey , and even Charles Xavier .
What’s Next For Firecracker In The Boys Season 5
Firecracker Is Homelander’s Number 2
Atthe destruction ofThe Boysseason 4 , Firecracker is in a dependable position than just about anyone else in the show . She has hitched herself to the right Equus caballus in Homelander and , thanks to the suckling medicine she ’s on , she is Homelander ’s favorite . As the finale ends with the Boys being arrest and captured , Firecracker hosts Truthbomb , fete the new earth order and welcoming everyone to a mankind where peace and rescript is reconstruct .
She tears up as she says , " With Homelander ’s counseling , we will all come together in I . We will make America strong again . Proud again . And most of all , we will make America super again . " Though she is a entirely loyal adherent of Homelander ’s , we all know how Homelander care for those close to him . Whether she experience his wrath or gets her just penalisation from someone else , it ’s going to be immensely square . Valorie Curry is grand asFirecracker , and it ’s such a good acting problem that I can not wait for her to encounter her conclusion inThe Boys .
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