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Gen V season 2 revealed that Thomas Godolkin, the founder of Godolkin University, had been working on a project titled “Odessa,” which involved giving Compound V to foetus’ in the blastocyst stage – still embryonic. Godolkin hoped to create the world’s most powerful Supes, but only two embryos survived these experiments, and they developed into Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) and – you guessed it – Homelander. This changes what we know of Homelander’s backstory in The Boys, and, considering his family heritage, doesn’t actually make sense for the series or the character.
Why Gen V’s Project Odessa Doesn’t Make Sense For Homelander’s Origins
Making Homelander a successful subject of Project Odessa suggests that Vought weren’t confident he would have superpowers to begin with. This clearly isn’t the case, however. The Boys season 3 revealed that Homelander is actually the biological son of Soldier Boy (Jensen Ackles), America’s first superhero, who gained enhanced strength and combat skills after being given Compound V as an adult. What we know of The Boys’ universe is that, on most occasions, superpowers are hereditary, and Vought chose Soldier Boy as Homelander’s father to ensure his powers would be passed on, so introducing Odessa confuses his backstory.
