The speculation stemmed from the adapted comics, which revealed later on that Noir was a clone of Homelander. Curiosity grew further after The Boys Season 4, with the new Black Noir showing the ...

Homelander definitely saw Black Noir's actions as an extreme betrayal, but it's worth noting that despite viewing Noir as a friend, Homelander didn't treat him any better than the rest of the Seven.

Later in the episode, Homelander recruits The Deep, A-Train and new Black Noir with a twisted task, beating some of his biggest fans to death so he can blame their murder on Starlight’s supporters.

Once Homelander snapped and attacked the U.S. Government, Black Noir was finally allowed to kill him. In the comics, Noir is the architect of almost all the evil in the series.

While there is unlikely to be a showdown like this between Butcher and Black Noir in the Prime Video version at the end of The Boys Season 5, an iteration of the memorable moment could still play ...

Understandably, Black Noir’s sudden return – as you can see below – has got fans concerned about the show going down the Homelander route.

They all thought Homelander did him in during season 3, but now Black Noir is stealing the spotlight with this crazy resurrection. It's one intense and mind-blowing plot twist!

Speaking with Variety, Kripke explains why they chose to go in a dramatically different direction with Butcher, Homelander, and Black Noir – but first, we're throwing on the " MAJOR SPOILERS ...