Starlights Powers Kind of Suck

#theboys #theboysseason4 #starlight
In the long history of comic charcters whose base powers suck. Starlight is up there with Jubilee fireworks are worst opening level one powers for any comic book character. I thought maybe it was because she's only fighting heavy hitters like Homelander until she tried to fly and drained a city block of its energy to float for 30 seconds.
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[@dextergray1670]

Her best moments have just been when she's punching people and that doesn't happen much

[@Thelastcobraleft]

Omg so true it's worrisome as there's only one more season after this

[@DrToxicYT]

this didnt age well

[@dextergray1670]

@@DrToxicYT aged like wine. Did she not beat fire cracker up and we all enjoyed it?

[@WebbedManiac]

​@@DrToxicYTAssuming you're talking about Starlight beating the daylights out of Firecracker, this aged spectacularly

[@hillwoop9101]

Starlight flashing her eyes and does nothing for the 352th time

[@lovinv08]

Yall don't complain when Wolverine pops his claws and does nothing tho

[@breeyzy5990]

@@lovinv08 wolverine always about business if he pop out his claws he usually boutta do something💀

[@lovinv08]

@breeyzy5990 Wolverine takes alot of L's and he's quick to pop dem claws broh. especially In movies and cartoons

[@48_ICE]

​@@lovinv08because wolverine be on bidness starlight the flash bang😂

[@no.1spidey-fan182]

​@@lovinv08 Yh cause his powers are inherently R RATED and MOST cartoons CANT portray that unless he's righting robots😭. As for movies Hugh went CRAZY even with the PG restrictions before Logan dropped💯🔥

[@iamchristiancraig]

Also her flight is inconsistent bc they show her barely floating in their office but she flew up to CATCH two people and actually caught Frenchie in S4 e1. Then later on she flies all the way to the starlighter riot situation only struggling to land. Like is it 33 secs or she can fly over a city?💀

[@allwise3608]

Her powers are cool she's super stronge and she can burn your eyes out and she absorbs energy which is all over the cizilived world

[@lonniegalloway227]

I think the flight is a lil bit of everything. Firstly the need to practice directly affects the power grid n people I mean her training for 3 hours is draining would drain so much power .so for one it’s hard to practice.2 in the time of crisis a mf gotta do what they can 😂 so being able to get fly up that fast isn’t inconsistent she couldn’t move fast enough to catch them both.3rd I think is just visual affects at the end of the day she’s on two wires there’s only so much “janky” flying she can do now the landing that’s the actor that gotta make it look real. Look at any home lander flight scene for instance him flying back down after checking the vent is s4e3 he’s so clearly on wires

[@magnum567134]

I wouldn't call that inconsistent. In the fight with Soldier Boy, it seemed like it was a new ability that she didn't know how to use yet. When she tried to save Frenchie and Kimiko, it wasn't clean at all, and she dropped Kimiko. Her flying to the rally is probably the easiest time she's had, but she wasn't saving anyone while she was in the air. It was just point A to point B. Even so, if she couldn't land, it means she's still learning. I think the show's demonstrating that there's a learning curve and it wasn't something that she was instantly gonna know how to use

[@xxjayxx5668]

Count the time she flew over the building it’s not inconsistent

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

So you literally mention her practicing and learning how to fly then surprised when she was able to improve? This is real mental gymnastics to convince yourself not to like someone.

[@AKthewinner]

My only issue with Starlight's powers is that the writers seem to forget that she has the run-of-the-mill super strength and durability that all supes get. I don't expect her to be as strong as Homelander. But there's no reason why Hughie can hold his own against Homelander and she can't

[@AntiLifeEquation1]

The show is inconsistent asf when it comes to power scaling.

[@shawngillespie3532]

Hughie had Soldier Boy and a powered up Butcher help him hold down Homelander momentarily

[@midnighter9768]

maybe hughie is simply stronger than her? she still has super strength in other scenes

[@PrivateAccountXSG]

She doesn't absorb electricity, mate. She absorbs photoelectric that has to bounce off of her. That's why she powered up in the studio when all the lights turned on.

[@digimonlover1632]

Yeah that makes sense

[@kiddpaddle8503]

Yeah plus if she did absorb electricity, she would be blowing up the power source and not the screens and lightbulbs themselves.

[@user-rj5hz2ct6x]

It obviously doesn’t have to be bouncing off her considering she was able to gather electricity from a building. She wasn’t even inside of.

[@user-rj5hz2ct6x]

I do agree with her absorbing photoelectric energy I don’t think it needs to bounce off her considering she absorbed the energy from a building. She wasn’t even in.

[@ArcherInTraining2]

She doesn't absorb photoelectric her powers are photoelectric based. She interacts with the radiation created by electrical sources such as light. Her physical being has qualities that allows her to take that radiation and push it back out this is why it's usually light but if she interacted with a different form of radiation caused by a different type of electrical source then theoretically her powers should look like that form of radiation. If she wear to face a nuke and be ready for it her body may be able to redirect that radiation and in theory the energy of the bomb as well. If lightning were to strike her she should be able to get a massive power boost from it and only sustain the burns from the plasma and again she may be able to redirect the plasma as well. Sadly in the boys universe these heroes are just celebrities they are not meant to know the true extent of their abilities so they are never truly put to the test like soldier boy was even homelander has never really been tested. But anyways yeah that's basically how her powers should work if they truly are photoelectric.

[@michaelharris7157]

The power set that she has, Magneto has in his baby pinky. 🤣🤣

[@Blerdly]

absorbs ambient electricity but does not fire electric blasts, absorbs ambient electricity but cannot manipulate electric magnetic fields. I feel like no real thought was put into her powers at all

[@L.U.C.I.F.E.R-]

@@BlerdlyTbh, no supe in the boys get that creative with their powers, largely because they don’t have to since 95% of the hero work they do is scripted

[@hordegaming4771]

I mean if she can absorb electrical energy then she can control it, so. Control electromagnetism thee strongest of the natural forces and very easily ragdoll even Homelander around like he's nothing.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

So were comparing boys character to marvel characters? Why?

[@xxRAGNAROKxx]

@@BlerdlyI think we’re missing the point of starlight. She wasn’t supposed to be anything more than what she was. A face. That includes her powers. A lot of the mutation is portrayed as random so they have to assess and market each “hero”. She’s still sellable as a face and since they’re not fighting supervillains, it doesn’t really matter if she’s up to Homelander’s or anyone else’s standard. She’s a beautiful broken toy. She doesn’t absorb ambient electricity…she drains the entire block in a SEMI controlled quick drain. With very little return. You think her blasts hurt after that? Try taking all that electricity straight from the grid. You’d atomize. She’s a muse but her powers are broken and MEANT to be(storyline).

[@beauty1nchaos]

everytime her eyes light up it doesn’t even feel threatening, it just makes u wanna laugh

[@Undercapsule]

She tryna get energy lol

[@roderick8167]

Yeah her powers are ass , hell Hughie was able to put up a fight against Homelander with his teleportation power last season in the Herogasm episode and even he helped hold down Homelander down to the ground so Soldier Boy could use his chest power but i mean granted I'm sure it was mainly Soldier Boy and Butcher that was doing most of the grunt work of holding Homelander down to the ground but Hughie had to have had just kind of super strength to even help hold Homelander down.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

Huey had help with 2 other people what are talking about man? You starlight haters are pathetic.

[@roderick8167]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord I mentioned that Huey had help from Soldier Boy and Butcher and I'm not a Starlight hater I actually really like her character a lot I just don't like her powers , it's crazy that not liking someone's powers now makes you a hater lol

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

@@roderick8167 ok so your point is irrelevant them Huey could not do a single thing with help from to powerful fighters its a nonsensical argument. It just shows how bias you are.

[@roderick8167]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord think whatever you want man , this stuff ain't that serious were talking about fictional characters here this whole thing supposed to be fun not calling someone names or getting all bent out of shape about this stuff

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

@@roderick8167 its not that serious when but you clearly have this agenda against starlight? Some white girl break your heart your still mad about slavery what is it that got you so salty?

[@ManofSteel4889]

Her powers don’t suck, she sucks at using them. Remember, they don’t fight Supervillains so she never had to push herself. If anything her physical prowess is behind other heroes because lack of proper training to push herself. Like, what happens when she absorbs the power of a Nuclear reactor? Would she able to fire beams of energy? We don’t know and never would because shes not willing to try either.

[@joeluchiha]

Her powers are based on electricity not energy like nuclear power

[@0nepotential]

Your thinking about starlight’s potential abilities as if she was an anime character. The superhero powers on The Boys are more grounded and don’t scale much with training, only their proficiency. They probably get a slight boost in power if they take more compound v but that can lead to side effects.

[@seanhorrigan677]

I mean that kind of makes sense, starlight is young as opposed to Homelander and maeve who no longer has powers. I think she could easily whoop the deep but he is more of a comedy relief hero most of the time. The show showed maeve training often and in the first episode starlight was training. Now she mostly just hangs out with the guys, maybe if she trained more often she'd even be as good as maeve was. Then again it's a show, so it'll probably just continue to do whatever.

[@Navaneeth-hv9sh]

​​​@@0nepotentialtraining isn't whats happening here,the op just worded it badly.what's actually happening here is creatively using ones powers in a particular way.maybe dragging a fight to a place that benefits you in a particular way. Basic example but you get the point. she doesn't need to train to absorb faster or some shit like that just finding a way to use your ability more than what its base application implies. We know training doesn't particularly make you stronger in this show.half she reason maev even lasted as long as she even did against homelander is because of her superior combat and tactics.

[@ManofSteel4889]

@@0nepotential Thats incorrect as shown with candid conversations between Lamplighter and A-Train, their powers manifest and improve. Thats pretty much how everything works, so it is possible that someone else, with the same powers but motivation to use them for something other than fame or fortune would have a completely different power output than her. Think of the same situation in the show/comic Invincible. By your argument Mark should never be able to take on anyone stronger than him because there is no way he can get stronger......except the way EVERYONE has gotten stronger since the beginning of time....practice.

[@KingBlackknuckle]

Last season during the Soldier Boy fight, she absorbed the light from the room and started floating. All this build up had hella people excited to see what she was about to do...just for her to blast Soldier Boy back a few feet....😑

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

What so you people expect solder boy is indestructible? Anybody else would be vaporized.

[@KingBlackknuckle]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord id expect it to do a lil more than push him a few steps back. Especially if youre gonna have build up that makes it LOOK like somethin amazing is about to happen.

[@user-rj5hz2ct6x]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord it doesn’t have to hurt him just sent him flying through a , or a blast the whole room and destroy a ton of things, but just a little push

[@danieljohnkirby9412]

Isn't this kind of the point? Almost all the supes in "The Boys" either have powers that are utterly useless or are only useful if you're okay with tolerating massive collateral damage.

[@nmr7203]

They're not useless at all though, the writers are just dumb

[@cameron6329]

@@nmr7203 no they are useless wtf you talking about

[@iamchristiancraig]

I think thats why they have her training in the, gives them the opportunity to workshop her powers and its canon. Even a train mentioned how its "always the eyes" and its funny theyre always right, she never does anything. I read that a lot of the ppl who became part of Vought didn't learn their powers super well outside of for show which makes sense. Like unlike other conic book shows they're always their biggest issue, not an outside supervillain. Like eveb half their saves are just shows that were rehearsed.

[@Navaneeth-hv9sh]

A nuclear reactor that can generate electricity is something so op that it will eclipse the power scaling of the entire show.she could have city levels power on her hand if she just tried to do this It's almost unfathomable that she could destroy an entire city if she just sat down and opened a text book.it's actually kind of funny

[@allwise3608]

Shes one of the only supes that can fly and her powere destroys most things she pulls her energy from

[@JDWalker495]

She could be lethal if they really cared. Let her go the Infamous route and start Leeching off people's bioelectricity to stop their nerve impulses. Shes too narrow minded with her powers.

[@Navaneeth-hv9sh]

A fucking nuclear reactor that that generates electricity through nuclear fission is so op.i don't think so she has to immediately throw back whatever she absorbed. If just maintains it for just an hour she could easily just go to homelander and body him.

[@djbobby224]

She's not supposed to be a menace to society. Yall talking about her like she's homelander. She's the only one what actually wanted to be a hero

[@controlman7490]

​@@djbobby224She already is a menace to society🤦. Someone doesn't remember her blackmailing Gecko who was her friend or her trying to rob that father and then killed him when he tried to defend himself. Starlight is already a terrible person, but she wants to act like she's still a hero. And Hughie is also a decent person, but even he knows he has to be brutal at times. She has no excuse.

[@tjepic5256]

Loved the infamous reference 👌

[@enigma7310]

*Starlight powers are basically the 99cent version of Stormfronts powers, as she can summon electricity at a unlimited amount while Starlight can do it can only use her powers when electricity is around her....*

[@agent95_]

She durable, near impenetrable and can punch through a brick wall with enough tries. I think the issue in this universe is something that Power's touched on. No one here trains their powers to be useful. That's why she's a grown woman' and only recently learning to do more than hover. Same with Homelander, he almost lost to Soldier boy and butcher and Huey when he got pinned down. Homelander didn't know how to land a plan with all his abilities because he doesn't know how to use his own propulsion as if he were standing. I think her abilities can be much better than they are if she understood them more.

[@Rowens556]

When I realized it was at the end of season 3 when starlight was up against soldier boy. That whole dramatic light scene with Hughie and her floating up just to knock soldier boy back and he just got back up without a scratch.

[@MrChupacabra555]

One thing: I don't see why they didn't goad Stormfront into hitting Starlight with her powers. Starlight gains power from the electricity running through power lines while in a city, right? Unless that is a specific limitation ("Only from man made items"), then ANY source of electricity should work, so they missed the chance to give her a real Power Boost and show what she can really do when fully powered up.

[@Blerdly]

Why have I never noticed that Stormfront could have supercharged Starlight. Maybe that's why once Maeve and Starlight showed up she stopped throwing around the lightning because she was wary that might happen but you're right that would of been an awesome power boost

[@MrChupacabra555]

@@Blerdly I"ve played 'super-hero RPGs' before, I knew how to Rules Lawyer with the best of them 😅 Also, a fellow Blerd myself (was the only black kid who played D&D back in the early 90s.....sigh......😏)

[@lyndonflynn-roach9457]

Because Stormfront uses plasma; not lightning, so starlight can’t absorb it. It’s a small technical detail that is often missed in that fight. Before the final showdown, Frenchie refers to Stormfront’s attacks as “Plasma bolts”

[@MrChupacabra555]

@@lyndonflynn-roach9457 Well, I was going by appearances, and it looks like lightning

[@LucianPosey]

@@Blerdlythat’s really smart writing actually for that character, so it would make sense why she didn’t spam her blast power, Maeve also wasn’t giving her any time to set up or think.

[@BlazingOwnager]

I don't think she needs a buff. She's supposed to have kinda lackluster powers. She's like Jubilee or something.

[@colindowden2182]

Ok the video still stands her power sucks.

[@Gojira-ri6rj]

all of the supes have lackluster powers honestly

[@kc7226]

@@Gojira-ri6rjseriously

[@Agent-tc8dj]

Small nuclear explosion with little to no effort.jubilee is just lazy but could be world breaking Starlites power is dog water

[@allwise3608]

More like dazzler

[@davantebarbain3216]

Her powers suffer from the same bs that bedlam in deadpool 2 suffered from like you can draw electricity but yo ass cant draw it from the bus you bout to crash into to make a damn force field also i wouldn't be surprised if she was taught at a young age to suppress her energy absorption to avoid constantly fucking everything up or possible migraines,also shes a weaker cw black lighting on god lmmfao

[@allwise3608]

Right her power obviously destroys what ever source she pulls it from

[@davantebarbain3216]

@@allwise3608 imo it doesn't even destroy just straight up drains that ass ,whatever she draws energy from is drained completely its only ever gets destroyed when she charges up to 100% it seems like shes emitting a energy pulse or frequency that works sorta like a feedback loop its like she drains whatever power source to zero then when she's at 100 she outputs twice as much energy causing that power source to fry itself and for her to drain herself to

[@allwise3608]

@@davantebarbain3216 I never seen her use her power with out destroying the source it came from

[@allwise3608]

@@davantebarbain3216 go back and watch her use her power she destroys the source

[@AniSwiftTVRecaps]

i remember that moment in season 3 where she absorbed all the energy she can hold to blast soldier boy and it did absolutely nothing

[@tylerquick6688]

It feels like she's wasting energy or not using it properly.

[@JoshTWWilliams]

She and Queen Maeve need to have a sit down and really have a heart to heart on how to best utilize those powers. I can't believe she was ever inducted into The Seven at all with how bad she uses her own powers.

[@detective2221]

She WOULDN'T be inducted into The Seven, period.

[@planeta3059]

did you pay attention to the show at all? Supes don't enter the 7 because they're strong, but because they're marketable. Wtf is the Deep's power, and i mean one that's actually useful?

[@JoshTWWilliams]

@@planeta3059 I pay better attention to every detail than most people, including you. How the hell is a superhero with a terrible moveset marketable? Kids all over the world won't want to buy toys of a superhero who shines a really bright flashlight. Or at least, that is how she seemed up until the most recent episodes. I will admit that they added a few new tricks to her bag, finally.

[@TheVetoSkreeemer]

Her powers are undefined and inconsistent.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

She absorbs energy its not that hard to understand.

[@demonic_myst4503]

They are defined she lets out plasma charged by eletricity in her saroundings

[@Navaneeth-hv9sh]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord we don't exactly know what specific electricity she absorbs,I think that's what the commenter meant.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

@@Navaneeth-hv9sh any its not that hard lol. I dont ever recall a situation were she said "O no I can't absorb this type of electricity" And like I said its not just electricity it seems to be energy in general since turning up the lights also makes it easier for her to absorb its honestly not that hard to understand it actually very simple.

[@Navaneeth-hv9sh]

​@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord I refuse to believe that on the basis of,it is stupidly op.homelander wouldn't even last a minute if she gets her hands on a couple of nuclear reactors Plus it isn't explicitly stated that she can absorb energy. From what we know it's only photoelectric which it self isn't even confirmed.thats why people say her powers aren't consistent.

[@all9472]

I'd want jean grays powers there's a sub power called telekinetic healing and basically anything else ur set up too

[@jaymenjanssens720]

Thematically love starlight's power, but yikes that S3 scene sucked

[@JDWalker495]

Even in the characters in universe dont take her seriously, A train just laughs her off. I lost all hope when she got 'supercharged' by a whole building and it was just a flashbang.

[@chrundelthegreat4292]

She’s really just a phone charger

[@acewalker]

Bro has all the smoke for Starlight but not The Deep.

[@tjepic5256]

Just watch aquaman

[@0li-0li28]

Bcus we been knew deep is useless, For starlight they always hype her up for no reason

[@acewalker]

@@0li-0li28 Starlight went full badass beating down Firecracker. When have we ever seen Deep fight?

[@acewalker]

@@0li-0li28 Starlight went full badass beating down Firecracker. When have we ever seen Deep fight?. Starlight even light beamed Soldier Boy. Beamed Soldier Boy, may I remind you the strongest Supe!

[@Trippyrockstarr]

Tbh I wish the boys universe was a little stronger yea I know it’s a parody but wish we could see the supes doing some bigger feats like you said it’s so many things starlight could do theoretically

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Well then people would likely bug out even more when non powered humans end up killing them anyway.

[@Trippyrockstarr]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 they could give the non powerd humans different weapons/inventions designed to kill supes but I see your point tho

[@yungmartin7621]

The fact is the boys doesn’t really have the budget for super extravagant powers. That’s why we don’t see homelander blowing up asteroids and stuff. Atleast I think

[@HouseTre007]

Lol

[@atan8086]

Nah even if they had budget... It would not be in-character anyway he is Homelander not Saitama nor Superman

[@Mr.Wetherilli]

I mean, none of this happens in the comic so 🤷

[@yungmartin7621]

@@Mr.Wetherilli theyve been far removed from the comic for a while

[@Mr.Wetherilli]

@@yungmartin7621 in terms of power levels? Not so much other than a view differences

[@8Exceed]

At this point is it really a surprise? Aside from Soldier Boy are any of the Supes that really that impressive?

[@controlman7490]

A-Train's powers are extremely powerful. We saw what he did to Blue Hawk who is another supe. Turned him into Roadkill. He also overpowered Kimiko and nearly knocked her out, so A-Train is definitely powerful. Hell, if it weren't for his fear he would put up a good fight against Homelander. If Butcher and even Hughie could land a punch on him then A-Train could hit Homelander literally a million times in like 1 minute. And speed build's up energy. He runs fast enough he could definitely bypass Homelander's durability as well. Not to mention, being able to cover all of New York City in 30 seconds is insane.

[@ashleyvirgosflame21]

It's giving baby steps, she's charging up like godzilla. She training and leveling up like an avatar 😂 but seriously starlight wants to be a normal person so theres that conflict, she also wants to learn how to control her power too but not be starlight at the same time. My thing with starlight learning because her powers aren't making consistent sense atp is when will she be at her peak? It's only 1 more season left after 4. The writers better figure this sht out and quickly.😩👀

[@johnbartlett8643]

Yh that's what I think everytime I see it

[@Saje3D]

Uh… so? Her powers aren’t supposed to be able to compete with the likes of Homelander. She’s a mid-level supe at best. Yet clearly learning how to use her powers for more than just the obvious. The flying is a neat trick, though not all that useful so far. She’d be badass in the parking lot of a power plant. It’s obviously a deliberate choice not to make her either just a straight Maeve type brawler or give her a more technically ‘useful’ power. If she was more powerful, she might actually be tempted to take on Homelander, or be expected to. Now, I don’t remember what her power is in the comics, and I’d rather boil my eyeballs than read those again, but it’s doubtful the original writer wanted her anywhere near Homelander’s level of power. I mean, she might threaten The Deep, but even A-Train would make pretty short work of her because he’s faster than her ability to aim. Old Noir probably could have taken her, as his ability to tank damage was impressive. Until Homelander got hand stabby, anyway. She might have been able to blind Noir, but not sure she’d even get the chance. Her powers are supposed to be kind of lame. Better than talking to fish, though.

[@colindowden2182]

Ok and? If her powers are meant to be trash then newsflash genius it's still trash.

[@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord]

​@@colindowden2182her powers aren't trash its just not everyone is gonna be homelander strong.

[@colindowden2182]

@@hawkeyemihawkgettingmoneylord No it's trash.

[@hordegaming4771]

I'm still struggling to understand what she can actually do, like does she fire intense light or electrical blasts or electrocute people like what are her powers exactly? Also yeah, if you're charged via electricity then being in a major city would be like a psyker in 40K literally going into the warp! You know the place that gives them their psychic abilities! Be like when Iron Man gets hit with Thors lightning 😂😂 remember?

[@user-rj5hz2ct6x]

Think a like energy force she’s kind of just blasting people with force that releases bright light in the process

[@screamtheguy6425]

If starlight had proper physical training as a fighter and/or assassin, her photoeletric powers could be used as disorientation. Flashing bright lights could render people blind, even if Supes had good healing factors, the flashbang is enough to buy her time to land a lethal attack using a dagger or a gun.

[@thetrickster6371]

Yeah, her powers are pretty lame.

[@roosterdf]

Broke: Wolverine's claws Woke: Cyclop's concussive blast Galaxy brain: Wolverine's immortality because I'm getting older and everything hurts and oh god I'm afraid of getting old and dying.

[@larrylathurman7780]

Starlight loses -1000 aura when her eyes light up

[@EmperorDxD]

Cuclops cab actually destroy a planet he has done it before

[@vim2339]

I love starlight power I just wish they give her more !! Where her light can melt people skin

[@klue1381]

The thing is with Cyclopes' concussive blasts is that he suffered a brain 🧠 injury when he was really young, making him unable to control it when his powers awakened. So if you had his powers but just avoided hitting your head really hard when you were a kid, you'd be just fine.

[@aly3a869]

"Go ahead and start shootin that up baby girl" IM CRYING 😭😭 8:08

[@Frranek7]

Just make her so she doesnot need any power source just like automaticly electrcity is in her or smt

[@srm946]

Imagine seeing a power bill after she sucks power out you're home

[@Lemonpepperwett]

The thing about Cyclops his power is actually would turn off but he has a brain injury that keeps his powers active 24/7

[@ChZenOnE]

I'm surprised that when her eyes light up, she doesn't get some version of eyes beams

[@YZ87110]

I completely agree, she needs a buff or she needs to just let Homelander rip her in half. Her powers are so sorry. They could make it to where she can absorb the electromagnetic spectrum to fly and be granted a boost to give her enhanced strength and super speed to her base.

[@AstralLaVista]

I think once she is able to process the energy more efficently rather than draining an entire building just to float her powers will begin to be stronger and more versatile, but i dunno if the writers care about doing that

[@colbyrackler3915]

I also though that when she fought Stormfront and she was blasted with electricity and it hurt her, like wouldn't she just feed off of the electricity?

[@StephDilimia]

I really hope she gets buffed and do some 1v1 against Homelander at the end. After all it really started with both of them. I wish they would finally show both of them going all out.

[@thecoolcamkid]

she always talk about burning peoples eyes out BUT NEVER BLINDS ANYONE like the eyes and ears are supes ONLY WEAKNESS

[@kysdie9979]

She did blind a woman when she was child, and that when she couldnt control her power or intensity, she theoretically could blind any supe if she wanted to.

[@morijinsbrother]

I been thinking that Starlight was trash. Honestly, i think Soldier boy is a much more compelling hero. Starlight's blasts don't even burn the person, they're just concussive blasts. A-Train whos barely faster than the speed of sound was able bully her, and even at 100% she wasn't able yo do any meaningful damage. Hell, Hughie on temp V was better, that teleportation with enhanced speed and strength was useful. Honestly, Starlight is more of a mascot, or a political figure than someone with real power. She'd be better of just blinding the person and then beating them up. She has mild super strength after all

[@icey8228]

in season 1 episode 1 she makes it a point that she can blind people with her powers. ..Then she just never blinds anyone ever. That would make her more OP if she could actually blind someone. I love her character but I hate how they underpower her

[@creatorF0UR73EN]

Light, visible light, or visible radiation is electromagnetic radiation that can be perceived by the human eye.[1] Visible light spans the visible spectrum and is usually defined as having wavelengths in the range of 400-700 nanometres (nm), corresponding to frequencies of 750-420 terahertz. The visible band sits adjacent to the infrared (with longer wavelengths and lower frequencies) and the ultraviolet (with shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies), called collectively optical radiation. Almost, genjutsu.

[@FULANODETAL]

her new power of got scars in his face

[@liquidsnake4943]

So should she be like Cole from infamous? Or Fetch from second son?

[@00ghostcobra]

The way to defeat Starlight is to let off an EMP in her immediate vicinity.. This would shut down all electrical devices; rendering her powerless..

[@danteinhell2394]

People comparing her powers to stormfront dont make sense, just cause they're both electric based it doesn't mean they'll work the exact same way and that happens a lot on the comics, characters with powers that have basically the same source but who work completely different cause the way the character manipulates it simply was defined to work that way and not the other. she absorbs electric energy but the way her body processes it out is by producing a light that concussive blasts.

[@shawngillespie3532]

Her strength and durability are still at superhuman levels….just not at Queen Maeve or Stormfront levels, a normal powered human wouldn’t be able to hang with her in a fight….unlike Translucent 😂

[@redman7412]

Oh...u have ur own channel. Neat😮

[@gilbert60453]

Star light is bullet proof, has super strength without her electric powers

[@redsoxu571]

You basically said it: she needs to be more tactical and better figure out her powers, rather than the powers themselves being the problem. Easy superpower storytelling rule: rather than have a hero full use his powers from the start and then need to have power evolution to ramp things up (which can involve ass pulls), flesh out the max powers ahead of time but have the hero imperfect at using them. Then you have a built-in line of progress that can be used for dramatic purposes. With one season left after this one, it's a safe assumption that the show is planning on giving us peak Starlight powers by the series finale, and the sometimes annoying imperfect use of them now will be paid off then. If they do it right - and if they're not flying by the seat of their pants!

[@reallifeanswers9764]

I would love to see her pull a Goku, where she practices staying Super Starlight all day and actually ends up getting higher forms due to that. Right now, she reminds me of Johnny from the movie Misfits of Science. She can't do squash without getting a charge first. If the show keeps her there, they're are ignoring the fact that electrical current is all around us. She should be able to use that to her advamtage.

[@lamarlo4437]

She's probably the most powerful supe. She needs training and use her imagination, with that, she can turn invisible, travel at the speed of light, the human body runs on electrical signals and she could shut down your nervous system, including screwing up your brain.With her being able to manipulate energy and light and electricity, she can control electromagnetism which is the 2nd strongest out of the 4 fundamentals forces of nature (think Magneto and Storm).

[@M.Evra91]

She is like Static Shock. The writers need to be creative with how she uses it

[@bud6961]

I have a feeling her power are misunderstood, even by herself. I can see the writers have her find out her powers are radiation based instead of electrical base, that's what i takes so much to charge her up right now.

[@briandaleske5139]

I think in (THE BOYS) show series, StarLight’s powers should develop an increase, due to something she got exposed to somewhere. In addition I suggest that StarLight, should develop electrical flight-power ability, and electrical teleportation ability. I also suggest that StarLight, develops another ability, and that is to be able to create an electrical force-field. Plus to add I suggest that, StarLight of the show, should develop a mega bright flash-blast power.

[@Blackarooni]

If she wanted to she could absorb the electricity from the human nervous system, leaving the victim braindead. She could easily kill Homelander like this

[@TheCrimsonBard]

TLDR: My opinion is that her powers are sort of like a decent class in an rpg played by an unmotivated player who doesnt want to take risks, try things or choose strong abilities. Hell we saw MM redirect Homelander lasers with a random spotlight and this girl has to practice not blinding people early her career. I still love the show, but i think on that front the writers are just leaning on her "not wanting to use her really mean stuff" as a crutch. Like said, if Butcher had that power set, I get the feeling this wouldnt be a conversation. Starlight wants to quit, and she is not about the game.

[@lyndonflynn-roach9457]

My take is that Starlights not meant to be a powerhouse;but she’s a good manipulator and can talk her way out of anything. That’s her real superpower and the only reason why she’s even alive

[@ithamarlowe6158]

What does she do? Light up?

[@userabc222]

she needs a power up for sure love her tho

[@TheCrimsonBard]

I dont know, I just feel like her powers in the hands of someone with different mindset or priority would make a big difference. Like, tell me that if Butcher had that power set it wouldnt be at least a little bit scary. Wierd comparison, but she reminds me of base Shadowheart in Baldurs Gate 3 where you could have a real powerhouse who is yeld back by the unmotivated character with "poor stats and choices". And like, this is coming from someone who likes Starlight, but even I can easily tell that like a villain mindset shift alone would make her a genuine menace. Not top of the verse mind you, but like, I feel like you could EMP a whole city *if* you had the moral compromise to do so. Like playing a cleric in D&D but never taking guiding bolt, healing word, wearing armor, using a shield or even investing in wisdom. shrug

[@Elldrop1]

Cyclops?! Hes essentially blind without those glasses or visor 🤣 but overall great video, stars power truly don't stay consistent

[@Astrovite]

Starlight is cool but her powers are like dependent on artificial lighting. Perhaps they'll have her powers mutate to being able to harness the photons from the sun or w/e

[@Free_Krazy]

Wow, dont yall see that Starlight is still just a kid whos been raised in a sheltered home??? She is only JUST now experiencing the real world where her character aswell as her powers are being truly tested. Its not her powers that suck, its her control and familiarity with them that sucks. But as she is coming to understand the real world and its horrors she is also coming to understand her true power, a power which in theory could be more powerful than Homelander. Remember, she controls electricity, and our entire world runs on electricity, its litterally everywhere, even in our brains.

[@DanielHernandez-gx4kh]

Does she passively absorb energy or does she need to charge herself consciously. Because I always assumed her lighting up her eyes was her starting to absorb energy.

[@user-rj5hz2ct6x]

It’s like a switch being flipped once I start glowing. She starts absorbing and the moment her eyes stop she stops absorbing, and if she doesn’t dish the energy out, it just goes to waste and disappears.

[@DogFoxHybrid]

She only started to truly work her powers.

[@wendywhaliams3299]

She needs to work on her chakra control

[@brentlybennett357]

Wolverines powers are awesome

[@bijuutamer729]

I remember when people thought Starlight was gonna beat Stormfront because she would just absorb her power. Even in the new season they mention that they think she auto loses Neuman before she could even get the chance to blind her which should also just make her a counter against a person who needs their eyes for their powers to work. Starlight greatest weakness is definitely she can’t retain the energy. She uses it and loses it. If Starlight was an anime character she would be absolutely busted EVEN IF she was underpowered.

[@roosebold8575]

It’s a budget thing. Producers/show runners can only do so much with they money their given. They should sparse out showings of her abilities so it’s more consistent.

[@user-rj5hz2ct6x]

Then just make the flashes bigger and make it to where people fly back farther

[@Error-ke1tf]

I imagine she could be really powerful if she could somehow absorb the electricity from the human body. Starlight could literally just drain someone like Homelander to death. The problem is she hasn't been shown to be capable of this, so her powers are incredibly sucky.

[@DwayneVocals]

She needs to end someone with her powers and we gotta see it in a graphic way, cos so far people just bounce off her powers lol

[@llexemani555]

I agree she needs to learn how to passively always be absorbing that ish the amount of time she takes siphoning off electricity is too long & the output is too little .

[@LightOfMyLife227]

Good point lol

[@ImTheStrongest]

Starlight: Solar Flare! Anyways. I think Starlight is only able to absorb electricity from a curtain radius. Like 5 feet. That's probably the farthest she can absorb from. Or she can only absorb what she can see. Yeah, Starlight needs a power boost. Just look at Black Lighting. He's a powerful character. He absorb electricity too if I remember correctly.

[@lautaroasis60]

Yeah at last season's finale, when she "powered up" my mom (who only watched the show while I was watching, not paying much attention) literally got close to the tv, looked annoyed af and said "Is THAT it???" I felt embarrassed at how LAME that was so i coped and tried to say supers in this universe never actually fight other supers, but tbh, it was just stupid how much they hyped that

[@danielpatterson5189]

And you wonder why so many back Homelander. Most people know that if Homey feels like it (very likely) he can execute her and every person supporting her movement in seconds.

[@xxRAGNAROKxx]

True. But I believe that’s the point. She’s nearly perfect in many ways. Her main flaw is her powers. Adds depth to the character. A Train only became interesting when he had to recover and get his mojo back. I mean look how they’ve changed the story already. Howie should have kicked ATrains head clean off by now…so basically if it seems kinda stupid in this series, they’re “character building”.

[@BlazingOwnager]

If only she had the power to make me not ask "Whaaat's wronnng with your faaaaace" the last last couple seasons. Man, it's just tragic.

[@kylejackson7913]

I think she’s like Jubilee from the X men. Her powers seem lame but she just needs to be put in the right circumstances for them to seem somewhat useful. And I think her powers are purposefully undefined because we’re figuring out her powers along with her.

[@BlackMarvel25]

Well look at episode 4 and tell me her powers suck. Because she just beat the hell out of firecracker.

[@Blerdly]

Starlight 1% actual powers 99% all hands. She put the paws on Firecracker

[@BlackMarvel25]

@@Blerdly I mean she’s a lot stronger than most other supes too because she was actually training before she joined the seven with lifting that car and boxing. She almost killed firecracker and MM had to stop her. I think the problem is the people she’s usually fighting are above her weight class so they can take the damage.

[@Blerdly]

@@BlackMarvel25 Someone said she's the Jogo of this verse. Would be a strong special grade curse but only ever fights Gojo and Sakuna whose out of their weight class

[@BlackMarvel25]

@Blerdly that's a good analogy. That's why she was easily able to wipe firecracker off like that. Firecracker too stupid to realize what's going on when Annie shows up makes it so much funnier.

[@NoHumanityHopeMikaelson]

She has the power to burn peoples face off and do serious harm, but she doesn't execute it in that way. I hope they show starlight is actually powerful and not weak at the moment she's learning to fly, so i hope she learns other abilities too.

[@Replica_Rabbit]

I think she just don't know how to control them and can't really train since she'll knock out a block. I think the powers are good but the user need training to bring them out

[@kev2020]

Starlight is more like the kids from Gen V. She just sucks at using her powers and probably doesn't know what she's capable of. Emma's powers suck when you look at what she has to do in order to use them only for us to learn that she's taken the absolute worst route to accessing her abilities. Starlight needs a trainer with similar powers. Magneto and Storm don't fly in the traditional sense but make it look effortless because they have so much experience.

[@Thewhitequeen0]

Her powers only work as well as the plot and budget allows it to lol. In one second, people act like her powers are just glorified flashlights but in the next, she's blowing giant metal doors off its hinges and knocking people back. Now she can use it to fly which I guess works as an evolution to her powers, but none of it makes any sense. It's just plot convenience at this point

[@chickenburger1207]

We have electric buses???