The Boys is a superhero series like no other. While it has flashy sequences with plenty of gore and vulgarity, its strong plot and great performances make it easy for the audience to form connections and emotional opinions about the characters.

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The main selling point of The Boys is that the titular group are out to stop supes from doing whatever they want. Homelander may be the overarching big bad, but there are other characters who do plenty of unjust things. One of the most guilty of this is A-Train, played by Jessie T. Usher. The speedster has a different motivation from Homelander, but he still does some despicable acts. Ultimately, this builds an intriguing and conflicted character.

Spoilers forThe Boys ahead.

10 A-Train Turned To The Church Of The Collective When Times Were Tough

A-Train and The Deep from The Boys TV Show

A-Train garners plenty of sympathy when he finds out that Stormfront is a Nazi and actively forcing Vought to be equally discriminatory. This is actually what happens in every season: A-Train appears to be going down the right path, but changes everything with a particular choice.

The Church of the Collective appear to be a nice and pleasant organization, but they work through manipulation. Wanting to get back into the Seven, A-Train and The Deep seek help from the church without knowing exactly what they are signing up for. The church may have eventually negotiated A-Train's return to the Seven, but his legacy will forever be tarnished by his involvement with Alastair Adana and his questionable motives.

9 A-Train Will Do Anything To Maintain His Image And Status

A-Train with arms stretched out

A-Train has done plenty of despicable and questionable things, but his overarching theme is general selfishness. His character is written so well that his redemption always appears to be this attainable concept before his ego or foolish behavior reverts him back to square one.

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When A-Train does a good deed, it is always done in the wrong way and with questionable motivation. Worst of all, A-Train does plenty of despicable things because he's desperate for fame, power, and fortune. A-Train's obsession with being seen as the best is ultimately what leads to his worst moments.

8 He Helped Starlight And Hughie Against Stormfront But For Purely Selfish Reasons

A-Train with Hughie and Starlight in the Boys

Despite all of his selfish and misguided actions, A-Train has actually shown signs that could indicate him being a good, or better, person. However, every time that turn looks like it is fast approaching, his selfish side rears its head and takes charge.

In season two, A-Train overhears that Stormfront is a Nazi who holds awful views that don't exactly look good for him. This leads him to leak his knowledge by handing files over to Hughie and Starlight. While this is great news for the Boys, A-Train's reasoning is that he needs Stormfront gone for his own ambitions to be met. It is a classic case of doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.

7 He Used His Roots For A Rebranding Without Actually Caring About Heritage

A-Train performing on stage in The Boys Season 3, Episode 2, "The Only Man in the Sky."

At the start of season three, A-Train avoids using his powers because he fears for his life. As such, he tries to rebrand. Against advice from almost everybody, including Vought's Ashley and A-Train's brother, the speedster requests a new suit that better reflects his Black roots.

This would be honorable for a character who actually cared about where he came from. However, as his brother points out, A-Train has never cared about the Black community or his African heritage, and hadn't ever expressed pride for his heritage.

6 A-Train's Inability To Handle Unrest In The Community Led To His Brother's Paralysis

A-Train's brother Nate after being paralyzed

A-Train's brother Nate encourages him to do something real for the Black community, instead of the fake and poorly executed rebranding. Nate suggests that A-Train challenge a supe called Blue Hawk, who has been causing chaos in Black communities with zero consequences for his actions.

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With A-Train never being sure of how to handle a situation, he fails to see the events that are about to unfold. Through sheer naivety, he believes that Blue Hawk will walk into a community center full of those affected by his wrongdoings and apologize, with no complications. Nate ends up paralyzed when Blue Hawk loses his cool. Nate ultimately cuts ties with his supe brother due to his part in everything.

5 A-Train Killed Blue Hawk And Subsequently Lost His Brother

Blue Hawk's costume in the boys season 3

Nate's disappointment in A-Train has been building ever since his speedster brother started using Compound V, but season three's events escalate this feeling to resentment. A-Train's handling of the community center leaves his brother paralyzed thanks to Blue Hawk's outburst, but A-Train's form of retribution does nothing to repair his relationship with his brother.

An angry A-Train ends up killing Blue Hawk by brutally using his dangerous speed. Once again, he thinks he has done the right thing, but Nate reveals that all he ever wanted was for Blue Hawk to be held accountable for his actions.

4 He Spilled The Coup Plans To Homelander And Got Supersonic Killed For It

Alex Supersonic in The Boys

Every time A-Train has a heroic moment or a valid opportunity to go on the straight and narrow, he swerves and takes the selfish approach. He shares this trait with the Deep: they will both do anything for status, yet are often compliant out of fear. Other supes and characters may stand up to Homelander, but they can continue to live and be in the Seven as long as they do what he says.

After A-Train and The Deep get into a fight, and Homelander sides with the latter, Supersonic tries to get A-Train on board with his and Starlight's planned coup. However, Supersonic is killed when A-Train tells Homelander about the planned alliance. Homelander murdered a likable character, but A-Train remains just as guilty for his role.

3 He Was Addicted To Compound V And It Fueled So Much Chaos

A-Train preparing for a race

A-Train's abuse of and reliance on Compound V ultimately defines his entire character. He becomes obsessed with using Compound V after experiencing how much it boosts his speed and energy. Ultimately, however, it is his over-consumption that hampers his future and quality of life.

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The consumption of Compound V is bad enough by itself, but A-Train actively uses it to alter his performance. A-Train feeling threatened by fellow-speedster Shockwave is an ongoing theme throughout The Boys' first two seasons. A-Train uses Compound V to give himself the edge over Shockwave in a race, showing that he will do anything to stay on top.

2 He Killed The Woman He Loved For Betraying Him

Popclaw in the Boys

The idea of A-Train doing anything to stay on top doesn't stop with cheating in races. One of his worst actions is killing his girlfriend Popclaw when he realizes that she has betrayed him.

Popclaw is blackmailed by the Boys into revealing the truth about A-Train and Compound V, and A-Train kills her to cover his tracks. While he does actually love her, he needs the truth of his Compound V consumption to stay a secret, as it could destroy his image and career.

1 His Lack Of Control Led To Him Killing Hughie's Girlfriend Robin

Hughie & Robin Kiss in The Boys' first episode

A-Train's abuse of Compound V is what leads him to inadvertently kill Hughie's girlfriend, Robin. A-Train is a speedster, and anyone who travels at that pace without being truly in control is a serious threat to life. It could be argued that A-Train's speed is even more dangerous than the average vehicle.

Robin's death is one of the first few shockingly graphic moments, and it immediately let the audience know what sort of journey they are in for. A-Train audibly panics, which is heard in his repetition of "can't stop." Although he sprints away, this scene lays the groundwork that A-Train isn't in control.

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