Warning: This article contains spoilers forGen Vseason 1, episode 4, “The Whole Truth.”
Now, Tek Knight himself has made his debut in the show’s growing cinematic universe.
And in trueThe Boysfashion, there’s an added twist.
Derek Wilson as Tek Knight on ‘Gen V’.Brooke Palmer/Prime Video
“We even have a little post-credits one, which we were so happy about.”
(That’s the hand dryer one.)
“A lot of it was scripted, like the donut, or he would add one.
Tek Knight, as seen in ‘The Boys’ comics from writer Garth Ennis and artist Darick Robertson.Dynamite Entertainment
There was the tape, where he would just kind of lovingly stroke the tape.
Kripke explains how he was reluctant to feature Tek Knight in the early seasons ofThe Boys.
“Her pitch was, ‘Let’s make him more Batman than Iron Man.’
He’s a combo of both,” Kripke continues.
We can have fun with true-crime shows and the inherent fascism of Batman.”
“I mean, it’s right there baked in,” Kripke jokes of DC’s Dark Knight.
“Goes around punishing poor people for stealing bread,” Kripke continues.
“It’s right there!”
When asked about that potential, he deflects: “I shall neither confirm nor deny.”
So… definitely maybe then.
