The Boys: How Powerful The Deep Really Is | Screen Rant
Here's how powerful The Deep (Chase Crawford) is in The Boys. Amazon's hit comic book show debuted its first season in 2019, introducing Prime Video subscribers to the superhero satire world. The Boys follows Hughie Campbell (Jack Quaid) after his girlfriend is killed by a member of The Seven, the world's most famous superhero team, and his decision to team up with Billy Butcher and The Boys to try and take them down.
Homelander leads The Seven, and Starlight served as the newest addition to the roster in season 1. But, the team also includes Queen Maeve, Black Noir, A-Train, and The Deep. The latter is The Boys' equivalent to DC's Aquaman or Marvel's Namor, a superpowered person with the ability to talk to fish (and other sea life). He was incredibly popular on social media at the beginning of season 1, before he became the center of a sexual assault scandal. Although he wasn't adequately utilized as a member of The Seven, The Boys has shown just how powerful he can be.
The Deep's primary powers consist of talking to sea creatures, being an expert swimmer, and breathing underwater thanks to his gills. These gills also provide a weakness for The Deep, as they are extremely sensitive, so anything going inside of them is painful. The Boys season 1 didn't do too much with The Deep's actual superpowers, but his status with The Seven helped make him more powerful. His rank within the team - as the self-proclaimed #2 of the group - put him in a position where he thought he could get away with anything, including assaulting Starlight. With this power gone, The Deep's abilities appear to have increased for The Boys season 2.
One of the first clips for The Boys season 2 showed The Deep in control of the ocean like never before. The scene shows The Boys speeding through the water with dozens of sharks chasing after them. This is the result of The Deep, who then appears on the back of a whale. After talking to lobsters, dolphins, and other sea creatures, season 2 is increasing what The Deep is capable of. He's now commanding multiple sea creatures at once, but this display of his powers will once again lead to harm of his sea allies. However, if he's controlling mass amounts of sea life now, season 2 could elevate The Deep's powers in more ways too.
The abilities that The Deep has in The Boys are faithful to his comic counterpart, but there are also a few other powers from the comics he has yet to have. Like most superheroes, The Deep has increased strength and durability. So far, The Boys hasn't shown The Deep using these powers, but that could change in the future, possibly from more Compound V, to make him a more well-rounded "hero" and fighter. The Deep also has the ability to fly in the comics, so The Boys could give him this power boost too at some point.