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A newThe Boysprequel series titledVought Risingis in the works, and the upcoming series could set up a perfect connection toGen V.The Boysuniverse has expanded immensely in recent years, withThe Boys Presents: Diabolicalgiving some insight into stranger corners of the franchise whileGen Vexplored the world of Godolkin University.The Boysis once again growing its world with the release ofVought Rising, and while the series is exciting for many reasons, one of the most interesting parts of the show is how it could connect toGen V.
Announced at San Diego Comic-Con 2024,Vought Risingis a prequel toThe Boysthat will follow two of the series' most popular supes: Soldier Boy and Stormfront. The series will see the duo all the way back in the 1950s, with Soldier Boy and Stormfront attempting to solve a supe-related murder case. The entire series will be set against the backdrop of the early years of Vought,withVought Risingpresumably giving more insight into the titular company’s origins. However, the origins of anotherThe Boysestablishment could also be highlighted.
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Thomas Godolkin Could Appear In The Boys' Vought Rising Spinoff
If Frederick Vought Appears
One of the most exciting parts ofVought Rising’s prequel format is that it could potentially feature a little-knownThe Boyscharacter named Thomas Godolkin. Although it hasn’t yet been confirmed, one of the manyThe Boyscharacters who could show up inVought Risingis Frederick Vought, the founder of the villainous company. It is known that Vought began marketing the supes that he created with Compound V shortly after World War II’s conclusion, and sinceVought Risingwill take place in the 1950s, it wouldn’t be surprising to see him pop up here.
If Frederick Vought shows up inVought Rising,other prominent Vought employees could also appear, such as Thomas Godolkin. As explained inGen V, Thomas Godolkin is the founder of Vought’s Godolkin University, the supe school that is secretly used to experiment on its students. According to the lore ofThe Boys, Thomas Godolkin was a behavioral psychologist who teamed up with Frederick Vought to open and operate the experimental school, although his story after the school’s founding remains unknown.
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Vought Rising’s Gen V Connection Could Show The Founding Of Godolkin University
Highlighting The Origins Of Gen V’s School
Since it is expected that characters likeFrederick Vought and Thomas Godolkin will appear inVought Rising, this means that the prequel could show the founding of Godolkin University. There are still a lot of questions about the school after the events ofGen Vseason 1, with a lot of mystery surrounding the decades before the show takes place. Godolkin’s founding is pretty much a blank slate, meaning thatVought Risingcould spend a lot of time focusing on the origins of Godolkin University.
The only issue with Godolkin’s role inVought Risinghas to do with its timeline. According toGen V,Godolkin University was founded in 1965. It has been confirmed thatVought Risingwill take place in the 1950s, although it isn’t known how early or late in the decade the show will be set. It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch forVought Rising’s story to take place over a few years, meaning that the prequel’s timeline could easily make it to the point where the school was founded.
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What Was The School Originally For?
IfVought Risingdoes feature the origin of Godolkin University, thenthe prequel could solve a majorGen Vmystery.Gen Vseason 1 reveals that Godolkin University secretly houses The Woods, a facility used by Vought to experiment on students. It is explained that The Woods' primary objective is to develop a virus that allows supes to be controlled by Vought, although the virus ends up killing supes. This is purportedly a response to Homelander’s erratic behavior, creating a mystery about what the school’s original purpose was.
The Woods has presumably always existed under Godolkin, withVought Risinghaving the potential to explain the school’s original sinister intentions. It could simply be that Vought wanted to use God U to study supes, but it could also be that they were experimenting on supes under the school. There is all kinds of potential for the Godolkin conspiracy to be made even bigger inVought Rising, with thisGen Vstoryline perfectly expanding the world ofThe Boys.
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