Slayed by Sunset: Homelander Vs. Makima - Introduction

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 Devilishly Diabolical

                                                                
(Credit to CallMeBlackout)

Homelander, Vought's most diabolical Supe and nemesis of The Boys.

Makima, the Control Devil and fangirl of Chainsaw Man.

Cogito, ergo sum: I think, therefore I am. A truth we take for granted after our early years; those times where others must control us for survival. But what happens when someone is deemed truly "gifted"; fit to plug a hole and maintain control across society? Unwillingly molded into the iron fist of domination,  absolute power will corrupt absolutely. Don't let their squeaky-clean corporate facade fool you; these wolves in sheep's clothing will eliminate anything that doesn't fit their ideal world. But will Vought's wannabe god watch Hell burn, or has Makima made him sign his death warrant?

The Rules

Before anything else, here are the standard guidelines for my battles:

1. These fights won't necessarily be to-the-death. Aside from trying to win the fight, combatants will be entirely in-character. Thus, incapacitation is on-the-table as well (including BFR). Obviously, death is still a viable way to win.

2. Each combatant will already know the initial appearance of their competition. Aside from this, no prior knowledge and prep-time will be allowed unless specified before the rundowns.

3. The arena will be a neutral setting where both combatants can utilize all of their abilities in some fashion. When necessary, elaboration on specifics will be given after both rundowns are complete.

4. Combatants will be taken at their physical primes unless otherwise specified before the rundowns. However, those with transformations will start the fight in whatever their 'base' form is.

5. Combatants will start 20 feet apart unless otherwise specified before the rundowns.

 Should be pretty straight-forward.

Matchup Specifics

It should go without saying, but major spoiler warning for Chainsaw Man, which is still being adapted into anime form. Counting the recent movie, Chainsaw Man's anime has only reached Chapter 52, so if you don't want spoilers past that point, stop reading.

(Yes, I know there were spoilers in the intro. It would've been impossible to write the way I wanted to without them given how little Makima has done in the anime. You're still the one who clicked on this blog so I win hehe)

Homelander will be taken specifically from the televised adaptation of The Boys, just before his final battle in Blood and Bone. The show will act as primary material along with Gen V the final 3 episodes of The Boys Presents: Diabolical (See Before the Verdict)...and I guess the trailer for Vought Rising. Secondary material will consist of Diabolical's other episodes, along with the usual guidebook and creator statements. Various social media posts and crossovers are either excluded for being clearly non-canon or don't affect this debate.

Makima will be taken just after her battle with the Gun Devil in Chainsaw Man, specifically Chapter 76. Primary material is simply the Chainsaw Man manga and its associated light novels. Things get a bit more complicated when discussing secondary material; it requires me to discuss less obvious exclusions for both. Information from the original The Boys comics and Chainsaw Man's anime adaptation - including its movie - are being excluded...mostly.

For Homelander, his comic version has a story and certain abilites that vary drastically from his show counterpart. The two can't be reasonably composited, so I had to pick one of the two. Amazon's version performs better in a fight, has more in common with Makima, and is the one I'm most familar with. Needless to say, it was an easy call to make.

As for Makima, the Chainsaw Man anime has already taken some pretty major liberties with the source material. Entire chapters worth of content have been cut out or changed, including battles being removed or greatly expanded. Unlike The Boys, its story still remains largely the same, so the manga takes precdence in areas of contradiction. Since Makima hasn't even fought anyone in the anime yet, she wouldn't actually scale to any of its impressive feats anyway, so full-use of the anime wouldn't affect much barring some bizarre composite scaling.

The last wrinkle to discuss is the Love, Flower, Chainsaw Guide; a booklet given out to viewers of Chainsaw Man: The Movie on its Japanese opening day. Despite predominantly being for the movie, it will partially be considered secondary material. There is direct commentary from Chainsaw Man's creator -  Tatsuki Fujimoto - that should be fine to use. Again, it doesn't affect this debate much, but its worth bringing up.

With that out of the way, stay tuned.

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