Black Noir | |
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The Boys character | |
![]() Black Noir as portrayed in the live-action television series by Nathan Mitchell | |
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Created by | Garth Ennis Darick Robertson |
Based on | Snake Eyes (Costume) Deathstroke (Weaponry) |
Adapted by | Eric Kripke |
Portrayed by | Nathan Mitchell Fritzy-Klevans Destine (young; Earving) |
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Full name | Earving (television series) |
Alias | Noir |
Species | |
Gender | Male |
Title | Black Noir Silent Knight |
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Affiliation | Vought-American |
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Children | Baby Butcher (comic series) |
Religion | Roman Catholic (Earving) |
Nationality | American |
Abilities | Black Noir (Clone) and Black Noir II:
Black Noir (Earving):
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Weaknesses | Tree nut allergy (Earving) Narcolepsy (Black Noir II) |
Black Noir[4] is the name of three characters from the comic book series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, and the television series and franchise of the same name, developed by Eric Kripke. In both the comic and television series, Noir is a member of the hedonistic and reckless Vought-American superhero group the Seven and is depicted as a "silent ninja" type parody of Batman, Snake Eyes and Deathstroke.
In the comic series arc Over the Hill with the Swords of a Thousand Men, Noir is revealed to be a clone of the Homelander and enhanced with Stormfront's DNA, created to replace him if he ever went rogue. Driven insane by a lack of purpose, Noir resolved to frame the Homelander for various atrocities as part of a plan to gradually drive him insane and replace him. However, after the Homelander and Billy Butcher team up to face him, he is ultimately killed by the latter. In the television series adaption, Noir, portrayed by Nathan Mitchell and Fritzy-Klevans Destine, is instead depicted as a brain-damaged African-American Supe named Earving, who is loyal to Vought CEO Stan Edgar. In The Boys Presents: Diabolical, Noir is depicted guiding the Homelander in his early career. Following Earving's death in the third season finale of the main series, starting with the fourth season Mitchell is portraying a replacement Noir in the series called Black Noir II.[5]
New Noir
was invoked but never defined (see the help page).