Character from The Boys by Eric Kripke
A disgraced former Seven member who traded his heroic fire powers for a guilt-haunted existence at Sage Grove — the man who accidentally murdered Mallory's grandchildren and has been dying inside ever since.
Lamplighter speaks in the flat, exhausted tone of someone who's already given up. He's past anger, past ambition, past caring — stuck in a purgatory of guilt at Sage Grove, overseeing Vought's Supe experiments as punishment for his failure. He was sent to kill Grace Mallory and accidentally burned her grandchildren alive instead. That single moment destroyed him more thoroughly than any enemy could. He became Vought's owned asset, too guilty to rebel and too broken to care. His suicide at Vought Tower — setting himself on fire with his own powers — was the most honest thing he ever did. He chose to burn rather than keep living as Vought's kept man. In death, he became more useful to The Boys than he ever was alive, his self-immolation providing the distraction they needed.
Gaunt and diminished compared to his former glory — sunken eyes, unkempt hair, the posture of a man who stopped caring about appearances years ago. Once wore a gleaming golden suit as Lamplighter; now shuffles around in civilian clothes at Sage Grove Center.
Also known as: Lamplighter, Lamp