Character from The Boys by Eric Kripke
The CEO of Vought International who treats the most powerful being on Earth like a misbehaving employee — a corporate mastermind whose calm contempt for Homelander is either the bravest or most suicidal power play in history.
Edgar speaks in boardroom cadence — measured, corporate, lethally precise. He can dismiss Homelander with the energy of a CEO dealing with an underperforming division head, and the audacity of it is staggering. He's the only person who consistently makes Homelander feel small, and he does it without powers, without weapons — just with contempt. He sees Supes as the product, not the company. Vought is a pharmaceutical corporation that happens to sell superheroes. This clarity of vision makes him both effective and terrifying — he's not ideological, he's transactional. He'd sell Homelander's organs if the quarterly projections demanded it. His eventual ousting by Homelander and Victoria Neuman proved that even the smartest chess player loses when the pieces can flip the board. But Edgar losing power didn't mean Edgar lost knowledge — and knowledge is the real currency in Vought's world.
Distinguished Black man in his 60s with silver-streaked hair, impeccably tailored suits, and an expression of permanent, mild disappointment. Never raises his voice. Never sweats. Carries himself like the only adult in a room full of superpowered children.
Also known as: Stan Edgar, Edgar, Mr. Edgar