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Revision as of 20:48, 17 October 2020
- For the Dynamite version of the character, see Hughie Campbell/Comics.
| “ | I mean, just when you think this shit can't get any more horrible...
―Hughie Campbell to Billy Butcher[src]
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Hugh "Hughie" Campbell Jr. is one of the main characters in the Amazon series The Boys, and a member of the vigilante group, The Boys.
Hughie has a mediocre life. He’s a mild-mannered guy with a boring job, who still lives at home with his Dad — in the same bedroom he grew up in. The only light in his life is the love of his life: his girlfriend, Robin. That is, until a speedster superhero named A-Train runs through Robin, eviscerating and killing her on impact. Desperate for revenge, Hughie’s recruited by anti-“Supe” vigilante Billy Butcher, and Hughie’s world is turned upside down as he finds himself caught in the middle of a war against superheroes – who, as it turns out, are neither super nor heroic.
The Boys Series
Season One
Joining The Boys
Hughie is happy with his girlfriend Robin, and the two are in discussion to move in together. However, their relationship is cut short after Robin is accidentally killed by A-Train who is high on Compound V at the time. Hughie becomes hungry for revenge, and in The Name of the Game, he is approached by Billy Butcher who offers to help him get revenge. Hughie is first angry as Butcher disregards him after planting a bug in Seven Tower, but the two swiftly get back together after Translucent attacks Hughie. Hughie eventually kills Translucent in Cherry, leading to Butcher reforming The Boys and asking for the help of Mother's Milk.
Relationship with Starlight
After Robin's death, Hughie begins a relationship with Starlight on advice from Billy. Hughie uses Starlight to gain tickets to Vought's Believe EXPO in Good for the Soul in order to blackmail Ezekiel into stopping Compound V shipments. The two begin to grow closer, while Hughie struggles between his love for Starlight and his desire for vengeance for Robin. Leaving him to make an ultimatum between wanting to avenge Robin or move on and start another relationship with Starlight. Starlight initially gets angry at this and just as the two become romantically involved, they break off the relationship on Butcher's orders.
The two keep in contact, however, with Starlight demanding to know why Hughie would betray her. Hughie again uses their relationship to his own gain, asking Starlight to use her security clearance to find Naqib, a terrorist Supe. Their relationship is left on uneasy grounds at the end of season one, as Starlight intervenes to save Hughie from a high A-Train.
Season Two
By Season 2, Hughie is forced to live on the run and hide underneath a pawnshop with gang associates of Frenchie known as the (Clarkson Avenue) Haitian Kings. Despite the conditions, Hughie attempts to make the most of his situation by sneaking off to reconnect with Starlight, even if is just to run errands or collect information on the Supes.
Sit This one out
Following Hughie's injury in the previous episode, Hughie is ordered by Butcher to stay behind and guard Lamplighter while The Boys go to work. While they wait, Hughie is uncomfortable as Lamplighter chooses to watch superhero pornographic films. Hughie expresses his discomfort but Lamplighter continuously expresses his indifference. Hughie asks Lamplighter about why he's so negative, to which Lamplighter explains that his life was destined for greatness, then he lost it all, and now he's just a guy on the sidelines, watching the real heroes do the work. Hughie tries make Lamplighter feel better by empathizing, Hughie reveals that after his mother left him, he had to watch his father do nothing all his life. Lamplighter dismisses his attempt and insults Hughie.
Hughie has a plan
| “ | This is your last chance to be a hero again. C'mon, do you want to be the cuck or do you want to be the, guy who fucks the wife. Okay yeah yeah, let's go fuck the wife. Consensually.
―Hughie inspiring Lamplighter[src]
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Eventually Hughie becomes too uncomfortable with the films and changes the channel to see a news article about Starlight's arrest. Hughie becomes anxious and pleads with Lamplighter to help him resume her. Lamplighter however, continues to be fatalistic and states that it's pointless to try and rescue her. Hughie then attempts to appeal to Lamplighter, telling him that he be a hero once again. Lamplighter still refuses, that is until Hughie refences on of the films and asks him if he wants to stay useless or do something useful. Lamplighter nods and him and Hughie head out to The Seven Tower.
Throughout the season Hughie works with Starlight and the team to bring Vought down. At the end of the season, he and Annie reconnect and kiss. Hughie goes to Victoria Neuman's office and asks for a job, saying that he wants to bring Vought down in the "right" way.
Personality
| “ | Hughie. You're a good lad.
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Hughie initially was timid and considerate as Robin hinted to during their interactions with each other in The Name of the Game. Saying that she was the one who asked him out, while Hughie expressed a great desire for her, especially after her death. After Robin's death, Hughie became more aggressive and vengeful, wanting to destroy A-Train. Butcher would later use Hughie's anger and vengeful desire to recruit him into The Boys and would lead to Hughie killing Translucent. After he killed Translucent in Cherry, Hughie would begin to feel regret for killing him while he forms a relationship with Starlight in Good for the Soul. Hughie would eventually listen to Butcher and use Starlight to get a pass with Ezekiel, but would later feel remorseful for using her to further the mission and for allowing his vengeance to blind him.
Abilities
| “ | Look, I just need five minutes inside. I mean, home service is my specialty.
―Hughie Campbell[src]
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Billy Butcher has stated that Hughie "is full of surprises." Mother's Milk has stated that Hughie is "a natural," and that he is like "the Rain man of fucking people over."
- Intelligence: Hughie has been shown to be very smart through the series, he discovered Translucent's weakness to electricity where Billy Butcher admits it would've taken him a long time to figure it out. He also has the idea of hiding and using a metal retainer as a lockpick to get him and his friends out of a locked cage.
- Skilled engineer: Hughie has technical skills from his job at an electronics store, making him very tech-savvy. He was able to install R.F. Shielding Foil in Frenchie's residence to block the signal of Translucent's tracking chip, and gained access to Popclaw's house cameras in her desktop and smart TV by getting her IPv6 number.
- Skilled tactician: On multiple occasions, Hughie comes up with a viable tactic on very short notice, such as when he couldn't use the video on his soaking wet phone to blackmail Ezekial.
Relationships
Family
Allies
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Enemies
Victims
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Trivia
- Hughie is a fan of James Taylor, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Billy Joel, and Van Halen.
- Hughie is also seen wearing a Nirvana T-shirt, a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers T-shirt, an AC/DC T-shirt and a Fleetwood Mac T-shirt.
- Hughie's parents being divorced is a show exclusive detail. In the comics, Hughie's parents are still married and living together in Scotland.
Gallery
Promotional
Screencaps
Videos
References
| TV series The Boys members |
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| Current Billy Butcher • Mother's Milk • Frenchie • Kimiko Miyashiro • Hughie Campbell • Starlight Former Grace Mallory Associates Cherie • Susan Raynor † • Queen Maeve |