Very little is known about Zoe Neuman's upbringing, except that she was raised by her mother, Victoria Neuman, and her adoptive grandfather, Stan Edgar.
Zoe is seen being read to by Stan Edgar. When Stan is finished, he asks her if he wants him to read it again, but Zoe jokingly tells him that she's too old. Stan laughs and tells her to go upstairs so he can speak with her mother.
In the morning, Zoe is seen watching TV and eating cereal while Victoria Neuman and Stan Edgar talk about Homelander.
At night, Zoe tells her mother that she is afraid of being injected with Compound V. Victoria comforts her, explaining that they did the same thing to her when she was younger and that it will make her strong and safe. Zoe, now reassured, lies down and gets injected with a dose of Compound V. Victoria tears up as the V takes effect on her daughter, hugging and comforting her as she screams and cries in pain.
Zoe went to get ice cream with Ryan when Butcher appeared and told her to go off. She later saw Kimiko and Frenchie trying to get classified information and attacked them.
Zoe appears with her mother while the latter arranged a meeting with Sister Sage and Homelander during a practice of Vought on Ice. She is seen using her phone while waiting for Victoria.
Zoe is first mentioned by her mother when Victoria contacts and asks Hughie for help, explaining how she wants to cut loose from Homelander and his plan to keep her daughter and her safe. She is then seen with her mother and a Secret Service bodyguard arriving to The Boys’ warehouse as per her mother’s deal with the team. She briefly has an interaction with Kimiko, showing mutual dislike between the two.
As Butcher enters the warehouse, Hughie attempts to calm him and gain his trust in his plan with Victoria. However, Butcher pushes him out the way and grabs Neuman with ‘Joe Kessler.’ In retaliation, Zoe unleashes her tentacles towards Butcher, proving ineffective as the latter throws and knocks her out with his parasite, before ripping her mother in half, killing her, much to the shock of the rest of the team.
With her mother dead, Zoe is devastated and last seen during the end of the episode, being escorted to the Red River Institute, being left to grow up in the same system her mother once did.
Powers and Abilities[]
Powers[]
Nested Eel Mouths:
Zoe unleashing her eel mouths
Now a Supe, Zoe possesses the ability to unleash four tentacle-like eel mouths coated with sharp teeth from her mouth. They are capable of rapidly ravaging through the flesh and bone of both Humans and Supes quite easily as shown when excavating into the head of both CIA Agents. They were powerful enough to restrain and eat away at Kimiko's arm, eventually completely tearing it off.
Superhuman Strength: Zoe possesses superhuman strength, which makes her stronger than humans. With her strength, she easily overpowered two CIA agents and briefly pinned Kimiko down.
Regenerative Healing Factor: Zoe possesses unspecified regenerative healing factor powers, as seen when she regenerated from her bullet wounds.
Superhuman Durability:
Zoe being attacked by Butcher
Zoe possesses superhuman durability, making her more durable than humans. However, her durability only applies to blunt-force trauma. She endures being slammed into a wall by Kimiko, shrugging it off shortly after. Zoe also survived an attack from Butcher that sent her into metal beams, bending them in the process.
Superhuman Hearing: Zoe possesses superhuman hearing, allowing her to hear better than humans. Like all Supes, she can hear higher frequencies that humans cannot.[1]
Weaknesses[]
Biological[]
Brute Force/Limited Durability: Despite being more durable than humans, Zoe can still be stunned, knocked unconscious, and killed by extreme force. Billy Butcher knocks her unconscious by slamming her against metal support beams.
High Frequencies: After being transformed into a Supe, Zoe is now is able to hear certain frequencies that humans cannot. When a high frequency is playing, it can induce immense pain and temporarily neutralize her.
Trivia[]
Zoe’s powers loosely make her a parody of DC’s Menagerie, given her four tentacle like mouths resemble snakes, that act as symbiotes.
References[]
↑Bob in First Day: "Did you know Supes have a wider range of hearing than us? Like dogs."
