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| “ | The church knows all kinds of things. But don't worry. We also know how to be discreet, especially for our members. | „ |
| ~ Alastair to A-Train. |
Alastair Adana is a supporting antagonist in Season 2 of the Amazon TV series The Boys. He is the charismatic and shadowy leader of the Church of the Collective.
He was portrayed by Goran Višnjić, who also played Soto in Ice Age
His Evil Ranking[]
His Villainous Deeds[]
Background[]
- According to by Stan Edgar , Alastair's grandfather was the original founder and leader of the Church of the Collective when it was "just a start up", confirming that he has had ties to the Church ever since he was born and that he had likely inherited the position as leader from his father and grandfather.
- During his reign as the leader of the Church of the Collective, he successfully created a large network of contacts by recruiting several influential figures or people with potential in various fields that can join or infiltrate high profile political, social, economic and influential groups and thus give him insider information on them.
- Thanks to this, Alastair has gained access to a lot of insider knowledge on high profile individuals and ongoing occurrences, with him having contacts within National Congress, Vought International, and even to the Superhuman Community.
Seasons 2-3[]
- After The Deep was recruited by Eagle the Archer, Alastair provides intel to one of the members, Carol Mannheim, about the whereabouts of the Supe-Terrorist, giving Deep the opportunity to become a hero once again. He also seems too eager to repair Deep's reputation and get him back into The Seven to further the church's influence.
- After the Deep marries Cassandra, he makes him a spokesman for the church and having him star in a commercial where he talks about how much the church changed his life, with Alastair making an appearance at the end of the commercial.
- He is indirectly responsible for the Deep recruiting A-Train into the Church of the Collective-after A-Train finishes his line in the upcoming film, Dawn of the Seven, stating he's "done running", he is approached and recruited by the Deep, who offers him help.
- While he does ask Deep and A-Train about their thoughts during their lunch meeting, this is out of professional courtesy rather than genuine concern
- Blackmails A-Train by leveraging knowledge of him being kicked out of The Seven, his heart condition, and his abuse of Compound V. He also tells him that Shockwave will replace him. He also calls A Train a "trademark" and "Just another nobody from the South Side of Chicago".
- Though he offers to help A-Train back into the Seven, it's only if he returns back to the meeting and hears Deep out.
- At his birthday party in Butcher, he tells A-Train and Deep that he heard after Starlight's betrayal, that Vought was looking for "assets" they could trust and reassures them they'll be back in the Seven soon. Alastair then asks if they know anything about Eagle the Archer.
- Calls Eagle a traitor to the Church and encourages A-Train and Deep to excommunicate Eagle. A-Train asks about why Eagle got kicked out. He explains that Eagle refused to comply with the Church program and was kicked out as a result, which only makes A-Train more suspicious.
- At the church, he has a meeting with Stan Edgar discussing getting both The Deep and A-Train into The Seven.
- After Stormfront's defeat, The Deep and A-Train met with Alastair in his office. He mentions that A-Train stole files of Stormfront and leak them to the media and praises him stating it "showed initiative". He continues to explain that with the reveal of Stormfront, Vought wants to take an Anti-Nazi stance and that Stan Edgar decided to let A-Train back into the Seven.
- Reveals that Vought rejected Deep and their reasoning is because "One hero is redemption, two is weakness."
- Reasons with Deep saying he'll need to be patient and with a few more courses will be able to build his image and status in the church.
- When The Deep rightfully lashes out at him, stating that despite everything he did for the Church, they toss him aside, Alastair then calls Deep a toxic personality, telling him to leave.
- His association with A-Train and Deep is transactional since he exploits their desire to return to the Seven. Though he seems to get along with them, he has no loyalty to either.
- Calls Victoria Neuman and congratulates her on the creation of the Office of Supe Affairs. When Neuman thanks him for the information that was used to bring down Stormfront, as she knows this came from the Church. Adana then suggests he might be willing to give up the Church's information to bring down at least a dozen more "supes," if Neuman expedites the Church's tax-exempt status.
- Him conspiring with Victoria is strategic as it was only meant to bring down Stormfront, and she later disposes of him once he's no longer useful.
- While his head is exploded by Neuman, his death is played for satisfaction rather than sympathy.
- It appears that the Church covered up his death. On Seven on 7 with Cameron Coleman, Coleman mentions that Adana has not been seen in public for a long time and The Deep says he is claimed to be on sabbatical.
- Though Homelander, Stormfront, Edgar and Neuman do far worse than him, they have more resources, and their actions had greater impact on the narrative. However, Adana stands apart as he is one of the few villain in the series who isn't a supe or a Vought affiliate, using his resources as a shady cult leader who exploits disgraced Supes.
Why He Doesn't Stand Out?[]
- Although he passes the baseline for leading a cult that exploits disgraced superheroes, he fails the heinous standards to Billy Butcher, Little Nina, Blue Hawk, Indira Shetty and Richard Birkenhoff, all of whom committed more heinous crimes and have higher kill counts while having similar or less resources.
- Plus, his crimes-corruption, blackmail and conspiracy are standard actions within the series
- He has several comedic moments. However, these are only in his final appearance, so this is a minor prevention.
- He is genuinely polite and affable. He is quick with a smile and acts benevolent, promising to disgraced celebrities to regain their reputation but it's a thin veneer for the manipulative, power-hungry cult leader he is. The moment people stop dancing to his tune; he resorts to blackmail them or releasing private and sensitive information about them. Therefore, this is also a minor prevention.
Trivia[]
- Alastair is most likely a parody of a real-life cult leader David Miscavige, the leader of the Church of Scientology, which known for blackmailing celebrities into joining his church by threatening them of releasing sensitive private information and promises of career comebacks.
- He is the second Villainous Benchmark in The Boys to be a regular human being, the first being Ashley Barrett.
External Links[]
- Alastair Adana on the Boys Wiki
- Alastair Adana on the Villains Wiki
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