Among all the characters in The Boys, Pop Claw spirals into addiction and treachery only to meet a terrible end. She is an antagonist portrayed by Brittany Allen, who has a secret affair with A-Train, one of The Seven members.
Though she was an actress, she does not enjoy the same popularity as her partner, A-Train. Her addiction to dr*gs, including heroin and Compound V, a chemical that increases her powers, is the main factor for her destruction and early demise at the hands of the man she loved.
What happened to Pop Claw in The Boys?
Pop Claw of The Boys gets killed by her partner, A-Train, for disclosing information regarding Compound V. She becomes a target of The Boys, who are set on exposing the corruption of The Seven. They capture a member of The Seven, called Translucent, who tells them that A-Train has a love interest, Pop Claw. The Boys’ members came across this information, prompting them to inquire further.
Pretending as cablemen, they hack the cameras of Pop Claw’s apartment in an attempt to find out more about her and her relation to Compound V. Their surveillance proves fruitful when they get to see Pop Claw, who seems to be angry with a fight with A-Train, using Compound V to inject herself.
After getting hooked on the dr*g, Pop Claw is in her apartment when the landlord comes to reclaim unpaid rent. However, she is unable to pay him, so she seduces him, which results in his death. In the course of the role play, Pop Claw, using superhuman strength, having been injected with Compound V, accidentally kills the landlord by crushing his head with her thighs.
This brutal accident gets caught on camera and witnessed by The Boys, and they use the chance to extort information from Pop Claw. They force her to tell them where A-Train gets his supply of Compound V from, and Pop Claw, under pressure, ends up confessing that A-Train frequents a noodle shop to collect the drug. In return for this information, The Boys help her by cleaning up the landlord’s murder scene.
But little does Pop Claw know that this betrayal will not go unnoticed. When The Boys raid the noodle shop, A-Train realizes someone from his group betrayed him. He suspects Pop Claw and tries to question her a few times, demanding her to confess. Although she initially denies involvement, Pop Claw reveals how she gave information about the noodle shop to The Boys.
Fully aware of her danger, A-Train asks Pop Claw to flee to Cuba and go into hiding. He tells her they are both in deep trouble and must go to Cuba for some time. Later, He joins her in Cuba and tells her he wants to go public with their affair. However, Pop Claw is unaware that it is nothing but a pretense. This false sense of security makes Pop Claw confess that she was the one to inform The Boys about the location of the Compound V.
Unfortunately, this is what condemns her to her fate. Following Homelander’s instruction, A-Train injects Pop Claw with a high dosage of heroin, which is sure to kill her on the spot. Her death shows how ruthless the people in The Seven are and how willing they are to bury their secrets.
What were Pop Claw's superpowers?
Pop Claw had physical abilities that defied human norms; she had super strength and sharp claws. Her strength enabled her to kill ordinary people easily and with utmost brutality. But her claws and strength were nothing against the more powerful Supes in The Boys. As much as Pop Claw had shown great prowess, she was portrayed more as an inferior character than many supes in The Boys.
On the show, Pop Claw was depicted as an ex-actress. Her addiction to Compound V had undesirable consequences, such as the fatal scene with her landlord.
Who plays Pop Claw in The Boys?
Canadian actress Brittany Allen portrays Pop Claw in The Boys. She displays the required depth in the character and brings complexity to the role. Allen’s performance captivates viewers as she portrays a woman struggling between her addiction, her desire for A-Train, and the harsh realities of being a superhero who is not as popular as the rest of the Supes.
The tragic end of Pop Claw reiterates the dark side of the Supes in The Boys and the consequences of dr*g addiction.
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