One The Boys character never received justice in Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s original comic books, but Amazon’s TV version has finally put that right. After debuting in spinoff series Gen V, Tek Knight’s story continues into The Boys season 4 with aplomb. Played by Derek Wilson, the Batman parody takes center stage as the host of a prestigious party in “Dirty Business,” imprisoning Hughie in his Tek Cave and threatening all manner of unspeakable atrocities. Despite Hughie, Starlight, Kimiko, and even former sidekick Laddio all bearing a grudge against Tek Knight, the villain’s ultimate fate comes via a character no one suspected.

Seemingly out of nowhere, it’s Tek Knight’s mild-mannered butler, Elijah, that kills his employer. Elijah explains that after years of begrudgingly tolerating Tek Knight’s less-than-pleasant habits, his charge’s involvement in Homelander and Sister Sage’s plan is the final straw. Despite this justification, Elijah snapping so violently still comes as a surprise. The butler does, after all, mirror DC’s Alfred Pennyworth in terms of becoming Tek Knight’s surrogate parent after his parents died. Curiously, a more detailed motivation for Elijah to kill Tek Knight can be found in The Boys‘ comic books.

Tek Knight’s Butler Gets His Revenge In The Boys Season 4

Thomas Couldn’t, But Elijah Would

Just like his Amazon counterpart, the comic book Tek Knight developed a dangerous obsession with penetrating holes of any and all kinds, and this extended to the left ear of his butler, named Thomas in the source material. Despite damaging Thomas’ ear during the assault, Tek Knight – like most heroes who cause innocent civilians harm in The Boys – never faced the appropriate repercussions for such a heinous act. Elijah squeezing the breath from Tek Knight in The Boys season 4 feels included partially in tribute to Thomas, with the butler finally getting revenge after years of suffering.

There is no suggestion in The Boys season 4’s “Dirty Business” that Tek Knight performed a similar assault upon Elijah. The live-action butler certainly shows no signs of the hearing loss one would expect after such an incident. Regardless, there is a sense that both Elijah and Thomas endured the inevitable hardships that come from looking after a man who can’t be left alone with a bagel. The latter never received his “just desserts” moment, but The Boys season 4 goes some way toward rectifying that by affording Elijah the cathartic outburst of frustration and rage Thomas was denied.

How Tek Knight Dies In The Boys’ Comic Books

Tek Knight Gets An Even Less Auspicious Exit In The Comics

While it isn’t by his butler’s hand, Tek Knight does still die in Garth Ennis’ The Boys comic story. The comic Tek Knight’s tumor-fueled delusions trick him into believing an asteroid is approaching Earth, and that by inserting himself into the rock’s giant hole, he can destroy it to save the world with a grand, thrusting sacrifice. Tek Knight dies a hero in his own mind, but in reality, his death actually comes when he collides with a stray wheelbarrow.

It does feel infinitely more appropriate that Tek Knight’s demise is brought about not by dumb luck, but by one of his victims.

The somewhat underwhelming nature of Tek Knight’s death in the comic books mirrors the live-action Tek Knight’s death in The Boys season 4. After inheriting a prison empire, becoming a celebrity, hosting grand parties, and repeatedly getting away with criminal acts, Tek Knight’s life ends when he’s strapped to his own apparatus and killed by the man he thought would never fight back. It does, however, feel infinitely more appropriate that Tek Knight’s demise is brought about not by dumb luck, but by one of his victims.

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