Homelander is the central antagonist of The Boys, the Amazon Prime Video series that premiered in 2019 and follows a corrupt group of superheroes marketed as celebrities. His theme music became closely linked with his calm, smiling public image and his private cruelty, making it a shorthand for false heroism online. Editors on TikTok and YouTube began pairing the swelling score with slow entrances, power reveals, and satirical takes on authority, and the clip remains popular because it communicates menace and confidence in seconds without any dialogue.