- —A-Train
Reginald "Reggie" Franklin, also known as A-Train, is one of the main antagonists of the The Boys series. He appeared in a Bonus episode of Death Battle, The Seven Battle Royale, where he fought against Queen Maeve, The Deep, Starlight, and Billy Butcher.
History
Reggie Franklin was born with a drug called Compound V injected into his veins, making him a superhuman with the ability to move at unparalleled speeds, a power that he would use to join the prestigious superhero team known as The Seven. As "A-Train", he is incredibly self-centered and greedy, to the point where he would use his powers to inadvertently cause accidents that his parent company, Vought, would cover up. But A-Train also harbored a deep fear that another hero with super speed would rise to replace him, which resulted in him abusing Compound V and forming a dangerous addiction to it. He did not recognize his self-destructive path, as he was too caught up in insecurity and pride to acknowledge his own faults or fast-approaching fall from grace. A-Train will do whatever it takes to remain at the top, but there are some problems even the fastest man in the world can't outrun.
Death Battle Quotes
- Ugh! I think I swallowed a gill...
- Please! Not even a threat! I got this.
- Ah shit! Can't see!
- You're dead, Star Bitch!
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- A-Train and his four opponents are the first to fifth The Boys characters to appear, with the next one being Homelander.
- He and three of his opponents are the first to fourth The Boys characters to lose, with the next one being Homelander.
- A-Train is the 10th black character to appear, after Spawn, Black Ranger, Balrog, TJ Combo, Black Panther, Afro Samurai, Miles Morales, Static, and War Machine, and with the next two being Lavernius Tucker and Storm.
- He is the fifth black character to lose, after Black Ranger, Balrog, Afro Samurai, and Miles Morales.
- A-Train is the 12th male to lose to a female, after Boba Fett, Starscream, Gaara, The Meta, The Scout, Nathan Drake, Thor Odinson, Carnage, Tommy Oliver, Mob, and Gray Fullbuster, and with the next four being Dick Simmons, Dexter Grif, Steven Universe, and Killua Zoldyck.
- Despite ultimately losing the Battle Royale, A-Train managed to kill The Deep (possibly accidentally) before getting killed by Queen Maeve.
- Said kill is, somewhat fittingly for a speedster, the fastest kill in Death Battle history, even outpacing the DEATH BATTLE! T-Shirt's joke victory in DEATH BATTLE! vs The World if timed at their respective battles' start.