Hughie Campbell

Hugh "Wee Hughie" Campbell is a fictional character, and the main protagonist of the comic book series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson and visually designed after Simon Pegg. He is a member of The Boys, a group of vigilantes led by Billy Butcher, and the self-declared archenemy of A-Train. After the accidental death of his girlfriend Robin at A-Train's hands, he joins The Boys to get vengeance on "Supes" (i.e. "superpowered" or "superhuman" individuals, often acting as "superheroes") artificially created by the mega-conglomerate Vought-American. He later becomes the love interest of Annie January / Starlight, while also becoming increasingly ruthless and savage under Butcher's influence as the series progresses.

Hughie Campbell
The Boys character
Hughie Campbell, as portrayed by Jack Quaid in the television series
First appearance
  • Comics:
  • The Boys #1 (2006)
  • Television:
  • "The Name of the Game" (2019)
Last appearanceDear Becky #8 (2020)
Created byGarth Ennis
Darick Robertson
Based onSimon Pegg (comics, visually)
Adapted byEric Kripke
Portrayed byJack Quaid
Voiced bySimon Pegg (The Boys Presents: Diabolical)
In-universe information
Full nameHugh Campbell
Hugh Campbell Jr. (television)
Aliases
  • Petit Hughie
  • Comics:
  • Wee Hughie
  • Hamish
  • Bagpipe
  • Television:
  • Hughie
  • The New Lad (by Billy Butcher)
  • Stephen Fucking Hawking (by Mother's Milk)
  • Gary
  • Good Lad (by Billy)
  • Petit Hughie (by Frenchie)
  • The Rain Man of Fucking People Over (by Mother's Milk)
  • Skinny White Kid (by Popclaw)
  • Canary
  • Cuck Fluffer (by Lamplighter)
  • Twink (by Queen Maeve)
  • Cum Guzzler (by Soldier Boy)
OccupationMember of the Boys
  • Comics:
  • Vigilante
  • Television:
  • Staffer for the Office of Supe Affairs
  • Employee of Bryman Audio (formerly)
Family
  • Comics:
  • Alexander Fergus Campbell (adoptive father)
  • Daphne Margaret Campbell (adoptive mother)
  • Television:
  • Hugh Campbell, Sr. (father)
  • Unnamed mother
SpouseAnnie January / Starlight
Significant othersRobin Mawhinney (comics)
Robin Ward (television)
NationalityBritish (Scottish) (comics)
American (television)
Abilities
  • Capable detective and tactician with skill at surveillance and espionage; notable intelligence and observational skills
  • Skilled with technology (mostly in television version)
  • Capable marksman

With Compound V:

  • Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, smell, and hearing
  • Poison and Toxin Immunity
  • Regenerative Healing Factor
  • Invulnerability
  • Teleportation (in television version)

Hughie is portrayed by Jack Quaid in the Amazon Prime Video streaming television adaptation and resulting franchise, developed by Eric Kripke, with Simon Pegg portraying his father in the first and third seasons; while Pegg was originally attached to star in the series as Hughie, before development hell rendered him too old for the role, he would eventually voice the character in the animated anthology series The Boys Presents: Diabolical.

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