GEN V Reveals the Truth About Cipher and Changes THE BOYS Universe Forever

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Season two of *Gen V* introduced a new, and unsettling, dean at Godolkin University: Cipher, played by Hamish Linklater. He’s a secretive figure who seems to be leading the university towards trouble. Cipher believes that people with superpowers are an unfairly treated group and that humans need to be kept under control – a viewpoint very similar to Homelander’s. We’re gradually learning more about Cipher and what he’s really planning. Just who is he, and how is he changing everything we understand about superpowers, powers, and Compound V within *The Boys* universe?

Cipher’s Connection to Marie Moreau and Project Odessa in Gen V, Explained

Okay, so Cipher’s backstory is seriously connected to the people protecting God U, both those with long histories and more recent ones. It’s wild because Emma and Jordan actually *know* him – he used to work at Elmira with them! They’re really suspicious about how he jumped from staff member to dean without any real qualifications, other than being a superpowered individual. Honestly, for a while, it wasn’t even clear *what* his powers were, which just made everything even more confusing!

Cate, who is controlled by Cipher, can’t figure out what he’s thinking. However, she’s noticed his house is heavily secured, with a large, locked door that seems to contain some kind of machinery, suggesting he’s concealing something. While Cipher can be violent and makes threats, that’s all the information we have at this point.

The connection between him and Marie, along with Project Odessa, is particularly troubling. Marie learns she was born at a clinic run by God U, and Cipher was her delivering doctor. Now, he appears determined to help her develop her abilities, likely intending to use her as a weapon. In the fourth episode, he manipulates Marie and Jordan into a public conflict.

This is primarily an attempt to manage the fallout from Jordan revealing information about Vought and God U. He starts mentoring Marie, essentially forcing her into training, which actually benefits her. She learns to move sealed bags of blood without touching them or needing another person’s blood – or even her own injury – to do so.

While Marie keeps Cipher occupied with training, Cate and Jordan sneak into his headquarters. Inside, they find a strange room with a record playing, a surgical table, and a special chamber. Inside the chamber, they discover someone badly burned but still alive – a person Cipher is artificially keeping alive. They quickly escape just as the person’s eyes begin to open.

Cipher Doesn’t Have Compound V in His Blood in Gen V, Yet He’s a Supe

Cipher confronts Marie about her questions regarding Odessa, revealing he’s aware of everything – even the photo of her birth. He explains the school’s purpose was to create her, specifically to develop the most powerful super-powered individual. Marie briefly shifts her focus, noticing Cipher’s blood flowing visibly through his veins, and realizes he doesn’t have the substance ‘V’ in his system. However, she questions this discovery, wondering why Cate couldn’t previously read his mind if he were truly human.

The team comes up with a plan to defeat Cipher and reveal he’s not a machine during their major fight. However, Cipher anticipates their move, informing Cate that he knows about her involvement with Jordan, as his father – who was undergoing hyperbaric treatment – told him everything. Cate then confesses she was wrong to be so curious and take the risk.

Watching them record was so tense! She kept trying to trick him into admitting he *didn’t* have powers, but he totally knew she was filming the whole time. It was a huge surprise to find out he *did* have abilities, even though she couldn’t sense them. Then things got really scary – he started controlling Jordan and forced them to fight Marie! Just when Marie was about to retaliate, thankfully, he broke his hold. What a relief, but wow, that was close!

Is Cipher’s Father Thomas Godolkin in Gen V?

We’ve never encountered anyone with powers who doesn’t have Compound V in their blood. Even Homelander, created in a lab, originated from Soldier Boy’s genetic material, which contained the compound. How Cipher developed powers without Compound V is a mystery, but we believe the answer lies with his father – potentially Thomas Godolkin.

As viewers saw in the very first scene of *Gen V* season two, one character did catch fire. With the season now halfway over, fans are eager to find out what happens next and how everything will unfold.

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2025-09-24 19:03