I'll come clean: when Call of Duty Mobile dropped its Season 5 crossover with The Boys, I assumed it would be another pile of edgy skins and laser-eyed mayhem. But the moment I saw Erin Moriarty's Starlight glowing on the login screen, something shifted. There is a wholesome undercurrent to this whole thing, and as a regular player, that caught me completely off guard. Instead of rolling in like Homelander, I ended up leaning into Starlight's whole "kill them with kindness" energy — and somehow, it made the game feel brand new.
The Season 5 drop is stacked
Look, I've been around Call of Duty Mobile long enough to know a cosmetic drop when I see one. But Season 5: Revenge is not messing around. The crossover brings Homelander, Starlight, and Black Noir as operator Draws, complete with a Legendary Weapon Blueprint tied to the Supes and reactive kill-count elements. You also get the new bullpup Assault Rifle, the BAL-27, plus Operator Skins like Bulldog - The Responder, Klepto - The Dissenter, and the Mythic Kui Ji - Viridescent Oath Mythic. If you're a Battle Pass grinder, there's a lot here to sink your teeth into.
Two modes that actually switch up the loops
The big win for me is that this isn't just a skin parade. Multiplayer adds Supe'd Up Attack of the Undead, a redesigned Zombies mode where you can step into the boots of one of the three Supes. I love classic Zombies, so getting to blast through waves as Black Noir or Starlight felt like a fever dream in the best way.
Battle Royale, meanwhile, scatters Temp V across Isolated. Grab a dose and you'll get one of four random superpowers:
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Homelander's Laser Vision
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Starlight's Electric Shockwave
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Black Noir's Charge Jump
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Teleport
I won't lie, finding Temp V in a final circle and suddenly teleporting behind a camper is pure, uncut dopamine.
Killing them with kindness is a real tactic now
What really sold me, though, was the Starlight Operator's personality. In the promo material and the way the character is positioned, Starlight remains almost absurdly calm while everything burns around her. Erin Moriarty herself described it as staying "unaffected in the midst of a lot of chaos," and said the team leaned into comedy and kindness as the opposite of how Homelander would play the scenario. That contrast is so wild it circles back to brilliant.
I started doing something stupid: keeping my head level mid-firefight and mentally complimenting opponents before taking them out. A rushed shotgunner? Bold push. A window sniper? Great sight line. Then I'd send them to the lobby. It sounds corny, but it changed my mindset. Moriarty even said that Starlight, even when killing someone out of self-defense, would still say "Good job" and mean it. That's exactly the energy I needed after months of sweaty ranked matches.
One detail I got a kick out of: this version doesn't lean on new voice capture. Instead, there are props that let Starlight guide players with advice on how to mess with Homelander. That is such a Starlight move — showing up to a chaotic crossover just to help you stay calm and ruin Homelander's day.
Pick a side and grind some epic rewards
There's also a Themed Event where you choose either The Boys or Dawn of the Seven faction. From there, you can earn over a dozen Epic-level rewards, including The Boys-themed Weapon Blueprints and the Manta Ray - Maritime Marauder Skin. I went Dawn of the Seven because, well, I'm a simple player and the stuff looked clean.
Final thoughts from a newly converted supe
The funny thing is, I'm not usually the guy who buys into crossover lore. But this one has a strange heart. Erin Moriarty, who admits she's a gaming novice, talked about finding healthy escapism in games as an adult. That resonated. Sometimes you just want to unwind, turn your brain off, and float around a map zapping people with Electric Shockwave while being unnervingly polite about it.
Call of Duty Mobile x The Boys could have been loud, cynical, and full of itself. Instead, Season 5: Revenge gave me a reason to play something familiar with a completely different vibe. I came for Homelander's chaos, but I stayed for Starlight's twinkly-eyed, compliment-your-opponent, kill-them-with-kindness crusade. And honestly? That's a plot twist I did not see coming. 🔥