I think the most pressing concept in The Boys is that power corrupts and the more powerful you are, the more disconnect you feel from the little guy. <-- Poten

I think the most pressing concept in The Boys is that power corrupts and the more powerful you are, the more disconnect you feel from the little guy. <-- Potential Spoilers ahead --> We are told that the ends justify the means, but it becomes increasingly obvious that the means are just an arms race between right cunts as Butcher puts it. And not one person in the show with superpowers hesitates for a microsecond to achieve a variety of selfish goals (usually involving revenge/violence), collateral damage be damned in the process, with the slight exception of Starlight.