Serge , better known as Frenchie , is one of the three tritagonists of the Amazon series The Boys along with Mother's Milk and Kimiko Miyashiro , serving as a major character in both Seasons 2 and 3 , and the tritagonist of Season 1. Not much is known about Serge's early life, but he claims to have had a rough upbringing. He is of French - Algerian descent. Serge claims that his father was bipolar and that when he was ten-years-old, his father tried to smother him with a Hello Kitty duvet.
Every few nights, he would take him out for a walk to smoke a cigarette and tell him he loved him. However, he would also burn him with the cigarettes. Serge made many attempts to run away, jumping buses and trains or anything to return to his mother, but he was found by his father every time. When Serge moved to New York , he was alone, living in a homeless shelter. He claims that the show kept him company and inspired him to "make his own family".
By , Serge and his close friends, Cherie and Jay , would spend most of their time either getting high or pulling crime heists. He would also create elaborate weapons that he would use on supes if they tried to stop him during his heists. The law eventually caught up to Serge and his friends when they were arrested during their bank heist. While Serge was in custody, he was approached by Grace Mallory who was impressed by his abilities to make weapons and gadgets that counter a supe's power.
Mallory offered him a choice, either rot for in a prison for 25 years, or come to work for her. Serge refused her offer, so Mallory made a different offer. Serge called it a bluff, but Mallory only assured him it isn't. While Mallory proceeded to leave the room, Serge stopped her to ask what kind of work she does. Frenchie, Butcher, Mallory and M. While waiting in an abandoned warehouse for Lamplighter to arrive, Frenchie and Mallory congratulated M. Frenchie jokingly offered to help plan M.
When Lamplighter finally arrived to meet with the Boys, they all laughed at his costume design. Mallory proceeded to blackmail Lamplighter into being their informant and feed them information about The Seven.
