Tek Knight's Super Senses Exposed Hughie's Disguise in "The Boys"
In "The Boys" season 4, episode 6, "Dirty Business", Tek Knight discovers that Hughie is actually posing as Webweaver. The episode cleverly reveals the key detail that gave him away.
The Missing Web-Hole
When MM visits Webweaver earlier in the episode, "The Boys" highlights Webweaver's distinctive web hole located on his lower back, near the buttocks. In a hilarious turn of events, Hughie's first task in Tek Knight's lair involves him dropping his trousers to let out a strategically placed fart. This moment reveals Hughie's lack of the web hole, which is likely when Tek Knight realizes that he is not the real Webweaver.
Tek Knight's Super Senses and a Little Suspicion
Even though Tek Knight is in the process of choking himself on a hanging chain when Hughie drops his pants, Tek Knight's keen eyesight, combined with his super-senses, likely noticed the lack of the web hole. From that point on, he begins to test Hughie subtly. In the next scene, Tek Knight teases Hughie for not knowing Webweaver's safe word, as if he already knows that Hughie is not the genuine article.
Tek Knight's Interest in Webweaver
When Tek Knight first greets Hughie, disguised as Webweaver, he says, "It's so good to meet you in person... finally," which suggests that Tek Knight and Webweaver had already communicated remotely before the party. This leads to an important conclusion: Tek Knight's interest in Webweaver was not just about meeting a new superhero. It was specifically about the web hole.
This is further confirmed when Tek Knight later expresses his frustration with superheroes having the same "holes over and over again." It becomes clear that his primary reason for inviting Webweaver was the web hole on his lower back. He was looking for something different, something unique.
MM, with his usual meticulous planning, accounted for all the obvious ways Hughie could be exposed. He masked his face, changed his voice, and even covered his scent. However, nobody anticipated that Hughie's pasty cheeks would be on display, and it's this unexpected detail that ultimately led to his downfall.
