Why did A train stop running

Warning: SPOILERS for The Boys Season 2, Episode 4

The Seven lost another team member in season 2 of The Boys — because Homelander kicked A-Train out. When the first season of The Boys launched in 2019, viewers were first introduced to Vought's powerful superteam known as The Seven. Led by Homelander, the team consisted of Queen Maeve, A-Train, Black Noir, The Deep, Translucent, and the newcomer Starlight. At the start of season 2, though, The Deep was still on sabbatical and Translucent was dead, opening the door for Stormfront to join.

Through the first several episodes of the new season, The Boys has continued to test The Seven. Stormfront is grappling for control of the team, while Homelander is feeling betrayed that he didn't have a say in choosing the new team member. This has put the powerful Supe on edge: He's been testing the loyalty of those within The Seven as a result and playing mind games with them. Homelander told Starlight to kill Hughie and nearly killed her when she refused, but he also outed Queen Maeve on public television to let her know he's aware of her girlfriend. In his latest move to shake up The Seven, though, it was A-Train who lost his spot.

Homelander delivered the news to A-Train after Vought had a meeting with fellow speedster Shockwave. The reasoning for Homelander's decision is because of A-Train's health. While fighting Starlight at the end of season 1, A-Train had a heart attack and only came out of his coma at the beginning of season 2. But, he was not the same Supe he was before the incident, which was a result of him amplifying his powers through taking doses of Compound V. Earlier episodes of season 2 showed A-Train struggling to run fast for long stretches, and Homelander recognized that his heart can't handle it anymore.

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What happened to A

A-Train finally perishes when Billy Butcher captures him and gives "Wee" Hughie Campbell a call. The raging Hughie is tempted to kill the speedster and finally get revenge for Robin, but lacks a final push.

What happened to A

A-Train may have succumbed to his Compound V addiction, but Starlight was last seen giving him CPR. A-Train has also shown exceptional healing properties thanks to the enhancement drug (his broken leg recovered in hours) so a heart attack might not kill off this member of the Seven just yet.

Does A

If we follow Karl Urban's quote about the way showrunner Eric Kripke thinks, A-Train did something good by apologizing (and ridding the world of Blue Hawk), which leads to him surviving his ordeal and finally getting a healthy heart that can sustain his powers.

What happened to A

While Hughie confronts A-Train leading up to the series finale, she sneaks up behind him and hits him with a crowbar. Being the fastest man alive, The Female hits him where it hurts and breaks one of his legs which is seen in excruciating details with the snapped bone sticking out of his leg as he writhes in pain.