Firecracker (The boys)

"I sell purpose. These people got nothing. Maybe they lost a job or a house or a kid to Oxy. Politicians don't give a shit, mainstream media tells them to be ashamed of their skin color, so, well, I bring 'em together, tell them a story, give them a purpose."

Shortly after Firecracker's birth, her parents accepted Vought's offer to inject her with Compound V, subsequently transforming her into a Supe and granting her superhuman powers and abilities.

As revealed by Firecracker, she initially used the moniker "Sparkler" in her early career, participating in Supe pageants. Firecracker described her family as very poor, with no backyard for her to practice her routines, which she diligently worked to perfect.

For three years, she competed in the same Supe pageants as Starlight. Despite her hard work, she was never able to win against Starlight. However, at the age of 13, Sparkler managed to make it into the top two alongside Starlight. Just before the final competition, Starlight spread a vicious rumor that Sparkler had only made it to the finals by sexually servicing all the judges, claiming that was the only reason someone like her could advance so far. When Sparkler confronted Starlight about the rumor, Starlight cruelly responded that she doesn't speak to "fat sluts."

As a result of this rumor, Sparkler lost the pageant and was **** to drop out of the pageant circuit altogether. The false rumor continued to follow her, ruining her reputation and life. Since then, Firecracker has held a deep grudge against Starlight.

When she was 28 years old, Firecracker worked at as a Counselor at the Capes for Christ Bible Camp in Davie, Florida. While working there, she engaged in sexual relations with a 15-year-old boy, in an incident that was caught on camera, though Vought were able to use their resources to drop Firecracker's statutory charges and sweep the incident under the rug.