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Hamish Linklater has opened up about his role as Dean Cipher<\/strong> in Gen V<\/strong> Season 2<\/strong>. In a recent interview, the actor discussed why Cipher is training Marie Moreau, explained the character\u2019s larger agenda at Godolkin University, and revealed how his motives tie into Homelander<\/strong> and Polarity.<\/p>\n Hamish Linklater explained Dean Cipher\u2019s motives in Gen V season 2 during an interview with Screen Rant<\/a>. Following Indira Shetty\u2019s death in season 1, Cipher assumes control of Godolkin University. Across the first three episodes, Cipher directs his focus toward Marie Moreau, played by Jaz Sinclair, while also manipulating Cate Dunlap and advancing an ideology that is strongly pro-supe and anti-human.<\/p>\n Asked about Cipher\u2019s broader vision, Linklater stated: \u201cHe\u2019s trying to make a master race out of a master race. That\u2019s his idea, and his tool is going to be Marie. He thinks she\u2019s the one who\u2019s going to give him supremacy over the other supremacist, Homelander.\u201d Cipher\u2019s training of Marie is thus positioned as central to his attempt to challenge Homelander\u2019s dominance.<\/p>\n When pressed on Cipher\u2019s perception of threats, Linklater clarified: \u201cWell, you\u2019ve always got to be careful of Homelander. That\u2019s rule No. 1. Then these pesky kids, they\u2019re a problem too. I don\u2019t know Polarity. He doesn\u2019t know that Polarity is actually going to be the biggest problem for him.\u201d Linklater underscored that Cipher underestimates Polarity, portrayed by Sean Patrick Thomas, who becomes a central obstacle after the death of his son Andre.<\/p>\n Linklater also reflected on Cipher\u2019s philosophy compared to Polarity, saying, \u201cWell, we do, we represent that. But I think Cipher thinks that he\u2019s going to figure out the workaround. I mean, frankly, if he can build Marie into as powerful a creature as he thinks he can, then she\u2019s going to take care of whatever these side effects might be of these superpowers, and then his army\u2019s really going to be strong.\u201d Cipher\u2019s manipulation of Marie is therefore not just about control but about weaponizing her abilities to offset limitations of unchecked power.<\/p>\n Cipher\u2019s caution around Homelander, his efforts to isolate Cate, and his dismissal of Polarity all frame the conflicts driving the new season.<\/p>\n Originally reported by Anubhav Chaudhry on SuperHeroHype<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n The post Gen V Season 2\u2019s Dean Cipher Wants to Gain Supremacy Over Homelander<\/a> appeared first on ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hamish Linklater has opened up about his role as Dean Cipher in Gen V Season 2. In a recent interview, the actor discussed why Cipher is training Marie Moreau, explained the character\u2019s larger agenda at Godolkin University, and revealed how his motives tie into Homelander and Polarity. 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