The first iteration of the Boys was decommissioned after a disastrous confrontation with the Seven in 2001 that resulted in civilian casualties. As a result, Mallory feels that the original concept for the team has gone awry, and would never have created the unit as it currently stands. This coincides with Mallory's belief in Issues #54–55 that in spite of the seductiveness of the concept of special forces teams, the application of them can often go wrong as they try to justify their budgets and create their private conflicts. As Mallory notes in #55, 14 people were killed by the Boys from 1987 to 1995 and 'nearly three times that number' between 19, when Butcher had gained more influence. Over time, the team's focus changed due to Butcher's increased influence, from one of management and containment to one of direct confrontation. While this is in part to help protect normal humans from the actions of the largely out of control 'supes,' this is also to ensure that the company lacks the stability or the platform to push the use of superhumans in national defense. Greg Mallory to manage, police, and sometimes liquidate Vought. The Boys are a CIA black ops team, initially created by Col.