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Annie January

Rebecca Anne "Annie" Campbell (née January), known by the codename Starlight, is a superheroine in the comic book series The Boys, created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson. As Starlight, she is a member of the Seven, a group of superheroes funded by Vought-American (Vought International in the television franchise), and the love interest of Hughie Campbell. Annie is a former member of the Young Americans group with the ability of flight and light manipulation. Throughout the series, she is portrayed as one of the only members of the Seven with selfless, benevolent motivations, but becomes disillusioned when she sees the dark secrets of Vought and the other members of the Seven. Eventually, the death and destruction she witnesses pushes her to quit her job at Vought and join the Boys alongside Hughie, where they both serve as the moral center of the group.

In the Amazon Prime Video streaming television adaptation and Seven on 7, Annie is portrayed by Erin Moriarty, with Maya Misaljevic portraying a young Annie in the third season.

Annie January / Starlight is introduced in Cherry as the latest member of the Seven. Her known powers are flight and the ability to project blinding light, though she is also hinted to have super-hearing. She is formerly a member of the Young Americans superhero organization, and a conservative Christian. Upon joining the Vought-American-sponsored team called the Seven, she is shocked to discover the other members' true nature. On her first visit, the Homelander requests that she performs oral sex for him, A-Train, and Black Noir, or leave the group. She reluctantly complies. Her costume is modified against her will to be more revealing and she has often been tricked into humiliating situations. It was claimed by A-Train in issue #20 that the Seven hired her solely to amuse themselves by degrading her. Jack from Jupiter expects her to be replaced by a bigger-name hero within a year. During the "Cherry" story arc, she meets Hughie in New York on a bench in Central Park. Under her Annie identity, she begins a relationship with Hughie, neither knowing the other's true identity.

Annie has frequently shown signs of changing, with aggressive outbursts, losing her faith, using profanities, and drinking alcohol. She shows some concern that she is becoming more like the rest of the Seven, coming to realize that even Homelander once shared her idealism. Butcher has footage of her induction into the Seven, and in issue #39, he discovers Annie's and Hughie's relationship.

In #32, Annie violently rejects a new, even more revealing costume and makeover and a new, fictional origin of being a rape victim foisted on her by Vought-American's marketing department. The Seven's attempt to change her mind results in a staredown with Black Noir, with Annie only being saved by Queen Maeve's surprise intervention. She further defies both the team and VA by going back to her original outfit.

Annie has said she believes her relationship with Hughie is "more precious than gold", and she intends to quit the Seven and move out. Despite this, #39–43 shows that she is terrified he will reject her if he finds out what she did to get into the Seven. This proves to be true, as Hughie flees when she reveals her true identity in Issue #45.

Not wanting the truth to destroy their relationship, she follows Hughie back to Scotland during the "Highland Laddie" mini-series. She reveals her childhood to Hughie, and what it was like growing up with powers: blinding her parents at birth, being adopted by a foster couple who raised her to show her off at VA pageants and having powers while being forbidden to actually help or rescue people.

In issue #52, Hughie suggests to her that the relationship will not work despite his warnings about certain individuals not being keen on supes. She then explains to Hughie that he is the nicest person she ever had in her life and doesn't want to give that up, requesting that since the relationship is on the rocks, can he still treat her decently. Hughie agrees. In issue #55, after Hughie finishes his conversation with Mallory, he reveals to Annie that he has been working for the C.I.A. and wants her to leave the Seven and hide until the upcoming war between them and The Boys is at a conclusion. Hughie admits to her that he still loves her.

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