Annie January also known as Starlight is as down-to-earth and sincere as they come. She the girl next door with superpowers. And as Starlight, "The Defender of Des Moines", all she's ever wanted to do is save the world — and while a lot of people say that as a corny catchphrase, she actually means it. So, when she's selected to join The Seven, it's every dream she's ever had come true.

However, that dream becomes her worst nightmare when this fresh-faced Midwesterner arrives in New York and learns that the old adage is true: never meet your heroes. The leader of the Seven, Homelander who is a hero to the world is actually a narcissistic , self centered, homicidal devil.