Regardless of the fact that they both seemingly occupy opposite ends of the morality spectrum, it's impossible to deny that Stormfront and Queen Maeve are two of the most badass superwomen in the world of The Boys.
Although Stormfront likely has a bit of an advantage in pure superhuman strengths, it's safe to say that both Maeve and Stormfront bring a lot of unique and powerful qualities to the table. However, if these two of The Seven actually had to square off against each other, what advantages would they have over each other, and who would ultimately win in that showdown?
Queen Maeve: She Has Better PR
While public image isn't everything, it's obvious why the truly evil supes of the world like Homelander and Stormfront are so concerned with how the world sees them. Superpowers can only get someone so far, and having public can be the difference between being a superhero or supervillain.
Luckily for Queen Maeve, she really wins in the PR battle against Stormfront, as once Stormy was outed as a Nazi it was pretty much over for her in the eyes of the world.
Stormfront: She's Vought's Man Behind The Curtain
After an initial great impression, Stormfront's public image was trashed. However, she has reinvented herself at least once already, and she has the kind of power that really matters. Vought is the business behind superheroes, and Stormfront is the woman behind the business.
Even if Maeve could take Stormfront down in a one-on-one fight, the fact that Stormfront possesses the power of Vought's superhero hegemony makes her a much larger threat.
Queen Maeve: She Has Experience Against Monsters
Although Maeve hasn't done much to act out against Vought or against Homelander, one major advantage that she has when it comes to a war with Stormfront is the fact that Stormfront isn't really anything that she hasn't had to deal with before.
Maeve knows how to see through the fake personas that people can present, and she knows how to navigate situations where she has to deal with unstable, frightening, and very powerful adversaries.
Stormfront: She Created Monsters
While Stormfront's experience and powerful position on the business side of Vought is an obvious strength that Queen Maeve lacks, the power behind Vought and behind Stormfront's entire mission has always been her ability to create supes. And clearly she understands this.
She managed to win over the scariest and most dangerous supe in the world, and clearly she is planning on making her own army of supes for her own benefit too.
Queen Maeve: She Knows How To Play Other Supes
Maeve does have an advantage in this sense, because pretty much every super famous supe in the world is someone that she knows well.
But, when it comes to a showdown of superhuman vs. superhuman, obviously knowing how to use other supes to her advantage or knowing how to take them down when she needs to gives her a clear leg up in any battle against Stormfront.
Stormfront: She's A Great Long Game Player
Something that really sets Stormfront apart from all other supes is not only the fact that she's exceptionally long-lived, but that she actually knows how to maximize that longevity when it comes to achieving her goals.
Stormfront has spent decades working tirelessly and secretly to enact her greater agenda, and anyone who wants to defeat her will need to be similarly skilled when it comes to playing the long game.
Queen Maeve: She's Great At Presenting A Façade
Although the same thing could be said about Stormfront because she's great at presenting a façade as well, it means something that Maeve has managed to fool Vought and especially Homelander for so long.
Homelander obviously has an unsettling obsession with Maeve, and she has managed to make him believe that she's an entirely different person than the one that she is inside. That is a pretty useful tool in a superhero showdown tool belt.
Stormfront: She's A Master Manipulator
One aspect of Stormfront's character that makes her such a difficult opponent to defeat is that often times she is working against someone who doesn't even know what's happening behind the scenes.
Stormfront knows exactly how to present herself and exactly how to manipulate other people in order to make them feel or act a certain way, and often times she gets her opponents into massively disadvantaged positions before they even understand what's going on.
Queen Maeve: She's A Moral Person
While Stormfront's ideologies unfortunately have found some throughout the world, the most significant thing that Queen Maeve obviously has on her side when it comes to a battle against Stormfront is that she's actually a moral and decent person.
Despite her occasional shortcomings, Maeve genuinely wants to be the hero that she and the rest of The Seven are pretending to be, which is one thing that she will always have going for her over Stormfront.
Stormfront: Because She's More Powerful
While in any just world, Queen Maeve would easily be able to defeat someone as evil as Stormfront, the unfortunate reality is that Stormfront is just more powerful than Maeve is.
Not only do Stormfront's active powers seem to be better than Maeve's, but it also seems like, despite the fact that Maeve does have superhuman durability, she's easier to harm or kill than Stormfront is.