Carl Cooper was the husband of Sissy Cooper and the neglectful father of Harlan Cooper. He is the tertiary antagonist of the second season of Umbrella Academy. He becomes skeptical of the relationship between Sissy and Viktor Hargreeves, which eventually drives a wedge between their relationship.
Biography[]
History[]
Carl’s father had worked in a ranch in California. He and Jerry grew up there until the ranch foreclosed in 1924, due to an outbreak of hoof and mouth disease. They were forced to slaughter 100,000 animals.[1]
Marriage with Sissy[]
Carl enjoyed a stable relationship with Sissy prior to Sissy hitting Viktor with her car and inviting him into the household. Their relationship quickly begins to deteriorate, however, when Viktor drives a wedge between their relationship.
Carl quickly becomes aware of the relationship between Sissy and Viktor Hargreeves, and tells Viktor that he will call it off, or he will send Harlan Cooper, to an institution better suited to his needs. This is enough for Viktor to tell Sissy, and the two plan on leaving Carl together.
Death[]
After Carl manages to send Viktor away, Harlan begins experiencing strange sensations wherein he blacks-out and exclaims Viktor's name. Carl deems this odd and tries to take Harlan away to an institution. Sissy threatens him with a shotgun to prevent him, and because of Carl the gun ends up going off in Harlan's direction. With the help of the energy absorbed from Viktor, Harlan is able to deflect the bullet, which hits Carl, killing him immediately.[2]
Sissy subsequently ends up on the FBI's Most Wanted list for her alleged connections to the "Kennedy Six" and the murder of Carl.[3]
Relationships[]
Sissy[]
Carl and Sissy enjoyed a stable relationship prior to Viktor living in their house for a while. Eventually, their marriage broke down, and Sissy exclaimed to Viktor that she no longer loved Carl, but couldn't muster the strength to leave him.
Carl eventually finds out about the relationship between Sissy and Viktor, and tells Viktor to call it off, or risk harming Harlan.
Harlan[]
Carl showed little emotion towards Harlan, and rarely interacted with him. He seemed to have no qualms about sending Harlan to an institution. This, however, was prevented by Sissy and Viktor. He also had no issue with shooting Harlan out of spite towards Sissy.
Trivia[]
- He is portrayed by Stephen Bogaert who also acted in X-Men: Apocalypse as General Hastings.
References[]
See More[]
| The Umbrella Academy Characters on Netflix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| The Umbrella Academy | Luther • Diego • Allison • Klaus • Five • Ben • Viktor • Lila Pitts • Sir Reginald Hargreeves • Grace • Pogo | ||
| The Sparrow Academy | Marcus • Ben • Fei • Alphonso • Sloane • Jayme • Christopher • Sir Reginald Hargreeves | ||
| Villains | Hazel • Cha Cha • The Handler • Leonard Peabody • The Swedes • A.J. Carmichael | ||
| Other | Harlan Cooper • Sissy Cooper • Raymond Chestnut | ||