The Umbrella Academy was a superhero team comprised of powerful individuals conceived from Marigold, and adopted and trained by Sir Reginald Hargreeves. As children, they fought criminals throughout The City, although they endured serious emotional and physical abuse at home which eventually led them to separate. When they reunited as adults, they went on several missions to stop apocalyptic threats, often utilizing Number Five's time travel abilities.
Eventually, they discovered that Hargreeves had intended used them as vessels to power the Hotel Oblivion and reset the universe, which an alternate version of him managed to succeed in doing. In this new reality, they discovered that their constant timeline meddling was trapping the universe in a never-ending cycle of destruction, and so allowed themselves to be wiped from existence by the Cleanse.
History[]
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Forty-three children around the world are born by mysterious circumstances, as their mothers did not show any signs of pregnancy at all until labor began. Seven of these children are subsequently adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves, with the intention to raise them as a superhero team.[1]
After an argument with his father, Number Five leaves The Umbrella Academy and time travels for the first time, jumping to April 1, 2019, the day of the apocalypse.
Ben Hargreeves is killed on a mission, but remains with his brother Klaus as a ghost.
Number Five makes a deal with The Handler to join the Commission and escape the apocalypse.
The apocalypse is brought on by Viktor Hargreeves and the entire human race is wiped out. Number Five arrives shortly after via time travel, and is stuck there for 45 years.
Trivia[]
- The team has at least two LGBTQ+ characters:
- In season 1, Klaus Hargreeves is revealed to be LGBTQ+.
- He mentioned a previous boyfriend in episode two.
- When he travelled back to the Vietnam War in 1963, he fell in love with a soldier named Dave.
- In season 3 episode 2, Viktor Hargreeves comes out as a trans man.
- In Season 2, he fell in love with a woman named Sissy Cooper.
- In Season 1, he had a relationship with Leonard Peabody. However, it is heavily implied that this was not true love, and he only fell for Leonard due to the latter manipulating his affections.
- In season 1, Klaus Hargreeves is revealed to be LGBTQ+.
- In the original timeline one of the seven children, Ben Hargreeves died during a mission in his teen years. The cause of his death was wiped from their memory.
- Luther’s strength and ape body makes him somewhat comparable to Beast and Hulk from Marvel comics.
- Diego's trajectory powers and knife skills make him comparable to Batman from DC comics.
- Allison's persuasive powers makes her somewhat comparable to Scarlet Witch from Marvel comics and Black Canary from DC comics.
- Five's space-time powers make him somewhat comparable to Winter Soldier from Marvel comics and Flash DC comics.
- Viktor's sound powers make him comparable to Jean Grey and Dazzler from Marvel comics.
References[]
| The Umbrella Academy (Netflix series) | |||
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| Main characters | Luther Hargreeves • Diego Hargreeves • Allison Hargreeves • Klaus Hargreeves • Number Five • Ben Hargreeves • Viktor Hargreeves • Lila Pitts | ||
| Supporting characters | Pogo • Grace • Agnes Rofa • Eudora Patch • Harlan Cooper • Sissy Cooper • Raymond Chestnut • Sloane Hargreeves • Stanley • Jennifer | ||
| Villains | Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Sparrow timeline) • The Commission (The Handler • Hazel • Cha Cha • The Swedes) • Leonard Peabody • The Sparrow Academy • The Keepers • Abigail Hargreeves • The Cleanse | ||
| Seasons | Season 1 • Season 2 • Season 3 • Season 4 | ||
| Tie-in books | Young Blood • The Commission Handbook | ||