“ | We’re different than everyone else. We’re special. And good or bad, that means we don’t get to live normal lives. Here or anywhere. | „ |
~ Luther Hargreeves |
Luther Hargreeves, formerly known as Number One, is one of the main protagonists of the comic book series The Umbrella Academy and its television series adaptation.
He is one of the children with superpowers who was adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves and trained to be a superhero. After Reginald dies and Luther is reunited with his siblings, they become entangled with the oncoming apocalypse, which they have to prevent multiple times due to them being the indirect cause. Luther is easily the kindest of his siblings, and is devoted to protecting those close to him.
In the television series he was portrayed by Tom Hopper.
What Makes Him Love Exalted?[]
- Acted as a superhero for years for his father Reginald, continuing this career even after all of his siblings quit as adults.
- Even though Reginald treated him horribly, Luther still tried to find out how he died afterwards since he truly saw him as a father.
- He saves his siblings multiple times, such as when he fights off Hazel and Cha-Cha during their assault on the Umbrella Academy mission.
- He fights alongside his other siblings to stop Viktor from causing the apocalypse the first time.
- After being taken back in time by Number Five, Luther apologizes to Viktor for locking him in the sound isolation chamber, and the two mend their relationship fully by season three.
- He helps Number Five in trying to bring all of his siblings together to fix the timeline and stop the apocalypse, later fighting off the Temps Commission and saving Allison from being suffocated by Lila.
- After returning to the present and meeting the Sparrow Academy, the two groups begin feuding but Luther attempts to broker peace between them, eventually entering into a relationship with Sloane, one of the members.
- Once it becomes clear that the universe is going to be destroyed by a grandfather paradox, Luther and Sloane decide to get married so that everyone can have one last party before they die.
- While he is initially against going to Hotel Oblivion, after Reginald kills him Luther convinces Klaus to bring them back to life so he can save his family. Luther is brought back temporarily by Klaus, fighting a Guardian and revealing what Reginald did.
- Once the universe is reset and the surviving members of the Umbrella & Sparrow Academies are stranded in the new timeline, Luther immediately goes looking for Sloane due to her being missing.
External Links[]
- Luther Hargreeves on the Heroes Wiki
- Luther Hargreeves on the Umbrella Academy Wiki