Umbrella Academy: Everything We Know About Reginald Hargreeves' Origins
Warning: SPOILERS forThe Umbrella Academyseason 2 below.
Reginald Hargreeves' origin story has been one of the ongoing mysteries of Netflix's The Umbrella Academy. He adopted 7 out of the 43 gifted babies born on October 1, 1989, but it turns out there's something special about him as well. Let's dive into everything that's known about him in The Umbrella Academy, why Reginald Hargreeves came to Earth, and whether or not he came from the future.
Reginald decided to train the children he adopted as superheroes to save the world. As this was his sole mission in life, he acted more as a headmaster than a father to his children. For this reason, most of his children grew up to resent him. Since he never grew close to the Umbrella Academy, there's a high probability that none of them ever knew their dad's actual background.
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The Monocle is actually an extraterrestrial being disguised as a wealthy entrepreneur — but why did the alien Reginald Hargreeves leave his home planet and head to Earth? The comics have shared parts of his origin story, but the show is just starting to explore it. Here's a deep dive into Reginald Hargreeves' origin story in The Umbrella Academy and what it could mean for the show in season 3 and beyond.
Reginald Hargreeves' origin story from the Umbrella Academy comics by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá remained the same for the Netflix adaptation. His home planet was ravaged by nuclear war, so he traveled to Earth for sanctuary in the 20th century. Reginald disguised himself as a human and climbed the ranks in society by becoming a world-famous scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, and even an Olympic gold medalist. On top of all those
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