We’re pitting the Umbrella Academy against the Sparrow Academy
Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy opens with the Umbrella Academy met with a foe they never anticipated: themselves, sort of. Though the new Hargreeves children they find in the house are not alternate versions of themselves, they are a funhouse mirror of what life could have been like had a number of variables been different. This is the Sparrow Academy, and they operate like a well-oiled machine (at least from the outside).
So of course, almost immediately the Umbrella and Sparrow academies take to fighting each other. With a six-on-seven brawl, there’s a lot of moving parts. But in a showdown between individual members of the group, who would win? Glad you asked.
We paired each academy member against their numeral counterpart in the other house. Since this is a one-on-one showdown, we’re also assuming a world in which Umbrella Ben is alive and well, just for numbers’ sake. Will having a full team roster make a difference for the Umbrella Academy? Let’s find out.
What are their powers? Both family leaders have super-strength — though Luther also has the body of an ape.
The showdown: I say this with the utmost love for Luther, but Marcus is demonstrably better trained and a more coordinated fighter. Would they be more evenly matched if Luther did not spend four years of his life crying on the moon? We simply do not know.
Winner: Marcus—despite basically the same power set,Marcus is more of a Chad than Luther.
What are their powers? Diego is able to manipulate the trajectory of anything he throws, as well as anything thrown at him — including bullets. He, however, seems to forget he has this power all the freaking time. Ben can summon horrifying tentacles from his stomach.
The showdown: While Diego’s Wanted-style
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