How the umbrella academy s swole gorilla man got so absurdly swole i looked at the comics before i was officially cast and i was like oh my god this guy is a human head on a gorilla body. Yes you read that correctly. Luther literally has the body of a martian gorilla.
The following contains spoilers for umbrella academy season 1 and all the comics released so far. Sir reginald is extremely cold hearted often mistreating and even experimenting on the children for. The umbrella academy the monocle sir reginald hargreeves a wealthy entrepreneur and world renowned scientist he was a recipient of the nobel prize for his work in the cerebral advancement of the chimpanzee and is the founder of the umbrella academy a group of adopted super powered children.
Luther must now live with gorilla like features which explains his top heavy body. The umbrella academy powers ranked reveals which character is the most powerful from netflix tv show. 1 shortly after the death of ben hargreeves the umbrella academy disbanded and spaceboy left earth to take up residence on the moon.
Sir reginald was forced to perform emergency experimental surgery to save his life by transplanting his head onto the body of a martian gorilla. Hargreeves grafts his head onto the body of a genetically engineered ape from mars. In the umbrella academy comics luther s supernatural transformation happens in a slightly different way.
Here s a look at what his powers are on the show as. Number 1 aka luther is the leader of the group on the umbrella academy but he doesn t seem to always have the confidence to lead. As a result he never left the umbrella academy or developed a life outside of it becoming isolated and sheltered.
Luther is shown to define himself as the leader of the umbrella academy and as his father s number 1 taking his role very seriously and devoting his life to his father s cause. Though some of his fellow cast members arrived in season two with a new status quo the umbrella academy star tom hopper is still as gigantic and stuck in an ape body like he was in the first. Luther s gorilla body makes several prominent appearances during the season including the initial reveal at the umbrella academy mansion and a drug fueled rave in the seventh episode.
