Whether you re watching the netflix show or reading the comics umbrella academy fans are dying to know the answer to one burning question what happened to ben hargreeves aka number 6 aka the. When the show s present day story begins ben the sixth of the hargreeves. Based on the comic books by gerard way and gabriel ba the umbrella academy tells the story of 7 children with superpowers who are adopted trained into heroes and go on to become deeply flawed dysfunctional adults.
The umbrella academy has yet to reveal how ben died but did leave a trail of clues throughout season 1. Since the series kicks off following the events surrounding his death viewers of the umbrella academy who have not read the original comics by my chemical romance singer gerard way are left wondering what happened to ben. However there is one sibling missing from the reunion and that is ben aka number six.
The death of number six aka ben hargreeves is a lingering mystery in the netflix drama and the latest season offers new clues about what happened to. How did ben die. Here s what fans need to know about number six s death.
Ben was a key part of the umbrella academy season 2 but little is known about how he died. Who created the umbrella academy comics told ign in 2019. But the comics have a few vague clues.
Not even the umbrella academy showrunner knows how ben died. That said the comic book has offered a. The show never offers much of an explanation for ben s death and the comics the umbrella academy is based on also have been largely mum on this topic.
We learn ben died in an accident during an umbrella academy mission and the fractures in every umbrella academy. The season 2 finale of the umbrella academy opens with ben s funeral in 2006. But overall season 1 is.
We can tell from by his statue that he must not have died that long ago.
Umbrella academy how did ben die comic. Aside from the disappearance of time traveling number 5 the death of ben impacted the family more than anything confirmed by the statue erected in his honor. From what little is known about ben s death audiences can estimate it has something to do with luther hargreeves the leader of the umbrella academy. The umbrella academy never clearly addresses in season 1 just what happened to ben or why he died.
The umbrella academy never clearly addresses in season 1 just what happened to ben or why he died. From what little is known about ben s death audiences can estimate it has something to do with luther hargreeves the leader of the umbrella academy. Aside from the disappearance of time traveling number 5 the death of ben impacted the family more than anything confirmed by the statue erected in his honor.
