Sparrow Academy Origins – All 7 Member's Backstories, Personalities And Powers Explored

sparrow academy origins all seven members backstories personalities and powers explored hi everyone welcome back i'm terry cooper and this is marvelous videos with the third season of the umbrella academy all the rage right now fans are a buzz with excitement about the new characters and story arcs that make up this kick-ass season one of the main new introductions happens to be the sparrow academy the sparrow academy consists of seven completely different superhero kids adopted by sir reginald hargreaves in an alternate timeline now how the sparrow academy came to be is a super interesting story and the members of this new academy and their personalities and powers are even more interesting but most importantly it's how these new heroes stack up against the good old umbrella academy will blow your minds confused well this video will break it all down for you keep watching before we go into our explanation we have a very small request if you like our content please support us by subscribing to our channel this is a small click for you but for us it means a lot thank you now let's begin what is the sparrow academy and who are its members the sparrow academy a different version of the hargreaves family that featured a very different ben was introduced at the end of season two of netflix's the umbrella academy the sparrow academy consists of all new characters with the exception of ben despite some fans wild speculation that the sparrows would be alternative iterations of the beloved umbrella academy characters they are reginald hargreaves new team and the umbrella academy battles the sparrow academy in season 3. the sparrow academy a group of seven children with superpowers who were also born on october the 1st 1989 may be the most powerful foe the main heroes have ever faced the members of the sparrow academy were first unveiled in a trailer for the third season which is now airing on netflix they were formed because of a grave mistake that the members of the umbrella academy had committed in season two they had travelled back in time to 1963 to stop the holocaust and when all of them met reginald to ask him for help they unknowingly completely erased their own existence reginald was not a fan of this group of heroes and decided to pick a completely different set of children the umbrellas didn't notice this until they managed to come back to the present day only to realize that they had never been born none of their families were the same and there was no umbrella academy at all all that existed was the sparrow academy thus the sparrow academy members are different in that they were born in a clandestine environment they were adopted by sir reginald hargreaves in an alternative timeline after the umbrella academy's return from 1963. after meeting the umbrella academy in 1963 reginald changed his mind about his original selections and went in an entirely different direction with his picks the sparrows it turns out are far deadlier than the umbrellas because they had trained well into adulthood cooperating in a way the umbrella academy hasn't yet mastered as they split up when they were younger the sparrows proved they could defeat the umbrella academy despite having the same number of members at least until victor finally showed off his skills once again in a third season the well-oiled sparrow academy portrays what life would have been like if a number of factors had been changed and if ben had not passed away when he was younger practically destroying the team however they aren't merely alternate versions of the rambunctious umbrellas and instead they're uniquely superhuman in their own right the seven members in order are marcus ben fay alfonso sloan jamie and christopher compared to the og siblings they all possess unique abilities while certain members of each family do have some commonalities there are also some rather recognizable new powers in the mix right now here are descriptions of the seven members of the sparrow academy and their powers bigger than always better oh yeah when you tell your girlfriend number one marcus and his super strength marcus is number one in his group of siblings and thus is the leader of the sparrow team after seeing him in the umbrella academy season 3 it's clear why marcus is the sparrow academy's leader he is self-assured always prepared and open to compromise if necessary additionally marcus is able to keep the family together particularly during disagreements they pay attention to him and while he enjoys a good battle he usually leads with charisma and reason he is incredibly fit and well liked by the sparrow's devoted followers marcus is believed to value honesty above all else alongside his tremendous confidence it is said that he is a charming sculpted colossus marcus also known as number one of the sparrows is portrayed by justin cornwall and has abilities akin to those of luther before undergoing a supernatural change that converted him into a human ape hybrid from the neck down thus marcus's power is super strength and he is physically just as strong as luther and is capable of defeating any opponent in combat season 3 doesn't say who his mother is or where he was born therefore the head of the sparrow academy was born under mysterious circumstances [Music] number two men who can summon tentacles ben holds a unique position as the only sparrow academy student who also attended the umbrella academy ben was conceived on a train in seoul to a teen mother and was adopted by reginald at different points in time the third season of the umbrella academy shows ben in a very different light from before while he seems more self-assured his behavior indicates that ben from the sparrow academy actually has an enormous ego and is frequently angry he also used to be number one instead of marcus before being demoted to number two since reginald didn't think he was capable of taking the lead despite marcus being referred to as the team's leader a ruthless ben has a strong desire to take the reins by hook or by crook literally for the duration of season 3 he plots and schemes and it's clear that he would never have been able to lead the team however his promotion to number two from number six at the umbrella academy confirms that he is a more significant threat as part of the sparrow academy the sparrow academy's version of ben also has the same super power as the umbrella academy version he can summon tentacles from a portal dimension that protrudes from his abdomen like his counterpart these tentacles are massive and deadly best not to get caught in them this is a blind [Music] number three faye the queen of crows faye is played by actress britney alford you could tell faye is tough the moment you meet her she is intelligent and doesn't hesitate to challenge authority if she believes there may be a better way to handle a particular scenario although she collaborates with ben fay hargreaves has no problem opposing him and his ideas despite his prickly personality and arrogant behavior anyone who challenges fey in a hand-to-hand fight will also find that she is a formidable and highly skilled opponent in combat her persona is that of a loner who appears to prefer spending her time alone but actually needs a friend to confide in faye like her siblings is intelligent but she also has little remorse in dealing with people who have mistreated her in her own way as far as her special power is concerned faye has the ability to summon a murder of crows to pursue or attack anyone she perceives as a threat faye is one of the 43 children born under mysterious circumstances and her origin is also shrouded faye doesn't have eyes but her ravens serve as her eyes giving her the ability to see and snoop on things that her siblings can't she can send them out to survey areas while keeping an eye on everything they discover thus even though she's blind she can see things differently thanks to the crows it's tragic that she has horribly damaged eyes and always has to wear tinted glasses to hide them although she doesn't let this hold her back at all the crows are her eyes and they are damn good ones too faye definitely should not be trifled with because if she gets mad at someone it might be absolutely fatal for number four alfonso the human voodoo doll alfonso who is assigned the number four is quite pessimistic and has a sour demeanor he relishes making fun of his adversaries and frequently pokes fun at the umbrella academy alfonso a character that seems to have parallels to diego is played by jake epstein alfonso is a crime fighter with emotional and physical wounds from his past quite similar to number two from the umbrella academy epstein's character in contrast to his counterpart from the umbrella academy however manages to cope with his issues through humor and his indulgences in pizza and beer alfonso's past including his place of birth and his parents is unknown much like it was for marcus and faye before him in episode 1 alfonso challenges alison to strike him during the combat at the sparrow academy revealing his abilities alfonso resembles a voodoo doll in many ways any physical harm done to him will instantly revert off him and be transferred to the attacker this is why during the struggle alison effectively punches herself in the face as she strikes him hurting herself alfonso can thus cause physical harm to other people by using his own body which is why his face appears to be melting a little he will for instance not feel pain and instead the assaulter will recoil in agony after punching him in the face or the stomach along with the hits he receives alfonso's physical characteristics also change [Applause] [Music] number five sloan the gravity manipulator sloan is possibly one of the sparrow academy's more sympathetic members she fantasizes about leaving her childhood home behind in order to explore the globe and simply live a life different from the one she now has sloan is eager to go but her commitment to her family makes it difficult for her to do so her situation appears to be similar to alison's arc when she split up after she became famous sloan has a large heart and she is willing to let others in as she strives to comprehend their situation she is one of the few sparrow academy members who weren't wholly averse to collaborating with the umbrella academy in season 3. sloan skills include the ability to control gravity which he uses to fly lift people off their feet and fling them across the room during combat thus sloane has capabilities that are decidedly different from those of umbrella number five from the umbrella academy her power is arguably less sophisticated and less functional overall than time travel sloan has the ability to control gravity to fly to perch on the ceiling levitate change the gravitational pull of some items and cause other people and objects to levitate as well number six jamie the venom spitter number six often known as jamie is a firebrand with a short fuse and no patience for small talk she is the loneliest of her siblings and appears to be closest to alfonso along with being known for her signature fear-inducing snarl beyond her tenure with the sparrows jaime's past is unknown just like that of her siblings however jaime has a lot of destructive potential when it comes to her abilities jaime as portrayed by cassie david possesses one of the sparrow's most nasty abilities she has the power to spit venom at her adversaries the target immediately starts experiencing hallucinations should the venom make contact which it typically does because of her excellent aim his hallucinogenic effects involve an imaginary dance off between the umbrella academy and the sparrow academy set to kenny logan's footloose for poor diego who had come in contact with the dreaded venom as netflix officially describes it the effects of her venom sends her targets into their heads and out of the fight [Applause] i have amazing this was ever appropriate number seven christopher the cube christopher hargreaves the telekinetic green cube is one of the brand new characters that make up the sparrow academy in the umbrella academy season 3. he is hands down the most fascinating sparrow academy student he is not a human like the rest of his siblings to begin with instead christopher is a telekinetic cube whose whereabouts are still very much unknown christopher's past or potential origins are left unanswered in season 3. is he another infant with superpowers who just so happens to turn into a cube maybe the sparrow academy can understand him even though he doesn't speak english in light of this christopher appears to get along well with his siblings and is fiercely devoted to the sparrows and their mission along with acting as the family mediator and oracle he also has a problem with the umbrella academy because he sees them as a threat to his siblings christopher has the power to raise the temperature in any space and instill his victims with intense fear he appears to be the most powerful member of the group much like victor as the umbrella academy's number seven huge energy bursts that christopher may unleash can completely destroy an opponent in one episode christopher uses a blast that is so potent that not even allison can escape by using her incredible power of rumor chris also has other energy-based abilities such as telekinesis and paralyzing rays and for some reason he actually floats in the air as a cube he can also apparently reorient his cube body into other shapes if he ever needs to do so sparrows versus umbrellas now that we know all about the sparrows the big question is how do they stack up against the umbrellas well here's an in-depth analysis of how each of the sparrows compares to their umbrella counterpart starting with both number ones luther or umbrella number one is known as a powerful hulk-like character with almost incomparable physical strength marcus hargreaves the top student at the sparrow academy may in fact be the match luther did not anticipate as we witness in the first episode of this season marcus isn't given much screen time which is sad but he appears to be just as powerful as luther marcus however had the advantage due to his strategy in their confrontation with luther however based solely on their powers they appear to be equally strong it's common knowledge that diego hargreaves the umbrella academy's number two is one of the less super-powered but better hand-to-hand or even knife-fighting hargreaves siblings from the original timeline ben hargreaves who is actually number six in the original timeline is number two at the sparrow academy but he's a different and more vicious version of himself diego's fighting ability pales in comparison to sparrow ben's ability to call an eldritch beast from within diego however has a respectable fighting advantage because of his trajectory manipulation skills which some people believe to be a type of telekinesis though not enough to defeat ben's squid like abdominal beast as far as the number threes go alison hargreaves is well known for her ability to control people by beginning anything she says with the words i heard a rumor this is an insane ability because you can literally alter realities and people using her powers as she did to victor all those years ago in season three allison's abilities grow as she starts to manipulate events without using her customary opening line fey of the sparrow academy on the other hand has the ability to call crows from within herself to attack her adversaries in the opening scene allison overpowers fey by saying i heard a rumor you can't move despite the fact that faye has a lot of power alison has a significant advantage over her due to her cleverness and the fact that she no longer has to utter the phrase i heard a rumor alison takes the prize in this comparison alfonso number four from the sparrow academy possesses abilities that enable him to respond to everything his adversary does to him with an equal amount of force making him a living voodoo doll alison attempted to punch him but the blow landed back on her but this season klaus hargreaves who has the ability to summon the dead and interact with them also learns about a new facet of his abilities immortality simply based on power alone klaus would unquestionably be stronger because he simply cannot die alfonso didn't stay long so it's a shame we didn't get to witness them square off in the end with his capacity to move between space and time and his fighting powers five from our original timeline is one of the umbrella's most powerful characters however sloane's ability to change gravity could be able to rival 5's teleportation however we never actually get to see them clash sloane did hold her own against one of the hotel oblivion guardians as well as victor the strongest umbrella sloan has excellent gravity-defying abilities but that being said five is the stronger of the two because he frequently held his own against other sparrow academy students the new timeline's version of number six is jaime who is capable of spitting poison that can cause hallucinations in those who it hits the original timeline's number six was ben despite the strength of jaime's hallucinations we witness ben from the more recent timeline square off against jaime almost coming out on top ben is more powerful than her now that the beast is inside of him but jaime is also a superb fighter last but not least we have both the intriguing number sevens victor a fan favorite from the umbrella academy who has the power to transform sound into energy was able to eliminate every sparrow academy student by himself only five has a chance to stop him making him without a doubt the umbrella academy's most powerful member christopher the telekinetic number seven of the sparrows is not as strong as victor however christopher also took the kugelblitz which is the black hole that was created due to the time travel mistakes committed by the umbrellas within himself for a while making him a worthy opponent if a fight between the two were ever to break out the sparrow academy in the comics discussion about netflix's umbrella academy is always incomplete without exploring the comic books however in this case little is known about the sparrow academy even in the comics the secretive group made its debut at the conclusion of hotel oblivion the third book in this series when they destroyed a number of supervillains who had recently escaped from jail but here is what we know about them mom and a man by the name of diva are somehow connected to this group mom was the umbrella's caregiver and adoptive mother to calm the kids and take care of them when they weren't with him on missions hargreaves had made her out of industrial plastic mom eventually became involved with a sparrow somehow the sparrows called the members of the umbrella academy their family in the comics and have a base in norway when vania hargreaves was having a hard time getting better after the apocalypse and her subsequent memory wipe mom initially brought vania to them later the sparrows disclosed their existence to all the umbrella academy members and ended up saving them from a team of supervillains just in time they dress in uniforms that are red black and silver and feature a sparrow logo on the chest and sleeves it's strongly hinted that they were among the 43 kids who were born at the same time on october 1st 1989 to mothers who had no previous pregnancy symptoms their roots were first presented in hotel oblivion and they'll probably be discussed in the comic books upcoming issues while not all of them were able to show off their skills in the short cameo they had in the comics it appears that they have extraordinary strength the ability to generate energy beams the ability to morph into a murder of crows the ability to transfer injuries and the ability to either heal or alter reality one of the sparrows is also a floating cube and they all appear to be able to hover only carla was identified by name and their leader presented himself as number one however even though little is known about them it looks like their powers have been kept more or less similar and have been fleshed out in the netflix adaptation along with adding in unique personality traits what do you think about the sparrow academy and its members are they a better team than the umbrellas let us know in the comments section below and if you liked our content don't forget to leave a like and subscribe to us if you haven't already have a good one and be safe thanks for watching and see you next time you

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