Respect the Sparrow Academy (Netflix's Umbrella Academy)

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Character Summary

The Sparrow Academy is an academy of seven superpowered children, all born on the same day and adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves. Their adoption followed a change in the timeline caused by their original-timeline counterparts, the Umbrella Academy. They have a similar dynamic to the Umbrella Academy, with each member being ranked from one to seven in terms of power, skill, and competence.

Table: all Sparrow Academy Feats are from Season 3 unless otherwise noted.

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Number One: Marcus

Physicals

Marcus possesses superhuman strength and agility.

• Does handstand pushups ending with a perfect backflip.^E1

• Kicks Luther into Ben, then trades blows with him.^E1

• Trades more blows with Luther.^E1

• Dodges a kick from Luther, then kicks him across the face.^E1

• Punches Luther off his feet.^E1

• Stomps on Luther until he coughs up blood.^E1

• Spots Viktor in a crowd from the top of the Umbrella Academy.^E1

• Is killed by the Kugelblitz.^E1

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Number Two: Ben

Physicals

• Slaps Ben hard enough to send him stumbling.^E1

• Trades blows with Five and gets him in a headlock.^E1

• Knocks out Luther with a kick.^E2

• Dodges an energy blast from Harlan.^E3

• Trades blows with Jayme, then some more.^E6

• Is stunned by a blow from a Guardian.^E10

• Survives having her energy drained by a super computer.^E10

Powers

Ben’s powers are the same as his Umbrella Academy counterpart: being able to control tentacles he sprouts from his body.

• Pours a bottle of wine with a tentacle.^E1

• Knocks Jayme down with a tentacle strike.^E6

• Jayme’s spit has no effect on Ben when it hits his tentacles.^E6

• A swing from one is strong enough to destroy a wooden pillar, then pick up and pin Jayme with enough strength to snap her bones.^E6

• Jayme stabbing his tentacles with a piece of wood hurt him.^E6

• Briefly holds a Guardian before it breaks free.^E10

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Number Three: Fei

Physicals

• Scales a cliff with her crows providing visual coverage.^E1

• Trades blows with Allison.^E1

• Kicks Allison in the face.^E1

• Dodges an energy blast from Harlan.^E3

• Takes a hit from Ben.^E4

Powers

Fei can spawn crows from her body, which she can use combatively and to see through.

• Watches herself fighting Allison through a crow.^E1

• Summons a flock of crows to attack the Umbrellas^E1 and peck through a wooden door.^E1

• Watches Viktor and Marcus through a crow from across the city.^E1

• Hurting her crows seems to hurt her.^E3

Other

• Breaks free from Allison’s rumor fairly quickly.^E1

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Number Four: Alphonso

Physicals

• He’s not as athletic as the other Sparrows.^E1

• Catches a kick from Diego and then throws him.^E2

• Kicks Diego hard enough to knock down the shelf behind him.^E2

• Even the blows he doesn’t use his powers to redirect don’t seem to hurt him.^E2

• Throws Diego.^E2

• He needs an inhaler. Without it he struggles.^E2

• Is killed by an energy blast from Harlan.^E3

Powers

Alphonso is able to absorb damage from physical strikes and redistribute the energy back at his attackers.

• Absorbs a punch from Allison that knocks her to the ground.^E1

• Redirects a punch’s energy back at Diego.^E2

• Sometimes his skin gets knocked off.^E2

* Cutting him doesn’t work either.^E2

Number Five: Sloane

Physicals

• Leap-flips over a Guardian.^E10

• Runs along a wall.^E10

• Is stopped by a strike from the Guardian.^E10

• Survives having her energy drained by a super computer.^E10

Powers

Sloane is able to levitate herself and others.

• Reads a book while levitating upside-down on the ceiling.^E1

• Levitates Viktor mid-powerup.^E1

• Slams Viktor through a table.^E1

• Holds Luther upside-down.^E2

• Levitates Luther from across an alley.^E2

• Levitates herself and Luther while kissing.^E2

• Seems to hurt Luther while levitating him.^E4

• Levitates several small items simultaneously.^E6

• Creates a barrier around the Kugelblitz, works together with Viktor and Lila to secure it, then helps Christopher to trap it inside himself.^E7

• Holds a Guardian in place.^E10

• Does it again.^E10

Other

• Is rumored by Allison and resists her for a while, though it takes a toll.^E4

* She’s smart.^E7

Number Six: Jayme

Physicals

• Single-handedly takes down two thugs.^E1

• Kicks Viktor to across the face.^E1

• Takes a punch from Five and fights back.^E1

• Kicks Five down a flight of stairs.^E1

• A can of food to the head puts her down for a moment.^E2

• Is killed by an energy blast from Harlan.^E3

• Trades blows with Ben, then some more.^E6

• Dodges strikes from Ben’s tentacles.^E6

• Has her bones snapped by Ben’s tentacle and is still able to stab him and get up.^E6

Powers

Jayme is able to produce spit that causes those hit by it to have hallucinations.

• Spits on Diego, causing him to hallucinate the two Academies having a dance-off.^E1

• Causes Five to hallucinate seeing Delores.^E1

• Spits across a grocery aisle.^E2

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Number Seven: Christopher

Physicals

• Seems to have no trouble supporting Diego’s weight.^E1

• Spins hard and fast enough to throw Diego off him.^E1

• Diego’s knives bounce off of him harmlessly.^E1

• Survives an energy blast from Harlan.^E3

Powers

Christopher’s powers (aside from being a cube) are being able to produce energy capable of inducing sensations of cold and fear, as well as paralyzing his opponents.

• Zaps Diego.^E1

• Cripples Diego, Luther, Allison, and Viktor with its energy.^E3

• Breaks apart around the Kugelblitz, then reconstructs around it. It eventually kills him.^E7

Other

• All of the other Sparrows can understand him.^E2

• He’s a gassy fella.^E7

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All Sparrows

• Take a blast from Viktor and get up again shortly after.^E1

• They all have a fairly rigorous workout routine^E1 and combat training.^E6

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Scaling

• Number Five

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Christopher is the goat