The Superpowers of Every Sparrow Academy Member Explained

The climax of The Umbrella Academy season 2 introduced a rival team of enhanced beings. This team was called The Sparrow Academy, and they appeared after Number Five changed the complete timeline.

While we know what each member of The Umbrella Academy can do, you might wonder what the powers of The Sparrow Academy are. Let’s find out.

Here’s a list of all Sparrow Academy members and their superpowers:

  • Marcus Hargreeves: Super Strength
  • Ben Hargreeves: Summoning Eldritch Tentacles
  • Fei Hargreeves: Crow Manifestation
  • Alphonso Hargreeves: Empathetic Masochism
  • Sloane Hargreeves: Gravity Manipulation
  • Jayme Hargreeves: Hallucinogenic Spit
  • Christopher Hargreeves: Cold Inducement

1. Marcus Hargreeves: Super Strength

Marcus Hargreeves’ most significant superpower is superhuman strength. He acts as the counterpart of Luther in The Sparrow Academy. In season 3 of The Umbrella Academy, we see the two fight, and it is obvious that Marcus is the stronger one. This is because, besides being strong, he’s a skilled combatant and tactician. So, every move he makes is calculated as opposed to Luther, who thrives on brute force.

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Marcus

2. Ben Hargreeves: Summoning Eldritch Tentacles

Ben Hargreeves can summon the Eldritch Tentacles from his stomach at will. In the previous timeline, he was Klaus Hargreeves’ brother and constantly communicated with him after his death. However, as a Sparrow, his hand-to-hand combat skills are excellent, and he is also a great leader.

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Ben

3. Fei Hargreeves: Crow Manifestation

Fei Hargreeves can manifest crows at her will. They help her see the world and obey her commands. In the show, we see her use the crows to attack people, which are much more harmful than the normal ones.

Fei

Two of the most significant moments that depict this are her fights with Allison and Luther. Despite being blind, she was able to practically defeat Allison and cause a lot of damage to Luther as well.

4. Alphonso Hargreeves: Empathetic Masochism

Alphonso Hargreeves can make other people feel pain by inflicting damage to his own body. He also has enhanced resilience to complement his superpower.

Alphonso’s physique and body are made such that he can handle the pain he causes himself. However, there are limits to his resilience, and we see it in the show as well. It takes him a considerable amount of energy to do what he does, which means he can’t last in a long fight.  

5. Sloane Hargreeves: Gravity Manipulation

Sloane Hargreeves can manipulate gravity, with which she can move objects, people, and even levitate. Her powers can throw people off-guard pretty easily. This is because before they get the chance to use their powers, she simply tosses them away.

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Sloane

In the show, Sloane uses her powers on Luther, Viktor, and a few others. In fact, Viktor, who is practically the most powerful superhero between both teams, is simply flung away by Sloane.

Besides, she is also extremely intelligent. While others were struggling to understand the concepts of astrophysics, she figured them out much faster and even offered solutions to counter the impact of Kugelblitz.

6. Jayme Hargreeves: Hallucinogenic Spit

Jayme Hargreeves has snake-like physiology, and she can spit venom that causes hallucinations. Her powers have a significant impact based on how deeply the hallucinations affect the opponent.

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Jayme Hargreeves

Besides this, her combat skills are far superior to a few Umbrella Academy members, and her marksmanship is on par with Diego. However, instead of throwing knives, she uses the ability to spit venom.

7. Christopher Hargreeves: Cold Inducement

Christopher Hargreeves can induce cold, fear, and paralysis. He is essentially a cube who can decrease any room’s temperature and can cause fear in people’s minds. The latter ability can freeze people due to fear (No pun intended).

Christopher’s significance is evident in the scene where the superheroes try to contain and destroy the kugelblitz. He was one of the three superheroes (besides Viktor and Sloane) who had the power to stop the kugelblitz from exploding.

So, these are all the superpowers The Sparrow Academy possesses. If you look at the Umbrellas and the Sparrows, you’ll see that the latter are far more skilled in hand-to-hand combat. In fact, the Sparrows have come out on top in almost every fight between the two teams.

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8. About The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way. The series was created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater.

The series revolves around seven children gifted with superpowers., who billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves turns into a team called The Umbrella Academy. The superhero siblings reunite to solve the mystery of their father’s death and the threat of an imminent apocalypse.

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