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Number 5 — how about a name?

posted 4 years ago by TheGreatGrackle (4)
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Across cultures, across eras, names convey meaning. From the Hebrew scriptures (Isaac, Israel, etc.) to popular fairy tales (Rumpelstiltskin) to modern cinema (Beetlejuice), names MATTER.

How come all the children in The Umbrella Academy (despite curmudgeonly Mr. Hargreeve's insistence on numbers) have alterenate names _except for_ Number Five?

I would assume that this is addressed in the comics, but it is a glaring omission in the television series and on this discussion board. Will we find out in season three?

[–] Jinx (3166) 4 years ago

According to the Netflix series, their robot 'mom' Grace named them but not until after #5 disappeared so he didn't get a name.