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Has nothing to do with [[Resident Evil|The Umbrella Corporation]]. |
Has nothing to do with [[Resident Evil|The Umbrella Corporation]]. |
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* [[Abusive Parents]]: Hargreeves. He would chide his adopted sons and daughters if they called him 'Dad'. In one story, he sicced a murderous supervillain on The Rumor when she lied about sneaking out for the night to see a boy. [[Jerkass]] doesn't begin to cover it. |
* [[Abusive Parents]]: Hargreeves. He would chide his adopted sons and daughters if they called him 'Dad'. In one story, he sicced a murderous supervillain on The Rumor when she lied about sneaking out for the night to see a boy. [[Jerkass]] doesn't begin to cover it. |
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* [[Bizarre Baby Boom]]: The 43 babies, all born to random women showing no signs of pregnancy at all. |
* [[Bizarre Baby Boom]]: The 43 babies, all born to random women showing no signs of pregnancy at all. |
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* [[Brick Joke]]: {{spoiler|The Eiffel Tower destroys the Umbrella Academy at the end of Apocalypse Suite}}. |
* [[Brick Joke]]: {{spoiler|The Eiffel Tower destroys the Umbrella Academy at the end of Apocalypse Suite}}. |
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* [[Brother-Sister Incest]]: The Rumor/Spaceboy and The Kraken/Vanya, although admittedly none of the children are blood siblings {{spoiler|except Number Five and Spaceboy}}. |
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* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Kraken is basically [[Wolverine]] without claws. |
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: Kraken is basically [[Wolverine]] without claws. |
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** His power makes him a parody of [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] and his popular criticism of having a rather pointless power. |
** His power makes him a parody of [[Aquaman (Comic Book)|Aquaman]] and his popular criticism of having a rather pointless power. |
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* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: To put it mildly. |
* [[Dysfunctional Family]]: To put it mildly. |
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* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: Well, you couldn't known who is that character by the moment, but you would remember seeing {{spoiler|The White Violin, aka Vanya}} near Hargreeves's rushed up funeral in the second issue cover... [[Covers Always Lie|but it doesn't really happen in the comic.]] The funeral happens, but {{spoiler|she's}} not present. |
* [[Early Bird Cameo]]: Well, you couldn't known who is that character by the moment, but you would remember seeing {{spoiler|The White Violin, aka Vanya}} near Hargreeves's rushed up funeral in the second issue cover... [[Covers Always Lie|but it doesn't really happen in the comic.]] The funeral happens, but {{spoiler|she's}} not present. |
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* [[Everything's Better With Monkeys]]: One of Hargreeves' inventions was a way to give chimpanzees sentience. They show up everywhere as detectives, soliders, hobos and even one hooker. One of these intellegient chimps is Hargreeves' assistant, Pogo. |
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** No, really, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnt__lyGIQ4 EVERYTHING'S] Better With Monkeys in Gerard Way's mind. |
** No, really, [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnt__lyGIQ4 EVERYTHING'S] Better With Monkeys in Gerard Way's mind. |
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* [[Fetish Fuel]]: {{spoiler|Vanya, when she becomes the White Violin}}. It helps that she's [[Full Frontal Assault|completely nude]]. |
* [[Fetish Fuel]]: {{spoiler|Vanya, when she becomes the White Violin}}. It helps that she's [[Full Frontal Assault|completely nude]]. |
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* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Er, isn't Vanya the Russian version of "John"? |
* [[Gender Blender Name]]: Er, isn't Vanya the Russian version of "John"? |
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* [[High Class Glass]]: Sir Reginald Hargreeves aka The Monocle. He actually gets pissed off if the children refer to him as anything else. |
* [[High Class Glass]]: Sir Reginald Hargreeves aka The Monocle. He actually gets pissed off if the children refer to him as anything else. |
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* [[Hitler's Time Travel Exemption Act]] |
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* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: The Rumor's excuse {{spoiler|for killing JFK}}. |
* [[I Did What I Had to Do]]: The Rumor's excuse {{spoiler|for killing JFK}}. |
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* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: The Seance heads to a bar at the end of ''Dallas''. |
* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: The Seance heads to a bar at the end of ''Dallas''. |
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* [[Musical Assassin]]: {{spoiler|The White Violin}}. |
* [[Musical Assassin]]: {{spoiler|The White Violin}}. |
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* [[Not Blood Siblings]]: Luther and Allison, most noticeably, and Diego and Vanya. Which leaves Klaus as the third wheel, or Klaus and Ben as [[Those Two Guys]], variably. |
* [[Not Blood Siblings]]: Luther and Allison, most noticeably, and Diego and Vanya. Which leaves Klaus as the third wheel, or Klaus and Ben as [[Those Two Guys]], variably. |
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* [[One-Man Army]]: Number 5. |
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** "I AM A GAZELLE AND THE JUNGLE IS MY HOME." |
** "I AM A GAZELLE AND THE JUNGLE IS MY HOME." |
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** "I am a revolution packed into a suitcase bomb!" |
** "I am a revolution packed into a suitcase bomb!" |
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* [[Ridiculously Human Robots]]: Subverted Mrs. Hargreeves has a human face but a transparent body and obviously artificial limbs. However it appears she also has a full system of working organs, [[Squick|which can be seen through her transparent body]]. |
* [[Ridiculously Human Robots]]: Subverted Mrs. Hargreeves has a human face but a transparent body and obviously artificial limbs. However it appears she also has a full system of working organs, [[Squick|which can be seen through her transparent body]]. |
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* [[Running Gag]]: "Televator's broken." |
* [[Running Gag]]: "Televator's broken." |
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* [[Screw This I'm Outta Here]]: Spaceboy at the end of ''Dallas''. |
* [[Screw This, I'm Outta Here]]: Spaceboy at the end of ''Dallas''. |
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* [[Squick]]: In-universe, Number Five's "disposal" of {{spoiler|his superior, Carmichael}}. |
* [[Squick]]: In-universe, Number Five's "disposal" of {{spoiler|his superior, Carmichael}}. |
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* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: What Number Five travelled back in time to accomplish. Namely, preventing the Apocalypse. |
* [[Set Right What Once Went Wrong]]: What Number Five travelled back in time to accomplish. Namely, preventing the Apocalypse. |
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* [[The Vietnam War]]: See [[Time Travel]] above. |
* [[The Vietnam War]]: See [[Time Travel]] above. |
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* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Seance's powers only work when he's barefoot. [[Fridge Brilliance|He apparently collects shoes]]. |
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Seance's powers only work when he's barefoot. [[Fridge Brilliance|He apparently collects shoes]]. |
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* [[Well Done Son Guy]]: Luther. |
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Luther. |
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* [[Well-Intentioned Extremist]]: Despite being an awful father and husband, Hargreeves' motivation was to save the world. |
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* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: The Kraken's power is apparently the ability to hold his breath forever. It probably makes him the world's best swimmer and a top athlete, but it doesn't quite compare to, say, re-shaping reality at will. He compensates with excellent knife-fighting skills, to the point where he takes down a pack of Vietnamese vampires with a pair of knives. [[Word of God|Gerard Way]] actually said in a lecture at SVA that he made him "fucking useless" on purpose, but at the same time also said that, in a world where no one else had super powers, something as simple as that is a big deal. |
* [[What Kind of Lame Power Is Heart Anyway]]: The Kraken's power is apparently the ability to hold his breath forever. It probably makes him the world's best swimmer and a top athlete, but it doesn't quite compare to, say, re-shaping reality at will. He compensates with excellent knife-fighting skills, to the point where he takes down a pack of Vietnamese vampires with a pair of knives. [[Word of God|Gerard Way]] actually said in a lecture at SVA that he made him "fucking useless" on purpose, but at the same time also said that, in a world where no one else had super powers, something as simple as that is a big deal. |
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* [[Who Shot JFK]]: The main focus of the second story line, ''Dallas''. Turns out it was {{spoiler|the Rumor, being blackmailed by the Temps Aeternalis}}. |
* [[Who Shot JFK]]: The main focus of the second story line, ''Dallas''. Turns out it was {{spoiler|the Rumor, being blackmailed by the Temps Aeternalis}}. |
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