“The Umbrella Academy 3”: what happened to the powers of the Hargreeves brothers in the Netflix series?

What happened to the wife of Reginald Hargreeves in “The Umbrella Academy” is one of the biggest doubts of the third season of the Netflix series.

But fans are also wondering how exactly the Umbrella Academy kids lost their powers and whether that will affect the direction of a potential fourth season.

Here’s why Five, Klaus, Viktor, Luther, Ben, Diego and Lila lost their special abilities and how this could be used by Reginald Hargreeves.

Before continuing, keep in mind that you will find spoilers for the characters and plot of the third season of ‘The Umbrella Academy’, the Netflix series.

‘The Umbrella Academy 3’: How did the members of the Umbrella Academy lose their powers?

Although this season of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ featured the members of the Sparrow Academy and the kugelblitz as antagonists, we could say that Reginald Hargreeves was revealed as the villain of the show.

In 1987, the billionaire decided to adopt 7 babies with powers to train them and form a superhero team with them, supposedly to save the world one day.

But in reality his motive was more sinister. For decades, he nursed his adopted children with the goal of operating a machine to reboot the universe hidden in Hotel Oblivion.

This machine needed the cosmic particles that gave the Hargreeves their powers, and the only way to extract them from their bodies is to suck them to death.

Despite this danger, Reginald tricked his children into carrying out his plan, and if not for Alison’s intervention, it would have been the end of Umbrella Academy. To save her siblings, Number 3 attacked her father, splitting his head in half.

Although this action stopped the machine from working, the universe restarted, thus avoiding the apocalypse caused by the existence of the kugelblitz. But this miracle came at a price: the powers of umbrellas. Along with his abilities, Luther lost his gorilla body, while his wife Sloane was nowhere to be found.

The new universe was always the goal of Reginald Hargreeves. The millionaire wanted to bring his wife back to life, who was inside a cryogenic capsule, and he also wanted to have more financial power.

Both of Reginald’s wishes were granted, but with something extra that could make his victory complete: his adopted children, the only ones who could stop him, were left completely helpless.

“The Umbrella Academy”: how will the fact that the Hargreeves have no powers affect the fourth season?

Although the production of a fourth season of ‘The Umbrella Academy’ has not yet been confirmed, it is only a matter of time due to the loose ends the series left in its last episodes. In this scenario, the Umbrellas would have to adjust to their new life without powers, which will be more complicated than it seems.

Luther embarked on a mission to find his wife Sloane, who did not leave the Oblivion Hotel. This task could be almost impossible for Umbrella’s number one without the support of his super power.

Without Five’s powers, the Umbrellas would no longer be able to go to the Commission’s facilities should a new disaster threaten to end the world’s life.

Klaus, Ben, Victor, Diego, and Lila might be able to get used to life without powers, but it’s almost certain that eventually Luthor or someone else will bring them together to try to save the world again , with or without special abilities.

The biggest unknown lies with Alison, since she obviously still has her powers, but with her daughter Claire and her husband Ray back, she can try to escape her life as a hero, which she may not be able to do.

The implications of Reginald Hargreeves’ rule over the world are almost limitless, so the boys of Umbrella Academy may have to find a way to regain their powers at any cost, as their lives may be in danger.