Ben Hargreeves | The Umbrella Academy

He's sensitive and strong. Ben is logical, analytical, and often lost in his own thoughts. He's not the most emotion-driven person, but he does care deeply for his family. Even though he's dead, he's still trying to protect them from the danger he knows is coming.

Ben Hargreeves is one of forty-three children born simultaneously to mothers with no previous signs of pregnancy on October 1, 1989. Ben was adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves and designated as "Number Six".

Ben Hargreeves, originally designated as Number Six, is one of the forty-three children who were all born on the 12th hour of the first day of October 1989 to mothers without any previous signs of pregnancy. The baby was one of seven adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves with the intention of training them to save the world. Ranked by their individual usefulness, Ben was Hargreeves' Number Six as a member of the Umbrella Academy. He possessed the ability to summon eldritch creatures through a portal to another dimension located in his body. Ben's death is one of the main reasons that the Academy disbanded.

Transported to February 11, 1960 with Klaus, Ben was determined to be seen by those he loves and vowed to go further than ever before to make his presence known. It was Ben who ultimately saved the world by sacrificing himself to calm Viktor down. After stopping the apocalypse, Ben's ghost moved on to the afterlife.

In 2002, the Umbrella Academy made their first public appearance, stopping a robbery at the Capital West Bank. Ben was part of the team that stopped the robbery, reluctantly using his powers to kill several of the robbers. His power scared the hostages in the bank and they fled. Ben emerged covered in blood and dejectedly asked to go home. Once the Academy successfully stopped the robbery, Sir Reginald introduced the world to the inaugural class of the Umbrella Academy, but only mentioned that he adopted six children, rather than seven.

Ben is a very introverted person. While he was dead, he was scared to go into the light and spent time hanging out with his brother Klaus. It often became exhausted for him to watch and supervise his brother, due to Klaus always acting very volatile and harming himself. Ben cares very deeply for Klaus, and had FOMO for the real world. This is proven true, when Ben begs for Klaus to let him possess his body. When Ben is possessing Klaus, he is very happy and extroverted, revealing a side to him none of us have really seen before, He feels happy and freed from all the limits. When he reunites with Diego, they both burst into tears due to Ben's death a long time ago. Ben's usual personality is very stoic because he's always accompanied Klaus, caring and watching over him. This exhausted and drained him. But deep down he is a very happy person who is willing to care for his brother.

On the day that Number Five disappeared, Ben was with his family at the dinner table. Ben read a book during the meal.

While mobilizing for a mission, Ben found that the zip on his uniform got stuck. Grace helped him to release it and get ready.

In 2006, Ben died while on a mission, suffering a terrible fate. The event was later referred to as the Jennifer Incident. A statue of him was erected in the courtyard of the Umbrella Academy. However, Ben was not entirely gone. Klaus' power to communicate with the dead allowed him to see and talk to Ben when he was sober. Klaus first summoned Ben after his funeral where Ben told him that he needed to go back and he had been told to go into the light. Klaus blew this off, stating that Ben could go whenever he wants. After Klaus assured him that he knew as the expert on the dead, Ben agreed to stick around. Klaus did not tell his siblings he talked with Ben.