Vanya Hargreeves

originally designated as Number Seven, 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 kids adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves with the intention of training them to save the world. Unlike his six adoptive siblings, Viktor seemingly had no superpowers. He had a talent for violin, and when he was an adult wrote an autobiography about his life as the ordinary member of the Umbrella Academy.

However, Viktor's life was a lie. He not only possessed powers but, ironically, was arguably the most powerful of the entire academy. Early on, Sir Reginald discovered that his emotions were linked to his ability to harness sound and convert it into energy. Despite trying to teach him to control them, he deemed Viktor's powers to be too great and destructive to ever be let out. As a result, Sir Reginald worked to cover them up and suppress them. He was placed on medication to suppress his emotional state, and Sir Reginald made his sister, Allison, convince him that he was ordinary by using her own power to subtly alter reality by lying.

Viktor learned the truth about his powers when Leonard Peabody came across Sir Reginald's journal and manipulated him to gain revenge on the Academy. After all the revelations and the way he was treated by his family, Viktor's powers became fully unleashed and, in his subsequent rampage, he incidentally triggered the apocalypse.

Viktor is a kind and bright man who suffers from deeply rooted trauma. During his childhood, he was neglected by his family and Pogo due to being "normal." Even when Viktor tried to fit in, he was ousted by Diego, or maybe another family member. He was very vulnerable and naive at that time. When he started dating Leonard, he thought of himself as special, as he always gave Viktor special treatment and showered him with compliments. Despite Viktor’s family’s warnings, he refuses to believe that Leonard was using him due to Viktor’s desire to have someone who cared for him. Viktor still saw himself as an outcast, which gave him even more trauma. He has an attachment to his violin, which was a gift given to him by Mom. Playing his violin detaches him from the harsh reality, and puts him in a setting where he feels loved and at peace with himself. He cared very much for his music, as when Leonard said he should practice his powers and that it's important, he replied that his music is important as well. When Viktor was locked up, his true power was unlocked. He saw his young selves in the reflection, and all the abuse, abandonment, and trauma was reversed back to him, causing him to snap and lose control. In his true powerful state, Viktor is seen as stoic and unemotional. But this is not fully true, as when Allison saw him performing, Viktor gave her a smile. All Viktor really wanted to do was perform as first chair. When his brothers came in and ruined his opportunity, this caused him to attack them.

originally designated as Number Seven, 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 kids adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves with the intention of training them to save the world. Unlike his six adoptive siblings, Viktor seemingly had no superpowers. He had a talent for violin, and when he was an adult wrote an autobiography about his lif