So I finished Umbrella Academy

[bjornwilde]

And while I did enjoy it, the resolution of the story revolved around a trope I do not like. I won't list it here as it's a spoiler, but to its credit, they did go somewhere new or at least different than they usually take stories using the trope.

I did like all the characters and am tempted to try out a couple; Ben (n.06) and Pogo. I'm just not so sure about Pogo mostly because of the things he allowed to happen in the past. Faithful butler only gets you so far as an excuse for how you allow children to be treated. Ben is kind of a blank page though, cause there isn't much to go on from the Netflix series. I could pull from the comic I suppose.

Comments

[varadia]

I think Ben is actually in the show way more than he was in the comics.

[bjornwilde]

So he'd be a pretty bank slate one could play with which didn't have a lot of canon to worry about until Klaus stops being Klaus. I must admit that still has some appeal.

Vanya is also tempting but I can't think of any way to play her that didn't require knowing how to play a violin and spoiling things. =)

[varadia]

I'm pretty sure the Klaus storyline you're talking about didn't happen in the comics, either. If you get the Eiffel Tower fight prequel comic, he's in that as a kid? That's basically his only actual appearance. So he's a total blank slate. You might be better off with the show version, which at least gives you something.

[bjornwilde]

Good to know. I'll have to test him out to see if a person develops or not, and I'd run with the show as primary canon anyway, since the comic didn't grab me the first few issues I read.

[varadia]

thumbs up! Have fun!