Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy made various changes to the comic books to better fit its format and style, but season 4 put a raunchy spin on one of the Hargreeves’ comic book origins. The Umbrella Academy is a comic book series created by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá, first published in 2007. In 2019, during the peak of dark superhero stories, The Umbrella Academy made the jump to TV thanks to Netflix, and it became one of the platform’s most popular TV shows. After four seasons, The Umbrella Academy came to an end, but not without more surprises for the audience.

The Umbrella Academy caught up with the Hargreeves and Lila six years after the ending of season 3, in which they arrived at a new timeline created by Reginald where they had no powers. The Hargreeves parted ways and moved on, living the most normal lives they ever had, but a rescue mission brought them back together. The Umbrellas got their powers back and made some shocking discoveries about their origins and the apocalypse that led to a heartbreaking ending for the show. However, season 4 also had its funny and weird moments, such as one with Luther and his comic book origin.

Luther’s Comic Name Becomes His Stripper Name In The Umbrella Academy Season 4

Luther Used His Past In His Career As A Stripper

In the comics, the Hargreeves have their numbers and names but they also have nicknames depending on their individual powers.

Reginald Hargreeves never bothered to give his adopted children names, so he simply numbered them (most likely by power, with Number 7 being the most powerful). It was the kids’ robot mother, Grace, who gave them names, except for Five (Aidan Gallagher), who disappeared before Grace could name him. In the comics, the Hargreeves have their numbers and names but they also have nicknames depending on their individual powers. Luther was nicknamed “Spaceboy” thanks to his different space missions.

Luther was the first of the team to travel to space, hence why he earned the nickname “Spaceboy”. During a mission to Mars, Luther was severely injured, and to save his life, Reginald transplanted his head into a Martian Ape’s body – though, in the Netflix series, Reginald injected him with an ape serum that healed him but left him with an ape-like torso. After that, Luther was sent to the moon, and he stayed there until Reginald’s death in the original timeline.

Without his powers and ape torso, Luther moved on and became a stripper at a club with very few attendees.

Luther wasn’t referred to as “Spaceboy” when he returned to Earth, but season 4 made it part of his life in the weirdest way. Without his powers and ape torso, Luther moved on and became a stripper at a club with very few attendees. Luther’s stripper name was “Spaceboy”, and he even wore an astronaut suit in his routine. While this gives an unexpected twist to his nickname in the comic books, it also shows how Luther was unable to distance himself from his past even when trying to move on.

Netflix’s The Umbrella Academy Has Referenced Luther’s “Spaceboy” Nickname Before

You Definitely Heard “Spaceboy” Before

Although Luther going by “Spaceboy” during his career as a stripper will be the best-remembered use of the nickname in The Umbrella Academy, it wasn’t the first time the show referenced it. In season 1, Allison’s daughter, Claire, affectionately called him “Spaceboy”, but none of his siblings called him that. The way The Umbrella Academy used “Spaceboy” as almost a term of endearment from Claire and later as Luther’s stripper name makes the latter kinda gross and unnecessary. However, “Spaceboy” as Luther’s stripper name was still a funny reference to his comic book version, even if it also showed some of his deepest struggles.