Number Five
NUMBER FIVE was born in 1989. He has always been known for his SPACE/TIME JUMPS! He identifies as MALE and is ASEXUAL. He has been called RESOLUTE as well as INTOLERANT.
(This seems to be the thing to do) Hello, welcome to my version of Five! We all know his story up to the end of Season 1 of The Umbrella Academy, but what happened next?
History
Five succeeded in transporting the original seven back to the past, this time inhabiting an even younger body of himself. Retaining his memories of the events in the previous timeline, but believing the apocalypse to be resolved now that he was aware of the situation with Vanya, he assumed a generally more laid-back persona with his siblings.
With every wave of new children joining the Umbrella Academy however, Number Five began to like each new generation less and less. The number of people in the mansion was overwhelming and, as essentially a senior citizen, he was sick of the constant noise and drama. Thus he treats his younger siblings with distaste, giving them the cold shoulder the majority of the time, not making much of an effort to get to know them. He still treats his original siblings with respect though, due to the experiences they have shared, and he appreciates that he actually got to grow up with them this time around.
Five makes good use of his space warping abilities, but avoids time travel because it drains his energy and generally feels like the morning after an extremely rough night. Also it’s difficult. But as the date of the apocalypse in the previous timeline drew closer, Five began to wonder. Curiosity killed the cat, they say, but in the future Five found much more than just a dead cat. The world ended, again. All his siblings, many more of them this time, dead. Distraught and with much effort, he travelled back to the present and told the others.
He now spends most of his days locked in his room, in the bar drinking tequila, or generally trying to avoid social contact as he seeks to figure out what went, or what will go wrong this time.
Headcanons
Five hates technology. He refused to touch a Gameboy and despised hearing about Tetris for the few years following its release. He has a flip phone for emergencies but has very few contacts, also generally forgets to take it wherever he goes. He does have a typewriter in his room, though prefers a pen and paper.
Five prefers sweet food to savoury food, possibly due to being a kid three different times now. While peanut butter and marshmallow sandwiches are still a classic, he also enjoys other odd combinations such as butter and sugar, sprinkles on toast, and milk mixed with Coca-Cola.
Five has a somewhat addictive personality, relying rather heavily on caffeine, alcohol and adrenaline. He wouldn’t call himself an addict, but a lack of any of these substances on a regular basis causes his mood to become even more dour than it already is. An addict tries to give up their addictions but can’t: Five has never tried.
Five is fascinated by fossils and ancient history, and dreams to travel far back in time to see what the Earth was like before humans developed as far as they have. However he is stopped by a crippling fear of being stuck there. He became stuck in the future for over forty years, he does NOT want to travel a thousand years into the past and not be able to come back. In general he finds it much easier to travel forwards rather than backwards in time anyway, and the longer the leap the worse the effect on his body and mind.
Five believes he is better than everyone. But you knew that already. Just to reiterate because chances are, he will be rude to you, but always remember that I am just playing a character, his views will generally not reflect my own. Feel free to pop me a message if you wanna integrate your character in Five’s past or come up with some plots, I’m always up for a chat!
- Jordan
