OK YALL I HAD A REALIZATION YES IT IS FOUR AM AND I REDOWNLOADED TUMBLR JUST FOR THIS AND I MAY BE SLEEP DEPRIVED OR I MAY HAVE REALIZED SOMETHING HUGE
These. These incredible albums that nobody ever talks about right????
Written by Gerard Way our KING! HOWEVER
What did he ALSO write? The Umbrella Academy. What do these two things have in common you may be asking? The numbers. So? Well the SO is the weapons. They match up for not one but TWO of them. Number two- Diego (knives) and Number Five- Five (Grenade)
Diego is fairly self explanatory but for those who don’t remember this iconic sequence of events in episode 1x07 (? The day that wasn’t one? I’m going with seven but don’t quote me on that) Five stole grenades from the Handler’s office (to be fair she stole them from history so it’s a wonderful case of karma bitch.) and then proceeded to kill her with them. This is probably one of the only times we see Five truly CHOOSE a weapon, his work with the commission done with guns as most work is, and in the doughnut shop he used what was around him. But this? This took planning. Aka Five is to grenades as Diego is to knives.
So how is this relevant? The other three. I’m pretty sure it’s explored more in the comics, but as for the show, we haven’t seen Luther, Allison, or Klaus REALLY get violent like Diego and Five do. Now.... if this were to be explored. I think maybe the weapons could match up with the characters to some extent. Luther is seen confronting Vanya with a pistol early in season two, but other than that the gun hasn’t been explored, but it really could.
As for Allison, please tell me I’m not the only one that would be so happy to see her use that thing on that album cover that I’m too tired to think of the name for.
And Klaus? Yeah I want to see him go axe throwing and have it go wrong ngl.
As for the MUSIC? Number one tends to be the angstiest? As is Luther a lot of the time the others are just traumatized and depressed but overall we skip their angst.
Number two.... let’s start with ambulance. “You don’t know a thing about this life/ and we are up for everything it takes/ to prove we’re not the same as them/ and we will wear our masks/ again out after dark/ cause we are up for everything it takes.” Diego is definitely a character that we have seen try to prove himself time and time again throughout both seasons. He turns into a vigilante and is the ONLY one who keeps up the masks in his work. And why? He’s trying to prove he’s worth something, yes, but also that he’s NOT like his DAD.
Number three is the sad one. This reflects much more of Allison in season one I think. It’s more about the beauty in sadness in my eyes, and I think it has to do with her relationship with Claire, especially in the second half of the season. As the world ends, it’s all about her daughter and seeing her go through that is an emotional rollercoaster.... much like the conflicting sides of number three.
I’m really too tired to do a deep dive into numero cuatro but the one thing my brain is linking is Klaus in the VERY first episode(s) to kiss the ring, which is just like YAY! THE KING IS GONE BE GAY DO CRIME! (Not the be gay part as much but it’s fun to say so there you go). This... is Klaus in the beginning especially need I say more.
Number five to me is really like the rallying anthems of the album (? Is it considered one? We’re going with it). And WHO is the one that forces everyone together? FIVE! Surrender the night is more about sacrificing things to move forward in life, which Five is trying to do by preventing all the many apocalypses caused by his poor siblings.
Anyways that’s my very deep dive into parallels between conventional weapons and the Umbrella Academy. The game is did this make sense or am I just tired? I’m hoping the answer is both but anyways in short conventional weapons is underrated and beautiful anddddd I think may foreshadow the future of the Umbrella Academy. Or I’m just losing it because I’m running off of no sleep and it’s exam week. Pick your poison.
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