Aidan Gallagher has portrayed the most complex character of the Umbrella Academy stuck in the cycle of apocalypse

Why Is Number 5 aka Aidan Gallagher So Obsessed With Stopping The Apocalypse In The Umbrella Academy?

The only unnamed kid of the Umbrella Academy portrayed by Aidan Gallagher was
born with Time Travel powers. Since childhood, Number 5 was eager to use his
powers and jump in time. While he was discouraged by Sir Reginald, who told him
it could be dangerous at his age, 13-year-old Five Hargreeves travels twenty
years ahead in time and finds himself in an apocalyptic wasteland. Here, he
remains stuck for many decades as his time manipulation fails to work. In
simpler words, he couldn’t calculate the right time to return to his family
until one day, a lady from Temps Aeternalis reached him with an offer.



After working on the Commission under a deal, he became a smart assassin and
learned to micro-jump in time. However, one day being frustrated by this killing
pact, he decides to rebel against the Commission and return to the past to warn
his siblings about the approaching doomsday that will end everything. The fear
of losing everything important in his life takes a deep seat in his heart even
though they are a bunch of annoying scattered siblings. This fear defines most
of Five’s erratic and cold decisions throughout the three seasons of the show.


AIDAN GALLAGHER, AKA FIVE HARGREEVES, HAS ONLY ONE MISSION IN HIS LIFE

In season 1, we saw Number 5 reveal that he spent about 45 years in the future,
and due to the transit his body was repressed from an old man to an unageing
13-year-old boy. While coming back from the future, Five Hargreeves seemed
extremely occupied with this upcoming disaster as he dedicated himself to saving
his family. 

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For instance, Five constantly indulges himself with the calculations to find a
loophole between the events that lead to this imminent end of the world.
However, even his intelligent brain couldn’t find the solution to this
inevitable holocaust, and he takes his family to other timelines at the end of
season 1. His behavior toward the impending doom has a deeper connection to what
he faced in the future because living 45 years alone is an unimaginable thing.
Like he told Viktor: 

“You do whatever it takes to survive, or you die.” 

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Moreover, Five has seen his family dying several times in different timelines,
which was a traumatic experience for him. So he became obsessed with stopping
this holocaust that was trying to take the lives of millions of people,
including his siblings. Otherwise, he would be the last living person on a
post-apocalyptic landscape where only creeping loneliness will surround him. And
thus, saving the world from the apocalypse became his lifelong mission.


THE APOCALYPSE HAS DEEPLY SHAKEN NUMBER 5’S SOUL

There are several instances in the show where we see Five Hargreeves going into
flashbacks of the time he spent in the deserted world. As far as the sight goes,
there is only fire, demolished buildings, and dead bodies which was a terrifying
thing to experience for any human being. Moreover, his condition gets so bad
that he has to take the support of a mannequin to keep himself company in the
hollowed universe. All these experiences made him the most adult of the
siblings, despite his appearance.



Whereas in the present, he keeps on suggesting to his siblings that they are
underestimating the graveness of the situation. And it is clearly visible that
Five (Aidan Gallagher) is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. He
even feels incredibly alone and frustrated when his siblings don’t take him
seriously while he tries to keep them safe. Still, he is the bravest child who
is holding the edges even after seeing such dreadful things in life. Beaten by
destiny, he even joined hands with the Commission once again (later against
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUli-yvj4Mg] it) just to find a way that can
help his family escape this situation.



Eventually, he finds out that the apocalypse will follow the siblings no matter
what timeline they jump into or what equations he tries. Therefore, they have to
face it because their existence is why the apocalypse is hitting the world again
and again wherever they go. If you still haven’t seen the complicated connection
of the Hargreeves siblings, go stream
[https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80186863?source=35] all three seasons
available exclusively on Netflix. 

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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The only unnamed kid of the Umbrella Academy portrayed by Aidan Gallagher was born with Time Travel powers. Since childhood, Number 5 was eager to use his powers and jump in time. While he was discouraged by Sir Reginald, who told him it could be dangerous at his age, 13-year-old Five Hargreeves travels twenty years ahead in time and finds himself in an apocalyptic wasteland. Here, he remains stuck for many decades as his time manipulation fails to work. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">In simpler words, he couldn&#8217;t calculate the right time to return to his family until one day, a lady from Temps Aeternalis reached him with an offer.</span></p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="No. 5 Being 5 For 5 Minutes Straight | The Umbrella Academy | Netflix" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/6T9_pBpNqaE?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> After working on the Commission under a deal, he became a smart assassin and learned to micro-jump in time. However, one day being frustrated by this killing pact, he decides to rebel against the Commission and return to the past to warn his siblings about the approaching doomsday that will end everything. The fear of losing everything important in his life takes a deep seat in his heart even though they are a bunch of annoying scattered siblings. This fear defines most of Five&#8217;s erratic and cold decisions throughout the three seasons of the show.</span></p>
<h2>Aidan Gallagher, aka Five Hargreeves, has only one mission in his life</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In season 1, we saw Number 5 reveal that he spent about 45 years in the future, and due to the transit his body was repressed from an old man to an unageing 13-year-old boy. While coming back from the future, Five Hargreeves seemed extremely occupied with this upcoming disaster as he dedicated himself to saving his family. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">For instance, Five constantly indulges himself with the calculations to find a loophole between the events that lead to this imminent end of the world. However, even his intelligent brain couldn&#8217;t find the solution to this inevitable holocaust, and he takes his family to other timelines at the end of season 1. His behavior toward the impending doom has a deeper connection to what he faced in the future because living 45 years alone is an unimaginable thing. Like he told Viktor: </span></p>
<p><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;You do whatever it takes to survive, or you die.&#8221;</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moreover, Five has seen his family dying several times in different timelines, which was a traumatic experience for him. So he became obsessed with stopping this holocaust that was trying to take the lives of millions of people, including his siblings. Otherwise, he would be the last living person on a post-apocalyptic landscape where only creeping loneliness will surround him. And thus, saving the world from the apocalypse became his lifelong mission.</span></p>
<h2>The apocalypse has deeply shaken Number 5&#8217;s soul</h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">There are several instances in the show where we see Five Hargreeves going into flashbacks of the time he spent in the deserted world. As far as the sight goes, there is only fire, demolished buildings, and dead bodies which was a terrifying thing to experience for any human being. Moreover, his condition gets so bad that he has to take the support of a mannequin to keep himself company in the hollowed universe. All these experiences made him the most adult of the siblings, despite his appearance.</span></p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Number 5 Being The Most Adult Umbrella Academy Sibling" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/g5QU-h3ArVI?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whereas in the present, he keeps on suggesting to his siblings that they are underestimating the graveness of the situation. And it is clearly visible that Five (Aidan Gallagher) is carrying the weight of the world on his shoulders. He even feels incredibly alone and frustrated when his siblings don&#8217;t take him seriously while he tries to keep them safe. Still, he is the bravest child who is holding the edges even after seeing such dreadful things in life. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">Beaten by destiny, he even joined hands with the Commission once again (later <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUli-yvj4Mg" target="_blank" rel="noopener">against</a> it) just to find a way that can help his family escape this situation.</span></p>
<div class="flex-video widescreen youtube"><iframe loading="lazy" title="Every Time Five Jumps | Umbrella Academy | Netflix" width="1170" height="658" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/arSLSZ7TvxY?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> Eventually, he finds out that the apocalypse will follow the siblings no matter what timeline they jump into or what equations he tries. Therefore, they have to face it because their existence is why the apocalypse is hitting the world again and again wherever they go. If you still haven&#8217;t seen the complicated connection of the Hargreeves siblings, go <a href="https://www.netflix.com/in/title/80186863?source=35" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stream</a> all three seasons available exclusively on Netflix. </span></p>
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