Umbrella Academy: What Happened to Ben?

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1. Number 6 aka "The Horror" is believed to have died after the events of the short story "But the past isn't through with you". In the story, the Rumor unknowingly created a doppleganger/clone after lying repeatedly about going to the library when she was really sneaking out to meet a boy. That boy is the assistant of one of the comic's villains , Murder Magician. The Magician eventually kills the Rumor's clone and we find out that Sir Reginald had the villain do it to teach her a twisted lesson about how she uses her powers. The end of the short story concludes by saying characters you've enjoyed may or may not be living by the time the next story begins. It is in that next story that we first learn of Ben/6/The Horror's demise. Perhaps Murder Magician or even Big Papa Hargreeves is responsible for the death. Maybe another "lesson" was taught but with a far more severe and permanent impact on the remaining members of the academy.

2. I got one better
   Why Ben?

3. Crazy theory time: Perhaps Ben either:
   1. Became corrupted by his own power and his "Brothers" and "Sisters" felt it was more fitting to put him out of his misery.
   OR
   2. Ben left the team deciding to operate solo which resulted in the deaths of himself and multiple civilians.

4. Why 43? What's so special about the number 43.

5. Bens inner monster killed him making it a murder suicide.

6. Camera dip…

7. ben always wears a hoodie so I'm guessing he might me hiding his injury scars

8. F*** the ending of this show. ive never seen a cliffhanger this big.

9. Okay this a sad theory what if Ben died of an overdose. Ben and klaus are closest next Allison and luthor. What if like klaus Ben turned to drug use and fought against his inner darkness and what if klaus haunted by the death carries ben's soul in order to keep from walking the same path. Or maybe ben probably committed suicide and klaus was likely his second.

10. Who’s your favorite of the hero’s comment bellow mines klause

11. Your delivery is still too local tv news

12. he became a stand for klaus

13. BEN IS LOST IN TUE DARK RELM BRUH. SEE U 2020

14. Where she get her shirt?

15. I love this show

16. Well since the ghosts show the visible injuries, maybe something from the inside killed Ben, like a lethal injection?

17. Just wondering about what happens to him.

18. Didn’t they show Ben dead in Peabody’s attic ????

19. The person in the attic was not ben. it was the 1st chair vilin lady. Wrong asian

20. Luther is lame, his strength in the show seems like it isn't all that amazing. So he's just big and awkward easily the worst past of the show for me

21. Can he come back to life in season 2 since their changing the timeline again???

22. Cmon jackie. Six minutes to tell me you dont know .

23. is he robin?

24. Didn't he get killed by Mr X

25. Just watched the first episode it was ?

26. Wait wait wait did no one see Ben in the attic wrapped up in plastic of leonard house

27. It says number 6 seems to be crying in sleep, how the hell did you see that as saying he's angry??

28. I think Vanya's boyfriend killed ben because he has bens dead body in his attic also when he was at the academy he took bens mini statue

29. He Did NOT kill himself then why would he be talking to kluase and he seems fine

30. He done died he did

31. He slipped on a banana peel.

32. Klaus and Ben have my favorite dynamic relationship in the show

33. We really do not know the answer so we're gonna do a video talking about us not knowing for 6 minutes.

34. Man, season 1 had so much promise.

    A little bit over the halfway point the show just lost me. Ellen Page while mostly fantastic, didn't deliver in the scenes where Vanya is supposed to be pure anger/rage.

    Tom Hopper as Luther was so meh then again he didn't have very much to do due to the writing.

    Mary J. Blige was just awfully miscast. She cannot act.

    The CGI effects are hit and miss. POGO looked utterly fantastic but other special effects were so poor that they take you out of the moment.

    The pacing/writing/directing really started to nosedive in the halfway point.

    However, most of the cast had great chemistry and the music choices were mostly spot on. Robert Sheehan was just the best. His role is similar to Misfits but here they give him a chance to show off his dramatic chops and boy does he deliver. Also, Aidan Gallagher has a bright future ahead.

    6.5/10 for me.

35. Im guessing he killed himself from depression and trauma caused by his childhood

36. Whatever that was in Ben it turned on him, probably from exasperating circumstances due to a mission that Luther sent him on. My guess ??‍♂️

37. Best show I swear.

38. He got killed by vanyas weird boyfriend

39. I love the shirt! Todoroki is awesome!!!

40. Either A) He killed himself (my top theory, based on the inscription on the statue) or B) his powers got out of control. Also all of the dead people we saw were still very angry with their deaths. It could be that Ben has accepted his death, and maybe that's why he looks normal.

41. That mha shirt tho

42. Why oh why did i not heed the spoiler warning

43. My prediction is that Ben was pushed too hard and his powers went above his control.

44. i just thought the monster inside killed him somehow

45. Either way, I hate Luther