What are Vanya’s powers? Is she a villain in The Umbrella Academy?

Season 3 of The Umbrella Academy premiered on Netflix last week, and some of you have just started with season 1. Besides the dark and edgy take on superheroes, some characters would’ve piqued your interest, particularly Vanya.

Vanya’s character arc is phenomenal in terms of how she fits with the Umbrellas and rises above her personal struggles. But that is a conversation for another day. For now, we’re looking at what precisely are Vanya’s powers and if she is a villain in the show?

Vanya, now Viktor, is the main antagonist/villain in The Umbrella Academy Season 1. However, he redeems herself in season 2 and comes to the heroes’ side. Her powers include sound and energy manipulation, telekinesis, and more.

Powers and Abilities of Vanya, Now Viktor

• Viktor can convert sound into the energy of physical force with which he can perform any action he wants. For instance, he can kill people in different ways while also destroying buildings and cities without breaking a sweat.

• The then supervillain could absorb sound and store it for later usage as well. This made him quite dangerous since he could unleash his fury whenever he wished.

• As someone who is quite adept at using sound energy, Viktor Hargreeves can create force fields or barriers to protect himself, move around objects at his will, and even project sound waves to destroy the opponent.

• Besides all this, he has the following abilities, which aren’t as potent as the previous ones. These include:
  • Weather manipulation
  • Releasing energy blasts
  • Enhanced hearing
  • Power Removal

The last one is only possible if Viktor shares his powers with the other person.

Overall, these make him one of the most powerful members of The Umbrella Academy, if not the most powerful. Now that you know of her powers let’s get into why exactly Viktor turned into an antagonist.

Reginald Hargreeves, the father, saw Viktor’s powers very early. He saw how Viktor was the epitome of destruction and was incredibly dangerous. As a result, he brainwashed him into believing he had no powers and kept him away from the other members of The Umbrella Academy.

Now, when the show begins, we see how Viktor is so distant from the other members. He’s even forgotten by them. This feeling of loneliness and the fact that he didn’t belong made him angry and envious.

This is essentially how he discovers his powers and realizes how powerful he truly is. However, the problem is that he isn’t able to control or harness it. After all, Reginald never taught him how to do that.

Through various events, people, and circumstances, Vanya, now Viktor, realizes his powers and decides to eliminate the rest of his family. I won’t go further to tell you what happens because you’d want to watch that for yourself.

About The Umbrella Academy

The Umbrella Academy is an American superhero series based on the comic book series of the same name written by Gerard Way. The series was created for Netflix by Steve Blackman and developed by Jeremy Slater.

The series revolves around seven children gifted with superpowers., who billionaire Sir Reginald Hargreeves turns into a team called The Umbrella Academy. The superhero siblings reunite to solve the mystery of their father’s death and the threat of an imminent apocalypse.