Despite a 10-year gap between both shows airing,The Umbrella Academyactually has a lot in common withMisfits.

Both shows focus on a group of super-powered people who got their powers thanks to a freak incident.

Klaus Hargreeves is 1 of the most interesting characters in The Umbrella Academy.

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But Robert Sheehan has played a shockingly similar role in the past.

However, thesimilarities continue when examining both characters' powers.

Nathan Young develops the gift of immortality in the incident that imbues him and his fellow convicts with powers.

Klaus' The Umbrella Academy Ending Made Him Even More Like A Robert Sheehan Character From A Totally Different Show

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Eventually, Nathan also learns that he can communicate with the recently deceased.

Klaus, on the other hand, develops his powers the other way around.

From the start, Klaus learns that he can speak to the dead, and even channel them.

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Then, asThe Umbrella Academyprogresses,Klaus learns he possesses immortality, though he views it as a curse.

InThe Umbrella Academy, Klaus is not buried alive until the final season of the show.

This once again provides commonality between the two characters.

The Umbrella Academy siblings singing with Five in the foreground

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