During a recent interview with Brief Take, Justin H. Min who plays Ben Hargreeves in both the Umbrella and Sparrow Academy teams (It makes sense, I promise, and if it doesn’t, why are you reading this?!) gave the rundown on what the real deal was behind those polished jumpsuits. “The leather jumpsuits, it took three people to put them on each of us because they were so skin-tight,” he said. “We could barely move and breathe in them, but, you know, we looked good so I guess that’s all that matters. The suits were the brainchild of Christopher Hargadon, the costume designer who took comic book illustrator Gabriel Bá’s designs for the Sparrows as seen in the Volume 3 book “Hotel Oblivion” and ran with his own take.

“He created those from scratch,” Min said. “So he like, thought of them, conceptualized them … I saw the initial drawings, and then to sort of see them in real life was amazing.” Fortunately, there isn’t a lot of action required while donning the suits, as the Sparrows are ambushed by the Umbrella Academy from the comfort of their own home. Regardless, it’s undeniable that they look cool as hell. Everyone loves a supersuit.