Eddie’s Tattoos Secretly Revealed His Stranger Things 4 Fate
WARNING! This article contains SPOILERS for Stranger Things season 4, vol. 2!
The circumstances for Eddie’s shocking death in Stranger Things season 4, volume 2 were teased early on by the character’s tattoos. InStranger things’ season 4 finale, Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn) dies while sacrificing himself in the Upside Down, as he chooses not to run away by standing up against the Demobats in order to keep them away from Nancy, Robin, and Steve at Creel House. While Hawkins is still under the belief that Eddie and the Hellfire Club caused the many deaths and earthquakes through a Satanic Cult ritual, Stranger Things’ beloved characters understand that he sacrificed himself as a hero for a town that hated him.
Eddie Munson’s tragic death had already been set up throughout Stranger Things season 4 due to a few common trends in the series. Stranger Things is notable for introducing extremely likable characters and killing them off later in the same season, such as with Barb in season 1, Bob Newby in season 2, and Dr. Alexei in season 3. Eddie was established early on as Stranger Things season 4’s most likable new character, with Eddie even serving as an apt Jonathan Byers replacement in Hawkins. Of course, this also signaled Eddie’s heartbreaking demise in Stranger Things’ season 4 ending.
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When Eddie made a point of his tattoos to Chrissy in Stranger Things season 4, episode 1, some took this as a hint that the character was secretly a survivor of the Hawkins Lab massacre. However, as Eddie’s story progressed and he took a heroic turn in Max’s plan to destroy Vecna for good, the series would confirm the true predictive significance of the ink. In
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