Vecna's Mind Flayer Reveal Changes 9 Stranger Things Moments
This article contains spoilers for Stranger Things season 4.
Stranger Things season 4 revealed Vecna is the show's true villain, behind everything from the Demogorgon to the Mind-Flayer — and the retcon rewrites some key scenes from previous seasons. Stranger Things season 4 was the most explosive yet, revealing the true horror responsible for all the horrors that have struck Hawkins. Vecna was more than just the latest Monster of the Season — he's the being who lies at the center of the Mind-Flayer's hive mind, controlling everything that's happened.
Vecna's origin story established him as a twisted mirror image of Eleven herself. Born Henry Creel, he developed his powers around puberty and unleashed them upon his own family. Creel was found by Dr. Brenner, becoming his "Number One," his powers neutralized when Brenner realized he could not be weaponized. Brenner instead began to work to create others who shared Henry Creel's powers, and he was successful. Unfortunately, he made the mistake of allowing Creel to remain at Hawkins Lab as an orderly, and Creel eventually manipulated Eleven into freeing him. He swept through Hawkins Lab like a wildfire, slaughtering everyone he met.
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Henry Creel was ultimately stopped by Eleven, who banished him to the realm that would become known as the Upside Down. Trapped there, his body twisted and disfigured, Creel became an explorer and managed to use his powers to bind every creature in this dimension together into a hive mind. It turns out everything that has been happening at Hawkins has been orchestrated by Creel — or Vecna, as the kids called him. This retcon has massive implications for the entire Stranger
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