Vecna, Stranger Things season 4 villain, surprising origins explained
Stranger Things season 4 introduces the show's strongest villain yet, Vecna – and that's saying something, seeing as the gang has fought everything from Demogorgons to the Mind Flayer to the Russians.
After initially being a somewhat unknown antagonist, the new season slowly reveals Vecna's true motives, revealing a history entangled with the Upside Down, Hawkins, and Eleven. Vecna becomes so much more monstrous than his Dungeons & Dragons-inspired name would have you believe.
It's not until the Strange Things season 4 ending that Vecna's true identity is confirmed – but to say anything more would be a major spoiler. If you have questions about that exposition dump ending, then we're here to help. Here's your obligatory spoiler warning: the following goes into detail on everything in Stranger Things season 4, part 1.
Right, now that's settled, let's get into Vecna's game-changing origins then, shall we? Scroll on, mouthbreather, to find out all the details...
Stranger Things season 4 wastes no time introducing Vecna – and by the end of the very first episode ('The Hellfire Club'), he's already claimed his first victim: Chrissy (Grace Van Dien). Prior to his remote, fatal attack, he'd broken the cheerleader – who was dating jock Jason (Mason Dye) and struggling with body dysmorphic disorder – and plagued her with confusing, increasingly terrifying visions. Her attempt to stop them with drugs inadvertently left her more vulnerable to Vecna.
Vecna next went after Hawkins high schooler Patrick (Myles Truitt), who met the same end as Chrissy. The villain then brought Max (Sadie Sink) to the Upside Down, knowing she was in a bad place following the death of her stepbrother Billy (Dacre Montgomery). Thankfully, the group worked
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