In the Stranger Things finale, Vecna will emerge as a danger to the real world.
In the fifth and final season of Stranger Things, audiences will confront a reimagined Vecna. The Duffer Brothers told Empire they’re preparing a “Vecna 2.0” — a more powerful, menacing and sinister foe than before. Whereas the villain in season four primarily attacked through dreams and hallucinations, he now has the capacity to inflict harm in the physical world.
“We call him Vecna 2.0 because he’s evolved. This time he isn’t confined to the Upside Down. He can act inside Hawkins, and that makes him scarier than ever. In season four he killed by invading minds; now he can literally beat and maim. He’s like Freddy Krueger on steroids.”
According to actor Jamie Campbell Bower, who portrays Henry Creel (Vecna), there’s still a human beneath the monster’s mask.
“Vecna was a child who lacked love and acceptance. To me, he has always been an incredibly lonely figure. He only wanted to build a better world — the one he imagined.”
The creators emphasize that the final season will reveal not just a monster but the tragic human behind the evil. That internal struggle, the Duffers say, will be one of the central themes of the finale.
The final season premieres on Netflix on November 27.
Source: iXBT.games