D&D General An Iconic D&D Villain Features In Stranger Things’ New Seasom

Following on from Season 1's Demogorgon, the producers of Stranger Things have confirmed in an IGN interview that the villain in the upcoming 4th season of the show is named after the iconic D&D archlich Vecna!

Perhaps the juiciest part of this very juicy trailer was not one, but two shots of our new big bad, who, as the brothers revealed, is named Vecna. One comes in at the very beginning, with a shot of him opening his eyes as his creepy voiceover reads, “your suffering is almost at an end,” which Matt calls “our Hellraiser line.” Ever since Season 2, the Duffers say, they wanted to do a character that was similar to the horror figures that terrified them growing up, from Freddie Kruger to Pinhead to Pennywise.

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[Bacon Bits]

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Am I really the only one who is annoyed that the title of the thread is a spoiler? Couldn't we have gone with "Season 4 Stranger Things villain revealed!"

 

[ko6ux]

So, the big villain of Stranger Thing is ... a man in a rubber suit?

I am underwhelmed. This show was soundly in the "cosmic/weird horror" genre. The last thing it needs is a humanoid undead as the BBEG.

 

[darjr]

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Am I really the only one who is annoyed that the title of the thread is a spoiler? Couldn't we have gone with "Season 2 Stranger Things villain revealed!"

Ope! Apologies!

@Morrus

 

[darjr]

So, the big villain of Stranger Thing is ... a man in a rubber suit?

I am underwhelmed. This show was soundly in the "cosmic/weird horror" genre. The last thing it needs is a humanoid undead as the BBEG.

Honestly I think it’s a red herring

 

[dave2008]

Isn't Vecna's head supposed to be off somewhere being a magical paperweight or something, instead of being attached to his shoulders?

No, you're thinking of his hand and eye.

 

[Bedrockgames]

That honestly kind of lessens my interest. I liked what they did with the demagorgon. This is a little too much like Lord Soth being the villain

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

So, the big villain of Stranger Thing is ... a man in a rubber suit?

I am underwhelmed. This show was soundly in the "cosmic/weird horror" genre. The last thing it needs is a humanoid undead as the BBEG.

I disagree, I think an intelligent, relatable villain is just what stranger things needs to keep things fresh. They've run 3 seasons where the monster was some cryptic, alien creature, and while it worked great, by the third season the formula was getting quite stale. They really need to do something different to keep the show interesting for another season, and this looks like a promising approach.

 

[dave2008]

That honestly kind of lessens my interest. I liked what they did with the demagorgon. This is a little too much like Lord Soth being the villain

Well that seems like a bit of stretch.

 

[Tutara]

I have always viewed them more as codenames for weird and horrible things made up by D&D players rather than an attempt to represent D&D monsters. "Vecna" appears to be a Pinhead-esque thinking monster, which is awesome but also ensures I won't be watching this except through my fingers.

 

[Voadam]

No, you're thinking of his hand and eye.

There is a long tradition of the Head of Vecna being a thing.