Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
Just like the Demogorgon , the Mind Flayer , and every other monster that has terrorized Hawkins , Vecna ’s descent lie inDungeons & Dragons , but not everything about the evil virtuoso was include in season 4 ofStranger thing . Eddie Munson , the dungeon master of the Hellfire Club , present Dustin , Mike , and their age group to Vecna through his safari , consume no cognition that the Master of the Spider Throne lurks in the Upside Down .
First introduced as a brace of items ( the Eye of Vecna and the Hand of Vecna ) inEldritch Wizardry , OD&D ’s third add-on , The Whispered One ’s story has only raise in the decades since , resulting in him becoming one of the most hefty baddie in theD&Dfranchise . In more ways than one , Vecna is the most human — and humanized — villain to determine theStranger Thingsstory , and his origins needed to reflect specific plot whirl in time of year 4 ’s narrative . It makes sense that Vecna had to be altered to fit into the world - build ofStranger Things , but now fans can learn all the matter that were left out of the Arch - Lich ’s account .
Vecna Seeks Immortality
accord toD&D’s2nd editionadventure , Vecna Lives!by David " Zeb " Cook , Vecna was a wizard who desire to gain immortality . His pursuance to cheat destruction ultimately granted him the ability to hold out perpetually but unfortunately for the lich , in a festering corpse - like organic structure .
While the Vecna depicted in time of year 4 ofStranger Thingsis certainly macabre , his appearance is due to Eleven sending him through an inter - dimensional rift into the Upside Down , not because he sought immortality .
Vecna Only Has One Eye (& One Hand)
Whether he ’s a shrivel necromancer despot , a lich king , or a demigod , Vecna only has one eye and one hand in every iteration . consort toBlack Citadel , he has " a glittering gem in position of one of his oculus [ and ] his hand is either missing completely or replaced with a ghostly outgrowth made of light . " Both his middle and his hand are artifacts capable of grant owner foresight and incredible strength .
As Eddie assure a horrified Dustin and Mike , Vecna only has one middle and one branch , which is lawful to theD&Dversion he ’s have-to doe with to . However , the Vecna that prey upon the ignominy and guiltiness of adolescent in Hawkins has two center and two arms .
The Serpent Taught Vecna Magic
Also in the 2nd edition is the adventureDie ! Vecna Die!by Steve Miller and Bruce Cordell , which order of how Vecna make two tablets in primeval , a language teach to him by The Serpent , a secret entity who whispered to the demigod the secrets of magic trick and lichdom . The Serpent is witness to be either the avatar of magic itself or a manifestation of Vecna ’s eroding genial state .
It ’s unclear in season 4 how Vecna got his powers ; it ’s implied he was born with them and they remained dormant until his link with spiders . However , since all of Vecna ’s report has n’t been revealed , it ’s possible there will be more secret unearthed , just like the tablets Vecna made shortly before being inter in the Domains of Dread , await for unsuspectingnew D&D dungeon mastersto free him .
Vecna Has An Apprentice
AcrossVecna Reborn!andDie ! Vecna Die!the lich has an apprentice constitute Kas , who was given the Sword of Kas for his patriotic devotion . Unfortunately , after many years of service , he finally rat Vecna , becoming the cause Vecna only had one hand and one eye . Kas gets hurtle into a pocket proportion that stop Citadel Cavitius , Vecna ’s lair that resembles a human skull ( it ’s possible this was the inspiration for Skull Rock , where Eddie hides out from the law ) .
Vecna does n’t have an apprentice as such inStranger thing , instead it ’s entail that he wants Eleven to join him so that they can " remold the earthly concern " grant to their own desire .
His Apprentice Becomes His Enemy
While at Citadel Cavitius , Kas spends a lengthy amount of clock time near the Negative Energy Plane and finally transforms into a lamia . Going by " Kas the Destroyer " he goes on to become the ruler of Tovag , which is directly across from Citadel Cavitius , and both domain wage warfare on one another .
Given Vecna has no learner inStranger Things , no one directly give away him ; if anything , he betrays Eleven . But her refusal to join him does make her an enemy to him , and it seems the two will engage a warfare of sorts in Vol . 2 .
Vecna Feeds On Secrets
One of the most fascinating way thatVecna is different from his iteration inStranger Thingsseason 4comes down to his primary destination . InD&D , Vecna knowingly preys on the inmost opinion of his victims , using their secrets to directly influence them and roll up more office .
The televised variation of Vecna does n’t so much use secret knowledge as he name painful moment from a lineament ’s yesteryear and terrorizes them through their current guilt feelings . Rather than discover their secrets , he allegedly shine a light on their true character .
Vecna Vowed To Avenge His Mother
In the graphical novelVecna : mitt of the Revenant , most of the narrative is devoted to his pocket of Fleeth , but it also include flashback of Vecna hold out there as a boy , almost a thousand class into the past , and his female parent Mazzel who taught Vecna all about magic . When she was execute for practicing witchcraft , he vow to return one day to Fleeth and make the city pay for her death .
Vecna ’s other eld are chronicled inStrangerThingsas they pertain to Henry Creel , and his mother is mentioned , but he shows no idolatry to her . Instead , he views both of his parents as hypocritical guardian who wo n’t reveal their dead on target natures . In fact , he does n’t trust most adults .
Vecna Is The Sworn Enemy Of The Lady Of Pain
The Lady of Pain isaDungeons and Dragonsmonster that could still appear , but so far Vecna is not her foeman unless buff consider Eleven to be his Lady of Pain after their confrontation .
Vecna Is The Master Of The Spider Throne
Prior to becoming a demigod , Vecna sit on a throne that had a spider motif at the top of the Rotted Tower , the tallest pointedness in the city of Ykrath . InStranger Things , Vecna does n’t sit down on a throne , though the tentacles that connect to his physical structure fan out to fairly resemble arachnid legs .
Season 4 does boast spiders , perhaps in reference to Vecna ’s in - plot traditional knowledge , butthe wildest fan theories aboutStranger Thingsseason 4 Vol . 2feature Vecna gaining powers from them like some variety of superhero , as well as possibly team up up with the Mind Flayer , which itself resembles a giant spider .
Vecna’s Cult Has A Hierarchy
According toBell of Lost Souls , while Vecna is n’t as much a part ofD&Din the quaternary and 5th editions he had made the transition from demigod to god and was hero-worship by followers throughout the Prime Material Plane . Within the Cult of Vecna , members have position nominate after Vecna ’s body parts , include the Voice of Vecna , the Heart of Vecna , and the Teeth of Vecna , made up of non-Christian priest , wizards , and stealer who do his bidding .
InStranger Things , Vecna ’s cult is mentioned by Eddie as a part of his campaign , but the Vecna in the Upside Down has no followers , lieutenants , or assistants unless something particularly villainous is unwrap about Max ’s school counsellor .
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