“ | He can't hear you. You shouldn't have looked for me. Because now, I see you. Now we can all see you. You let us in. And now, you, are going to have to let us stay. Don't you see? All this time, we've been building it. We've been building it… for you. All that work, all that pain, all of it. For you. And now it's time. Time to end it. And we are going to end you, and when you are gone, we are going to end your friends. And then, we are going to end… everyone. | ” |
~ The Mind Flayer to Eleven while possessing Billy Hargrove. |
The Mind Flayer, also known as the Shadow Monster, is the main antagonist of the Stranger Things franchise. It is a colossal, mysterious, genocidal and malevolent shadow entity that rules over two supernatural alternate dimensions existing in a parallel world to the human world, Dimension X and the Upside Down. It acts as a hive mind for its resident creatures such as Demogorgons and Demobats and is also the master of Vecna. Focusing on Earth, the Mind Flayer orchestrates numerous plans to open interdimensional gates across the city of Hawkins, Indiana, so that it can invade the planet, wipe out humanity, and conquer Earth along with eventually the universe.
Actions and Characteristics[]
- Unlike all the other villains, the Mind Flayer is the ruler of Dimension X and the Upside Down. It is also an ancient evil that is speculated by Dustin to have existed for an unfathomable amount of time.
- It is behind some of the most heinous acts in the series by terrorizing the town and Hawkins, Indiana. It has the crimes of mass murder among many crimes on a higher scale than most of other villains in the story.
- Unlike most villains in the show, it is the most dangerous threat in the show. It poses a threat to all existence, and makes it abundantly clear to Eleven that it intends to kill off all humanity so it can conquer Earth and the universe.
- It is the most powerful supernatural threat to the setting such as having control over the Demogorgons and the ability to take possession of multiple people and animals.
- It is capable of making a powerful physical avatar of itself and have complete control on the physical plane while it resides in a different dimension.
- It always appoints an individual to carry out its actions on Earth while it is left in its own world. For example, it took possession of Will Byers and later took possession of Billy Hargrove to use them as pawns to carry out its plan.
- The Mind Flayer is an exceptionally hard villain to take down. It has only faced tactical defeats from time to time, but usually returns to resume its agenda.
Stats[]
Intelligence | 5 / 5 | |
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Skills | 5 / 5 | |
Speed | 3 / 5 | |
Stamina | 5 / 5 | |
Strength | 4 / 5 |
For information on stats, review the stats page.
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