Once freed, the orderly reveals himself as , the first child in Brenner’s program. He carries out a brutal massacre of the other children and staff in the lab. When Eleven refuses to join his mission to "reshape the world," they battle. Using a memory of her mother’s love, Eleven overpowers him, opening a rift that sends him into the Upside Down, where he transforms into Vecna . The Hawkins Group and Nancy’s Vision
In Kamchatka, Hopper and his fellow prisoners are forced to fight a Demogorgon for the amusement of the Russian guards. Hopper uses a flaming spear to hold the creature back while Joyce and Murray infiltrate the control room. They successfully open the doors, allowing Hopper and Antonov to escape, leading to a long-awaited reunion between Joyce and Hopper. "Stranger Things" Chapter Seven: The Massacre a...
While Eleven relives these memories, Nancy, Steve, Robin, and Eddie attempt to escape the Upside Down through a "snack-size" gate in Eddie’s trailer. Robin and Eddie make it through, but Nancy is pulled into a trance by Vecna before she can leave. Vecna forces her to witness his true history: he was born , the son of Victor Creel. As a child, he discovered his psychokinetic abilities and used them to kill his mother and sister, framing his father for the crimes. Rescue in Russia Once freed, the orderly reveals himself as ,
In the seventh episode of Stranger Things Season 4, several intense storylines converge as the origins of Vecna are finally revealed. The Reveal of Number One Using a memory of her mother’s love, Eleven
Within the Nina project, Eleven relives her suppressed memories of 1979. She is befriended by a kind orderly who claims Dr. Brenner is planning to have her killed because she is too powerful. He helps her escape, but only after she uses her powers to remove a tracking device, "Soteria," from his neck.