The Demogorgon attacked Barb by dragging her from the Byers' house into the Upside Down, drawn by her bleeding hand, where it eventually consumed her, leaving only her tattered clothes behind, with later seasons revealing her corpse in the Upside Down with a larva emerging from her mouth, showcasing the creature's brutal feeding habits and serving as a catalyst for Nancy's guilt and investigation.
In the series, Barb mysteriously vanishes, leading Nancy and Jonathan Byers to investigate her disappearance. It is later revealed that she was killed by the Demogorgon. Following an acknowledgment of Hawkins Lab's involvement in her death, she was given a proper funeral.
Barbara Holland: While immersed in the Void, Eleven scoured the Upside Down to find Will and Barbara. She discovered Barb's corpse and saw a larva slither out of Barb's mouth and across her face.
1983. While Barbara was actually killed by the Demogorgon on November 8, 1983, her death was covered-up by Hawkins Lab in an attempt to hide the existence of the Demogorgon and the Mothergate from the general public.
The Monster chased Will as he entered his house, forcing Will to run to his garden shed. Will hid in the shed, loading a rifle in self-defense, but the Monster simply appeared behind him, taking him into the Upside Down.
Yes, the Demogorgon did essentially "impregnate" Will in Stranger Things Season 1 by implanting a slug-like larva into him, using his body as a host to grow and produce more creatures for the hive mind, a process that was later revealed to be part of Vecna's larger plan. Will coughed up this larva, which then hatched into a polywog (stage two of the Demogorgon life cycle), demonstrating how the Upside Down creatures reproduce and spread, as seen with Barb Holland as well.
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While Nancy Wheeler loses her virginity to Steve Harrington, Barb Holland awakens in a waterless, dark version of Steve's pool, every surface covered in fleshy black vines.
Back in S1 the Demogorgon could open gates where ever it liked. It seems to suggest that Barb was pulled into a gate in the swimming pool or at least next to it as when we next see Barb she is still in the swimming pool.
After finally vanquishing Vecna and the Mind Flayer, Eleven seemingly remained in the Upside Down, and died as it collapsed, finally ending the experimentation and preventing another generation of enduring the same suffering she went through.
Vecna targets Will Byers because Will shares deep psychic similarities, being a sensitive outsider, and became a crucial anchor or "phylactery" for Vecna's power after being connected to the Mind Flayer; Vecna sees Will as a vessel, a mirror of himself, and potentially a key to his immortality, needing him alive to maintain his own strength while also wanting to corrupt and use him.
On this date in 1992, Ron's wand backfired as he was trying to curse Malfoy, causing him to vomit slugs.
Vines, also referred to as tendrils, are one of the dominant forms of life present in the Upside Down, and make up part of the Mind Flayer's hive mind; the vines are a form of life existing somewhere between the traditional idea of "plant" and "animal".
So, in conclusion, the Mind Flayer possesses the Demogorgon, whom was 001, proving that the Mind Flayer cannot be 001. This explains how Brenner survived, how the Demodogs were created, and how and why the other test subjects of Brenner's escaped.
Her death happens in the third episode of the first season titled "Holly, Jolly." We would see Barb's dead body in the Upside Down several times throughout the series, and she's even eventually given a proper funeral in Hawkins. However, Nancy is left to live with the guilt and grief of losing her friend.
In the Upside Down, a vine/tendril from the hive mind (later revealed to be connected to Vecna and the Mind Flayer) was inserted into Will Byers' mouth, extending down his throat and into his lungs, essentially "impregnating" him to grow larval creatures (slugs) and use him as a living conduit to the human world, which gave him the special connection to the Upside Down that he later developed.
Though initially referred to as a "dimension" in its own right, the Upside Down might be better described as a wormhole or "bridge" between dimensions. The Upside Down was created on November 6, 1983, when Eleven made psychic contact with the Demogorgon.
Yes, it is canon that Will Byers has romantic feelings for Mike Wheeler; actor Noah Schnapp and the show's creators have confirmed Will's sexuality and love for Mike, building on years of subtle hints and emotional moments within the series, especially prominent in Season 4 and leading into Season 5, where Will's struggle with these feelings and coming out are central to his storyline.
Yes, Dart (D'Artagnan) is a baby Demogorgon, specifically an adolescent stage called a "Demodog," which Dustin Henderson found and raised in Stranger Things Season 2; he's essentially a younger, less aggressive version of the main monsters from Season 1, evolving from a pollywog-like creature into a four-legged, predatory form.
She lost it to Matt, it was mentioned in the show. Caroline said that they were each other's firsts, but first loves or first you-know's or both is the question.
Nancy's guilt about her best friend's death has been the driving force of every decision she has made since early in Stranger Things' first season. Before Barb went missing, Nancy was a typical teenager. She was a good kid trying to find who she was and how she fit into the world.
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Before they embark into the Upside Down, Will comes out as gay to his family and close friends, explaining that Vecna showed him visions of his failed and distant relationships with his loved ones after they learnt the truth.
The first character to say the "f-word" in Stranger Things was Will Byers, who uttered it during a heated argument with his friends in Season 1, shocking viewers as he was typically soft-spoken, with later significant uses by characters like Billy Hargrove.
Yes, Dr. Martin Brenner died at the end of Stranger Things Season 4, shot by a helicopter sniper in the Nevada desert after his plan to help Eleven failed, seemingly marking a definitive end to his character, despite previous instances where his survival was hinted at.