The Demogorgon took Barb in Stranger Things because she was isolated and bleeding, making her an easy target, similar to how it hunts; it dragged her to the Upside Down to be food, although her body was later found "intubated" and consumed by slugs, suggesting the creature's initial capture might have been for breeding or another purpose before its eventual demise. Barb's disappearance serves a crucial plot function, highlighting the danger, driving Nancy's character arc, and making the threat feel real.
A lonely Barb sat by the now vacant pool, looking into her reflection and contemplating. As she did so, blood from her wound trickled through her bandage, splashing and dissolving in the water. The Demogorgon was attracted by the scent, suddenly appearing behind her and pulling her into the Upside Down.
It looks like a demoGorgon came attacked her drug her into the upside down, and then just kind of left her there to die of exposure.
In any event, like many predators, the Demogorgon simply took any opportunity to hunt and acquire prey, and generally preferred solitary or isolated victims. Sometimes, the Demogorgon, instead of eating its prey, would capture them in an attempt to breed more Demogorgons, as it did to Will.
Her body was found in the Upside Down, partially consumed by the Demogorgon. Later, in Season 2, we get an even clearer picture. It's revealed that the Demogorgon that took Barb was the same Demogorgon that had been terrorizing Hawkins.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 November 1983, he vanishes somewhere near "Mirkwood" after encountering a monster that escaped through a rift to the "Upside Down", an alternate dimension discovered by the Hawkins Laboratory scientists. He is presumed dead, and a funeral is held for him.
In the only cases of Demogorgon reproduction observed, the cycle began with the deposition of eggs or larvae within a host by a tendril within the Upside Down. The slug-like larvae were later vomited-up by the host, before subsequently escaping into the wild.
In Stranger Things, several characters say the F-word, including Will Byers, Billy Hargrove, and most notably, Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder) in a significant Season 4 moment when confronting Vecna, delivering a rare and impactful "You f***ed with the wrong family". Other instances come from characters like Billy (often possessed), and even faint or muffled uses have been noted from others like Jonathan.
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, according to the show's creators, Mike did realize that Will's "crush" in his coming-out speech referred to him, even though it wasn't explicitly stated in dialogue; his reaction shots and subsequent apology scene were designed to show he understood the depth of Will's feelings, though the payoff for their storyline was minimal in the finale.
Subject 001 "One" and becoming Vecna
He took a liking to and befriended Eleven. After witnessing Eleven being bullied by the other subjects, One believed they were alike and sensed that the world would never understand them. One helped Eleven hone her powers and later offered her a chance to escape the lab.
Yes, Will Byers develops powerful psychic abilities in Stranger Things 5, allowing him to tap into the Upside Down's hive mind, control Demogorgons telekinetically, and manipulate things connected to it, similar to Vecna but by borrowing power, a development stemming from his original possession and connection to the Mind Flayer.
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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.
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.
Eventually, he came under the possession of the Mind Flayer, who used him as a vessel and as a tool to gather the civilians of Hawkins, to create a larger physical vessel to host the Mind Flayer: the Spider Monster.
Mews was killed and partially eaten by D'Artagnan who ate her body in order to grow larger. Her body was discovered by Dustin. Dustin hid Mews's death from his mother and sent her to search for the cat in another neighborhood, giving her hope that she was still alive.