There will be SPOILERS in this post for Stranger Things seasons 1 – 4… so, if you have not seen the show and intend to get caught up on it, then please, refrain from reading further until you have seen it.
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Then, let’s begin…
There is a lot of speculation online that Joseph Quinn’s character from Stranger Things, Eddie Munson, will be making a comeback in Stranger Things season 5 as the D&D vampire baddie Kas, a long time servant and eventual betrayer of villain Vecna, played onscreen chillingly by Jamie Campbell Bower.
Now, as someone who has only played D&D once (and that was in a star wars style campaign), my only knowledge of Kas the Bloody-Handed comes from friends, google searches, and fan theories. However, based on the brief description of his character above we can theorize as to which Stranger Things character best fits him.
#1: Eddie Munson
As I’ve already said, Eddie Munson is the popular candidate for Kas. Not soley because fans desperately want to see him back, myself included, but for a number of valid reasons.
- Reason number 1: he was killed by upside-down bats. Maybe those bats didn’t kill him, they simply turned him into a vampire who’s now subservient to Vecna.
- Reason number 2: Steve mentions vampires. When theorizing with Eddie & co. about who Vecna really is Steve brings up ‘vampires’. A moment that earns him some eyerolls, but they’ve never mentioned vampires before – and in previous seasons when a creature from d&d (such as zombies) is brought up, we’ve been almost guaranteed to see an upside-down version of that creature within the next season.
- Reason number 3: Jamie Campbel Bower and Joseph Quinn have been doing a lot of press together. Now, that could mean nothing – or it could mean that they’re hanging out cause they’ll be having lots of scenes together next season…
#2: Steve Harrington
Steve Harrington is an extremely viable candidate for Kas and here’s why.
- Reason number 1: Those bats! Just like Eddie, Steve gets attacked and gnawed on by those pesky upside-down bats. Robin makes a big rambly deal about ‘infections’ and ‘rabies’, which is all valid and understandable – but these are upside-down bats. Maybe instead of rabies they ‘infect’ their victims with vampirism!
- Reason number 2: again – those vampire references. Those casual references to vampires could’ve just as easily been pointing to Steve as to Eddie.
- Reason number 3: it would just suck! Steve Harrington has become a fan favorite over the years (he’s definitely a favorite of mine!) and it would be just the punch in the gut that fans would hate but not be too surprised by.
But honestly – I think we’ve ALREADY seen Kas…
#3: Billy Hargrove
Yes, you read that right, Billy. I think that Billy Hargrove was/is Kas – and here’s why.
- Reason #1: Flayed. While not being a vampire, Billy did get flayed, which had him stumbling around like one of the undead. Zombies are the walking dead, but vampires are the undead. So, while all the rest of the flayed were zombies, there’s no reason that Billy couldn’t have been a vampire…
- Reason #2: Betrayal. Right at the end, before Billy dies, Eleven manages to get through to him. When the Mind Flayer (who we now know was/is Vecna too) attacks, Billy stops it, saving El’s life and buying them all enough time to close the gate once and for all and (they think) kill it.
- Reason number #3: “Kas killed him!” In the beginning of season 4, when they’re playing D&D with Eddie and he reveals that Vecna is alive, Mike shouts “No, Kas killed him!” Which is what everyone thought at the end of the previous season, that Billy had helped them ‘kill’ the Mind Flayer aka Vecna. Unfortunately, for Billy and all of us, Vecna lived.
There are two other options for who Kas could be
#a1 – Eleven
The line “Kas killed him!” could also be referring to how Eleven ‘killed’ 001 aka Henry aka Vecna back in the past, after having been manipulated to follow him and then learning the truth and turning on him.
#a2 – Will
Will, much like Billy, was mentally controlled by the Mind Flayer, aka Vecna… he too was cold like the dead, totally subservient to the mind flayer, and in the end turned against him… well – was forced to turn against him. It’s possible that Will could have both been Kas in season 2 and be him even more in the upcoming season 5…
I feel like I’m getting lost, so I’m going to put a pin in it here.🤣
What do you think? Do you think we’ll see Eddie Munson again as Kas the Bloody-Handed or do you think Steve Harrington will be that unfortunate soul? Or, do you think that we’ve already seen Kas in Billy Hargrove? What sort of superpowers do you think Will will have in season 5? Do you think Will will go bad for a bit? Also… who do you think will die in the end?
Let me know!
Ciao!
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