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Eddie Munson

BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

STATUS Deceased

BORN 1965-1968 * [1][2]

DIED March 27, 1986

AGE 17-20 * [1][2]

ALIASES Eddie "The Freak" Munson [1]

Long-Haired Freak [1]
Eddie the Banished[3]

RESIDENCE Hawkins, Indiana ( ? - 1986):

Forest Hills Trailer Park
(? - 1986)

2121 Holland Rd (1986)

RELATIONSHIP STA- Single

TUS

FAMILY Unnamed father

Wayne Munson (uncle)

OTHER RELATIONS Gareth (friend/fellow club

member)
Je! (friend/fellow club member)
Mike Wheeler (friend/fellow club
member)
Dustin Henderson
(friend/fellow club member)
Lucas Sinclair (friend/fellow
club member)
Chrissy Cunningham †
(friend/crush[4])
Erica Sinclair (friend)
Nancy Wheeler (friend)
Steve Harrington (friend)
Robin Buckley (friend)
Jason Carver † (rival/enemy)

AFFILIATION Hellfire Club

Corroded Co"n

OCCUPATION Student at Hawkins Middle

School (1977-1980)
Leader of Corroded Co"n
(1970s-1986)
Student at Hawkins High
School (1980-1986)
Leader of the Hellfire Club
(1980s-1986)

PHYSICAL INFORMATION

GENDER Male

HEIGHT 5'10" (180 cm)

EYE COLOR Brown

HAIR COLOR Dark brown

PORTRAYAL

PORTRAYED BY Joseph Quinn

EPISODES 26 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34

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'Cause I'm actually gonna graduate. I think it's
my year, Henderson. I think it's finally my year.

EDDIE TO DUSTIN

Edward "Eddie" Munson, portrayed by Joseph

Quinn[5], was a main character in Stranger
Things, being introduced in the fourth season.
He was the leader of the Hellfire Club at Hawkins
High, an electric guitar player in his band
Corroded Co!n, and the friend and role model of
Dustin Henderson.

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Background

Eddie Munson was born sometime between

1965 and 1966. At some point during his
childhood, he became the ward of his paternal
uncle, Wayne Munson, and the two of them lived
in Hawkins' Forest Hills Trailer Park. During the
late 1970s, Eddie attended Hawkins Middle
School alongside Chrissy Cunningham.
Sometime during their attendance, Hawkins
Middle School hosted a talent show in which
both Eddie and Chrissy participated. Eddie was
impressed by Chrissy's cheer-leading while
Chrissy fondly remembered Eddie's rock band,
Corroded Co!n. Eventually, the two drifted apart
once they began attending Hawkins High
School, though Eddie never held animosity
towards her. While attending Hawkins High,
Eddie led the school's Dungeons & Dragons
club, the Hellfire Club, which was despised by
the town due to the rising belief that D&D was
connected to the worship of Satan. Despite the
rumors, Eddie flourished in the club and found
purpose in reaching out to other teenagers who
felt like outsiders. His belief in the benefits of
being unique and his disdain for social
conformity often led to clashes with the popular
kids, such as Jason Carver, Chrissy's boyfriend
and the captain of the Hawkins High Basketball
Team. Eddie was originally going to graduate in
1984, and again in 1985, but his rebellious streak
and poor grades resulted in him being held back,
and ultimately led to him despising the school's
principal.

1986
March 21

On Friday, March 21st, Dustin and Mike sat down

in the cafeteria, at the table where Eddie and his
D&D group, The Hellfire Club, were eating. Eddie
was in the middle of dramatically reading aloud
from a newspaper which warned of the dangers
of D&D, and when he finished the article, he
jumped on the table in order to give a speech
about forced conformity. He pointed out that he
and the other Hellfire members were labeled
"freaks" by the school while students in other
circles, such as the basketball team, were
accepted by society.

When Mike and Dustin brought up Lucas's

inability to join Hellfire's campaign later that
night, Eddie reminded the boys of how he had
welcomed them into his group at the beginning
of the school year, and told them that they
would be the future of Hellfire once Eddie
graduated. He then encouraged Mike and Dustin
to seek out other "lost" students who were
looking for purpose and recruit them to the D&D
club.

Witnessing a Murder

Eddie meets Chrissy for a drug deal

Later that day, Eddie met with Chrissy

Cunningham to partake in a drug deal with her.
At first, he was confused as to why she wanted
anything to do with him, but he quickly warmed
up to her and attempted to make her
comfortable with his presence. After shared
laughter, Chrissy asked him if he ever felt like he
was losing his mind, and Eddie admitted that he
felt that way often. He began to fool around and
brought up their past, reminding her of a talent
show he participated in as a middle-schooler.
Chrissy remembered he had been part of a band
called Corroded Co!n, and Eddie pointed out
that they still played and indirectly invited her to
one of their future gigs.

The drug deal having been postponed until

Eddie could get Chrissy something stronger
from his trailer, everyone left Hawkins High's
campus and headed home to prepare for the
basketball game. Eddie and the Hellfire Club met
for their campaign, and Erica Sinclair showed up,
interested in standing in for Lucas, who was at
the championship game. At first, Eddie was
skeptical of her ability, but he quickly changed
his mind once she demonstrated her quick wit
and skill in D&D. During the game, Eddie
mentioned Vecna, and as the game-master,
enjoyed leading the others on an extraordinary
adventure. When the fate of the game landed in
the hands of Erica and Dustin, Eddie suggested
that it was alright for them to give up and not be
heroes that night. But eventually Erica won and
Eddie was overjoyed at their success.

Eddie watches as Chrissy levitates

After the game, many of Hawkins' teenagers

headed to a party, but Eddie and Chrissy visited
his trailer instead, giving her a peek into his
home life. Eddie explained that he lived with his
uncle, and began to search the trailer for the
"Special K," otherwise known as ketamine. While
Chrissy slowly grew paranoid in the living room,
Eddie walked into his room and kissed his guitar
as he continued his search for ketamine. When
he returned to her, Chrissy was under Vecna's
curse and failed to respond to him shaking her
shoulders, urging her to wake up. She suddenly
levitated, and as she was brutally killed by
Vecna, Eddie fell backward and screamed in
horror. Afterward, he ran away in fear of what
had just happened.

Hiding

March 22

The next day, Eddie became a primary suspect

for the murder of Chrissy, due to his involvement
with Hellfire Club and the location of her murder.
Eddie's decision to run sparked the curiosity of
Max, and she and Dustin, Robin, and Steve
embarked on a search for Eddie. Their search
eventually led them to Reefer Rick's home,
where they found him in the dock house, hiding
under a tarp. When Steve lifted the tarp,
exposing the young man, Eddie jumped out and
shoved him against the wall, holding a broken
beer bottle to his neck. Dustin frantically
attempted to calm Eddie, explaining that he and
the others were on his side and pointing out
that Eddie knew most of the teenagers in the
room. Eddie eventually let Steve go and fell to
the floor in distress, caught in survivor's guilt as
he mourned Chrissy's death. When the group
asked him to explain what had happened, he
described her death and his terror. The group
tried to comfort him, and succeeded in
explaining the existence of another dimension.
Dustin and Eddie then connected the dots,
realizing that Vecna was the one responsible for
Chrissy's death.

March 23

Later, Max, Dustin, Robin, and Steve dropped by

the dock house to bring Eddie food, and found
him nervous about the on-going hunt for him in
Hawkins. Along with the food, they brought him
news, and explained how they police were
hunting him. Seconds later, they were
interrupted by the whining of police sirens, and
they rushed to hide Eddie once more, leading
him under the tarp.

March 25

As time progressed, Eddie became paranoid.

When he heard a car pull up, he eagerly peeked
out the window, but drew back in shock when
he spotted Jason close-by in Reefer Rick's
home. He instantly became scared and begged
Dustin to come and help via the walkie-talkie.
Receiving no response, Eddie gave up trying to
reach him and looked at the boat, which was
floating inside the dock house. Realizing it was
his only choice, he sailed out onto the water,
alerting the attention of Patrick and Jason, who
followed him. The two boys swam after him and
almost caught up to him, but before they did,
Patrick fell prey to Vecna's curse and was drawn
under the surface of the water. Eddie and Jason
then watched as Patrick was lifted into the air
and murdered by Vecna. However, Jason
believed Eddie was using his "satanic powers" to
commit the murder and was unaware of the real
cause of Patrick's death. Aboard his boat, Eddie
managed to escape and headed to the opposite
side of Lover's Lake.

March 26

The Party finds Eddie at Skull Rock

Once again on the run, Eddie stole a radio from a

construction site and hiked to Skull Rock to hide.
There, the Party finally reunited with him after
hiking through the woods to find him. Eddie told
them about the chase and Patrick's murder, and
was clearly still traumatized by Chrissy's and
now Patrick's death. As his watch had stopped
after being soaked the previous night, Eddie
could accurately mark the time of the murder as
being 9:27 PM, and with this knowledge, the
Party confirmed that the culprit had been Vecna.
They also discovered that they knew where
Vecna attacked from: the Creel Home. Clearly
distracted by something else, Dustin mentioned
that his compass was throwing them o" and
suggested that there must be a gate nearby,
strong enough to mess with the magnetic field.
Eddie, along with the group, left Skull Rock in
search of the gate, which they eventually found
in Lover's Lake.

Meanwhile, Jason rallied the town citizens of

Hawkins, urging them to hunt down Eddie and
his Hellfire Club and convincing them that Eddie
had been responsible for the series of killings.

At Lover's Lake, Eddie, Steve, Robin and Nancy

all boarded the boat to find the gate. Dustin
wanted to go, too, but Eddie refused to allow
him. Once the quartet arrived at the gate, Steve
dove in and found it at the bottom of the lake.
But when he surfaced to tell the others of his
discovery, he was grabbed by a tentacle from
the Upside Down and was dragged through the
gate. Without hesitating, Nancy dove in after
him, followed by Robin and Eddie.

After finding him under attack on the other side

of the gate, Eddie, Nancy, and Robin proceeded
to save Steve from Vecna's bats, who were
viciously attacking him. Once they had freed
him, Eddie began to curse in distress after
realizing the severity of the situation. After they
had all calmed down, they began their journey to
the Wheeler home, but stopped in the middle of
the forest due to Steve having to take a
breather. Noticing the tension between Steve
and Nancy, Eddie took o" his jean jacket and
threw it to Steve for his "modesty." When they
began to walk again, Eddie and Steve had a
moment to speak alone, and Eddie
complimented Steve by saying he was "like Ozzy
Osborne," due to Steve killing Vecna's bat. They
moved on to discuss the jealousy they had had
for one another due to them both being role
models for Dustin. Eddie then addressed his
issues with his fear, and not truly knowing
himself where Steve empathizes for Eddie,
saying that Eddie needs to give himself a break.
Eddie also points out that Nancy and Robin have
a true care for Steve, and especially Nancy due
to her jumping in first for Steve.

Shortly after their conversation, they arrived at

the Wheeler home, where Nancy, Robin, and
Eddie entered Nancy's room to fetch the guns.
Unfortunately, they realized that they were in
1983 in the Upside Down version of their home,
and thus the guns were non-existent. Before
they could react, Steve altered them to the fact
that Lucas, Dustin, and Max were all downstairs
speaking to Erica in the real world while they
were in the same home. Hopeful that they could
reach them through the lights, the teens
discussed their options. When Eddie tried
signaling "S.O.S" through the chandelier, Erica
was the first to notice and alerted the boys next
to her. Dustin was able to decrypt the simple
message and the two groups went up to
Nancy's room to exchange information. When he
heard that the water gate was guarded, Dustin
suggested they use another gate to leave the
Upside Down, and the teenagers ended up
using the Wheelers' bicycles to bike to the
nearest gate, located in Eddie's trailer. After they
entered the trailer, they noticed one of Vecna's
fissures in the ceiling and were at first scared by
Dustin jamming a hole through it to widen it. But
the two groups coordinated and the younger
teens managed to create a safe landing pad for
Eddie and the others to escape the Upside
Down. Robin entered the portal first, followed by
Eddie. But as Nancy attempted to leave, she fell
under Vecna's curse just as she hit the mattress
waiting for her on the other side. Steve
desperately attempted to wake her up, but her
vision lasted long enough for Vecna to tell her
exactly what he planned on doing to Hawkins if
he killed a fourth victim. Nancy awakened and
warned the group that Vecna planned to destroy
their town.

March 27

Safely united again, the group conferred and

hatched a plan to defeat Vecna and save
Hawkins from the fate Nancy had described.
After stealing a trailer for transportation and
arming themselves with a variety of weapons
acquired at The War Zone, the group dropped o"
Max, Lucas, and Erica at the Creel House. From
there, the remaining teens drove to the Munson
trailer where they entered the Upside Down via
the gate Chrissy's death had created.

Eddie plays "Master of Puppets"

Once inside, they split up. Steve, Nancy, and

Robin walked to the Creel House through the
woods, while Dustin and Eddie remained at his
trailer to lure the Demobats away from the
house. Eddie succeeded in drawing the
attention of the bats through playing a solo of
Master of Puppets by Metallica on his electric
guitar. However, as the Demobats came in
swarms, Eddie and Dustin dashed into his trailer
as the bats tried to break in. For a minute, they
thought they were safe, but when the bats
found their way in, the boys realized they had to
leave the Upside Down through the gate if they
wanted to make it out alive.

Dustin successfully escaped through the gate,

but Eddie refused to follow, knowing the
barricaded door would not hold the swam.
Instead, he ran out of the trailer and lured the
Demobats away from both the gate and Dustin.
When they knocked him o" his bicycle, Eddie
pondered the option of running. However,
thinking back on the actions he had taken in the
previous days - specifically the shame he felt
leaving Chrissy's body after her murder, and his
own claims that he was not a hero - Eddie
decided to make a change and stand his
ground. Rather than running, he drew his
makeshift shield and spear, and faced the hoard
of Demobats which swarmed around him. He
managed to kill several before they overpowered
him and pinned him to the ground, gnawing at
his skin. Dustin, who had re-entered the Upside
Down in search of Eddie, found his friend in the
middle of the swarm of Demobats. When the
hive mind was injured due to both Murray
Bauman torching Demogorgons with a
flamethrower as well as Vecna being severely
injured, the Demobats died and fell to the
ground. In this moment, Dustin rushed to
Eddie's side and cradled him, assuring him that
they would get him to a hospital. Eddie,
however, was too injured from the bites and was
unable to rise from the ground. Blood running
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