Let's look at the real Vecna from Dungeons & Dragons lore, not the Stranger Things version. I explore who Vecna actually is, where he comes from in Greyhawk, how he became a lich and later a god, and ...

Vecna, the powerful former human and (seemingly) the true antagonist, is the ultimate psychic evil, capable of manipulating and murdering his victims from the Upside Down by preying on their trauma.

The first hint about the true nature of the Upside Down comes in season 5, episode 3, “The Turnbow Trap,” when the Party enlists Erica Sinclair (Priah Ferguson) for help in their ridiculous kidnapping ...