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Vecna (Stranger Things)

Henry Creel, commonly known as Vecna and also as One or Mr. Whatsit, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things. He is portrayed by Jamie Campbell Bower. The character was introduced in the fourth season as a malevolent being from the Upside Down, a mirroring alternate…

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Abilities
Telekinesis · Telepathy
Aliases
001 (subject name) · Mr. Whatsit · Peter Ballard (Ordinary) · Vecna
Created by
The Duffer Brothers
Family
Victor Creel (father) · Virginia Creel (mother; deceased) · Alice Creel (sister; deceased)
First appearance
"Chapter One: The Hellfire Club" (2022)
Full name
Henry Creel

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Vecna (Stranger Things)

Nodes67
Edges66
Triples20
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029851
Components1

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Vecna (Stranger Things)

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Aliases · 4
Vecna (Stranger Things) → 001 (subject name), Mr. Whatsit, Peter Ballard (Ordinary), Vecna
Family · 3
Vecna (Stranger Things) → Alice Creel (sister; deceased), Victor Creel (father), Virginia Creel (mother; deceased)
Abilities · 2
Vecna (Stranger Things) → Telekinesis, Telepathy
Portrayed by · 2
Vecna (Stranger Things) → Play: Louis McCartney, Television: Jamie Campbell Bower Raphael Luce (young) Maksime Blatt (young)
Created by · 1
Vecna (Stranger Things) → The Duffer Brothers
First appearance · 1
Vecna (Stranger Things) → "Chapter One: The Hellfire Club" (2022)
Full name · 1
Vecna (Stranger Things) → Henry Creel
Gender · 1
Vecna (Stranger Things) → Male
Last appearance · 1
Vecna (Stranger Things) → "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up" (2025)
Voiced by · 1
Vecna (Stranger Things) → Jamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things VR) Andrew Morgado and Harley Yeager (Dead by Daylight)[citation needed]

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Vecna (Stranger Things)AbilitiesTelekinesis1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)AbilitiesTelepathy1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)Aliases001 (subject name)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)AliasesMr. Whatsit1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)AliasesPeter Ballard (Ordinary)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)AliasesVecna1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)Created byThe Duffer Brothers1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)FamilyVictor Creel (father)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)FamilyVirginia Creel (mother; deceased)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)FamilyAlice Creel (sister; deceased)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)First appearance"Chapter One: The Hellfire Club" (2022)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)Full nameHenry Creel1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)GenderMale1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)Last appearance"Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up" (2025)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)Portrayed byTelevision: Jamie Campbell Bower Raphael Luce (young) Maksime Blatt (young)1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)Portrayed byPlay: Louis McCartney1.00infobox
Vecna (Stranger Things)Voiced byJamie Campbell Bower (Stranger Things VR) Andrew Morgado and Harley Yeager (Dead by Daylight)[citation needed]1.00infobox

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