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Who Dies In Stranger Things Season 5? Shocking Deaths That Give A Major Plot Twist

Stranger Things Season 5 gives a stunning end, which includes major character deaths and highly emotional moments, thus breaking the record of the previous seasons. The finale has created a great deal of discussion on various social platforms, with some spectators labelling it as one of the most influential and widely discussed endings of Netflix.

Published by Namrata Boruah
Published: January 1, 2026 11:52:46 IST

The finale of Stranger Things Season 5 was full of emotions and actions, marking the end of the decade old story in Hawkins with several significant character deaths. One such death happens to be that of Kali Prasad, aka Eight, Eleven’s sister, who is gunned down by a soldier from Hawkins during an uproarious fight in the Upside Down. Her death serves as a warning to the contingent of darkness that even veterans can succumb to the final battle’s wrong side.

Who Dies In Stranger Things Season 5?

Good and evil finally meet at the point of the death of the series’ main antagonist, Vecna, and the inter dimensional being referred to as the Mind Flayer. The defeat of Vecna is depicted as a stark confrontation with the trio of Eleven, Joyce, and Will, with Joyce landing the hit that cuts off the evil one’s connection to the world. The Mind Flayer also dies since it is connected to Vecna’s physical form, marking the total disappearance of the greatest supernatural threat that the town of Hawkins ever encountered. This victory, however, does not come easy, it requires the heroes’ intervention to rescue the kidnapped children and to prevent the merging of the two worlds, thus granting them a hard earned triumph.

Stranger Things Season 5

The most emotional moment maybe is the one with the supposed sacrifice of Eleven, who has been the main character since the start of the series. To make it certain that the connection between the two worlds is removed forever, she will remain in the Upside Down and close the Abyss. Her fate is shown as tragic, but her last talk with Mike and her tearful parting make a deep impression on the audience. Even though some readings and later debates bring in doubt about her final outcome, the end of the season sees her deed as the heroic peak of her voyage, bringing to an end the saga of Hawkins and the Upside Down with courage and peace.