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Stranger Things Season 5: Eddie To Billy, Revisiting Shocking Deaths Of These Beloved Characters

The audience has witnessed the tragic deaths of several beloved characters in Stranger Things. Check whose death traumatised and impacted viewers the most.

Barbara, played by Shannon Purser, was one of the first characters to die in Stranger Things, setting the intense tone for the audience. Her death changed the trajectory of Nancy Wheeler's character and is often regarded as the beginning of the end in Hawkins.

Billy, played by Dacre Montgomery, is shown as the abusive and arrogant step-brother of Max, who became the main character since the second season. In Season 3, he became the host for the Mind Flayer and later dies in Max's arms. His death proves to be traumatic for Max as she gets his hallucination and blames herself for his death.

Bob Newby, played by Sean Astin, become a father figure to Will after getting into a relationship with Joyce. He is attacked and killed by Demo-Dogs in the second season.

Chrissy Cunningham is brutally killed by Vecna in front of Eddie, who is scared and also unaware of the reason behind her cruel death. As the reason for her death remains a mystery, Eddie becomes the prime suspect.

Eddie Munson, played by Joseph Quinn, is introduced in the fourth season and develops a close bond with Mike and Dustin. He becomes the prime suspect in the death case of Chrissy and gets to know about the Upside Down. He sacrifices himself to protect others, and his death deeply affects Dustin.

Dr Alexei, played by Alec Utgoff, is a Russian scientist who is abducted by Hopper and Joyce Byers to get information about Upside Down. As the audience grows to like him and his childlike innocence, he is killed by a Russian assassin.

First published on: Oct 27, 2025 01:23 PM IST


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