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Henry Creel
Henry Creel (Jamie Campbell Bower) is the main villain in Stranger Things. He appears the first installment in the fourth season. In 1959, the Creel family moved to Hawkins, Indiana. As a child, Henry discovered he had remarkable psychokinetic and illusionary abilities. Corrupted by greed and nihilism, he used his powers to torment his family and eventually kill his mother and sister. He drove his father to madness by framing him for these crimes. This caught the attention of Dr. Brenner, who brought him to Hawkins Laboratory to be studied as subject number 001. Dr. Brenner planted a device in his neck to suppress his powers and made him as an orderly in the lab. There, Henry met Eleven, and tricked her to restore his powers. He brutally massacred the other test subjects, but Eleven overpowered him and sent him to the Upside Down, where he transformed into Vecna. In 1986, Vecna returned, now murdering Hawkins residents with his curse.
Oluwande from Our Flag Means Death
Oluwande (Samson Kayo) is a character in the HBO Max series, Our Flag Means Death. He is a crewmate aboard the Revenge. Level-headed and pragmatic, Oluwande tries to steer the other characters away from danger. He is sympathetic towards Stede, especially with his internal crisis after the murder. The others look to Oluwande for sound advice as well, making him well-liked and highly respected among the crew. Oluwande is especially close with Jim. While he acts as a confidant and conscience, he wishes Jim would view him as more than a friend.
Argyle in Stranger Things
Argyle (Eduardo Franco) is a character in the Netflix original hit series, Stranger Things. He appears in the first installment of the fourth season. He is Jonathan Byers’ best friend in California. He works as a delivery boy for Surfer Boy Pizza. Argyle enjoys smoking marijuana on the regular, which explains his chill, laid back attitude. He is shown to be a good friend as he gives Jonathan and the gang getaway rides in his delivery van. Quiksilver and Stranger Things partnered to replicate key pieces of his wardrobe, which is currently available to purchase at Tilly’s.
Spanish Jackie from Our Flag Means Death
Spanish Jackie is a minor antagonist in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death. A powerful and feared pirate with 19 husbands, she owns a tavern in Republic of Pirates. She seeks revenge for the death of her late husband who was killed by Jim, formerly known as Bonifacia Jimenez. He almost kills Stede for knocking over her nose jar, but the news of Blackbeard’s interest gets him off the hook. Her name comes from an actual legend, though there is no evidence if she was a real person. In the show, she admits she’s not even Spanish. Comedian Leslie Jones, who you may recognize from Ghostbusters and Saturday Night Live, portrays this role.
Chrissy Cunningham
Chrissy Cunningham (Grace Van Dien) is a character in the Netflix original hit series, Stranger Things. She appears in the first installment of the fourth season. On the outside, Chrissy is your typical cheerleader: popular, preppy, girly. But she struggles on the inside, particularly with body image and verbal abuse from her mother. Vecna uses these insecurities against her, and she becomes its first victim. She gets possessed and murdered while hanging with Eddie Munson, who she had begun to grow close with in an unlikely friendship.
Robbie Shapiro from Victorious
Robbie Shapiro is a character on the Nickelodeon series, Victorious. He attends Hollywood Arts to pursue a career in music, songwriting, and ventriloquism. While shy, awkward, and slightly weird, Robbie is a smart and honest person. He is a loyal friend to the group, with his best friend being Andre Harris. Robbie also has a crush on Cat. He is rarely seen without his ventriloquist dummy, Rex, who he addresses like a real person. Rex makes bold and openly flirtatious remarks, showing a personality completely unlike his puppeteer.
Tord Larsson from Eddsworld
Tord Larsonn is a main protagonist during the classic era of the animation, Eddsworld. At the start, Tord is a trigger-happy addict, but towards the end, he becomes more menacing and cunning. He is based on the real life person of the same name.
Andre Harris from Victorious
Andre Harris is a character on the Nickelodeon series, Victorious. He attends Hollywood Arts to pursue a career in acting, singing, and songwriting. He is also very musically inclined, with talents playing the guitar and piano. Everybody loves Andre, for his friendly, upbeat attitude and kind heart. He’s always there to lend a hand and provide comfort to his friends. His incredible patience especially shows in dealing with his grandmother when she’s freaking out. Although sometimes Andre can have trouble controlling his own emotions. His best friends are Tori Vega and Beck Oliver.
Beck Oliver from Victorious
Beck Oliver is a character on the Nickelodeon series, Victorious. He attends Hollywood Arts to pursue a career in acting. Beck seems to be the leader of the core group of friends. Calm, cool, and collected, he is the most mature (and sane) out of everyone, though he can show a fun side with his best friend, Andre Harris. While Beck is popular with girls, he only has eyes for his girlfriend, Jade West. His style bears resemblance to his girlfriend’s own, with a punk, laidback feel.
Ben 10000
Ben 10,000, or Benjamin Kirby Tennyson, is character in the animated series, Ben 10. He is an adult a version of Ben from an alternate future. In this timeline, Ben is a full time superhero. The nickname comes from being able to access 10,000 alien forms with his upgraded Omnitrix.
