Stranger Things Season 5: Eddie Munson - Dead Or Alive? Duffer Bros REVEAL Joseph Quinn's Fate, But Fans Refuse To Believe

When Joseph Quinn's Eddie Munson strummed his electric guitar to Master of Puppets by Metallica in Stranger Things Season 4, fans had a meltdown. Later, when Demobats took him down, it was on of the most

heartbreaking moments of the entire series'. Even though the season ended on a high and cliffhanger, Eddie's sacrifice became historic with many believing in his return in the finale Season 5. Creators Duffer Brothers have finally revealed whether Eddie will be back or not.ALSO READ: Stranger Things Season 5 BIG REVEAL? Duffer Bros' To Show 'Demo-Vision' - Fight Scenes From Demogorgon Perspective; Deets Inside

Eddie Munson to comeback?

Stranger Things Season 5 will bring back actors Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink, and others. It is set 18 months after the events of Season 4, and will show the big battle between the main heroes of the show unleashing their last big fight to save their hometown, the fictional Hawkins from the clutches of its supervillain, Vecna. We saw a glimpse of Vecna's mayhem in the previous season, and if the makers are to be believed, the audience is in for massive battles. Though many characters ae expected to get resurrected or return, Eddie won't!Rejecting rumours, Matt Duffer confirmed the fate of Eddie in a recent interview with Empire. "I love that Joe Quinn is toying with people! But no, he’s dead. Joe is so busy anyway, that everyone should know he’s not coming back. He’s shot like five movies since! When the hell has he got time to come and shoot Stranger Things? No, sadly, RIP. He’s fully under that ground," Matt said.

Eddie Munson in Stranger Things

Eddie Munson was shown to be a full-on nonconformist metalhead and high school outsider who debuted in Stranger Things Season 4. He enjoyed playing Dungeons & Dragons with his friends and had considerable knowledge on the game. He was the head of Hellfire Club, and that's how he came in touch with the main group of Stranger Things. After witnessing Vecna take over Chrissy Cunningham, he joins the kids to avenge her death in the Upside Down. During the mission, he gets killed by creatures after he sacrifices himself to distract the Demobats, allowing the rest of the group to fight Vecna.

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Fans are not happy

Learning about Eddie's fate and that he won't be returning, netizens expressed disappointment. One user wrote on X (formerly Twitter), "Eddie deserved better! I guess being 'fully under that ground' means he won't be helping the guys with their D&D campaign in Season 5. No more shredding for Hawkins, I see. Tragic." Another one said, "Bro… this ain’t just death, this is full-on Stranger Things extermination."One fan expressed, "He was amazing in stranger things as Eddie but he’s dead now so the only chance we’ll see him is if Dustin talks about him probably. Or his dad if we see him which I doubt. Either way he was such a good guy but I hope at least they can clear his name. But I doubt that will happen." One hopeful fan shared, "Yeah he’s under the ground but in the upside down everything is opposite so technically they’re alluding to the fact he could be still alive in the upside down."ALSO READ: Stranger Things Season 5 At Par With Battle Of The Bastards? Here's Why Duffer Bros Are Sure It'll Evoke Game Of Thrones Feeling

Joseph Quinn as Eddie Munson

Eddie Munson became actor Joseph Quinn's breakout role, which eventually landed him A Quiet Place: Day One, Gladiator II, Warfare, and ultimately the character of Human Torch/Johnny Storm in Marvel's The Fantastic Four: First Steps. He will now be seen in Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars.