{"id":25760,"date":"2026-01-05T00:58:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:58:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25760"},"modified":"2026-01-05T00:58:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:58:35","slug":"where-were-the-demogorgons-in-the-stranger-things-final-battle-the-duffer-brothers-have-an-explanation-for-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=25760","title":{"rendered":"Where Were the Demogorgons in the Stranger Things Final Battle? The Duffer Brothers Have an Explanation for That"},"content":{"rendered":"


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One of the lingering questions Stranger Things fans having coming out of the Season 5 finale relates to the series\u2019 famous monsters, the demogorgons. Or, perhaps put more accurately, the lack<\/em> of them.<\/p>\n

In the final battle (Season 5 Episode 8, The Rightside Up), which Stranger Things has built up to for nine years and five seasons, our heroes battle against Vecna and the Mind Flayer, but not the demogorgons, the demodogs, or the bats we\u2019ve seen previously. Where were they? Surely Vecna and the Mind Flayer would have had a better time of things if they\u2019d had their pals help them out against Eleven, Steve, and the others. Were they sleeping on the job? A revolt, perhaps?<\/p>\n

In an interview with TheWrap, Stranger Things co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer offered a detailed explanation, which involves a few factors. One, Vecna was caught unawares. He did not expect a sneak attack in The Abyss, so was not prepared for what was coming. Related, he had the Mind Flayer helping him out, so why would he need any more help? (This was, obviously, a bad decision.)<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, all those demo monsters aren\u2019t just hanging around Vecna at any given moment, the Duffer brothers said. There are not a lot of them in The Abyss.<\/p>\n

And then we get to what I think is probably the most important reason, which has to do with what Stranger Things had done earlier in the season. The Duffers were mindful of what they called \u201cdemo fatigue,\u201d having had a dramatic fight against the demogorgons at the end of Season 5, Volume 1, when Will\u2019s powers awaken and he kills a handful of the things with his mind.<\/p>\n

\u201cMainly it\u2019s just that Vecna was not expecting this sneak attack on his home turf,\u201d Matt Duffer explained. \u201cNever in a million years could he even imagine that. They\u2019re there somewhere. We obviously discussed having a demo battle on top of the Mind Flayer battle, but it felt more right to us that why does he need the demos when the Mind Flayer is this giant thing and can attack them? He doesn\u2019t need his little ant army to attack, he\u2019s going to take care of this himself.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a giant, desolate planet. If you recall, you see Henry wandering the planet back in Season 4 and at some point in his journey, he does see a demo far in the distance, but it\u2019s not like they\u2019re hanging out in little huts. There\u2019s not like a giant civilization of demos up there.\u201d<\/p>\n