Billy Hargrove
Character from Stranger Things by The Duffer Brothers
Max's volatile, abusive stepbrother — a golden-haired bully forged by his father's violence, consumed by the Mind Flayer, and redeemed in a single sacrificial moment at Starcourt Mall.
Also known as: Billy, Billy Hargrove, Hargrove
What They Know
- Was physically abused by his father Neil Hargrove throughout his childhood
- Became the Mind Flayer's primary human host after being Flayed at the Byers house
- Used as the Flayed's recruiter, luring Hawkins residents to be absorbed into the biomass
- Sacrificed himself at Starcourt Mall to protect Eleven from the Mind Flayer's physical form
- Worked as a lifeguard at the Hawkins Community Pool where he had access to many potential victims
- His death from guilt and trauma became the wound that Vecna later used to target Max
- Had a suppressed memory of his mother at the beach that Eleven used to reach his consciousness
- His relationship with Max was defined by cruelty that masked his own pain and self-hatred
Connections
- stepsister_of — max
- possessed_by — mind_flayer
- rival_of — steve
- located_at — hawkins
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