Will eventually succumbed to exhaustion, lying in his makeshift fort. The Demogorgon found him, breaking through the fort wall and taking him to the Upside Down library.

Many of the scenes with the Demogorgon were done practically, with Mark Steger portraying the Demogorgon in a suit with an animatronic head. CGI was used for scenes that required the Demogorgon to do things a man in a suit couldn't possibly do. Nancy and Jonathan Byers later exploited the Demogorgon's attraction to blood to ambush it. With the aid of Steve, they severely injured the beast, setting it alight - however, it survived and slipped into the Upside Down. The Demogorgon left the Byers house and headed to the library, leaving a trail of blood. The Monster had the ability to travel between dimensions on a whim, creating temporary portals in the fabric of reality. The Monster arrived at Mirkwood, a road near a local forest, where it stalked Will Byers on his way home. The Monster chased Will as he entered his house, forcing Will to run to his garden shed. Will hid in the shed, loading a rifle in self-defense, but the Monster simply appeared behind him, taking him into the Upside Down. Alright, alright. Gather ’round. We don’t have all day. Monstrology is a very busy and dangerous scientific field, and quite frankly, it’s not for amateurs, but they tell me you’re the new recruits so here we are. This is Demogorgons 101. It’s your basic, entry level training. He has named these stages after what this so-called Dart looked like in his care over the course of a week coupled with his knowledge of adult Demogorgon. Stop staring at me in disbelief, yes, our working hypothesis is that a demogorgon reaches maturity in the span of seven days.Superhuman Durability: With its durable skin and tough body, the Demogorgon could withstand massive amounts of bullets from multiple firearms and several beatings from a baseball bat with nails. However, it was unable to resist Eleven's power of biokinesis, which she uses to dissolve and kill the Demogorgon. Scientists at Hawkins Lab began investigating the dimension, discovering exactly what it contained. One such scientist entered through the Gate, wearing a hazmat suit linked to a chain rope. The scientist was savaged and killed by the Demogorgon almost immediately after entering the dimension. The Demogorgon hunted and killed other people and creatures, being particularly lured by blood. Its victims included Barbara Holland, hunters Dale and Henry, and a wounded deer. After Nancy Wheeler entered the Upside Down through a temporary portal, she observed the Demogorgon as it feasted on the deer. The Demogorgon noticed her, chasing her until she returned through the portal. The Demogorgon’s third stage is where we complete its amphibious-like references. At this point in growth, this otherworldly being is much like a frog. It’s the color of grass, quadrupedal, small but sharp teeth have taken root in its mouth, and it retains its tail. The artists at Aaron Sims Creative were given the task of designing the look of the Demogorgon, with the description of a "humanoid creature with no face, just a mouth." From the very beginning, the Duffers wanted the creature to be humanoid and grotesque, with the creature designs of H.R. Giger, Clive Barker, Guillermo del Toro, and Masahiro Ito being influential to the Demogorgon’s appearance because of their "strangeness." [1] [3]The artists went through several early concepts, some of which were "more monstrous in shape, even more asymmetrical." Ultimately, they were inspired by nature when they came up with the flower petal-like mouth in the first week, a design that really resonated with the Duffers. [4] Production [ ] See Also: Special Effects Most knowledge on the Demogorgon is highly speculative - even Dr. Brenner admitted that he and his peers had a limited understanding of the creature. That being said, the behavior of the beast is "predictable" as Brenner remarked, comparing it to a typical predator. Nancy made similar associations: she compared the creature to nocturnal predators such as lions and coyotes. She noted that the solitary nature of the creature was similar to that of a bear.

Superhuman Strength: The Demogorgon was a creature with outstanding physical strength. It could break through solid walls and is able to easily overpower and carry a fully grown man. We recommend immediate extermination if you encounter a demogorgon in one of these three life stages. They are relatively harmless in these forms and easily manageable. Do not let this creature advance to the fourth stage! By that point, not only will you be in danger but any living creature within the vicinity will as well. Once in the Upside Down, Will managed to evade the creature for almost a week and began attempting to communicate with his mother. Joyce and Will had some success, with Will manipulating the electricity in his home dimension, although these attempts would sometimes attract the monster. In an early attempt, Joyce saw her house wall become warped and distorted as the Monster started to break through, terrifying her. In a later attempt, the Monster broke clean through, although Joyce managed to outrun it.

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In the Dungeons & Dragons game in "The Vanishing of Will Byers", Will uses fireball against the Demogorgon, possibly foreshadowing Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve setting the Demogorgon alight in "The Upside Down". Blood Detection: The Demogorgon was strongly attracted to blood and could sense even small amounts from different dimensions. Interdimensional Travel: The Demogorgon was able to move between dimensions. It repeatedly entered Hawkins by creating temporary tears in space-time. It could pull individuals, such as Will Byers and Barbara Holland, through these temporary gates and into the Upside Down. The Demogorgon is the first character in Stranger Things to be named after a character from D&D, which was followed by the Mind Flayer and Vecna.

When asked if the Demogorgon was some kind of plant due to its appearance, Mark Steger responded that it was fair speculation, adding that he feels it's "more mushroom, which is kind of between plant and animal. " [6] As recruits, at this stage in your career, we do not ask you to risk your lives beyond what is reasonable. It’s why you are not asked to collect samples or wrangle any of the creatures we’ve discussed thus far. Currently, you are here for information gathering only. You are collecting anecdotal evidence for us to utilize at our discretion. It is unknown whether the creature was attracted by other stimuli, though a likely candidate was sound: when Nancy ventured into the Upside Down, the Demogorgon was unaware of her presence until she stepped on a vine, making a loud noise. However, the Demogorgon’s sudden reaction in this moment may have been linked to the Upside Down’s hive mind. The fact that sound from the human dimension was faintly audible to human ears in the Upside Down would suggest the Demogorgon was also sensitive to sound; however, it remains unclear where the creature had ears, in the conventional sense. Eleven first observed the Demogorgon hunkered over large, yellow eggs feeding off them. It’s not clear whether or not these were the creature’s offspring, or if they were even the same species. See also: The Demogorgon (Dead by Daylight), The Demogorgon (Fortnite), The Demogorgon (Smite) Behind the scenes [ ]We’ll begin with the Demogorgon’s growth cycle. According to Dustin Henderson, a young man with no sense of self-preservation who recounted his stewardship of a Demogorgon, he had the gall to name “Dart,” these creatures go through six stages of life. In mythology, Demogorgon is a god or demon associated with the underworld, and whose name is taboo. The process began with a scan of Mark Steger's body, from which a full-size form was created that the body of the Demogorgon was sculpted onto. Animatronics were installed in the head and arms, which had to be operated with remote control. [5] Steger often had to wear metal stilts that elevated him nearly ten inches. Despite the suit's complexity, it only took half an hour to 40 minutes to put on and only weighed approximately 30 pounds. [6] Unfortunately, the basis of most of our information on these early days comes from records we obtained from that lab and the testimony of several children, their guardians, and a few young adults. We have yet to establish boots on the ground ourselves, so the renderings of the demogorgons we have provided to you are artist representations.