Happy Monday, my fellow strangers!
It’s Mrs. Strange here again!
On today’s episode for Stranger Universe, I will theorize on the possibility that Hawkins
Lab’s first test subject will show up in Stranger Things 4 and the likelihood that
he is the main villain.
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As we get closer to Tudum, Netflix’s fan event that will take place this Saturday on
their main YouTube channel, we should talk about another potential storyline for Stranger
Things season 4, and more specifically, a character that is rumored to show up: 001.
The show has made an effort to keep the identity of the first test subject of Hawkins National
Laboratory a big mystery.
Stranger Things continues to make Eleven, another test subject, as the main protagonist
of the series.
Her story is the most well-known out of all the test subjects due to her prominence to
the show’s main narrative.
She was kidnapped and raised by Hawkins Lab due to her mother's involvement as a test
subject for Project MKUltra.
The child was born as Jane Ives but she was later identified as Eleven, the eleventh test
subject for Project Indigo, an experiment led by Doctor Martin Brenner.
From a very young age, the subjects were forced to display their various powers - in Eleven's
case, telepathy and telekinesis.
In season 2, another test subject was introduced with the arrival of Eight, also known as Kali.
The girl with the power of illusions broke out of Hawkins Lab and focused on getting
revenge.
In the comics, other test subjects were covered, including numbers six, nine, and nine point-five.
With that said, comic book writers were allowed to use all types of test subjects for their
own creative freedom except for 001.
Dark Horse Comics agreed to a multi-year partnership with Stranger Things and Netflix to develop
spinoff miniseries.
Jody Houser serves as the writer behind both of the four-issue series that have been published.
When asked about the freedom in her writing, Houser stated in an interview that "the one
restriction we got was we couldn’t use the number One."
So out of the eleven test subjects, 001 was the only number not up for grabs, leading
Houser to believe that something big was planned for this particular person or entity.
The Duffer Brothers must have big plans for 001 if they're taking major precautions to
keep him out of the Stranger Things expanded universe in comics and novels.
Keeping the identity a secret makes sense if the series intends to incorporate 001 into
the Netflix series.
With the show being the biggest aspect of the series, Netflix would surely want to take
ownership of the big reveal.
As for when we’ll see this character finally being revealed, there is some speculation
that Stranger Things 4 will be his appearance, especially with the fact that we are returning
to the Lab in a big way.
There have been a lot of theories that 001 is the Mind Flayer.
It would be an interesting plot twist to have the ruler of the Upside Down start off as
a normal human being that was unfortunately experimented on by the workers at Hawkins
Lab.
Things would be very personal for the Mind Flayer if this was the case, and it would
definitely explain the hatred he has for Eleven in the third season of the show.
There’s also the possibility that 001 will show up as a new character in season 4 that
will unmask himself as the first test subject of Hawkins Lab in a dramatic reveal.
Charles Murphy from Murphy’s Multiverse revealed a bunch of new characters for season
4 in early 2020, and nearly every character leaked was officially announced later on in
the production.
Only a few have yet to be revealed, including a character named “Ashe,” who will be
a series regular and whose storyline won’t be solved until season 5.
Could Ashe end up being 001?
It would make sense if his identity is being kept a secret until the release of season
4.
However, there are some who think that “Ashe” was a placeholder name for Victor Creel or
Peter Ballard.
The only issue is that they were looking for a mid 20s American male to play Ashe.
For all we know, they changed up the requirements for this character and needed someone older
for the role, especially if they want to distance his age from Eleven.
Here’s hoping that we get to see 001 in the Stranger Things franchise very soon.
Overall, very exciting times.
And that is all that we have for today.
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