After Eleven stops Vecna from killing Max, he is shown in the attic of the Creel house, where Steve, Nancy, and Robin are.
The addition of Eddie Munson proved to be one of the best parts of the show, as he became a fan-favorite character. There was a lot of worry about what would happen to Nancy in the Upside Down and Steve was a prime suspect to die. Max's plan was to use herself as bait but then control the circumstances of her encounters with Vecna since he was invading her mind, which would give the others an opportunity to kill Vecna in the Upside Down's Creel house. There were concerns that Eddie could die because he was a new character not connected to the show's overall story, even though he was actually a caring and fun-loving young adult.
Papa was alive in the present day after his presumed death in the first season of the show. After playing the most metal rendition of "Master of Puppets" in the Upside Down, he helpsDustin return to the normal world before cutting the rope. He was at the center of the story throughout the fourth season, as Eddie was the prime suspect in the death of Chrissy. She is willing to put her life in danger again if that is what it takes to kill the evil being.
Max knows her plan is risky, but there is a good portion of the season where it seems like it will work. Lucas eventually gets the upper hand and knocks him to the ground, where he stays for the rest of the finale. Eddie's death in Stranger Things season 4, volume 2 comes withDustin by his side, and he is sure to tell Eddie's uncle that his nephew died a hero. While Eleven tries to save her friends from the other side of the country, the other characters have their own plans.
Several characters are killed in the second volume of the fourth season of the hit series. Steve, Nancy, and Robin return to the Upside Down to kill Vecna after using Max as bait in the real world. The revelation that Vecna was one of her only friends in the facility put Eleven on a collision course to face her again. There was a belief that the large ensemble cast could become smaller with all of the stories surrounding Vecna's defeat.
Due to the drugs that were injected into Eleven, he was forced to carry her as they tried to run away. Multiple characters are killed in the second volume of the season. She became a target of Vecna's, and he came very close to making her one of his victims. The jock is in the path of the Upside Down's cracks as a result of this. The charred ground makes it seem like Vecna burned to death and there is nothing left of him.
As any of the show's main characters, Max was at risk of dying. After getting shot a few more times, Brenner collapses to the ground after being shot in the shoulder. Will's dialogue confirms that Vecna is still alive, if there was any confusion about his death.