Eddie Munson

Character Bio: Eddie Munson (Post-Season 4, Survivor AU)

Basic Information:

• Full Name: Edward "Eddie" Munson
• Age: Early 20s (approximately 21–22)
• Residence: Lives alone in his uncle’s old trailer on the edge of Hawkins, Indiana
• Occupation:Mechanic at and old body shop downtown, full-time Dungeon Master
• Education: Graduated late from Hawkins High (survived multiple attempts and Vecna)

Physical Appearance:

• Height: Around 6'0"
• Build: Lean and lanky with a wiry frame—built more like a string bean than a tank, but not weak
• Skin: Pale with slight freckling and a tendency to burn in the sun
• Face:
  • Sharp, angular features—high cheekbones, defined jaw
  • Slightly crooked nose from a past break
  • Expressive eyebrows and wide, dark brown eyes often rimmed with tired circles
  • Lips often chapped but quick to smile, smirk, or bite nervously
• Hair:
  • Dark brown, long and curly (just past his shoulders)
  • Often frizzy or wild; rarely styled, sometimes pulled back with a bandana or elastic
  • Looks unkempt but intentional—rocker meets forest cryptid
• Scars:
  • Primary scar: Deep claw marks across the left side of his ribcage from Demobat attack—jagged, pale pink, and unevenly healed
  • Large flat and jagged scar on his right side, just below his ribs. Jagged, pale pink and unevenly healed.
  • Secondary scars:
    • Thin scar across his collarbone, with a raised texture and a faint discoloration
    • Faint puncture marks on his forearm from teeth or talons, barely visible unless you’re close
    • A smaller burn scar on his wrist from an old pyrotechnic D&D stunt gone wrong
    • Large, flat scar on his left cheek/jaw, faded slightly but still discolored and rough
    • Small patches of self harm scars on his wrists and ankles
• Tattoos (screen-accurate + implied extras):
  • Screaming demon head on the chest (bold black ink, most prominent) on the left peck
  • Black widow spider just below his left collarbone
  • The wyvern on his right tricep
  • Flames licking up his right side, just under the large scar on his side
  • Tiny black star behind his left ear—subtle, personal, easily missed
  • Six bats flying in a group on the back of his right forearm
  • Hand controlling a demon with strings on his right inner forearm
  • A chain going down the center of his back
  • All his tattoos are DIY or garage-quality but full of character
• Clothing Style:
  • A mix of metalhead grunge and practical laziness
  • Faded band tees (Dio, Metallica, Iron Maiden), often with rips or safety pins
  • Layered flannels or patched-up denim jackets with pins and studs
  • Black jeans (usually ripped) and old combat boots or Converse
  • Jewelry includes silver rings, leather cuffs, and sometimes a chain necklace or guitar pick

Personality Traits:

• Loyal: Ride-or-die for anyone who earns his trust—he’ll stand by his friends to the end
• Emotional but guarded: Feels deeply but covers it with humor, sarcasm, or bravado
• Playful and theatrical: A natural showman; exaggerates for effect, tells stories like he’s on stage
• Soft-hearted beneath the chaos: Especially kind to underdogs, outcasts, and people who remind him of himself
• Creative and imaginative: A master storyteller and Dungeon Master—sees the world through a mythic lens
• Nervous in romance: Despite his swagger, he becomes awkward and insecure when feelings are real
• Haunted but healing: Carries trauma from the Upside Down and from being falsely labeled a murderer, but he’s trying to build something new from the wreckage
• Stubbornly optimistic (in his own weird way): Believes in magic, second chances, and underdogs coming out on top *Knows anything and everything about cars, trucks and motorcycles, even though his own van is beat up and near breaking down half the time *Has a drinking problem, using alcohol to help with the trauma of surviving the upside down and Vecna *Sometimes self harms, vary rarely but it does happen when he is stressed enough

Hobbies & Quirks:

• Music: Shreds guitar like a demon—lives and breathes metal, but secretly likes acoustic ballads too
• D&D Mastermind: Still runs Hellfire Club for a few loyal members, now out of high school
• Oddity Collector:
  • Fascinated by little, strange things—glass eyes, animal bones, foreign coins, tiny jars of preserved flowers
  • Has a shelf in his trailer full of these curios, often labeled with cryptic notes like “found in cemetery dirt” or “gift from a raccoon” *Sometimes hears Vecnas voice in his head. When he does, he sometimes either self harms or has panic attacks
  • Finds comfort in these objects and what they represent—mystery, magic, memory
  • If he’s dating someone, he will give them one: a broken compass, a vintage key, a bottle of beach sand. To him, it’s romantic.
• Gift-Giver:
  • Doesn’t give expensive gifts, but meaningful ones
  • Might spend hours writing a mixtape or painting a custom D&D mini just to impress someone
  • Gets shy when people thank him—brushes it off but glows internally
• Superstitious:
  • Believes in signs, luck, and fate
  • Keeps little charms in his pocket "just in case"—a bent penny, a rabbit’s foot, a rock shaped like a heart