The Mind Flayer (Stranger Things)

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==Summary==
The Mind Flayer is a mysterious entity originating from the Upside Down, an alternate version of Earth where all life on it has been wiped out, whilst the planet was turned into a desolate and lifeless wasteland inhabited only by animalistic creatures of parasitic nature and by the Mind Flayer itself
Although the entity remained hidden for most of the series, it is heavily hinted to be the responsible for turning the Upside Down into the desolate wasteland that it is currently, judging by the fact that it holds a telepathic connection to the Demogorgons that originate from it, being a Hive-Mind interconnected to everything within the now-lifeless Earth. Throughout its few appearances across the series, The Mind Flayer seems to have a goal consisting of taking over the main universe that exists in parallel to the Upside Down and was revealed to be the driving force that controlled the Demogorgons into action.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: | At least 
Key: Proxy | Main Body
Name: Unknown, nicknamed "The Mind Flayer"
Origin: Stranger Things
Gender: Genderless
Age: Unknown, possibly Millions of Years old (Dustin stated that it's possible the Mind Flayer has been around since before the dinosaurs)
Classification: Hive-Mind
Powers and Abilities:
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|-|Proxy=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Hive Mind (Is apart of the Mind Flayer's Hive Mind), Large Size (Type 1), Possession (Can turn people into the Flayed, putting them under the Mind Flayer's control), Regeneration (Mid; Regenerated after having its head ripped in half), Immortality (Type 3), Bodily Weaponry & Body Control (Can create giant tentacles from its own flesh), Adaptation (Was made specifically to counter Eleven's abilities), Power Absorption (Absorbed Eleven's powers and gave then to Vecna), Technology Manipulation, High Pain Tolerance (Wasn't very effected by having its limbs ripped off. Quickly recovered after an extremely brutal fireworks barrage)
|-|Main Body=Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Hive Mind, Large Size (Type 2), Weather Manipulation (Can generate large thunderstorms with its presence), Possession (Took control of Will's body and made him it's host through a vision and while trapped in an alternate reality), Regeneration (Low-Mid; It's body is comprised of a smoke-like substance that can easily regrow itself after the loss of limbs and possibly more), Perception Manipulation & Spatial Manipulation (Actively interacted with Will on a physical manner and made him believe that he was back in the Upside Down, despite being trapped within the Upside Down and only appearing to him through visions and hallucinations), Clairvoyance (Capable of seeing events that transpire on alternate realities completely separated from its own), Body Control & Intangibility (The pysical manifestation of the Hive-Mind is composed of a smoke-like substance which can be easily remoulded into smaller shapes or imbued inside the bodies of people to make them the Mind Flayer's hosts), Biological Manipulation (Lowered Will's corporeal temperature after taking him as it's host), Incorporeality (Escapes from Will's body, leaving it in a gust of shadowy smoke before leaving the hut), Information Manipulation (Type 1. Made its shape appear in the static of a camera record), Fusionism (Can cause possessed hosts to dissolve and congeal into big monsters), Plant Manipulation & Corrosion Inducement (Can generate vines that make nearby vegetations enter in a state of rot and decay upon contact), Life Manipulation (Is most certainly the responsible for the creation of the Demogorgons and Demobats), Resistance to Poison Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, and Corrosion Inducement (Immune to the toxic atmosphere of the Upside Down, which can make people very sick and rot organic matter)
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Attack Potency: Building level (Its size alone should warrant this. Easily destroyed a large portion of Hopper's Cabin. Took Eleven genuine effort to take it down) | At least Building Level+ (Superior to its proxy. Took Eleven's telekinesis great effort to push back one of its tentacles)
Speed: Superhuman (Kept up with a speeding car) | Unknown
Lifting Strength: Likely Class 10 (Overpowered a Flayed Billy. Took Eleven efforts to hold back its tentacles) | Unknown
Striking Strength: Building level | At least Building level
Durability: Building level (Survived having its head ripped clean in half by Eleven and hits from countless fireworks) | Unknown
Stamina: Superhuman | Unknown
Range: At least Tens of Meters | At least Hundreds of meters, Interdimensional with specific abilities (Capable of affecting parallel realities with its abilities, as it could take control of Will even when trapped in the Upside Down and could actively send him visions of it. However, this was likely possible due to the fact that a crack in space-time leading to the Upside Down was opened at the time, allowing The Mind Flayer to use it as a medium to project its influence over the main universe, as seen when it could seemingly do nothing to affect it after the crack was closed by Eleven)
Standard Equipment: The Demogorgons and The Demobats
Intelligence: Below Average (Displays some signs of thinking, but still falls for very obvious traps and ambushes) | Gifted (The Mind Flayer seems to be an intelligent and cunning entity, displaying the capacity to think in human terms and trick others numerous times, such as when it forced Will to lie about its weakness in order to trick numerous soldiers into meeting their deaths. Additionally, it is a gigantic hive-mind interconnected to the entirety of the Upside Down, having telepathic control over hordes of Demogorgons and Demobats, and being stated to be a completely alien entity beyond human comprehension)
Weaknesses: It is extremely vulnerable to fire and high heats
==Notable Matchups==
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