Lieutenant Colonel Jack Sullivan is a major antagonist in Season 4 of Stranger Things.
He is a lieutenant colonel trying to find and neutralize Eleven, believing her powers to be dangerous and assuming she is killing teenagers in Hawkins, unaware that Vecna is behind such a killing spree. During his quest, Sullivan resorts to a variety of methods, even sending his men to try and kill Eleven's friends or brutally torturing a fellow government official to give him the information he needs.
He is portrayed by Sherman Augustus, who also played Nathaniel Moon in Into the Badlands and Benjamin Caffrey in Dexter.
Personality[]
As a member of the US Army, Sullivan is fiercely loyal to the United States. Unwavering in his convictions, he worked hard to find answers. Yet at the same time, Sullivan is malicious, dogmatic, hypocritical and bigoted. He arrogantly holds Eleven responsible for Hawkins' murder, even though she is declared "dead" when she is actually living peacefully on the other side of America. Sullivan did not hesitate to harm American citizens, including children, to achieve his goals. He even hypocritically tortured his fellow Americans, despite earlier criticism of the use of torture.
During Agent Wallace's interrogation, he showed a somewhat understanding side; he first considered leaving Eleven intact to achieve his desired goal. However, upon arriving at the Nina Project facility, Sullivan ordered his men to eliminate Eleven, and when Owen tried to explain that Eleven was not responsible for the murder, Sullivan refused to listen to the argument.
Biography[]
Background[]
At some point, Sullivan joined the US Army and was eventually promoted to lieutenant colonel. Sullivan's attention was drawn to the mysterious deaths at Hawkins Laboratory from 1983 to 1985, as well as the forced cover-up at Hawkins National Laboratory and the Interstellar Mall fire.
1986[]
While investigating the events surrounding Chrissy Cunningham and Fred Benson's deaths, he raids the home of Dr. Sam Owens, demanding information regarding Eleven. He believes that Eleven is the cause of the destruction and wants to neutralize her. After his attempts were futile, he ordered an attack on the Byers' residence. two with dr. Owen's associate agents were assigned to protect the family, one, Agent Harmon, dying on duty and the other, Agent Wallace, being captured and tortured on Sullivan's orders. Eventually, Sullivan managed to find out where Eleven from Wallace was; Nina Project in the Nevada desert, where Owens and another former head of the Hawkins Laboratory, Dr. Martin Brenner attempted to bring back Eleven's telekinetic powers.
Sullivan and a squad of heavily armed US Army infantry arrived at the facility with tanks, other vehicles, firearms and explosives to attack it. After breaching the door, Sullivan and his troops charged into the facility, killing the military police guards up front before spreading out throughout the building. Sullivan found Owens tied to a chain, and realized that Owens and Brenner had been fighting. Owens once again refused to give Eleven's location, but Sullivan's men in a helicopter located her and Brenner. After they shot Brenner, Sullivan allowed them to kill Eleven, much to Owens's contempt. However, Eleven used her powers to crash the helicopter into the Nina Project. Sullivan is last seen emerging from the facility, as Brenner dies and Eleven flees with her friends.
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Trivia[]
- Sullivan is the first African-American antagonist to be introduced.
- He is the only antagonist in Season 4 to not be injured or killed.
- He is the first active duty military character to play a major role in any season of the show.
- Sullivan is set to return in Season 5.
External Links[]
- Jack Sullivan on the Stranger Things Wiki.
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