Welcome to Weirdville...

no cuz why are they literally the same people???

Starting with Vecna/Henry/One:

So first of all I wanted Henry to be present from the beginning of the show by taking small insignificant roles as side characters you wouldn't notice at a first glance. I also want his shadow form to appear in the background from the very first season but in very subtle ways so as to only tease his existence.

I had this sort of vibe in my head for him when I thought of his redesign:

While I do like him as Jamie Campbell (the actor who plays him in the show) and I loved his performance in the show, I somehow imagined Vencna to look more creepy and a bit older since he's supposed to be the same age as Hopper and Joyce. Tho I also understand the excuse that because he was send to the Upside Down by El before the beginning of the show and therefore his aging would've stopped. I dont think a lot of time passed between then and when El escapes, but to me he looks significantly younger than the parents in the show so yeah I'd just want him to look older and creepier

His shadow form and human form are not the only ones I have planned for him. I also want to draw a Vecna form cuz I didn't find his canon one very interesting or scary.

Anyway, plot wise I still want to fully reveal his identity and dive into his story only in season 4 in my redesign, but in season 3 I have a significant role planned for him. Cuz in that season I want to replace the russians plot with a made up cult in Hawkins and have Henry act as a leader there.

I don't think I'll actually turn this into a fanfic cuz as I said I can't write (I'm mediocre at it :))

Also I dont think my ideas would translate very well in a written format cuz a lot of my changes are visual and would therefore work better in an animation or a comic (but I dont have the time to make that)