Lt. Colonel Sullivan

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Full Name

Jack Sullivan

Alias

Lieutenant Colonel Sullivan

Origin

Stranger Things

Allies

His men

Powers/Skills

Army position

Influence
Leadership

Goals

Find where Eleven is being hidden and kill her due to mistaking Vecna's killing spree over Hawkins as being orchestrated by her (ongoing).

What Makes Them Despicable

Physically and mentally torturing Agent Wallace by having him ruthlessly beat and locked in a steel box for hours just to force him into revealing Eleven's location.
Breaking into Brenner’s facility and ordering his men to shoot Eleven despite her being a child and being told by Dr. Sam Owens that she isn't responsible for the Hawkins killing spree.
Being a delusional moron who simply that he can stop Vecna, when he clearly can't

"Love to hate" factors

Despite the ruthless methods, he seems to genuinely believe that his actions will protect the United States from supernatural threats, making him somewhat of an extremist.

He is the first black antagonist to be added into the series, which does give him some complexity.

Type of Hate Sink

Delusional Jingoist

Lietuenant Colonel Jack Sullivan is a major antagonist in Season 4 of the Netflix original series Stranger Things.

He is a lieutenant colonel who seeks to find and neutralize Eleven, considering her powers dangerous and assuming her to be killing teenagers in Hawkins, unaware that the one behind such a killing spree is Vecna. Throughout his search, Sullivan resorts to different methods, even sending his men to try to kill Eleven's friends or savagely torturing a fellow government official into giving him the information he craves.

He is portrayed by Sherman Augustus.

What Makes Him a Hate Sink?[]

Raids the house of Dr. Sam Owens in the middle of the night due to his suspicions that Owens and Eleven have been killing teenagers in Hawkins, Indiana so the former can sell the latter to the Russians, firmly denying Owens' explanation that the killer couldn't be Eleven (in reality, the one responsible for the killings was Vecna).
Sends his soldiers to the Byers residence in Lenora, California upon discovering Eleven's location, leading his men to try to kill Eleven's adoptive brothers and boyfriend, which caused the unnecessary deaths of several of his own soldiers as well as Agent Harmon, who gave up his life to save the kids.
Captures Agent Wallace, the sole survivor of the Byers residence raid, and savagely tortures him for days to force him into revealing Eleven's location, and while he doesn't get killed, he was tortured to the point where he was traumatized enough to prevent him from answering basic questions.
Upon finding out where Eleven and Owens are hiding, he attacks the NINA facility and has most of the scientists and security there killed, and that's excluding the casualties on his side.
Orders his helicopter to shoot Brenner and Eleven as they escaped in the desert despite Owens warning him that it wasn't Eleven being responsible for the murders in Hawkins, leading his men to kill Brenner and nearly kill Eleven as well.
He doesn't face any comeuppance for his horrible actions and gets away scot-free for his crimes.

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