I guess I should intro this idiot. <3
Becky here with Eddie Munson. Eddie is the first character to make me regret the no canon puncture rule, lol. But that's going to lead to some very important notes at the end of this to make him work so he doesn't unfairly infringe on anyone.
WHO IS EDDIE? Eddie is a metalhead and geek from the 80s who loves comic books, Lord of the Rings, and Dungeons & Dragons. He's on attempt number three to graduate from high school. The 80s were not a great time to be into geek stuff socially and the Satanic Panic is in full force. Eddie wears his differences like a badge of honor.
ON CANON PUNCTURING. I will reference D&D when it comes to Eddie, it's pretty central to who he is, but he will have no idea anyone is a TTRPG character. AD&D is different enough from 5E that I don't think he'd automatically make that connection anyway. Vecna is going to be weird because Critical Role also has a Vecna character, but I think we can chalk it up to an AU version rather than "a fictional character that's real". It's a fuzzy line, please talk to me if you have concerns and we can work it out. Eddie's D&D club, The Hellfire Club, is now just a funny coincidence of Eddie playing into the Satanic Panic rather than a nod to the Marvel Comics.