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This post contains<\/em> spoilers<\/em><\/strong> for “It: Welcome to Derry.”<\/em><\/p>\n Pennywise (Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd) has yet to show up in the flesh in “It: Welcome to Derry.” But we’ve already met a dozen (frightening) iterations of It<\/a> by episode 4 of the show, which reveals the cosmic entity’s chilling origin story<\/a> and how it impacted the Shokopiwah tribe in Derry. This connection was established way back in “It: Chapter Two,” where Mike (Isaiah Mustafa) helps Bill (James McAvoy) see the Shokopiwah’s ritualistic visions that depict Pennywise’s book-accurate origins. To combat the entity, the Losers Club decides to partake in The Ritual of Ch\u00fcd, which allows the gang to face off against Pennywise and defeat it once and for all.<\/p>\n Episode 4 finally gives us a detailed picture of Pennywise’s origins, courtesy of Taniel (Joshua Odjick), whose mind is probed into by the Shining-wielding Dick Hallorann (Chris Chalk). Taniel recounts a local legend about a monster who crash-landed in Derry more than a millennium ago, and how his Native American ancestors were able to evade its attacks for years. The Shokopiwah\u00a0also notice that the monster was encased inside a shooting star when it fell, and that these glistening star fragments are the only thing it seems to be afraid of. This guarded equilibrium was shattered once the settlers arrived, as they didn’t heed the Shokopiwah’s warnings and ventured into the monster’s hunting territory. As a result, Derry descended into nightmarish chaos.<\/p>\n While the series stays faithful to Pennywise’s meteoric origins from Stephen King’s eponymous novel, the presence of the Shokopiwah adds a dynamic layer to this origin story. We also learn that the Shokopiwah underwent great toils to keep the monster trapped decades ago, which explains why It has never been able to leave Derry. Let’s dive deeper into it.<\/p>\n