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Jane Hopper, better known as Eleven or "El", is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things and its spin-off…
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Jane Hopper, better known as Eleven or "El", is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things and its spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales from '85. She is portrayed by Millie Bobby Brown in the series and voiced by Brooklyn Davey Norstedt in the spin-off.
Jane Hopper, better known as Eleven or "El", is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Netflix science fiction horror television series Stranger Things and its spin-off series Stranger Things: Tales from '85. She is portrayed by Millie Bobby Brown in the series and voiced by Brooklyn Davey Norstedt in the spin-off. Eleven has psychokinetic and telepathic powers.
Born Jane Ives on June 7, 1971, Eleven is the daughter of Teresa "Terry" Ives. Terry was one of the test subjects in MKUltra, a real-life Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-sanctioned program where the government conducted mind control experiments on real people. According to the series, Terry joined the program as a college student in 1969 under the supervision of Dr. Martin Brenner. Terry was subjected to experiments, including drug testing, psychedelic drugs, and being submerged in sensory deprivation tanks. She did not know she was pregnant at the time with her and her boyfriend, Andrew Rich's, baby while these experiments were taking place. Andrew's identity is only revealed in Suspicious Minds. Andrew died fighting in the Vietnam War, before he ever learned he was going to be a father. His death was not a total accident, as Dr. Brenner had Andrew expelled from college, which made him eligible for the draft. This was not only a form of punishment for Terry, but it also made it easier to take their daughter away. Dr. Brenner is able to cover up Eleven's kidnapping by making it look like Terry miscarried. He took Eleven to Hawkins National Laboratory in order to develop her psychokinetic skills. Everyone, including Terry's sister Becky, believed the miscarriage story; Terry never did and knew her daughter was still alive. She tried to sue the government for stealing her child, but the case was ultimately dismissed. Terry stormed Hawkins Lab in 1974 in order to get her child back. She was able to find Eleven and Kali (008) playing in the Rainbow Room. Before she could leave with her daughter, Terry was captured by lab workers and given electroshock therapy until she experienced severe brain damage.
Eleven appears to have been born a psychic with notable telekinetic and extrasensory abilities. However, when she uses these abilities to a significant degree, she becomes temporarily weakened and her nose bleeds. When placed in a sensory deprivation tank, she can use remote viewing to access other dimensions, primarily for the purposes of espionage. In addition, Eleven can open and close portals, known as "Gates", to a parallel dimension called the Upside Down.
In the first season, Eleven escapes from Hawkins National Laboratory wearing only her hospital gown and attempts to steal food from a local restaurant. The owner Benny takes pity on her and calls social services while putting her in a long t-shirt associated with the restaurant. The responding social worker, who turns out to be an agent sent from Hawkins Laboratory, kills Benny. Eleven then flees before she can be taken again. She is encountered by Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo) and Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin), who are looking for their missing friend Will Byers (Noah Schnapp). The boys learn her name is Eleven from a "011" tattoo on her left forearm. Mike decides to call her "El" for short and allows Eleven to live in his basement while providing her with some new clothes. Fearing recapture, Eleven convinces Mike not to tell any adults, so Dr. Brenner, whom she calls "Papa" and the people that work for him, called "Bad Men", cannot find her.
Eleven helps to locate Will and determines that he is trapped in a parallel dimension, which the children dub the "Upside Down", where he is being hunted by a creature called the "Demogorgon". The group sets out to find Will using their compasses, but Eleven interferes with their search when she realizes they are being led toward Hawkins Laboratory. Lucas, upon noticing her deception, becomes angry; she knocks him unconscious and flees. She later steals Eggo waffles from a grocery store and eats them in the forest. Mike and Dustin are later threatened by bullies (whom Eleven calls "mouth breathers"); Mike is forced to jump off a high cliff into a lake while Dustin is held hostage. Eleven returns and intervenes before Mike hits the water, frightening the bullies and saving both Mike and Dustin.
Eleven, Mike, and Dustin reunite with Lucas and make amends. They travel to the town junkyard with Dr. Brenner and his associates in close pursuit. During the chase, a government van catches up to the children; Eleven uses her powers to flip the van through the air, blocking the convoy's path and allowing the group to flee. They are then joined by Joyce Byers (Winona Ryder), Hawkins police chief Jim Hopper (David Harbour), Nancy Wheeler (Natalia Dyer), and Jonathan Byers (Charlie Heaton). Together, they create a makeshift isolation tank with a pool and bags of salt in order to help Eleven access the Upside Down. Eleven, using her powers, confirms that Will is alive, but says that Barbara (Barb), Nancy's friend taken shortly after Will, is "gone". As government forces close in on the school, Mike tells Eleven she can be a part of his family; he then asks her to the school dance and kisses her after struggling to explain his feelings. Eleven later helps the group escape by using her powers to kill most of the agents. After the Demogorgon makes its way into their dimension, Eleven seemingly sacrifices herself to destroy the creature and save her friends.
After defeating the Demogorgon, Eleven wakes up in the Upside Down. She escapes through a portal that leads her back to Hawkins Middle School. With the government still searching for her, she is forced to hide in the forest. Eleven eventually finds the Eggos Hop
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One month later, after a Christmas party, Hopper leaves the police station and drives to the woods. There, he leaves waffles in a concealed box. Eleven's condition and location are left ambiguous.
