Eleven mistakenly thinks Max is flirting with Mike and, out of spite, uses her powers to knock Max off of her skateboard before leaving. When she finds Mike, he is with Max, a new student. She runs away from home one day and travels to Hawkins Middle School. Eleven also significantly expands her vocabulary during this time, learning from both Hopper and television.Įleven becomes restless and longs to reunite with Mike, and this causes tension between her and Hopper. She uses the latter ability to listen to Mike's attempts to contact her, though she is increasingly frustrated at her inability to reply. During this time, Eleven gains better control over her powers she is less weakened by the use of her telekinesis, and she is now able to project her mind without the use of a sensory deprivation tank. Hopper hides Eleven indoors for almost a year, telling no one of her whereabouts, not even Mike. The two move into a cabin in the woods where he forbids her to leave, fearing for her safety. Eleven eventually finds the Eggos Hopper left for her and seeks him out. With the government still searching for her, she is forced to hide in the forest. She escapes through a portal, which leads her back to the school. Season 2 Īfter defeating the Demogorgon, Eleven wakes up in the Upside Down dimension. Eleven's condition and location are left ambiguous. There, he leaves waffles in a concealed box. One month later, after a Christmas party, Hopper leaves the police station and drives to the woods. The monster from the Upside Down makes its way into their dimension, and Eleven seemingly sacrifices herself to destroy the creature and save her friends. Eleven helps the group escape by using her powers to kill most of the agents, although doing so leaves her drained. He then kisses her after struggling to explain his feelings towards her. As laboratory personnel close in on the school, Mike tells Eleven she can be a part of his family and asks her to the school dance. Eleven accesses the Upside Down and confirms that Will is alive. The group is aided by Joyce Byers ( Winona Ryder), Police Chief Jim Hopper ( David Harbour), Nancy Wheeler ( Natalia Dyer), and Jonathan Byers ( Charlie Heaton), produce a makeshift isolation tank with a pool and bags of salt. During the chase, Eleven uses her powers to cause a laboratory van to flip through the air.
Brenner and his associates in close pursuit. They travel to the town junkyard with Dr. Eleven returns and intervenes before Mike hits the water, and saves both Mike and Dustin.Įleven, Mike, and Dustin reunite with Lucas and make amends. Mike and Dustin are threatened by bullies Mike is forced to jump off a high cliff into a lake and Dustin is held hostage. She flees, steals boxes of frozen waffles from a store, and eats them in a forest. Lucas, noticing her deception, becomes angry at her. The group sets out to find Will using their compasses, but Eleven interferes with their search when she realizes that they are being led toward the Hawkins laboratory. Fearing recapture, Eleven convinces Mike not to tell any adults so the social workers will not find her.Įleven helps to locate Will and determines that he is trapped in the Upside Down. Mike allows Eleven to live in his basement in a blanket fort. The boys learn that her name is Eleven based on a "011" tattoo found on her left forearm. 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).
Eleven flees before being taken once again.
The responding social worker, who turns out to be a Hawkins Laboratory agent, kills Benny. The owner, Benny, takes pity on her and calls social services. In the first season, Eleven escapes from Hawkins Laboratory and attempts to steal food from a local restaurant. Eleven opens a gate between the Hawkins Laboratory and the Upside Down dimension, and the creature living in this dimension gains the ability to travel between the human world and the Upside Down. When placed in a sensory deprivation tank, she can use remote viewing to access other dimensions, primarily for the purposes of international espionage. Martin Brenner and was raised in a national laboratory in fictional Hawkins, Indiana, as a test subject, in order to develop her psychokinetic skills. At birth, Eleven was taken away from her mother by Dr. However, when she uses these abilities, she becomes temporarily weakened and her nose bleeds. Eleven appears to have been born telekinetic. Eleven is the daughter of Teresa "Terry" Ives, a participant in the Project MKUltra experiments conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).