Eleven (Stranger Things)

Eleven, also known as 011, El, Eleanor, Jane Hopper, Jane Ives, Mage, Shirley Temple and The Weirdo, is one of the main characters from the Stranger Things series.
== Charactah Account ==
A mysterious young girl with psychokinetic powers found by Mike and his friends the day after Will's disappearance. As the series goes on, Eleven's backstory is gradually brought to light. Her original name was Jane Ives and she was acquired by Hawkins Laboratory as part of their research into superhumans. Through numerous encounters with the Upside Down, Eleven finds herself regaining what was denied to her from the start; family, friends and love.
Raised in Hawkins National Laboratory and completely deprived of socialization, Eleven was timid, socially withdrawn and extremely cautious of other people. However, she became fiercely protective and showed unyielding loyalty towards those who cared for her, especially to Mike whom she fell in love with, to the point of sacrificing herself to destroy the Monster when it threatened to harm her friends. Even after being separated for a year, Eleven showed considerable determination in saving her friends by returning to them in Hawkins from Chicago when she sensed them to be in grave danger through the Void, reuniting with them in the process.
== Appearance ==
=== Comics ===
* Stranger Things
* Stranger Things: SIX
=== TV Series ===
* Stranger Things
* Stranger Things Season 2
* Stranger Things Season 3
* Stranger Things Season 4
=== Video Games ===
* Fortnite
* Smite
* Stranger Things 3: The Game
* Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales
* Stranger Things: The Game
== Trivia ==
* Eleven is extremely fond of Eggos, seen eating or standing near them throughout the series:
** Originally given to her by Mike the first morning she stayed at the Wheelers, Eleven became instantly hooked. She raided Bradley's Big Buy's stock and destroyed the sliding doors when an employee told her she had to pay for them.
** Eleven is seen enjoying Eggos with Hopper for breakfast and dessert. In "The Lost Sister", when Kali's crew raid the convenience store, El tosses some fruit aside when sees Eggos in the freezer.
** When trying to locate Dustin in "The Bite", Eleven opens up the freezer doors inside Bradley's Big Buy, sitting behind shelves of Eggos.
** In "The Monster and the Superhero", Mike makes El Eggos for breakfast in an attempt to cheer her up. When eating with Sam Owens at the County Line Diner, Eleven asks the waitress for waffles.
* Many of Eleven's clothing throughout the series are hand-me-downs from other characters:
** In the first season, the first night Eleven stayed at the Wheeler house, Mike gave her his sweater and sweatpants he wore the night before. The pink dress she wears throughout the rest of the season originally belonged to Nancy.
** In the second season, most of Eleven's attire - oversized plaid button shirts - originally belong to Hopper.
** In the third season, Eleven initially continues to wear Hopper's old flannels, but this changes when Max takes her to the mall and buys her more trendy outfits to wear. By the end, however, she reverts back to wear plaid flannels.
** In the fourth season, Eleven's attire is derived of button-down flannels and graphic T-Shirts due to inheriting plaid shirts and T-shirts from Will and Jonathan. The main exception is her dress in "Vecna's Curse" that's ultimately ruined.
* In Hawkins Lab and Nina Project experiments, Eleven's scalp is fitted with an electrode cap. These caps affix electrodes to the scalp, allowing for measurement of bio-electrical activity within the brain.
* Eleven only speaks 246 words in the entirety of the first season.
* Eleven has a lot in common with Alessa Gillespie, a character from the Silent Hill series, which was one of the inspirations for Stranger Things. Both have supernatural powers and have lived abusive childhoods.
* El, her nickname, is also a Northwest Semitic word meaning God, as well as the name of a Canaanite god. While this is most likely just a coincidence, it could be alluding to Eleven's role in defeating the Monster; in mythology, Demogorgon is a god or demon associated with the underworld, and was even adopted by Christian writers as a Hell-dwelling demon.
* The Void, the mental space Eleven can access, is visually inspired by the 2013 film Under the Skin.
* Eleven's relationship with Dr. Brenner mirrors the relationship between Elfen Lied's Diclonius Nana and Doctor Kurama, who both call their father figures 'papa'.
* While Eleven's age is never explicitly stated, it was mentioned that Terry had been looking for her daughter for twelve years, indicating she is 12 years old during the events of the first season, placing her birth in 1971, alongside the rest of the five kids. However, the book Suspicious Minds gives conflicts with what is suggested in the show, instead placing her birth in June 1970.
* During a panel at Phoenix Fanfest, Millie revealed she filmed a scene in "Holly, Jolly" where Eleven read Nancy's diary, but it was cut for unknown reasons.
* The blonde wig she wore throughout the first season originally belonged to Mike's grandmother, who died of cancer. The wig was actually one of the most expensive pieces to buy since many of the basic/cheap wigs the crew bought either didn't look realistic enough or caused Millie Bobby Brown's scalp to itch profusely.
* Eleven was originally supposed to die at the end of the first season, but the Duffer Brothers eventually scrapped the idea.
* Concept artist Michael Maher, Jr. explored alternative concepts for Eleven being transported to the Upside Down. In the art, Eleven is sent flying through a glowing blue portal, and arrives in the Upside Down's woods rather than Mr. Clarke's classroom.
* Out of all the visitors to the Upside Down, Eleven has spent the least amount of time there.
* Eleven is the Party's designated 'mage'.
* Revealed by the writers, Eleven was originally going to mercy-kill her mother, Terry, in the second season.
* Eleven has only been absent from two episodes from the whole series; "The Spy" and "Dear Billy", though she appears via archival footage in Max's memories in the latter episode.
** Eleven's also absent for the majority of The Mind Flayer, only appearing in the last half minute before the credits.
* During the Snow Ball, Eleven was given the blue hair tie that originally belonged to Hopper's late daughter, Sara. She continues to wear the hair tie from the second season onward.
* In "The Battle of Starcourt", Eleven mentions that she enjoys watching Miami Vice, tuning in every Friday at 10pm.
* In "Vecna's Curse", Eleven's favorite colors are revealed to be yellow and purple, as Mike presents her with flowers of both colors he hand-picked in Hawkins, while also dressing in yellow and purple himself.
* In "The Piggyback", Eleven is shown to love pineapple pizza, which disturbs Mike (until he tries it himself).
* Despite being known for being able to kill enemies very easily, "The Piggyback" shows Eleven reviving a life for the first time by restarting Max's heart.
* Out of all the members of the Party, Eleven has cried the most, crying in twenty-one episodes as of the fourth season.
* The ring Eleven wears in the fourth season was a gift given to her by Mike sometime in between 1985-86. 
* Eleven's bedroom both in the third and fourth season feature many Easter eggs:
** In the third season, Eleven is given a poster of a dinosaur egg given by Mike that originally hung in his basement.
** Eleven has drawings done by Will hung by her bed.
** The baby mask Kali gave Eleven in "The Lost Sister" hangs on her wall, and is seen on the corkboard in the fourth season.
* According to the show's hair-department head, Sarah Hindsgaul, Eleven's similar appearance to Joyce in the fourth season comes from Joyce cutting her children's hair to save money. Fans have noted how similar Millie Bobby Brown looks to Winona Ryder in her youth.
* As of August 2023, Eleven and Dustin have the most variants in Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales, each having four.
== Gallery ==
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== External Links ==
* Eleven at Stranger Things Wiki
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