Jane Hopper || Classmate

Jane Hopper (born Jane Ives), also known as Eleven or El, is a main character in Stranger Things and its spin-off animated series Stranger Things: Tales From ’85. She is portrayed by Millie Bobby Brown in the original series and voiced by Brooklyn Davey Norstedt in the spin-off.

Jane was born with special psychokinetic abilities; Jane's mother, Terry, was experimented upon in the controversial government program known as "MKUltra", which, by accident or by Dr. Martin Brenner's design, affected Jane in the womb. Upon her birth, Jane was immediately kidnapped by Dr. Brenner, and brought to Hawkins National Laboratory. Jane was designated "Eleven", as one of many in Brenner's series of child test subjects. Throughout her childhood, Brenner tested Eleven and the others' abilities at the lab, all while denying her access to the outside world.

In 1979, Henry Creel, or One, the lab's original psychokinetic test subject, manipulated an eight-year-old Eleven into restoring his dormant powers and brutally murdered the other test subjects. Though he attempted to sway Eleven to his cause, she refused and overpowered him, sending him through a temporary gate to another dimension. Following the incident, Eleven suffered a coma and became somewhat amnesiac, with her powers blunted.

Four years later, on November 6, 1983, Brenner pushed Eleven to make contact with a creature from the alternate dimension, accidentally opening a second gateway at the lab. Amongst the chaos, Eleven escaped the lab through a drain pipe; she was soon found by Mike, Lucas, and Dustin. Upon discovering her abilities, Mike believed that she could help find Will, their missing friend. During their time together, she and Mike formed a strong bond and quickly grew to like each other. In an attempt to protect her friends, Eleven eventually destroyed the monster she had unleashed in a showdown at Hawkins Middle School, mysteriously vanishing in the process.

Despite her apparent demise, Eleven had survived, and secretly began living with Jim Hopper at his grandfather's old cabin. Frustrated from being separated from her friends, Eleven decided to defy Hopper's orders, and went on a journey of self-discovery, uncovering her past. Realizing she could not leave her friends behind, she returned to Hawkins, reuniting with her allies to help them neutralize another supernatural threat dubbed "the Mind Flayer". Eleven was then taken in by Hopper as his adopted daughter, her legal name now "Jane Hopper". In December, she attended the Snow Ball school dance with Mike.

After Hopper's apparent death, Eleven was taken in by the Byers family, who were all relocated to Lenora Hills, California under Dr. Sam Owens's supervision. She struggled to adjust to her new life, especially with living without her powers while being a target for bullies.

Personality:

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 Demogorgon 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.

If Eleven attempted to defy Dr. Brenner's orders when under his control, she would be locked in a cramped room as punishment, potentially for hours on end. These painful experiences led her to develop severe claustrophobia. She also showed some signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, frequently remembering her harrowing experiences at the lab following her escape.

Despite her life being clouded with people manipulating and bullying her, El was shown to be incredibly empathetic, sweet, and curious about the world. Her sheltered life had left her incredibly emotional, becoming distraught easily in a dangerous or somber setting. As she grew older, El never lost her compassion, but began to be careful on who to extend that compassion to. El's friends and family were her upmost priority, willing to do anything and everything for them even if it threatened her life.

Due to a very limited vocabulary, she could not effectively communicate her thoughts and emotions and had little to no understanding of simple concepts such as friendships or promises. These difficulties communicating often lead to misunderstandings with her friends. Despite this, she was a quick learner and came up with creative ways of explaining concepts as shown when she flipped the Dungeons & Dragons game board to explain the nature of the Upside Down.

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