Max Mayfield

Maxine "Max" Mayfield, portrayed by Sadie Sink and voiced by Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, is a main character in Stranger Things, being introduced in the second season; she is also a main character in Stranger Things: Tales From ’85, additionally being the protagonist of the novel Stranger Things: Runaway Max. A newcomer to the Party, and the stepsister of Billy Hargrove, she is best friends with Jane "Eleven" Hopper, Mike Wheeler, Will Byers, Dustin Henderson, and Lucas Sinclair; she also has an on-and-off romantic relationship with Lucas, but is seen dating him in the finale.

Max is a tomboy, having many interests that some wouldn't consider "conventional" for a girl during the time period. While growing up in California, she displayed no interest in things like press-on nails, perms, or getting a tan. She greatly enjoys skateboarding and is skilled at arcade games (such as Dig Dug), being proficient enough to achieve the top scores. She also displays a slight interest in horror films, having dressed as Michael Myers for Halloween. Max has some driving experience and was able to drive her brother's car fairly well. Whenever Billy's dad beat him, Max stood up for Billy to protect him and even offered him ice. Max admitted sometimes she hated Billy, and sometimes, she did warm up to him.

Due to moving to Hawkins and her brother's abusive treatment towards her, she was initially anti-social and cautious towards other people and frequently proved to be highly acerbic and overall aloof. Her distrust made her skeptical, and she had a hard time believing the strange events that occurred in her new town. Nevertheless, she was willing to lend a helping hand once she accepted the gravity of the situation. While she initially brushed off Lucas and Dustin's attempts at befriending her, she was shown to be eager to become a member of the Party, continuously enduring their harsh treatment in order to be included. When she was eventually accepted into the Party, she was immensely loyal toward her new friends, self-identifying as a "zoomer" as her role in the group and going so far as standing up to Billy in order to protect them.

A year after moving to Hawkins and meeting her new friends, Max appeared to be more social and trusting of her friends. Even after witnessing the Upside Down and its monsters, Max still had some doubts about the supernatural, but she believed in them, suggesting that Max was slowly understanding and accepting the paranormal events. When Eleven came to her for relationship advice, Max gladly talked her through what she should do, using her past break-ups with Lucas as a reference. Though the two girls had not had much previous interaction, Max wanted to help Eleven with her problems and encouraged her to be herself, instead of letting the men in her life control her. While Max harbored anger toward her brother because of how much he abused her, she became deeply concerned for him when she and her friends discovered that he had been possessed by the Mind Flayer. After Billy was killed, Max was left devastated and mourned for him in the months following his death.

Max’s Quotes: "It's Max. Nobody calls me Maxine. It's Max." "That's presumptuous of you." "I could be your Zoomer." "You still stink, by the way." "I like talking to you too, stalker." "From here on out, you leave me and my friends alone. Understand?" "Told you. Zoomer."

Max's skateboard was produced by Madrid Skateboards, the same brand as Marty McFly's skateboard from the 1985 film Back to the Future. Her skateboard's design, called 'Explosion', was a staple of Madrid's skateboard collection throughout the '80s. The company partnered with Netflix to sell replicas of Max's skateboard, as well as skateboards with various other designs inspired by the show.

She likes unusual comparisons of her with other women, whatever they are fictional or real, even that comparison might be over the top.

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