In Stranger Things, Barbara “Barb” Holland (Shannon Purser) vanishes which results in her best friend Nancy Wheeler investigating her disappearance. It’s not until Eleven astral projects to the Upside Down that we learn her ultimate fate.

In Stranger Thing, Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) is best buddies with Mike Wheeler, Dustin Henderson, and Will Byers. Of the friends, he’s the most suspicious of Eleven, especially after she manipulates Lucas’s compass to prevent them from finding the Upside Down.

In Stranger Things, Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) is a mysterious young girl with telekinetic powers and a limited vocabulary who appears in small town Indiana. Her name is taken from an “11” tattoo on her wrist. Mike Wheeler befriends the girl, nicknaming her El and showing her the wonders of his dad’s La-Z-Boy chair.

Billy Hargrove is an antagonist from the second season of Netflix’s Stranger Things. He is the stepbrother of Maxine Mayfield that becomes the new popular kid in Hawkins, California.

In Stranger Things, Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard) is Will Byer’s friend. As the dungeon master of the group, he’s intelligent and loyal to his friends, Eleven most of all when Lucas and Dustin start to have doubts about her.

In Stranger Things, Maxine Mayfield (Sadie Sink), aka Mad Max, is a new girl in Hawkins, Indiana. She makes a name for herself by beating Dustin Henderson’s long-standing high score in Dig Dug at the local arcade. She’s a little rough around the edges and likes to skateboard.