Was Eleven made in a lab?

1971 - 1983: Psychokinetic training
Eleven was trained by the government in Hawkins National Laboratory
Hawkins National Laboratory
The Hawkins National Laboratory, operated by the U.S. Department of Energy, was a federal complex located in Hawkins, Indiana. It was most likely actually controlled by the CIA or NSA, and was one of several national laboratories which grew out of the scientific endeavors of World War II.
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. Through tests, scientists wished to discover and enhance the extent of her psychic abilities. She was the subject of several experiments.
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Is Eleven an experiment?

Eleven was kidnapped and raised in Hawkins National Laboratory, where she was experimented on for her inherited psychokinetic abilities.
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What experiments did they do on Eleven?

During one experiment, on November 6, 1983, a child test subject named Eleven made contact with the Demogorgon, accidentally opening the Gate to the Upside Down. For a year, an alien biological growth, stemming from the other dimension, consumed the lower levels of the lab.
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Where did Stranger Things 11 come from?

Eleven is the daughter of Teresa "Terry" Ives, a participant in the Project MKUltra experiments conducted by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Eleven appears to have been born telekinetic. However, when she uses these abilities, she becomes temporarily weakened and her nose bleeds.
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Why is Eleven called Jane?

While the people who know her best still call her Eleven or El in Stranger Things season 4, the bullies, the teachers, and the police all refer to Eleven as Jane instead - and the reason for this is simple. Jane is Eleven's birth name, given to her by her biological mother, Terry Ives (Aimee Mullins).
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Stranger Things - "Eleven Escape from Hawkins lab". Stranger Things season 01 episode 03.



Why is Eleven bald?

"[The short hair] was in the script and [the crew] all loved it. But Millie has many [other filming] commitments after the show and we shot all nine episodes at the same time," so the actor couldn't shave her head this time around. "Everybody's like, 'You can't really do wigs that short. '" Hindsgaul recalls.
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Why does Eleven's nose bleed when she uses her powers?

As Eleven uses her powers to fight the ruthless forces of Hawkins Power and Light—or at least secure enough waffles to outlast their hunt for her—the trickle of blood from her nose serves as a reminder that her powers come with a physical cost.
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Did Eleven create the upside down?

So this season was the season that you will get all of those questions answered. Please help settle a debate that I'm having with my colleagues: Did the Duffers tell you that Eleven created the Upside Down in the scene with Jamie's character at the end? They did tell me. She does.
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Is Papa Elevens real dad?

The Stranger Things prequel novel Suspicious Minds reveals that Eleven's father is a man named Andrew Rich, who was dating Ives during her time with MKUltra until his death fighting in the Vietnam War. With that said, the novels sometimes contradict the show rendering their status in canon questionable at best.
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Who is number 1 Stranger Things?

In a final episode twist it was revealed rather than Vecna visiting Creel house, he was actually created there. It was Victor Creel's quiet son, who was behind all the terrifying events that took place in the house, and who would eventually become 'Peter Ballard'/Number One.
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Is Hawkins Lab real?

1. Hawkins National Laboratory. The secretive Hawkins National Laboratory is in fact the shuttered Georgia Mental Health Institute which is part of Emory University, a private university based in Atlanta.
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Does Hawkins Lab exist?

Hawkins National Laboratory Doesn't Exist.

In the show, Hawkins National Laboratory is a tightly secured Energy Department facility in the middle of a deep, dark forest. The truth is Hawkins National Laboratory -- just like the fictional town of Hawkins -- doesn't exist.
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Is there a 006 in Stranger Things?

Francine, also known as Six, is the central character in Stranger Things: Six, a four-issue comic miniseries. She was a Hawkins Lab test subject with precognitive abilities.
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Who experimented on Eleven?

Following MKUltra, Brenner raised a number of test subjects at Hawkins Lab, including Eleven, who possessed psychokinetic abilities. Brenner tested the limits of Eleven's abilities through various experiments.
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Is Stranger Things based on real events?

1. Stranger Things is inspired by a 'true' story. The show was originally called 'Montauk' and took inspiration from an alleged US Military programme named The Montauk Project which, legend has it, included experiments on children involving mind reading, mind control and time travel.
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How did Hopper know Eleven was in the woods?

Eleven also disappeared and was believed to be dead, but at the end of the season, Hopper was shown leaving waffles in a box in the woods, implying that he either knew or hoped Eleven was still alive.
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Does Eleven's mom have powers too?

Eleven traveled to her mother's home and encountered her aunt Becky, who dismissed her. Proving her power to her, Becky told Eleven what happened to her mother years ago. Eleven also discovered her mother possessed powers as well, as she was guided through the lights to her mother.
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Who is Eleven's sister?

Familial. Because of their similar abilities and shared experiences at Hawkins Lab, Kali and Eleven view each other as sisters. The two were shown to play together in the rainbow room when they were young (something that Eleven originally had no memory of). Following their reunion, Kali took her in immediately.
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Does Will Byers have powers?

Superhuman Strength: At the last stages of his possession, Will was briefly granted superhuman strength by the Mind Flayer, much like the Flayed. He was able to break out of Joyce's restraints and choke her during the attempt to use heat to force the Mind Flayer out of Will.
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How did El open the gate?

Eleven accidentally opened a gate that connected the human universe to the Upside Down. The reason Eleven was able to open the gate in the first place was because she can travel to the Void — that black space with a watery floor where she goes using her psychic powers.
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Who created the Demogorgon?

It is unknown when, where, how, or why the Demogorgon was born or created. While it may have hatched from one of the aforementioned eggs, there is currently a lack of evidence to support this theory. It is currently unknown if this individual Demogorgon was under the control of the Mind Flayer.
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Is the Demogorgon Eleven?

But while we'd like the Duffer Brothers to expound on the Upside Down and why the Demogorgon lays eggs in a widely expected second season of the show, fans might've already discovered an important secret about the monster: It's actually Eleven.
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How do they make Els nose bleed?

The 15-year-old revealed how she can make her nose bleed at will for her dramatic telekinesis scenes, and well, it involves corn syrup. She described the fake blood as a dyed corn syrup mixture that she squeezes into her nose before the cameras start rolling.
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What year will Stranger Things season 4 be?

Set in March 1986, eight months after events of the third season, the fourth season is split between three main plotlines. The first plotline takes place in Hawkins, where several teenagers are killed in mysterious ways.
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