Why is 11 called 11 in Stranger Things?

The boys learn that her name is Eleven based on a "011" tattoo found on her left forearm. Mike decides to call her "El" for short. Mike allows Eleven to live in his basement in a blanket fort. Fearing recapture, Eleven convinces Mike not to tell any adults so the social workers will not find her.
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What is 11s real name Stranger Things?

Jane "El" Hopper (born Jane Ives), better known as just Eleven, is one of the main protagonists of Stranger Things. Her character is portrayed by Millie Bobby Brown. Eleven was kidnapped and raised in Hawkins National Laboratory, where she was experimented on for her inherited psychokinetic abilities.
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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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Does Millie Bobby Brown have an 11 tattoo?

Eagle-eyed fans have noticed that the English actress does in fact sport her very own ink, including her iconic '011' tattoo! Yep, you heard us right, Millie has the exact same tattoo that her character does in Stranger Things!
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What is 11 from Stranger Things based on?

Eleven's powers are inherited as her mother, Teresa Ives, was herself a test subject for Project MKUltra, a covert CIA operation to develop mind-control techniques using sensory deprivation, psychedelic drugs, and more. And while that sounds like the stuff of pure science fiction, it's partially fact.
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Stranger Things: Eleven's Dark Origin Story



Who are 11's parents?

Teresa "Terry" Ives is a recurring character in the Netflix original series Stranger Things and the protagonist of Suspicious Minds. Terry is Eleven's biological mother yet she is not her legal guardian due to her mental state being destroyed when she attempted to get her daughter back from Hawkins National Laboratory.
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Are Demogorgon's real?

No. The Demogorgon, also known as the Monster, is a predatory humanoid creature that originated from the parallel dimension known as the Upside Down. It is a fictional character in TV series Stranger Things.
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Is Millie Bobby Brown deaf?

Millie Bobby Brown

Millie is deaf in one ear. Born with partial hearing loss, which then turned into full deafness following years of tubes, she doesn't always hear the director's "action" cue when shooting a scene unless it's loud.
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Is the 011 tattoo real?

On the Netflix series Stranger Things, Millie's character, Eleven, sports a "011" tattoo on her wrist. However, this is just a temporary tattoo (for now) that the actress wears while filming.
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What arm is Elevens tattoo on?

KEY HIGHLIGHTS. Eleven, who is played by actress Millie Bobby Brown, has a tattoo that reads '011' on her wrist. Without giving away spoilers, it's a significant mark that has been noticed since season 1 of the show. However, the tattoo's connotation may be anything but positive.
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Is Will in love with Mike?

“Yeah. I think you find out slowly through the season, Will's kind of love towards Mike, and I think it's a really beautiful thing.” Questions about Will's sexuality have persisted since the early days of the show, particularly before the Netflix hit introduced any queer characters at all.
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Did Millie cut her hair for season 4?

"I cut the wig down short, comb over scissors, after that, I buzzed it on an open 3/5 guard," Sarah shared in another post on her Instagram. "This is by far the hardest wig challenge I have ever been given." Clearly, she and her team knocked it out of the park, as the wig looks so natural and realistic.
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Who wears a wig in Stranger Things?

Other 'Stranger Things' stars wear wigs

Two weeks until volume 2, hold tight! Quinn is hardly the only actor to have a wig for his character. There were a lot of flashback scenes of Eleven (Millie Bobbie Brown) in Hawkins Lab in season 4. Instead of having her shave her head again, she wore a wig.
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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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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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Does Millie Bobby Brown have veneers?

Actress Millie Bobby Brown started her dental journey with the Invisalign system to straighten her canine/cuspid. It appears she has also had two porcelain veneers/composite bonding installed to further improve the look of her two canine/cuspid.
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What does Eleven's tattoo mean?

Double elevens are often referred to as “angel numbers” in new-agey circles and are considered to be a sign from the universe or guardian angels that you're on the right path. The source continued, “The number 11 is also special to her because of her birthday [February 11] and Norman,” her Welsh Corgi who died in 2011.
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Is season 4 of Stranger Things the last?

Despite its epic proportions, Season 4 is not the final season of “Stranger Things.” Netflix renewed the series for a fifth and final season in Feb. 2022, ahead of the Season 4 release. “Seven years ago, we planned out the complete story arc for 'Stranger Things,'” Matt and Ross Duffer said in the renewal announcement.
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Is Millie Bobby Brown in GREY's anatomy?

Millie Bobbie Brown played Ruby in the season eleven Grey's Anatomy episode I Feel the Earth Move.
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Is Demogorgon a dog?

Stage Five: Demodog

Upon molting to the penultimate stage of their life cycle, the adolescent Demogorgon develops to a much larger version of their previous form, which Dustin referred to as a “Demodog”. Now roughly the size of a large dog, the Demodog is strong enough to tackle a grown human.
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Is a demo dog real?

If you've attended a dog training class at Kindred Spirits, you've seen the trainers' dogs demonstrating the exercises we teach.
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Did El create the upside down?

But what member of the Hellfire Club can wait that long for answers to all the questions posed by the shocking Volume 1 finale, and its major reveal that Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown) created the Upside Down and the big bad Vecna, by locking One (Jamie Campbell Bower) inside the supernatural realm.
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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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