Every Stranger Things character

Gallery · Characters, creatures, and places

Every Stranger Things character, a complete page for each. Thirty-two files written by fans, checked season by season, from November 1983 to the May 1989 epilogue: origin, path, powers, ties, key moments, what not to confuse, and a FAQ. Click a card to open the file.

How to read the gallery

  • Characters: the party, the older kids, the parents
  • Supporting roles: from Kali to Angela, plus fifteen short files
  • Creatures: the show's three monsters, each with its own page
  • Places: Hawkins and the Upside Down
  • Spoilers: each page warns before season 5

The characters

A forest road in the rain at night, a roadside diner sign lit in the distance, Eleven's first night out of the lab in Stranger ThingsSubject 011ElevenThe girl with the 011 tattoo, out of the woods in 1983. A rocky cliff above a flooded quarry at red dusk, the place of Mike Wheeler's jump in Stranger ThingsDungeon masterMike WheelerThe dungeon master, leader of the party since the Wheeler basement. A child's bike fallen on a forest road at night, headlight still on and red mist, the disappearance of Will Byers in Stranger ThingsThe missing boy of 1983Will ByersThe missing boy of November 6, 1983, tied to the other world. A BMX bike and a walkie-talkie set in front of an open garage door at night, warm light and a red sky, the world of Dustin Henderson in Stranger ThingsThe party's scientistDustin HendersonThe brain, the namer, friend of Steve and Eddie. Camo bandana and slingshot on the handlebars of a bike in a forest at red dusk, the world of Lucas Sinclair in Stranger ThingsThe rangerLucas SinclairThe ranger with the slingshot, eighteen months at Max's bedside. A skateboard left on the road of a trailer park at red dusk, the world of Max Mayfield in Stranger ThingsSkater from San DiegoMax MayfieldMadMax, the skater Vecna chose. A 1980s car parked in front of a video store at night, red neon and rain, the world of Steve Harrington in Stranger ThingsKing of the high schoolSteve HarringtonThe high-school king turned babysitter, nail bat in hand. Mirkwood forest at night, a flashlight on the ground lighting a rift in a tree, Nancy Wheeler's way into the Upside Down in Stranger ThingsThe hunterNancy WheelerThe hunter: a rifle, a notebook, no fear. A 1980s family car parked in front of a small house on the edge of the woods at red dusk, a camera on the hood, the world of Jonathan Byers in Stranger ThingsThe big brotherJonathan ByersThe big brother, the camera, and the darkroom. A sailor ice-cream uniform and cap hanging in a mall back room, red neon, the world of Robin Buckley in Stranger ThingsThe decoderRobin BuckleyThe Scoops Ahoy decoder, Steve's best friend. A denim jacket covered in metal-band patches hanging in a trailer, a guitar and twenty-sided dice, the world of Eddie Munson in Stranger ThingsHellfire Club presidentEddie MunsonThe Hellfire Club president, one season to become a legend. Abandoned steelworks at night, hangar door ajar on a red glow, the place where Billy Hargrove is possessed in Stranger ThingsMax's half-brotherBilly HargroveMax's half-brother, from the Camaro to the sacrifice. A small single-story house on the edge of a forest at night, windows blinking with colored lights under a red sky, the Byers house in Stranger ThingsThe motherJoyce ByersThe mother who talks to the lights and takes Vecna down with an axe. A 1980s American small-town police truck parked on a forest road at night, light bar on in the red mist, the world of Jim Hopper in Stranger ThingsPolice chiefJim HopperThe police chief, from Sara's death to the Russian gulag.

In the shop: a piece inspired by the Hawkins party, chosen by us.

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The supporting cast

A Chicago alley at night in the rain, red neons and a fire escape, the world of Kali, subject 008 of Stranger ThingsSubject 008Kali (008)Eight, Eleven's lab sister, and her Chicago gang. The window of an electronics store of the 1980s at night, walkie-talkies and VCRs under a red neon, the world of Bob Newby in Stranger ThingsBob the BrainBob NewbyBob the Brain, the RadioShack hero. Edge of a backyard pool at night, a can knocked over and a drop of blood on the tiles, red underwater light, Barb's night in Stranger ThingsThe best friendBarb HollandNancy's best friend, gone at the edge of a pool. An isolated, barricaded industrial building at the edge of a country road at red dusk, surveillance cameras and an antenna, Murray Bauman's fortress in Stranger ThingsThe conspiracy theoristMurray BaumanThe bunker journalist, translator and yogurt eater. A 1970s laboratory playroom with a rainbow painted on the wall, abandoned toys and cold light, Dr. Brenner's rainbow room in Stranger ThingsThe scientistDr. Brenner (“Papa”)“Papa,” the man who created Eleven and woke Henry Creel. A delivery van painted with waves parked in front of a roadside pizzeria at a California sunset, palms and a red sky, the world of Argyle in Stranger ThingsThe pizza delivery guyArgyleThe California pizza delivery guy, Jonathan's friend. A service elevator with metal walls going down into an underground base, red lights and a grate, Erica Sinclair's infiltration of Starcourt in Stranger ThingsThe little sisterErica SinclairLucas's little sister, Lady Applejack, queen of the ducts. A prison camp under the snow in Kamchatka, watchtowers, barbed wire and searchlights in the red night, Hopper and Dmitri's prison in Stranger ThingsThe Kamchatka guardDmitri “Enzo”Enzo, the Kamchatka guard who helped Hopper. Ferris wheel and rides at a small-town fair on the night of July 4, red fireworks in the sky, the Hawkins fair in Stranger ThingsThe Russian scientistAlexeiThe Russian scientist, the cherry slushie, the fair. A little girl from behind in a dark misty forest of twisted trees, a distant red light, a 1980s dress, Holly Wheeler in Camazotz, Stranger Things season 5The little sisterHolly WheelerMike and Nancy's little sister, Mr. Whatsit's target. A trumpet and a VHS tape set on a band stand in an empty rehearsal room, late-day light, the 1980s, the world of Vickie and Robin in Stranger ThingsThe bandVickieThe girl from the band, Robin's girlfriend. A white roller skate from the 1980s set on a shiny rink under pink and blue neons, a blurred disco ball in the background, the Stranger Things season 4 rinkThe bullyAngelaThe Lenora Hills bully and the skate hit. Gallery of empty frames on a dark wall lit by red lights, school chairs, a ham radio and a basketball helmet set below, the supporting cast of Stranger ThingsThe supporting castSecondary charactersSuzie, the Wheelers, Owens, Mr. Clarke, Chrissy, Jason, Victor Creel and the others: 15 files.

A piece from the selection, inspired by the places where these characters work or play.

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The creatures

The Creel house under a red storm sky, illustration inspired by Vecna in Stranger ThingsAntagonistVecnaHenry Creel, subject 001, master of the Upside Down. A child's cabin in the woods at night, a flickering lamp and red mist, Castle Byers where the Demogorgon takes Will in Stranger ThingsPredatorthe DemogorgonThe petal-headed predator of season 1. A red-and-black storm sky over the Hawkins woods, a cloud of dark particles taking form, the Mind Flayer in Stranger ThingsHive mindthe Mind FlayerThe spider-shadow that possesses, from Will to Billy.

To complete the reading: a piece inspired by the creatures of the show.

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The places

A water tower and Main Street of a small American town of the 1980s at red dusk, woods on the horizon, the town of Hawkins in Stranger ThingsFictional Indiana townHawkinsThe Indiana town, place by place, from 1983 to 1989. An American suburban house reproduced in reverse under a red sky, black vines and spores in suspension, the Upside Down in Stranger ThingsMirror dimensionthe Upside DownThe mirror dimension frozen on November 6, 1983.

How these pages are written

Each file follows the same structure: a lead that answers in one sentence, the essentials in six lines, a season-by-season timeline with the show's dates, the powers or traits that define the character, the moments a fan needs to know, a table of frequent mix-ups, and a FAQ. Facts are checked against two sources before they are written; dates follow the show's chronology, from November 1983 to May 1989. The images come from the show and its promotion; they remain the property of their rights holders and illustrate editorial pages.

The pages are updated as seasons and fan discoveries go. A mistake, an omission? The shop is independent, not affiliated with the broadcaster of the show or its rights holders, and reads every message.