role: Joseph and Henry had been more brothers than cousins, sharing not only the same twisted apathy, but also in a sinister power. Inconsolable after their separation when Henry was moved away to Hawkins, Joseph followed in pursuit when he heard of the Creel Massacre, exploiting his parents’ gentle natures by convincing them to take his now orphaned cousin under their care. They arrived to find Henry had already vanished, leaving Joseph devastated. And then he learned of Doctor Martin Brenner and his search for those of extraordinary abilities, leaving behind a breadcrumb trail for Joseph to follow. Follow right into the bowels of hell, where Henry Creel reigned supreme.
seasons:four.
love interest(s): none.
face claim: Jared Padalecki.
MARTHA “MARIE” KLINE.
role: The once perfect girl next door, the untouchable Marie Kline had been nothing short of a ghost of herself after Barb Holland’s disappearance, when every attempt at locating her friend proved fruitless. Daughter of the disgraced mayor, Larry Kline, Marie was instrumental in his arrest upon discovering his dealings with the Soviets by way of the Scoops Troop. She was welcomed into the ranks following her assistance with the Battle at Starcourt in the season three finale, and is aiding in the protection of Eddie Munsen.
seasons: one, two, three, and four.
love interest(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson.
face claim: Madison Iseman.
NINA BRENNER.
role: Martin Brenner’s adoptive daughter, Nina was the architect of the NINA Project in Nevada, for whom it is named. Previously a doctor at Hawkins Lab, she assisted in the escape of Kali (008) and Zara (006), and was unwittingly manipulated by Peter Ballard in his attempted breakout with Jane (011). She remains a close personal associate of Dr. Owens, and after witnessing the Vecna’s wrath, hopes to correct her wrongs by helping Eleven regain her powers. Although she disagrees strongly with Brenner’s methods, she understands that it is the only way to save Hawkins.
seasons: one, two, three, and primarily four.
love interest(s): Peter Ballard/Henry Creel.
face claim: Sonoya Mizuno.
BECAUSE I HAVE NO SELF CONTROL, TWO MORE:
JUDITH “MOODY JUDY” TAYLOR.
role: Best friends with Argyle since they’d found a stash of his older sister’s weed when they were thirteen and paired up for a school project together, Judy works at the local skating rink, Rink-o Mania. She witnessed the altercation between El and Angela, and attempted to intervene. Now, with Angela’s father pressing charges and with Judith as a witness, Judy has gone into hiding, for as the credo states: snitches get stitches. Unfortunately, she’d deemed Argyle’s van as her sanctuary (“moving target, harder to find”), and woke up midway through what she thought was a road-trip she’d been excluded from. Equally as clueless as Argyle, Judy finds herself dragged along for the adventure of a lifetime.
seasons:four.
love interest(s): Robin Buckley (eventually).
face claim: Zendaya Coleman.
PAISLEY.
role: Paisley had always hated her name, but when her little brother was born and her parents cursed him with the name “Argyle,” she knew she wasn’t the only one condemned to the same fate. To be fair, her curse wasn’t just her name. It was also a continuous string of bad luck. And the worst of the worst was her car breaking down on the way to the party of the century, leaving her to her last resort: Argyle, and his hot-box on wheels. It had only meant to be one delivery. One simple delivery to the Byers’ house, and then she’d be necking down shots like it was nobody’s business. So why was she now helping her brother, his friends, and two children bury a government official in the middle of the desert? And in six inch heels, no less.
She supposed that’s what had cemented her resolve in following Jim Hopper through the gate that night. That despair, the devastation. She knew the moment she’d lost Billy Hargrove that she’d refuse to lose Hopper, too. It was visceral, it was instinctual. They didn’t know what was on the other side, but at the very least she knew that whatever it was, she could protect him from it. That’s all she knew, and she clung to it like a lifeline, like a safety blanket. This was what she was builtfor.
She couldn’t have been more wrong. They were met with guns, with violence, with ice. They were met with what they were sure was death.
But as long as she co-operated with them, Hopper would be safe. At least, that was what they promised as they strapped her down and reduced her to a lab rat once more. The poking, the prodding, the continuous cycle of torture and sedation, hoping to provoke the power within; power that had been dampened and stolen by grief. She’d escaped that life once, only to find herself back in it. Only these doctors cared little for much else about her other than what they could steal, replicate; what they could weaponise. Martin Brenner’s embrace had been far from warm, but it scorched in comparison to that of these new beasts, these men clad in white coats, these men who were doctor only in name, and monster in nature.
All the while, she felt it. The stirrings of a malicious force returned, just beyond her reach, tugging at her flimsy tethering to the Upside Down. A warning chord, struck deep within her bones. He’d come back. One had come back. And El… Zara could feel her, too. The pain. The suffering. The rage.
Zara Mathers had spent her entire life trying to escape Hawkins. But now, at the furthest geographical point from it, she’d give everything she had and everything she was to get back.
There was once a time Marie Kline had called Chrissy Cunningham a friend. Of course, that was the time before Chrissy began dating Marie’s ex-boyfriend a mere twenty-three hours and forty-nine minutes after they’d broken up. Couldn’t even wait the full twenty-four, she’d muttered bitterly under her breath. Marie and Jason never much liked each other towards the end – she’d been so distracted by the disappearance of her friend, Barb, and he, his… Whatever boys like Jason Carver cared about – but she’d at least expected him to extend the bare minimum of respect for what once was. She was gravely wrong.
And although she didn’t much like Chrissy Cunningham anymore, either, she’d never wished death upon her. But death came as it so often did; unexpected, and ruinous. And the debris of Marie Kline’s once happy and peaceful life – undone by her own hand when she’d handed her father, the mayor, over to the authorities – once again got turned upside down.
Marie hadn’t expected the call. She thought her days of unravelling Hawkins’ mysteries began and ended with the conspiracy and monster fight at Starcourt Mall. But when Steve Harrington called, she would never hesitate to answer. She owed him that.
But now, stuck in the boat house of some convicted pot dealer, Marie wished she hadn’t answered. Because maybe then, she wouldn’t be stuck babysitting the maybe-murderer and absolute menace that was Eddie fucking Munson. Maybe then, she wouldn’t find herself doing anythingandeverything to keep him out of harm’s way. Even if it meant putting herself in it.
role: Joseph and Henry had been more brothers than cousins, sharing not only the same twisted apathy, but also in a sinister power. Inconsolable after their separation when Henry was moved away to Hawkins, Joseph followed in pursuit when he heard of the Creel Massacre, exploiting his parents’ gentle natures by convincing them to take his now orphaned cousin under their care. They arrived to find Henry had already vanished, leaving Joseph devastated. And then he learned of Doctor Martin Brenner and his search for those of extraordinary abilities, leaving behind a breadcrumb trail for Joseph to follow. Follow right into the bowels of hell, where Henry Creel reigned supreme.
seasons:four.
love interest(s): none.
face claim: Jared Padalecki.
MARTHA “MARIE” KLINE.
role: The once perfect girl next door, the untouchable Marie Kline had been nothing short of a ghost of herself after Barb Holland’s disappearance, when every attempt at locating her friend proved fruitless. Daughter of the disgraced mayor, Larry Kline, Marie was instrumental in his arrest upon discovering his dealings with the Soviets by way of the Scoops Troop. She was welcomed into the ranks following her assistance with the Battle at Starcourt in the season three finale, and is aiding in the protection of Eddie Munsen.
seasons: one, two, three, and four.
love interest(s): Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson.
face claim: Madison Iseman.
NINA BRENNER.
role: Martin Brenner’s adoptive daughter, Nina was the architect of the NINA Project in Nevada, for whom it is named. Previously a doctor at Hawkins Lab, she assisted in the escape of Kali (008) and Zara (006), and was unwittingly manipulated by Peter Ballard in his attempted breakout with Jane (011). She remains a close personal associate of Dr. Owens, and after witnessing the Vecna’s wrath, hopes to correct her wrongs by helping Eleven regain her powers. Although she disagrees strongly with Brenner’s methods, she understands that it is the only way to save Hawkins.
