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Michael "Mike" Wheeler is a fictional character from the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things. He is one of the central characters in the series, acting as the leader of the main group of kids. Mike is portrayed by Finn Wolfhard.[1]

Mike Wheeler
Stranger Things character
Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler
First appearance	"Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers" (2016)
Created by	The Duffer Brothers
Portrayed by	Finn Wolfhard
In-universe information
Full name	Michael Wheeler
Nicknames	Dungeon Master
Family	Karen Wheeler (mother) Ted Wheeler (father) Nancy Wheeler (older sister) Holly Wheeler (younger sister)
Significant other	Eleven (girlfriend)
Home	Hawkins, Indiana, United States

Casting and concept

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Noah Schnapp originally auditioned to play Mike in the show.[2] Mike was designed by series creators Matt and Ross Duffer to be a prototypical 80s main character who is loyal and energetic while also innocent due to his young age. His progression through the show was a coming of age arc that is also similar to other 80s TV shows and movies that the Duffer brothers used as inspiration.[3]

Fictional character biography

Season 1

At the beginning of the series, Mike is playing Dungeons & Dragons with his best friends, Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin), and Will Byers (Noah Schnapp) on November 6, 1983. That night, Will mysteriously disappears.[4] The next day, Mike, Dustin, and Lucas find a girl with a shaved head named Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown). They take Eleven back to Mike's house and hide her in his basement. Later, Will's corpse is apparently found. After Will's funeral, the boys ask their teacher, Mr. Clarke, about alternate dimensions, and determine that a gate to another dimension would have a strong electromagnetic field, and they can use a compass to find it, the "Upside Down." They eventually find out that Eleven was tampering with the compass to keep them from going to the lab.

The group eventually builds a Sensory Deprivation Tank at Hawkins Middle School to allow Eleven to amplify her powers to find Will. While at the school, Mike asks Eleven to The Snow Ball and the two share their first kiss. Later she disappears after defeating the Demogorgon, a monster from the Upside Down.

Season 2

Dustin and Lucas become infatuated with new student, Maxine "Max" Mayfield (Sadie Sink) and attempt to get her to join their group, to which Mike disagreed, leading to Mike abandoning Dustin, Lucas and Max on Halloween Night. The next day at school, Dustin reveals the new creature he discovered which he calls D'Artagnan. After seeing the creature, Will confides in Mike that the creature is from the Upside Down. At the same time as Mike confronts his feelings towards Max, Will undergoes an episode where he is possessed by "the Mind Flayer." Mike and Will witness Hawkins Lab agents torching parts of the Upside-Down from underground tunnels, causing Will to begin convulsing on the ground complaining of burns. Will is then taken to Hawkins Lab so he can be treated. After they escape Demodogs at the Hawkins Lab, they reunite with Dustin, Lucas, Max, Nancy, Will's brother Jonathan (Charlie Heaton) and Nancy's ex-boyfriend Steve Harrington (Joe Keery).

The Byers house is surrounded by Demodogs, and Eleven arrives and eradicates them. Mike is relieved that Eleven is alive. She leaves to close the gate at Hawkins Lab. The group enters the tunnels and douses the hub with gasoline. Months after Eleven closed the gate to the Upside-Down, Mike attends the school Snow Ball with Eleven, leading to the two sharing a dance and a kiss, beginning their relationship.[5]

Season 3

Mike and Eleven have been dating for seven months. Both of them keep kissing all the time much to the dismay of Eleven's adoptive father Jim. An annoyed Jim threatens Mike not to meet El regularly and would end their relationship if he disagrees. This leads Mike to lie to Eleven and thus she breaks up with him later. Mike chases after Will and the two have an argument where Mike says "it's not my fault you don't like girls" ; Will reveals to them that he has been sensing the Mind Flayer. The group attempts to figure out how to get rid of the Mind Flayer for good and travel to Eleven and Hopper's house where Mike blurts out that he loves her and cannot lose her again. Eleven finds the Mind Flayer and Mike attempts to share his feelings with Eleven, but is interrupted by Dustin, who calls Mike on his walkie-talkie saying that he is in danger, but is unable to give his location before the batteries run out. Eleven finds him and his group at the Starcourt Mall.

Mike, Lucas, and Will reconcile with Dustin. He, Eleven and Max are separated from everybody else; they manage to hide before Lucas, Will, Nancy and Jonathan distract the Mind Flayer. Billy finds Mike, Eleven and Max on his own. He knocks Mike and Max unconscious, and brings Eleven to the center of the mall, where the Mind Flayer has returned. Mike and Max regain consciousness to see the Mind Flayer about to kill Eleven, but Billy sacrifices his life to save Eleven. Joyce and Hopper close the gate. Three months later a now powerless Eleven, now living with the Byers, prepares to move out of Hawkins. Eleven tells Mike that she loves him back and the two share a kiss before promising to visit each other during Thanksgiving.

Season 4

Mike is now part of Hellfire, a Dungeons and Dragons club at his school, alongside Dustin and Lucas which is run by Eddie Munson. He visits Eleven and Will in California where Eleven claims to be happy and Mike disparages Will when he explains Eleven is being bullied. The two then witness Eleven assault her main bully and get arrested where she is then intercepted and taken to the NINA project. Mike joins Will, Jonathan and Argyle to find Eleven after the US army attacks the house, and Suzie, Dustin's girlfriend, helps them find the coordinates. Will shows Mike a painting of the group fighting a dragon and tells Mike that he makes Eleven not feel like a mistake and that the painting was her idea, however when Mike is not paying attention he breaks down crying. They all reunite with Eleven and help her telepathically fight Vecna using an isolation tank, and when she struggles Mike helps her overpower Vecna by telling her he loves her. Mike then returns to Hawkins where he reunites with his family before Will senses a presence and they all discover the Upside Down infiltrating Hawkins.

Reception

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While ranking the characters in the show, Evan Romano of Men's Health said that Mike is "a really great character and is a blast to watch on the screen."[6] In a review for season 3 of Stranger Things, Judy Berman of Time said Wolfhard gets "better every season."[7] Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly enjoyed the transition of Mike from a child to a teenager in the third season.[8] Ritwik Mitra of Screen Rant said of Wolfhard: "the character he portrays is one of the best parts of the show" and that "from teenage angst to developing a protective mindset — Mike is definitely a model child in every way and a great part of the show."[9] Liz Shannon Miller, Steve Greene, Hanh Nguyen, Ben Travers of IndieWire said that "his...tenacity to keep ...is a credit to his character. It’s no wonder that he’s the one whom Will confides in and that attempts to fight off the Mind Flayer. Mike’s just a good guy to have in your corner, no matter what the circumstances."[10] BuzzFeed said that he "really had a great thought process when it came to helping his friends and taking down the Mind Flayer."[11]

References

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