Jonathan tries to be by his brother's side despite it being difficult as Jonathan noted that Will has changed a lot since his time in the Upside Down. He even encouraged Will to not let his differences bother him and that it's okay to be different not matter what. He became protective of Will, but not as much as his mother. In 1984, Jonathan's personality managed to change a little bit. He has a strong bond with his family and is implied to have a soft spot for animals, as he cried for a week after his tenth birthday when his father forced him to kill a rabbit on a hunting trip. Despite being a small-town boy, according to Joyce, he wants to go to college at New York University. He has a fondness for photography and music. Jonathan is smart, introverted, asocial, kind, independent, and brave. Main article: Jonathan Byers/History Personality But his spring break is put on hold when he, Argyle, Will, Eleven, and Mike are hunted down by government agents. Three months later, after the Mind Flayer's defeat, Jonathan says goodbye to Nancy as he and his family move out of Hawkins, promising to keep in touch with her before sharing a kiss with her.Д«y the spring of 1986, Jonathan resided in Lenora Hills, California, where he eventually started to smoke weed alongside his new best friend, Argyle. In the process, Jonathan and Nancy manage to reconcile and protect the kids from the Mind Flayer. Driscoll's strange behavior was linked to Will's possession from last year, Jonathan teamed with Nancy and worked with Will and his friends into stopping the Mind Flayer who had returned to Hawkins. When Nancy discovered that the rats and their acquaintance Mrs. When Nancy stumbled onto a story involving 'diseased rats,' Jonathan helped Nancy pursue the story, but after the story was dismissed, Jonathan reluctantly helped Nancy get more evidence, only for the two to get fired and putting a strain to their relationship.

However, Jonathan struggled to be loyal to his girlfriend and job, as the other employees at the Post belittled Nancy for wanting to be a journalist, due to her gender. In 1985, Jonathan has become Nancy's official boyfriend as the two start working together at the Hawkins Post. A month later, during the Snow Ball, Jonathan started a relationship with Nancy. Towards the end, Jonathan helps his mother and Nancy into freeing Will from the Mind Flayer. Jonathan later assists in helping Nancy exposing Hawkins Lab as a threat following the laboratory responsible for the death of Barb and the disappearance of his younger brother. After Will's rescue, Jonathan was reunited with him and celebrated Christmas with his family.ДЄ year later, in 1984, Jonathan struggled to help his traumatized brother and get used to his mother's boyfriend, Bob Newby. Jonathan apologized and reconciled with his mother and worked with Nancy in fighting the monster with the help of Jonathan's former tormentor, Steve Harrington.

Jonathan soon realized his mother was telling the truth, due to meeting Nancy Wheeler who also have claimed to see the 'monster' that Jonathan's mother had seen when trying to reach Will. However, when Hawkins National Laboratory faked Will's 'death,' Jonathan's relationship with his mother became strained who had insisted that Will was actually alive and was communicating with her. In 1983, when Jonathan's younger brother, Will went missing due Jonathan working late, he and his mother searched for him with the help of Chief Hopper and the police. He is the oldest son of Joyce Byers, the older brother of Will Byers, the eventual boyfriend of Nancy Wheeler, and the best friend of Argyle. Jonathan Byers, portrayed by Charlie Heaton, is a major character of Stranger Things. 'Don't take it so personally, okay? I don't like most people.'

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