mike has a deep and caring love for his friends, when his best friend Will Byers went missing he wouldn't stop looking for him, along with his friends dustin, lucas, and eventually Eleven. Eleven has superpowers, telekinesis, which using it with her mind causes her nose to bleed. Mike gets bullied along w his friend group, being called gay, a fag and much more. Mike is incredibly caring and straight-forward, and kept eleven in his basement, making her a fort and providing her food for her stay.