Jonathan Byers
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Character | |
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Name: | Jonathan Byers |
Occupation: | Student |
Relationships: | Joyce Byers (mother) Will Byers (brother) Eleven (friend/adoptive sister) Nancy Wheeler (partner) |
Fandom: | Stranger Things |
Other: | Played by Charlie Heaton |
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Jonathan Byers is a fictional character from the Stranger Things television series, and is portrayed by Charlie Heaton.
Canon
In Stranger Things Season 1 Jonathan's younger brother, Will Byers goes missing. Jonathan and his mother, Joyce Byers, search for him. Jonathan works with Nancy Wheeler as well as Steve Harrington to rescue Will from the Demogorgon.
In Season 2, Jonathan helps Nancy expose Hawkins Lab, and helps his mother free Will from the Mind Flayer. Jonathan begins a relationship with Nancy.
In Season 3, Jonathan and Nancy start working together at the Hawkins Post. They face strain in their relationship when they are fired after Nancy pursues a story involving "diseased rats" linked to Will's possession from last year. Jonathan teams up with Nancy, Will, and his friends to stop the Mind Flayer from returning to Hawkins. In the process, Jonathan and Nancy reconcile. Three months later, Jonathan and his family moved out of Hawkins.
Fandom
In 2017 Jonathan Byers was the 4th most popular Stranger Things character on Archive of Our Own[1] As of October 2019 there were 3,841 stories that contain the Jonathan Byers tag..
Shipping
The most common pairings for this character are the het ship Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler, the slash ship Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington and the OT3 Jonathan Byers/Steve Harrington/Nancy Wheeler, also known as Monster Hunting Trio or Stoncy.
Also Jargyle (Jonathan Byers/Argyle), sometimes refered to by the ship name "Surfer boys".
Example Fanworks
Fanart
- Sat Anything...Strange by coffeestained
- Jonathan byers - Stranger Things by gay-ctypid
- Jonathan Byers / Krita Painting by theclumsyandshy
Links & Resources
- Jonathan Byers on the Stranger Things wiki
References
Stranger Things | |
Master Lists | Stranger Things Category • Challenges • Characters • Ships • Zines |
Crossover Ships | Will Byers/Richie Tozier • Bill Denbrough/Mike Wheeler • Eddie Kaspbrak/Mike Wheeler • Will Byers & Eddie Kaspbrak • Richie Tozier & Mike Wheeler |
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