' Eleven is one of the best modern television characters. Not only is she incredibly powerful despite her age, but the writers never shy away from the fact that she is still a child. Eleven has a lot to deal with as she finds her way in the world — especially as the designated "Chosen One" in the series.
Despite all her stellar qualities, many things about Eleven's character are reminiscent of other characters in television, movies, and anime. Aspects like psionic abilities and being "The Chosen One" are found in many young adult characters. While they have their differences, Eleven has a lot in common with numerous young characters.
A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost continent of Atlantis.
Actor
Cree Summer
IMDb Rating
6.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
49%
Kida is the Princess of Atlantis in Disney's . Kida's personality is vastly different from Eleven's. Where Eleven is quiet and unsure, Kida is strong, independent, and confident in all that she does.
Their similarities come into play with the "Chosen One" trope and being tied to an otherworldly entity.
Eleven is tied to Vecna and the Mind Flayer due to her psychic powers, while Kida is connected to the old Atlantian gods (just like her mother). Eleven and Kida were chosen from birth to have a greater cosmic role than the average person, and they both resigned themselves to their seemingly inevitable fates.
An orphaned boy enrolls in a school of wizardry, where he learns the truth about himself, his family and the terrible evil that haunts the magical world.
Actor
Daniel Radcliffe
IMDb Rating
7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes
81%
Harry Potter is a lot like Eleven since both of them were special from infancy. They also both take on their worlds' worst villains during their adolescence. Harry and Eleven appear to be the chosen heroes in their stories and manage to defeat the villains by the end of every movie or season. The two heroes grow up in a non-loving environment and are used for their caretakers' gain.
Furthermore, both Harry and Eleven are a part of — or connected to — their arch-nemesis.
However, unlike Eleven, Harry defeats his greatest villain, Voldemort, when he was only a baby. His mother's love protected him from Voldemort, but Eleven doesn't seem to have the same luck against the creatures from the Upside Down. Even so, Harry and Eleven have a lot in common when it comes to the "Chosen One" trope.
Actor
Jodelle Ferland
IMDb Rating
7.0/10
Rotten Tomatoes
89%
young girls who was convicted of being a Witch in Puritan times. However, her only power is that she can see and communicate with ghosts. Yet, because of her persecution and death, she gains psionic powers when she resurrects in the modern world. Much like Eleven, Aggie is a young girl with great power who is misunderstood and feared by adults.
For both Eleven and Aggie, the biggest revelation about their characters is that they're just children. Because they are so powerful, great emphasis is put on them gaining or lacking control, yet many people tend to forget that they are only little girls who need love and support like any other child.
Aggie is seen more as a villain than Eleven, but they are still both misrepresented to the public.
In a war-torn world of elemental magic, a young boy reawakens to undertake a dangerous mystic quest to fulfill his destiny as the Avatar, and bring peace to the world.
Actor
Zach Tyler Eisen
IMDb Rating
9.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Avatar Aang and Eleven are both called upon when they are approximately 12 years old to be the saviors of humanity. Eleven has known about her supernatural role all her life and resigns herself to it, but
and tries to flee from his responsibilities.
Despite this difference, both kids eventually accept their roles and fight monsters and monstrous humans to save the world. They both work up to their ultimate enemy, with Eleven preparing to face Vecna and Aang facing Fire Lord Ozai. They also each have mystical powers that they hone and manage with the help of their ragtag group of friends.
Two Jedi escape a hostile blockade to find allies and come across a young boy who may bring balance to the Force, but the long dormant Sith resurface to claim their original glory.
Actors
Jake Lloyd and Hayden Christensen
IMDb Rating
6.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes
52%
Anakin Skywalker discovered he had a knack for special abilities when he was young, just like Eleven. Both characters grow up and hone their skills to become powerful people in their universes. Anakin and Eleven also have the potential to lean into the power they possess and become villains.
Eleven still clings to her friends and loved ones to help her remain true to herself and away from a dark path. Meanwhile, Anakin lets his emotions rule him and easily joins the Dark Side. Anakin does not have the same drive to do better as Eleven does, but they are still similar in their upbringings and their telekinetic powers.
Malcolm Crowe, a child psychologist, starts treating a young boy, Cole, who encounters dead people and convinces him to help them.
In turn, Cole helps Malcolm reconcile with his estranged wife.
Actor
Haley Joel Osment
IMDb Rating
8.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes
86%
Eleven and Cole Sear are not only similar because they are young but because they have abilities that aren't fully understood by those around them. They are also both shy and exceedingly isolated due to appearing "weird."
Cole and Eleven are ostracized, but to see and speak to ghosts because people don't believe him and see him as weak. On the other hand, Eleven is often feared for her powers and temper. Despite this difference, Cole and Eleven both struggle with social awkwardness and with managing their powers.
They eventually learn to harness their abilities to help people in the end.
Ash Ketchum, his yellow pet Pikachu, and his human friends explore a world of powerful creatures.
Actors
Shotaro Morikubo and Jay Goede
IMDb Rating
6.3/10
Rotten Tomatoes
16%
Eleven and Mewtwo are from vastly different species, but they have a lot in common.
Not only were they created as scientific experiments, but they were also kept in captivity until they eventually snapped and destroyed the labs they resided in. Mewtwo and Eleven have psychic abilities that are capable of great destruction.
The main difference between Mewtwo and Eleven is their goals. While , Eleven tries to find the good in her powers to save humanity. Even so, Mewtwo and Eleven's sameness outweighs the differences in species and motivation.
Actor
Sissy Spacek
IMDb Rating
7.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes
93%
Carrie White and Eleven are both raised by abusive parents. They both have psychic powers, and they are feared for their abilities by most (or all) of their peers. Despite their struggles, Carrie and Eleven try to put their telekinesis out of their minds so that they can participate in normal high school life.
Unfortunately, Eleven and Carrie are plagued by bullies who seek pleasure in upsetting the girls. Both teens are pushed to their breaking point and harm their bullies in public, with
. Carrie wasn't born with her powers like Eleven was, but much of the rest of their lives run parallel.
Actor
Drew Barrymore
IMDb Rating
6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes
38%
Charlie McGee and Eleven share origin stories. Both girls were born after their parents participated in scientific experiments, and both gained powers to control things with their minds.
Charlie and Eleven are two incredibly powerful little girls who try to find their places in the world.
Although Charlie has fire powers and Eleven can control objects and people with her mind, the two girls are both pursued and captured by the scientists who experimented on their parents. If it weren't for the difference in their abilities, Charlie and Eleven would be nearly identical characters.
Two university students come across a seemingly harmless girl named Lucy, unaware that she's actually a mutant serial killer with a split personality.
Actors
Sanae Kobayashi and Kira Vincent-Davis
IMDb Rating
7.9/10
Rotten Tomatoes
100%
Lucy and Eleven are so much alike because Lucy was the inspiration for Eleven's character. Both girls are experimented on and trapped in a science lab, and they both have telekinetic powers. They also use their powers to devastating effects when they break free from their captors.
While , the two girls are both naive about the world when they first get out of the laboratories that kept them hostage. Each of their lives is filled with tragedy as they try to find peace in their tumultuous worlds.
