Argyle

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Argyle was born in 1967 and raised in Lenora Hills, California. In 1982, he began attending Lenora Hills High School. During his time in high school, he began to pick up the hobby of smoking marijuana while also getting a job as a pizza delivery boy for Surfer Boy Pizza. In the fall of 1985, Argyle became best friends with Jonathan Byers, a boy his age that had recently relocated with his family from Hawkins, Indiana. They began smoking weed together while also carpooling to school with Jonathan's younger siblings, Will and Jane.

1986 March 21

Argyle arrived at the Byers’ home to pick up Jonathan, Will, and El for school. In her letter to Mike, El refers to Argyle as "Jonathan's funny friend" whose hair is longer than hers. She tells Mike that Jonathan and Argyle smoke "smelly plants" together. As the trio boarded into his van, Argyle told them to "hold onto their butts" as he sped off. Joyce, Jonathan's mother, ran out to yell at him to slow down as Argyle honked the horn. At school, Argyle and Jonathan worked on a project in their woodshop class, and Argyle attempted to show off his marijuana-themed birdhouse - or a "Weeder", as Argyle referred to it - only to notice that Jonathan looked glum. He asked if his attitude stemmed from his girlfriend, Nancy, ditching him and refusing to visit him during Spring Break. Jonathan protested, claiming that she wasn't ditching him and that she had to work. But Argyle questioned who had to work over Spring Break. He then attempted to break down Jonathan's flawed plan to go with Nancy to Emerson College, in Massachusetts, despite it putting him under financial stress and ultimately not being what he truly wanted to do. Jonathan defended Nancy, saying that she was incredibly ambitious and hardworking, but Argyle remained suspicious.

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Jonathan Byers According to Argyle himself, Jonathan is his only friend, meaning prior to Jonathan's arrival to Lenora Hills, he was a rather lonely boy. Argyle introduced Jonathan to weed as a way to release stress from college and his relationship with his long-distance girlfriend, Nancy. He also helps Jonathan and his younger siblings carpool to school since Jonathan's car broke down. When Argyle observes Nancy isn't coming to Lenora Hills for Spring Break alongside her brother, Argyle speculates that Nancy is ditching Jonathan and also pokes holes at his flawed plan to go to Emerson College alongside her. Though Jonathan denies this, he eventually reveals he got an acceptance letter for Lenora Hills Community College, where Argyle is going, and that he has no intentions of leaving Lenora. Argyle tells him he shouldn't have lied to her, and soon caused the both of them to become overwhelmed and smoke "Purple Palm Tree Delight", with Argyle saying "[Jonathan] has gotten him so stressed, and [she's] not even my girlfriend". Argyle soon reluctantly joins Jonathan, Will, and Mike to drive across the country back to Indiana to save Jonathan's younger sister, Jane. When Argyle has a panic attack in the desert after burying the dead Agent Harmon, Jonathan shook him and tells him to calm down, reminding him of Purple Palm Tree Delight. Argyle relaxed and walked back to his van, apologizing for his outburst, and Jonathan told him it was okay.

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Eleven Argyle had no problems carpooling Jonathan's younger siblings to school, Eleven - or "Jane" as she went by now publicly - included. Eleven referred to Argyle in her letters to Mike as "Jonathan's funny friend" whose hair was longer than hers, but she was cordial to him. When picking up Mike, El, and Will from the Rink-O-Mania after El had hit Angela in the face with a roller skate, Argyle and Jonathan (while high from smoking weed) attempted to comfort her, saying Angela would be fine, but they only made it worse by joking about it. When Argyle discovered that Jane was a test subject named Eleven and had been taken to get her telekinetic powers back, Argyle found the revelation to be overwhelming at first, but he soon helped the Byers boys and Mike to find El before discovering her location in Nevada. After rescuing Eleven, Argyle was willingly to help Eleven build a sensory deprivation tank for her to use so she could battle Vecna and save her friends in Hawkins. Argyle also provided pizza for Eleven and Mike, looking happy that she liked his pineapple pizza. As Eleven fought Vecna, Argyle kept watch over her and after she temporarily defeated Vecna, Argyle and Eleven traveled back to Hawkins together.

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Will Byers In 1986, after meeting Will and Jonathan, Argyle had no problems carpooling Will and his sister, Jane to school everyday. Though Will was annoyed with Argyle smoking weed with his brother and his laid-back personality, Will did have a good relationship with him. When Jonathan suggested to Argyle to go smoke some weed after being freaked over Agent Harmon's death, the existence of the Upside Down, and Jane being a former test subject known as Eleven, Will was irritated over this. However, Will did allow Argyle to help him, Jonathan, and Mike to search for Eleven and travel across the country to get to Hawkins, Indiana. After finding and saving Eleven, Will and Argyle worked together in building a sensory deprivation tank for Eleven so she could battle Vecna. Two days later, Will and Argyle traveled to Hawkins together.

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Mike Wheeler In 1986, Argyle first met Mike at the airport when he came to visit Eleven for spring break. When Jonathan introduced them to one another, Argyle at first, appeared to hug Mike, when in reality he checked the tags on his California-like outfit and told him that his shirt was a "shitty knock-off" but he'll hook him up with the "good threads". After a moment of silence, Argyle told Mike that Jonathan has told him a lot about his sister, Nancy, causing even further awkwardness. Argyle soon reluctantly joined Jonathan, Will, and Mike to drive across the country back to Indiana to save Eleven. When Argyle was able to find tire tracks, Mike was able to identify them belonging to military vehicles and they were able to rescue Eleven. Argyle later teased Mike for not wanting to try pineapple on pizza, telling him to "try before he [denies]". Yet, the two were able to work together in helping Eleven fight Vecna and two days later, Mike and Argyle traveled to Hawkins together.

Personality

Argyle is extremely laid-back and relaxed; likely a result of him smoking marijuana often. Argyle is also shown to be a very kind person. He constantly has an uplifting attitude and has no problems with driving his friends places in his van. Additionally, when Agent Harmon died from his wounds, Argyle crafted a makeshift headstone for him. Despite not even knowing Harmon's name, Argyle wanted to commemorate his sacrifice. Despite his laid-back personality, Argyle is not outright unintelligent. When he, Jonathan, Mike and Will were lost trying to find The Nina Project, Argyle stumbled upon some tires in the dirt and correctly identified them as military, pointing them all in the right direction. Argyle was even smart enough to create a sensory deprivation tank for Eleven, using a pizza dough freezer and supplies from the Surfer Boy Pizza restaurant.

Height 6'1" (185 cm), brown eyes, dark brown hair, his Mexican, long-haired, wears a yellow shirt with white pink sleeve with his pizza place logo on it, blue pants with a pattern on it, he wears a light blue open jacket over his shirt, brown shows, and he wears hats