Stranger Things 2: Who is Kali and what does she mean for the show? (Report)

This post contains spoilers for Stranger Things 2.

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Stranger Things 2 has introduced several new characters, but none are so fascinating as Kali – aka Eight – who, it turns out, came from the same lab as Eleven (or Jane, as we might as well call her now).

Who is Eight?

We first see Eight when she’s driving with a group of masked criminals away from a crime scene and being chased by police. It’s revealed she has a similar tattoo to the one Eleven has on her wrist, with the numbers ‘008’.

In a later episode, it is revealed that Eight’s real name is Kali Prasad, who disappeared in London when she was younger. The newspaper report Eleven finds says: “LONDON – Metropolitan police admit they have few new leads in the disappearance of the young girl, Kali Prasad, who was reported missing several days after she was last seen, Saturday the 12^th. The girl’s disappearance shines a light on the growing epidemic of the many thousands of children under the age of 18 reported missing every year in the UK.”

The report continues: “The first 24 hours are the most likely to yield results and locate the child. Unfortunately, Kali’s 24 hours are past, but London police have not given up hope. At least one neighbour believes she’ll see Kali again. “I know she’s alive, I know it, I feel it in my bones. That girl was stubborn from the day she was born, and if she’s fallen down somewhere or been taken, It’ll take more than a little adversity to keep her low for long. We’ll hear from her again, you can bet on it.”

For now, that’s all the information we have on Eight.

What are Eight’s powers?

Eight is an illusionist. As we see at the start of Stranger Things 2‘s first episode, she can make people see things that aren’t really happening. The first time we see her, she…