She is convinced Eddie is frail and berates their doctors into giving him placebos, unknown to him, believing 'it was better for a child to think he was sick than to really get sick.'īefore the Losers' Club had formed, Eddie had been friends with Bill. She does not allow him to play with other children, save for his best friend Bill, and always makes sure that he is safe and well-protected. As a result of this, Eddie's mother, Sonia, is extremely overprotective of her son, a difficulty he has in common with his friend Ben. Eddie developed serious bronchitis two years later. However, he later proves that he is one of the strongest of the Losers when he is able to stand up to his overbearing mother and even save the Losers in the sewer.Įddie's father died when he was three years old. He idolizes Bill as the leader and attempts to follow his image when in difficult situations.Īs a child, Eddie was regarded as a fragile individual who was a hypochondriac, scared of the world and avoiding most social situations in fear of getting sick or injured.

As an adult, he describes himself as being 'average height (5'9)' and is mostly seen with a frown on his face.Įddie is a part of the losers club, he is best friends with Bill Denbrough, Stanley Uris, Mike Hanlon, Ben Hanscom, Beverly Marsh, and Richie Tozier. In the film adaptations ( IT: Chapter One, IT: Chapter Two) as a child, Eddie is the shortest member of the group and carries a fanny pack with his medication and inhaler.

In the 1990 Miniseries, Eddie has blonde hair and wears glasses.

Later on, when Eddie is older in the novel, he is mentioned to bear a resemblance to Anthony Perkins, and wears Gucci Loafers. Keene tells him his asthma medication, HydrOx, is a placebo. In the book ( IT (book), Eddie is described as the shortest of the group, has a thin, delicate-looking face, grayish blue eyes and briefly mentioned to have a flattop haircut when Mr.

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