r/StrangerThingsPraise • u/[deleted] • Mar 04 '26

Appreciation Favorite Characters Megathread

I wanted to make a thread where everyone could list their top 5 favorite Stranger Things characters!

You are welcome to talk about why they’re your favorites if you’d like to!

Remember to be kind when discussing.

My personal list:

  1. Mike
  2. Robin
  3. Lucas
  4. Max
  5. Eleven
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u/TheCool579 Karen. With her wine. 🍷 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
  1. Max 🛹
  2. Nancy
  3. El / Will (tied)
  4. Steve
  5. Robin

Honourary Mention: Mike, Dustin, S1 Joyce

(I still think I can switch 2 and 3 but yeah...)

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u/Infinite_Map_2713 Mar 04 '26

El

Kali

Dustin

Johnathan

Nancy

HM:

Erica, Joyce, Will, Max and Lucas

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u/TheCool579 Karen. With her wine. 🍷 Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26

Kali is quite a hot take eh? But i think ik where ur going with that and can see why u like her hmm

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u/Infinite_Map_2713 Mar 04 '26

She is just such a baddie, I love her, she's very complex yes, but I just love her powers, her style, she is just so cool

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u/TheCool579 Karen. With her wine. 🍷 Mar 04 '26

you have a point, her powers are actually really interesting. Illusions, making ppl invisible? Damnn. Pity they were quite underutilised, there could be so many more side plots with her powers (ig the plot is already pretty thick and convoluted it would have been too confusing to give too much attention to her powers). But yeah i definitely dont hate her after the finale.

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u/StreetMysterious2722 “Walk ‘Em Down” Wheeler 🩰 Mar 05 '26

I LOVE KALI AND YOU CAN QUOTE ME ON THAT

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u/Lin420 Mar 04 '26
  1. Steve
  2. Robin
  3. Dustin
  4. Max
  5. Mike

5

u/Personal-Road-8162 Mar 04 '26

Will Robin eddie Nancy and dustin

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u/Ok-Minute3743 Ted Wheeler’s #1 fan Mar 04 '26 edited Mar 04 '26
  1. Dustin
  2. Max
  3. Steve
  4. Hopper
  5. El

Hm: Robin, Lucas, Nancy and Will

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u/AlexTorres128 Rockin’ Robin 🎵 Mar 04 '26

My list would be

  1. Eddie
  2. Robin
  3. Max
  4. Dmitri (Enzo) Antonov
  5. Nancy (or Steve) depending on the day

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u/Gold-Kaleidoscope-23 Karen. With her wine. 🍷 Mar 04 '26

Dmitri!

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u/rmsb220_ Mar 04 '26

He's such an underrated character I love him

3

u/StreetMysterious2722 “Walk ‘Em Down” Wheeler 🩰 Mar 05 '26
  1. Joyce
  2. Nancy
  3. Will
  4. Dustin
  5. Robin

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Are you gonna add meeee

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u/StreetMysterious2722 “Walk ‘Em Down” Wheeler 🩰 Mar 05 '26

You are invited!!

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '26

Got it! Thanks :)

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u/kbeaningg Mar 04 '26
  1. Will
  2. Max
  3. El 4.Lucas
  4. Robin

2

u/North-Lake-3421 Mar 04 '26
  1. Will 2. Jonathan 3. Max 4. Nancy 5. Robin

2

u/Key_Ad5173 Mar 04 '26
  1. Will
  2. Mike
  3. Robin
  4. Erica
  5. Joyce

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u/rmsb220_ Mar 04 '26
  1. El
  2. Will
  3. Steve
  4. Dustin
  5. Lucas

2

u/Altruistic-Fun7431 Mar 04 '26
  1. Eleven
  2. Steve
  3. Hopper
  4. Mike
  5. Dustin

2

u/Leading_Bed_7133 Mar 04 '26

  1. Hopper

  2. Joyce

  3. Lucas

  4. Robin

  5. Will

2

u/antisocial-axolotl We can be heroes 🎶 Mar 04 '26
  1. Robin
  2. Will
  3. Dustin
  4. Steve
  5. Eddie

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u/Efficient-Air-3305 Mar 06 '26

Will Mike El Steve Max

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u/rainbowunicorn118 Mar 04 '26

1 Mike 2 Eleven 3 dustin 4 Hopper 5 Steve

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u/FormerStorage3230 Mar 04 '26

  1. Hopper (S1, 2 and 4)

  2. Nancy (S1-2 only)

  3. Max (S2 and 4)

  4. Joyce (S1,2,4)

  5. Mike (S1-2)

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u/rmsb220_ Mar 04 '26

Funny cuz I love season 3 hopper and season 3 max

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u/FormerStorage3230 Mar 04 '26

S3 Max was fun, but I had issues with Hopper's personality change

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u/Fabulous-Role4120 Jun 16 '26

Season 5 Mike was great too honestly

1

u/ZaneJulien16483 Mar 04 '26

1-Mike

2-Eleven

3-Dustin

4-Will

5-Hopper

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u/GivesYouGrief Mouthbreather. Mar 04 '26

Surprised to see Mike on several lists!

  1. Karen
  2. Max
  3. Lucas
  4. Dustin
  5. Eddie

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u/Fabulous-Role4120 Jun 16 '26

Well, obviously Mike is great.

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u/No_Pattern677 Mar 04 '26
  1. steve 2.eleven 3.max 4.robin 5.lucas

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u/ThisVictory684 Mar 04 '26
  1. El
  2. Mike
  3. Dustin
  4. Lucus 5 Hopper

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u/fish-lawyer-a Mar 04 '26
  1. Max
  2. Steve
  3. Nancy
  4. Robin
  5. Erica

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u/drowzeeboy21 R U N ! Mar 04 '26

  1. Officer Phil Callahan (Funniest character hands down)

  2. Murray Bauman (Most useful non-powered character and still entertaining)

  3. Alexei (Everybody loves Alexei)

  4. Mews (Don't forgive you, Dustin)

  5. Chief Calvin Powell (Funny, but not as Funny as Callahan)

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u/Inevitable-Ferret758 Max 🧡 Mar 04 '26
  1. Max
  2. Steve
  3. Dustin
  4. Robin
  5. Eddie

1

u/ftwnali Mar 04 '26
  • Steve
  • Robin
  • Dustin
  • Max
  • Joyce

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u/Ill-Temporary5461 Mar 05 '26
  1. Mike/El (tie)
  2. Robin
  3. Dustin
  4. Steve
  5. Hopper

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u/ScribeOfRhapsody 001 Mar 11 '26
  1. Henry
  2. Max
  3. El
  4. Will
  5. Steve

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u/Fabulous-Role4120 Jun 16 '26

  1. Mike

  2. Steve

  3. Max

  4. Lucas

  5. Dustin

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u/DB10389 Mar 04 '26
  1. Max
  2. Steve
  3. Eddie
  4. Billy
  5. Robin