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Steve is absolutely the best character in this show. Hopper is right behind. They have been my fav characters ever since season 2.

Steve becoming a mentor in Season 2 was something nobody thought they needed. It was at that point where people REALLY started to like him. Then they managed to further his growth in Season 3 with Robin. She helped humble him even more by making him realize that a lot of what you think is essential in high school isn't all that important. He learned to make decisions based on what's best for him rather than what he thinks will impress others.

Steve is easily the best character throughout the seasons!

To be honest, as much as I love Dustin and what he brings to the show, I hands down believe that MAX was such a superstar this season because her character development was so humane and relatable. Sadie Sink’s acting was top tier.❤️

To be fair Nancy was the one who was rude to Barb. Barb was telling her not to drink and Nancy ignored pressuring Barb to shotgun. And in the end Nancy abandoned her friend by the pool where she was killed. You see it even in season 4 when Vecna goes in Nancy's mind he shows Barbs death as one of the bad memories and regret Nancy had.

I genuinely believe mike should be higher, just for season 1 alone, like Mike season 1 was my favourite character, he was so sweet to eleven. I feel like he's a really good show of what a normal 15 year old behaves like now, I also think he hasn't had any plot lines since season 2 to really grow past the 'im a teen' stage

Top 5 character from Season 1 to Season 4 : 1. Steve 2. Hopper 3. Dustin 4. Max 5. Eleven *without them this show is nothing

I think vecna/001 should be placed at the best of the best because after seeing his origins he's more complex than any character placed at the Great.

I love Lucas and Max’s relationship. Max really stood out the most in a good way for me in season 4. I Want to see more of Lucas in volume 2 with his iconic sling shot as well.

I feel like everyone just forgets about all mike did for will in season 1 and 2. It doesn’t excuse his recent actions, but his only priority those two seasons were finding and saving will. I think he’s better than where he was placed. He had some fresh teen drama in season 3 that was stupid, I think he’s definitely growing and learning in season 4. I’m excited to see what happens with will and him in v2

I honestly really enjoy watching Jonathan. I think he has been a really waisted character and would really like his relationship with Nancy to grow because when they are together they really complement eachother. P.S. Tysm for all the likes😭 #JancyStan

im confused about whether you were ranking character likability or how well-developed the character is. was kind of apples and oranges.

I love whenever Steve and Dustin interact with each other. Best characters in the show

DUSTIN IS BETTER THAN MAX

Writers did mike dirty he was the face in season 1 the most caring friend for both el and will and always keeping his other friends together ..in season 2 he helped Will alot and his reunion with el was my fav scene ,season 3 onwards they ignored him they kept him away from all the main missions since they wanted dustin to connect the dots which earlier mike did too ....i hope he gets better light in part 2 and season 5 🥺

*Me crying when I found out Dart isn’t on this list😭

these people: *rates barb (you know nancy's best friend who she misses so much who was just looking out for nancy) lower than dr. brenner (the man who literally kidnapped kids from their parents as young children or even newborns to experiment on their powers)

1. Steve 2. Dustin And then Robin, Max, and Hopper are my other top 3 but I have so much trouble finding a ranking for them 😂

Max has the strongest story arch so far, I'll fight about it. She has also helped solve problem and taken action to help the team. She could just hate Billy but chooses to care for him. Of all the characters we know the most about her and her family. So some of it is she has been given the most written and explained backstory but it is also the best back story. She overcame the monster, even though she had help she made it happen.

Even though 8 not well liked I hope her story isn't completely abandoned. She had cool powers and an interesting backstory, I think they can expand upon her story and character.

Rest In Peace Bob Newby, superhero

Mike getting underrated people forget he was one of the best if not the best in both season 1 and 2

The Stranger Things writers are so good at introducing new characters and have them interact with characters that we all ready know, and making us fall in love with them.

it’s so cool to see all these kids being able to get a great start like this because they’re fantastic actors

I acknowledge Will does not get the love he deserves after everything he’s had to live through. However, I could not think of a more “meh” character than him. He’s like that friend you’re not close to and just say hi to whenever you see them.

mike can make good quick decisions, dustin is the observant one, lucas keeps the team grounded with their wild theories by procrastinating and will is like the consience of the four.

Jonathan is too underrated, easily my favorite character. Yet it's sad that he has no use anymore.

i love dustin and he always has been one of my favorite characters but max absolutely stole the show for me this season so i agree with cam!

Dam Jonathan needs more respect

I feel like Jonathan and Mike is underappreciated imo, Jonathan is one of the reason why we saw Nancy the way she was because he's the one who helped her and he's one the few people who actually appreciate and understand who Will is. I understand that he's actually been waisted in season 3 and 4, but I do feel like he should have been higher. For Mike, yes I know he's been the most annoying kid out of the 4 or 5 (including Max) but let's not just forget that he's the reason Eleven felt like she was important and needed. He's also the reason why they find a way in Season 2 problem, from realizing Will's the spy, the whole trapping Will in "unknown" place and he also the person who actually helped Will every time (as we saw in season 2) he's having an "episode". I agreed that Mike's been VERY annoying in season 3 and 4 but he also have a reason that's kind of true. Like being matured/maturing or growing up, but what's made the viewer annoyed is the fact that he said that to wrong person, the one who never experience childhood like they did. In season 4 he did the exact same to Will and had been a whole a**hole teenager. But like I said, he also have a point which is why I don't hate Mike that much and let's be honest, we all made or said something that hurt our friend and didn't even realize we are being the same a**hole as Mike. Overall I hope these 2 characters get higher ranking because of how they did, and didn't you guys mention that Nancy is an "OG" so you have to put it in THE BEST OF THE BEST and it'll be disrespectful if you didn't, you should do the same to these 2. They're definitely better than other characters you put in GOOD and BETTER. They just not in the spotlight this last 2 season. ( if you read this, thank you for wasting your time to read my opinion :D )

Idk why you guys hate season 2, but its my fav season. The voice line of Scott Clarke about defense mechanism and shot of Will still give me chills. Episode 8 is just fire. The first appearance of Mind flayer was chilling and Demodogs were great too.

My boy Jonathan never gets enough praise. Such a shame. And why do people keep bringing up that photograph scene in s1? He was taking photos of everything and said he was sorry when he was alone with Nancy. Also he is such a good brother to Will...

Will is my favourite character because he’s always a “question mark” character. Every season there’s something new, he never gets old like Mike or Lucas. Not saying they are bad characters, but Will is always in danger or has another issue and he doesn’t realize that he’s the heart of the group. He’s the one that keeps the gang together, not Mike.

To me, Will Byers is always gonna be the best character in ST. Despite not being in the first season much, his character still narratively carries the first season. The opening scene of the show makes you care for him deeply, in just a few minutes, so you ultimately care what happens to him and that he is rescued. S2, he carries the entire plot, which is why s2 is the best in my opinion. And wow, is Noah one hell of an actor. Even though Will is in the background a lot of s3 and s4, he’s still intrinsically woven into the narrative, especially due to his and Mike’s relationship. I think they intentionally put Will in the background to make people forget about his character, because he’s ultimately the main character that’s going to resolve everything in s5, otherwise he wouldn’t be the focus of the final season like the Duffers have said he is. I love his character depth, how selfless and loving he is, and I think he makes a perfect narrative foil to Vecna. I cant wait to see how the story is tied together with Will at the center for the final season. I know it’ll be great!

I think that Sadie Sink should get an Emmy for her performance this season and she should probably be on the top of the list she's been the main character the last two seasons

I understand some characters are smaller like Jason but just because they can’t be developed as much because they’re smaller doesn’t mean their pointless and a waste of space. Someone had to play his role to push the story along and lead to the police taking the kids.

Hoping and praying Caleb gets more to do with Lucas because he hasn’t had a real storyline at all this season and he’s a main character which is wild. Him and Erica should be shown more.

My current top 5 is probably Max, Eddie, Steve, Robin and Eleven

"I think we should put him in the best of the best because we have all the other kids there-" Mike, the actual best kid character who is definitely the most relatable: *the only kid that's not in best of the best and even lower than great*

I basically completely agree with your list but I would put eleven just behind Joyce and will down to great. And Steve is obviously the goat. My heart was pounding when those bats were biting him,

Steve is the best character and Dustin comes at a close second

I'd like to see how a fight between vecna and the demagorgon would go. I'd lean towards vecna winning, but both were tough for eleven to fight and both can take on a similar amount of men in a fight. Demagorgon is physically much stronger but vecna has telekinesis advantages. Dustin however did say that if the demagorgan was the mind flayers foot soldier , vecna was his 5 star general

i can't believe you put dr. brenner on good when he's literally traumatized eleven and did so many experiments on her.

I think Jason is really great. He has had his life turn around and is on the brink of insanity. It's believeable and sad to see this outsider have a reaction like his. Not everyone is gonna handle the supernatural well. He handled it realistically and his actor was phenomenal. Like I feel so bad for this guy and he is an antagonist I want more of.

Millies/Els acting is so good its just amazing

what a crap ranking, argyle and barb (as much as I don't like her) are certainly not worse than billy who was racist and abusive, and brenner who kidnapped children and turned them into lab rats. also eleven deserves to have a higher ranking considering she has continuously saved all the characters you put above her and without her there would have been no stranger things

Mike can be a bad friend but in season he jumped off a cliff for the best character Dustin and Dustin is definitely a better character because he has some of the best moments in the show in my opinion

Imagine a time traveler came from the time when season 1 was released and sees Steve at the top of the list lol

My unpopular opinion: I’m not a big fan of Max, like she’s not bad but I don’t see all the hype around her at all 😭 Sadie Sink is a good actress tho

Best thing the Brothers made to Steve was to make Steve the kids mentor. Nothing more to say.

Mike is my fav character because he makes mistakes like a real person and makes up for it

This season was also awesome and I have to agree with Chris that Dustin is my favourite of the original kids. It's so hard to rank the characters but Dustin, Hopper, Steven, Eleven, and Max are PROBABLY my favourites now!

Steve is my easily my favorite character with Hopper in a close second. Favorite Season 4 moment has to be Max vs Vecna.

for me jonathan owns the tier list (i mean after henderson) he's simply the MOST UNDERRATED CHARACTER and i'm sure they'll do it right in the vol.2 and season 5

Who are your favorite characters?? 👇🏻

Putting Jason in front of barb is a crime

Bob should be higher. Sweetest character in Stranger Things and one of the smartiest. Change my mind.

Are you ranking them in terms of whether they’re good characters/have an interesting story or is it just whether you like them or not?

Barb was just worried for Nancy and she died a terrible death while Nancy was sleeping with Steve

Everyone literally every party member is in the best of best how did mike deserve to be just good i think no one remembers he saved eleven he let her live in his basement jumped off a cliff for dustin wanted to do everything he could to save will like wow characters like billy can be great but him? Lol

Max is the superstar character of season 4 vol 1. Her character is the most interesting one.

WE NEED A FULL SEASON REACTION GUYS!!

My top five characters hands down...... 1. Eleven 2. Will 3. Nancy 4. Joyce 5. Hopper

umm… when mike says the phone works both ways to will, he’s exactly right, if will wanted to talk to him so bad he could’ve reached out, mike definitely isn’t the best character but he gets so much hate that’s honestly overboard and most of the time undeserving

Mike and Jonathan deserves to be in Great tier.

It's a proper ranking bro .. Steve deserves tis so no one can replace him 🔥🔥🔥Steve is always best ✨🔥🔥

Erica was robbed this season for sure, but we can't forget her presence in season 3. I think she at the least has to be in the middle of great.

All the original kids including eleven, Joyce, and Hopper should be the best of the best. Also, Mike has the most Iconic line in the series

nice tier list! the only one that im kinda confused about is how you guys ranked eleven under lucas, nancy and robin for example.

1-Hopper, 2-Steve, 3-Dastin, 4-Joyce, 5-Max

Unpopular opinion: Will is one of the best characters in stranger things after Steve, Hopper and Dustin

I feel like if steve dies the group will be very vulnerable. they do have Hopper when and if he gets back from Russia, but Steve has the protective qualities of a boyfriend (nancy), wonderful friend (robin and eddie) and that of a loving mother or father (Dustin, Lucas, Max, etc.) we saw this when max was in vecnas trance. hes skilled with weapons, and his fists, despite what is fights say. (I think those were more symbolic of his character growth than his fighting skills). I digress. Once Steve Harrington is in danger, the whole group is in even more danger. (At least until Hop returns.) (Also I'm a day 1 steve fan as well, ever since I learned how similar to a ninja he was)

Argyle should be WAY higher in my opinion. He brought a lot of comedy in s4.

Great video! Would say I pretty much agree with everything. Love Steve and his dynamics with everybody. Would be interested to see you guys rate different scenes somehow! For example, I love the scene at the end of season 3 where Dustin and Susie sing Never ending Story. Love Steve and Robins reactions with the monster running behind them. 😂

1. Robin 2. Max 3. Steve

I don’t think Mike should be put in “meh”. He’s a really great character and he’s kind and loving. I would put him in great or best of the best behind Eleven

“What about when Billy smashes Lucas against the wall?” “That’s part of what makes him a great character” wtf 💀

In season 3 we got alot of elimax moments (eleven and max) and now they didn't even say hi to eachother.This is very sad to me and some others but i do hope they reunite with eachother as best friends! They are both my fav characters

Barb was only trying to protect Nancy from being hurt, Steve really was a sh1tty person in season one and you could see that Barb really cared for her and loved her, Barb deserved better and she was right bc Nancy got hurt in the end anyways

STEVE, MAX, EDDIE, NANCY, HOPPER & DUSTIN ARE MY FAVES

Their opinions on Eddie changed drastically after volume 2 😂

Personally I like Jason’s character quite a bit. Like how you were saying that you gotta love an 80s jock, that’s basically what he is. Reminds me of the start of Steve’s character and I like how much he’s trying to fight for Chrissy.

My favorite scenes in season 4 are: 1. Eddie guitar 2. Max running up that hill 3. Vecnas truth

I agree with Max above Dustin, but I'd even put her above Hopper personally

No definitely not, Max most absolutely has a better character development. I love Dustin but Max has a better character development. Dustin has been the same but just matured and has been a really great leader. But Max has had a way better development

Max and Robin are my favorite characters and my favorite moment in Stranger Things season four was Angela getting hit with a rollerskate

argyle underrated

It’s outrageous how you could put max above Dustin, he just provides more to the show since season one, maxs only 3 plot points are being a girlfriend to Lucas, being a friend to El, and getting possessed by vecna

Barb wasn’t annoying, rewatched season 1 and the shitty one is Nancy , she was the one forcing her to come to the party and even told her to leave the party but didn’t and decided to wait for her outside in the pool which is SOO CUTEE, R.I.P 😭

My favorite moment is when Eddie sacrifices himself to the demo-bats to save everyone

Bob deserves higher!!

Max is definitely a better character than Dustin IMO. Dustin is awesome, and still worthy of S Tier, but he’s been the exact same character with the same writing for 4 seasons. Max came into the show late, but she’s gone through so much and Sadie plays the role INCREDIBLY well (like, seriously give that girl an Emmy for ‘Dear Billy’) so I’d comfortably rate her as a better character than Dustin. She’s amazing.

Barb is still at the bottom at the bottom of life at the bottom of Steve’s pool and now at the bottom of the tier list lol

1. Steve; 2. Max; 3. Hopper... it is that simple.

Okay but Eleven behind Nancy, Lucas and Joyce?? Hardly disagree, and Mike should be way higher, its true that his character has gone downhill in season 3 & 4 but that could never erase the fact that he was one of the best in season 1 & 2

I like Dustin more than Max, personally he's my favorite character

Great list guys!! I love these teir vids. They are so addicting. Steve is 100% my #1. Then Dustin, Max and Will.

Steve is love. Steve is life.

I’m sad that you didn’t rank Suzie but you ranked Lonnie and Larry instead XD