Who is the best Stranger Things character?

Fearless kids, scene-stealing teens, and unlikely heroes from the Upside Down all fight for the top spot, beloved mainstays going up against breakout favorites. Where do you stand?

1

Steve Harrington

The former high-school king turned beloved babysitter and fan-favorite hero, played by Joe Keery.

1000pts

2

Eleven

The telekinetic girl who escaped Hawkins Lab and became the heart of the series, played by Millie Bobby Brown.

999pts

3

Bob Newby

Joyce's sweet, heroic Season 2 boyfriend whose sacrifice broke fans' hearts, played by Sean Astin.

892pts

4

Dustin Henderson

The endlessly endearing, gap-toothed brains of the party, played by Gaten Matarazzo.

714pts

5

Max Mayfield

The tough skater girl whose Season 4 arc with Vecna delivered the show's most iconic moment, played by Sadie Sink.

714pts

6

Lucas Sinclair

The pragmatic, level-headed member of the party turned basketball star, played by Caleb McLaughlin.

624pts

7

Eddie Munson

The metalhead Hellfire Club leader who became a breakout hero of Season 4, played by Joseph Quinn.

499pts

8

Robin Buckley

The sharp-witted, sarcastic best friend introduced in Season 3, played by Maya Hawke.

499pts

9

Will Byers

The boy whose disappearance into the Upside Down launched the entire story, played by Noah Schnapp.

499pts

10

Joyce Byers

Will's fiercely determined mother who never stops fighting for her kids, played by Winona Ryder.

499pts

11

Nancy Wheeler

Mike's sister turned fearless monster-hunting investigator, played by Natalia Dyer.

499pts

12

Vecna

The terrifying human-turned-monster villain Henry Creel who menaces Hawkins, played by Jamie Campbell Bower.

499pts

13

Erica Sinclair

Lucas's whip-smart, scene-stealing younger sister, played by Priah Ferguson.

499pts

14

Murray Bauman

The paranoid conspiracy-theorist private investigator who becomes an unlikely ally, played by Brett Gelman.

499pts

15

Jim Hopper

The gruff Hawkins police chief and adoptive father to Eleven, played by David Harbour.

312pts

16

Billy Hargrove

Max's volatile stepbrother who became a tragic Season 3 antagonist, played by Dacre Montgomery.

312pts

17

Jonathan Byers

Will's protective, artistic older brother, played by Charlie Heaton.

312pts

18

Mike Wheeler

The loyal party leader and Eleven's first love, played by Finn Wolfhard.

0pts