Chief Hopper From "Stranger Things" Is The Detective Daddy Of Our Dreams

Dad bod? Check. Fatherly instincts? Check. Questionable though badass lifestyle? Check.

There's been much ado about Stranger Things and its supremely excellent young cast, BUT I am here to say that we have not given Chief Hopper his full due.

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Like I know we're super impressed with Nancy's style and Steve's hair, but what about Hopper's exquisite "I don't give a semblance of a fuck" look here???

For one thing, Hopper's got this anti-authoritarian-but-still-authoritative complex going on that I want a psychoanalytic breakdown on, stat.

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This bad-boy-good-cop thing... I like.

And yes, dude makes some seriously questionable lifestyle choices...

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Like smoking in the shower, smoking while putting on deodorant, smoking while also washing pills down with beer...

But he takes his police work so seriously.

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And that's hot.

And can you REALLY blame the man for being a little emotionally distant?

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Honestly, that's how I like 'em.

Besides, he wasn't always like that! The man has been through a lot, okay.

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**hoarse whisper** I could fix him.

He's protective, but gentle...

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Strict AF...

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Oh he's got some rules, does he?

But freakin' adorable...

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A good friend...

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Let's all note how Hopper does NOT choose to slide into Joyce's DMs at her most fragile moment here.

And the unique kind of badass who'll carry your kid to safety in one arm and an M16 in the other.

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Get you a man who can do both.

In conclusion, Chief Hopper is just the whole freakin' package...

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Rebellious, kind, mostly responsible as hell — oh and obviously, he's great with kids.

And we wouldn't want to be saved from the Upside Down any other way.

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**is finger-lickin' good**

This post was translated from Portuguese.