![]() Asking of Will's last whereabouts, they told him that Will rode his bicycle near Mirkwood, and advised the kids to go back home after school. When he realized the situation was more involved than he thought it would be, Hopper went to Hawkins Middle School and spoke to Will's best friends Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair and Dustin Henderson. Hopper became the Police Chief at the Hawkins Police Department, and started to rely on alcohol, prescription medication, and sleeping with women to get through his grief.Īfter Will's disappearance, Hopper was given the case to find the boy, but didn't take it seriously since he believed the boy was just playing hookie. After Sara's passing, Jim and Diane divorced, and he moved back to Hawkins in 1979. Despite receiving chemotherapy treatment, Sara was unable to recover, and passed away. The couple moved to New York and had a daughter named Sara, but she was later diagnosed with cancer. After his service, Hopper met and fell in love with a woman named Diane, and the two married in 1972. Hopper was stationed in the Chemical Corps, and as a result, he was exposed to the chemical compound Agent Orange. Hopper also mentioned that he smoked with Joyce during sixth and seventh period, but sometimes got caught by the teachers.Īfter graduating in 1960, Jim joined the United States military and served in the Vietnam War. Hopper hints that he wasn't exactly the model student, and once lied to his mother about his whereabouts so he could secretly hook up with girls, such as Chrissy Carpenter. James "Jim" Hopper was born in 1942 in Hawkins, Indiana to unnamed parents, and later attended Hawkins High School in 1957 with Joyce Byers and Bob Newby. He is portrayed by David Harbour, who also portrays Red Guardian in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Hellboy in the 2019 film of the same name and Santa Claus in Violent Night. Initially not taking it seriously, Hopper would find himself involved in a conspiracy of Hawkins' labs and saved the child from a dark dimension known as the Upside Down. He is the chief of Hawkins, Indiana, which remained a town that was quiet until a boy named Will Byers mysteriously vanished one night. Mornings are for coffee and contemplation.Ĭhief James "Jim" Hopper, also known as The American, is the deuteragonist of the Netflix TV show, Stranger Things and the main protagonist of the novel, Darkness on the Edge of Town. And then I figured out that it was in my mind, and I had to pack all that away… otherwise I was gonna fall down a hole, that I couldn't get out of. And I think that season 5 will do that so much.After Sara… I saw her too. “I mean, they really are getting better at giving you that home run that the audiences love. I mean if you look at season 4, I have a feeling that season 5 may not be as long, but it certainly will be packed to the brim with good stuff that you love,” he said. “I know those Duffer brothers are very specific, and I know they want to get that last season. ![]() Thankfully, Harbour trusts the Duffer brothers to get the final season right. Discovering the existence of the paranormal, being imprisoned in a Gulag, and adopting a psychokinetic kid will do that to a man. ![]() Like many characters, Hopper has had a huge character arc, turning from an emotionally closed-off recluse into a brave, loving character. Saying goodbye to Hopper will be as tough for fans as it is for Harbour. He also pointed out the torturously long wait until the next season, which for him, is something of a relief: “Fortunately, I feel like I have a long time to say goodbye because I think we're going to take a long time shooting these episodes.” Related: Stranger Things cast - here's where you've seen them before
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