Bob Newby

Robert "Bob" Newby is a major character in the franchise.
He was the boyfriend of Joyce Byers and was a father figure to her sons, Jonathan and Will until he sacrificed himself to save them in order to get them to safety from the Mind Flayer.
He was portrayed by , who also played Mikey Walsh in The Goonies, Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, and also voiced Chester in the Bunnicula animated series, Raphael in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Special Agent Oso in the titular animated series, and Kodi in Balto III: Wings of Change.
==Biography==
===Background===
Robert "Bob" Newby was born in 1947 to the principal of Hawkins School and attended both Hawkins Middle and Hawkins High School before moving to Maine. In his childhood, Bob was scared by a clown at a fair, which caused him to start having nightmares about him. During one nightmare, he decided to stand up to the clown and it disappeared, thus allowing him to sleep easily. While in middle school, Bob befriended Scott Clarke and became the founder of the AV Club there. In high school, he was classmates with Jim Hopper and Joyce Horowitz, but she didn’t take much notice of him.
===The First Shadow===
Bob was a senior in Hawkins High School and was running the AV club, giving himself the nickname “Bob the Brain”. Unlike his sister, Patty, their father, the Hawkins High Principal, appears to favor him (while also being equally as strict) but is somewhat displeased by his son's obsession with the radio.
He was infatuated by Joyce Byers and joined her school production solely to get close to her (which indirectly led to him kissing Karen Childress while practicing a scene). Upon seeing his sister’s attachment to Henry Creel, he convinces her to join the production as well and enjoy herself.
When certain pets begin to die in gruesome ways, he works with Jim Hopper to find the source of the violence (although Jim only showed interest in the reward money available for discovering who’s responsible). To Bob’s joy, Joyce Byers soon joins them, and he builds a machine to locate the next victim through the behavior of the electricity.
They are soon brought to the Creel household where they discover Victor Creel in a manic state due to his son showing him trauma from his time in the war. Bob’s father eventually reveals himself, blinded and severely injured by who they believe is Victor (despite it being Henry). 
Afterward, they make efforts to prove it was Victor who assaulted Principal Newby, with their plan being for Hopper to interrogate a confession out of Victor during the school production. During the plan, Bob attempted to confess his feelings to Joyce but was interrupted by the commotion going on at the time. Things go wrong when Hopper accidentally interrogates Joyce’s ex-boyfriend, Lonnie, instead of Victor.
Eventually, after killing his family, Henry shows up at the production to warn Patty to run away from him as the Mind Flayer is taking control. However, Dr. Brenner steps in and tries to coax him into killing her so he would be left for use as a weapon for the US government, and he almost does, seriously injuring Patty by knocking her off the stage. Bob runs over to comfort his sister. 
After a time-skip, it is revealed Bob is still on the radio (it is unknown whether this was at RadioShack) and during the winter holidays, he dedicates a song to his sister, who left to find her mother that Henry located.
===Season Two===
In 1984, Bob would visit Hawkins and reunite with Joyce, with whom he started a romantic relationship after she officially divorced from Lonnie Byers. Unlike her ex-husband, Bob had a healthy relationship with Joyce and her sons and had movie nights with the family to get to know them. He initially advised Joyce to leave Hawkins for Maine but didn't push the idea onto her as he advised Will to stand up to his fears. When Will started to draw things from his source of the Mind Flayer's dimension, Joyce recruited Bob to help her solve it due to his love for puzzles. Bob discovered that the drawings were of Hawkins itself, and the group managed to reach Hopper before heading to the Hawkins laboratory.
Dr. Owens deduced that Will was connected to the Mind Flayer's hive mind, and the entity influenced the boy to send the Demodogs to the lab. Bob would then volunteer to turn the power back on since he knew "BASIC", and managed to do so before he was tragically killed by a pack of Demodogs.
===Legacy - Season Three===
Bob is remembered by Joyce in several flashbacks, as she still deals with her grief over his death. By the end of the season, Joyce decides to leave Hawkins with Will and Eleven, deciding to put their safety first due to the recent attack by the Mind Flayer.
==Gallery==
S2E1-Bob Newby's first appearance.jpg|Bob Newby's first appearance.
S2E1-Not a big fan of orange.jpg|"Do you happen to have these in any other color? I'm not a big fan of orange."
S2E1-Joyce & Bob making out.jpg|Bob and his girlfriend, Joyce Byers making out.
S2E1-Joyce & Bob kissing.jpg|Bob and Joyce kissing and making out in the back room of Melvald's.
S2E1-I have to get back to work.jpg|Bob smooching Joyce.
S2E1-Joyce and Bob holding each other.jpg|"I feel like a teenager."
S2E1-Bob holding Joyce.jpg|Bob holding Joyce.
S2E1-Go sell your electronic thingamajigs.jpg|Bob being told by Joyce that he should get back to his job as she needs to get back to hers.
S2E1-Bye.jpg|Bob and Joyce bidding each other goodbye after promising to have a movie night tonight.
S2E1-Look a green one.jpg|"Hey, look. A green one."
S2E1-I don't like scary movies.jpg|"Tell Jonathan not to pick anything scary. I don't like scary movies."
S2E1-Kenny Rogers?.jpg|"Kenny Rogers? I love Kenny Rogers!"
S2E1-Bob finding the Mr. Mom movie.jpg|Bob finding a VHS tape of the movie Mr. Mom.
S2E2-Bob dancing in front of Joyce.jpg|While waiting for trick-or-treaters, Bob turns on some music and begins dancing in front of Joyce.
S2E2-Bob dancing with Joyce.jpg|Bob dancing with Joyce.
S2E2-Bob and Joyce sharing a waltz.jpg|Bob and Joyce sharing a waltz.
S2E2-Joyce confiding in Bob.jpg|Bob assuring Joyce when she reveals how worried she gets when Will is out of her sight.
S2E2-Bob having surprised Joyce.jpg|Bob having surprised Joyce when he reveals he wants to move out of Hawkins.
S2E2-Bob saying he wants to move out of Hawkins.jpg|Bob revealing he wants to move out of Hawkins with Joyce and her sons, relocating to his parents' house in Maine.
S2E2-My turn to be silly.jpg|(chuckles) "My turn to be silly."
S2E2-Bob saying they can be normal.jpg|When Joyce says her family is not normal, Bob assures her they can find a way to be normal.
S2E2-Hearing the doorbell ring.jpg|Bob and Joyce's waltz interrupted when they hear the doorbell ring.
S2E2-Bob wearing false teeth.jpg|Bob having put on his false teeth.
S2E2-Going to greet some trick-or-treaters.jpg|Bob going to greet some trick-or-treaters.
S2E3-Joyce thanking Bob.jpg|The next day, Bob is thanked by Joyce when he finds her car keys.
S2E3-Bob offering to take Will to school.jpg|Bob offering to take Will to school.
S2E3-Bob and Will in car.jpg|Bob and Will Byers.
S2E3-Bob explaining Mr Baldo.jpg|Bob explaining his childhood fears to Will.
S2E3-Go away!.jpg|Bob telling Will how he stood his ground against his fears.
S2E3-Just like that.jpg|Bob having given Will advice on how to face his own fears.
S2E3-Bob talking about Joyces sons.jpg|Bob talking to Joyce about her son.
S2E3-Bob remembering his past.jpg|Bob reflecting on his past.
S2E3-Bob admiring Joyce.jpg|Bob admiring Joyce's spirit.
S2E3-Joyce and Bob kissing.jpg|Bob and Joyce kissing.
S2E3-Bob working at RadioShack.jpg|Bob working at his job at RadioShack.
S2E3-Bob speaking to Joyce over the phone.jpg|Bob speaking to Joyce over the phone.
S2E3-That's 'cause it's a VHS-C, not a VHS.jpg|"That's 'cause it's a VHS-C, not a VHS."
S2E3-Bob cringing and apologizing.jpg|(Joyce: "Bob, English") "Right. Sorry."
S2E3-Bob hearing Joyce hang up on him.jpg|After helping Joyce work his camera, Bob hears his girlfriend hang up the phone.
S2E3-Bob on tape.jpg|Bob on tape.
S2E5-Bob getting out of his car.jpg|Two days later, Bob arrives at the Byers house.
S2E5-I would've called, but you said not to clog up the line.jpg|"Surprise! I would've called, but you said not to clog up the line."
S2E5-Bob holding some games.jpg|Bob telling Joyce he brought Will some games that he can play with while he's sick.
S2E5-Joyce sending Bob away.jpg|Bob being told by Joyce that she'll call him later.
S2E5-They don't call me Bob the Brain for nothing.jpg|"They don't call me Bob the Brain for nothing."
S2E5-That's my name.jpg|(Joyce: "Bob!") "That's my name."
S2E5-Joyce, Will, Bob, and Mike.jpg|Bob seeing the entire house covered in drawings.
S2E5-Bob & Mike seeing Joyce draw a red X.jpg|Bob being told by Mike and Joyce the objective is find the location of the red X.
S2E5-Let me talk to you for a second.jpg|"Let me talk to you for a second."
S2E5-Bob & Joyce talking in private.jpg|Bob and Joyce talking in private.
S2E5-Bob asking what's going on.jpg|Bob asking Joyce what's going on.
S2E5-It's Lovers' Lake.jpg|Bob's attention shifting to a heart shape the drawings make up which Bob recognizes as a lake in Hawkins called "Lovers' Lake".
S2E5-That's Lake Jordan.jpg|"That's Lake Jordan."
S2E5-Bob following the drawings.jpg|Bob following the drawings.
S2E5-Sattler's Quarry.jpg|"Sattler's Quarry."
S2E5-The Eno River.jpg|"The Eno River."
S2E5-Okay, so the lines aren't roads.jpg|"Okay, so the lines aren't roads, but they act like them."
S2E5-It's a map of Hawkins.jpg|"It's not a puzzle. It's a map. It's a map of Hawkins!"
S2E5-Right, Will?.jpg|"Right, Will?"
S2E5-Bob checking a map.jpg|Later, Bob checks a map to help Joyce and the boys find their destination.
S2E5-What about Tippecanoe to Danford Creek?.jpg|"What about Tippecanoe to Danford Creek?"
S2E5-Bob waiting for a measurement.jpg|Bob waiting for Joyce and the boys to measure their makeshift map to compare the latitudes on his map.
S2E5-What about Danford to Jordan?.jpg|"What about Danford to Jordan?"
S2E5-Will, Joyce, & Bob looking over the map.jpg|Bob being asked by Joyce if he can do the math.
S2E5-Mike, Will, Joyce, & Bob trying to do the math.webp|Bob, Joyce, Will, and Mike trying to do the math to figure out their destination.
S2E5-Well, it's hard. The ratio isn't exactly one-to-one.jpg|"Well, it's hard. The ratio isn't exactly one-to-one."
S2E5-Watching Bob pinpoint a location on his map.jpg|"I mean, if you're twisting my arm, and you are twisting my arm, I would say that the X is..."
S2E5-Maybe a half mile southeast of Danford?.jpg|"Maybe a half mile southeast of Danford?"
S2E5-Joyce kissing Bob's cheek.jpg|Bob kissed by Joyce.
S2E5-Joyce taking Bob's map.jpg|Bob watching Joyce take his map.
S2E5-Mike & Will going to follow Joyce.jpg|Bob seeing the boys going to follow Joyce.
S2E5-A confused Bob going to follow the boys.jpg|"What? Are we... we really going?"
S2E6-Bob trying to calm Joyce.jpg|Bob trying to calm a crying Joyce as an agonizing Will is treated by the doctors of Hawkins Lab.
S2E6-Bob and Mike watching over Will.jpg|The next morning, Bob and Mike watch over a sleeping Will.
S2E6-Bob, Joyce, & Will waiting.jpg|Bob, Joyce, and Will waiting as Owens and his colleagues have a meeting.
S2E6-Joyce starting to lose patience.jpg|Bob as Joyce starts to lose her patience.
S2E6-Joyce & Bob talking to the guards.jpg|Bob and Joyce talking to the guards.
S2E6-Will, Mike, Joyce, Hopper, Bob & Owens.jpg|Later, Bob, Joyce, Owens, Hopper, and Mike watch Will observe photographs of his map.
S2E6-Everyone watching Will using his map.jpg|Bob watching Will.
S2E6-Everyone seeing Will pinpoint a location.jpg|Bob and everyone else seeing Will pinpoint a location that the shadow monster doesn't want him to see.
S2E6-Mike attempting to warn of the danger.webp|Bob catching up to Mike when he tries to get through the guards.
S2E6-Bob holding Mike.jpg|Bob holding Mike who tries to warn of impending danger.
S2E8-Mike, Bob, and the guards hearing an alarm.jpg|Bob, Mike, and the guards hearing an alarm suddenly go off.
S2E8-Mike realizing they're too late.jpg|Bob confused when Mike realizes they're too late.
S2E8-Mike saying the lab is under attack.webp|Bob hearing Mike reveal that the lab is under attack.
S2E8-Joyce & Bob hearing gunshots.jpg|Bob and Joyce hearing gunshots outside the room.
S2E8-Bob going to hold Will down.jpg|Bob going to hold Will down so Joyce can sedate him.
S2E8-Joyce sedating Will as Bob restrains him.jpg|Bob restraining Will as Joyce sedates him.
S2E8-Will screaming as Bob restrains him.jpg|Bob still restraining Will as he's sedated by his mom.
S2E8-Joyce & Bob seeing Hopper & Owens arrive.jpg|Bob and Joyce seeing Hopper and Owens arrive after they finish sedating Will.
S2E8-Bob and Hopper hearing a woman scream.jpg|Bob and Hopper hearing a woman scream as they run to escape the lab.
S2E8-Hopper & Bob seeing more demodogs.webp|Bob and Hopper seeing more demodogs.
S2E8-Owens, Bob, and Mike hiding.jpg|Bob, Mike, and Owens hiding in a room.
S2E8-Hopper, Bob, Mike, and Joyce.jpg|Bob, Hopper, Mike, and Joyce noticing live surveillance footage in the room they're hiding in.
S2E8-Owens, Hopper, Bob, Mike, & Joyce.jpg|The adults and Mike horrified to see the demodogs have invaded the lab and massacred everyone in it.
S2E8-Owens, Bob, Hopper, & Mike glancing up.jpg|Bob, Mike, Owens, and Hopper glancing up where they notice the lights beginning to flicker.
S2E8-The adults and Mike watching the lights flicker.jpg|The adults and Mike watching the lights flicker.
S2E8-The adults & Mike having witnessed the power go out.jpg|The adults and Mike having witnessed the lab's power go out.
S3E1-Joyce and Bob flashback.jpg|Bob in a flashback with Joyce.
==Trivia==
*Bob was the first major character to die in Stranger Things.
*Bob was meant to be killed by Will after losing control during their conversation about Waldo and Will's nightmares, but his death kept getting delayed due to the character's likeability. There was even a point during which they considered letting the character survive the Lab
*His line about pirate treasure spoken in "Dig Dug" is a nod to the 1985 film The Goonies, in which Sean Astin (who portrays Bob) was notably cast in as Mikey Walsh.
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