Robin Buckley
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Robin Buckley |
| Occupation: | Affiliate of Scoops Troop Employee at Scoops Ahoy |
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| Fandom: | Stranger Things |
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Robin Buckley is a character who first appears in the third season of Stranger Things. She is a part of Scoops Troop, a group comprising of herself, Steve Harrington, Dustin Henderson and Erica Sinclair.
In season four, she becomes a more central part of the Hawkins group including researching at the library with Nancy, going undercover with Nancy to interview Victor Creel, and going into the Upside Down to fight Vecna with Eddie, Nancy and Steve.
Canon
Robin is introduced to the show as Steve's coworker at Scoops Ahoy, the ice cream place Steve works at. She becomes involved in the events relating to the Upside Down when she helps Steve and Dustin translate Russian and solve the riddle that comes out of the translation. After this, she goes with Steve, Dustin and Erica into the underground base beneath the mall where they work. She, along with Steve, is detained and tortured, before they are rescued by Dustin and Erica. At the end of season three, she is introduced to the other main characters when they regroup at the mall, which is under attack by the Mind Flayer and possessed Billy Hargrove.
By season four, Robin has become a core part of the team and is directly involved in the majority of the events relating to the Upside Down throughout the season.
Fandom
Within the show itself, Robin's sexuality wasn't specified, though it's implied she's a lesbian rather than bi, and the fandom opinion generally tends to reflect that. However, bi headcanons very much do exist.
Popular Headcanons, Fanon, and Tropes
- Autistic Robin Buckley - Neurodivergent headcanons of Robin are fairly common, particularly headcanons of her character as autistic. Her canonical social awkwardness and focused interest in languages are two aspects of her character frequently pointed to in discussions of the headcanon.
Relationships
Prior to season four, Robin tended to be in rarepair femslash pairings or platonic and gen works focused on her friendship with Steve. In season four, due to spending a notable amount of time with Nancy, the Nancy/Robin pairing became extremely popular.
- Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington: Canonical platonic pairing
- Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler: Popular fandom sapphic pairing
- Robin Buckley/Vickie: Canonical sapphic pairing, one-sided as of Season 4 finale
- Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham: Fandom sapphic pairing
- Robin Buckley/Kali Prasad: Fandom rarepair
Fanworks
Fan Vids
- Robin Buckley || I kissed a girl by Navi Fire-frost
- Robin Buckley || That's My Girl by WickedDreams
Resources & External Links
- Robin Buckley - Ao3 Tag
- Robin Buckley Has a Girlfriend - Ao3 tag
- Lesbian Robin Buckley - Ao3 tag
- Bisexual Robin Buckley - Ao3 tag
References
| Stranger Things | |
| Master Lists | Stranger Things Category • Challenges • Characters • Ships • Zines |
| Crossover Ships | Will Byers/Richie Tozier • Bill Denbrough/Mike Wheeler • Eddie Kaspbrak/Mike Wheeler • Will Byers & Eddie Kaspbrak • Richie Tozier & Mike Wheeler |
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