The Internet is discussing the connection between the 4th season of “Stranger Things” and “Black Widow”.

And it does fit!

A new fan theory is going viral on Twitter. Fans found references in the new Stranger Things trailer that the fourth season tells the backstory of Black Widow , and Hopper is actually Alexei Shostakov from the Marvel universe (aka Red Guardian). Although this sounds wild and untrue, the setting is really similar, and both characters are played by the same actor - David Harbour.

Theory:
Hopper is alive in stranger things but the crew never find him and he is trained by the Russians and becomes Red Guardian from the black widow movie
Stranger things is confirmed part of the MCU

— Zesty (@ZestyZeo) February 14, 2020

Theory: Hopper from Stranger Things survived, but the kids couldn't find him, so he's trained by the Russians and becomes Red Guardian from Black Widow. It has been proven that Stranger Things is part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The theory seems crazy, but it has many supporters.

What about this: Hopper never left Russia and found a new vocation

Ok, we'll stop now pic.twitter.com/cBguOW3kRN

— Fandom (@getFANDOM) February 14, 2020

How about this: Hopper never made it out of Russia and found a new job?

So...
The Red Guardian is Russian... Jim Hopper is in Russia and they both look vaguely similar...
THEIR THE SAME PERSON #StrangerThings #BlackWidow pic.twitter.com/72NZogQnKG

— CYBERPUNK 2077. (@Jeesseessee) February 14, 2020

Russian Red Guardian. Jim Hopper is in Russia, and they look very similar... Yes, they are the same person!

The Black Widow prequel movie #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/Q8C4hCiMVQ

— Allison the Disney Diva (@Daviesallison1A) February 14, 2020

Stranger Things is a prequel to Black Widow.

I wonder when he's gonna tell the kids he took some time off to be Red Guardian alongside Black Widow during his time in Russia https://t.co/X2h9QnoAyO

— ᴬᴮ (@ashleemaay) February 14, 2020

I wonder when he'll tell the kids he took time off to fight as Red Guardian alongside Black Widow in Russia.

Rose in Russia so to speak #StrangerThings4 #BlackWidow pic.twitter.com/akUG3T5LYu

— •Drama queen• (@Za_LokiZaAsgard) February 15, 2020

This is how he became Red Guardian!! #BlackWidow #StrangerThings https://t.co/gnrfQJJvjw

— Ted Gonzalez IV (@BigTedIV) February 14, 2020

This is how he became the Red Guardian!

There are also more complex versions.

What if Hopper was a Russian spy all this time running an experiment on the USA in stranger things but decided that he actually wanted to help and got sent back to Russia as a punishment and is his character from black widow pic.twitter.com/pNZptNj1II

- ???? ??????? (@Filmster_Boy) February 14, 2020

What if Hopper was originally a Russian spy conducting an experiment in the US in Stranger Things, but decided he really wanted to help and got sent back to Russia as punishment and became a character from Black Widow?

Hardly all the authors of such posts believe in this theory. Some don't even try to hide the fact that they think it's a joke.

Hopper is confirmed to be dead in 'STRANGER THINGS'. According to Netflix, the clip was a sneak peek at 'BLACK WIDOW' and fans just “took it the wrong way”. (Source: @Netflix ) pic.twitter.com/Ogiod3rKu1

— DiscussingFilm (@DiscussParody) February 15, 2020

Hopper is confirmed to be dead in Stranger Things. According to Netflix, the video was a teaser for Black Widow - fans just got it wrong (source: Netflix).

hopper is alive. he went to russia, changed his name to alexei shostakov and was trained by the KGB to become the second red guardian. he also met Natasha Romanoff and married her. https://t.co/kZUlQiaw54

— ًVernadette (@ENTlCEDT) February 14, 2020

Hopper is alive. He traveled to Russia, changed his name to Alexei Shostakov, and underwent KGB training to become the second Red Guardian. He also met and married Natasha Romanoff.

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