Hawkins PD patch VS The Real World Intelligence Agencies [intelligence history within Stranger things pt 3]
Hey. So.
I have a bat shit theory? Or more of an observation, I suppose. I'll add more as I collect more information.
I want to just quickly look at Jim Hopper's Hawkins PD Patch
Full disclosure I am a USN Brat. I've heard my dad ask more people in 30 years "Have you heard of hunt for red october" more times than I care to remember. He worked within naval intelligence, as an example here is his patch
So, patches are generally tongue in cheek with in-jokes, but there's usually a ton of symbolism within.
Jim's patch reminds me SO MUCH of the DIA's:
Stars generally represent satellites or SIGINT [Signals intelligence] or member-states, cities, etc
The Torch for DIA means searching for truth or enlightenment.
Jim's patch has 20 stars and a torch with rays. I wouldn't be surprised if Hopper is some kind of spook or informant beyond what we've all ready seen.
Update Number 1, Jan 20th
So I found this patch for USS Proteus [funny enough dad was on proteus, weird] Anyway it looks similar in size shape and color. But here are some fun facts about the sea god myth that may apply to the show:
Proteus as a cultural reference has been used in various contexts with different nuances according to each of the aspects of the myth: a shepherd of sea-creatures, a prophet who does not reveal their knowledge, a shape-changing god, the power to transform matter, or the primary matter that can become different materials.
The German mystical alchemist Heinrich Khunrath wrote of the shape-changing sea-god who, because of his relationship to the sea, is both a symbol of the unconscious as well as the perfection of the art.
Some who ascribe a specific domain to Proteus call him the god of "elusive sea change", which suggests the changeable nature of the sea or the liquid quality of water
my personal theory no one will love is that this is some sort of US defense program like an AI that got out of control. buuuuut we may never know lol
considering I believe the uss eldridge is in the middle of hawkins national lab the proteus patch seems very intentional wrt shape.
Also just realized USS ELDRIDGE sounds a lot like our friend and savior, ELDRITCH
Edit number two:
While screwing around with VECNA most likely being a caeser cipher I looked up hawkins within the context of cryptologic history and found a woman named Addie Hawkins who basically paved the way at the OSS for women to have better working conditions.
I was hoping for some kind of op name but I'll take this, too.
edit # 3
i have added the watergate tag incase this helps the theorists in there wrt conformity gate













