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A(n)WL and DS/cute Names

This post will just be a list of the name differences between AWL characters and their supposed descendants in DS/cute (the ones I haven’t mentioned in other posts in depth)! I’ll try to include some fun facts too, and I’ll include the Mineral Town Characters that may be connected. 

Carter: [AWL: Kaataa カーター] [DScute: Kain カーイン]

Fun Facts: Age in AWL=41. Not a bachelor in AnWL

Griffin: [AWL: Gaafan ガーファン] [DScute: Gareddo ガレッド]

Fun Facts: Age in AWL=46. Not a bachelor in AnWL

Cliff: [DScute: Harifu ハリフ]

Fun Facts: In HM64, Karen is his cousin. In DScute, Karen (Kali カーリー) is Celia’s cousin. In FoMT canon, Cliff has a sister that he doesn’t know the location of. In Magical Melody, the character Ray kind of looks like him.

Gray: [DScute: Paapuru パープル] 

Fun Facts: His name in DScute is... Purple. That’s right, Purple. There is also the character Blue in Magical Melody, who has the same design as Gray. In HM64, Gray’s sister is Ann and his cousin is Rick. I can’t believe his name is fucking Purple. 

Kai: [DScute: Ain アイン] 

Fun Facts: Kai mean shellfish in Japanese. 

Rick: [DScute: Mick ミック] 

Fun Facts: In FoMT, Rick works at the Poultry Farm, but in DS/cute, he answers the phone for Yodel Ranch. In HM64, Rick is Gray and Ann’s cousin, but in DScute, Mick is Popuri’s older brother. 

Trent: [DScute: Torre トーレ] [FoMT/BtN/: Doctor] 

Fun Facts: No one knew his name was Trent until Sunshine Islands/Island of Happiness. Up until then, he was simply known as Doctor. In Magical Melody, the character Alex (Azuma アズマ) has the same appearance. 

Mason: [His name is just Mason. There is no Japanese name available.]

Fun Facts: While Mason only appears in DScute, he is the grandson of May, Barley’s granddaughter in FoMT. We never meet Mason, nor do we know what he looks like, but we can assume he’d look closely related to May.]

Ann: [DScute: Aafi アーフィ] 

Fun Facts: In HM64, Ann is Gray’s sister. In DS/cute, her only relative is her dad. In her yellow heart event in DScute, Aafi gets into a fight with Muffy over you.

Karen: [DScute: Kali カーリー]

Fun Facts: In DScute, Kali is Celia’s cousin. In FoMT canon (plus Karen’s appearance in Sunshine Islands/Island of Happiness), Karen marries Rick and hangs out with Popuri, her sister-in-law, a lot. The Wikia places her age at 18-20, despite age not being provided for any of the other “Mineral Town Bachelorettes.”

Popuri: [DScute: Arisa/Alisa アリサ]

Fun Facts: Arisa/Alisa is very attached to Takakura, since he teaches her about chickens. Instead of Mick (who we would assume would do so because of the name Rick), Arisa/Alisa answers the phone for the Poultry Farm. In HM64, Popuri and Rick are not related. 

Mary: [DScute: Marivia マリヴィア]

Fun Facts: Marivia gets introduced as Lumina’s best friend in DScute. She also informs us that the farm in Mineral Town is used generation to generation and is very successful. 

Elli: [DScute: Erisu/Elise エリス] 

Fun Facts: Elise explains during a visit with Romana that Elli, her anscestor, wrote a book that talked about massage therapy. Elli’s appearance in Tree of Tranquility is the Elli from Flowerbud Village, NOT from Mineral Town. 

Flora: [DScute: Furen/Flynn フレン] [AWL: Furora/Flora フローラ]

Fun Facts: In AWL, her age is 34. Furen/Flynn is a bachelorette in DS, but Furora/Flora is not a bachelorette in AWL. 

Lumina: [DScute: Reona/Leona レオナ] [AWL: Rumina/Lumina ルミナ]

Fun Facts: In AWL, her age in the normal edition is 14, and in the special edition, she is 18. When you finish chapter 1 in AWL, she grows up whether you marry her or not. If you marry Nami in AWL, your son will express having a crush on Lumina. 

Here are some notes about the other villagers:

Chris has the same name in both DS/cute and AWL. Her husband, Wally is Suarii スアリー in AWL and Asurii  アスリー in DS/cute. Their son, Hugh, is Hyuu ヒュー in AWL and Shuren シュレン in DScute.

Cody is known as Gordy ゴーディ in AWL and Goldy ゴルディ in DS/cute. 

Daryl has basically the same name in both games. 

In AWL, Nina is Nina ニーナ and her husband Galen is Gari ガリ. In DS/cute, Nina is Anna アンナ, and Galen is Gasuto/Gust ガスト. In both games, Nina dies and Galen lives. In AWL, Nina is 67 years old and Galen is 68 years old. Nina, in DS/cute, is an experienced midwife. 

In AWL, Grant’s name is Guraato グラート, but in DS/cute, he is simply Grant. His wife in AWL, Samantha/San サン, is not seen in DS/cute due to the fact that Grant has divorced from his wife and has sole custody of their daughter, Kate. Grant explains that Samantha (unnamed ex-wife in DS/cute) walked out on them, and Kate blames her father for it. In AWL, Kate’s name is Keito ケイト, and in DS/cute, her name is simply Kate (basically, it’s the same name). 

Dr. Hardy’s name in AWL is Paddock パドック, and in DS/cute, his name is Badoggu バドッグ.  In AWL, he is 52 years old. 

Kassey (Kesaran ケサラン in AWL and Kesara ケサラ in DS/cute) and his brother Patrick (Pasaran パサラン in AWL and Pasara パサラ in DS/cute) appear in both games as the same role: pyrotechnics. Kassey is apparently better at it than Patrick is, which makes them the world’s Number 1 and 2 pyrotechnics. In both AWL and DS/cute, Kassey has a crush on Muffy. 

Mukumuku ムクムク is a legendary snow monster that appears in both games, as well as in A New Beginning. He’s talked about by the villagers, but is regarded as a myth. The harvest sprites call him the “Guardian of the Forest.”

In AWL, Murrey is named Moi モイ. In DS/cute, Murrey is simply named Murrey, but says “Moi” in his dialogue. In DS/cute, it is said that he has no family and his life before Forget-Me-Not is unknown. In AWL, Moi states that he came from a place called Po-Po Valley, and that he has children that he misses (when you show him your child in chapter 2). The flies that buzz around him in AWL are named Brad and Janet, and the flies are seen on Murrey in DS/cute, too. 

In AWL, Romana is named Romana ロマナ, and in DS/cute, her name is Panama パナマ. Panama collects paintings, some of which are painted by a man named Jeff who lived in Mineral Town (it is assumed that this is the same Jeff who is Karen’s father). In AWL, Romana hardly ages and even outlives you, despite her being 62 at the beginning of the game. 

Sebastian セバスチャン has the same name in both games. He, too, does not seem to age in AWL and outlives you, despite being 63. He has known Romana/Panama since they were both younger, and has been a butler/servant for his whole life. 

In AWL, Ruby is named Ruu/Luu ルウ, and in DS/cute, her name is Rui/Louis ルイ. Her husband, Tim, is unnamed and unseen in DS/cute, due to him travelling. In AWL, she is 47 years old. 

Thomasトーマス appears in several games throughout the series under the same name, and is the Mayor of Mineral Town/Flowerbud Village. His son is Harris, the police officer in Mineral Town or the mail man in Flowerbud Village (it should be noted that Harris and Thomas are not related, but friends in Back to Nature). Harris has a crush on Manna and Duke’s Daughter Aja (who has left Mineral Town after a fight with Duke). 

Van (Ban) バーン is a travelling salesman who appears in both games under the same name. He also appears in FoMT, but as Van (Ban but different spelling) バァン. 

Okay that’s it. That’s all I’ve got. RIP my hands from typing this. Enjoy. 

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Let’s not forget... [Part 1?]

Let’s not forget the lore that makes up/connects some of the Harvest Moon (Bokumono) games! I recently remembered this whole thing and I want to share it with you guys in case people didn’t know about it. 

So the games in question here are Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life (AWL) and Harvest Moon DS/DScute. Both of the games are set in a place called Forget-Me-Not Valley. The main thing to note is that HM:DS(cute) takes place 100 years in the future of the plotline for AWL. 

All of the characters in DS/DScute are supposed to be descendants of those who were in AWL. The characters have the same names, but only in the localized versions of the games (in an attempt to avoid confusion, due to the fact that they have the exact same designs). 

In AWL, there are only three bachelorettes to choose from. We know them (in the localized versions) as Nami, Celia, and Muffy. However, these women also appear in DS/DScute under the same names in the localized versions. In Japanese, however, their names differ. 

Nami (AWL) [Japanese: Nami ナミ]

Nami (DS/DScute) [Japanese: Nasuka ナスカ]

Celia (AWL) [Japanese: Sepiria セピリア]

Celia (DS/DScute) [Japanese: Serena セレナ]

Muffy (AWL) [Japanese: Mumu ムームー]

Muffy (DS/DScute) [Japanese: Mu  ムー]

So, with that in mind, let’s take a look at the noteable differences between their storylines:

[Nami]: 

Now, in both games she is a traveler who goes from place to place and stays at various inns. One noteable difference is that Nami (AWL) leaves Forget-Me-Not Valley if you do not marry her. She returns after many years, but she still leaves initially. Nasuka, however, does not leave and will marry Gustafa (Gusutafa グスタファ in AWL and Gusta グスタ in DS/DScute). In both games, she has a close relationship with the inn owner Ruby* (Ru ルウ in AWL and Rui ルイ in DS/DScute). She sees Ruby as a mother figure in both games. 

*Another thing to note is that in AWL, Ruby runs in the Inn with her husband Tim. In DS/DScute, her husband is mentioned but remains nameless and is said to be travelling the world. 

[Muffy]: 

In both games, Muffy is a city girl at heart. She moves to the valley after living in the city and encountering several bad relationships that left her heart broken. She works with Griffin (Gaafan ガーファン in AWL and Gareddo ガレッド in DS/DScute). One notable difference is that in AWL, Mumu has more of a father-daughter relationship with Gaafan and will remain single (and depressed about it) if you do not marry her. In DS/DScute, however, Mu and Gareddo will get married if you don’t marry her and do not have a father-daughter type relationship. Either way, Muffy works as a barmaid and Griffin is her boss. 

[Celia]: 

In both games, Celia works on Vesta’s ( Besuta ベスタ in AWL and Besu/Beth  ベス in DS/DScute) Farm, alongside Marlin (Mash マッシュ in AWL and Asshu/Ash アッシュ in DS/DScute). Celia has poor health in both games, but it is never learned what illness it is (she mentions having chest pain in DS during a heart event). Celia has an Aunt-Niece relationship with Vesta in both games. One main difference between the games is that in AWL, Sepiria will be married off to an unnamed and unknown character (an arrangement made by Besuta and Mash, despite Mash [and Ash to Serena] being madly in love with her) if you do not marry her. In DS/DScute, however, Serena will marry Ash (who, by the way, is also ill in both games with some unknown illness that is, supposedly, killing him in AWL and is a more manageable illness in DS/DScute). 

That’s all of the differences/similarities I could find on those three in particular, but I’ll probably make another post adding to this information about the other characters! To be continued, probably...

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Let’s not forget... [Part 2]!

Alright let’s keep going with this because I’m learning even more the longer I dive into the wikias. 

[First Post can be found HERE]

So as mentioned before and to refresh the topic at hand, the (Bokumono) Harvest Moon games A Wonderful Life and DS/DScute both take place in a town called Forget-Me-Not Valley, with the difference being that the story line in DS/DScute takes place 100 years in the future of the A Wonderful Life story line. 

Let’s keep going with some name differences, as well as any other important differences between the main characters (as well as things that don’t change and throw a wrench into the whole 100-years-in-the-future thing). 

[Takakura]: 

In both AWL and DS/DScute, Takakura タカクラ has the exact same name in both Japanese and the localized version. He acts as the player’s guide to farming and is a friend of the player’s since-passed father, regardless of which game you’re playing and which gender you play as. In AWL, he and your father found the Forget-Me-Not farm together, but your father dies before they have a chance to make it work, thus prompting Takakura to seek you out to inherit the farm. There is far less known about the player’s father in DS/DScute and Takakura’s relationship with him, though it is obvious that they were very close. The lack of background information in DS/DScute has to do with the different starts to the plot of the game, AWL including the inheriting of the farm and DS/DScute beginning with you already owning and living on the farm. 

Takakura having the same name in Japanese for both games, as well as him having a close relationship with the player’s father, kind of puts a stick into the bike wheel of the whole 100-years thing, since most all other characters have different names. 

Fun fact: In AWL, Takakura owns a house plant named Tartan (Tsurutan ツルタン in Japanese), and Tartan is listed as being part of Takakura’s family on the wiki. 

[Protagonist/Player]: 

In AWL, the character that you play as (though you have the ability to name him however you choose) is known as Mark ( Maaku マーク in Japanese). He inherits the farm from his father at Takakura’s request, and will grow old throughout the game as you progress. In DS/DScute, if you go to where the carnival site will later be, you will find a large gravestone that has Mark’s name on it with the inscription, “Here lies [Mark] Rancher Extraordinaire Rest In Peace.” If you connect your Gamecube to your DS game, the gravestone’s name will default to your character’s name from AWL. Mark is sometimes referred to as Jack by fans (the Jack to the Jill of the female protagonist). 

In Another Wonderful Life, you play as a female character named Pony (  Ayaアヤ in Japanese). She, too, will follow the same story of inheriting her father’s farm after his death, just as in AWL with Mark. In DScute, she has the exact same name (Pony/Aya), but she is also referred to as Jill by fans. 

In DS, you play as a character named Pete (Peeto ピート in Japanese). The game begins with him already having inherited the farm. There isn’t much to be said about him as a character besides the fact that he is supposed to be the descendant of Mark (the role of Pony as the original farmer is not stated really anywhere, as far as I’ve found). Despite having the same name in several games where he serves as the protagonist, each game plot is different. 

In DScute, you can play as either Pony/Aya/Jill or as Claire (Kurea クレア in Japanese). Claire is a repeat character from two previous Harvest Moon Games, most notably HM:more Friends of Mineral Town. Her name and appearance is exactly the same as in other games. Claire/Pony follow the same plot as Pete, to a degree. In DScute, the game begins where Claire/Pony has already inherited the farm and lives here, but with little to no motivation to farm. The Harvest God is pissed and Claire/Pony go so far as to call the Harvest God a “big baldy.” Claire/Pony is seen as a lazy and unmotivated person by most, but throughout the game, peoples’ opinions of her change for the better (if you befriend people). 

I’ll go ahead and stop this post here. I’ll make a part three to focus on the bachelors from Another Wonderful Life!

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The other day I was playing HM: DS Cute and entering the Blue Bar I talked with Muffy and I don´t know, I found it funny that his girlfriend visited ¬w¬ (Me? xD) 

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Tyky~