Muffy will always be near and dear to my heart. I hope you enjoy a little fan art of her from her 3-heart event.
I just reached 600 followers, which I never thought would happen! I really love this blog and I really love Harvest Moon, and posting about how much I love it too! (And the occasional animal crossing or minecraft post too, hehe.) Thank you, each and every one of you, for being here with me in Forget-Me-Not Valley! You’re better off here, too. 💖
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.
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.
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.
I absolutely hate how cows stop producing milk in AnWL because I get very attached very quickly, so I loved my cows to death, but if I wanted milk I either had to get a replacement cow or get my cow pregnant and then sell the precious little baby ;-;
Celia:
A femme farmer lesbian who is caring and sweet and knows all about learning how to care for ones’ self. Will help all wlw around her know that it’s okay and that they’re worth so so much.
Vesta:
A butch, obviously. Strong enough to carry two girls at once. Maybe even three. You know every gay in the area had a crush on her at least once. That’s probably how they found out they were gay tbqh.
Muffy:
Femme trans lesbian. Struggled with coercive heterosexuality all her life until finally she realized her relationships with men failed cuz...she likes girls!
Nami:
An nb lesbian who doesn’t identify as butch or femme! Has struggled with gender and sexuality in the past, but over time learned that talking it out with other wlw around her!
Chris:
Fancy bi. Flirts with girls at the gym but uses her News Reporter voice to do it, which is both awkward and endearing-That’s how she met her butch wife Wally!
Rock:
The drama lesbian...need I say more. Went vegan once, for a month. Does NOT know how to flirt but its somehow charming.
Flora:
Was never interested in men and assumed she was just not interested in romance--that is, until a girl flirted with her for the first time!
Kate:
A baby butch who struggles with homophobic parents, but refuses to let anyone tell her who she should be!
