History Characters / HarvestMoon

** In Harvest Moon DS, at least. In ''Island of Happiness'' and ''Sunshine Islands'', where she's also an eligible bachelorette, she has no special requirements.

** BlueEyes: Up until than.

* BlueEyes: Claire

* {{Immortality}}: I, II, or III presumably, considering her being ReallySevenHundredYearsOld.

* VerbalTic: (DS/Island versions) She sings her own entry fanfare ("DUM Da Da DAAAA!")

* Characters/HarvestMoon64: ''HarvestMoon64''

A trickster witch originating from the DS/Island series. She has a rivalry with the Harvest Goddess for some silly reason.

* CuteWitch

* Characters/HarvestMoonMineralTown: [=HM64=], Back to Nature, and Friends of Mineral Town

!![[DistaffCounterpart The Other Farmer]] (CanonName: Claire (BTN:FG), Sara (GB), Pony ([=AnWL=]), [[{{Fanon}} or Jill for either]])

* WhoNamesTheirKidDude: Pony.
** MeaningfulName: She has a "pony-tail" and is a farmer who later owns a "Pony".

* TookALevelInJerkAss: Her 64 self, while we hear little from her, doesn't seem to have her infamous personality.

[[index]]
* Characters/HarvestMoonOriginalSeries
* Characters/HarvestMoonGameBoy
* Characters/HarvestMoonMineralTown
* Characters/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife
* Characters/HarvestMoonSaveTheHomeland
* Characters/HarvestMoonMagicalMelody
* Characters/HarvestMoonDS
* Characters/HarvestMoonIslandOfHappiness
* Characters/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility

[[/index]]

* Characters/HarvestMoonOriginalSeries: The original {{SNES}} game
* Characters/HarvestMoonGameBoy: The Game Boy/Game Boy Color series
* Characters/HarvestMoonMineralTown: [=HM64=], Back to Nature, and Friends of Mineral Town
* Characters/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife: A Wonderful Life, Another Wonderful Life and AWL: Special Edition
* Characters/HarvestMoonSaveTheHomeland: Save the Homeland and Hero of Leaf Valley

* Characters/HarvestMoonDS: Harvest Moon DS and DS Cute
* Characters/HarvestMoonIslandOfHappiness: Island of Happiness, Sunshine Islands and Frantic Farming
* Characters/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility: Tree of Tranquility and Animal Parade

* Characters/HarvestMoonMagicalMelody: Magical Melody

* [[Characters/HarvestMoonOriginalSeries Harvest Moon (SNES)]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonGameBoy Harvest Moon (Game Boy/Game Boy Color)]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonMineralTown Harvest Moon 64, Back to Nature, and Friends of Mineral Town]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonAWonderfulLife A Wonderful Life]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonSaveTheHomeland Save the Homeland and Hero of Leaf Valley]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonMagicalMelody Magical Melody]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonDS Harvest Moon DS and DS Cute]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonIslandOfHappiness Island of Happiness, Sunshine Islands and Frantic Farming]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonTreeOfTranquility Tree of Tranquility and Animal Parade]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonGrandBazaar Grand Bazaar]]
* [[Characters/HarvestMoonMyLittleShop My Little Shop]]

* NiceHat: Is has changed colors a few times (green to blue) but he's never seen without it.

* TookALevelInJerkAss: Her 64 self, while we hear little from her, doesn't seem to have her infamous personality.

!![[DistaffCounterpart The Other Farmer]] (CanonName: Claire, Sara (GB), Pony ([=AnWL=]), [[{{Fanon}} or Jill for either]])

!![[DistaffCounterpart The Other Farmer]] (CanonName: Claire, Sara, and Pony, [[{{Fanon}} or Jill for either]])
The female version of Pete. Usually a city-girl that becomes a farmer out of boredom

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[[folder:Appearing in multiple games]]

[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Original (SNES)]]
!!Ann (Original)
Ann is a young girl who loves working with tools. Her father runs the tool shop.
* BunglingInventor
* WrenchWench

!!Nina
Nina and her mother operate the flower shop on the northeast side of town.
* TheCutie
* InnocentFlowerGirl
* RoseHairedGirl

!!Ellen
* FriendToAllLivingThings
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Maria
Maria is the daughter of the Mayor. She is usually seen at the church playing on the organ.
* FetishFuel: A sweet, demure little church-girl with Mary Janes and stockings...
* HotLibrarian: Only in ''Magical Melody''.
* TheIngenue
* ShyBlueHairedGirl
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin

!!Eve
The local bartender.
* HookerWithAHeartOfGold (Or as close as the series will ever get)
** She's more of a bartender, actually.
* LieBackAndThinkOfEngland: She has intimacy issues; her affection for you will ''drop'' if you go to bed with her, while other girls' affection will [[StealthPun go up]] in the same situation.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:GB/GBC/GBC 2]]


!!Daisy

!!Cain

!!Chet

!!Ken
* MythologyGag: He appears in ''HarvestMoon64'', albeit unnamed.

!!Rosie

[[/folder]]

[[folder:HM 64/Back To Nature/Friends Of Mineral Town]]

!!Mayor Thomas
[[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment The mayor]].
* TheKingOfTown

!!Anna
Depending on the version, either Thomas's wife or Basil's, but always Maria's mom.
* FeminineWomenCanCook - In (More) Friends Of Mineral Town, she's the one who offers cooking lessons to the protagonist.
* HappilyMarried - In both situations.
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Mary/Maria
The town librarian.
* BrainyBrunette
* HotLibrarian
* {{Meganekko}}
* SheCleansUpNicely - Uh, have you ''seen'' her wedding portrait?
* ShyBlueHairedGirl
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Her name was originally "Maria" in the English translations, as seen in 64. That game is quite different from MT and is [[AlternateUniverse AU]], so its {{Justified}}.

!!Carter (Mineral Town)
Mineral Town's only priest.
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* GratuitousGerman
* [[ChristianityisCatholic Harvest Goddess Worship Is Catholic]]: He's a [[strike:Catholic]] priest who hosts confessionals in a designated back room.
* PreacherMan
** GoodShepherd

!!Ann (Mineral Town)
Much like Ann from the original game, this one loves to tinker.
* BigEater: And how!
* {{Bokukko}}
* FieryRedhead: Played straight.
* LethalChef: In 64. In ''Back to Nature'', she wins the cooking contest about half the time.
* TomboyAndGirlyGirl: She and Popuri.

!!Saibara
* TheBlacksmith
* GrumpyOldMan

!!Gray
* AloofBigBrother: In his N64 incarnation, he had a ''huge'' BigBrotherComplex over Ann, and it was difficult more than three words or so out of his mouth at a time.
* FarmBoy: In the N64 version
* {{Jerkass}}: In the N64 version, although YourMileageMayVary.
* WellDoneSonGuy: "I'll get that old man to praise me, no matter what!"

!!Basil
He's a botanist who is Popuri's father in HM64 and Maria's in (More) Friends of Mineral Town. In just about every version, he's a seasonal character - popping up during the spring and summer only to disappear again during the fall and winter.
* HappilyMarried: In (M)FoMT

!!Rick
Popuri's older brother in ''(More) Friends of Mineral Town''. [[AscendedExtra The guy who runs the tool shop]] in ''Harvest Moon 64''. He's a bit... [[{{Understatement}} frazzled.]] He's overprotective of his sister and mother, and because of this, he doesn't get along with Kai. Karen is one of his oldest friends. While he seems a bit cold at first, he has a loving and extremely loyal heart.
* BigBrotherComplex
* PromotedToLoveInterest: In HM64, he was just the guy who ran the tool shop - not even a suitor for one of the girls. In Mineral Town, he becomes Karen's suitor or one of your LoveInterests depending on which version you play.
** He was related to Ann and Gray in HM64, so he's not some useless filler character.
* PromotionToParent: His father is away, and his mother Lillia, is sickly, leaving him to take responsibility for Popuri and the farm.
* TheScrappy: Some players dislike him because he hates Kai, but he softens up a ''lot'' once he gets married, and even, eventually, is OK with his sister marrying him.
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: If Karen marries the player, he becomes one. If not, he becomes a...
** VictoriousChildhoodFriend

!!Popuri
A bubbly, childish and friendly girl and younger sister of Rick in (More) Friends of Mineral Town, And the Daughter of Basil and Lillia in HM 64. In M/FoMT Her father is currently away from Mineral Town, and her mother, Lillia is ill. Her older brother, Rick has taken responsibility for her, unfortunately for her, he can be over-protective.

* AdultChild
* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: One of the only cases, and rather bizarre, as it means her eyes are ''[[UnfortunateImplications pink]]''.
* TheCutie
* TheDitz
* {{Expy}}: Of Nina from the original game. She's her granddaughter, after all.
* MeaningfulName
* RoseHairedGirl
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Pink Hair]]


!!Gotz
In HM64, he is Karen's father and is in charge of the winery. In ''(More) Friends of Mineral Town'', he lives alone and is the local lumberjack.
* GentleGiant: In (M)FoMT only.
* {{Jerkass}}: In HM64
* NotGoodWithPeople: More so in (M)FoMT, whereas on the N64, he's just a straight-up alcoholic {{Jerkass}}.

!!Sasha
In HM64, she is Gotz's wife and helps out with the winery. In ''(More) Friends of Mineral Town'', she becomes Jeff's wife and helps him out with the local grocery store. In both versions, she is Karen's mom.
* {{Jerkass}} - In HM64.

!!Karen
The Beautiful, somewhat rude, daughter of the vineyard owners, Gotz and Sasha in HM 64, and the daughter of Jeff and Sasha, the general store owners, in (More) Friends of Mineral Town. She is close friends with Rick, and will marry him if the player doesn't. She loves drinking, and can often be found at the bar with Rick.

* BottleFairy
* BrokenBird
* CoolBigSis
* {{Jerkass}}: In the N64 version, although YourMileageMayVary.
* LesYay: With Popuri in the DS games. YMMV.
* LethalChef
* LostForever: If you don't get her friendship high enough by the winter of the first year in the N64 version, she'll leave and never come back.
* MsFanservice: Just look at her.
* MulticoloredHair
* PrettyFreeloaders: Although she has a very interesting character arc that can itself serve as a reward for the effort in pursuing her, in the N64 version, in which the wives will do chores around the farm for you, she's without a doubt the most useless of the spouses. She only ever attempts to crate the eggs for you, and half of the time she does that, she winds up breaking them instead (The only one who can do that - Elli also crates the eggs, but she always gets it right), meaning no egg money for you that day. Never mind if you wanted to, you know, ''give'' the eggs to someone as a gift instead.
* {{Tsundere}}
* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Both this and the next trope have the same rules applied to them in Karen's case as Rick's in (M)FoMT
** VictoriousChildhoodFriend

!Ellen
Elli's grandmother.
* [[spoiler:DeathIsASadThing]]: The defining DramaBomb of the N64 game was [[spoiler:Ellen's death]].
* SeniorSleepCycle: Subverted into the spoilers above.

!!Elli
The local nurse, who seems to have a budding not-quite-professional relationship with the doctor.
* {{Expy}}: Of Ellen. Just like Popurri, she's her granddaughter, so it makes sense.
* FetishFuelStationAttendant
* HotNurse: A rather odd case in the fact that she isn't designed to be sexy, and dresses like her grandmother, but she still manages to be a fan favorite.
* PromotionToParent: For her little brother, in Mineral Town.
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Stu
Elli's younger brother in (M)FoMT.
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* CuteShotaroBoy
* ToyShip: Him and May.

!!Kai
Popuri's suitor, who only comes down to the beach during the summer to sell food (in ''Back to Nature'').
* AmbiguouslyBrown
* TheCharmer: His Mineral Town incarnation
* JerkAss: His BTN incarnation is a bit of a smug dick
* LostForever: In the N64 version, similar rules apply to him as Cliff and Karen.
* MagicalNegro: His [=HM64=] incarnation

!!Cliff
A somewhat careworn young man who starts off slumming it at the church. He wanders aimlessly around, looking for something to do. He's very quiet, and reacts strongly to kindness. In your first year, you get the opportunity to offer "someone" a job. If you give it to him, he'll stay and become a winery-worker, with Manna and Duke becoming his surrogate family.
* [[spoiler: DeadLittleSister]]: He has one. Well, ''had'' one. You know.
* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife
* EstrogenBrigadeBait
* LostForever: If you don't offer him the job at the winery, he will be. In HM64, he can leave for good before your realize he was still there.
* TroubledButCute: Sure he has a lot of problems to work out, but he also has long hair and wears shirts that show off his muscles.
* TheWoobie

!!Doctor
[[{{CaptainObvious}} The resident doctor]] of the village.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: [[spoiler: His parents were both full-time medical workers, which resulted in his being neglected for most of his childhood. He rebelled against them at one point, but grows to resent it because of his understanding of how demanding being a doctor is.]]
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: For the most part, he is referred to only as "Doctor", [[spoiler: although he is once called Tim in Back to Nature]], and his DS incarnation is given the name Trent.
* HospitalHottie
* [[ICantBelieveAGuyLikeYouWouldNoticeMe I Can't Believe A Girl Like You Would Notice Me]]: Pretty much said word-for-word if you choose to propose to him.
* NotSoStoic: His dark and brooding image certainly started to crack when he [[CutenessProximity begged the player to help him try to catch fish with his bare hands]] in the girl version of Back To Nature.
* {{Workaholic}}

!!May
A young girl who lives in the village. In (M)FoMT, she is Barley's granddaughter.
* GirlishPigtails
* ToyShip: Her and Stu.

!!{{Kappa}}
A [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment kappa]]. One of the possible marriage candidates in MFoMT. Lives in a lake, and likes cucumbers. Is there really anything else you need to know?
* InterspeciesRomance
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cucumbers.

!!The Gourmet
A... wait, [[{{Gonk}} what on earth is he supposed to be, anyway?]] Well, whatever he is, he shows up for most festivals that involve crops or especially food. For whatever reason, he's also a marriage candidate, albeit a particularly difficult one, in ==MFoMT==.
* BigEater
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep
* {{Gonk}}

!!Zack
He lives on the beach with Won and comes to your house to ship things and give you packages. Lillia's husband brought him to Mineral Town.
* Gratuitous Japanese: That's probably an accident.
* HoYay: With Won, but your YMMV. I mean, there's only one bed and they share the house...
* StalkerWithACrush: He has tons of pictures of Lillia posted above his bed.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:A Wonderful Life]]

!!Mark/Pony
* HelloInsertNameHere: Most people don't even know their default names.
* HeroicMime: S/he's the protagonist after all.
* PurpleEyes: Pony.
* SkirtOverSlacks: Not present with Mark, obviously.


!!Nami
A traveler who drifted into Forget-Me-Not Valley and then forgot to leave. She lives at the village's inn but is quickly running out of money.
* AerithAndBob: In a town full of American-friendly names like Chris, Patrick, Celia, and the (Asian) couple Tim and Ruby... there is Nami. She's not the worst of it, though (''*coughTakakuracough*'').
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The latter of the three. (Muffy's the blonde and Celia's the brunette.)
* BrokenBird
* DefrostingIceQueen: She takes a while to warm up to you.
* HeroesWantRedHeads: If you choose her.
* {{Kuudere}}
* LostForever: If you're not good enough friends with her, she'll leave the valley permanently. If you ARE, she'll ''claim'' she's leaving the valley forever... but she decides to stay. She likes Forget-Me-Not Valley too much.
* TheSnarkKnight
* WalkingTheEarth

!!Lumina
A well-to-do orphan who was raised by her grandmother and lives in the villa.
* AllThereInTheManual: According to the [[http://www.hmotaku.net/images/awl/Lumina%202.jpg character profiles]] in Friends of Mineral Town, her parents died in a train wreck.
* {{Lolicon}}: She's actually in her mid-teens, but her appearance doesn't quite match her age. She's also a marriage candidate in the PlayStation2 Special Edition.
* LonelyRichKid: Unless you do anything about it, the only person she will ever have to talk to is her elderly butler, her high maintenance grandma, or ''ROCK''.
* NoAccountingForTaste: In ''DS'', she eventually marries the playboy Rock. Most of their events afterwards involve them getting into fights with one another. (Heck, even their rival events are SlapSlapKiss!)
* OlderThanTheyLook: She's fifteen in the original ''Japanese'' Wonderful Life series. She looks like a preteen, though.
* RagsToRiches: Inverted, if you marry her she happily goes from richest girl in town living in an enormous mansion on top of a hill to farmer's wife down by the river.

!!Celia
A farm girl who works on Vesta's farm. She's peaceful and sweet. Vesta's brother,
Marlin, has his eye on her.
* ArrangedMarriage: Celia's parents want one of these for her.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: The brunette. (Nami's the redhead and Muffy's the blonde.)
* BreakTheCutie: In AWL if you bring her up to three hearts and see all of her events, then choose to marry someone else, it means she left her arranged marriage for nothing and shatters her heart, she, Vesta, and especially Marlin will ''never forgive you.''
* EducationMama: In AWL she really wants to see her son grow up to be a scientist, and always wants him to be studying.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Including her crops.
* HairOfGold: Inverted. She is the sweetest, most innocent and naive bachelorette, but has the darkest hair.
* IdiotHair
* TheIngenue
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Muffy
A waitress who works at the [[MyLocal Blue Bar.]] Perennially loveless, she often laments her ill luck with men. (Worse still, she doesn't seem to realize the affection that bar owner Griffin has for her.) She's a rather feminine girl, taking delight in makeup and jewelry.
* AllThereInTheManual: If not for her age being cited as thirty in the manual, you really wouldn't be able to tell.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Many fans view her as very slutty, while others [[hottip:*:usually the ones that married her]] refer to a different side of her.
* BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Wavy curls of gold. (Nami's got the red and Celia the brown.)
** Though it is revealed if you marry her that [[spoiler: she uses curlers to get her hair like that every day.]]
* ChristmasCake
* DumbBlond: Not too strongly, compared to Rock, but it's there.
* LookingForLoveInAllTheWrongPlaces: In ANWL Muffy can be seen crying now and then by the river over the latest boyfriend in the city who's broken her heart. Whether he was cheating on her, or secretly using her as his mistress, she always simply convinces herself that she'll find her man one day. [[spoiler: But.. since you can't marry her in the game, she never does.]]
* MayDecemberRomance: Her designated love interest (outside of the player) is Griffin, 16 years her senior. She only marries him in ''Harvest Moon DS/Cute'', though.
** She's also about seven to nine years older than the player character.
* OlderThanTheyLook
* TheWoobie

!!Rock
The son of Tim and Ruby at the inn, though he looks ''absolutely nothing like them.'' He's a party animal who loves just lounging about and looking for fun stuff to do.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Calling him a 'moron' in ANWL may not be the best choice to make. Neither is making Lumina cry.
* CloudCuckooLander: Not so much in AWL, but in ANWL...wow. Let's just say he declares your ''dog'' his arch-enemy.
* CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming: [[spoiler: He actually decides to work once you die.]]
* DarkSkinnedBlond
* DumbBlonde: He may be a guy, but ''boy is he ever.'' He's as dumb as a... er... well... [[InsultToRocks you]] [[IncrediblyLamePun know.]]
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: "When it's this hot, lots of girls like to go to the beach in sexy swimsuits. [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean Suddenly I feel like surfing.]]"
* [[spoiler: HappilyAdopted: Well...sort of. If you marry Rock, his dad will comment that Rock was "like a son to them". Rock becomes flustered and changes the subject. Add this to several other hints in the game, as well as the fact that Rock looks ''nothing like them'' and...yeah.]]
* InformedAttribute: He tells you he's a pro skier. Knowing Rock, though...
* JerkAss: Arguably this in DS Cute.
* {{Keet}}: An adult, but he still counts.
* TheLeisureSuitLarry: He even wears a leisure suit.
* MeaningfulName: His ''DS''-''Cute'' incarnations name is "[[RomeoAndJuliet Romeo]]" in Japan.
* OlderThanTheyLook: He's 22, but looks like a young teenager.
* TheScrappy: At least among some people, between him and Marlin is not a hard choice for girls.
** Though YourMileageMayVary. Most chose him because he's the only "conventionally" attractive male [[spoiler: and grow to hate him as his looks fade]]. The few that like him cite his cheerful personality and cluelessness as their reason. And still others marry him because Marlin is really kind of a JerkAss and Gustafa...well, no one seems to care enough about him to give him a second glance.
* TheSlacker: Doubly so in his [=DS\DS Cute=] incarnation.
* ThisAndThat: In the first heart event, he asks if you want to go with him to the swamp for "this and that".

!!Marlin
A ranch hand, and Vesta's brother. He moved out to the valley when he was young because of his failing health, and he's still a bit frail. He can be cold at first, but when he warms up, he shows himself to be a kind-hearted person. He does tend to worry, though.
* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Players who pursued Celia as Mark think differently of him than those who pursued him as Pony.
* {{Dandere}}
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]
* EnsembleDarkhorse: After ANWL came out he became the favorite amongst most fans compared to the other two spouses.
** When your competition is an "unattractive" hippie and a guy who still lives with his parents, that's not really hard to do. And, honestly, none of them are exactly "popular" with the [[BrattyTeenageDaughter fanbase.]]
* FanNickname: "The Elvis Impersonator."
* [[IllGirl Ill Boy]]: He was one in his childhood; he's still somewhat fragile.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Varies depending on the game and actions. In AWL he will ''not'' be nice to you if you pursue Celia, but if you marry someone else he'll be a good drinking buddy. And in ANWL he becomes more like a very shy guy who just happens to not smile often.
* StalkerWithACrush: See below.
* {{Yandere}}: There is an optional scene in which he muses over Celia's beauty, which ends with him saying "I'll decide who's good for Celia and who's not!"

!!Gustafa
A songwriter who lives in the valley, and... [[{{Understatement}} something of a hippie.]] He's a loner and a wanderer, but he'll befriend you if you like--he might even show you some of his music. He's pretty in-tune with nature. He likes Nami; he's attracted to fellow loners.
* AscendedExtra: He went from being a rather pointless character in AWL to one of the three potential spouses in ANWL
* EruditeStoner: He's not stoned as far as we know, but he ''acts'' like it sometimes...
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Your dog will listen to his music.
* GagNose: Even when he is supposed to be prettied up as a potential spouse, the artwork for him seems to exaggerate the size of his nose.
* NewAgeRetroHippie
* NiceGuy: Probably the most normal and stable out of the three bachelors. However, the [[FanDumb general opinion]] seems to be "Eww, old hippie!"
* NiceHat: He is never without a hat that is both pointy and ridiculous under any circumstances.
* RummageSaleReject
* WordSaladLyrics: The song he sings doesn't really make sense.
* YoungerThanTheyLook: He's really the second-youngest bachelor after Rock, but people tend to treat him as if he's much older. Must be the beard.

!!Vesta
Marlin's overbearing sister and owner of Vesta's farm. She takes great joy in her work and is normally quite good-natured and cheerful. Just... don't cross her. We warned you.
* ApronMatron
* BewareTheNiceOnes
* DifferentAsNightAndDay: She's blond, brash, friendly, huge, and strong. Her brother is dark haired, grumpy, shy, and shrimpy.
* {{Gonk}}: Large chin, husky voice, large size, and very muscular arms.

!!Patrick & Kassey
Twins who make fireworks.
* PyroManiac: They make fireworks.
* ThemeTwinNaming: Averted.

!!Samantha
Grnat's wife and Kate's mother who move into town in the second chapter.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: She seems to be an incredibly high maintenance woman, impatient with guests and her daughter, and Grant tries his hardest to avoid coming home from work for as long as possible because of her.
* TheGhost: She is noticeably missing in Harvest Moon DS. Where it is explained that Grant got the good sense to divorce her in that game.

!!Grant
Kate's father and Samantha's husband.
* {{Salaryman}}
* TheWoobie

!!Kate
A little girl who loves to [[http://www.rpgfan.com/pics/harvestmoon-awl/ss-011.jpg torment]] Hugh.
* GirlishPigtails
* JerkAss
* KidsAreCruel
* RedEyesTakeWarning: While not evil, she ''is'' a bully...
* ToyShip: With Hugh. Or your son.

!!Hugh
A young boy who is an exercise fanatic, just like his father.
* JerkJock: Inverted. Although he is a jock-like character, he is the one who gets teased. By Kate.
* ToyShip: Him and [[SlapSlapKiss Kate]].
* YoungerThanTheyLook: Looks eight or nine in the first chapter, but is six. His age was changed to eight in the English version, probably due to his dads [[TrainingFromHell training]].

!!Nina (AWL)
An old woman who lives in Forget-Me-Not Valley with her husband, Galen.
* CoolOldLady
* HappilyMarried
* [[spoiler:PlayerPunch]]: [[spoiler:Her death, but at least unlike HM64, it was an offscreen death]].
** [[spoiler:BusCrash]]

!!Galen
Nina's husband. Spends the first part of the game as a somewhat gruff but kindly old man. [[spoiler:Spends the next part of the game a depressed widower]].
* CoolOldGuy
* HappilyMarried

!!Daryll
The village MadScientist.
* EinsteinHair
* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: In AWL, Daryll persistently tries to capture a thing that looks like an abominable snowman, but guess what the result is. Every. Single. Time.
* MadScientist
* StalkerWithACrush: To Flora, in AWL. Fortunately, she seems blissfully unaware of his affections.
** In DS, he attempts to confess his affections for her. For those of you just tuning in, know that Flora is a blackbelt.

!!Cody
A scary looking artist who lives in a trailer. In AWL it was implied he and Nami might have feelings for eachother. But in ANWL Gustafa is Nami's love interest.
* DarkSkinnedBlond: He sports a pretty neat looking yellow mohawk.
* ScaryBlackMan: He is big and intimidating looking, has a deep gravelly voice, but still loves to receive flowers as gifts.
* TokenMinority: He's the only black guy in town.
* TheQuietOne: He keeps to himself and rarely has anything to say to anyone.
* TrueArtIsIncomprehensible: If you befriend him he gives you a piece of his artwork for your house... it's a pile of twisted scrap metal.

!!Wally
Hugh's dad, and Chris' husband. He's an athlete who moved into town because the valley makes for a great place to run.
* BishieSparkle: His eyes are always big, blue, and sparkly.
* Fanon: When AWL came out, most fans came to the conclusion amongst themselves that Wally's family left the city after Wally injured his leg so he couldn't professionally compete in sports anymore.
* HotDad: Smooth voice, sparkles, lean figure, and muscular arms? Quite a few people did ''not'' like his married status.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Save the Homeland / Hero of Leaf Valley]]

!!Lyla (STH)
* EyesAlwaysShut: She never opens her eyes, except in one scene. And then, it's only for a second.
** When they are open, she is shown to have [[spoiler:PurpleEyes.]]
* {{Pollyanna}}: She is almost never sad.
** Of course, the [[{{Expy}} Magical Melody]] [[AllThereInTheManual guidebook]] warns that just because she's smiling doesn't mean she's not angry.

!!Dia (STH)
* DefrostingIceQueen
* IllGirl: In Magical Melody. she is only found inside the hospital and is bedridden... Hot?
* LonelyRichKid
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Blueberries, and she doesn't admit that until after you've given her about fifteen of them.

!!Gina (STH)
* HospitalHottie : In Magical Melody she spends all her time at the clinic - even after you marry her, she's already gone when you wake up in the morning.
* {{Meganekko}}
* {{Meido}}: She and her grandmother, Martha, work for Dia's family.
* ShrinkingViolet
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Martha (STH)
* TheCaretaker: Apparently, she was hired to look after Dia when she was sickly.
* CoolOldLady: The only normal one at Clove's Villa.

!!Kurt (STH)
* TheQuietOne
* RealMenWearPink: Not so much a clothing style as a strange fondness for flowers, gardening, and butterflies.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Tomatoes.

!!Gwen (STH)
* BareYourMidriff
* DefrostingIceQueen
* FriendToAllLivingThings: Well, animals. She doesn't like you at first.
* {{Tsundere}}

!!Katie (STH)
* GenkiGirl
* LethalChef: She starts out as one, but gets better. Mostly.

[[/folder]]

[[folder:Magical Melody]]
* {{Expy}} - most of the characters in MM were lifted straight from the original or STH, with the exception of...

!!Jamie
Your rival. Always the opposite gender as you, but is androgynous enough to pass off as either a boy or a girl.
* AmbiguousGender
* {{Bishonen}}
* FoeYay
* GenderBlenderName
* TheRival
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair
* RedStringOfFate - While you don't have to marry him, and we don't [[NonstandardGameOver encourage you to]], everyone in the games has a love interest who they will happily court if it weren't for you, thus making you the canon pairing.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Harvest Moon DS / DS Cute]]

* {{Expy}}: Almost everyone. Seriously, this takes place one hundred years after ''A Wonderful Life'' and yet all the villagers have the same appearances, homes, and even ''names'' as their ancestors.
** The name part is more so Natsume's fault, they had different names in the Japanese version. The home thing makes sense too since they've probably lived in the same valley for generations.

!!Flora (DS)
Assistant to the archaeologist, Carter, and by what one assumes is popular demand, marriagable for the first time in ''DS.'' While intelligent and strong, she's not a very good cook. She has a crush on the professor, since she's been working with him for so long.
* ActionGirl: She's a blackbelt, as her StalkerWithACrush Daryl finds out first-hand. In the DS version, she'll teach you some of her signature moves.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: Again, blackbelt.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: She was not one of the candidates for marriage in ''A Wonderful Life.'' You could almost hear the fanboys rage from the heavens.
* HotScientist: Well, hot ''archaeologist.''
* MeaningfulName: Averted. Flora hates plants.
* {{Meganekko}}
* OneNoteCook: Makes a mean curry and nothing else edible.
* TechnicolorEyes: They're purple.

!!Carter (DS)
An archaeologist who runs the dig site; he's somewhat attracted to his partner, Flora. He was just another NPC in ''A(nother) Wonderful Life,'' but he became a rival/bachelor in ''DS (Cute).'' He seems grouchy, but pours his full enthusiasm into everything he does.
* AdventurerArchaeologist: OK, so he doesn't do a lot of adventuring, but he has the ''spirit'' of one.
* DoesNotLikeSpam: Everyone in the valley really loves curry... except him. He ''hates'' it, [[OneNoteCook especially when Flora makes it.]]
* FacePalm: One of his favorite expressions.
* INeedToGoIronMyDog: One event has him trying fruitlessly to get out of having to eat Flora's curry. He can't eat it, because... ''[PlayerCharacter walks in]''--he, uh, promised he'd go eat lunch with HelloInsertNameHere! ''Didn't he?'' (Be nice and rescue the man.)
* MayDecemberRomance: He and Flora aren't too far apart, but he and the PC of ''DS Cute'' are.
* {{Precursors}}: He got into archaeology becaise he thinks he might be descended from them. [[spoiler: In a [[GuideDangIt ridiculously difficult-to-see-scene]], the Harvest Goddess tells him he's not, but he ignores her because he's not about to give up his life's work.]]

!!Griffin (DS)
He's the owner of the [[MyLocal Blue Bar.]] He's a calm, gentle man who loves to play music and mix up drinks. He's known Muffy for a long time, and they're very close. In ''A Wonderful Life,'' in which he debuted, he was the male rival for Muffy but not a bachelor in ''Another Wonderful Life.'' He's both in ''DS/Cute.''
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Has more fangirls than a fortysomething barkeeper probably has any right to have. Then again, he's also one of the friendliest and [[TheWoobie most pitiable]] characters in [[strike: the game]] the ''series,'' so maybe this isn't ''that'' weird.
* MayDecemberRomance: Both him and Muffy ''and'' him and the PC. If you go after him, he even asks you if you think you can really be attracted to a man his age.
* TheWoobie: Go ahead. Steal Muffy from him and try not to feel bad. '''We dare you.'''

!!Skye (Steiner)
Called "The Phantom Thief," he slinks around the valley looking for things to abscond with. He always warns his victims before appearing, and he thinks his destiny is to be a curry chef. He flirts shamelessly with the ladies, regardless of their age or marital status. Some of them are receptive to it. Others... [[{{Understatement}} aren't.]]
* {{Bishonen}}
* TheCharmer
* DatingCatwoman: To a certain extent. Most of his heart events occur when he's stealing stuff from someone. Eventually, he says that some of his later thefts were only for a chance to see the main character.
* EnsembleDarkhorse
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Has the honor of being the first real bait in the series--in addition to premiering in a DistaffCounterpart version, he's got the bishie[=/=]WhiteHairedPrettyBoy act down pat.
** FetishFuelStationAttendant
* GentlemanThief
* PowerPerversionPotential: His [[strike: Rape]] Chick Beam.
* SissyVillain: OK, "Villain" isn't quite right--he's a GentlemanThief more than anything--but he's definitely a little bit on the foppish side.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Curry.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy

!!Leia
A cute mermaid, she was rescued by [[MadScientist Daryl]]. At first, she looks like another one of his experiments, but he actually cares deeply about her and wants to learn about mermaid culture from her. In return, she cooks for him and is his friend.
* InterspeciesRomance
* LesYay: To get her to get back to the ocean you ''must'' woo her as your "best friend". She's the easiest of the Special Girls, and possibly easier then some of the regular girls (minus her Pond issue).
* MermaidProblem: You can marry her. She lives in your fish pond. She still somehow has a normal human child. ...Uhhh...
* MoralityPet: She's Daryl's. He genuinely cares for her.
* OurMermaidsAreDifferent: They don't like human food whatsoever, apparently.
* UnresolvedSexualTension: She's one of the available bachelorettes, but she's "special," so she has no rival. However, her relationship with Daryl is actually somewhat cute--they act a bit like a married couple at times.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Keria
A princess who sleeps deep within the mines at Carter and Flora's excavation site. She does not speak, [[SignLanguage but has a tablet to write on.]] [[spoiler: She was imprisoned there by the Witch Princess.]] She's one of the available bacheleorettes, but be warned--just going to see her every day is no small feat, and she has expensive tastes.
* CuteMute
* [=~Dude, She's Like, In A Coma!~=]: Averted. Although she's asleep when you first meet her, Keria wakes up whenever you talk/give gifts to her.
* LongDistanceRelationship: She lives on the 255th floor of a mine, while you are a surface-dweller.
* MayflyDecemberRomance: Keria is several hundred years old, and possibly an immortal.
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: It's Ke'''ri'''a, not Ke'''ir'''a, even though the latter is an actual common name.
* YeOldeButcheredeEnglishe: This is how she writes in the English version.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Island of Happiness/Sunshine Island]]
!!Mark and Chelsea
The game's male and female main characters, respectively. Playing as Mark makes Chelsea a marriage candidate, and vice-versa.
* AnEconomyIsYou: To the point where all the island's development is either paid for or spurred on by them.
* TheChosenOne: in ''SI'', the sprites choose them to gather the Sunstones.
* {{Everyman}}
* HairOfGold: Mark
* HeroicMime: Most of the time, when controlled by the player. Averted in ''FranticFarming'', where both characters are quite chatty.
* TheMario: Unlike other characters, who have specific likes and dislikes, neither Mark nor Chelsea has anything they explicitly love or hate.
* OfficialCouple: Or as official as it gets in this series.

!!Natalie
Granddaughter of Taro, the island village's mayor. Likes to pick on her older brother Elliott.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter
* DefrostingIceQueen (in her actual interactions with the player)
* FieryRedhead
* SkirtOverSlacks
* {{Tomboy}} (Though this is only really shown in her dialogs after typhoons or blizzards and Elliot's dialog about her [If playing as Chelsea])
* {{Tsundere}}

!!Julia
Mirabelle's daughter. She likes animals, and always tries her best to help out her mother.
* BareYourMidriff
* GirlNextDoor
* HairOfGold
* LethalChef (though we only have Mirabelle's word for it.)
* MsFanservice: [[BuxomisBetter her chest]] and booty shorts really work for her.

!!Lanna
A pop starlet who moves onto the island to find good fishing spots. Becomes drawn to Denny, since he's a fisherman by trade.
* TheCutie
* ElegantGothicLolita
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* IdolSinger
* SayItWithHearts

!!Sabrina
Daughter of mining mogul Regis, works as his accountant. Dreams of being a writer.
* {{Bookworm}}
* {{Expy}}: Of Mary/Maria.
* HateDom: Due to being [[EstrogenBrigadeBait Vaughn's]] rival love interest.
* LonelyRichKid
* {{Meganekko}}
* PaleSkinnedBrunette
* PurpleEyes
* ShrinkingViolet

!!Vaughn
The antisocial animal trader who only shows up on the island two days of the week.
* EstrogenBrigadeBait
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold
* {{Kuudere}}: When you first meet him, he's not very talkative or pleasant. As you befriend him, he starts to warm up. Mirabelle and Julia like to keep pointing out that while he acts tough, he really is a nice guy deep down, much to his embarrassment.
** NotGoodWithPeople: Type 2.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* ParentalAbandonment
* PurpleEyes
* TheQuietOne
* WalkingTheEarth: He's in town 2 days a week, and his proposal scene implies that he's been wandering for a long time.
* TheWestern: Well, he dresses like a cowboy and is the island's animal dealer...
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy

!!Pierre
A member of a famous family of gourmets. Came to the island seeking out new ingredients and recipes.
* BigEater
* CuteShotaroBoy
* {{Expy}}: Essentially a much cuter version of [[{{Gonk}} the Gourmet]].
* OlderThanTheyLook
* SupremeChef

!!Denny
A free-spirited fisherman, who lives in a shack on the beach.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
* {{Expy}}: Of Kai.
* HeadPet: His bird, Kuu (or Popper, in the American version).
* ParentalAbandonment
* PollyWantsAMicrophone: Kuu/Popper.

!!Elliot
Natalie's put-upon older brother. A hard worker who lacks self-esteem (again, thanks to Natalie). Has a crush on Julia.
* {{Expy}}: Of Rick.
* {{Meganekko}}
* ShrinkingViolet

!!Shea
A native of the northern jungle. Lives there with his adopted father/chieftain Wada.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
* {{Hulkspeak}}
* NobleSavage
* RaisedByNatives

!!Taro
Defacto mayor of the island, and (in [=iOH=]) the first family to move there in years. He knows a lot about farming.
* EpilepticTrees: The manual and some in-game dialog suggests that Taro is the original SNES protagonist.
* EyesAlwaysShut
* GutFeeling: It lets him predict the weather (since there are no televisions on the island).
* KingOfTown

!!Felicia
Taro's daughter, mother of Elliot and Natalie.
* EpilepticTrees: Felicia's mother is Nina from the SNES game.
* EyesAlwaysShut
* {{Expy}}: Of Lillia.
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Gannon
The village's carpenter, who moves onto the island after you ship some wood and/or material stone. Has a cute daughter named Eliza, who follows him onto the island after you let him upgrade your house.
* GentleGiant, after you befriend him a bit
* {{Gonk}}
* PerpetualFrowner
* RenaissanceMan (Expert carpenter, blacksmith, mechanical engineer, and civil engineer)
* UglyGuyCuteDaughter

!!Eliza
Gannon's ridiculously cute daughter. Moves in with Gannon after your first house upgrade.
* CheerfulChild
* TheCutie
* UglyGuyCuteDaughter

!!Chen
The island's shopkeeper. He moves in soon after you and Taro's family set up shop.
* EyesAlwaysShut

!!Charlie
Chen's son. He makes all your accesories and fixes the Wonderfuls to your tools.
* CheerfulChild
* ToyShip: with Eliza

!!Regis
Sabrina's father and the island's richest man. Dresses like a serial villain.
* DastardlyWhiplash
* MarriedToTheJob: In a random event in Sunshine Islands Sabrina yells that her mother left Regis because he cared more about his company then his wife

!!Mirabelle
Runs the animal shop. Julia's mother.
* BigBeautifulWoman
* IWasQuiteALooker: According to a Sunshine Islands cutscene, young Mirabelle was a darker-haired version of Julia.

!!Nathan
Priest of the Harvest Goddess. Opens a church at the Goddess Pond after you build the forest bridge.
* PreacherMan
** GoodShepherd

!!Alisa
Nathan's acolyte. Dedicated her life to service to the Goddess.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: Many a player was pissed when it turned out she wasn't a marriage candidate.
* MarriedToTheJob: In Sunshine Island, no matter how high her heart meter is, she'll turn down your marriage proposal because she's dedicated to serving the Harvest Goddess.
* PlayerPunch: This troper actually snapped his stylus when he realized he essentially wasted ''hours'' of game time furthering a relationship of an adorable, sheltered priestess and a young farmer looking for love and trying to raise islands (''at the behest of her deity'') '''for nothing'''.

!!Lily
A treasure hunter who came to the islands to strike it rich.
* AntiquatedLinguistics
* ChineseGirl

!!Will
Regis' nephew and Sabrina's cousin who lives in a yacht docked at the pier on Sprout Island.
* AntiquatedLinguistics
* {{Bishonen}}
* OverlyLongName: His ''full'' name is William Terry Louis Andrew Carrick Jonathan Dredge Hams Reading Roger Southwark Alwick Plymouth Junior Regison III
* TheWhitePrince
* ParentalMarriageVeto: This is heavily implied through much of his proposal and after-marriage dialogue. Not surprising, considering he seemingly married a lower-class farmer without introducing her to his parents once.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Tree of Tranquility/Animal Parade]]
* BishieSparkle: All the marriage candidates (yes, even the girls) have a bishie sparkle when you first meet them.

!!Angela/Kevin/Molly/Kasey
The [[PlayerCharacter player characters]]. Angela and Kevin for ''Tree of Tranquility'', and all four in ''Animal Parade''.
* BrownEyes
* TheChosenOne: This is pretty much the explanation for Finn's existense in ''AnimalParade''--he's the guide to the chosen one to restore the Goddess Tree.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: [[AcceptableTargets Except moles.]]
* GenerationXerox: The NewGamePlus mode of ''Tree of Tranquility'' has you playing as your child... Who looks exactly like you do, lives in a town exactly like yours, and can even (provided they're the same gender as your original character) ''marry the same person.'' [[ParentalIncest Um.]] Also, ''their'' child can start a new adventure, continuing the cycle for as long as you choose to.
* HelloInsertNameHere: Their default names are already in the blanks, but most people just ignore them.
* HeroicMime: As always, aside from canned answers during [[ScriptedEvent Scripted Events]]. You see your character's mouth moving often, but there are never any words.
* IdiotHair: All of them, with the exception of Kasey, who has HairAntennae.
* SkirtOverSlacks: Both Angela's and Molly's default outfits.

!!Craig
Anissa's father, he runs the local farm and seed shop along with his wife, Ruth. He is not the biggest talker, and he and Ruth tend to fight a lot.
* DrowningMySorrows: In Animal Parade, until the yellow bell is rung, which restores the power of earth to the land and allows his farm to thrive again.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: When you first meet him in Tree of Tranquility, he calls you an idiot over and over again. However, Ruth comments that he actually seems to like you, and he does warm up as you befriend him.
* LazyHusband: Although, in Animal Parade (and Tree of Tranquility to a lesser extent), he's more demoralized than anything and does become more active as the island improves.
* PerpetualFrowner

!!Ruth
Anissa's mother. Runs the local farm and seed shop along with her husband, Craig. Usually, the two of them are fighting. Ruth frequently gets angry at her husband's slacking off on working the fields. As a result, she is rather overworked.
* CloserToEarth: Moreso in Tree of Tranquility.
* PerpetualFrowner

!!Anissa
A gentle, graceful young woman who lives on her parents' farm, which is where she's usually found. She is interested in medicine and healing.
* BeautyMark: Near the outside corner of her left eye.
* [[CantHoldHisLiquor Can't Hold Her Liquor]]: More mild than most, but the reason she gives for not liking cocktails is that they give her awful headaches.
* FearOfThunder
* FloralThemeNaming: Only in the Japanese version. There, her name is Anise, and her brother's name is Thyme.
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect
* KindRedEyes
* OneeSama: Her brother Taylor thinks very highly of her.
* RapunzelHair
* YamatoNadeshiko: To the ''letter.''

!!Taylor
Anissa's younger brother. He runs a seed delivery service.
* AnimeHair
** ShonenHair
* AnnoyingYoungerSibling
* BlueEyes
* CuteShotaroBoy
* FreeRangeChildren: In ''Animal Parade'', as you're introduced to him, he announces that he's going to go on a journey, like his sister, to try to help the farm in some way. You don't hear about it again - even from his parents - until he comes back.
* GogglesDoNothing
* MouthyKid
* {{Shotacon}}: It is possible for a female to propose marriage to Taylor with the Blue Feather. This seems to be taken seriously, though he will decline because he isn't ready and doesn't think he can satisfy her, [[AvertedTrope averting]] a potential MayDecemberRomance.
* YoungEntrepreneur: Kid's like 11 or so, and yet starts up his own phone-order seed delivery service.

!!Jin
A doctor who works at the local clinic.
* ChinesePeople: Oddly enough...
* DarkAndTroubledPast: Became a doctor [[spoiler:after trying to save his first wife from terminal illness to no avail.]]
* FlorenceNightingaleEffect
* HospitalHottie
* MayDecemberRomance
* [[spoiler: SecondLove]]: ''Very'' rare for the ''HarvestMoon'' series.
* StoicSpectacles
** AdjustingYourGlasses: His talking gesture

!!Perry
In Tree of Tranquility, he's a relative of Jin's. If there's still a blood relationship in Animal Parade, it's never commented on, and instead of working in the Clinic, he works as the preacher at the local church, which had been suspiciously empty in ==ToT==.
* TheApprentice: In the Clinic in Tree of Tranquility.
* EyesOfGold
* PreacherMan: In Animal Parade.
** GoodShepherd
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Van
Anissa and Jin's son, should they get married.
* ChildProdigy
* CuteShotaroBoy

!!Yolanda
Chief chef at the inn and Maya's grandmother.
* CoolOldLady
* SupremeChef

!!Jake
Owner of the inn and Maya's father.
* HappilyMarried: He's downright [[SesquipedalianLoquatiousness uxorious.]] (That means doting on one's wife, and the word was probably created specifically to describe him.)
* [[spoiler:{{Telepathy}}]]: Temporarily, anyway, [[spoiler: by using the Wizard's CrystalBall]].

!!Colleen
Jake's wife and Maya's mother.
* HappilyMarried: ''Ridiculously'' happily. She and Jake take the cake for schmoopiest couple in the series, and they've been married for at least twenty years.
* SupremeChef

!!Maya
A waitress at Waffle Town's inn. Loves fine cuisine, but couldn't make it herself if her life depended on it.
* BigEater: Given how much she likes to talk about food.
* TheCutie
* GenkiGirl
* LethalChef: Despite this, she has her own cooking show, if only out of the "Those who cannot do..." school of thought.
* TastesLikeDiabetes: "Oooh, a birthday prezzie? Thanksies! [[SayItWithHearts <3]]"
* [[ThroughHisStomach Through Her Stomach]]

!!Chase
A cook and waiter at the inn. In Animal Parade, he becomes the head chef at the bar, instead.
* {{Bishonen}}
* DeadpanSnarker
* HairColorDissonance: His hair seems like it's pale blonde, but taking a closer look reveals that it's actually ''pink.'' This could be an artistic represantation of a "strawberry blonde," but still...
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He tends to have a snarky way of speaking and teases or outright insults Maya up until he marries.
* ParentalAbandonment: In ''Tree of Tranquililty'', he says that he can't remember his parents' faces. However, what happened to them is never mentioned. (And the subject is never brought up in ''Animal Parade'')
* SupremeChef: To contrast with his counterpart, Maya. He even says, when they get married, that she doesn't have to try and cook any more--just taste-test.

!!Julius
Works at the Blacksmith with Mira. In Animal Parade, he works at the accessory shop as a jewelry designer.
* AmbiguouslyGay: He's actually straight, though. In the Japanese versions, his... uh, "fabulousness" even gets a {{lampshade}} from your rival/his designated counterpart, Candace.
* BishieSparkle: His is even special-er amidst the normal BishieSparkle of the other candidates, because his sparkles have ''roses'' in them.
* {{Bishonen}}
* {{Bowdlerize}}: In Japan, the first rival event between him and Candace in ''Animal Parade'' has him getting mad at Candace because [[IKnowYouKnowIKnow he thinks she thinks]] he's a crossdresser. In America, this was changed to him thinking she thinks he's... ''[[UnusualEuphemism short.]]'' In some sense, this makes it funnier--Candace never ''does'' say why, so one could interpret it as Julius being oblivious to how camp he acts.
* CampStraight
* CasaLaneParenting: He notes that his parents travel all over the world and sometimes forget to contact. Somewhat justified in that Julius '''is''' an adult, so they know he can take care of himself.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: "Candace is marrying the blacksmith? I thought he was a woman when I first met him!"
** And so did [[ViewerGenderConfusion a whack of the fandom]]
* LongHairedPrettyBoy
* {{Metrosexual}}: He's so flaming, he isn't allowed into barns, but he's still a bachelor.
* OppositesAttract: His relationship with Candace.
* SayItWithHearts: Just about every line he has ends with a star, heart, or musical note.
* [=~She's A Man In Japan~=]: Only ''just'' averted. Supposedly, Natsume tried to remove him entirely or change him into a girl, but decided against it. Even if he were made female, his outfit is still more fitting for a foppish man than a girl. WordOfGod denies this, for [[UnfortunateImplications whatever reason.]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: You could almost pass it off as him having dyed it--he ''does'' have streaks in his hair--but his kids in ''Animal Parade'' prove that he's a natural purple.

!!Toby
Local fisherman, a laid-back young man who likes taking naps in the shade and fishing his days away.
* EyesAlwaysShut: It appears to be genetic. His uncle Ozzie, cousin Paolo, and his potential son with Renee, Matt, all have them as well.
** {{Lampshaded}} with Matt: "Everyone tells me he's got my eyes."
** Though when he does open them during some {{Cut Scene}}s, they're [[spoiler: GreenEyes]].
** Your child with him in ''Animal Parade'' has [[spoiler: GreenEyes]] as well.
* MissingMom
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Renee
A young woman who works at her parents' ranch. She's easygoing and spends her spare time fishing.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: She does berate her parents for not taking care of the animals "properly".
* YamatoNadeshiko: In training.

!!Mayor Hamilton
* ImprobableHairstyle: There's a curl in the front sticking straight up that's almost as big as his head and he ''still'' manages to look like he's got male pattern baldness.
* TheKingOfTown: Of course, there's never much for the mayor to do in Harvest Moon.
* UglyGuyHotWife - [[spoiler:When she was alive, at least.]]

!!Gill
An arrogant and saucy boy, and the son of Mayor Hamilton.
* IdiotHair: Though he's presumably quite intelligent.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: His grumpiness belies a genuinely noble attitude.
* MissingMom
* {{Tsundere}}: He often acts pushy towards/belittles the main character though he greatly respects them for restoring the island and will still tease them now and then if they become his close friend or girlfriend.
---> '''Gill''': Whatever... [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial It's not like I'm happy just because I got to see you]], HelloInsertNameHere... * blush*

!!Elli (Tree of Tranquility)
A receptionist who works at Town Hall. She provides the weather report on television.
* TheCameo: In Animal Parade, she does not live in Castanet, but can still be seen on TV.
* ContinuityCameo: From Harvest Moon 64 (she mentions having been a baker and not a nurse)

!!Dale
The carpenter, Luke's father and acts as mentor to Bo.
* GentleGiant
* PerpetualFrowner: He's actually a very cheerful character, but darned if you can tell by looking at him.
* StoutStrength
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Luke
The fiery-tempered son of the Carpenter.
* AnAxeToGrind: And for about eight hours a day in ''Animal Parade'', he stands outside of the carpenter's shop and ''swings that axe at nothing''. You'd think someone would get on his case for that.
* TheFool
* FriendToAllChildren: Surprisingly enough! He loves kids.
* HotBlooded
* MissingMom
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Samson
Selena's father who runs the Pineapple Inn on Toucan Island.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
* GratuitousForeignLanguage
* HappilyMarried

!!Sue
Selena's mother who lives on Toucan Island.
* GratuitousForeignLanguage
* HappilyMarried
* MyBelovedSmother: She insists her daughter is still too ''immature'' for excitement outside home. She gets better.

!!Selena
A native from Toucan Island who dreams of leaving home and working as a dancer.
* AmbiguouslyBrown: At least, her art is. Her in-game model has more or less the same skin tone as everyone else, with slightly darker shading.
* AttentionWhore: She admits it herself, really.
* BareYourMidriff
* BellyDancer
* BuxomIsBetter
* DarkSkinnedRedhead
* FishOutOfWater: Being from a tropical climate, she hates the cold seasons. She also frequently comments on the different culture, and some of the festivals seem lost on her.
* HartmanHips
* MsFanservice

!!Calvin
A traveling arcaheologist who works with Phoebe. He's got an enthusiastic heart.
* AbsentMindedProfessor: Some of the things he says indicates he enjoys letting his mind wander.
* AdventurerArchaeologist
* {{Adorkable}}: ''Potently.''
* EstrogenBrigadeBait: Someone at Marvelous apparently realized that most of the game's fans were girls, and started, uh, "catering" more to their interests. [[http://www.fogu.com/hm/animal_parade/img/people/calvin.jpg Behold the result.]] Umm... ''wow.''
* {{Expy}}: He's reminescent of Carter from AWL/DS; moreso in personality than appearance. (They're both stern-seeming archaeologists with boyish zeal for their work.)
** Saying nothing of his resemblance to IndianaJones.
*** In one of their Rival Events in Tree of Tranquility, Phoebe even says "[he's] like an adventurer from a movie or something!", IIRC.
* GameBreakingBug: Unmarriable in earlier copies of ''Tree of Tranquility,'' due to a bug that would cause the game to freeze up when the player tried to complete a crucial marriage event.
* HairColorDissonance: Bright blonde in official art; light brown in-game.
* HiddenDepths: Despite his ''[[EstrogenBrigadeBait maaaanly]]'' appearance, he's actually very tender-hearted and awkward.
* ItBelongsInAMuseum: In [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6DgHaToDuM this]] cutscene.
* MayDecemberRomance: If you pursue him, he alludes to being older than the protagonist, but there's no solid evidence that the gap is as big as he makes it out to be. His official description even calls him a "young man."
* PermaStubble
* UrbanLegendOfZelda: Supposedly, if you get rid of the tablet he gives you in ''Animal Parade'' in any fashion, he won't accept your marriage proposal.

!!Barbara
Phoebe's mother. She usually takes care of the general store and has a very energetic personality.
* GenkiGirl: All grown up, but maintains the sort of personality.
* HappilyMarried
* OppositesAttract
* [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair You Gotta Have Green Hair]]

!!Simon
Rather more nervous and introverted than Barbara. In ''Tree of Tranquility'', he helps out around the general store, but in ''Animal Parade'', he runs a camera store. In both, he is HappilyMarried to Barbara and is Phoebe's father.
* {{Flanderization}}: He is obsessed with photography in Animal Parade, which introduces the camera feature.
* HappilyMarried: He and Barbara do argue, but they're pretty steadfast.
* HenpeckedHusband: Moreso in ''Tree of Tranquility'', where he's seen with Barbara more often.
* OppositesAttract
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair

!!Phoebe
An inventor, she hangs around with Calvin a lot and helps him.
* {{Expy}}: She's oddly similar to Flora from AWL/DS, both in working with an archaeologist, some clothing, and being a {{Meganekko}}.
* GadgeteerGenius
* {{Meganekko}}
* WrenchWench: She spends much of her time tinkering with ''something''.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Well, it's more teal, but in terms of strangeness it's all the same.

!!Hayden
The owner of the bar, and Kathy's father. While his face seems perpetually angry, he's actually one of the island's nicest residents.
* FaceOfAThug: He constantly laments having one. He sort of scares children.
* FriendToAllChildren: Actual profession: Bartender. Preferred profession: Preschool teacher.
* GentleGiant
* MyLocal: The owner and operator, since his wife's death.
* RealMenWearPink: As his daughter Kathy notes, he's excellent at doing housework.

!!Kathy
A waitress at her father's bar. She enjoys horseback riding.
* BareYourMidriff: At least for the Spring-Summer outfits.
* BottleFairy: Only somewhat, but she ''loves'' cocktail drinks.
* CoolBigSis
* {{Expy}}: Particularly of Gwen in terms of looks and personality.
* MissingMom
* {{Tsundere}}: For Owen.

!!Candace
A very shy girl who works in the tailor shop. Older sister of Luna.
* [[spoiler: [=~I Can't Believe A Guy Like You Would Notice Me!~=]]]
* OppositesAttract
* RaisedByGrandparents
* ShrinkingViolet
* ShyBlueHairedGirl: To the letter.
* SiblingYinYang: She's very quiet and shy, while her sister, Luna, is outgoing to the point of bluntness.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[http://www.fogu.com/hm/animal_parade/img/people/candace.jpg Very blue.]]

!!Luna
Candace's younger sister. Unlike her older sibling, Luna is outgoing--and even a little rude! She looks very young, but [[OlderThanTheyLook don't believe that for a second.]]
* CatSmile
* ElegantGothicLolita: She dresses like this from time to time. It doesn't help her look much older.
* EveryGirlIsCuterWithHairDecs
* FetishFuelStationAttendant
* GirlishPigtails: Lest we forget a single aspect of her loli-bait appearance...
* LegalJailbait
* {{Lolicon}}: She's full-grown, but her young appearance and short height (in ''Tree of Tranquility'') definitely suggests she's trying to appeal to this crowd.
* OlderThanTheyLook
* PrincessCurls
* RaisedByGrandparents
* RoseHairedGirl
* SiblingYinYang: She's the outgoing and brash counterpart to Candace's shyness.
* {{Tsundere}}

!!Ramsey
An elderly blacksmith. He's Chloe's grandfather and Owen's great uncle.
* {{Badass Grandpa}}: He certainly looks the role and Chloe sees him this way.
* TheBlacksmith
* CoolOldGuy

!!Owen
A big, tough guy who works with the blacksmith. He's very friendly, but also a bit of a party animal.
* BelligerentSexualTension: With Kathy.
* TheBlacksmith: [[TheApprentice In training]], though he spends most of his time mining.
* FriendToAllChildren: Like Luke, he loves kids and spends time playing with his cousin Chloe and Bo.
* GentleGiant
* GrayEyes
* ParentalAbandonment: Similar to Chloe.
* SleevesAreForWimps: Until Fall sets in, and he accquires a coat. But otherewise...

!!Chloe
A mischievous young girl. Owen's cousin and Ramsey's granddaughter.
* BlushSticker
* CheerfulChild
* FieryRedhead
* GenkiGirl
* RaisedByGrandparents: Her parents' lack of existence isn't really explained.
** Around the time of the Firefly Festival, she does imply her [[MissingMom mother]] has passed away.

!!Wizard (Animal Parade)
A loner who researches spells and likes to spend his evenings gazing into the stars.
* AmbiguouslyBrown
* CrystalBall
* DarkSkinnedBlonde
* DistaffCounterpart: He's basically the male version of the CuteWitch bachelorettes the series has grown fond of.
* EnsembleDarkhorse: He certainly seems to be one of the most popular bachelors with the fandom.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: Everyone calls him wizard, but you could find out his real name if you married him. [[spoiler:It's Gale.]]
* FetchQuest: His role in the story is to have you fetch three things so he can cure the Witch.
* FortuneTeller
* MayflyDecemberRomance
* MismatchedEyes: One yellow eye and the other green.
* MustHaveCaffeine: He stays up all night (In fact, the only way to meet him before a certain event is to stay out until ''2 AM''), and most of his favorite items are coffee-related. ''Hmmm...''
* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler:His name is Gale, but he only tells you if you marry him.]]
* [[spoiler: WhatIsThisFeeling]]: Said word for word.
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy
* WhoWantsToLiveForever: Invoked at a certain heart level if he's married, though only as a throwaway, probably to spare the [[FridgeHorror Fridge Depression]].
* WizardsLiveLonger: He states that while he has not been around as long as the Goddess or King, he's still been alive for quite some time.

!!Theodore (Animal Parade)
A circus ringmaster who has lost many of his animals.
* AttentionDeficitOohShiny: He managed to lose his animals because he went off chasing after a ''cat'' that crossed his path when he was advertising for the zoo.
* {{Expy}}: Of Mayor Thomas from Mineral Town.

!!Harvest King (Animal Parade)
An all-knowing deity who helps revive the Goddess Tree.
* FieryRedhead
* InterspeciesRomance
* {{Kuudere}}: He shows little interest in interacting with the player character and frequently tells them to go home if they have no business with him. On seasonal festivities, he usually belittles the details.
* MayflyDecemberRomance
* NoNameGiven: [[spoiler:His name is Ignis, but he only tells you if you marry him.]]
* PhysicalGod: Gee, ya think?
* PowerGlows
* RapunzelHair
* ReallySevenHundredYearsOld
* TheStoic
* WhatIsThisFeeling
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Grand Bazaar]]
* For Chen, Gannon, Pierre, and Wada, check the Island of Happiness/Sunshine Islands folder.

!!Hansel/Gretal
The main character.
* HeroicMime
* NiceHat

!!Antionette
Claude's daughter. Doesn't open up to people easily. If you're playing as Hansel, you can marry her. If you're playing as Gretal, she's your rival for Dirk.
* DefrostingIceQueen - Though none of her sprites actually smile
* ElegantGothicLolita
* OlderThanTheyLook

!!Daisy
The maid hired to clean at the hotel. Always cheery. If you're playing as Hansel, you can marry her. If you're playing as Gretal, she's your rival for Angelo.
* {{Dojikko}}
* {{Meido}}
* {{Moe}}
* OlderThanTheyLook
* PrincessCurls

!!Freya
A headstrong young woman. She works in the city. If you're playing as Hansel, you can marry her. If you're playing as Gretal, she's your rival for Ivan.
* TallDarkAndBishoujo

!!Sherry
Mayor Felix's daughter. She runs a seed store in the bazaar. Befriending her is a requirement for marrying Lloyd. If you're playing as Hansel, you can marry her. If you're playing as Gretal, she's your rival for Lloyd.
* NiceHat

!!Angelo
An artist who lives by the river. If you're playing as Gretal, you can marry him. If you're playing as Hansel, he's your rival for Daisy.
* BigEater

!!Dirk
Ivan's younger brother. He works part-time at the café. Befriending him is a requirement for marrying Ivan. If you're playing as Gretal, you can marry him. If you're playing as Hansel, he's your rival for Antoinette.
* CatSmile
* CuteShotaroBoy
* NiceHat
* OlderThanHeLooks
* ParentalAbandonment

!!Ivan
Dirk's older brother. He tutors children in the city. Befriending him is a requirement for marrying Dirk. If you're playing as Gretal, you can marry him. If you're playing as Hansel, he's your rival for Freya.
* ParentalAbandonment
* PromotionToParent
* SharpDressedMan

!!Lloyd
A practical businessman. He runs an ore shop in the bazaar. Befriending him is a requirement for marrying Sherry. If you're playing as Gretal, you can marry him. If you're playing as Hansel, he's your rival for Sherry.
* NiceHat
* RedEyesTakeWarning - He's the most distant and aloof of the guys you can woo, but subverted in that he is actually quite nice.
* StoicSpectacles
* WalkingTheEarth - Implied to have done this before settling in Zephyr Town.

!!Emiko
A mysterious woman who lives behind the waterfall. If you're playing as Hansel, you can marry her. She has no rival love interest.
* TheOjou
* YamatoNadeshiko

!!Amir
A prince from a far-away land. He prefers to keep to himself. If you're playing as Gretal, you can marry him. He has no rival love interest.
* DarkSkinnedBlonde
* WhiteHairedPrettyBoy

!!Cindy
Twin daughter of Issac and Nellie.
* RedOniBlueOni - Red to her twin sister Lauren's blue. Color-coded by her red outfit.
* Tomboy

!!Claire
Wilbur's wife. Kevin's mother.

!!Claude
Antionette's father. A business man who works in The City. Befriending him is a requirement for marrying Anionette.

!!Diego
* UnfortunateImplications - His sprite, along with his brothers Raul and Enrique, was edited for the English release to look less like a racial caricature.

!!Enrique
* UnfortunateImplications - His sprite, along with his brothers Raul and Diego, was edited for the English release to look less like a racial caricature.

!!Ethel
* Owns the town hotel with her husband, Stuart. Befriending her is a requirement for marrying Daisy.

!!Felix
Zephyr Town's poplar mayor. Befriending him is a requirement for marrying both Sherry and Lloyd.
* BoisterousBruiser
* LethalChef
* KingOfTown
* NiceHat

!!Isaac
Nellie's husband. Cindy and Lauren's Father. Maintains the town windmills.

!!Joan
Runs the Zephyr Cafe with her granddaugher, Marian.

!!Kevin
Wilbur and Claire's rambunctious son. Befriending him is a requirement for marrying Angelo, but a much lighter one than the others (if you have one heart for Kevin, you're golden).

!!Lauren
Twin daughter of Issac and Nellie.
* RedOniBlueOni - Blue to her twin sister Cindy's red. Color-coded by her blue outfit.
* ShrinkingViolet.

!!Marian
Joan's granddaughter. Helps her run the Zephyr Cafe. Raul's crush object.

!!Nellie
Issac's wife. Cindy and Lauren's mother.
* PerpetualFrowner - Or to go by her sprite (and not her dialogue, which isn't much different from Claire's), "Perpetually Sad".

!!Raul
* UnfortunateImplications - His sprite, along with his brothers Diego and Enrique, was edited for the English release so it looked less like a racial caricature.

!!Stuart
* Owns the town hotel with his wife, Ethel. Befriending him is a requirement for marrying Daisy.

!!Wilbur
Town carpenter. Claire's husband. Father of Kevin.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:My Little Shop]]
!!Cory/Connie
The main character of ''My Little Shop''. Moved to Clover Town to help his/her grandparents look after the village's farm and store.
* HeroicMime

!!Graham
Cory/Connie's grandfather.

!!Shannon
Cory/Connie's grandmother.

!!Jasper
The mayor of Clover Town. He is distraught over the town losing its prestige with the windmill on the edge of town having stopped.

!!Rebecca
The owner of the Flower Shop. She has a son named Cecil, and an artist for a husband.

!!Cecil
Rebecca's only son.

!!Mint
The owner of the animal shop.

!!Nick
Mint's brother. He's used to life on the farm, and doesn't seem all too impressed by Cory/Connie's city exploits.

!!Daniel
Co-owner of the tool shop.

!!Cynthia
Daniel's younger sister, who helps him run the tool shop.
* {{Meganekko}}

!!Danica
Works at the workshop. Practically begged Takakura to take her in as an apprentice.
[[/folder]]
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[[folder:Twin Villages]]
!![[{{Fanon}} Philip/Lillian]]
The main characters of Twin Villages.
* {{Shoutout}}: Just look at their names and tell me that isn't

!![[{{Fanon}}Philip/Lillian]]

* {{Shoutout}}: Just look at their names and tell me that isn't