Characters who have appeared in Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness, Harvest Moon: Sunshine Islands and Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming.
For characters from other games in the series, check out the Characters page here.
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Mark and Chelsea
Mark and Chelsea
- An Economy Is You: To the point where all the island's development is either paid for or spurred on by them.
- The Chosen One: In SI, the sprites choose them to gather the Sunstones.
- Everyman: Unlike other characters, who have specific likes and dislikes, neither Mark nor Chelsea has anything they explicitly love or hate.
- Heroic Mime: Most of the time, when controlled by the player. But, when you play as either of them, the other will arrive on the island eventually as a speaking marriage candidate. Averted in Frantic Farming, where both characters are quite chatty.
- Last Girl Wins: And Last Guy Wins too, potentially. They're only introduced after the protagonist has acquainted themselves with all the possible candidates, and in Sunshine Islands, has already raised most of the islands. They exist as a fallback in the scenario the protagonist has lost all their potential options to their rivals.
- Mythology Gag: Chelsea wears an outfit very much like Sara's clothing.
- Purely Aesthetic Gender: Except for the love interests they can court, there's no difference in the player genders.
Bachelors and Bachelorettes
Natalie
- Does Not Like Spam: Hates mushrooms and natto.
- Meaningful Name: The name "Natalie" is a short form of Natalya, and your rival for her is a guy named Pierre, a Shout-Out to War and Peace.
- Not a Morning Person: Will complain about it being too early if you talk to her in the morning.
- Official Couple: If you don't marry her, she will end up with Pierre. The official manga and spin-off game, it is implied that Natalie and Mark have feelings for each other.
- Tell Me About My Father: Asks her mother this in one event. She's disappointed to hear he was just like Elliot.
- Tomboy: Though this is only really shown in her dialogs after typhoons or blizzards and Elliot's dialog about her (if playing as Chelsea).
- Trademark Favorite Food: Fruit Sandwich.
Julia
- Does Not Like Spam: Don't give her fish.
- Lethal Chef: Though we only have Mirabelle's word for it. Frantic Farming triples this by having Elliot, Vaughn and Denny eating her food and secretly hating it.
- Ms. Fanservice: Her chest and booty shorts really work for her.
- Official Couple: If you don't marry her, she ends up with Elliot.
- Trademark Favorite Food: (Superb) Yogurt.
Lanna
- Dub Name Change: She is known as "Lilly" in Japan.
- Hime Cut: Visually she is spot-on with the long and straight hair, sidelocks and even bangs. As far as character traits go, it's mostly to serve as a feminine style.
- Official Couple: With Denny, if you don't marry her.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Yam Pudding.
Sabrina
- Does Not Like Spam: Hates curry, especially Rainbow Curry.
- Official Couple: With Vaughn, if you don't marry her.
Lily
- Companion Cube: Her panda doll. She said that doll suddenly fell on top of her and shielded her body from a cave-in, and ever since she always brings it everywhere she goes. What's a panda doll doing inside a cave, she doesn't know and doesn't care.
- Dub Name Change: She is known as "Suiran" in Japan.
- Meaningful Name: Lily is obvious, Suiran mean green orchid. Her other spelling of Japanese name; Sui Ren, literally means water lily.
Witch Princess
- Does Not Like Spam: Peach is her least favorite food.
- Girls Love Stuffed Animals: Has mountains of teddy bears in her house.
- Really 700 Years Old: Because she can't age no one knows how long she's been around.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Rainbow Curry.
- Weather Manipulation: If married to her, she will cheerfully claim responsibility for any typhoons that strike.
Elliot
- Does Not Like Spam: Hates dairy products.
- Dub Name Change: He is known as "Eric" in Japan.
- I Want to Be a Real Man: With a sister who's more manly than him, he's struggling with his grandfather's expectations of him being a great farmer. He even asked Gannon for tips on how to become more manly. From what it seems, he still has a long road to go. In fact, should Chelsea choose to marry him, his grandfather actually asks her to whip him into shape.
- Give Geeks a Chance: His proposal scene to Julia.
- Love at First Sight: If Chelsea marries him, he claims to have been "crazy about [her] since [he] first met [her]".
- Official Couple: With Julia, if you don't marry him.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Stir-Fried Veggies.
Vaughn
- Does Not Like Spam: Don't give him vegetables, especially Carrot.
- Fluffy Tamer: This man befriended a pack of wild dogs better than the villagers.
- Official Couple: With Sabrina, if you don't marry him.
- Sugar-and-Ice Personality: 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.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Porridge.
- Walking the Earth: He's in town only 2 days a week, and his proposal scene implies that he's been wandering for a long time.
- The Western: He dresses like a cowboy and is the island's animal dealer.
Denny
- Birds of a Feather: With Lanna, for sharing the same interests.
- Dub Name Change: He is named "Danny" in Japan.
- Head Pet: His bird, Kuu (or Popper, in the American version).
- Official Couple: With Lanna, if you don't marry him.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Sashimi.
Pierre
- He Is All Grown Up: In Tale of Two Towns, it's either this or a case of Art Evolution. Though he looks taller, he retains his childlike features.
- Meaningful Name: His name's Pierre, and your rival for him is Natalie (a short form of Natalya). Sounds familiar...
- Official Couple: With Natalie, if you don't marry him.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Finest Curry.
Will
- Overly Long Name: His full name is William Terry Louis Andrew Carrick Jonathan Dredge Hams Reading Roger Southwark Alwick Plymouth Junior Regison III.
- Parental Marriage Veto: 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.
Shea
- Trademark Favorite Food: A large Fish.
Other Residents
Taro
De facto mayor of the island, and (in IoH) the first family to move there in years. He knows a lot about farming.- Blush Sticker: Oddly enough, seems to sport these.
- Eyes Always Shut: his eyes are never open.
- Gut Feeling: It lets him predict the weather (since there are no televisions on the island).
Felicia
Taro's daughter, mother of Elliot and Natalie.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.- Gentle Giant: After you befriend him a bit.
- Renaissance Man: Expert carpenter, blacksmith, mechanical engineer, and civil engineer.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Tempura Rice.
Eliza
Gannon's ridiculously cute daughter. Moves in with Gannon after your first house upgrade.- Trademark Favorite Food: Donut.
Chen
The island's shopkeeper. He moves in soon after you and Taro's family set up shop.- Eyes Always Shut: Never has his eyes open.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Noodles.
Charlie
Chen's son. He makes all your accessories and fixes the Wonderfuls to your tools.- Does Not Like Spam: Eggplant.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Dry Curry.
Regis (Dachan)
Sabrina's father and the island's richest man. Dresses like a serial villain.- Does Not Like Spam: Hates eggs.
- High Collar of Doom: Complete with robe. One reason for the rumors that he was a vampire.
- Married to the Job: In a random event in Sunshine Islands Sabrina yells that her mother left Regis because he cared more about his company than his wife.
Mirabelle(Maselle)
Runs the animal shop. Julia's mother.- I Was Quite a Looker: According to a Sunshine Islands cutscene, young Mirabelle was a darker-haired version of Julia. Julia was aghast by the prospect of being as large as her mother when Mirabelle said many women in their family are indeed big boned.
- Trademark Favorite Food: (Superb) Cheese.
Nathan
Priest of the Harvest Goddess. Opens a church at the Goddess Pond after you build the forest bridge.—-- Trademark Favorite Food: French Toast.
Alisa
Nathan's acolyte. Dedicated her life to service to the Goddess—and because of this, is ineligible for marriage.- Does Not Like Spam: Ultimate Curry is her least favorite.
- Married to the Job: 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. And while this is not the case in Tale of Two Towns; there is a catch: she won't ever have a child with you.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Ice Cream.
Witchkin
The Witch Princess' niece.
- Does Not Like Spam: Rainbow Curry is her least favorite.
- Expressive Hair: He hair droops when she she's sad and frizzes out when she's upset.
- Not a Morning Person: She hates being up in the morning.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Red Flower Mix Natto.
