Story of Seasons/Characters/Mineral Town

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Characters who have appeared in Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, and Harvest Moon: (More) Friends of Mineral Town.


Characters

Mayor Thomas

Harris

The Mayor's only son, and the only cop in the entire town. Wears a uniform that looks like it was pilfered from a postal worker.

Anna

Depending on the version, either Thomas's wife or Basil's, but always Maria's mom.

Mary/Maria

The town librarian.

Carter (Mineral Town)

Mineral Town's only priest.

Ann (Mineral Town)

Much like Ann from the original game, this one loves to tinker.

Saibara

Gray's grandfather and the local blacksmith.

Gray

Saibara's grandson.

Basil

He's a botanist who is Popuri's father in HM 64 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.

Rick

Popuri's older brother in (More) Friends of Mineral Town. The guy who runs the tool shop in Harvest Moon 64. He's a bit 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.

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 Fo MT 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.


Gotz

In HM 64, 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.

Sasha

In HM 64, 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.


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.

Ellen

Elli's grandmother.


Elli

Employed at the bakery in HM 64, and as the local nurse in Fo MT. Seems to have a budding not-quite-professional relationship with the doctor, but marries her surrogate father figure (Jeff) in 64.

  • Expy: Of Ellen in the first game. Just like Popuri, she's her granddaughter in the source game, so it makes sense.
  • Fetish Fuel Station Attendant
  • Hospital Hottie: 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.
  • Promotion to Parent: For her little brother, in Mineral Town.
  • Nice Girl: Smiling and giving gifts to others. very nice

Stu

Elli's younger brother in (M)Fo MT.

Kai

Popuri's suitor, who only comes down to the beach during the summer to sell food (in Back to Nature).

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.

Doctor

The resident doctor of the village.

May

A young girl who lives in the village. In (M)Fo MT, she is Barley's granddaughter.

May: When I talk to Grandpa about Mom he grows all quiet. When I see Grandpa looking sad or angry, it makes me want to cry. Then Grandpa tells me I'm a good girl.

Kappa

A kappa. One of the possible marriage candidates in M Fo MT. Lives in a lake, and likes cucumbers. Is there really anything else you need to know?

The Gourmet

A... wait, 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.

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.
  • Ho Yay: With Won. I mean, there's only one bed and they share the house...
  • Stalker with a Crush: He has tons of pictures of Lillia posted above his bed.

Won

A colorful salesman with a stereotypical Oriental appearance.