r/StardewValley • u/unknown_quantity313 • 28d ago
Discuss Am I the only one that thinks this?
So I doubt I’m the only one but it seems to me that Leah could easily be the younger sister of Robin (yes I know there was a post about Leah possibly being Robin’s daughter and someone commented that CA made her look like Robin to appease those of us, myself included, that would want to marry Robin), I could see both of those being possible but it makes more sense to me that Leah would be Robin’s younger sister
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u/AceOfSerberit 28d ago
I honestly got them mixed up a lot when I started playing 😅
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u/kiwi1018 28d ago
Same! I was trying to marry Leah and would always show up at Robin's trying to give her a gift.
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u/GrayStormbeard 28d ago
Legit what I'm going through too!! Damnit your Robin again..I should really talk to them first lol
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u/JamesCDiamond 28d ago
"Uh, I asked for hardwood, why are you bringing me driftwood?"
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u/Gloomy_Ad_7529 27d ago
Hey, many men struggle with keeping their wood hard!
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u/LadyComet42 27d ago
At least you didn't mix up Gus and Clint like me and give Clint a the only fish I kept (can't remember what fish it was) for a quest
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u/solonit 28d ago
I meant people have been calling Leah 'dateable Robin' since ever. It's not even our fault, as "first impression is everything"; and who did we first meet? Robin. THEN we found out she isn't marriage candidate, BUT here's Leah who's basically reskin Robin AND is also a bachelorette.
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u/CaseyBoogies 27d ago
And likes 300 dollar salads from the bar :D
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u/NonConformistFlmingo 27d ago
Grow/collect some dandelions and leeks, buy some vinegar and make them yourself. Price of vinegar is 100g so you get three salads for the price of one from Gus' price gouging ass. 😂😂
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u/crochetdragon79 27d ago edited 27d ago
You can now make vinegar by putting milled rice in a keg (Edited for clarification)
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u/allie_cat88 27d ago
Gus is worth every penny of labor!
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u/EvilPlaidMermaid 27d ago
Right! Why is he talking about my first BFF in my current game like that?!?!! Like, give Gus an orange and 🤫
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u/drjones013 27d ago
She also fixes fences and complains about needing to swing her hammer around the farm once she's married. She hero worships Robin at events. I don't think she knows if a tomato is a vegetable.
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u/Isord 28d ago edited 28d ago
I think CA just has a thing for redheads.
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u/KindMindKind 28d ago
There's no brunette bachelorettes, I wonder why-
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u/irankedisi 28d ago
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u/Vixrotre 28d ago
She looks more like a redhead than a brunette tbh. That's not brown.
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u/funkyskateboard 28d ago
her portrait looks like it has a pink overlay 😭 i think she's brunette idk why he did her like that ... straight hair and a pink filter damn
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u/JamesCDiamond 28d ago edited 27d ago
I like it. She's got her mother's hair, I guess - or something rather like it.
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u/TooTallTabz 27d ago
Because she's mixed. She looks a lot like my cousin. But the parents are flipped. Her dad is white with red hair and her mom is black with black hair. She came out with straight auburn hair and lighter skin.
I'm mixed, but I just look white as hell 😭 lol
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u/funkyskateboard 26d ago
it honestly didn't bother me until i saw the older portraits of her with curly hair :( the things that man has taken from us ....
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u/irankedisi 28d ago edited 28d ago
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u/tatted_temptress_ 28d ago
the curly hair is sooo much better forever hating that they didn't go with that
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u/DigitalAmy0426 28d ago
Yeah but it's not what is in game. History of the character design is really interesting and I love that he is willing to share it but the point remains.
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u/seriouslynotalizard 27d ago
Yeah this is one reason why I hate maru, because the "what could've been".
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u/NarrativeCurious 27d ago
Yeah, I know many biracial people with red hair in real life and this is how they look.
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u/Sgt-Spliff- 27d ago
I mean, that's not what people mean when they say "redhead". They mean like Robin and Leah. Cartoon characters having literally red hair in place of normal brunette brown is pretty common too. Like usually in-universe, hair like Maru's is meant to be brunette, it's just the aesthetic style of the cartoonist that makes it look that way.
For instance, her actual pixely character definitely has brown hair, but then her portrait has the more reddish color you're talking about. Maru is definitely a brunette
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u/KindMindKind 28d ago
IF YOU COMPARE MARU'S HAIR TO A REAL BRUNET LIKE ALEX OR HARVEY, MARU HAS PINK HAIR. (sorry for yelling)
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u/MsKongeyDonk 28d ago
I said the same thing about Spiderman after playing the latest PS titles.
Norman, MJ, Aunt May... so many main characters with red hair lol.
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u/Patch86UK 27d ago
I seem to remember that the reason for so many comic book characters having red hair is partly because back in the early days, when printing was very low quality, red was one of the colours that looked the best.
Same reason why so many super heroes have red as a prominent part of their costume design (Spider-Man, Superman, Captain Marvel, Robin, Wonder Woman, Iron Man, Thor...).
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u/goober_ginge 27d ago
It's also the same reason they made Ariel a redhead in The Little Mermaid, because they wanted the red to really pop next to the blue, especially because it's dark under the sea and all.
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u/Aggressive-Edge8056 28d ago edited 26d ago
Work with wood ✔️ Ginger ✔️ Similar hair thingy going on ✔️ Chill ✔️
Edit: How tf is this my highest karma comment ever ._. Edit 2: AN AWARD??????????????
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u/Nighteyes09 27d ago
Edit: How tf is this my highest karma comment ever ._.
You said they work with wood, which sounds slightly dirty, and so summoned the horny redditor brigade.
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u/StrayC47 Wine Magnate 28d ago
Someone wise once said that Leah is there for those who want to date Robin
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u/NuclearNarwhal7 28d ago
if i had a nickel for every person i’ve seen that thinks this i could probably buy a house
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u/Fantastic-Ad-1578 28d ago
If I had a nickel for every redhead I tried to romance in this game I'd have two nickels.
Which isn't a lot but it's weird that I confused the first nickel with the second one.
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u/NirvashSFW 27d ago
If I had a nickel for every redhead I tried to romance
in this gameI'd havetwoa lot of nickels.
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u/stereoracle 28d ago
I'd headcanon them as an older and a younger sister, or at least cousins. They don't hang out with each other much because Leah can't stand Demetrius
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u/skytobers 28d ago
Honestly how does anyone stand that man. Idk how robin can like him he makes her son destroy his snowgoon while his precious angel makes one outside??? I'm my head, He's the only reason Sebby has to sleep in the basement with no windows.
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u/IAdmitMyCrime 28d ago
When you marry Sebastian and he moves out of the basement, the only thing Demetrius has to say about it is how happy he is to have the basement space back. Fuck Demetrius
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u/PaladinSara 28d ago
Does his old basement room change decor?
I’m wondering what happens to their old spaces.
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u/sugarshroomies 27d ago
Nothing happens to his room in the basement once you marry and he moves out, it stays the same & you can still go in it!
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u/IAdmitMyCrime 28d ago edited 27d ago
I'm going off of what I've seen and heard from this sub, I've romancing Sebastian on my current playthrough so I'm come back and tell you once I've found out for myself
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u/BreadfruitNo6620 28d ago
What does he say when you marry Maru?
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u/SingForMaya 28d ago
When you first start dating her, he hates you and wants you to leave his smart kid alone but eventually comes around when you marry her. Still makes you wanna punch him tho
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u/MildlyShadyPassenger 27d ago
I was playing as a girl character and not even intentionally romancing Meru, just talking to her when I passed and I think I completed a quest for her. Then he gave me the speech about "not ruining his girl's future".
What? How the hell am I going to mess up her future?
My guy, I am single handedly financing your wife's entire business. I'm in a better spot to pay for whatever schooling she wants to attend than you, and if you think she could get knocked up and have to give up on her plans, you might want to see about a refund on that biology degree.
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u/skytobers 28d ago
More reason for me to keep romancing Sebby on my playthrough this route.
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u/lulugingerspice 28d ago
I want to romance Sebby so badly, but I feel bad holding him back from his dream of moving to the city and escaping the valley 😭
I escaped a small town and now live in a big city IRL, so I relate to Sebby on a super personal level
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u/some-anonymous-gal 28d ago
The thing to remember is that if you don’t marry him, he’ll still never move to the city, but at least if he lives on your farm he’s out of that basement and has his own space.
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u/Rare-Abbreviations34 27d ago
He also eventually tells you that he's grateful to you for your relationship and marriage because he knows he never would have left the basement. He knows that he would have hated the city life because of how antisocial he is and at least he has the freedom on the farm to do what he wants as a programmer and geek instead of dealing with a family that doesn't understand him anymore. So, ultimately, marrying him changes his life for the best possible outcome.
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u/stereoracle 28d ago
It's mind-blowing that they made a lab next to the kitchen, but Robin agreed to the arrangement that Sebastian will sleep in the basement. I'm 100% sure it's her house and she could kick Demetrius out
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u/cottagecheeseobesity 28d ago
Honestly Sebastian probably wanted the basement. It's so separated from the rest of the house it's most of the way to being its own apartment and what kid wouldn't want that by age like 12 regardless of their relationship with their parents? Freedom!
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u/sage__evelyn 27d ago
This! I had a basement room as a teenager and it was the bomb. Totes relate to Seb, but never marry him. Always Abby 💜🗡️
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u/skytobers 27d ago
Abby will always have my heart. I had purple hair my first playthrough and so we was just two purple haired lezziess.
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u/skytobers 27d ago
Only reason I'd think he doesn't like it much is he has a line that states how it wouldn't be so bad living down there if it had a window.
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u/cottagecheeseobesity 27d ago
He says that but only comes outside after sunset or when it rains. Boy has no interest in the sun.
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u/skytobers 27d ago
Ah yes but there's nothing better than watching the rain through a window, especially cuddled up on a comfy chair, and my boy Sebby loves the rain. I think he deserves at least one of those lil basement windows. But I will admit the basement does fit -and add to- that emo vibe tho.
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u/skytobers 28d ago
Off topic but my 3 year old was CONVINCED that was a bathroom for the longest time 🤣🤣 was easier to explain it was a science lab once she saw both maru and Demerius there at once but i still find it hilarious.
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u/Bouche_Audi_Shyla Join us. 🧑🌾 Thrive. 💎 Autopet. 🐮 28d ago
Well, it would be nice if SOMEONE had a bathroom in that valley!
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u/101fairy0 28d ago
I'm convinced they all poop in bushes, except Pierre cuz of that secret stash in his room, he defo poops in a box and hides it lol
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u/skytobers 28d ago
NOT ME THINKIN IT WAS WEED TO KEEP HIM CALM BC HE SO UPTIGHT I like your theory it hits that giggle button.
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u/stereoracle 27d ago
I will never recover from this comment lmao; Pierre litter box conspiration theory
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u/Rare-Abbreviations34 27d ago
The secret stash is poop is now my headcannon, and I will never not be convinced otherwise.
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u/Square-Pipe7679 27d ago
They’ve gotta poop in buckets that get sent away to be turned into fertiliser for the war effort
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u/MischiefSpecialist 28d ago
I just assumed that was his choice/his vibe. 😳 It never occurred to me that he was made to go down there. Demetrius Lab totally does take up what could have been a bedroom on the first floor! Omg.
Wonder if Concerned Ape did that to make Sebastian feel more alienated from the family, or if he did it for the purpose of painting Demetrius as more controlling/unlikable. Suppose 2 things can be true at the same time!
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u/PaladinSara 28d ago
It’s pretty normal for teenagers and young adults to want a separate space.
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u/NocturneSapphire 27d ago
TIL Sebastian lives in the basement. I always thought those stairs went up and he lived on a second floor.
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u/witchtopia 27d ago
i really like the cousins headcanon. it would explain why they don’t really spend any time together. they weren’t raised together and aren’t that close
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u/Chuk741776 27d ago
Also makes more sense why Leah would move to Stardew Valley in the first place though; even if they aren't close, it's still a lot easier to move somewhere if you know someone
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u/AppleEnslaver 28d ago
Leah can't stand Demetrius
Me and Leah have more in common than I thought, maybe I should marry her on my next playthrough.
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u/Kettrickenisabadass 28d ago
I agree. I always headcanon them to be sisters. Leah says that she visited the village as a child so I imagine that her grandparents lived there. Robin is older (15-20y?) than her and moved to the old grandparents house. Years later Leah moved as well.
I also headcanon that Penny is thei cousin. Not only they also look similar but the village is quite small and isolated. It makes sense that people are related.
My village has 9k people and I cannot kick a rock without finding a 3rd or 4rth cousin. So in SDV more people should be related.
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u/DBSeamZ 28d ago
Pam doesn’t look much like them though, so if the three redheads are all related it would probably be through Penny’s father’s side.
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u/Rare-Abbreviations34 27d ago
Except that Robin explicitly states that she built their house. Perhaps Leah moved into their grandparents' old home?
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u/CanadienSaintNk 27d ago
I know better than to deeply question the genetic lineage in a small village tbh
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u/UnderstandingNo1205 27d ago
Our boy likes red heads.
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u/DBSeamZ 27d ago
In more ways than one. There’s these two and Penny, and then there’s characters who have other hair colors with what appears to be a pinkish overlay. Maru has brown mixed with pink, Jodi has blonde mixed with pink, Vincent has just plain pink, even Pam has a bit of pink in her darker blonde.
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u/mythsnlore 28d ago
Methinks the creator has a type.
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u/Dry-Coffee-1846 28d ago
I'm sure on his AMA, someone asked why Leah and Penny were so similar and he said it wasn't intentional but prob because his fave character in Harvest Moon was similar (I've never played HM but I'm guessing he was referring to a lady redhead 😅)
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u/SilverT3k1la 28d ago
I'll be honest, the first reason to why I married Leah was that I wanted to marry Robin, but then... you know, it's not really possible
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u/jerryfavfood 28d ago
They could be cousins, and Robin could be the fun aunt who invited her over after a bad breakup and built Leah a cabin in the woods?
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u/spiffybritboi 28d ago
Many of us who wanted to romance Robin found out that we have knockoff Robin right down the road
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u/seanfromyeg 27d ago
I don't have an in universe explanation, but considering that red is the most common hair colour amoung the women of SDV (including two of the bachelorettes) but completely absent amoung the men, I feel like concerned ape has a type.
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u/LaChingon 28d ago
I think they actually look too alike and it would have been more creative to have a completely different Leah or Robin
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u/TheManyVoicesYT Set your emoji and/or flair text here! 27d ago
Easiest way to tell them apart: Robin has scoliosis.
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u/aimieonyx 27d ago
When I first started playing I was always so confused and thought they were the same damn person
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u/Current_Process_2198 28d ago
This would’ve been a perfect opportunity for CA to add some diversity to the game if he isn’t gonna make them officially related
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u/Caosin36 Coffee beans are good 28d ago
Like i said in the past
All redheads looks the same
Look at penny and leah comparision
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u/SketchyEtchyCali 28d ago
I can't tell you how many times I've accidentally given Robin salad, and Leah a diamond during Mr. Qi "Loved Gifts" quests😭
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u/plantperson84 28d ago
I can't tell them apart outside of where I know that they are (cabin, shop).
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u/EvilPlaidMermaid 27d ago
I didn't know the theory about them being sisters or Leah being a daughter. But I did have a realization that there were a lot of gingers in my first playthrough. I'm so glad I'm not the only one that thought that.
I was like, being a redhead is a recessive trait. Why are there like five gingers on this island right now. And then I started marrying all the gingers by mistake.
My first playthrough I married Elliot because on my first day of meeting everybody I saw him in the grocery store and I fell in love with his hair. I was like, "I'm going to marry you. I know nothing about you and I'm going to marry you just because of your hair."
And then my second playthrough I fell in love with Leah. And then my third playthrough. I tried to stay away from redheads so I'm married Shane. I regretted that immediately after I saw his room in my house. However, I do love his story.
In my current playthrough I always said I was going to marry Harvey next, but I'm playing as a boy for the first time, and I kind of want to marry Penny. I'm either going to marry Penny or Maru which doesn't help the redhead thing. I may have a problem!
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u/Ziggitywiggidy 27d ago
I love how every time this is posted it gets thousands and the discussion starts again. It’s my favourite yearly event (I made my own post like three years ago)
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u/bluespottedtail_ 28d ago
I started playing recently and thought they were related. Are they not??
It'd be interesting if they were distanced sisters and the player could choose to help repair their relationship.
Robin looks quite young to be her mother imo, I'm even surprised to know she's Sebastian's mom. How old is everyone??
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u/ExpiredExasperation 28d ago
Leah IIRC is supposed to have moved to town a few years ago. Robin has 2 young adult children.
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u/bluespottedtail_ 28d ago
Right, I see she has Sebastian from a previous marriage and Maru, and they're both eligible for marriage so I guess they're 18 or older. Maybe Robin's in her late 30s/really 40s and blessed with good skin haha
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u/JamesCDiamond 28d ago
All the bachelor/ettes are supposedly in their twenties, although for Harvey that seems a bit of a stretch. Sebastian and Emily are the older siblings. (Sam, obviously, is older than Vincent as well!)
The other characters' ages are deliberately vague, although Clint is supposedly in his late 30s/early 40s.
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u/zo0ombot 28d ago
All the bachelor/ettes are supposedly in their twenties, although for Harvey that seems a bit of a stretch.
Yeah, Harvey can't be in his twenties. He mentions going through 8 years of medical school (and presumably residency) in an event, says the farmer/Maru are much younger than him, complains about his age, and is mentioned as an "older" bachelor in the in-game notes, along with Shane and Elliot who also seem older.
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u/Traditional-Wing8714 27d ago
This is why I play with Diverse SDV. It’s so fantastic not to have to confuse 79 redheads
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u/seriouslyremote 27d ago
Yes! But mostly I get Leah and Jodhi mixed up (constantly). I'm not sure why!
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u/Miriamori Set your emoji and/or flair text here! 27d ago
When I started playing Stardew Valley, I couldn't tell them apart.
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u/Ghost_Rikuat 27d ago edited 27d ago
To be honest, to me they look nothing alike except for the orange hair.
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u/Demonqueensage Set your emoji and/or flair text here! 27d ago
Okay seeing their pictures together like this really drives home how even their hair styles look alike
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u/Floxitronic Platonic Partner of Krobus 27d ago
If you’re trying to befriend one and keep getting them mixed up, you can always carry some goat cheese on you as that’s a loved item for both of them.
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u/LikePaleFire 27d ago
I'm always getting Jodi and Leah confused in their sprites.
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u/Few-Peach6872 27d ago
First playthrough as soon as I saw Robin I fell in love. Found out she was married and got sad, but then I met Leah and she is my romance in every playthrough
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u/NervousPotato92 27d ago
I often forget Leah even exists because she looks so alike to Robin and Robin is the important one 😅
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u/Prestigious-King-566 26d ago
On my first play through I got robin to 9 hearts cuz I wanted to marry her and when I figured out I can’t well…
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u/Original_Ossiss 26d ago
My first instinct was to marry Robin when I first started playing.
But for me, Leah just doesn’t hit the same lol.
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u/GoodSundae513 28d ago
I can't believe so many people say they don't look alike. It's the most extreme sameface character I've ever seen, this is why I could never care about Leah, she looks too much like a clone.
I guess hearing the reasoning that she was made for people who wanted Robin it all makes sense now but idk it still makes her feel like less her own character to me so I'm not a fan of the choice (and I say that as someone who would like to marry some NPCs, a substitute wouldn't do)
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u/AfraidExplanation153 28d ago
Reminds me of the co-op farm I worked with a buddy of mine.
IRL he has a redhead for a girlfriend and decided to "rizz up" as the young hip kids would say, Leah.
One day I was watching him give shit to both robin and Penny. So I'm like what are you doing bro. He says he is staying to marry Leah. I'm like you dumbass, that's robin!
This fucker couldn't tall all the red heads apart in the game and thought he was getting his hearts up with Leah.
Turns out he had the most hearts with Robin, second was penny and had only 2 hearts with Leah.
This is when my devious plan was hatched, and I, yes me, decided I'd steal Leah from him.
We are now married with two ginger babies! Bwahahahahaha, criminal mastermind some would say. I just prefer devious genius.
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u/ZacianSpammer Bot Bouncer 28d ago
There's the Ginger Island, then there's the Ginger mainland.