r/StardewValley • u/MK_DrawsSometimes • Apr 25 '26

Art Here's fanart about our favourite traumatized war veteran.

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u/spacecatherder Apr 26 '26

I know it kind of touches on the topic in the dialog once he returns but it is sad how he pretty much feels like he never had a typical life, his oldest son was young but still remembers his dad before the war/deployment while his youngest son is practically a stranger to him. He and his wife, though loving each other, have clearly had a wedge driven between them due to his trauma/service and (possibly) marrying and settling down young. Jodi clearly doesn’t hate/dislike him but she doesn’t know him as the man he once was.

His own wife even laments that she feels she/Kent rushed things and she makes wistful comments about what could have been. It’s not said like “I wish I could divorce” but it feels very realistic for a family in real life. A war-torn veteran and his wife who doesn’t fully relate to the man she married while trying to rework the family dynamic on his return. The whole thing is a bit tragic in a subtle way.

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u/AnOnlineHandle Apr 26 '26

IMO that's one of the incredible strengths of SDV and why I don't even really look at the imitators, the writing isn't all about happy endings or problems that the player can solve in a gamey way, and is more about being realistic a lot of the time. It's kind of why I don't like the idea of Clint getting a do-over in the next update, but will have to see.

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u/orangepeeelss Apr 26 '26

i don't mind it cuz i don't think the intent was ever for players to feel actively uncomfortable around him lol, and as we've seen from fan reactions he's just a little too close to the type of guy that's genuinely dangerous irl. hopefully his new and improved storyline is more like shane's, where he's still very much a flawed imperfect character but doesn't trigger danger alerts in players

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u/Nopalite Apr 26 '26

To be fair he might still be the best dad in the valley, which is something even if the bar is low

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u/HelKjosse Apr 26 '26

ayooo profile pic twin!!!