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Kent is a villager who lives in Pelican Town with his wife, Jodi, and two sons, Sam and Vincent. He is away serving in the Ferngill Republic army against the Gotoro Empire throughout the first year of the game, and returns to live in the town during Spring of year two. During the war, he spends time in a Gotoro prison camp, worsening his PTSD.

Upon first meeting Kent, he makes a special effort to introduce himself at the farmhouse!

“Um, hello there. My name's Kent. I just got back last night... from overseas. My wife told me that a new farmer had moved in while I was gone. Well, I just wanted to introduce myself... I'll see you around.”

I've always loved this greeting, because it communicates so much about his character without explicitly stating so! He's so nervous and unsure, perhaps even a little afraid to introduce himself due to how unfamiliar civilian life is to him now.

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Three Hearts 1

When entering Jodi and Kent's house, a custscene will play, starting with the player walking into the kitchen.
Jodi says, "Hi (Player)! I'm just making some popcorn." before the sound of popping poporn can be heard. This, of course, causes Kent to shout in panic as he runs into the kitchen from the living room.

His frustration is evident as he reprimands Jodi with: "That sound... You should've known that sound would remind me of the war!"

Jodi then stops making popcorn, and Kent continues on explaining himself. "...I lost a lot of good friends in those bloody trenhes."
Then, Jodi attempts to comfort him by saying, "But, dear... popcorn was always your favorite before you left." Kent stares off into the distance and eventually responds with, "...Things have changed." Jodi then quietly asks the player's character if they can say something to Kent. There are three choices:

Jodi's to blame... she should've known better!
(minus 25 friendship.)
Kent gets angry and says, "You keep quiet! Stop trying to turn me against my wife." Then apologizes to Jodi.
I know you're hurting... but don't blame your wife.
(plus 50 friendship.)
Kent says the player is "absolutely right," and apologizes to Jodi.
(Lie) Blame me... I asked for popcorn.
(minus 50 friendship.)
Kent gets angry and says, "Don't lie to me! I hate lies more than anything!" Then apologizes to Jodi.

Three Hearts 2

After reaching three hearts with Kent, he'll send you the following recipe with a letter attached!

Crispy Bass!
Picked up this recipe overseas. Enjoy.

Want to say thanks for making me feel welcome.

-Kent

Seven Hearts

After reaching seven hearts with Kent, he'll send you the following recipe with a letter attached!

Super Meal!
Picked up this recipe overseas. Enjoy.

Want to say thanks for making me feel welcome.

-Kent

I have a lot of thoughts about Kent's "heart events"— if you can even call them as such. Most importantly, how I'd wish that there were more, and they they held more substance beyond just receiving cooking recipes! However, unfortunately, he's a mere side characters in the game, so it makes sense. I'll detail how I think/wish his heart events would play out in the headcanon section!

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Despite being a relatively minor character in Stardew Valley, Kent does have some quests tied to him!

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Kent doesn't send many letters in game. In fact, most of the time when he's mailing you, he only sends bombs LOL... Which are useful in a game context! But so funny to think about in real life...

I've also included the letter he sent to Jodi, which you can find by cliking on their nightstand in their shared bedroom!

Other letters that he sends are regading recipes you can obtain from heart events, and sometimes he'll post a randomized Help Request on the community notice board outside of Pierre's General Store!

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Here is some trivia about Kent. Most are sourced from the Stardew Valley Wiki! You can find my unofficial speculation trivia in headcanons.

• Kent likely suffers from PTSD caused by the time he's served in the army, under active duty in a war. This is most obvious during his three heart event, given his reaction to the sound of cooking popcorn. Also, during regular dialogue with him, he points out the fact that he has trouble sleeping; a common symptom of PTSD.
• In the three heart cutscene with Jodi, she states that: "But, dear... popcorn was always your favorite before you left.". Which is still true! Because if you take Kent to the cinema, popcorn is one of his loved treats to eat there!
• The chevrons on Kent's sleeve can be interpreted in several ways. Several countries use chevrons (whether pointed upward or downward) to indicate the rank of Corporal, including America, Australia, Brazil, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. The French, Italian, Korean, and Turkish military forces use variations of gold (or red) chevrons to indicate the rank of Sergeant. In the Chinese and Japanese military forces, two chevrons below a star or other symbol indicate the rank of Private First Class. The Russian military used chevrons to indicate various ranks in various branches until 2010.
• Sam tells us in dialogue that Kent used to be a garbage man back when they lived in Zuzu City! This not only lets us know that Kent and his family have not always lived in Pelican Town, but also tells us what sort of job Kent had before serving in the army.
• Sam also details that when he was younger, Kent would often take him on trips to the desert.
• Also, despite the fact that if you gift Kent an egg, it counts as a liked gift, he claims not to be a big fan of them during dialogue at the egg fesitval.

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Consider these my unofficial hot takes, but I am his biggest fan, so they're basically fact anyway... (joke)!

• He probably smells like cotton, due to army outfits.
• Due to his time in the army, he's gained various lifelong scars. Particularly one on his right cheek, a few on his arms, one across his chest, and a couple minor scratches on his back.
• His body is pretty hairy all over, but especially his chest, arms, and legs!
• Classic old man dad rock is by FAR his most favourite music genre, and he even dabbled in making music himself when he was younger! Following this, I think he would often play guitar for Sam when he was a baby to help his son go to sleep. This then encourages Sam to pick up the guitar too.
• I think Kent moved his family to Pelican town once Jodi fell pregnant with Vinent, in the hopes of giving his little family a happy, slow life. It's a few years after moving that he ends up having to join the war.
• Joining the army was his own decision, but he obviously comes to regret it. He just wanted to make more money for his family, really. And he thought he was protecting his country.
• Kent was the one that proposed to Jodi! He's a hopeless romantic, so he ends up proposing rather early.
• He enjoys fishing! Finds it relaxing. Uses it as a means to catch up on missed time with his sons. Nothing like a good ol' father son fishing trip! A trick he stole from his own father, I think.
• He swears like a sailor! Even accidentally around Vinent haha...
• Enjoys gridball, and he eventually strikes a friendship with Alex and Shane once returning back to the valley!
• Before the war, he was the main cook of the household! Cooking and baking is part of his therapy work, I think.
• Every weekend, if the weather is nice, he likes to host a family BBQ! This is time he gets to enjoy with the towns other dads, a space where he an relax with friends and drink a few beers maybe...
• Used to smoke, but quit some time in the army.
• He never truly opens up about his experiences at war, but he does get better in regards to his PTSD.
• His hair grows out naturally once leaving the army! He considers it a step in his therapy journey!

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These are sourced from THE SPRITE RESOURCE! Most of the assets on this page are also saved from, and edited from there!

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TBA!!! I have more merch incoming, so I wanna wait until that arrives before I post pics... I may also include a fanart section, etc etc :D...