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Pierre

How the hell did this scumbag inch his way into the top 25? Uh, I guess by being a scumbag! At the very least, Pierre is a very interesting character. His rivalry with Morris kinda drives the plot of Stardew Valley, if you want to pretend there is a main plot, and in a lot of ways you can see that he's just as bad as Morris. The game cleverly disguises the fact that there's really no 'best' choice for everyone in Stardew Valley.

I talked about this in my Lewis write up already, but, Pierre either beats the shit out of Morris or rallies the citizens to boycott YoyoMart. Either way driving them out of town. And what happens? Sam loses his job. Shane loses his job. Jodi, Pam, possibly others have to pay Pierre's prices now instead of the YoyoMart prices they could afford. Pam does get her job back, and Kent returns to help Jodi out, but still. Sam and Shane LOSE THEIR JOBS. And they never start working again after that. Holy shit. You and Pierre ruined their lives.

Truly one of the most evil bastards in Stardew Valley, and a more fascinating character for it. His relationship with Abigail is pretty cool. He comes across like he doesn't really 'get' her but, eh, this is true for most parents. At least he tries to have a few conversations with her, or about her. He definitely seems more cold toward his wife... something that makes absolutely no sense to me. You are married to Caroline. Are you blind, man?

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Sam

And now we get to the reason why I don't care too much about Pierre making Sam lose his job. I don't really hold Sam in super high regard either! He's a pretty decent guy, one of the few marriage candidates who is immediately nice toward the player character as soon as you move in, with no strings attached. Many of the others are either apathetic toward you, nervous around you, or just downright mean/cold. All that being said, I think Jodi's point of view is really enlightening here.

There are conversations where she talks about how she wants her kids to grow up, and then has to remind herself that Sam is already an adult. Jodi thinks of Sam as a kid, like, the same as Vincent. And has to remind herself that Sam is actually an adult. Yeah. Thing is, I don't feel like this is a case of her being an overly attached mother. I think she basically hits the nail on the head.

He also apparently does not help out with any chores around the house. Seriously, what the fuck? I mean, I get it. Some people live with their parents even into their 20's, and even later. It's whatever. But if your mom is still washing your dishes and cleaning your underwear, we've got a problem. You are not marriage material.

My favorite Sam scene is when Lewis makes him promise not to skateboard outside anymore after he pops a sick grind across the flower bed outside of Emily's house. Then you can find him outside on his skateboard later the same week, or even the same day, depending on when you trigger the event. Sam is good friends with Sebastian, seems to respect the opinion of the player character a lot, and isn't a bad friend to have by any means. He's definitely a solid top 25 contender.

If you do feel inclined to marry him, check this out -- his room is actually fairly clean! And he builds an awesome half pipe outside of the farm where he skates from time to time.

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