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Haley

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I guess the main reason I prefer Haley over many of the others is just the fact that she changes more drastically over the course of her story arc. She definitely embodies some of the qualities that I've marked as negative in the past. Haley is selfish, she is immature. Sure, her journey takes her from very selfish and immature to less selfish and less immature. She's actually one of the few characters that becomes more selfless in general rather than only starting to care more about the farmer specifically. I think that quality alone is something interesting, which catches my note. Haley still ends up in the middle of the pack at best when it comes to maturity, and I think the question of selfishness is a bit more unclear.

One thing I really love about Haley in particular is her pretty crass dialogue. That's something I usually find funny in characters. And this doesn't necessarily go away after you marry her or anything either, although you just see it less often (as long as you stay on her good side).



Haley's design changed a lot over time but I think her current design really matches her personality very well. Her original art was a lot more warm, and a BIT more plain looking. Sure, she was pretty, but she didn't look like the 'beach queen' that she looks like now. Which fits her personality a lot better.

Haley is surprisingly not a very flirty character. Even her eight heart dialogue is just a joke that implies she has changed a bit due to hanging out with the farmer too much. Definitely nothing romantic or even sexual about it. In fact, I'd say she's somewhere between Maru and the others in terms of sexuality. You don't even get a KISS from Haley until her ten heart event, making her another one of the 'definitely no sex until marriage' options.

She becomes like really, really nice after you are married. I think she might compliment the player and the farm more than any other spouse, except maybe Penny. To be honest I actually might have been slightly happier if they kept her slightly mean tone a bit more. Haley probably has my favorite 'pissed off' and 'slightly mean' face sprites of any character in the game, her faces are hilarious. It's a shame they stop getting utilized as much after marriage. But I guess it's still neat to see how much Haley changes.



Unsurprisingly, there are many who don't feel the same as I do here. Haley is pretty low ranked as far as marriage candidates go, and I don't think that is surprising to me at all. Most gamer nerds are not going to be very excited about a hot girl character who is mean to them.

Supposedly her and Emily are looking after the house, but you get the impression that Emily is doing most or all of the work. Okay, that being said, you can technically say that Haley is capable of taking care of the house on her own. After all, if you marry Emily she only goes back to see Haley once a week and the house doesn't turn to complete shit. This is a case of the 'lack of post-marriage changes' actually making a character seem more favorable instead of less favorable.

Haley is also mentioned on TV. Apparently one of the letters she writes to the Queen of Sauce gets mentioned on air, which is a really interesting choice, and I think it helps solidify where the core of Haley's character resides. Since her writing a letter has nothing to do with her appearance it shows Haley has a lot more going on besides her looks. This is supported by things like her interest in photography which can actually be seen as somewhat more of an artsy or nerdy hobby. Although Haley seems to wonder sometimes if her or Emily are even related, I think the two have a lot more in common than Haley realizes.



I actually rank Haley up there along with Shane among the characters who get some of the most development and depth out of the Stardew Valley cast. But if you ask me to choose between a trash hobo and a cute girl, I'm gonna pick the cute girl every time.

This write up is making me realize how small the gap between 2nd place and 7th place really is. Maybe I should have just done tier lists.

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