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Kent — Soldier in Stardew Valley
Birthday Spring 4
Lives in Pelican Town
Home 1 Willow Lane
Family Jodi (wife), Sam (son), Vincent (son)

Kent

Soldier

Returns to town in year 2 after military service. Loves fusing, super meals, and quiet understanding.

Jodi's husband and Sam and Vincent's father. Appears from Spring Year 2 onward, adjusting to civilian life.

Explore this villager

Gift ideas, a typical day in town, and heart events — curated for cozy friendship, not wiki overload.

Gift ideas

Two gifts per week (plus one on their birthday) move friendship up or down. Birthday gifts count extra — these are the standouts, not every item in the game.

Loves

  • Fiddlehead Risotto · +80 friendship

    Gift item

  • Roasted Hazelnuts · +80 friendship

    Gift item

  • Stardrop Tea · +80 friendship

    Special item

Likes

  • Quartz · +45 friendship

    Gem or mineral

  • Daffodil · +45 friendship

    Gift item

Dislikes

  • Clay · −20 friendship

    Material

  • Holly · −20 friendship

    Foraged

Hates

  • Salmonberry · −40 friendship

    Fish

  • Wild Horseradish · −40 friendship

    Cooked dish

Typical day

A simplified rhythm for finding them in town — weather and festivals can shuffle things around.

WhenWhere
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM · Regular dayHome → town → saloon (some evenings)
— · Before year 2Away on deployment

Relationships

  • Jodi & sons

    Rebuilding family rhythm after years away.

  • Sam

    Father-son dynamic is loving but strained by what Kent experienced.

Trivia

  • He is not in town until Spring 1 of Year 2 — plan gifts accordingly.

Reference notes from Stardew Valley Wiki .