Was Linus A Hippie Or A CEO? - Minor 1.5 Spoilers
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- Опубликовано: 10 сен 2024
- Linus is one of my favorite characters in Stardew Valley. He lives in harmony with the natural world, and seeks nothing but peaceful understanding of his place in the universe. But what secrets does Linus hide? Let's dive in and do a character analysis on our favorite trash goblin!
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I think the young Linus sprite in the suit could be for a cut scene of M jasper's funeral. After the funeral, he sheds the suit and changes into his familiar garb to live his natural lifestyle.
I don't think Linus would have been seen in the red tie if that was the case, I think it would have been standard all black funeral attire
A red tie is a symbol of power. I know it seems dumb, but red ties tend to give off an air of control and power, so many high-powered executives wear them. Blue ties are seen as more calming, so a businessman with one of those on might be expecting to influence someone with a soft touch. There's some interesting psychology behind colors and what they subconsciously do to us!
But why would concern ape a cut this out of the final game and just leave it in the game files?
And when we heard about this cutscene by concern Ape by now?
I thought it looked like an army suit
Hi! I don’t know how, but in my first save, I became really good friends with Linus by accident. When I didn’t have enough space in my inventory I gave him some of the stuff I had found while foraging. I also always talked to all the villagers when I saw them ( well, with a few exceptions ). So even though I never intended to be friends with Linus. He was my first friend in the valley. So I now have a soft spot for Linus.
if your first 10 hearts wasn't linus you don't exist
or just don't go to the mines i guess
I did this same thing but with shane-- I have no idea how I managed to get so many hearts with him
Same with Shane and a lot of Spicy Chese
@@ghostpoint i think shane is definitely one of the easier ones to get friendship up fast, as his loved items are easily attainable in the early game. i love shane tho. lowkey a shane simp
@@dabordietrying im literally a lesbian but shane would probably be my 2nd choice to marry in the game
One details I like that's hard to pull off due to scheduling of NPCs. But where everyone else is disgusted when you root through trashcans when they walk by, if Linus sees it, he doesn't react negatively and actually gains a few heart points. Almost like he's happy to see someone else trying to make use of one person's trash.
Yes! The only time I know of where you can trigger this is during the winter market, but it's so neat!
Theres another chance to dig in the trash with him at the new 1.6 desert festival
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1.6 spoiler
he stole the calico eggs from the trash before I could get them and I was so upset
I find it odd that actual Stardew people would harass Linus. No one ever talks bad about him other than Robin being uncertain of him initially. He’s never forced not to attend the festivals-he says he isn’t sure he’s welcome, but none of the villagers will ask why he’s there. And I know there’s the argument that people won’t confide in the farmer about that sort of thing, but why not? As you bond with everyone, they tell you things they don’t share with others. I just don’t see any animosity towards him that can be traced to someone specific.
If he was part of Joja, who knows-could be one of Morris’s employees or someone else from the company targeting Linus for abandoning the company.
It's tough to imagine anyone in the valley throwing rocks at his tent since we end up getting close to everyone and finding out that they're all generally good people with their own lives and struggles. But someone's doing it! Is it nameless Joja cronies? Possibly. Linus has some secrets that he will never tell us, no matter how close we get. Perhaps some of our other neighbors have some things they're not proud of as well...
@@Leapalot - Certainly a possibility, though it seems like these “incidents” stop happening as the farmer and Linus become buddies, regardless of the other friendships you have in Pelican Town. I find it hard to believe non-friends would stop harassing Linus just because you’re close with him. He also has, presumably, been cooking the roast at the Luau before you arrived, and people seem chill with him there.
Begs the question, are you the one (unconsciously) harassing Linus at night? Is there a vengeful spirit possessing your body or the bodies of others to cause trouble for Linus, which starts to be foiled as the farmer begins to restore balance to the farm? I do wonder…
i think there's some "invisible NPC" that the farmer couldn't interact. i accidentally pass out in my farm because the clock pass the 2 am mark, then the next morning i got a mail from linus that saying : "i found you unconcious on your farm and SOMEBODY rummaging your wallet. i don't know how much money they took but i carried you to your bed, please be careful next time"
i couldn't think of any named NPC in stardew would do that to the farmer, so there's might be some other obtuse punk in the town
@@Rikrobat it could be drunk Shane
@@sixfeetundertheradar6080 Nah, he's more self-destructive than aggressive to others. Shane wouldn't do it, I'd stake my life on that.
Just when I thought I couldn't love him more, you reveal that he has a designated poop bush.
He's honestly one of the best, most mysterious and interesting characters. He felt kinda like a cool, old, wise neighbor.
I don't really think Alex, Abigail nor Sebastian would spraypaint Linus's tent. I guess Sebastian or Abigail could but it wouldn't be out of cruelty, more like they got bored. What would actually be funny is if Gil got bored sometimes and walked his creaky ancient butt out of the Guild just to troll Marlon's old team mate. The least likely suspect lmao
That or if Shane got drunk
@@sixfeetundertheradar6080 yeah
@@sixfeetundertheradar6080 thats propably how his tent got destroyed
@@Rabid_Nationalist that’s what I’m thinking
I think its implied that Lewis is the one who destroys his tent
Don’t forget that he can talk to the parrots. That’s one of the reasons why Leo moves to the valley.
Wait Leo moves into stardew valley from ginger island?!?? Omgg what a great twist!!! (I just started ginger island, since i play on mobile)
@@dimgus3653 he can move into the valley after reaching 6 hearts with him
I tend to agree with J Pearce in his comment. Of the three candidates, I feel like Alex, early in his character arc, would be the only one likely to see Linus as offensive. But wait… if Linus was an adventurer, maybe he and the Dwarf have history? The Dwarf is right there, doesn’t feel bound by human values, and bears grudges. Maybe that’s why Linus says that the -people- seem nice.
🤔 I could see that too
I was so sad when I hurt Linus's feelings when I invited him to live on the farm. I just wanted my best buddy to come be my roommate :'(
I thought the same thing! But I guess since I don't have the forest farm map, it isn't a good location for the forage he likes to eat. And maybe there is too much activity on the farm for him. I guess he would not want to pitch his tent next to the cow barn.
I always liked Linus from the second i saw him vibing in my first weeks in the game. I not only like the idea of this funky wild grandpa living his best life and imparting some wisdom now and then, after starting to trust the player. But I think i like what he stands for or what can be interpreted. He understands that regular folk have no say on what big corporations do to the enviroment, and that individual sacrifices or splurges are not impactful, and thus doesn't judge anyone in the valley for having a cozy middle class lifestyle, even participates in festivals.
He tells you to thank the fish for his sacrifice after you eat it, as an exercise in being mindful to nature, being mindful of how little things can impact nature in a way i think also forces you to think on how bigger things do the same.
He choses this lifestyle not because of a outstanding moral value, but for his own peace of mind. And if the theories on him being an ex joja executive are right, a sort of redemption and healing of his own spirit. He might not change a lot on his own but he is now deeply connected with nature.
There's something really interesting and impactful in Stardew, how the game reminds you that yes driving joja away from this lil town (if you did that pfff), they are still at large, around and everywhere and won't be stopped anytime soon, yet that quite invisible sense of dread, very much similar to reality, is mitigated by Linus existence as a character, the victory might be small and inconsequential in the big scheme of things but it's still a victory, an example of a different path and way to do things.
And if this executive from what basically was a coke corp, can realize his mistakes maybe hope is not lost?
Went of the rails at the end there pfff but the thematic implications of Linus always interested me deeply.
Your video essays never fail to get my brain cogs going, excellent work!!! Also i love the editing stile you use, it's calm but it doesn't drag. Very well paced!
For speculation on who is bullying my boy: I think its a multiple culprits situation. I could definitely see Abigail and Seb spray painting the tent in a moody bout of rebellious bonding with each other. I could see Alex throwing rocks at the tent in a misguided exercise to improve his throwing arm, unaware that Linus was in there at the time (or at all).
Now straight up destroying the tent, the only person I could see being THAT purposefully vindictive is our resident bastard George.. or more likely some mean out of town kids or even some monsters.
A drunk Shan e could have destroyed it or DF could have pit his consciousness in the game and destroy it, but drunk Shane is my pick. Idek if George has the strength to do it and than face Evelyn.
It was probably Simon, the bratty kid who comes to the fair and the movie theater sometimes.
@@Rabid_Nationalist Shane is a self-destructive drunk. Unless I'm missing some dialogue where someone mentions him hurting or damaging others while having one of his episodes, I wouldn't believe Shane would do this. He's a sweet guy at heart (though I'd never marry him).
Oh boy, I get the impression you've never taken the effort to befriend George... That man has a great heart and would never do that.
i cant imagine someone like george to go up to the mountain just to destroy some tent. i dont even think he can reach the mountain by himself tbh
Linus is the father of Morris. He and grandpa were in a love triangle with Mona. Linus came back to the valley after founding Joja and discovered the wizard drunk in his tower crying over his own failed marriage to the witch. He helped the wizard sober up and got him focused on trying to find an apprentice. Morris brought Joja to the valley in an attempt to be closer to his father and prove to him that not only is Joja good for a community but that he can be successful. Morris gets bitter and drunk sometimes and is the one responsible for the spray paint and the rock throwing as he lashes out at the one man that refuses to be proud of him and give him the love and approval he desperately desires. Linus would love to be a good father to Morris but just can't yet because of all Morris stands for which is why he approves of the farmer understanding his lifestyle. When Leo comes to the village Linus finds the 'son' Morris could never be and the apprentice the wizard needs.
Yep. Nailed it!
So Morris has daddy issues ?
And to think he almost became a bachelor and this whole Druid seeking redemption arc would make no sense. Additionally, Linus being a marriage option would just put more ammo into the gun named "the Farmer ruins lives of the ones they marry to". I strongly disagree and, if anything, Penny's life only improves if you pick her, for example.
I wonder if it's Sebastian and that's why Robin offers to make him a new home. But I think it's Alex because he's so clearly disgusted by the idea of "poor" people - he makes that comment about not wanting anyone to get his shoes when he throws them out.
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He actually said he didn't want a "weirdo" using his old shoes, so he didn't said exactly that he doesn't like the poor, he could be taking about Linus? Yes, but it's Alex, if he really disliked Linus, he would show it because Alex isn't the smartest tool in the shed, which would probably make Linus stop going to the SPA on winter.
Alex also will yell at you if he catches you digging through the trashcans so that makes this kinda more believable but then again who wants people digging through their trashcans
@@xansflowers7698 Well most of the npcs reacts like this
I really like the idea of Linus being a druid and a former member of an adventuring party with Marlon and the Wizard. The Joja angle is a neat idea as well. Is he my favorite NPC? Of the non-marriage candidates, probably. However, I do like Vincent since he portrays childhood fun and innocence fairly well even if it is a bit stereotypical.
I wish he was the mayor of the town instead of Lewis, he would be such a good mayor and make better choices to the town, the people and nature (also if the joja thing is right it means that he is good at planning stuff)
I'm on the spectrum (and cripplingly emotional), so the dialogue choices with NPCs was the hardest thing for me to navigate in my first play through of this game. Just as in real life, I never know if people want my true honest answer or they want a socially acceptable fake/generic one, and trying to calculate what is the "right". thing to say is extremely stressful as I never ever want to hurt or offend anyone. Linus was the first person in the Valley to be my friend, I think mainly because he's always about near the mines and he is easy to gift, and honestly thought it was more likely I'd get along with the village outcast then anybody else.
I chose wrong in that dialogue 😔 I asked him to come live on the farm, it's not that I didn't accept him, I did, i just wanted to give him the option, and at this point I didn't know you could marry Npcs and have someone live on your farm and I hated how big my farm was, I just wanted to share and have a friend 😔 man when I tell you I almost cried myself to sleep that night I was so upset i said the wrong thing. After that I checked the wiki to make sure I didn't upset any more NPCs or get any other "social norms" wrong. I legit think I still haven't forgiven myself for misunderstanding him. Coz his opinion I cared about way more than anyone else's.
Likely that you won't see this leap, but I love these videos of yours, they're so thoughtful and well done. And the Leo episode was so thought provoking & completely read me to filth 😂 call me Christina Colombus coz I was really out here being a white savior and had no idea!
Hi Madeline, I'm glad you're enjoying the series! I think it's more important to learn how people feel than to already know what they want and give them that, for what it's worth. Even in these videos you'll see me interpret things in a way that the commenters don't agree with, and that's fine. I also learned things I didn't know from other people in the community! There's usually not a perfect answer to interpretation, so don't worry that you disappointed Linus, for example. It's all a journey! 😁
If Linus was the Joja founder/ex-CEO, wouldn't he comment on the result of the town center plot line? I.e. whether it gets sold to Joja or you rebuild it and the local Joja store goes bust?
Linus is not an activist, he lives the way he thinks is right, but he is not trying to push his beliefs onto anybody else. In a way, your farmer is the exact opposite of him and Linus is still okay with being your friend. It's fine if you live in a huge house and chop down an entire forest to make more room for your crops, as long as you respect him and understand his lifestyle. Linus is not really a part of either community, so I guess in the end it doesn't really matter who "wins" the community center. If anything, he probably preferred it when it was abandoned and plants and animals could reclaim the space.
Linus is my favorite character! I’m pretty sure I got to 10 hearts with him before I even started dating anyone! And it wasn’t for a lack of trying to date, it was just so pleasant talking with Linus, he’s my first friend in the valley!
The whole spray paint on Linus' tent, I point the finger at Sebastian. There is a graffitied train car that Sebby tags "Sebastian was here.
Edit: "Seb was here"
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What a dick... And here I loved Sebas-chan. 😭
when i get that galaxy sword...
Abigail and sam also have spraypaint on train carts tho
He's also in the closest vicinity
there defiantly needs to be an adventures group mod. I need to go mining as young Linus with M. Jasper at my side.
3:10 POP OFF LEAP
oh it’s you. i’ve seen you
I've always loved Linus, but I could never put my finger on exactly why...
This video made me realize it's because he has Joja deep within him.
i also have Joja deep within me
As I watch through this playlist I recognize you're very sharp on your choices of where to put the subscribe click, well done.
Linus is one of my favorite characters, too. The quote about thanking the fish, even if you don't believe in a spiritual sense, stuck with me and I try to be mindful of that when I eat animal products.
I never saw the young Linus sprites before! It's cool to get that confirmation (considering CA hasn't removed them) beyond Linus's comment that he used to be a businessman. I wish there was an option to say "feel free to forage on my farm" since there's a little area where forgeables grow, thus respecting his lifestyle but letting him visit if he wants. That said I keep a lot of my farm pretty wild to begin with.
thank god you talked about the bush thing. i saw linus in the bush in one of the stardew valley trials videos (i think it was the last one, before the one thats being premiered like right now) and me and my boyfriend have been so curious ever since. so glad you covered this lol. I've never personally experienced Linus in da bush, but thats interesting lol
Well, we know that Sebastian has spray-painted one of the train cars. There’s a train car that is spray-painted with the words “Seb/Sebastian wuz/was here” (I can’t remember the exact wording but it’s Sebastian either way). Although I wouldn’t want to think that Sebastian would harass Linus like that, it’s the only context clue besides the fact that he lives in the home in front of Linus’ tent and that he goes up to the Spa area sometimes. I can see Linus maybe having once confronted Sebastian about throwing cigarettes out into the lake and telling him it’s not good for the environment, and Sebastian getting upset because he 1) goes to smoke because of his anxiety and 2) this old hobo who lives behind his parents’ house is telling HIM what to do.
Linus is obviously the Wizard's father.
That could br real
Linus was the first friend I made when I got Stardew :3
Talking to him was the best part of the day. I do wish characters had personal quest lines, that would be cool.
I would probably say both, more of the joja route though I feel like he went to the valley to let go he was ashamed of who he was but there's a little bit of the old him that follows him everywhere.
Easy answer to that question. He’s my best friend
me and my friends all love Linus. one time one of them called him dirty in his cut scene and they felt so bad they cried. I always make sure to give him meals twice a week since i can’t give him one everyday:(
Personally I think it’s Sebastian spray painting his tent
He’s closest during the fall and up by the train tracks only during fall when it’s been spray painted
I really enjoyed the theories. I've always had a special spot for Linus as he always seemed like the first one to warm up to the new guy in town.
I must admit I like Linus significantly less after he swooped and stole my Bird Child ):
Nah he’s just co-parenting the bird boy
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no that was Willy's idea
Linus is a homie. He rescues us from death and exhaustion everytime without complaint. He's get spice berry jam from me.
I don't think people throw rocks at Linus' tent at night. It's probably a rockslide from the passing train.
my boi linus is the best
he was the first person in the valley i got to full hearts with
4:50 Hey, even his name may hint to some kind of grandiose career. Linus Torvalds was the creator of Linux OS, of which its code is fully open source. It then gave birth to numerous distribution packages, some commercialized and others, also open source. Torvalds' net worth could beat major names in the tech world, if he chose. I dunno, maybe that's why SV's Linus just comes off as that humble, reliable figure.
Oh yeah, do correct me if I got some tech jargon or info wrong, I'm not gonna re-google this in the near future. :P
6:01 The goth, the jock, or the emo. Who is most likely to vandalize linus's tent.
I adore Linus and I wish I could convince him to bring his tent over to my farm. I don't want to change him or force him to move indoors. He can still have his outdoor life. I don't even want to marry him or anything. I just wanna hang out with him more. As outdoorsy friends.
As for his bush visit schedule change in the winter, I assume he's dug a little latrine pit thing because he enjoys heeding the call of nature among, well, nature, but it freezes over in the winter. So, since he goes to the bath house to warm up anyhow, he makes use of those facilities at that point rather than freezing his twig and berries off out among the twigs and berries. 😜 And yes. I HAVE put too much thought into this. This game does things like that to me.
On an entirely unrelated note, I really love these videos of yours. Not only is this game (and by extension its residents) a really interesting subject to me with its deep lore and various mysteries and Easter eggs, but also your voice and cadence are very soothing! These videos make for great bedtime stories when the insomnia hits and I need help settling down. So thanks for that!
The real story. Stardew valley is really the inside of jumanji
I assumed the people harassing Linus were tourists like we see in the valley fair
Linus was Robin’s first husband and Sebastian’s father (her fake “It’s Linus, right?” shouldn’t fool anyone). It’s Sebby who throws stones at and spray paints the tent due to unresolved abandonment issues.
Just casually squatting in his ex-wife's backyard? I love it!
both wizard and linus say the villagers fear the unknown
I've also noticed that Linus never takes money from you. When you pass out in the caves, he is one of the people who are able to find you. From my own experience, each time Robin or Clint finds you 'lose' a large amount of money, say 2-4k, but when Linus finds the player you only lose 0.4-1.2k, which could be surprising for somebody with no money, and needs it, but again he's basically a hippie and I don't think he'd want it so it's up to interpretation, especially if you think the money is lost or stolen, idk.
i love linus. he was my first friend when i started playing, bc i would just give him what id pick up on my way to the mines. he was my first best friend. he is my bro!!
I like Linus overall but there are a couple of things that bug me. 1. Feels hypocritical when he says he only needs the wilderness when he's definitely getting non-wilderness stuff from people's trash cans. 2. He's not even being nice about it when he goes through people's trash -rather then clean up after himself he leaves such a mess that George thinks raccoons have been around.
1. It's not hypocritical at all. He lives the way he does because he doesn't want to damage the environment he lives in, not because he wants to make some kind of statement. His philosophy is that you should only take from nature what you need to survive. People who take more than they need end up throwing away valuable resources and fresh food. Those things have already been taken from nature by other people, so rather than have them go to waste, Linus makes use of them so that he himself has to take less.
2. Linus doesn't make a mess, he just took the lid off the trashcan. George assumes it's raccoons because Linus' lifestyle is so alien to the other people in the valley that it doesn't even occur to them that another human being would voluntarily go through other people's trash.
Oh my gods 05:05 is absolutely PERFECT!! Exactly correct!!
He’s the one I got to max hearts first, year one. I just love him.
0:16 Linus Tech Tips
@Leapalot Perfect timing! Started my 2nd ever profile today! Thanks! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Linus is easily my favorite character in stardew valley!
6:30 Not my Sebby, he wouldn’t do that to another loner. Sebby is too sweet to hurt Linus.
I saw someone commenting once that it might be the people who come from out of town for the Fall Fair
Now the real question is who were the villagers that threw the rocks?
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Demetrius
He has 2250 g for a diamond but says he needs to eat out of the trash in order to survive... 🤔
uhhhh what happened in that tent at 0:20 .....
Conspiracy theory: Linus is a version of the player from the future, but both existing in Stardew at the same time broke the timeline and thats why everyone is stuck in loop
I'm guessing different culprits.
The stones could be rocks falling from higher up. No hooligans required. He does live under cliff that had collapsed pretty close to his tent.
Any of the younger ones could have done the spray painting. Not due to cruelty, but village youth can get exceptionally bored and thoughtless. Remember Sam just grinding on his neighbours' stuff?
I suspect Shane and Pam may simply have run into the tent while slack-jawed drunk and collapsed it.
On the whole, I think the village is way too OK with alcohol and everyone spends way too much time in the pub drinking. With that much alcohol going around, it is hard to say, who the culprit is.
It could also be unseen visitors. He lives directly below the train station.
Another possibility and my personal main suspects: Joja employees. They seem to be everywhere and would not like Linus' lifestyle. If he had been a former higher up, they might even have more of a motive.
Edit: 3rd option: Linus may be lying or have mental problems. Think about it: You can bodyguard Linus tent way past anyone's daily routine and he may still make these claims the next day. We never see any evidence or hear collaboration from anyone that this is happening. In fact, how would he get spray-paint out of the cloth completely? You wouldn't be able to with a washing machine let alone elbow grease and a lake. Linus seems to have some issues. He constantly sets himself apart from the village, even though it always seems like that is unnecessary. I think this is just in his head...
interesting take!
I dunno why but my first thought was Alex as the potential vandal. He just seems like the typical jock bully stereotype who probably doesn't understand how harmful certain things are and just go by "it's just a prank bro!" logic. Now that I think about it... that also applies to Sam.
I don't think that anyone of the three possible coulprits would distroy Linus' tent. Abi herself is very darwn to nature and the mysterious. She would actually get along well with Lunus I think. Alex might be a himbo, but not a complete jerk and Seb... he has, like the others, no motives to do so imo and he is also more drawn to the mysterious and as the odd one out in his own home i bet he would actually accept Linus lifestyle.
I'm not the first person to notice that Linus' suit looks a bit more like a military uniform, and while green hair isn't exactly unheard of in Stardew Valley, it looks more like he's wearing a beret. If that's the case though, his uniform doesn't seem to be the same as Kent's, and the red shirt and beret give it more of a revolutionary aesthetic. This leads me into what might be a bit of a wild theory, but what if Linus was originally a revolutionary from the Gotoro Empire?
There's not a lot of lore on the world outside of Pelican Town, but given that the Ferngill Republic has at least one mega-corporation, Joja, and that Pelican Town has an elected mayor, it can reasonably be assumed to be a capitalist democracy. If the geopolitics of Stardew valley compare at all to our own then capitalist democracies rarely engage in open hostilities with each other, they're too economically interdependent, and thus the Gotoro Empire would more likely have a different form of government and economy, perhaps one similar to the USSR or the early PRC. If that's the case then it would likely have been started via a revolution, and Linus seems old enough to have potentially lived through it, or even been involved.
Perhaps Linus wasn't always so content to live and let live, and rather than being a carefree hippie he was an environmental activist, railing against corporate greed and ecocide. Maybe he joined up with the revolution to make things better, dreaming of a world without the evils of capitalism, but for all its good intentions the revolution ended up off course, and the new Gotoro they tried to build instead became the Gotoro Empire, under the iron fist of it's own version of Stalin. Linus fled into Ferngill, knowing he wouldn't be safe in his homeland, and adopted a nomadic lifestyle out of necessity, fearing that he'd be recognized if he stayed in one place for too long. In time he grew to enjoy that life though, and now he wouldn't want anything else.
This would explain why Linus can be such good friends with the player, even if they sold the town out to Joja and are running a dystopian factory farm; he's wholly disillusioned with activism, since it backfired and created a dictatorship the last time he tried, and thus is deeply committed to his "not my place to judge" attitude. As much as I like the idea of him being a founding member of Joja, I feel like that would compel him to try to talk the player out of chasing profit above all, not wanting them to make the same mistakes he did. Likewise, him being a normal hippie would make him at *best* skeptical of a player with corporate ties, but with him being an ex activist it would make sense. He sees the player joining Joja or whatever and is like "Who am I to judge, I've made much worse mistakes than that, and pushing my beliefs on others never ended well."
I realize I don't have a lot of evidence for the theory, and it's more of a "what if" than anything I think deserves serious consideration, but hopefully someone found it interesting.
I'm late to this video (just found this series recently and I'm loving it!), but I was curious about how Linus' dialogue about stopping in the Valley because of their great library plays into this theory? Maybe a nod to his late friend M. Jasper whose books are part of the collection? Just a coincidence maybe, or the reason why he came to the valley originally, even before meeting his adventuring group, then leaving and coming back after founding Joja? Or something else entirely? As the farmer there are a LOT of books in the library that we can't actually read, and the ones we can seem to just be excerpts from longer texts for the most part... makes you wonder what else is in there.
I know it's not really a character-defining line or anything but it's always stuck out to me because I adore Linus, so I talk to him pretty much every time I see him and I feel like it's one of his few lines of dialogue that isn't about nature or the townspeople. Maybe I'm just reading way too into one line but that's basically this whole series lol, so maybe somebody else has some thoughts on this one? Feels like I had more of a point when I started typing this out but I sort of lost my train of thought... whoops : )
It's funny you mention that, since the farmer digs up all these lost books for the library. I wonder if Linus borrowed them all and is just very forgetful about putting them back, and your farmer just stumbles upon them in random spots and puts them back in the library.
0:46 what portrait mod are you using?
www.nexusmods.com/stardewvalley/mods/5450
@@Leapalot thank's
Hmmm, I wonder if gus is holding the borkies hostage when leapalot didn't mention Gus in Linus video
I feel like the whole scenario with the spray paint idea was probably not meant to truly harass or upset Linus, from the people who visit the spa I find it likely that it was probably Sebastian. (Im not trying to hate on him hear me out)
1. Sebastian visits in fall, when it happens
2. Sebastian is Someone in The Valley who likes a joke and a bit of edgy humour
I find it likely it was probably some sort or challenge or dare, maybe with help from Sam!
Sadly as of journal scrap #5 m. Jasper is noted as being male
To me, I think Linus' unused sprite looks like a military uniform? Especially considering the hat looks to be a beret and the coat is similar to the one Kent wears. I think it's not impossible that Linus decided to live the way he does after experiencing the horrors of war.
I don't really see it. Sometimes it's hard to interpret sprites correctly, but I think the "beret" is actually just his black hair. He kind of has a similar hairstyle to Shane, a little longer and with a side part. In the sprite where he's still young but already wearing his hobo outfit, his hair looks pretty much the same, just a little disheveled.
I doubt a military uniform would ever have that much red, it's meant to camouflage you after all.
That uniform kinda looks more adjacent to military stuff
What is the story with the abandoned house in the woods? As a newer player I've had a headcannon that Linus used to live their (matching color-scheme) but choose to leave it behind after some tragedy
I know on the railroad cars I’ve seen sprays that say “Abigail was here” and “seb”. I don’t really get why Abigail would do it nor seb but I don’t knoq
Now that I realize it, there are zero bathrooms in pelican town(not counting the spa)
YRP got me. 🤣
love this and i hope for more in this series😍 what are the brushes you use so often with the rubbber grips?
I don’t think it’s Sebastian or Abigail, they go in the mines sometimes. I think they know how to respect Linus. Sebastian and Linus are neighbours. Sam doesn’t feel like he would do it, but he’s the “most likely” culprit though even Sam is naturally a good hearted person. But honestly, I feel like the person who would do it most is Demetrius. He is passive aggressive against the farmer when farmer gets close to Maru and lies to his daughter about what he said for her betterment. What’s to say he didn’t think destroying Linus’s tent to get him to move is beyond him? He already has scenes where he has problems expressing his feelings through words. Maybe he felt it was best to get rid of Linus for Maru. Demetrius isn’t a bad guy persay, but even good girl Maru admits he is over bearing.
Why would he want Linus to move away, though? Demetrius is weird towards you in the beginning because your farmer is a new neighbor, single and presumably around the same age as Maru. He does not want his daughter to give up on her brilliant future just to stand around in a farmhouse kitchen 7 days a week and occasionally pop out a baby. Yes, he's overbearing but he means well. Linus does not really interact with anybody and is not forcing his lifestyle on anybody, either. He's just there.
I don't really think he has issues expressing his feelings at all. He sometimes struggles to relate to non-scientists (tomatoes are fruit cutscene) but he handles those situations fairly well imo, explaining the issue to his wife and promising to get better. Him and Robin seem like the only genuinely happy couple in the entire village.
So no, I don't think such a mature character would do such petty shit. He has no reason to.
I think linus is looking for berries or something in that bush, and when its winter nothing grows there probably
Yes, pooping in a bush, that's what he's doing
I honestly think the concept that he still works for Joja and just lives in the mountains because he prefers it is really interesting.
I think Linus is another Wizard, & Razmodius is an old student of his.
Pretty sure he is picking berries in the poop bush.
when I played stardew valley for the first time years ago, I didn't like Linnus. Who's this homeless man squatting on Robin's property... and he's not even wearing pants! But in later years, I've grown to like him. He was my first friend in the valley, he doesn't judge you for digging in the trash cans around town, and he's always kind. People shun him and and judge him, BUT he never seems to get angry or say rude things about them because of it. He's just a genuine, kind, fellow living his best life. It may be a life that looks different from most, but he's happy, and I respect him for it XD
Ill bet that bush has great soil
Linus started bothering me when during the trash cutscene he told me that he doesn't believe in private property and then the next day he tells me to not destroy his tent. Linus, that is your private property and you said that you don't believe in it. I now see him as a bit of a hypocrite of some sort, trying to excuse his actions but then doing a 180 when it's convenient for him
sebastian *did* spraypaint one of the train cars, i think. His name or initials or something.
I mean with the Greenhouse full of ancient fruit you don't really need anything else moneywise so at least half my farmland ends up being a nature reserve hahaa
How come Linus has green eyes in his sprite, but brown in his portrait?
im glad i played this game but i stayed because of linus
I was really sad when i first played and found out linus wasnt a marriage partner
--Linus pooping--🤎
Leap in marge Simpson voice: I just think its neat ☺️
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Wait. I didn’t realize Mr Qi or Grandpa had anything to do with Joja. I need to re-play some parts. Where is there dialogue that indicates any of them had anything to do with Joja?
They don't.
I still like to think Linus is Morris' dad
Tho I also have adopted Linus as my second dad
Dad
3:05
ooh leo next?
Linus is my father and I love him
Diogenes
Of the three suspects for the person who is harassing Linus, I have to say the most likely is probably the guy who says he throws his old shoes away because he doesn't want homeless people to have them.
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I hope Linus isn't using the cubicles in the spa as a toilet. Those are more likely changing cubicles, not toilets. There are no toilets in the valley. Where does the poop go CA? where?
wtf are those things?