Jas Freaks Me Out

[@AkemiStormBorn]

I may be the only person in existence who doesn't get freaked out by Jas. I love her. She's a small impressionable kiddo! The Yandere Jas mod, however, is an ENTIRELY different ball game.

[@Politzk]

Your not only only one who isnt scared of Jas, I personally think CA is just trying to scare us with describing something that isnt meant to be scary

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Thank you! It's rare to find someone who speaks openly about this mod

[@derpybubblez7746]

I definitely need to get Yandere Jas mod one day.

[@raymond_dont_cry3451]

I dont get freaked out by her. I do hate her tho. Shes kind of an @**

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

@@raymond_dont_cry3451 what did she do to you bro

[@butter_dem_beans1783]

My interpretation of Jas’s story: Before Jas was born, Shane was great friends with a married couple. I think Shane was in a much better place at the time, and only a casual drinker at this point. Well, that married couple ended up having Jas, and they decided to make Shane the godfather. I don’t think that Shane ever expected that he’d ever ACTUALLY gain custody of Jas. He never expected a terrible accident that would kill his two best (and possibly only) friends. I think Jas’s parents died in a car accident or some similar tragedy that no one could see coming. Shane just lost two very important people in his life, and became extremely depressed, even starting to self-medicate with alcohol. Very soon after, however, social services reached out and told him that Jas was now his responsibility. Shane was in no condition to raise a child, who at this point was very likely no more than 2 years old (judging by the picture of her with Marnie). He decided that he needed help, so he reached out to his aunt Marnie. Marnie is a kind soul, and of course allowed them to stay with her until Shane got back on his feet. I don’t believe Marnie ever expected this arrangement to be permanent. Marnie is, of course, happy to lend a hand, but she never really agreed to be a parent. She is a good caretaker to Jas, yes, and makes sure she has nice things and a roof over her head and food on the table, but she takes a backseat when it comes to actually raising or parenting her. After all, that’s Shane’s job. But Shane is still dealing with the trauma of losing the people close to him. He’s still depressed and suicidal, and in no state to raise a child. He’s never mean to Jas, but he does get drunk, talk about death, get angry, and is generally unpleasant to be around while drunk. He does his best to shelter Jas from the reality of what he’s going through, but Jas is a perceptive child who can tell everything is not okay and is definitely scared by all this. I also believe that Jas moving in is what convinced Marnie that she needs to take her relationship with Lewis public. I think they’ve been sleeping together for a long time. Long before Jas or Shane ever entered the picture. At first, it was just for fun. Marnie was completely okay with just sneaking around and having fun, but having a child around changes things. Jas definitely noticed Lewis and Marnie’s relationship, and (while not knowing the whole story obviously) figured that they were sneaking around, hiding things from people. I think this had an impact on Jas, who started asking questions about the relationship and why it was so secretive. I think this is the moment when Marnie realized that her relationship with Lewis wasn’t a healthy example for Jas, and decided that she wanted to stop hiding. Lewis doesn’t feel the same way, though. He’s still completely okay with just sneaking around and having fun. I don’t think anyone in Pelican Town would really care about their relationship, and I think Lewis knows that. But going public would mean committing to an ACTUAL relationship, not just fun anymore, and he isn’t really interested in it going any further than that. I’m not surprised that Jas thinks most adults are boring and mean. Marnie is nice and caring, but distant and uninvolved, and Shane is not the nicest person on the planet, especially when he’s intoxicated. I think the Jack-in-the-Box in her room is an indication of her being a bit rough-around-the-edges due to her upbringing. Maybe she saw Shane destroy something when he was angry. She might have gotten upset one day, and emulated Shane by taking her anger out on one of her toys. However, she’s a sensitive soul and immediately regretted what she did, which is why she doesn’t cover it up. She feels remorse and wants to make it up to her toy, and make it feel better after what she did. Maybe that’s why she asks Harvey about what he does at the clinic. I think Penny has also had a HUGE impact on Jas, and it isn’t something I’ve seen brought up much by anyone. Jas’s caretakers are pretty distant, but Penny is completely dedicated to Jas and Vincent, and she’s the only adult who actually takes an active role in Jas’s life. In a way, going to school and getting to play with Vincent is the most normal and healthy part of Jas’s life. I think that Jas appears so intelligent because she wants to grow up to be like Penny, her most influential role model. She studies hard and tries to make Penny proud because Penny is the person she has the strongest connection with out of anyone. Overall, I don’t think there’s anything “creepy” or “mysterious” about Jas. She’s a sweet, kind, and sensitive little girl who is going through a lot, but she’s going to end up okay in the end, thanks to Penny, and thanks to Shane bettering himself. She may need therapy, but, hey, we all kinda do. She’s actually one of my favorite characters in this game and her relationship with Penny is a big reason why Penny is such an amazing marriage candidate to me.

[@user-ov5nv1ff1b]

I agree with you a lot except I don’t see shane as ever being violently angry, maybe the jack in the box represents jas’ parents accident?

[@twilightjoltik3151]

This is a really great analysis!

[@stavgoldstein4209]

So jas is a little bit like Harry Potter and Shane is Sirius.

[@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis]

This deserves to be its own post, maybe on Reddit. Very well done!

[@butter_dem_beans1783]

@@FernandoRafaelNogueiraReis Feel free to post it! You don’t have to credit me, but send me a link to the post if you do end up sharing. I’d like to see what others think about my theory lol

[@OllieV__nl]

Everyone in town is the Wizard's secret child.

[@Fgqwetttyvu]

Including the farmer

[@ShadowSorel]

Including the wizard

[@CloverCelest]

So the Wizard is the new Jake, huh?

[@kirstyyyyy]

@@CloverCelest not a reference I thought I'd see around here, but appreciated nonetheless

[@vinyldash2333]

Including Dusty

[@Mathee]

Isn't it confirmed that the death of Jas' parents is what sent Shane into his current state? I think he might even suffer from some survivors guilt

[@anotherlonewolf588]

It’s basically confirmed, yeah. Shane mentions that he used to be in GOOD shape, and played sports on a college / university team. IIRC, he was going to go pro? Think Alex but with an actual SHOT at the dream. Think the hit 2008 Disney movie The Game Plan, but with Shane in place of the rock lmao

[@luchirimoya]

@@anotherlonewolf588 think Alex but with actual talent lmaoo, that was brutal, poor Shane though :'(

[@luchirimoya]

Shane doesn't really look like a very athletic person, but it is true that he takes the farmer to a football match, and he is probably REALLY out of shape due to all the drinking and... Well, depression 😅

[@leifmeadows3782]

@@luchirimoya Yeah, I could see it, actually. He does kinda have the build of an ex-athlete, now that I think about it.

[@yesman7777]

@@leifmeadows3782 His dialogues mention that he was in a varsity and his old portraits feature him wearing a varsity shirt. Same for the beach version

[@southernsnowman7788]

Everyone in this town are angry or sad or both. I'm not surprise if Jas and Vincent will grow up twisted and Leo would be most normal one who talk in bird language while his friends commit crime and killed Leapalot in his sleep.

[@ChargeQM]

Everyone is angry or sad? I started typing with the intent to prove this statement wrong, but- Oh! Emily!

[@aeroanosupremo]

@@ChargeQM the Joja fella is always smiling too

[@anotherhuman1802]

@@aeroanosupremo they'll use the tazer on him if he stops

[@omgsomeonesomewhereonearth7432]

To be fair, I was a relatively untraumatised child with a fairly normal family dynamics and some of the plots I put my poor Barbies through were *unhinged*. Little kids have wild imaginations and something about handing them a bunch of small humans to act out stories with will bring out the morbid in them.

[@Dana_Brain]

I find it weird that even if you chose to marry Shane, Jas never moves in with you. Isn't she supposed to be his godkid?

[@lordarthur2165]

I think about dusty, Alex's dog, too. I wish he brought him when you marry him. Shane and Jas situation is the same for me. It would be more consistent if they brought them after the marriage

[@colette5149]

I thought she was also marnies niece?

[@pamelahoney874]

@@colette5149 no it’s a common misconception, but i think that she just calls marnie her aunt because that’s what shane calls her a lot of kids call their parents’ friends uncle or aunt, despite no blood relation i think it’s just one of those situations here

[@yeasty_shoes0666]

@@pamelahoney874 i agree. Even vincent calls you auntie/uncle even you are jot married to Sam

[@RogueTheFurryRaver]

@@pamelahoney874 when i was a little kid, one time a friend of my aunts i think? honestly i was really young so details on that part is a little fuzzy anyways, i heard him being called uncle(insert name here), and so little kid me was like, "do i also call him uncle?" and i actually ended up doing that and my sister corrected me that he is not my uncle so i dont call him that cant remember how old i was, but i dont think i was even 10 years old yet

[@irene7clover419]

My knowledge of how kids develop is useful here. Kids typically "play" what they see around them. Like how when one kid starts running around the rest start doing it to, or how they like playing with whatever they see on TV. This way of play can also show trauma, even if the kid themselves don't remember exactly what happened. In one of the secret notes there's a picture of Marnie and presumably Jas, who looks to be toddler age in it. Assuming that picture was taken after Jas' parents died and she and Shane moved to the valley, I'd be willing to bet that Jas either saw her parents died, or saw pictures of the accident and while she can't remember it clearly now, it left a bad impression on her brain, and that's why the jack in the box is the way it is, and probably why no one picks it up or something.

[@yeasty_shoes0666]

But... Marnie said Shane, including Jas, moved in with her few months before the farmer came to the valley. If we follow that it is possible that Marnie had met Jas before when her parents were alive...like they visited her ranch or something but other than that it is quite inpossible for Marnie to have a picture of Jas when she was a toddler.

[@gracegrass4462]

Yes, I was surprised this video didn't include a discussion of the secret note! I've also heard a theory that the kid in the photo is Jas' mother.

[@Weebslayer13]

Being that jas is Shane's goddaughter, and Shane and Marnie have a close enough relationship that they moved in with her i don't think it's a stretch to say that jas and Shane had visited Marnie before. Going to see "aunt" Marnie with all the cool animals in the valley seems like a normal weekend trip

[@macaronsncheese9835]

To be fair on the grandpa thing, it's not uncommon for young girls to have absolutely wild stories going on with their toys lol. A lot more Barbies have played the role of "ritual sacrifice victim no. 5" than any career Barbie is technically supposed to have. Throw into that the fact that Jas's guardians are inattentive at best and she has reason to be drawn to escapism to cope, so yeah maybe one of the dolls murdered grandpa and hid his body under the bed, but that doesn't mean Jas witnessed an Actual Murder or is willing to stab someone (her interactions with other people that we see indicate that's very much not the case), more likely she's just putting her toys through drama for the fun of it.

[@leifmeadows3782]

Can confirm. I did this a lot. Nowadays if someone saw how I used to play with my dolls they'd probably call CPS. But I wasn't being abused at home, so, shrug.

[@DL-mi2no]

I don’t see anyone talking about mayor Lewis, what you said about him possibly being mean to Jas is like eye opening, that makes a lot of sense and further confirms him being trash.

[@Velvettei]

Ikr

[@THPGoldenWind]

Ah, the yandere Jas sprite... Thought I blocked out that memory.

[@galladegamer6950]

Yes I thought I’d like that memory to dang it Dangerously funny What they are the one who did A series on the MOD And then I get that out of my head and now it’s right back in there

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

What's the matter dumby? You promised to play with me today

[@shydragon9637]

TBH I’m not so bothered by Jas and Vincent never growing up as I am about the player’s kids being permanent babies that never grow beyond first-steps age. They’re functionally more like extra pets than human children.

[@marykateharmon]

I know! I really want them to grow up, develop some sort of personality, and start being part of Penny's classes with Jas and Vincent. The proposed personality scheme would be a combo of their non-farmer parent influence times what the farmer spends most of their game doing then altered by how much time and attention the farmer gives their kid then affected by whether they're the older or younger sibling and their sibling's personality.

[@djalmadevil]

Ok but think about, do we ever see Marnie being nice to Jas? We see Penny and Shane being good to her (well, at least most of Shane's dialogue is he wanting to be good). But Marnie almost like... ignores her? Idk, I find it weird

[@pedrocallegari2719]

Well,jas says that she and marnie make ice cream together very often

[@cassidyreid5059]

Jas talks about Marine all the time though, so I think maybe we can assume they hang out

[@SheilaDeBonis]

Marnie forbids Jas from doing the scary maze, so she's a protective parent to an extent.

[@strategicmessager9659]

I thought the jack in the box meant something else that is also creepy. What if her parents died from a car accident or something else that puts pressure on the body and that thing is shaped like their bodies were.

[@madison3408]

That’s a pleasant image! Thanks for the nightmare fuel

[@strategicmessager9659]

I want to know if ConcernedApe is going to expand on that. That it may be a placeholder to remind him to write a story there like intended a while ago. And what Shane may know about it.

[@Leapalot]

Thanks, I hate it.

[@lazyladytired]

Oh, and you know what's one of the biggest causes of car accidents? Alcohol... Ok, maybe that's too dark for even me. 😬

[@ShadowSorel]

"I would avoid that place [the wizard's tower] if i were you." -Marnie

[@PaperFlare]

I think Jas stirs the creative mind of people because she really is the culmination of all of the weird/notable things about Stardew valley converged in a single character. Her parents, her guardians, the weird shit involving Marnie and Lewis, the fact the valley is trapped in a time loop. The list goes on and on. Both of the children have little in the way of characterization, but Jas' backstory and the things we know about Marnie and Shane make that lack of characterization much, MUCH more interesting to theorize on. Unlike Jas, Vincent is...boring...I guess I'd say. His home life is fairly normal, Kent's PTSD not withstanding, and he acts like a normal young child. No drunken godfather who leaves you behind when he gets married. No Marnie's weird affair with the mayor. I think we should focus on the "Stardew valley is purgatory" angle. We can find a reasonable explanation for everyone being dead with unfinished business right?

[@DundG]

So trauma and pain are interesting... noted

[@ElunarannPerenolde]

Focusing on the purgatory stuff is the laziest possible

[@porkeyminch8044]

@@ElunarannPerenolde The laziest possible what? You never finished your

[@ElunarannPerenolde]

​@@porkeyminch8044 It's just a

[@ElunarannPerenolde]

@@porkeyminch8044 Cliché

[@matthewtalbot-paine7977]

There's an abnormally large number of absent parents in the valley maybe as some people have guessed it is purgatory or some afterlife

[@marcycoly1754]

When I first found out about the grandpa doll under the bed I thought Jas was maybe abused in some way (verbally and physically to match the 'adults are boring and mean' dialogue) by her real grandfather and she put the doll there because 'the monsters hide under your bed' or something like that. Also I don't know how child custody works if you have a godfather, but if she has grandparents shouldn't they have custody over her unless there were legal reasons preventing them?

[@Occhii_Docchii]

Huh I always thought the grandpa represented mayor Lewis terribly hiding under the bed but hey all theories are valid

[@piemaster7465]

A godparent is someone who gets custody of a child if the parents are no longer cabable of taking care of them. Like if theyre dead

[@marcycoly1754]

@@Occhii_Docchii yeah it's a weird theory but is the first thing that came to mind ^^

[@Leapalot]

If the parents dictated in their will that custody should go to Shane, it wouldn't matter if grandpa was still alive. Often, but not always, a godparent assumes that responsibility. I know that I would have moved across country if my parents died, instead of about hundred miles to my grandparents. I could see that as a representation of her actual grandpa as well, and considered it. But I think working with the stuff we see in the game made me lean toward Lewis.

[@Steampunkkids]

@@marcycoly1754 As a former CPS worker, my first thought was that either Grandpa had been molesting Jasmine (thus hiding under her bed), or that someone in her immediate family had killed grandpa and Jas saw them hide the body under the bed. The wording that grandpa was “wedged” under the bed always made me think she saw his body being stuffed there. But, that’s just me.

[@arcadiaknox304]

I'm sure I once read about someone finding Jas outside in the middle of the night in winter, walking around in a white dress, and that her portrait was all creepy. It was probably made up but it definitely stuck with me!

[@Code_Null]

Oh now I’m gonna have nightmares

[@Occhii_Docchii]

Sounds like a creepypasta Even more terrifying if it actually is real

[@Leapalot]

Her schedule it pretty well detailed, but that's the kind of horror story I'd love to see in Stardew Valley. Imagine running into her coming home from like a late night fishing or something. You try to talk to her and the portrait is all messed up and she just says, "he's coming." Then laughs.

[@Code_Null]

@@Leapalot Don’t look behind you…

[@Lbuvyxtd]

If I ever became a game dev I'd hide something like this in a game... And it would be ruined by data miners. But it would still be funny

[@rowboatcop4451]

I always liked Jas. I find it endeering how smart and well-behaved she seems to be despite her unusual family circumstances. Vincent technically has a more "traditional" home life, but that little bugger is a mess

[@Leapalot]

He's a disaster sandwich. Of all the villagers I have left, Vincent is going to be one of the toughest to make a video on. Because.... he's just there.

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Wait what? He's just a kid

[@meh8982]

Come on, Vincent is as adorable as Jas, in his own way. Jas is weirdly mature at moments, but Vincent is pure kid.

[@Miles_Phantasmagoria]

I always figured Jas was just kinda careless with her toys re: the jack in the box. Like she set it loose but didn't bother putting it back

[@Leapalot]

This is almost certainly the reason lol. After all, she has crayons and unfinished crafts and stuff on the ground. But it's way less fun.

[@Starmadien2019]

The death of Jas's parents could be what drove Shane to be an alcoholic. Losing his friends and having to care for their kid.

[@djalmadevil]

I'd like to see you talk about Sandy, she's apparently from pelican town even though Emily is the only one who ever mentions her, she says she misses the valley but still stays alone in a shop that is only visited by the player and is a front for a shady casino. AND when you take her to the Movies (in her words, an excuse to go to the valley) she seems weirdly nervous to get back by the end of the movie, she doesn't really comment on it even if she loves it. After you fix the bus she doesn't go to the valley even for events or Emily's birthday (all valid excuses to visit home). And like if she comes from pelican town who is she related to? Is she one of Marnie's long lost nieces? Is she Jodi's sister? (I say that bc Vincent's hair is the closest match to Sandy's). And why doesn't anybody else mention her??? Maybe she lived in the abandoned house but left after some tragedy? Maybe something to do with the powerful person who everybody seems to fear and who has access to a memory wiping statue? A powerful person who lives right next to her alleged old house? Maybe that would explain why she's stuck at Calico. Maybe Qi is one of the few entities who can grant her protection and she only dares to go back when his pupil (the farmer) is with her and even then she doesn't stay that long out of fear. The evidence is purely circunstancial but it is one the few ways to explain her behavior...

[@djalmadevil]

Just wrote your next episode for you, you're welcome.

[@juliefarrell6688]

Well this is something I never questioned. The pieces are falling into place in my mind, and I have good idea of how this family ended up like this.

[@Leapalot]

😱😱

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

Well don't keep us hanging. Speak your mind!

[@juliefarrell6688]

@@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock Kids tend to call people who aren't their family "Aunt" or something like that when they get close to them. So that's what Jas is doing. So Jas's parents were friends with Shane, they made Shane her godfather, Jas's parents died somehow, so she went to live with Shane, Shane knew he couldn't take care of Jas alone since he was depressed, so moved in with Marnie. And there you go.

[@JFLATTERMANN]

I always had this back story in my mind: Jas‘ parent were killed in a car accident that was caused by Shane being drunk at the wheel. Only ha and Jas survived. That was how Jas saw the mutilated bodies of them as represented in the JiB. But because Shane had been named as her godfather he was to be responsible for her. However he had to move them back to his aunt due to his alcohol problem. That’s how they both ended up at Marnie‘s. As for the grandfather under the bed, I always thought that he represented Lewis who hides under the bed whenever Jas enters Marnie‘s bedroom in the night after having a nightmare.

[@hectorlozano3354]

Could Jas be Stardew Valley's version of Spider-man? Sounds far-fetched? Well consider Jas lives with Aunt Marnie and Uncle Shane. Her parents died just like Peter Parker's parents. The only missing components are age and a radioactive spider.

[@hexinthelilypond4213]

I think her parents died in a car crash, and the jack-in-the-box is alluding to it. If the doll house is Jas creating something she'd seen, maybe the Jack-in-the-box is the same.

[@user-ov5nv1ff1b]

I heard somewhere once that the jack in the box is supposed to represent how her parents died in either a car crash or some other gruesome accident, I think it’s a little bit of a stretch but it still stuck with me

[@nanunanu641]

Jas is adorable especially with the ranch expansion + mr ginger mods. Absolutely adorable

[@Mary-Ann_B_Mabaet]

Jas, to me, seems like a little girl who is bright, intelligent, proper, well-mannered and lowkey curious but keeps to herself a lot due to adult's preconceived notions of children. The dollhouse could be her knowing of Marnie and old man Lewis but, again, keeping it to herself. The jack in the box could be reminescent of a whacky, silly toy that isn't whacky, silly nor fun anymore -- a bit of her childhood buried deep into the background and into the corner due to her being a lone child without immediate family bloodline relations. I think the creepiest part in this video is: How you followed her and befriended her in a *TRASH SUIT AND CAN, LEAPALOT* _This had me dying so hard out of laughter, that I couldn't even breath my laughs out into audible wavelength!_ 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@Velvettei]

Imagine you befriend a little girl and your like an adult then when she's out of her room go in it and toy around like a detective

[@Mary-Ann_B_Mabaet]

@@Velvettei But, like, in a Trash Suit. LMAO

[@pamelahoney874]

i really liked this video! i always speculated that maybe the dollhouse is her acting out a very old and somewhat repressed memory of her parents’ death maybe the doll under the bed is an intruder that waits for her parents to go to sleep before robbing the place, but accidentally wakes jas’ parents up and kills them out of fear, and then escapes when he realizes what he’s done (hence why jas is still alive), or hell, maybe he even commits suicide out of guilt maybe jas caught a glimpse of the intruder while walking to the kitchen for dinner but didn’t think too much of it, most likely because she was very young in one of the secret notes (forgot which number, sorry) we see marnie standing next to a toddler jas, presumably when jas and shane first came to live with her so we know jas was very young at the time of the death, too young to maybe articulate what she saw or understand what happened, so she just acted out the scenario with her dolls (she could also have done this when she got older, subconsciously recreating a very faded memory from her toddlerhood) i also speculate that the jack in the box is connected to the theoretical murders, too if, hypothetically, her parents were murdered in their home, seeing as jas has no siblings, she would have been the one to find them either when she heard a commotion and was woken up or when she woke up in the morning, she likely would have toddled out of her room looking for her parents and when she entered their room, she would have been met with the grisly scene of her parents (and possibly the killer as well) lying sprawled on the floor maybe this is another memory that stuck with her and ended up subconsciously manifesting itself in the form of her toys seeing as most every toddler doesn’t know how to call 911, maybe jas just stared at the scene, not understanding what was happening her parents likely weren’t discovered until they were noticed to have stopped contacting people, or maybe didn’t show up to an event or maybe, shane was scheduled to come pay them a visit that day, and when he arrived all he saw was little jas and her brutally murdered parents if this was the case, then maybe the trauma of seeing his friends’ corpses and having to handle everything that came from that, combined with now having to care for a child and not being able to financially support them is what led to his alcoholism anyway, that’s probably a much darker take and maybe even more of a stretch, but that’s what i always figured happened

[@Leapalot]

I hate this.

[@pamelahoney874]

@@Leapalot yw 💅✨

[@qrapefru1t150]

I always found it quite interesting that Jas is meant to be the “smarter” of the two children in The Valley despite the fact that they both get taught by the same person, In cutscenes like the one with the children and penny Jas is clearly more eager than Vincent to answer questions/ do good despite the fact that nobody around her other than (maybe) penny is encouraging her to act that way, it’s odd that she seems so wise (she even likes gifts like flowers and some spring forage that Vincent says “isn’t very fun) yet her room would tell you she’s a messy kid with artistic hobbies. I would have thought that her room would be neat and tidy just like her personality so maybe that’s why seeing things like the jack in the box is unsettling.

[@gracegrass4462]

I always assumed it was more of a case of Vincent being a bit more hyperactive and less interested in just sitting still and listening, so he's not as "book smart"

[@ThePrimeMinisterOfTheBlock]

They're just different kids lol. You've swallowed too much "we're all the same" juice

[@stellasdoesstuff]

Idk, I was a smart, messy kid with artistic hobbies. It's not that uncommon

[@keythealien]

I don't know if you know this, but ConcernedApe grew up around a generation of people who taught girls that they needed to like pretty, womanly things like flowers and stuff, and awed and cooed over them if they did naturally, but gave you a little frown if you didn't and told you you'd appreciate roses when you're older. People are starting to move away from things like "girls should like this" and "boys should like THIS" nowadays, but I even find myself forgetting not every little girl is going to adorn her room in pink and be unwilling to speak her mind when I write my own stories. Those things have been ingrained, but they aren't the universal truth. Jas' interests might be CA's bias about what little girls are "supposed" to like, or she might just like flowers because she likes flowers. My youngest cousin isn't really a flower kind of girl but she likes taking care of plants, likes the shrub her mother has, likes my tomatoes. I was the same way, but I was raised in a generation that thought it was okay to tell a kid they have to like and be grateful for whatever people assume you want to be given (I wanted Hot Wheels and coloring books, not daffodils and shoes, but, you know, thanks, I'll tell my grandmother to put them in a vase and wait for them to die, I guess). On that note, what do mean "despite" being taught by the same person. Did you become a clone of your school teacher or something? Everyone's a little different. Some kids take to book studies better than others. ADHD affected me a little differently than the boys in my class, causing me to seesaw between hyperfixating and daydreaming until someone said my name, but the teachers always thought I was "gifted" since I could fully comprehend what they were saying after actually focusing on it for more than two seconds, just long enough to learn long division (why did they teach us that?) in a single class period. I suppose I should've been "stupid" like my classmates, in your view of the situation, or my classmates should've been as "gifted" and neurodivergent as I was since we were all taught by the same people. Your assumptions about the world are a bit baffling, to be honest, but I do kind of agree that I expected Jas' room to be unrealistically clean when I first started the game... but that's because her room is the most personalized in the way that it's messy. There's plenty of interactables in everyone else's rooms, but things aren't strewn about like how I live--- how I expected. Jas' room was just oddly realistic from the lens of my own life.

[@southernsnowman7788]

I thought Jas have pseudo adult personality because of her childhood trauma and that make she know how to read people and act in way they would like. And Vincent's loved gift is Penny's hated gift. If one summer Vincent give Penny his favorite grape, Penny might not yell at him in anger like she would do to us but I think that would make she have some favoritism. Penny have really strong hate toward what she doesn't want to hear (from all of her heart events) I think it would be too much for kids to reading her difficult line and be what she would give high score

[@cobaltprime9467]

“Come play with us Leapalot.” “One two Qi is coming for you.”

[@maritessa]

Jas always makes me feel unease but I could never explain why This video opened my eyes

[@madchemist7774]

Maybe Jas got her impression of adults from before she moved into the valley with Shane. Since Shane is a alcoholic, not sure when he became one, he might of not gotten immediate custody of her so she might have been passed around a lot before being released to him.

[@AxeSoul]

Out of everyone in stardew, I wish Jas had more story to her, Vincent gets Sam and I guess technically Jas has Shane, but barely. (EDIT: I guess she also has Penny, but having her teacher being Jas' biggest part of her story is just, disappointing?) She lives in a house with 2 of the most talked about characters in all of stardew while she's there left on the sidelines, with the thing most people know her for is just a mod.

[@athena1491]

Jas is one of my favourites, shes a little shy sweetheart and eventually like, is happy to see you, i love her and wanna adopt her

[@timpind.8237]

that sprite is so good, oh my god

[@autumngriswold6955]

Not to get too dark with this theory … but what if the Jack in the Box is meant to represent how Jas found one or both of her parents when they died? Like that’s how their bodies looked like, with empty eyes and weirdly positioned bodies. 😳 I mean it’s most definitely not the case and I’m thinking too much into it, but it’s just a thought I had when you were talking about it in that section. Great video as always.

[@Leapalot]

I mean. That's pretty dark lol. I could see it though.

[@suprafatadecontact]

I love Jas, she is so sweet and cute and I wanna take her home

[@njk315]

I never checked out the Jack in a box, or even knew that’s what it is. The immediate thing it reminds me of, is an episode from the original Twilight Zone, “It’s a Good Life”. Everyone in town is frightened of 6yo Anthony, who controls everything with his mind. He turns one man into a jack in a box. Conclusion: Jas is the Wizard’s daughter. She lives with Marnie and Shane because they live closest to the Wizard. The Jack in a box may be her non-biological father, or her mom.

[@Leapalot]

Brb gotta rewrite the script.

[@YuiFunami]

I always thought the wizard's child was caroline. My theory is he had her with the witch abigail would share his genes and thus inherit the weirdness this would explain why caroline has seemingly natural green hair(like the witch) while I believe Abigail's is dyed, and why she can be found near the tower.

[@zipitlockit3976]

A lot of people believe Caroline cheated on Pierre with the Wizard and had Abigail, Pierre has dialogue where he has doubts that Abigail is his daughter, and Abigail herself says she has only dyed her hair once and it just..Never faded for some reason. Caroline has her own obsession with green tea so-a lot of people chalk up her green hair to that :/

[@tracyjennison-cotter9431]

Abigail is the wizards daughter

[@inkdinierus3427]

I find it weird that Jas has two dolls that look like Maru and Sebastian above her toy house. Could they be voodoo dolls?

[@averyflatt2616]

Honestly I relate to jas's questionable toys. As a kid and still to this day I was never scared of jack n boxes, clowns, things coming alive, ect so I just left my dolls and such staring at me while I went to bed. That and I could totally see myself sticking one of my dolls into a random place in my dollhouse either for story or because it got in the way.

[@MeisoKun]

Yeah I've gone years and her and vince are just bebe forever. At first I thought SHE was the daughter the wizard mentions

[@msfandom1612]

I do wish the children in Stardew Valley would grow up over time. Imagine them becoming teens around year 4 and then becoming adults year 8 or possibly 10. At that point they wouldn't grow up any further like everyone else in Stardew and personally I wouldn't them to be marriage candidates cause it's just.. weird... But they're is so much you could do with that idea! Maybe you could even influence Jas as she grows up by befriending her when she's a kid?

[@Leapalot]

Have you ever played Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life? 👀👀

[@fairybites]

I think Jas is a sweet kid, but she says some odd things. She just has a weird vibe sometimes, but a kid that loses their parents can definitely act in a weird way. I have a soft spot for her bc she just has some depth that we don’t fully know and I think that’s really interesting Also, I’ve always sort of assumed that Shane was a lot better off when he knew Jas’s parents, but when they died that made everything worse and that’s when him being someone who might have just had some mental health issues and enjoyed drinking turned into him being severely depressed and alcoholic. He would’ve had to be very close w Jas’s parents to be her godfather, so losing two people that are so important to him is probably why he ended up the way he is when we meet him. I kind of think that he could have been there when Jas’s parents died, or that they both could have been. But idk

[@nathannakonieczny1343]

It's funny. I've played tons of farm rpgs, nobody ages usually. But this game is so deep, it's weird that nobody ages. But, that would be a lot of work

[@pajamaramayt]

I was restarting my Stardew Valley save file, and chatting with Linus. Does anyone else ever question who throws rocks at his tent? One of his early dialogue options are, “Someone was throwing really rocks at my tent last night. I just need to wait it out.” And I recall another one stating, “Please don’t tear down my tent. Its happened before.” He’s so harsh to the player at first, because he’s scared of loosing his home. But most of the villagers in the Valley seem to keep to their own. Hmm. . .

[@idris-lemmings3277]

3:05 I think it's like a unicorn colouring book in a way.

[@smashingmolko]

I love Jas and Vincent, Jas gets SO cute at max friendship!

[@jwkiely]

One of my favorite DM moments was running that Death House, great as a stand-alone experience.

[@thatblueeyedwolf]

Jas is a scary possessed doll.

[@LadyAstraan]

What if Pam killed Jas' parents with drunk driving?

[@ratzeflummi6372]

i genuinely accidentally yeeted my controller across the room when i heard the curse of strahd reference. that module just will not leave me alone

[@notting2640]

Jas!

[@sweetwheatsy]

Real good stuff, love this series - I think you could've gone a bit more into detail about her personality and her dialogue; she feels a bit too mature at times, especially compared to the constant childish naivité that is Vincent, and many of these theories/aspects in her environment really emphasize that

[@PlutoPupp]

I like the reference to that weird ass yandere Jas mod

[@r.ayme.n]

i love jazzie a lot actually she's just so sweet and i wish you could adopt her cause she needs better

[@yeasty_shoes0666]

SDV might be a purgatory and they may have died based on what we see around them.. Possible that Shane committed suicide out of his depression, Jas may have died because of the fire hazard outside her room, Pam and Penny nay have died out of DUI, of Robin and her family died because of the land slide? Idk

[@cakeisyummy5755]

Who wouldn't wanna watch a Mocrowave for 7 hours straight?

[@Ulysses-xl4pv]

Jas, I wish when we married Shane she lived with you. It would just be better for her personally.

[@GILGAMESH97]

I really enjoy your valley gossip videos. It's a shame you won't be making anything ever again........

[@Kwiwiwiwi]

I think it’s more likely that Jas played with the Jack in the box once, got startled, and threw it against the wall and just never got around to picking it up like the rest of her stuff is just on the ground

[@DaniStrawberry]

CONGRATS ON 15K BB

[@happyhippoeaters4261]

Wait, what if everyone is related to the wizard, after all, we have no idea how old the wizard is, or how many children he has.

[@slwrabbits]

Especially since he doesn't seem to know, either!

[@oreganothankyou]

My head cannon is that Jaz is an eggplant that Marnie asked the witch to turn into a child.

[@Jakesfji]

Also in a mod she steals your toothbrush and rummages through your house

[@wolfiewifie]

Oooh the doll house gives me Haunting of Bly Manor vibes!

[@Ranixo286]

C.A. has a few poltergeist references around town so I think that might be where the jack in the box comes from.

[@wolfieisacat13]

Jas gave me an ancient doll one time (at the feast of the winter star) and said that she was glad i was there so i spent the next two weeks grinding for more ancient dolls to give to her

[@surcutieyukii5946]

I love that years later I watch this and I now play dnd and I do kinda see what you're saying about the doll house

[@Seltas-kv7px]

No matter where I go I cannot escape curse of strhad

[@xchill707]

I see you with that “Willie” joke in the beginning 😂

[@lady_shel]

I guess you must have the key to the town, since Jas says she doesn't know you as you walked into her room. LOL

[@lady_shel]

Then, the next time you talk to her she's at 10 hearts. :o Huh?

[@Leapalot]

There's uh. A few mods installed here to get me into places and force some specific dialogue lol.

[@YceSzmiff]

I love this series of you examining each character so in depth! It is just so interesting to see all of the character's story, etc. all at once, even though I might already know some of it!

[@Leapalot]

I'm glad you're liking it! Lots of stuff is already stated somewhere, but I try to theorize based of those facts/assumptions.

[@invaderxim9893]

I won't lie, I actually relate a lot to Jas. Art and storytelling are both major hobbies of mine and have been since I was a child, and I actually don't own a TV and feel I have no need for one. ,:) As for the toy situation, I can actually relate to that too. I was never a fan of human dolls but I LOVED animal dolls, and those got played with a ton. And sometimes, those games were a little rough, not going to lie. Still fond memories though. :)

[@emwatchesthings]

I love Jas! I wish there was a mod where you’re able to let her move in with you if you marry Shane, at least having her stay with you for one or two nights per week. I think that’d be a nicer use of Shane’s room.

[@RapFab]

Was nice while it lasted, but I think Jas knows where you live. Hope you don't end up as that jack in a box. Thx for the whole week or so that I watched this channel xD

[@Leapalot]

👻

[@DaijDjan]

Imagine this being the last video on this channel.. xD

[@AleenaKnight]

Your mention of Death House has changed my perspective of Jas forever. 😅

[@Leapalot]

She is Rose!

[@lisan9517]

Jas would never ax murder you for posting a video. It's the jack-in-the-box doll you need to keep your eye on

[@annih7461]

you have a great voice and a great way of presenting topics. glad i found your channel!

[@GlenCocoon]

I'm surprised y'all are freaked out by a neclected little orphan girl but maybe it's because of the horror trope, movies like the orphan... I feel sad for her and Shane and marnie are just trash for both going to gus instead of one being with her. Shane even leaves her when he married you? If penny gets her own house she can adopt jas it will be like Matilda and ms honey

[@scripwriter3304]

okay but. marnie is referred to as both shane AND jas' aunt. you're relatives can also be ur godparents - trust me, my godparents are both older siblings of mine. presumably, jas and shane are bio cousins, and marnie is the sister of their respective parents. meanwhile, shane was close enough with his now-presumably-dead aunt and uncle that they made him her godfather

[@Sportsgrump]

Jas becomes Monika

[@Makitru]

The yandere Jas mod was a thing a year before DDLC existed so Monika actually became Jas

[@kaianimatesyt]

I literally have only talked to Jas like 6 times throughout my entire time playing Stardew Valley (which is like a little over a week) but she is my second favorite character in the whole game and i love her.

[@Leapalot]

Any specific reason?

[@kaianimatesyt]

@@Leapalot Not really i just really like her for some reason. Might be because she's just cute and I always like the cute characters

[@thatot7trash]

Just watched the video of that one yandere jas mod so this will be interesting lmao

[@RandomAnimal]

DF’s? Its so creepyyyyy

[@thatot7trash]

@@RandomAnimal yes and ikr! i wonder what she used in that cake of hers, is her blood hypnotic or smt 💀😂

[@galladegamer6950]

Good question

[@e_puffin]

damn I haven't seen the yandere Jas mod yet but this makes me want to play it

[@ARMsMaster]

Sadly, it was removed, and currently cannot be found. Even if someone were to send you a copy of it, it likely would be outdated and wouldn't work.

[@gregatim]

I never cared about Jas enough to actually see her in full detail.

[@smzzy8944]

I know I’m like 7 months late. But like, what if Jas’ parents or at least mother was Mona. I know it’s a stretch but Mona does have a grave

[@bringmethatcoffee5235]

8:18 i wish i saw this when it came out, so i could've written sth like "or we won't..." considering your previous statement. XD

[@frankisnot1148]

I used to be a weird little bookworm girl, and tbh i don't see anything particularly off-putting or anything worth freaking out about in her. Little kids are often just weird. They don't have the same filter as adults do, and find stuff adults find horrifying an absolute delight lol

[@SentientSalt]

Vincent freaks me out more but ya same buddy.. Same...

[@ducparker662]

Yandere Jas wants to your location now >:>

[@dfrank2003]

Love that Strahd reference

[@user-xu1ce4ri4h]

I don't get why people keep saying Jas could be the wizard's child. It's said in the game that the wizard's marriage fell apart due to a "mistake" he made. Having an affair and getting his side chick pregnant would be a pretty big mistake, so it's reasonable to assume that this is why they separated. He also says he was married "once", implying that quite a bit of time has passed since then. Jas seems to be 6-8 years old so she's way too young. It seems way more likely that the wizard's child is an adult at this point.

[@theunclecappy4846]

6:56 YOU GET THAT FUCKING THING AWAY FROM ME

[@kimsugahara9795]

Dang, the Curse of Strahd reference