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For the two human protagonists exclusive to the animated movie, go [[Characters/AnimalCrossingAnime here]].




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[[folder: Player Character]]
[[WMG: The Player Character]]
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The player character is the avatar of the player. He or she starts the game by moving into a village populated by anthropomorphic animals. What happens afterward? That's up to you.
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* ArtisticAge: Before the ''New Leaf'' redesign, where they look a bit more like heavily stylized young adults, the player characters were extremely SuperDeformed and looked like small children, despite the fact that they were homeowners living on their own.
* BenevolentBoss: In ''New Leaf,'' there's some optional dialogue choices that allow them to express appreciation for Isabelle's help and they can try to encourage Isabelle to relax and even suggest giving herself some time off for herself. Isabelle tends to either politely turn down the offer or at least say that she'll consider it.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In practically everything but the official games themselves, the player is always given the name of "Villager," "Mayor," or even just "the player."
* FingerlessHands: Despite the ability to pick up and store whatever you can in the game, the player characters have no visible fingers. ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' does give them thumbs, making them into mitten-like hands. Oddly enough, their toes are visible when taking their shoes off in ''New Leaf''.
* TheGhost: Their role as the mayor is treated as this in ''Happy Home Designer'' and ''amiibo Festival'', since the player works for Nook's Homes in the former, and the main animal characters are the starring characters of the latter (the E3 trailer for the latter shows a scene where Isabelle is at the mayor's office greeting Tortimer, who's still in retirement, while the mayor themselves is not shown). Isabelle points this out in her trailer for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''; between ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', ''Pocket Camp'', and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'', the mayor's simply too busy to do their duty.
* {{Hammerspace}}: The villager's main "power" so to speak. The player has the ability to pick up and store safely away whatever the game allows, as long as they have enough pocket space, from things as small as fleas to enormous as whale sharks.
* HelloInsertNameHere: The player normally names them, so they invoke this by nature.
* HeroicMime: Apart from dialogue options, the player character is fairly quiet. Some characters imply the player is chatty and loud while others find you quiet. Although, the copies of players that show up in dream towns and the Happy Home Academy are able to talk, and they speak in a pitch unique to them.
* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: The bulk of the game allows you to collect and place furniture in your house. You can decorate the inside and outside of your house with whatever you have. Taken to its logical extreme in ''Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer'', where your job is to decorate the inside of other villager homes.
* MistakenForSpecialGuest: In ''New Leaf'' the player doesn't do anything beforehand to become mayor aside from just moving into town and being mistaken for the actual inheritor. You get a letter later on from the ''actual'' mayor, who decides you're doing a good enough job and leaves you be.
* NiceHat: In the original games for N64 and Gamecube, male villagers constantly wear an unusual horned hat akin to a Viking helmet, and female villagers wear conical hats. Later games phased these out in favor of hairstyles and headgear (many of which are Nice Hats themselves). Hats similar to the classic horned and conical hats are obtainable as headgear in the later games.
* PermanentElectedOfficial: In ''New Leaf'', the player character inherits this title from the mayor from the previous games, Tortimer.
* PurelyAestheticGender: The gender of the player character makes little difference gameplay-wise (in most games at least: the boy and girl have different stats in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''). There's essentially no distinction between genders at all in ''New Horizons'', particularly outside of Japan; it can be switched at any time, and characters consistently use neutral pronouns to refer to the player.
* RoseHairedSweetie: While most of the time, the player character starts off with brown hair, there's also an option to have a pink-haired female character from the start. Pink-haired female Villagers are also a common sight in official art and crossover appearances.
* SeriesMascot: Shares this role with Isabelle, especially in games like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''.
* TokenHuman: The player characters are the only humans in the game.
* VagueAge: The player characters resemble children, at least in earlier games, but given the art-style of the game and the fact that they've moved away from home to live on their own, it's hard to tell how old they actually are. The ''New Leaf'' redesign pins them somewhere in the range of young adults, but there's still room for interpretation.
* VirtualPaperDoll: The player can choose what gender the player character is and has control over their facial features (which, in older games, depends on what your answers you give when asked some questions at the beginning of the game). Their clothing and hairstyle is also up to the player. Starting in ''Happy Home Designer'' and carrying forward into ''Pocket Camp'' and ''New Horizons'', the player has complete control over what the player character looks like (you can pick and chose hair and eye color and even options for darker skin tones).
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: As mentioned above, female characters can start out with pink hair. Getting a haircut at Shampoodle in earlier games, or purchasing hair dyes in ''New Horizons'', lets you dye your hair to some non-natural hair color such as blue, green, or purple.
* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: The player needs to learn basic emotions from other characters.
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!!Main Town [=NPCS=]
[[folder: Tom Nook]]
[[WMG: Tom Nook (Tanukichi)]]
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The owner of the town's main shop, and a tanuki/raccoon. He sells you your house and collects your mortgage, as well as being your main source of income -- you get Bells by selling things to him. In ''New Leaf'' he focuses exclusively on real estate, selling players upgrades and remodeling services.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Naoki Tatsuta (movie)
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* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In-Universe example. ''Happy Home Designer'' reveals Tom knows about how some people think of him as greedy, or a villain that must be stopped, he doesn't mind as long as his teachings pull through.
-->'''Tom Nook:''' I've heard some folks believe I'm a ruthless and heartless businessman. This is not true, and not just because I am a raccoon and not a man, yes, yes. Hm, perhaps I can see the value of having a boogeyman everyone can unite against. Or rather, in my case, a boogeycritter. But paying one's debts is important! If I must be villainized in my pursuit of teaching, then so be it!
* BenevolentBoss: While he's commonly seen as a ruthless loan shark, it's worth noting that he charges no interest in his home loans, gives you as much time as you need to repay him, and instantly gives you a job without an interview, or without reviewing qualifications or references, in order to pay it off.
* BigGood: He expressly takes this role in ''New Horizons'', leading the charge of the development of the island into a true community, with you as his top enforcer, teaching you everything you need to know, giving proper objectives to make it as great a place as possible, and generally being much more of an HonestCorporateExecutive and BenevolentBoss than fans portray him as.
* ButThouMust: ...upgrade your house. Until ''New Leaf'', at which point he sells upgrades in his shop much like any of the other remodeling jobs he has on hand. You still need to finish paying off your current upgrade before you can buy another, but you ''can'' decide to keep your current size after paying it off. The same applies to ''New Horizons'', though at least the first upgrade (from tent to house) is required to progress the island.
* ChasteToons: It's unclear what relation his assistants Tommy and Timmy are to him. He says they're not related, but {{Fanon}} tends to hold them as his nephews. Lazy and Jock villagers theorize that he took them in off the streets out of the goodness of his heart.
* CynicismCatalyst: Going to the city and having his dreams crushed turned him from a young WideEyedIdealist into the distrusting businessman he is now. His episode gives several of the details: First, he was denied a loan at the bank, was betrayed by people who allegedly tried to help him but instead stole his assets, then let a friend borrow money but he ran off and never paid back. Despite all that, he admits that his dream still exists, but he suppresses it nowadays.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In the N64 game and its Gamecube counterparts in Japan, Tom's apron has a kanji symbol instead of a leaf.
* EtTuBrute: Was on the receiving end of this at least twice when he tried to strike big in the city. It's the reason why he's so untrusting nowadays.
* HiddenDepths: Lyle reveals that Nook is actually a huge {{Fanboy}} of K.K. Slider, which he reaffirms in ''New Horizons'', even arranging a performance from him.
* IconicOutfit: When people think Tom Nook, they typically think of his blue Nook's Cranny apron.
* IndecipherableLyrics: Once you finally finish off that last loan ''New Leaf'', he'll celebrate by singing a song to you...which sounds like absolute nonsense and reminds you that the song is really old and in Raccoonish.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Say what you will about him forcing you into mortgages, but Nook's a genuinely nice person through and through. In ''New Leaf'', you can catch him at The Roost buying free coffee for random townspeople and the twins simply because he appreciates their honest work. Aww...
* LonelyAtTheTop: He is revealed to have been best friends with [[WeUsedToBeFriends Sable]] in the past, but he lost their friendship in favor of running his Cranny (later "Nookington's"). Averted in ''New Horizons'' thus far, however, with Blathers explicitly being a friend of his and more positive relationships with the player and other residents.
* SeriesMascot: Zig-zagged. Tom Nook was the de-facto mascot until the ''New Leaf'' era, which is when [[BreakoutCharacter Isabelle]] began to represent the franchise in crossovers like ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. As of ''New Horizons'', the pair have become co-mascots.
* ShipTease: With Sable.
* SoProudOfYou: Expresses pride in the player's accomplishments fairly often in ''New Horizons'', especially when they pay off loans or complete a major development project.
* {{Tanuki}}: The English localization calls him a raccoon, but his PunnyName makes it clear that this is what he really is.
* TookALevelInKindness: In ''New Leaf'', He doesn't force you to upgrade your house anymore, and sometimes buys coffee for other people to show his appreciation for their hard work.
** Again in ''New Horizons''. Here he lampshades that he doesn't have deadlines or interest on his loans, admits he'll let Timmy and Tommy buy trash and weeds off the player even though it's not very profitable to the company, and expresses pride in the player when they reach milestones in helping build up the island. He also makes up a fake currency (Nook Miles), that the Player can make from helping out others and tidying up the island, in order to pay off their moving expenses.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: According to Sable, he was an idealistic young dreamer before he went to the city and came back.
* VerbalTic: "Yes, yes" and "hm?".
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Sable, until he went to the city and they grew apart.
* WideEyedIdealist: In ''Wild World'', he'll sometimes tell the player about how he used to be this before he tried to make it big in the city and ended up facing many hardships that really wore him down and caused him to distance himself from friends, including Sable. He finally seems to have gained some of it back by ''New Horizons'' admitting to being generous with the player (even against his accountant's advice at times) and seeming overall happier.
** JadeColoredGlasses [=/=] SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: What he eventually turned into according to Sable. She was very hurt when she found out that this is what Nook had become after trying to make it big in the city.
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[[folder: Isabelle]]
[[WMG: Isabelle (Shizue)]]
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Introduced in ''New Leaf'', she's a dog who introduces you to the town and becomes your secretary.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Most definitely.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Jock villagers, who fear her going "Isabellistic" should you break a window.
* BiTheWay: Isabelle begins to crush on the player character regardless of their gender. Comes to a head during Valentine's day where it's made clear she has feelings for the player.
* BlackBeadEyes: Especially in her shocked expression, where they turn into very small black dots.
* BreakoutCharacter: She's made a lot of appearances since her debut, appearing in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' (first as an [[AssistCharacter Assist Trophy]] and later as a full-fledged fighter), ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter 4 Ultimate'', and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''. She essentially dethroned Tom Nook and K.K. Slider as the "representatives" of the series.
* ButThouMust... be the mayor.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Isabelle is scatterbrained and clumsy at times.
* FanGirl: Thinks K.K. Slider is dreamy.
* GeniusDitz: A conversation with Digby in ''Happy Home Designer'' mentions that while his sister may be a bit of a silly puppy at times, she apparently has engineering degrees from ''19 different universities''.
* GirlsWithMoustaches: Sports a shih-tzu beard in all of her appearances, though it's stylized more as a muzzle.
* IconicOutfit: Though she's worn plenty of other outfits over the years, her green gingham vest is her most well-known look.
* InformedAttribute: Supposedly Isabelle is such a hard worker that she doesn't even have the time to sleep. But once she's done introducing the player to the town, she doesn't actually do anything except stand in place all day and tell the player basic information. It's also implied she (maybe) helps organize a few events around the year, but outside of that it's high questionable what keeps her so incredibly busy all day. The only time she's actually seen hard at work is in her reveal trailer for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
* MeaningfulName:
** Her Japanese name is derived from Shih Tzu, the dog breed she's based on.
** Her English name contains "bell", referring to the bell she wears.
** Her French name is Marie, which is one letter away from "mairie" the French word for "Town Hall", or an anagram of "maire", which is French for "mayor".
** Her Latin American Spanish name is "Canela" (Cinammon) which is normally a very stereotypical dog name in that region.
* {{Meganekko}}: She wears glasses as part of her home attire in ''Happy Home Designer''. Her RV dialogue in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update for ''New Leaf'' reveals she's actually nearsighted and usually wears contacts at work.
* NiceGirl: She's very patient despite the mayor's inexperience and likes nothing better than helping him/her out. She even works on holidays!
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: When at home in ''Happy Home Designer'', she wears a pink shirt, while her twin brother Digby wears a blue one.
* SeriesMascot: She shares this role with the Villager and Tom Nook, if her presence on ''New Leaf''[='=]s Home Screen graphic, her appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' as an Assist Trophy, and her [[PromotedToPlayable playable appearances]] in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' (in a manner of speaking) and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' are any indication.
* ShipTease: A few lines (and the gift you get from the Valentine's Day event) imply Isabelle has a crush on the mayor, [[BiTheWay regardless of their gender]].
* StealthPun: Her English name contains "bell" - bells are the name of the source of currency in the game. Her head is shaped like a bag of bells, and her hair is tied up with literal bells. When she walks/runs, they can be heard tinkling. She's also the primary gold sink in the game, requiring you to earn a lot of bells in order to upgrade your town.
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[[folder: Timmy and Tommy]]
[[WMG: Timmy and Tommy (Mamekichi & Tsubukichi)]]
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Twin young tanuki that work in the upper levels of Nookington's. Starting in ''New Leaf'', they run the general stores, while Tom pivots to real estate.
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* AscendedExtra: Formerly assistants to Nookington's, they run the main shops in ''New Leaf'' and ''New Horizons''.
* CreepyTwins: To some, at least.
* {{Fanboy}}s: Tom says that both boys often profess to looking up to him and wanting to be just like him, however he notes that they most often do it when they've gotten into his things.
* {{Heartwarming Orphan}}s: Lazy and Jock villagers believe Tom Nook took them off the streets and gave them a nice place to work out of the goodness of his heart.
* OutgrowingTheChildishName: If you upgrade their shop to T&T Emporium in ''New Leaf'', they will start going by "Timothy" and "Thomas" on the town billboard. Their in-game names don't change.
* SingleMindedTwins: Their dialogue makes it seem that they SpeakInUnison, though one always lags behind the other. One of Katrina's negative fortunes indicates they [[DownplayedTrope don't always get along]]. In ''Pocket Camp'', Timmy admits the reason they always dress alike is not because of this trope, but Timmy intentionally copying Tommy, whose fashion sense he envies.
* [[TheTrickster Tricksters]]: Tom Nook occasionally laments their craftiness.
* VerbalTic: They speak in unison, but whichever Nookling isn't speaking tends to trail behind. [-...trail behind-].
* VagueAge: Are far smaller than most villagers, especially Nook, whose species they share. This and their "assistant" role led fans to assume they were young children, but then by ''New Leaf'' they were running stores on their own, something not often done by kids. Tom Nook also comments that they're old enough to drink coffee, though it's become more acceptable for younger children regardless. They're young enough for in-game villagers to assume Nook adopted them, which at least indicates they're meant to be seen as minors, though teenagers can still be adopted.
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[[folder: Tortimer]]
[[WMG: Tortimer (Kotobuki)]]
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The town's mayor is a goofy old tortoise with eccentric mannerisms and a taste for a good party. He's a bit lazy unless there's a special event going on, though. In ''New Leaf'', he's retired from his post and now organizes and runs tours on the island. First introduced in ''Animal Forest +,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiOgata (movie)
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* CoolOldGuy: He's surprisingly a bit of a party animal.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In the original Japanese version, he wore a white obi sash and a zucchetto instead of his top hat and bowtie, and he also lacked his walking cane. He still wore the glasses, but they had blue lenses instead of clear lenses.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His laziness as the mayor resulted in Phyllis becoming overworked and jaded.
* PermanentElectedOfficial: It's even played with in TheMovie where he wins by one vote... the ''only'' vote, which is his. Except in ''New Leaf'', where he's retired from his position and the player is the new mayor (and inherits the trope).
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: While he was mayor, he apparently didn't do anything that the job of mayor entails apart from being the MC for events.
* SignatureLaugh: "Heh heh HORF!"
* TurtlePower: He's a tortoise and he was the original mayor of the village, so he did have some political power.
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[[folder: Pelly]]
[[WMG: Pelly (Peliko)]]
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One of the two pelican receptionists at the town hall, she works in the daytime. Her sister Phyllis works at night. She has an unrequited crush on the mailbird, Pete.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Otoha (movie)
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* ALizardNamedLiz: A pelican named Pelly.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Pete prefers her sister, Phyllis, even though Pelly has a massive crush on him.
* NiceGirl: She's very upbeat and friendly, in contrast to her sister.
* ThePollyanna: Pelly is optimistic and joyful.
* PunnyName: A pelican named "Pelly". Also applies in the French version of the game, where she's known as "[[DubNameChange Opélie]]", a twist on "Ophélie", an actual French given name.
* RhymesOnADime: In the first game: "Rain or sleet, snow or hail, we'll deliver what you mail!"
* ThemeNaming: All three pelicans have names starting with "P."
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[[folder: Phyllis]]
[[WMG: Phyllis (Pelimi)]]
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Pelly's older sister. In contrast to her outgoing sister, she's grumpy and cynical. Maybe it's because she always works the graveyard shift. She and Pete are a bit of an item.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoMizutani (movie)
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Gossip floating around your villagers reveals that Phyllis is widely disliked around town, mostly due to her [[GrumpyBear attitude]]. Snooty and Cranky villagers tend to hate her the most.
* ApatheticClerk: Is a complete jerk, crass, rude, and will loudly complain if you ask her to do her job.
* BigSisterInstinct: She's very protective of Pelly.
* DeadpanSnarker: She tends to mutter things under her breath a lot.
* GrumpyBear: Well you'd be one as well if you have to work the night shift every day and barely anyone is nice to you.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not intentionally, but her attitude makes her come off as one.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Phyllis isn't immune to happiness or [[DeadpanSnarker a moment without snarking]]. It is likely she gets her attitude from having to stay up so late and work the night shift. This is confirmed in ''New Leaf'', where she outright admits in The Roost that she's grumpy from always being swamped with work, and adding that Tortimer was the main reason for this. She states if you became mayor much earlier, things would have been different.
* OfficialCouple: Her and Pete. Although later games imply that their relationship is largely one-sided on Pete's part.
* PunnyName: In the French version, her name is "[[DubNameChange Elisabec]]", "bec" being French for "beak". [[DontExplainTheJoke Because pelicans have large beaks, y'see ?]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: In the first game, at least, this is why Pete prefers her to Pelly.
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[[folder: Pete]]
[[WMG: Pete (Pelio)]]
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The mailbird. While difficult to meet directly, if you get on at just the right time, he'll speak with you. In the first game, he's somewhat bitter and aloof. In the later games, though, he's just stressed.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Akio Suyama (movie)
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Pete is head over heels for Phyllis, although Phyllis makes it very clear that she absolutely hates his guts. And his hat.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first game, he was rather cynical. In the later games, he mellows out and is just overworked.
* VideogameCrueltyPotential: In contrast to how in the first game he could be seen walking around near the player's house around the time he delivers mail, the only way to speak to him in the second game is to wait for the right time and ''shoot him out of the air''. However, in the next games he's back to walking around during his delivery run ''for that very reason''. In ''New Leaf'' he Lampshades this by saying this is the reason he now only walks while delivering.
* VocalEvolution: He had a deep voice in the first game. Later games give him a normal male voice.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: His reaction if you shoot him down to talk to him in ''Wild World''.
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[[folder: Copper]]
[[WMG: Copper (Policeman A; Original games and ''New Leaf'') (Gatekeeper B; ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk'']]
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In the first game, [[ThoseTwoGuys he and his partner, Booker]], are policedogs who notify you of happenings and run the lost and found. In the second and third games, they're city guards instead, helping you with Wi-Fi things as well as the above. In ''New Leaf'' they're back to their original role, except that only one of them can work in a town at a time.
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* ByTheBookCop: He always does things by normal law enforcement rules.
* HotBlooded: He's very dedicated to his work.
* PunnyName: Copper is a slang term for a police officer.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red Oni, passionate about his job and always ready for duty.
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[[folder: Booker]]
[[WMG: Booker (Policeman B; Original games and ''New Leaf'') (Gatekeeper A; ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk'']]
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Copper's partner is significantly less outgoing than his superior. He still runs the Lost and Found for you, though.
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* ApologizesALot: Comes with being so shy.
* {{Dandere}}: Although Booker is rather shy, he seems at least hospitable to people like the Mayor.
* ExtremeDoormat: He will often question himself whether you actually lost the item you are picking up in the Lost and Found, but won't press on.
* PunnyName: "Booking" is slang for arresting.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue Oni, always quiet and introverted.
* ShrinkingViolet: Especially when compared to Copper.
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[[folder: Sable]]
[[WMG: Sable (Asami)]]
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The oldest Able Sister, she's a quiet hedgehog who doesn't talk much. She runs the Able Sister shops, which sell patterns, and, in later games, clothing and accessories. She spends most of her time at the sewing machine. But with a little talk, she opens up... First introduced in ''Animal Forest+,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Saori Hattori (movie)
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* CharacterDevelopment: She becomes less shy the more days you talk to her.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Not so much icy as shy, though.
* PromotionToParent: In the past, she had to take care of Mabel [[spoiler: and Labelle]].
* ShipTease: With Tom Nook.
* ShrinkingViolet: The reason she doesn't talk to you very much at first.
* ThemeNaming: She and her sisters Mabel [[spoiler:and Label]] have names that rhyme with able.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Tom Nook.
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[[folder: Mabel]]
[[WMG: Mabel (Kinuyo)]]
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The youngest Able Sister, she greets customers at the Able Sister's shop and handles the transactions. She's a perky, open sort -- oh, and despite the fact that she's blue and a hedgehog, no, she is not related to VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog. First introduced in ''Animal Forest+,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Mari Adachi (movie)
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* {{Expy}}: Has no relation to [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog another blue hedgehog from a different company]].
* GenkiGirl: She's always eager to greet you when you enter the shop.
* ThemeNaming: Like Sable, her name rhymes with able.
* {{Tomboy}}: Better seen in ''Happy Home Designer'' however.
** TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She enjoys dolls and footballs.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: If you talk to her in ''Happy Home Designer'', she says pickles are her favorite food.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Blathers]]
[[WMG: Blathers (Fuuta)]]
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This owl runs the museum in town, and is its primary curator. Though friendly and intelligent, he has a noted tendency for sleeping on the job... and being really, ''really'' freaked out by bugs. He was first introduced in ''Animal Forest+,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (movie)
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* {{Adorkable}}: Once ran into the Able Sister's shop and bought things frantically to cover up the fact he ran in to hide from a bug.
* AntiquatedLinguistics: He speaks with some elements of this, wot wot!
* ArtisticLicenceBiology: He's able to move his pupils, something owls are well-known for being unable to do. He also can't rotate his neck like real owls. [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals Though this is the type of inaccuracy]] to expect from ''Animal Crossing'' anyway.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the original games, Blathers found fish repulsive. Come ''Wild World'' and he suddenly adores cooking fish.
* CuteOwl: Maybe not in the conventional sense, but he's one lovably dorky guy.
* InsufferableGenius: He's very knowledgeable of the various wildlife you give him, and very confident in his intelligence.
* MeaningfulName: He blathers a lot. [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in ''New Leaf'', as whenever he starts to go off on a tangent, he stops himself.
* TheNightOwl: Being a literal owl, he is only awake during the nighttime.
* NotAMorningPerson: Since Blathers is an owl, which are nocturnal animals, he'll be asleep if you visit him in the middle of the day. He even mentions that he's not much of a morning person if you wake him up.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Blathers is highly intelligent, as one would expect from a museum curator.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Seems they call him "Blathers" for a reason.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: If you visit the museum during the day, you'll have to wake him up in order to speak to him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Starting with Wild World, he really loves seafood.
* VegetarianCarnivore: Even though invertebrates are a staple part of the owl's diet, he is terrified of bugs and gets nauseated by the sight of them. He's also repulsed by the idea of eating mice and frogs judging by his description of the tarantula, but guess what bird preys on those animals as well? He also initially didn't like fish until ''Wild World''.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Blathers really wishes the museum would ditch its bug wing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Celeste]]
[[WMG: Celeste (Fuuko)]]
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Blathers's younger sister was first introduced in ''Wild World.'' She is a bit absent-minded, but ''very'' cute. She runs the museum's Observatory in the second and third games, and handles the museum's gift shop and personal exhibits in ''New Leaf''.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikaKanai (movie)
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* AcrophobicBird: According to Celeste herself in ''Happy Home Designer'', she cannot fly. Though she does fly in the ''Island Escape'' minigame in ''amiibo Festival'' and ''New Leaf''
* CuteOwl: She's even the page image!
* TheCutie: Oh, so ''very'' cute. Perky, too. She's one of the few characters who the option "You're adorable!" shows up for. If you're female, she will [[ShipTease blush and tell you that you are even more adorable]]. If you're male, she'll become very flustered.
* MeaningfulName: Celeste as in Celestial, seeing as she originally dealt with constellations.
* TheNightOwl: Celeste is literally an owl and, as a FurryReminder, she sleeps during the daytime.
* PinkMeansFeminine: She's a red-and-pink female owl with a pink bow.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Like her brother, she'll sleep during the day. Unlike her brother, she'll deny the fact that she sleeps on the job.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Brewster]]
[[WMG: Brewster (Master)]]
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First introduced in ''Wild World,'' he runs the coffee shop beneath the museum. He's a quiet one, but he makes a mean cup of coffee. He came from the city -- if you couldn't tell, him being a pigeon and all.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Takaya Hashi (movie)
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* BerserkButton: Downplayed; he doesn't get extremely angry, but you shouldn't let the coffee he serves you get cold.
* DefrostingIceKing: Become a regular at The Roost and he'll slowly become more open to talk to you.
* GiveMeYourInventoryItem: Averted. Starting with ''City Folk'', if visit him enough times, he'll store your Gyroids for you if he notices one in your inventory.
* NotSoStoic: If you do well during your part-time job at The Roost in ''New Leaf'', people may compliment you that you are even better than Brewster. You can see Brewster crack a bit offscreen.
* OneNoteChef: He only knows how to make coffee. ''Really'' good coffee.
* ShrinkingViolet: Some villagers insist that Brewster's quiet personality is just because he's a shy person. Judging by how he reacts to certain conversations, that may very well be true.
* TheStoic: Even after you befriend him, he still acts pretty low key.
* VerbalTic: Being a pigeon, he says "coo" a lot, such as when he greets the player with "coo to see you". [[GotMeDoingIt It even rubs off on the player when talking to him]]; for example, the dialogue options when Brewster offers to give you a job are "Coo! I'd love that!" and "No, thanks. I'm coo."
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Serena]]
[[WMG: Serena (Goddess)]]
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Introduced in ''City Folk'', she's a chihuahua and goddess who lives in your town's fountain after it's built. You can speak to her only after throwing an axe at her--but keep chucking sharp objects at her, and she'll be your friend eventually.
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* HonestAxe: The ultimate goal of her sidequest.
* ValleyGirl: In goddess form!
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Reese and Cyrus]]
[[WMG: Reese and Cyrus (Lisa and Kaizou)]]
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Introduced in ''New Leaf'', they are the alpacas that manage Re-Tail. Reese buys items from you while Cyrus is an upholsterer who can customize your furniture.
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* AffectionateNickname: Reese nicknames Cyrus "Cy-Guy".
* BerserkButton: Reese cannot ''stand'' bad drivers, as revealed in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update when you talk to her in her camper. She gets so mad Cyrus is ''terrified'' of riding in the same car as her
* ClingyJealousGirl: If the player is female, Reese warns the player not to fall for Cyrus.
* CrazyJealousGuy: If the player is male, Cyrus threatens to [[DeadlyEuphemism make the player see in 4D]]. By which he means beat them up should they "make goo-goo eyes" at his wife.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Cyrus seems to... ahem, ''inspire'' Jock villagers regarding his physique.
* HappilyMarried: They're very affectionate with each other and never seem to have any marital problems.
* MeaningfulName: Cyrus's Japanese name can mean "remodel", hence his job.
* MeetCute: Reese first saw Cyrus drive a motorcycle down the street, but he crashed it into an ice cream truck, and they've been inseparable ever since
* MrFixit: Cyrus is able to refurbish a very large number of things. From changing wood color and fabric of furniture to turning fossils into models.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Obviously.
* PunnyName: Reese's name is similar to resell.
* SickeninglySweethearts: Some of the villagers think they're this.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Inverted with Reese, who says in ''Happy Home Designer'' that she was a mean and rude girl when she was younger, but now is a perfectly pleasant adult.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Digby]]
[[WMG: Digby (Kent)]]
[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/digby_nl.png]]
Introduced in ''New Leaf'', he's a dog that's in charge of the Happy Home Showcase in your town. He is Isabelle's twin brother.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Like his sister. It must run in the family.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: In one of his exclusive logbook entries in ''amiibo Festival'', he notices his coworker Lottie (who has a crush on him) looking different than usual (i.e. she forgot to put on her makeup). He asks if she was feeling OK, which hurts her feelings.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: When at home in ''Happy Home Designer'', he wears a blue shirt, while Isabelle wears a pink one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Luna]]
[[WMG: Luna (Yumemi)]]
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Introduced in ''New Leaf'', she's a tapir who runs the Dream Suite once you've built it in your town. She can let you visit the towns of other players through Spotpass.
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* CountingSheep: Does this before the player enters a dream world.
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name, fittingly, means "dreaming". While her localized name is the Spanish word for the Moon.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Not many tapirs in video games.
* {{Youkai}}: Less obvious than Kapp'n. Her species is likely a reference to Baku, a dream-eating youkai that resembles a tapir in appearance.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Leif]]
[[WMG:Leif (Reiji)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leifanimalcrossingnewleaf_6810.png]]
Introduced in ''New Leaf'', he's a sloth who runs the Gardening Center. His shop is integrated into the Nooklings' store starting at the T.I.Y. expansion, and he will start offering weed-pulling services at this point. He is also host of the special holiday Weeding Day, which is on the last Friday in April for North America and Europe and September 3rd for Japan, dedicated to removing weeds from town.
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* {{Adorkable}}: When he gives you the Golden Axe, he gets very flustered after saying you can cut as many trees as you want with it and realizing what he just said.
* BerserkButton: The entire presence of weeds is this to Leif.
* EnmityWithAnObject: Leif ''hates'' weeds.
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "lazy", though it loses its meaningfulness once he [[NatureLover gets started weeding]].
* NatureLover: He detests weeds and offers weed-pulling services once he is partnered with the Nooklings (TIY). On Grass Day he hands out flower-themed furniture for pulling weeds.
* PunnyName: Just one letter away from "leaf".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lottie]]

[[WMG:Lottie (Takumi)]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lottierender2.png]]
The only new character introduced in ''Happy Home Designer'', she's a pink river otter who happens to be Lyle's niece. She's very passionate about her job as a Happy Home Consultant and has a crush on Digby.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has a crush on Digby, but considering that the game she's in is about designing homes for villagers... It's probably not going to go anywhere.
* BlackBeadEyes: Without her make-up, Lottie's eyes are actually really small. It's almost as if she's being impersonated by a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Ditto]].
* BreakoutCharacter: She's being pushed as the mascot character for ''Happy Home Designer'' in much the same way as Isabelle was for ''New Leaf''. To the point where's she [[https://twitter.com/animalcrossing?lang=en took over Isabelle's Twitter account for a time]].
* CanonImmigrant: Originally created for the spinoff game ''Happy Home Designer'', she was introduced into the main series with ''New Leaf'''s ''Welcome amiibo'' update.
* ElegantGothicLolita: She appears in ''Pocket Camp'' dressed up like one.
* GenkiGirl: She's got some fairly high energy.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Has pink fur, and fairly feminine.
* VerbalTic: She seems to refer to the player as "Tiger" a lot.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Harvey]]
[[WMG:Harvey (Panieru)]]
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A character introduced in ''New Leaf'''s ''Welcome Toys/{{amiibo}}'' update. He's a dog that runs an R.V campground that's in a new area of your town. He also sells items that aren't found in the other stores, but he only accepts MEOW (Mutual Exchange Of Wealth) coupons that are dispensed by the CAT Machine (Coupon Allocation Terminal). The campers who come to Harvey's campground range from minor characters like Wendell and Gulliver, Holiday characters in the off season, villagers who haven't been seen in ''New Leaf'' and even villagers who are inspired by other Nintendo franchises like ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' or ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''. In ''New Horizons'', he runs Photopia, a photo studio on a private island where visitors can set up scenes and take pictures in his cabin, using any furniture or outfits from their catalog and using amiibo cards to hire "actors" to pose in them.
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* ByNoIMeanYes: His response to the player asking if there's Wi-Fi available in his campground; he wants people to experience nature instead of staring at their phones while they're there... but yes, there's Wi-Fi.
* CloudCuckoolander: He introduces himself as "Harv" for short or "Haaaaarv" for long. But if you call him that, he immediately forgets that he told you to call him "Harv".
* EruditeStoner: He rivals Pascal and K.K Slider in this department.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: The yellow birds that appear from time to time seem to love him. They're even seen occasionally perching on Harvey's head!
* GlobalCurrencyException: Being the hippie that he is, he doesn't accept bells for his wares but a new kind of currency that's earned by doing assigned things around your town.
* LennonSpecs: Part of his hippie vibe.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: He certainly dresses and acts the part.
* PunnyName: Harvey... R.V... hmmm...
** It falls under NonIndicativeName in ''New Horizons'', where he's a photographer living on his own private island, nowhere near an R.V.
** In the French version, he is known as "Joe". Geddit ? [[DontExplainTheJoke Because]] he's a [[Music/JoeCocker Cocker Spaniel]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Orville and Wilbur]]
[[WMG:Orville and Wilbur (Mōrī and Rodorī)]]
Introduced in ''New Horizons'', Orville and Wilbur are a pair of dodo brothers who run Dodo Airlines and manage the player's airport. Their being based on an extinct species is a first for ''Animal Crossing'' characters.
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* CoolShades: Wilbur, the older brother, sports a pair with dark brown lenses.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Orville's not very foolish, but he does stress a little when inputting your ticket information. Wilbur, meanwhile, is always cool as a cucumber and entirely focused on his job.
* {{Irony}}: They are airport attendants who are also dodos, a flightless species of bird.
--> '''Orville:''' "[[LampshadeHanging We may be flightless...but that doesn't mean YOU have to be!]]"
* {{Malaproper}}: If you faint while visiting an island, Wilbur will say he "thought you fought the barn," a jumbled version of the idiom "bought the farm," i.e. died. When you buy a tool from him, he encourages you to "utilize it or futilize it," a wacky take on "use it or lose it."
* MeaningfulName: They are known as "Mōrī" and "Rodrī" in the original Japanese version, and "Morris" and "Rodrigue" in the French version. RealLife Dodo birds were native to the Maurice and Rodrigue islands.
* MilitaryAlphabet: Wilbur speaks like a soldier on a field mission, giving himself and the player codenames, discussing their outings to other islands like a battle plan, and using the NATO Phonetic Alphabet unnecessarily. However, due to the game being rated E, instead of "Whiskey" for W, he says "Whisker".
* NoKillLikeOverkill: When explaining that they never return to the randomly generated islands, Wilbur claims he outright burns his old flightpath plans after leaving, to keep the information "secure."
* ShoutOut: They are likely named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright]], inventors of the first successful motor-operated airplane.
[[/folder]]

!!Visitors and City Folk
[[folder: Crazy Redd]]

[[WMG: Crazy Redd (Tsunekichi)]]
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A fox who competes with Tom Nook for furniture sales. However, Redd's deals are a bit... shadier. In the first two games, he's a traveling visitor who comes every once in a while; in ''City Folk'', he has a permanent shop in the city, though he only gets new items on Wednesdays. In ''New Leaf'', however, he is now back to showing up once a week, but apparently on random days. During the fireworks festival, he sets up a stand where he sells fortune cookies that may contain prize tickets for special items, or dud tickets for firework supplies. On New Year's Day, he sells party poppers and New Year's hats.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Tetsuo Sakaguchi (movie)
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* CunningLikeAFox: He's always looking to make a quick bell and is fairly good at swindling customers.
* EyesAlwaysShut: No matter what emotion he has, his eyes are always shut.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's not so much ''evil'' as "not exactly legit," but he is really overly friendly in a creepy way.
* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: Where he claims to get his merch. And oddly enough, when he gets a permanent shop in the city he happens to get each "shipment" on the same day of the week every week.
* {{Flanderization}}: In the first game, he's just Tom Nook's dubiously legal foil. In the later games, however, he gets downright ''weird,'' with a strange, overly-familiar way of speaking. In other words, actually crazy!
* HonestJohnsDealership: Some of his paintings are actually forgeries.
* InsaneProprietor: ''Especially'' in the second two games.
* {{Kitsune}}: He greatly resembles the typical depiction, and he's got the [[HonestJohnsDealership trickster]] part down.
* LargeHam: He has a tendency to overreact.
* {{Leitmotif}}: While other characters also have Leitmotifs, Redd's is special because it's actually the "Opposite" of Tom Nook's (low notes play where high notes would play in Tom Nook's theme and vice versa).
* LuckBasedMission: His fake paintings in the second two games -- FakeDifficulty extraordinaire, since you can only get one a week, they're fairly expensive, and there's no guarantee it'll be a new painting. Averted somewhat in ''New Leaf'' -- if you have a sharp eye and are in the know about art, you can tell the forgeries from the real deal.
* TheRival: He's basically Tom Nook's rival. Where Tom Nook runs a ordinary store, Redd runs a black market. Their themes use the same instruments but are "opposite" (as explained above). Where Tom Nook's symbol is a regular leaf, Redd's symbol is a ginkgo leaf.
* StepfordSmiler: While he seems to be happy for you if you get a prize during the fireworks festival, one of Katrina's fortunes reveals that he's actually frustrated every time you win.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Phineas]]
[[WMG: Phineas (Palochino)]]
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A sea lion dressed up as a scout leader in ''New Leaf'', although he used to be a purveyor of balloons, wands and pinwheels in ''City Folk''. He's a kindly gent who gives badges for various achievements, and will tell you that "if you keep being good, the badge man will give you another badge".
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* AchievementSystem: In ''New Leaf'', Badges are handed out by Phineas the sea lion, who will visit your town whenever you qualify for a badge. They're awarded for things like completing a certain percentage of your bug/fish/diving encyclopedia, saving a lot of bells in your bank account, doing a lot of villager side-quests, or just playing the game for long enough, and each category has Badges available in bronze, silver, and gold versions.
* BassoProfundo: He has the deepest voice of all the characters.
* FriendToAllChildren: His job selling balloons and other toys.
* KindnessButton: All of your hard work as mayor in ''New Leaf''. It makes him so happy to see you enjoying life that he'll give you a badge.
* MeritBadgesForEverything: Pretty much Phineas's shtick in ''New Leaf''.
* NiceGuy: Friendly and affable enough.
* ScoutOut: Phineas's uniform. It is thought to be a reference to UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt, himself a scouting enthusiast.
* SweetSeal: Technically a sea lion, but fits well into this trope.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Saharah]]
[[WMG: Saharah ([[ShesAManInJapan Roland]])]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/saharah_nl_2877.png]]
A camel who comes to town selling carpets (in the first game) and wallpaper (in every game after that). In each game, the way you get carpets/wallpaper off her changes. She acts a bit funny, but is a shrewd businesswoman.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: In ''New Leaf'', she's revealed to have a crush on Tom Nook.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Originally, she and Wendell had almost exactly the same jobs, her handling carpet while Wendell had wallpaper. She got both carpet and wallpaper in later games, so Wendell could do something much different.
* FunnyForeigner: ''City'' suggests, however, that this is just an act.
* ShesAManInJapan: Like Gracie, her gender was changed from male in the world-wide release of the game.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Wendell]]
[[WMG: Wendell (Seiichi)]]
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A hungry artist walrus who wanders into town offering wallpaper (in the first game) or patterns (in every game after that).
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunpeiTakiguchi (movie)
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* BigEater: Will eat anything if he's starving.
* ExtremeOmnivore: In ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk'', he's apparently desperate enough to try eating ''anything''.
* StarvingArtist: When he visits your town, he'll say something to the tune of "I'm so hungry I'm about to pass out." Giving him some fish to eat, and he'll reward you with a design.
* StealthPun: Wendell is always hungry. He’s a literal starving artist.
* TalkingInYourDreams: In ''New Leaf'', he appears in certain dream towns (specifically ones that allow for patterns to be shared with visitors), offering patterns made in that town.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fish. It's all he'll eat in the Nintendo 64 version of the first game.
* WarmHeartedWalrus: A passive walrus who gives you wallpaper and patterns.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lyle]]

[[WMG: Lyle (Mr. Honma)]]
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A blue, spectacled river otter who appears in both ''Wild World'' (where he works as an [[ConMan "insurance"]] man) and ''City Folk'' / ''New Leaf'' (where he works for the HRA). He is said to be working with Crazy Redd.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: In a sense. In ''Wild World'', the Jock and Cranky animals are instantly annoyed whenever they have a discussion about Lyle.
* ButThouMust: In ''Wild World'', even if you say "no" to his insurance pitch he'll keep trying to sell it to you, and there is no way to exit the dialogue otherwise (outside of resetting). The only way to avoid it is either not talk to him, or talk to him when you don't have enough bells.
* HeelFaceTurn: As of ''City Folk'', he's stopped trying to scam people. You could even strike a casual conversation with him now and then when you drop by in ''New Leaf''.
* HonestJohnsDealership: His insurance.
* LoopholeAbuse: If one wishes to use Lyle to set up a visit day for Crazy Redd, but does not want to purchase the insurance, they can simply make sure their inventory does not carry the amount of bells required for insurance. Lyle will exhibit anger, but still follow through with planning Redd's visit.
* SchmuckBait: New players unfamiliar with Lyle may think that simply ''talking'' to Lyle is innocent enough, until they are [[ButThouMust forced to purchase]] the accident insurance (or if they already did, the damage insurance). Both cost a whopping 3,000 and 6,000 bells respectively, and their payouts per incident are a measly 100 bells. Players ''could'' just reset the game mid-dialogue, though this will earn the usual ire of Resetti.
* SchrodingersQuestion: In ''Wild World'', Lyle asks you, "If you could pick a day for [Redd] to visit, which one ya want?" You then have to choose a day from Monday through Friday. Redd will "coincidentally" visit your town on the day you've chosen.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In ''Wild World'':
-->'''Lyle:''' What, me? Nah, Redd and me, we just know each other from around. No big! C'mon!
* StepfordSmiler: In ''City Folk''.
* TerseTalker: Lyle. This trope. He talks like this often.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: K.K. Slider]]
[[WMG: K.K. Slider (Totakeke)]]
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A guitar-playing beagle who plays in Brewster's Roost every Saturday at 8pm. Also known by his Japanese name Totakeke, he is not only the first character you meet in the original N64 ''Animal Crossing'' but also one of the most iconic characters of the series. In ''New Leaf'', he serves as Club LOL's DJ on every night but Saturday, when he does his usual routine.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Shun Ogui (movie, speaking) Creator/KazumiTotaka (singing)
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* AuthorAvatar: K.K. is one for the series' main composer, Kazumi Totaka, as well being voiced by him.
* BigOlEyebrows: Big black eyebrows.
* DoingItForTheArt: An InUniverse example: K.K doesn't seem to care much about making money off his hits, in fact, he sometimes gives his songs out for free. He really just wants to fill the world with his music.
* DubNameChange:
** As mentioned, his Japanese name is Totakeke, though it's mentioned several times in the English versions that Totakeke is his real name and K.K. Slider is merely a stage name, making it a subversion.
** In French, he's Kéké Laglisse; the K.K. is changed to preserve the pronunciation ("K" by itself is "kuh", while "ké" is "kay"), and "Laglisse" more or less means "Slider".
** Well, lack of name change? In Spanish, he's solely referred to as Totakeke, because the individual letter "K" is pronounced with a short "a" sound in Spanish, and "K.K." would then sound like "caca," which is the Spanish word for... [[NobodyPoops something rather crass]]. To this end, all of his songs that normally use the "K.K." prefix instead use "Tota-" in the Spanish version (for example, "Tota-ska" instead of "K.K. Ska").
* EruditeStoner: Possibly the most passive laid-back character in the series next to Pascal, who also fits this.
* FamedInStory: In ''New Horizons'', Tom Nook and Isabelle freak out when they learn he wants to visit.
* {{Leitmotif}}: K.K.'s Song. Appropriately given his status as an AuthorAvatar for Totaka, K.K.'s Song is a remix of Totaka's signature song which he sneaks into various titles he works on. The song was also used to introduce K.K. in the November 2016 Nintendo Direct.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: It's stated his name is "Totakeke" (his Japanese name) in the original game but everyone just calls him K.K. Slider.
* RhymesOnADime: In ''New Leaf''.
* SeriesMascot: The earliest example for the series. K.K. was featured prominently in promotional material for the games (particularly the Japanese versions), was one of the first to appear in a different series as a representative of ''Animal Crossing'' (he, Resetti and Tom Nook had trophies in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''), and even got a Mii costume in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''. Even with Isabelle taking over the role, K.K. is still utilized heavily in promotional material, and he features just as prominently in ''New Horizons'' as her and Tom Nook.
* VirtualCelebrity: For Nintendo Live 2019 Kyoto, K.K. made a surprise appearance as the opening act of a [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Squid Sisters]]/[[VideoGame/Splatoon2 Off the Hook]] concert, performing the song "Welcome Horizons" to promote ''New Horizons''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Katie and Kaitlin]]
[[WMG: Katie and Kaitlin (Maiko and her mother)]]
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After connecting with someone else via wireless you might find either Katie or Kaitlin in your town. Bring Katie to the town with Kaitlin and you'll get a reward, while the person who had Kaitlin gets... well, nothing. In ''New Leaf'', Katie is grown up and is traveling on her own and if she's in your town, will reward you if you take her to someone else's town.
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* CuteKitten: Katie is absolutely adorable.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: Since [=GameSpy=]'s demise led to the shut down of Wii's online multiplayer, Katie and Kaitlin can no longer appear in ''City Folk'', at least for those unwilling to mod their Wii to work off of custom servers and networks. Katie still appears in ''New Leaf'' and ''Happy Home Designer'', the former being a game that does have online multiplayer working, the latter where she exists as an amiibo card that can be used on the game.
* PunnyName: Katie's Japanese name, Maiko, is a pun on the Japanese word "maigo", which means "lost".
%%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Katie in ''New Leaf''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pascal]]
[[WMG: Pascal (Rakosuke)]]
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A red sea otter and extremely loopy philosopher of sorts. In ''Wild World'', he'll be found hanging out near the ocean; in ''City Folk'', he'll be found hanging out on bridges; and in ''New Leaf'', he appears when you catch a scallop; in all cases, will sometimes give you ship-themed furniture if you talk to him.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiMiike (movie)
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* CatchPhrase: "Maaaaaaaaan..."
* ChildhoodBrainDamage: According to Cranky villagers, Pascal's odd behavior is a result of him hitting his head as a child.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Gives bizarre, often nonsensical advice or proverbs. In ''City Folk'', he'll jump into the river after talking to you and gently float downstream and out to sea, ''even going over waterfalls.''
* EruditeStoner: Not confirmed to be a stoner, but he likes to give advice.
* GRatedStoner: He's obsessed with food (specifically scallops) and gives [[IceCreamKoan nonsensical advice]]. Yet, there are no clear signs that he uses drugs. According to Grumpy villagers, Pascal hitting his head as a child explains his weird behavior.
* IceCreamKoan: A lot of what he says.
* PunnyName: "Pascal" shares many of the same sounds as "scallop".
* StealthHiBye: In ''New Leaf'', whenever you bring up a scallop, he'll pop up out of nowhere asking for it and then promptly swim away. Though he can still be seen afterwards outside the roped off area, you can't converse with him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Scallops!
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gulliver]]
[[WMG: Gulliver (Johnny)]]
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A seagull sailor in the first, fourth, and fifth games and astronaut in the second and third games. In all games, he'll give you world travel-themed items for completing his sidequest, although what this task is differs from game to game.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WataruTakagi (movie)
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* BlatantLies: Gulliver is found washed up on the beach in the first game, and always has a fantastical tale of how he got there, although usually lets slip that he just fell overboard.
* TheCasanova: Baited, then averted. He'll often wax poetic about girls he has at different ports before revealing that he's talking about a pet of some sort.
* EpicFail: Falling overboard ''once a week.''
* {{Expy}}: When was the last time you've seen a [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck white bird in a sailor uniform]]? Granted, he's not a duck, but rather a seagull.
* HypocriticalHumor: "Zzz... I can't believe how seriously unconscious I am right now..."
* NonSequitur: A lot of the stuff he mutters in his sleep is pretty nonsensical, to say the least.
* NoSenseOfDirection: In ''Pocket Camp'', he has no idea where he's going, and when players give him directions, he will leave in a completely random direction; sometimes he'll go [[RightForTheWrongReasons where you tell him]], but usually not.
* PunnyName: ''Gull''iver, as in the seabird.
* RunningGag: Being found washed up on shore.
* ShoutOut:
** Possibly named after the main character of ''Literature/GulliversTravels''.
** In ''New Leaf'', he occasionally mentions [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine Isle Delfino, Ricco Harbor]] or [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor Bobbery of Rogueport]] upon being woken up.
** He'll also mention he's in a [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} fuzzy pickle]].
** In the original, he'll sometimes claim he fought the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Deep Python sea snakes at Pinnacle Rock]] (before realizing that wasn't him), or mention he left his goldfish in [[VideoGame/PaperMario Toad Town]] or [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Hyrule]].
** In ''New Horizons'', he says your offer to help him was as friendly as the time he washed up in [[VideoGame/StarTropics the town of Coralcola]].
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: In the second and third games, the only way to talk to him is to shoot his UFO down with your slingshot, which damages his ship and knocks him out. In the fourth, the easiest way to wake him up is yelling his name into the megaphone right next to him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dr. Shrunk]]
[[WMG: Dr. Shrunk (Shishoo)]]
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An axolotl psychiatrist who is found wandering around in the second game, has a stand-up stage show in the third, and the owner of Club LOL in the fourth. He'll add to your list of emotion animations if you ask him to.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: A lot of his jokes are typical "complaining about the missus" style comedy.
* FurryReminder: He likes eating double-fly bug swirl ice cream.
* IconicOutfit: His bright yellow jacket with red hoops and a blue bowtie. He stops wearing it in ''New Leaf'' and actually [[AndYourRewardIsClothes passes it to you if you manage to complete your joke book.]] He does wear it while he tells his jokes in ''New Leaf'', though it's not his regular outfit anymore.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Try and name the last game you played that had an Axolotl in it. That's not ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
* SelfDeprecation: Some of his jokes reference how unfunny he is. This is even more pronounced in ''New Leaf''.
* TheShrink: Although he mostly seems to be trying to help people get in touch with their emotions.
* StepfordSmiler: Type A. He seems like a cheerful guy, but listening to his stand up tells you otherwise. Especially in ''New Leaf'' and ''Happy Home Designer'', where his self deprecation is more frequent.
* StockSchtick: During his stand-up acts.
* StylisticSuck[=/=]SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Occasionally, a resident of your village will be found at his show. They will often complain about how bad it was.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gracie]]
[[WMG: Gracie (Grace)]]
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A glamorous giraffe known for her clothing designs and style. In the first two games she is a visitor who can give the player signature Gracie designs. In the third game she owns a shop in the City which sells expensive apparel and furnishings, though she's only there once a month. In ''New Leaf'', she starts as a visitor but will later open shop on the top floor of Tommy and Timmy's establishment.
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* AlphaBitch: Gracie is very snooty and condescending.
* {{Bishounen}}: At least in the Japanese and Korean versions of the game where Gracie is identified as male.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Copper doesn't seem to be very fond of her due to her reckless driving and parking.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Very easily can be mistaken for a female giraffe and this likely the reason [[ShesAManInJapan their gender was changed in the world-wide releases.]] Their name originally being “Grace”, a traditionally female name, certainly lends to this.
* GenialGiraffe: A notable subversion as she's very stuck-up and condescending.
* HiddenDepths: Apparently, she and Tom Nook go way back. Nook claims that she was once a free-spirit before she became a designer.
* {{Jerkass}}: Compared to the likes of Resetti or Nook, she's just a snippy, smug, stuck-up jerk.
* ShesAManInJapan: Similarly to Saharah, Gracie’s gender was changed in the world wide release to female, being an effeminate male in the original Japanese titles as well as the Korean release of the game.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Gracie has a big opinion of her fashion sense. Or just herself in general.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kicks]]
[[WMG: Kicks (Shanku)]]
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A skunk who first appears in ''City Folk'' as a shoe shiner, but can open a shop in ''New Leaf'' which sells socks as well as shoes.
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* AscendedExtra: He just shined shoes in ''City Folk''. In ''New Leaf'', he has his own shop that sells socks and shoes.
* CatchPhrase: He says "Cha-ching!" when you buy shoes from him in ''New Leaf''.
* MeaningfulName: Almost all of his names are either references to shoes or slang terms for shoes.
* NiceGuy: He always calls the mayor "Chum" in ''New Leaf'', offers only 500 Bells to change the way the villager's shoes look in ''City Folk'', and (again in ''New Leaf'') he reacts mostly to the mayor giving negative emotions.
* ShoeShineMister: In ''City Folk'', he's a shoe shiner.
* SmellySkunk: He's a Skunk, but no comments are made about his smell, [[StealthPun however]]...
* SmugSnake: He shares the same voice as the Smug villagers in ''New Leaf''.
* StreetUrchin: He speaks like an 1800s British one, and actually is one in ''City Folk''.
* StealthPun: He's a skunk that sells shoes. [[SmellyFeetGag Think about it]].
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In ''City Folk''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Harriet]]
[[WMG: Harriet (Catherine)]]
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In the past three games, Harriet the poodle runs a salon called Shampoodle's. At the salon, players can change their hair style and color. In ''City Folk'', she begins to allow the player to use their Mii as their character's face, and in ''New Leaf'', Harriet can also sell the player colored contacts.
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* DemotedToExtra: Due to the characters in ''New Horizons'' being able to customize themselves with a mirror whenever they want, her role has been reduced to being featured on a poster if you read her amiibo card on Harvey's island.
* PunnyName: She's a hairstylist named whose name sounds like "Hair"-iet.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Has pink fur and is girly.
* VerbalTic: She often ends her sentences while calling people "sugar."
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Labelle]]
[[WMG: Labelle (Kate)]]
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A hedgehog who first appeared as the sole worker at Gracie Grace in ''City Folk''. As of ''New Leaf'', she works with [[spoiler:her sisters]] Mabel and Sable in the accessories department of their store.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: She initially has a cold, strictly business relationship with the player. Go to her shop often enough and she gradually warms up to the player, to the point where she becomes upbeat and friendly.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: In ''City Folk'', her identity as [[spoiler: the lost Able Sister]] was the subject of a major side quest. ''New Leaf'' and future games don't bother hiding this.
* MeaningfulName: "La belle" roughly translates to "the beauty" or "the beautiful one". Though you probably knew that already. [[spoiler:Also an InvokedTrope, as she changed her name as a part of her job. It was suggested by Gracie to give her more pizzazz, if she was to follow in Gracie's footsteps as a famous designer]].
* ThemeNaming: [[spoiler:Her real name is Label, which rhymes with able like the rest of her sisters.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Blanca]]
[[WMG: Blanca (Suspicious Cat)]]
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A white cat who has a habit of accidentally ''washing her face off''. She can either be encountered on the train or walking around town, depending on the game. In ''New Leaf'', she is the event character for AprilFoolsDay and will pretend to be other villagers.
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* AscendedExtra: From her original position of wandering randomly between towns and letting people draw on her face, she's promoted to the host of April Fool's Day in ''New Leaf''. Or, seeing as she only appears once a year as opposed to any possible random day, [[DemotedToExtra one could see it as the opposite]] (though the ''Welcome amiibo'' update causes her to show up at the camp ground on random days where the player can buy furniture from her.)
* AttractiveBentGender: According to the Japanese website, she's supposed to be androgynous in Japan rather than coincidentally looking feminine. She's referred to with female pronouns, but she has a masculine sounding voice. She's more androgynous in ''New Leaf'', since her outfit is a striped clown costume rather than a flowery dress.
* TheBlank: Though only until you draw her a face.
* MasterOfDisguise: Her role in ''New Leaf'' involves her appearing in your neighbors' homes and masquerading as them. It's up to you to expose her.
** After the ''Welcome amiibo'' update for ''New Leaf'', the player can visit her camper van where a majority of the things she keeps around and potentially sells to the player are art supplies, her costumes, and make-up kits.
* NoNameGiven: Similar to Rover, she's only referred to as "Suspicious Cat" in the Japanese versions.
* TheRival: To Jack, according to ''Happy Home Designer''.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You're given a blank slate to draw on; the possibilities are endless.
* {{Youkai}}: Seems to be based on the noppera-bō, a faceless ghost who imitates others for fun.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Katrina]]
[[WMG: Katrina (Hakkemii)]]
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A panther FortuneTeller that appears once a week inside an exotic-looking tent. At 50 (100 in ''Wild World'', 500 in ''New Leaf'') Bells, she can tell the player their fortune.
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* AscendedExtra: If the Mayor wishes to, Katrina can become a permanent resident of the town on Main Street in ''New Leaf''.
* CaptainObvious: "And remember that bad times... are just times that are bad."
* DropTheWashtub: In ''City Folk'', she does this to read the stars that appear above your head.
* LuckStat: Sort of? In ''New Leaf'' she can tell you what the lucky item of the day is to alter your character's luck (either raising good or removing bad), ranging from simply a type of fashion to a specific pair of pants.
* ShoutOut: There's some ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' references inside the tent interior, one of which being the Triforce on the back curtain.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Joan]]
[[WMG: Joan (Kaburiba)]]
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A boar who has been selling turnips for more than 60 years. Every Sunday morning, she visits the player's town to sell turnips. In ''New Horizons'', her granddaughter Daisy Mae takes over this role.
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* CoolOldLady: She's been selling turnips for decades, and is a friendly, down-to-earth boar.
* HiddenDepths: Talk to her in her RV, and she says she has a bus driving license.
* LuckBasedMission: The [[{{Pun}} Stalk Market]] is essentially one of these. Joan will sell you turnips at a random price on Sunday morning and the selling prices for them fluctuate for the rest of the week. The turnips spoil when the week is up or when time travel is attempted. The luck factor can be mitigated if you have friends whose towns have better prices than yours, or if you notice that certain days have higher stalk value.
* PunnyName: She's a sow named Joan who deals with the "Stalk" market, referencing the Dow Jones stock exchange.
* StockYuck: When you first meet her, she explains that actually eating turnips have been unfashionable for about 30 years. Nowadays they're purely for making bells.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Daisy Mae]]
[[WMG: Daisy Mae (Uri)]]
[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daisy_mae.png]]
A young boar girl introduced in ''New Horizons'' who sells turnips in place of Joan. She also happens to be Joan's granddaughter.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: According to her, Joan deemed her old enough to assist with selling turnips. She's both professional and adorable.
* LegacyCharacter: She now fills Joan's role as the turnip merchant, implying that her grandmother retired between ''New Leaf'' and ''New Horizons''. One of the anonymous town ratings, implied to be from her, says "when Gram-Gram's knees get better, I'd love to take her with me!"
* PunnyName: She's named after an American financial institution much like her grandmother; in her case, Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association).
* SnotBubble: Her nose is fairly obviously dripping, which helps project an innocent and youthful appearance.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks a lot like a younger version of her grandmother, and even dresses in a similar way.
[[/folder]]

!!Other [=NPCs=]
[[folder: Mr. Resetti]]
[[WMG: Mr. Resetti]]
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A mole who appears in every game in the series. His job is to chew out anyone who resets their game without saving. He has a huge mean streak and a short fuse, but deep down is a truly nice guy who's just stressed out. [[spoiler:He's made optional in the fourth game due to the Reset Surveillance Center being shut down, putting him out of a job]].

--->'''Voiced by:''' Yuuichi Kimura (movie)
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* AndAnotherThing: Tends to end his speeches on one, usually to bluntly tell you to take better care of your personal hygiene.
* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: In one scenario, Resetti decides to reset the game for you... as in [[RestartTheWorld resetting your whole progress]]. [[spoiler:It's a fakeout, though it resulted in an UrbanLegendOfZelda where he does it for real.]]
--> "All right, [[HelloInsertNameHere Villager]]! That's it! Today's the day. I'm done! No more takin' it easy on the poor human. See, I understand you now. It took a while, but I finally see what makes you tick. Allow me to...elaborate, huh? The whole RESET thing? It's your decision, right? Yeah, freedom of choice, and all that. You're the master of your own destiny, and [[BlahBlahBlah blah blah blah blah]]. That's all fine with me. I'm just tired of the drama. You wanna hit RESET, right? You love doing that, huh? That's what you really wanna do? Well, if that's what you're really lookin' for, lemme help you out. Yeah, no problem! I'll hit RESET for you. Everythin' you've done so far? All that you've worked for? Forget about it. That's right. It's all going bye-bye. You, my button-happy friend, get to start over. '''Well, see ya!'''"
* BerserkButton: Resetting. And he just gets angrier at the repeat offenders. He also flares up if you tell him off when trying to repeat after him.
* BrooklynRage: He has this kind of accent in the English versions, to match his KansaiRegionalDialect in Japanese.
* ChewToy: Look at what this guy has to go through. It's his job to discourage players from unfairly SaveScumming, and he has to show up ''every time, anywhere, no matter what he's doing''. It's obvious that the job's taking a severe toll on him. [[spoiler:Given how distraught he is after he gets ''unemployed'' in ''New Leaf'', it's safe to assume that that's the ''only'' job he can get.]]
** [[spoiler: Seems to be letting up in ''New Horizons''; the helicopter on the Rescue Service icon is modeled after Resetti, implying he's part of (or running) the service.]]
* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler:He makes only one appearance in ''New Leaf'' when you commit your first reset and is never seen again. This can be averted if the mayor rebuilds the Reset Center, giving his job back.]]
** He's nowhere to be seen in ''New Horizons'' since the game now auto-saves. However, his "voice" can still be heard if you use the rescue service from the nookphone, implying that he at least gainfully employed.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: "Sonny", according to his brother.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He claims that he draws the line at lecturing somebody for ''hours'' on end.
* FatBastard: Resetti is rather stout and short-tempered.
* {{Gonk}}: Resetti is not very cute compared to everyone else in the game.
* HairTriggerTemper: He'll start off calm, but one too many resets, and he'll blow his stack.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: In ''New Horizons''. He does not physically appear, but the Rescue Service operator you communicate with through the [=NookPhone=] is all but stated to be him. His presence is further implied in some other places, such as a piece of "anonymous" feedback Isabelle receives involving "a low reset rate". It is unknown if he will make a more tangible appearance with subsequential updates.
* IconicOutfit: A yellow hardhat, white shirt, and blue overalls. He actually has a different outfit in the original Japanese versions (a long-sleeved shirt and pants), and he wears a [[SharpDressedMan nice tuxedo]] for Groundhog Day in the original English version.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He comes off as an unpleasant character, but he's actually a well meaning guy. He can't help it if his temper gets in the way. [[spoiler:He also thanks the Mayor after the Reset Center has been re-established in the town.]] If the Reset Center is re-built, he is considerably nicer, calmly asking why the player didn't save and then giving some gentle advice on how to deal with it in the future (such as keeping the battery loaded or saving more often).
* KansaiRegionalDialect: In the Japanese version, he speaks in Kansai-ben, fitting his rambunctious and loud personality.
* LastNameBasis: He's known more as Mr. Resetti than Sonny Resetti.
* MoleMiner: He's got the overalls, pickaxe and everything. He tunnels to approach the player when they've reset the game on his watch.
* MotorMouth: Every single time he shows up, his punishment to you is to give a long, long, LONG pep talk about the importance of saving.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: In ''New Horizons'' [[TechnologyMarchesOn autosave has rendered the Reset Center obsolete]], and given you cannot reset, Mr. Resetti has changed occupations to working for the Rescue Service, if not running it. This still fits with his name, since he [[StealthPun "resets" your position]].
* PunchClockVillain: While not a villain by any means, his nastiness is just part of his job, and he's surprisingly pleasant off the clock (provided he's not already in a bad mood or wants to be left alone).
* RambunctiousItalian: Okay, "Resetti" isn't an ''actual'' Italian name but it does sound like one (and given Nintendo's [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros mascot]] there is some kind of precedent), and the character certainly fits the trope by virtue of being a LargeHam with a [[HairTriggerTemper short fuse]] (in BrooklynRage flavor). His first name being "[[Film/TheGodfather Sonny]]" and his brother being named "Don" are just icing on the panettone.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Don's blue.
* RepeatAfterMe: Reset one too many times, he'll force you to repeat after him by typing down ''exactly'' what he says. Yes, the capitals have to be correct, otherwise he'll make you do it again.
--> "You get it wrong, I know you ain't serious, and you get to say it again! Uh, lemme see... Yeah, that's a good one! You ready? Here goes! 'No cheating!' SAY IT!"
* SourOutsideSadInside: Simply put, Resetti's life sucks.
* {{Troll}}: When he [[spoiler:fakes resetting your entire game]].
--> "'''Gotcha!''' How you like them apples? Did we break our controller? Did we, maybe, kick our TV? Gah ha ha ha ha!"
* WrittenRoar: '''''Graahh!!'''''
* YankTheDogsChain: In one sequence, he doesn't pop up immediately upon the player reloading their game without saving. Before the player gets far from their home, however, Resetti pops up to yell at them yet again.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kapp'n]]
[[WMG: Kapp'n]]
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A Kappa/Sea Turtle who ferries the player off to a nearby island in the first and fourth games, and drives the player into town in the second and third games.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Mistuo Iwata (movie)
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* AscendedExtra: Was just a means to get to the special island in the first game, but replaced Rover for some reason in ''Wild World''.
* ContinuityNod: If you talk to him in the cafe in ''New Leaf'' he might say he drove a bus (''City Folk''), taxi (''Wild World''), and rowed a boat for a while.
* DirtyOldMan: Occasionally flirts with female players, but this dies down by the fourth installment where he's given a wife and family (though he still does it occasionally).
* DotingParent: If the song he sings about her is any indicator, he's a total sweetheart to his daughter.
* {{Gasshole}}: In ''New Leaf'', while traveling to the island, he sometimes accidentally farts after the first verse of whatever song he's singing. It comes up again in both ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' and ''amiibo Festival''. In both instances, he refers to his gas problem as "wind in his southern hemisphere".
* HappilyMarried: With Leilani.
* HelloInsertNameHere: Takes over for Rover in the second installment.
* ShipperOnDeck: In ''New Leaf'', if a boy and a girl go to the island together, he's sure to comment on it, though he keeps his comments ''just'' vague enough, in case [[RelativeError they're actually related]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cucumbers (as is traditional for kappa) and mayo. He references both multiple times in songs in ''New Leaf''.
* ToiletHumor: In ''New Leaf'', he'll make multiple references to farting in addition to the note in {{Gasshole}} above. This is a reference to an old slang Japanese saying, "it's just a kappa's fart," for something meaningless that may have been imagined.
* TurtlePower: He's a sea turtle.
* {{Youkai}}: He (along with his family in ''New Leaf'') clearly resembles a {{Kappa}}.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Rover]]

[[WMG: Rover (Unfamiliar Cat)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rover_nl_9157.png]]
A helpful cat who travels all over. In the first, third, and fourth game, he sets up the player's name, their gender, the name of the town they'll live in, and in the fourth game, the layout of the town.
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* DemotedToExtra: When Kapp'n took his only role in ''Wild World'', he could still be found at the Roost occasionally.
* HelloInsertNameHere: His main purpose is to ask this.
* LampshadeHanging: In ''New Leaf'', he thinks out loud how he hasn't traveled much by train since 2002, the year the original Gamecube version came out.
* MeaningfulName: You wouldn't think it at first, considering its more commonly given to dogs, but he does rove around as a traveler.
* NiceGuy: The very first animal you meet in every game barring ''Wild World'' and ''New Horizons'', and he's quite friendly.
* NoNameGiven: In the Japanese versions, he's always referred to as "Unfamiliar Cat".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: {{Averted|Trope}}. Even though he has huge red eyes, he's probably one of the friendliest animals you'll meet.
* OlderThanTheyLook: His comment that he hasn't voyaged by train much since 2002 means that, assuming he was around 18 then, by ''New Leaf''[='=]s 2012 release date he is at ''least'' in his late twenties, and he'll sink further and further into this trope as the years go by.
* RunningGag: Rover is pretty bad at keeping time. Taken UpToEleven in Animal Crossing Plaza, where sometimes he asks if it's ''still 2002.''
%%* TheDrifter
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Don Resetti]]
[[WMG: Don Resetti (Mr. Racket)]]
[[quoteright:137:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/don_1005.png]]
Mr. Resetti's older brother who will sometimes appear when the character resets without saving. He is much calmer and will sometimes apologize for his brother's behavior.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Resetti claims that while Don is generally a nice guy, if he ever becomes sufficiently angry enough, he'll go on rants far longer than his.
* FatAndSkinny: The skinny to his squat brother.
* FauxAffablyEvil: According to his brother, at least. By all other accounts he seems like a swell guy.
* MediumAwareness: When he pops up, he starts getting the same thunder roar sound effect that Resetti causes whenever he rages. The difference is that Don hears it and is spooked/annoyed by it.
* NiceGuy: In stark contrast to his brother.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Resetti's red.
* TechnologicallyBlindElders: According to Resetti, Don tends to mistake cell phones for something you wrap sandwiches in ([[StealthPun cellophane]]).
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Chip]]
[[WMG: Chip (Uomasa)]]
[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c2f3a4db383b3ef3d4b90259dac95c25.png]]
Chip is a beaver who hosts the Fishing Tourney. Starting in ''City Folk'', he appears once a month throughout the year except June, July and August, during which the Bug-Off is hosted instead. In ''New Leaf'', he rewards the player a golden fishing rod if they [[GottaCatchThemAll caught all the fish in the game]], though not including deep-sea creatures. In ''New Horizons'', his son, C.J. hosts the tournament instead.
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* AscendedToCarnivorism: Beavers are much more well known to eat wood than fish.
* BigEater: Eats almost every fish that was submitted to him during the tournament. The only thing he doesn't eat on the spot are fish that are way too big, although one can wonder how he can eat a ''whale shark''! This is lampshaded by Smug villagers who release the fish as soon as they were caught to prevent Chip from eating them.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: In the original ''Animal Forest'' games in Japan, his character model had his EyesAlwaysShut and wore glasses which, along with his prominent beaver buck teeth, gave unfortunate implications of making Chip look like [[AsianBuckTeeth an offensive Asian caricature]]. The localization team for ''Animal Crossing'' tries to remedy this by editing Chip's appearance to have his eyes open as shown on the right. This became Chip's design in Japan as well starting in ''City Folk'' onwards.
* BlackHoleBelly: How else can you explain him eating large fish in quick succession?
* ExactWords: He runs the '''fishing''' tourney, therefore you will only receive prizes for sea creatures you caught with your fishing rod, not from diving. However, if you want, he can take the diving creatures off your hands and might still eat some of them.
* LuckBasedMission: Zigzagged. Occasionally, Chip asks only for a specific fish, which means you have to pray and hope your fish is bigger than the ones caught so far. On free-for-all tournaments, you can simply get the biggest fish available or go to the island and get a shark, mostly averting the trope.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fish.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Nat]]
[[WMG: Nat (Kameyama-san)]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8a846b28668157a47da43c2e7e3ff8e6.png]]
Nat is a chameleon who hosts the Bug-Off Tournament. He appears once a month during the months of June, July and August. In ''New Leaf'', he rewards the player a golden net if they [[GottaCatchThemAll caught all the bugs in the game]]. In ''New Horizons'', his son, Flick hosts the Bug-Off instead.
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* AdventurerOutfit: Wears an explorer’s hat and shirt.
* BigEater: Much like Chip, he eats every bug submitted to him during the tournament. Fortunately, bugs are way smaller in size, although one can wonder how he can eat possibly poisonous bugs such as scorpions. He also doesn't eat them on the spot.
* LuckBasedMission: Unlike the Fishing Tourney, the Bug-Off can be one as how Nat judges the bugs you catch are pretty much random. They can be randomly bigger or smaller than average and they can be shinier or duller than average. The combination can make or break your chances of winning.
* MeaningfulName: Nat is derived from "Naturalist", and he's dressed as a stereotypical British naturalist. It's also a pun on the word "gnat", a type of insect.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Bugs.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Wisp]]
[[WMG: Wisp (Yutarou)]]
[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ghost_8.png]]
A friendly spirit who shows up in every game but ''Wild World.'' In ''Animal Crossing'', he can rarely be found in your town after midnight and will ask if you can collect 5 of his spirits by 4 AM. He’ll reward those who will help him by giving them a gift, repainting their roof, or weeding their towns. His role in ''City Folk'' is similar, but now he’s a lamp spirit who requests you help find his lost lamp. He was initially absent in ''New Leaf'', but returns with a big role in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update, where he acts as the main way to connect with amiibo cards and figures. In ''New Horizons'' he reprises his original role, you'll acidentally scare him and have to find 5 pieces of his spirit. Find them all and return it to him and he'll give you either an expensive item or an item you don't alrady have.
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* AscendedExtra: Originally a bonus character who was mainly desired for his ability to weed the town, he gets a much more integral role in ''Welcome amiibo''.
* BenevolentGenie: His shtick beginning with ''City Folk''.
* CatchPhrase: "Tah-Dahh!"
* FourIsDeath: Presumably the reason he needs his spirits by 4 AM.
* HelloInsertNameHere: In ''Animal Crossing'', Wisp's master that he claims will punish him for not finding all the spirits changes each time you meet him. They include The Renegade, The Horrid Noodle, Irontongue, The Gooch, The Ghost League, Big Boss, The Controller, The Stray Trousers, The Puppetmaster, Professor Plasma, The Stumbler, The Big Smelly, The Giant Lens, and Lord Smartypants. There may be even more than that, but to date, a complete list of Wisp's superiors has never been compiled.
* IronicFear: Mentions he’s afraid of ghosts in ''City Folk''. Made more explicit in ''New Horizons'', where his mistaking ''you'' for a ghost is what kicks off the sidequest.
* NiceGuy: He loves granting wishes and making people happy. In fact, he’ll pay you in MEOW coupons as thanks for letting him grant your wish in the first place!
* PullingThemselvesTogether: The sidequest enacted in ''New Horizons''. After getting spooked hard enough to split himself to pieces, you're tasked to find five spirit pieces of himself to put him back together no worse for wear.
* ShoutOut: His shape and shy personality bring to mind [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros boos]].
* WalkingTechbane: When taking over for Tom Nook, Wisp says he can't sell you anything because he crashed all of Nook's software.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Giovanni, Carlo, and Beppe]]
[[WMG: Giovanni, Carlo, Beppe (Kyantarō, Gū-san, and Pin-chan)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art_ok_motors.png]]
A trio of bird mechanics introduced in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingPocketCamp'' who run the service OK Motors for customizing the player's camper.
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* CanonForeigner: They have yet to appear in any main series ''Animal Crossing'' games.
* CloudCuckoolander: Beppe.
* TheEngineer: Since there aren't any houses in ''Pocket Camp'' for Tom Nook to expand, these guys take up the reins of improving the player's residence.
* {{Faceship}}: Some of their paint jobs can make your Camper Van patterned to resemble Isabelle, K.K. Slider, Reese, or Timmy and Tommy.
* HotPaintJob: One of the possible Camper Van paints they can apply covers it with flame decals along the front.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: C.J.]]
[[WMG: C.J. (Justin)]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ervan4cwsaeyh2p.png]]
An Internet celebrity beaver who runs the Fishing Tourney in ''New Horizons'' in place of Chip. Sometimes he wanders into your island in search of fish for his livestream. He'll issue a challenge to catch several fish of a certain size in a row, and afterwards, he'll buy any other fish you've got at a premium price.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: In the North American localization he refers to Flick as his "partner", which in the past decade in North American languages has become more synonymous with ''romantic'' partner instead of business partners, friends, or associates. [[AdaptationalSexuality This implication is absent in the Japanese release.]]
* CoolShades: Dons a pretty nice pair with black frames and colourful lenses.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Although the "heterosexual" part is ambiguous, C.J. explains that he and Flick both live together, and they grew up together as kids. In the Japanese version, he still says they live together, but instead of saying they grew up together as well he instead explains how Flick doesn't get along with his dad anymore.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: Flick and C.J. both mention that they are "partners" (at least in the North American localization) and that they live together, which may indicate that they are in a romantic relationship; however, it's never stated outright whether they are actually in love or just [[HeterosexualLifePartners really, really close friends]].
* NiceHat: A black cap that he wears backwards.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: If his species, blond hair, backwards cap, and Japanese name are anything to go by, he might be a reference to Music/JustinBieber.
* PungeonMaster: He often works fish-related puns into his dialogue, such as "fishionista" and "anywave". He's a ''sea''sports live''stream''er, after all.
* PunnyName: His name in the Japanese version is "Justin". He's a beaver. [[Music/JustinBieber Justin Beaver]], [[DontExplainTheJoke geddit ?]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The extroverted red to Flick's blue.
* SelfieFiend: When you complete his challenge, he snaps a bunch of pictures with his [=NookPhone=], capping off with a selfie.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Flick]]
[[WMG: Flick (Rex)]]
[[quoteright:306:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nh_flick.png]]
An artistic, red chameleon introduced in ''New Horizons'' who hosts the Bug-Off tourney in said game in place of Nat. Sometimes he wanders into your island in search of bugs, and is willing to buy them off you at an up-marked price. He will also craft sculptures of bugs you catch if you offer some reference specimens, and even provides the service for fish you offer to C.J during his visits.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Flick is soft-spoken and shy at first, with a quirky and socially awkward personality peeking through later when the player talks to him more. His personality comes off as very endearing as a result.
* AmbiguouslyGay: In the North American localization he refers to C.J. as his "partner", which in the past decade in North American languages has become more synonymous with ''romantic'' partner instead of business partners, friends, or associates. [[AdaptationalSexuality This implication is absent in the Japanese release.]]
* {{Camp}}: Part of his shtick. When he's idle, you might see Flick practicing his net swings in a rather exaggerated manner. Also most his dialogue is just peppered with artistic prose.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's... odd to say the least. You might catch him lost in his thoughts sometimes when he's on your island. Said thoughts aren't exactly coherent.
* DoingItForTheArt: [[invoked]]Though he drops hints about his art, he noticeably perks up when you ask him about it. He doesn't even ask for a single bell for his works, only requiring three of the same bug (or fish for C.J.'s visits) you want as the model. Coupled with paying more than selling to the Nooklings, he certainly doesn't seek to profit from his art in any way whatsoever.
* EccentricArtist: Has really strange habits and dialog. He is also responsible for crafting statues of bugs and fish.
* FreakyFashionMildMind: He's dressed up in punk gear and even carries a matching spiked bug net with him but he's a pretty nice guy otherwise, if a bit of an oddball.
* HellBentForLeather: Wears a studded black leather jacket.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Although the "heterosexual" part is ambiguous, C.J. explains that they both live together, and they grew up together as kids. In the Japanese version, he still says they live together, but instead of saying they grew up together as well he instead goes more into Flick's relationship with his dad than the English version does.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: Flick and C.J. both mention that they are "partners" (at least in the North American localization) and that they live together, which may indicate that they are in a romantic relationship; however, it's never stated outright whether they are actually in love or just [[HeterosexualLifePartners really, really close friends]].
* MyNaymeIs: In the French version, his name is "Djason". While French people ''do'' use the English pronunciation for the name "Jason" (which, to French ears, indeed sounds like there is a "D" before the "J"), it's fairly uncommon to see it actually ''spelled'' that way.
* ParentalIssues: In the Japanese version. In the English version of the game, CJ says that Flick got his love of bugs from his dad, and no mention of any issues is said. However, in the Japanese version, CJ says that Flick has cut all ties from dad, because although they both still love bugs, Flick's dad loves eating them, too. C.J. also says that Flick essentially doesn't talk with his entire family at all anymore, but no further details about why or who these are other family members are [[note]]if any. Given how Japanese works, it's not 100% impossible that his family just consists of his dad.[[/note]] are given.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ironic given that he's colored red, but he's the milder blue to C.J.'s red.
* ShrinkingViolet: Flick does the blushing animation a lot and his dialogue, especially when you first meet him and when he brings up his commissions, has hints that he's quite shy.
[[/folder]]
!!Holiday Party People
[[folder: In General]]

[[WMG: All of them]]
* OneShotCharacter: Formerly, they only appeared once a year, not even appearing in The Roost. As of the ''Welcome amiibo'' update, however, they can visit the campground at any time in their "off seasons".
* PutOnABus: For ''Wild World''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jingle]]
[[WMG: Jingle]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jingle_nl_1924.png]]
-->"Happy holidays! I'm Jingle, the black-nosed reindeer! Isn't this the best time of the year, kid?"

The Toy Day reindeer. He appears once a year on the 24th of December to hand out gifts. Unlike his real world counterpart, Jingle is very real and widely known and expected by the villagers.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has white, star-shaped pupils.
* {{Expy}}: Of Santa Claus, of course.
* IconicOutfit: He dresses in a Santa outfit, natch.
* {{Keet}}: Now there's a guy who loves his job.
* [[SavingChristmas Saving Toy Day]]: Not exactly, but in ''New Leaf'', you have to deliver the presents in your town instead of Jingle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jack]]
[[WMG: Jack (Pumpking)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jack_nl_7057.png]]
-->"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!"

The mischievous King of Halloween. He shows up once a year on October 31st to play tricks and gather treats in your town. In ''New Leaf'', you become his 'helper' and assist him in scaring villagers to gain candy.
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* ButThouMust: be his minion on Halloween night. He pretends to give you a choice but then forces you into it anyway if you say no.
* CartoonCreature: One of the very very few characters in the series whose exact species is impossible to identify (due to his pumpkin head). The only other character with this distinction is Farley.
* {{Expy}}: [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas He's not the only Pumpkin King named Jack...]] Also doubles as a ShoutOut. He also may be a reference to Jack Pumpkinhead from the ''Literature/LandOfOz'' books.
* MeaningfulName: ''Jack'' o' Lantern.
* PumpkinPerson: Only fitting as he is, after all, the King of Halloween.
* TheRival: To Blanca, accoridng to ''Happy Home Designer''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Candy, especially lollipops. Also pumpkin soup, as of ''Welcome amiibo''.
* TheTrickster: No candy for him? Brace yourself for a Trick!
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Franklin]]
[[WMG: Franklin]]
[[quoteright:134:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/franklin_8402.png]]
-->"I'M FREAKIN' OUT HERE!"

The Harvest Festival ButtMonkey whom Mayor Tortimer invited to dinner (or rather, to ''be'' dinner). Helping him dispose of all the silverware will net you the rare Harvest series. In ''New Leaf'', he's actually the one doing the cooking.
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* AscendedExtra: Managed to ditch his ButtMonkey status and replace Tortimer as the one actually hosting the Harvest Festival in ''New Leaf''.
* ButtMonkey: He's the "special guest" of the Harvest Festival. Not anymore in ''New Leaf''! [[ThrowTheDogABone He's the one serving dinner!]]
* CanonForeigner: Franklin was introduced in the North American localization of ''Animal Crossing'' and was absent in ''Animal Forest'' and ''Animal Forest +''. He was later included in Japan in ''Animal Forest e+'' and has since become part of the NPC cast.
* CarnivoreConfusion: [[UptoEleven OH SO MUCH.]]
* ContinuityNod: As the Harvest Festival chef in ''New Leaf'', he'll mention that just a few years ago he was about to get eaten alive.
* FetchQuest: To get the Harvest Series furniture, you would have to swipe the table cutlery and give it to him.
** In ''New Leaf'' he requests a set of ingredients (and an extra, secret one) for each of the four entrees, which may direct you to your neighbors to catch them a fish to trade ingredients with.
* MeaningfulName: Named after Benjamin Franklin, who supposedly wanted the mascot of the United States to be a turkey instead of a bald eagle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pavé]]
[[WMG:Pavé (Berlina)]]
[[quoteright:121:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pave_403.png]]
-->"♪...VIVA...FESTIVALE!♪"
The [[ViewerGenderConfusion host]] of Festivale. Bring him feathers (or candy in ''City Folk'') won by playing mini-games with the villagers in exchange for his own Pavé series.
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* {{Bishonen}}: Despite being a [=peaCOCK=], he's definitely got a flashy effeminate vibe to his looks, with his eyeshadow, BareYourMidriff outfit, and high-pitched voice that is up there with Peppy villagers.[[note]] His looks actually fit with male peafowl to be fair, as most peahens tend to have notoriously drab feather colors.[[/note]]
* FetchQuest: You would need to bring him a certain candy (''City Folk'') or feathers (''New Leaf'') to obtain his furniture.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Sort of. He gives the vibe that Festivale is all about celebrating him and he's quite demanding when it comes to feathers.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Pave always speaks in this fashion. You hardly ever see him not talking this way.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Zipper T. Bunny]]
[[WMG:Zipper T. Bunny (Pyontarou)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zippernl.png]]
The Bunny Day rabbit. He appears every year to hide "Bunny Eggs" around town, and rewards players who find his eggs with exclusive furniture. [[GoofySuit He may or may not be just a guy in a bunny suit.]]
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* BadJobWorseUniform: Whether or not he's a guy in a suit, he often complains under his breath.
* BerserkButton: Talk to him while he has his back turned (which can be tricky cause he tends to turn to face the player) and he'll reprimand you for looking at his zipper.
* EasterBunny: Rather, the Bunny Day bunny.
* GoofySuit: He's implied to just be a guy in a costume, but this is never actually confirmed.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Repeatedly talk to him from behind and he'll tell you off with a remark like this.
* RiddleForTheAges: Is Zipper just a guy in a suit? And if so, who is he underneath?
* StepfordSmiler: Zipper feigns enthusiasm for his job, but tends to grumble about it when he thinks nobody's listening. A good example: while you're in his line of sight, he'll bounce around and dance happily, but as soon as you leave, [[https://twitter.com/luulubuu/status/1245397154979442688 he'll slump over and sigh.]]
* UncannyValley: Seen as such both in-universe and without.
[[/folder]]

!!Villager Types
[[folder: In General]]

[[WMG: All of them]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Sanguine: Jock (Male)/Peppy (Female)
** Chloeric: Cranky (Male)/Snooty (Female)
** Melancholic: Smug (Male)/Sisterly (Female)
** Phlegmatic: Lazy (Male)/Normal (Female)
* SleevesAreForWimps: They're not really the "tough guy" type per se[[note]]except for Jocks, obviously, and maybe Cranky villagers[[/note]], but villagers will always wear their shirts sleeveless, even if the shirt they are wearing is long-sleeved. Averted in ''New Horizons'', as villagers can finally wear the sleeves that come with their shirt or dress.
[[/folder]]
!!!Female
[[folder: Normal]]
[[WMG: Normal]]
[[quoteright:260:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/normal-ac_1690.png]]
[[caption-width-right:260:Some examples of Normal villagers. Clockwise from top left: Caroline, Kitt, Goldie, Marina, Nana, Merengue, Lolly, Bettina, and Aurora]]
Normal villagers are just that... normal. Unlike the people around them, who tend to be a little... ''extreme'' in one way or another, Normal villagers are soft-spoken, pleasant ladies whom it's nice to have on your side. They get along with just about everyone. In ''Wild World,'' though, they were known for being a little bit... [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} out there.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: They seem to be the token female geek of Animal Crossing. Also their introverted and shy nature makes them this.
* AnimeChineseGirl: Pekoe, a bear cub villager of this type.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** They're some of the nicest villagers in the series, but they can say some surprisingly cutting things if they're angered.
** {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''New Leaf''; the reason a Lazy villager will ask you to [[FetchQuest return an item]] they forgot they had to a Normal villager is because they're scared of them when they're mad.
* BerserkButton: Don't call them a neat freak or tell them to StayInTheKitchen. Lazy villagers find that out the hard way.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In ''Wild World,'' they picked up a bit of a loopy streak, especially with regards to "Moppina." They seem to be back to their old selves in ''City.'' They still have a bit of a loopy streak because they stick their heads in dry laundry often. In ''New Leaf'', they might mention that they were writing a poem about a salt shaker or want to bake a cake in the shape of a pocket knife. According to a few time capsule letters, they'll also sleep in seemingly dangerous appliances such as a dryer. [[SchmuckBait Hopefully not with them on.]]
** NotSoAboveItAll: Often in random conversations they will say how they were pressing flower petals together in books and mistook them for tea leaves which they then served to a Snooty villager. Perhaps they're only "Normal" compared to everyone else?
* CompanionCube: In ''Wild World,'' they claim to be "best friends" with, err, a mop named Moppina. According to WordOfGod, this is meant to reflect on their slightly obsessive natures and their secret fears about germs and being judged for the state of their household. Makes you wonder what their childhoods must have been like...
* CoolMask: Filly, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
* CuteBookworm: One of their favorite hobbies is reading. They might get too excited sometimes when they talk about books to other people, which they then get embarrassed over. In ''Happy Home Designer'', your first real client is Goldie, and she naturally wants an interior remodel for a room filled with books.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Often prone to losing things and a tad scatterbrained. Shown in a letter where they'll sometimes randomly forget what they were about to talk to you about and are the most likely to lose "lost items".
* DistaffCounterpart: To Lazy villagers.
* TheGenericGirl: Their defining personality trait is their ''lack'' of crazy. Well, except in ''Wild World.''
%%* GirlNextDoor
* GranolaGirl: They think about making the world a better place and talking about the environment. They especially like to talk whenever you see them with a watering can how they want to fill the world with flowers.
* GuestFighter: Two, actually. There's Medli, a rito girl from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', and Viché, a squirrel who cosplays Marie from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''.
* HypocriticalHumor: In ''New Leaf'', they sometimes talk about how silly it is to think wrinkles in clothing are "the end of the world", before saying stains are.
* NeatFreak: In ''Wild World'', they're so obsessed with cleanliness that their best friend is a mop. They still show signs of this in later games.
* NiceGirl: They're one of the easiest villagers to befriend, and are also one of the least likely to move out.
* NotSoDifferent: In a conversation with Jock villagers regarding their respective interests in reading and exercise, they may conclude this about each other. "You prefer to exercise your body, and I prefer to exercise my mind."
* OnlySaneMan: Marina's ''Wild World'' picture quote [[note]]I think I'm the only sane one in this town[[/note]] even references this!
* PandaingToTheAudience: Pekoe is a cub clearly meant to look like a panda.
* ShrinkingViolet: Most of the time they're quiet and soft spoken.
* SpotOfTea: Tia, a white elephant introduced in ''New Leaf'', whose head resembles a teapot. Her catchphrase is "teacup", and her picture quote is "tea is a cup of life".
* SternTeacher: They're this in Happy Home Designer if you visit the school and they're the teacher.
-->'''Normal Teacher:''' Don't come into my classroom if you're not ready to do some serious schoolwork. / (Sighing) I KNOW I've got a reputation as a really tough taskmaker, [[ForYourOwnGood but that's only because I care, OK?]]
* SuperOCD: They have a mop they "talk" to named Moppina and are embarrassed whenever you come over. Perhaps they're worried the player will judge them.
* SweetTooth: Megan, a bear introduced in ''New Horizons''. Her Japanese name is Candy, her catchphrase is "sundae", she holds a lollipop in her poster, and her ''Pocket Camp'' bio notes how much she loves sweets, to the point that she only allows herself to partake in them after she finishes her daily chores so that she doesn't overindulge.
* {{Tsundere}}: Sweet type. They're really easy to befriend, but they can get quite annoyed at Lazy and Jock villagers. See the below conversation between a Normal and Lazy villager under InnocentlyInsensitive below.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Peppy]]
[[WMG: Peppy]]
[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peppy_9407.png]]
[[caption-width-right:239:Some examples of Peppy villagers. Clockwise from top left: Twiggy, Pango, Chrissy, Bubbles, Pompom, Winnie, Patty, Rosie, and Bluebear]]
Like, ohmigosh! Peppy villagers are, like, those one girls, you know, like, the ones who live in California? I forget what they call them, but, like, they're always energetic and interested in fashion and stuff! And they, like, use "Like" a lot? Whatever--they're always, like, full of energy, so, like, they really love doing stuff!
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* BlueIsHeroic: Agent S, one of the five superhero villagers, has blue as her primary color.
* BreakoutCharacter: Of all the villagers, Rosie is the most prominent in media. She has received a starring role in the movie, appears in Villager's reveal trailer, received several pieces of merchandise, has a space in Nintendo Monopoly and a sticker in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' (the latter two no other villager does).
* BuffySpeak: If you get their coffee order perfect in ''New Leaf'', they may respond with "OMG! This smells, like, supremely nommy!"
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: They've been known to burn juice. How do you burn juice?
* CoolHelmet: Agent S, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
* CoolShades: Audie, a peppy wolf introduced in ''New Horizons'', has these.
* DistaffCounterpart: To the equally energetic Jock villagers.
* TheDitz: When you talk to them in their house, they may tell you about how they lost all of their socks, only to find them ''in the freezer''. [[CaptainObvious And now their feet are cold.]]
* EpicFail: Within their house, they may remark that they've been known to burn water. How do you burn water?!
* GenkiGirl: Oh, ''so'' much.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Many of their pictures have {{Unusual Euphemism}}s of this sort written on them, like "SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
* GuestFighter: Epona, Link's horse that debuted in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', and Cece, a squirrel who cosplays Callie from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: A friendly version of this. ''New Leaf'' makes their behavior more narcissistic, with them loving attention and thinking of themselves as having lots of fans.
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* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Light Feminine to the Snooty characters' Dark Feminine. While the peppy villagers are bubbly, nice and energetic, the Snooty characters are vainer and do not get along as easily with other characters. Further exemplified with the rabbits Chrissy (peppy) and Francine (snooty), who wear the Lite Polka Tee and Dark Polka Tee respectively.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: Being, essentially, animal {{Valley Girl}}s.
* PerkyGoth: Bella has a hint of this; she's a normal Peppy villager, but her default shirt has a ''flaming skull'' on it and [[{{Metalhead}} she plays K.K. Metal in her home if she has a stereo]].
* StepfordSmiler: Merry. She goes beyond being Peppy to the point of smiling at all times, even during her "angry" and "sad" animations and dialogue.
* {{Tsundere}}: Sweet, especially to Lazy villagers who often argue with them. Can also be this to Jock villagers, who are often hanging around with them.
* ValleyGirl: Their interests plus the way they speak show them this way.
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[[folder: Snooty]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Some examples of Snooty villagers. Clockwise from top left: Portia, Yuka, Velma, Astrid, Mint, Olivia, Francine, Mallary, and Freya]]
Snooty characters aren't ''nasty,'' exactly, but they definitely have a highfalutin' attitude. They have a tendency to rub others the wrong way. That said, they're not totally heartless -- in fact, if befriended, they can be quite nice. They have a taste for the finer things in life and high standards, though. In New Leaf especially they're not as mean as they used to be and are actually quite friendly to other villagers and especially the player.
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* {{Adorkable}}: They've been given this trait in ''New Leaf'' along with CloudCuckoolander. The fact that they squee when you give them a good present is also enough to be in this trope.
* AncientEgypt: Ankha the cat, who looks like a typical pharaoh and has an Egyptian-themed house.
* BigBeautifulWoman: Naomi tries to invoke this on her amiibo card.
* CloudCuckoolander: In ''New Leaf'' they may sometimes talk about [=UFOs=]. And no, it's not what you think it is... [[spoiler:They're "Unidentified Floor Oranges".]]
* CoolBigSis: Believe it or not, Lazy villagers may comment on how a Snooty villager would be nice to have as a sister. They also act like a surrogate big sister to the player character if you befriend them. Or even a MamaBear or possible LoveInterest to Male [=PCs=].
** Francine the rabbit seems to be this to Chrissy the peppy rabbit, particularly in ''Happy Home Designer'' where her room request is "something Chrissy would like." The Japanese ''City Folk'' website even says she's Chrissy's older sister. According to their ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingPocketCamp Pocket Camp]]'' bios, Francine is very mindful of Chrissy's behavior despite how aloof she is of her own; her own further suggests that his is a testament to just how much she cares for her.
* DeadpanSnarker: They have their moments.
* DefrostingIceQueen: They can be standoffish at first, but will quickly warm up to the player if you make the effort to befriend them.
* DistaffCounterpart: They are this to Smug villagers, who are similarly vain but willing to befriend you. Until ''New Leaf'', however, they were compared to Cranky villagers despite neither personality sharing anything in common besides possibly their age range.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One snooty villager is an anteater... named Snooty.
* FormerChildStar: Used to be in a show called "<Town Name> Kids Sing Hour" or something to that effect and signed autographs everywhere. They gave it up for the quiet life in your town and aren't even recognized by any animal celebrities like K.K. Slider and Gracie.
* GossipyHens: The primary source of gossip in town are usually these villagers. Of course, they try to deny it. A few Snooty villagers are ''literally'' hens. Note that if you should befriend one, they'll say they'd never say anything but good things about the PC and state that he/she is so much better than anyone else.
* GyaruGirl: Soleil looks a lot like one.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Very much so in the GCN game; toned down in later games, to the point that they're actually less self centered than the Peppy villagers in ''New Leaf''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: They can be this on their good days, talking about how the player is one of their best friends and often compliment the player's house in ''New Leaf''.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Dark Feminine to the Peppy villagers' Light Feminine. See entry on Peppy Villagers.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Especially in ''New Leaf'', in which they're much nicer (and [[CloudCuckoolander loopier]]) than before. Noticeably, when returning left-behind items to other villagers (which the player delivers), the recipient may comment about how nicely it's wrapped. When you return the news to the Snooty villager, they'll reply, "Well, of course I wrapped it up! What kind of savage doesn't return an item wrapped up nicely?"
* MotherGoose: Willow the sheep has two nursery rhyme references related to sheep. Her catchphrase is "bo peep" and her Japanese name is Mari (Mary).
* TheOjou: They've got the princess (or depending on how old they actually are) queen-like personality down and even have well refined tastes as shown by their houses, so should you cater to their tastes, they'll greatly reward you for it.
* SelfDeprecation: In ''New Leaf'', they occasionally acknowledge that they can be hard to deal with.
* ShesGotLegs: A humorous subversion. They will comment that they're proud of their legs...then specify that they're proud of them because they're one of the fastest runners. It's even lampshaded, at the end of the conversation.
* ShipperOnDeck: PlayedForLaughs; in ''New Leaf'' they may sometimes ask the player if two other villagers in town make a cute couple, only to admit they're not actually a couple, "...yet."
* ShipTease: In New Leaf, if you're a male and you constantly send them letters they'll usually end their letters with "Love and Yours" and begin their letters with My dear X, showing they can really have a crush on the protagonist if given the chance. Could be MayDecemberRomance depending on just how much older they are than the protagonist.
* ShoutOut: Velma looks an awful lot like [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo another character named Velma...]] In ''New Leaf'' she was even given a new outfit that looks more like her.
* SoProudOfYou: After sending them enough letters, if you send them one during the holiday season they state how much you've grown up and that they are proud of who you've become, regardless of gender. They also state they must have learned that from them.
* {{Squee}}: In ''New Leaf'', if you give them the right present on their birthday, they'll squeal in delight.
* TookALevelInKindness: Much like Cranky villagers, they've gotten considerably less acerbic with each installment. By the time of ''New Leaf'', they're hardly mean. Just very high-maintenance.
* {{Tsundere}}: Harsh type. They tend to go from aloof to nice in a short time span.
* VagueAge: Like Cranky below, they are extremely hard to tell how old they are. Some say they're as old as the Cranky villagers through subtle hints like "having an arsenal of skin care products to deal with wrinkles" which would put them in the late 30s early 40s or possibly even 50s range. Though they don't appear to have signs of aging unlike the Cranky villager, and could technically go anywhere from late 20s to early 40s.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sisterly]]
[[WMG: Sisterly]]
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[[caption-width-right:241:Some examples of Sisterly villagers. Clockwise from top left: Canberra, Fuchsia, Sylvia, Muffy, Pashmina, Renée, Agnes, Tammy, and Cherry]]
One of the personalities introduced in ''New Leaf'', villagers with this personality are big sister types. They are a bunch of tough cookies, but they are very outgoing and friendly. They're very protective of their friends.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: Canberra.
* BigOlUnibrow: Hazel from ''New Leaf'' has one. Her catchphrase is even "Uni-WOW"!
* BearyFriendly: Some of them are bear villagers, such as Charlise.
* BullyHunter: These spunky ladies do not tolerate bullies, and tell you to know when to give up and never pick on anyone for no reason. They'll even want to know if you're pestered by anyone in town so they can beat them up.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Perhaps the most out there villagers ever. They seem to think that a "turf war" is literally just people throwing turf at each other. Also they have a stash of... well, everything. Especially humorous if one says they gave you a traffic cone from their stash of construction equipment. Also, they think doppelgänger is spelled "waffle hanger". Also they have bizarre dreams and salute potatoes.
* CoolBigSis: As rough as they can be, they're extremely protective of the PlayerCharacter, and will even give you medicine for free if you talk to them after being stung by a bee. Even if they're sick themselves. In ''New Horizons'' they instead provide you with the crafting recipe for medicine, but it's not really any less generous.
* CoolHelmet: Rocket, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
* CoolMask: Mira, one of the five superhero villagers, wears an orange superhero mask.
* CuteBruiser: They're all cute but one of the things they like to talk about openly is ''beating other people up''.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Cranky villagers, as both come across as InnocentlyInsensitive, but are caring and empathetic deep down. Both personality types wake up and go to bed at later times than other villagers. Sisterly villagers also share many traits with Jock villagers, such as their love of sports.
* ElegantGothicLolita: Muffy the sheep's design resembles this, with black wool, purple horns, makeup, and a pink scarf. Her home also has a bunch of rococo furniture and other fancy items.
* {{Fanservice}}: The cover of K.K. Disco features Fuschia in a [[BareYourMidriff crop top]] and short skirt. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/animalcrossing/images/b/b9/AMF-AlbumArt-K.K._Disco.png/revision/latest?cb=20171113021025 No, really.]]
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Muffy. She's an ElegantGothicLolita who wears a headband with ribbons on it, a pink scarf (replaced with a fancy purple shirt in ''New Horizons''), and makeup, and her house's furnishings are very ornate, with a lot of furniture from the rococo series. However, she has the same tomboyish personality as other Sisterly villagers.
* GyaruGirl: Deidre looks like one.
* HotBlooded: It doesn't take much to anger them, and once they do, watch out!
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Similar to the Lazy villagers above, they can sometimes make other villagers cry by saying certain rude things that rub them the wrong way. Like saying a Lazy villager's catchphrase is "lame" for instance. They don't really mean what they say, however.
* TheLadette: Their favorite topics of conversation include getting into fights, playing sports, and getting into more fights.
* LastSecondWordSwap: Place a cool tent at your campsite in ''Pocket Camp'', and they'll note how the motorcycle reminds them of when they were living on the road and running away from the law-I mean, the LOBSTERS.
* LethalChef: Apparently one in New Horizons, where a conversation between one and a lazy villager can reveal it. The conversation goes from Lazy wanting the Sisterly villager to cook for them, to him [[INeedToGoIronMyDog saying that he'll be busy]] [[BrutalHonesty hiding from them]] on the day the Sisterly offers.
* MagicalGirl: Mira, with her color motif and English and Japanese names (Mirako) being a ShoutOut to [[{{Franchise/SailorMoon}} Sailor Venus]].
* MamaBear: They're very protective of their friends. Befriend them and they'll tell you that they'll gladly beat up anyone for you that's giving you trouble.
* NeatFreak: When visiting their houses or visiting yours, they often talk about cleaning methods.
* NightmareFetishist: Sorta justified for her being a phoenix, but Phoebe wishes to live in a house surrounded by fire in ''Happy Home Designer'', giving you campfires, torches, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and]] gas pumps and gas cans... Making her seeming to be an arsonist...
* NotAMorningPerson: They wake up later than any other villager (11 AM by default), and are still a little sleepy when they get up.
* PassionateSportsGirl: May randomly ask the PlayerCharacter how they would rate themselves at some sort of sport, saying that she's going to try to organize a town tournament.
* PerkyGoth: Muffy the sheep evokes this with her appearance contrasting with her personality. Her birthday is also Valentine's Day and her default catchphrase is "nightshade".
* ThePhoenix: While Phoebe is technically an ostrich, her name, catchphrase and appearance make it quite clear that she's actually a phoenix.
* {{Retcon}}: Like Smug above, some villagers such as Charlise and Sylvia (originally Peppy and Snooty respectively) were changed into this personality in ''New Leaf''.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: They may like beating people up, but they are mainly violently protective of the Player Character because they see them as a younger sibling. They even admit in letters "deep emotional stuff isn't usually their thing". Suuuure.
* {{Tomboy}}: They tend to have more "out there" designs than other female villagers, are interested in sports, and are generally fairly rough-and-tumble. One of the petitions a Sisterly villager may ask you to gather signatures for is called "Tomboys Are People Too."
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: They sometimes mention that they absolutely love potatoes and can eat them in any format.
* WalkingTechBane: They may claim to be this if they visit the player's house and see a computer in it.
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!!!Male
[[folder: Lazy]]
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[[caption-width-right:207:Some examples of Lazy villagers. Clockwise from top left: Punchy, Beau, Joey, Simon, Hugh, Jeremiah, Walker, Clyde, and Puck]]
Lazy villagers are just in it to have a good time. They love long naps, good food, and a party every once in a while. They may subtly flirt with the female players. They're easygoing and tend to be agreeable. Some of the more HotBlooded types may be annoyed by their slow pace, but relax... they're just doing what they do best. Chill.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Although "child" maybe an overstatement here due to their vague age, but they're implied to be the youngest out of all the villager personalities and they tend to act like prepubescent children trying to act all grown up.
* {{Adorkable}}: Especially in the first game. One of them, Derwin, takes this UpToEleven. Bob is another example of an Adorkable Lazy Villager, sleeping with a night light, having near child-like innocence, and even crying a river when he's feeling sad. Aww...
* AmbiguouslyBi: The fact they want to sleep in the same bed as you regardless of gender, think you're stealthy like a ninja, and admit you have hands perfect for shaking trees while the "dreamy" heart appears over their head during both leaves very little to the imagination. But given the NoHuggingNoKissing rules of Animal Crossing they don't go much farther.
* {{Bambification}}: Beau and Erik, the lazy deer villagers.
* BigEater: Half the time they talk about eating. If they are present at someone's birthday, they'll remark about wanting to eat the cake.
* BerserkButton: ''Wild World'' only. It is very rare for a lazy villager to get angry. But they will when they talk about how another villager called them a bug.
--> '''Lazy:''' That big meanie (villager name) called me a pesky little bug! What's the big deal!? So I ate a (food item)! Or SIX! Whatever! So I guess if a guy enjoys life, he is a bug. Lame, (catchphrase)!
** Also, don't call them cute. Or they'll be pretty upset for a bit, then accept the compliment.
* ButtMonkey: Not as much as the Cranky villagers, but they are often gossiped about by the Snooty villagers... and not in a good way.
* {{Camp}}: Papi's catchphrase is "haaay". Granted, he's a horse, but there's no way the English localization team didn't have the CampGay stereotype in mind when they decided on that one.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In earlier versions of the series (at least in the English localizations) the character archetype was loosely implied to be a collection of [[CoolOldGuy cool and wacky old guys]], with their [[ScatterbrainedSenior silliness being explained by their age]] and their laziness implying the SeniorSleepCycle. Later editions re-imagined their childish personalities as being literal childishness, now re-framed to be the youngest villager type. Minor details were changed on certain villagers along with this (such as altering the shading of Doc's mouth so it doesn't resemble a mustache as much) to make their age vague on the other end of the spectrum.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: If it doesn't involve eating or sleeping, it probably doesn't reach Planet Lazy. Sometimes they can say outright weird things like how they had a dream about rock climbing [[TooDumbToLive in a sauna]] and the player character saved them. They aren't dumb, just childishly naive.
* CoolHelmet: Big Top, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
** Puck, a penguin who wears a blue hockey helmet, and in ''New Horizons'', he gets a jersey to go with it.
* CryCute: Sometimes they'll do this when someone accidentally hurts their feelings.
* TheCutie: And how! These guys will cry at the drop of a hat, are nothing but nice to everyone (with occasional moments of being insensitive), and are downright adorable. Plus they act like little kids which only adds to the cuteness. Beau's description in ''Pocket Camp'' even references this.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Bob, a male Lazy pink cat, whose default shirt looks more like a dress and has a strange knowledge of fashion.
** There's also Filbert, a male Lazy blue squirrel, who not only looks rather effeminate, but also wears a white and pink floral dress as his default shirt in every game he appears in, up until ''New Leaf'' (where it was changed to a black and white checkerboard patterned shirt).
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Beau's description in ''Pocket Camp'' mentions how everyone can't help but [[{{Pun}} fawn]] over him, due to his status as TheCutie.
* EruditeStoner: Bob may rival K.K. Slider in this regard having his eyes constantly narrowed in a "chill" way.
* FaceOfAThug: Rodeo is a black bull with red eyes, giving him an extremely intimidating appearance. But being a Lazy villager, he's a big softie.
* GuestFighter: And the only 3rd party one, a Felyne from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''.
* HeavySleeper: The other half they talk about napping. They also wake up at 9:00am and go to sleep at 11:00pm, which is longer than other villager types.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Big Top, an elephant of this type, seems to be one of these.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're so carefree that they sometimes don't realize the implications of what they're saying. Take this conversation in ''Wild World'' for example:
--> '''Lazy:''' Yesterday, I had the most amazing dream. I was this HUGE movie star! And I got invited to all these parties! There were all these famous actresses, and we all ate sponge cake together! By the way, you were in my dream, too.\\
'''Normal:''' Goodness! Really? Was I a famous actress, too?\\
'''Lazy:''' Actually, you were in the kitchen cooking the sponge cake. Yeah, you were really sweating up a storm! Yep. As usual, you were the star of the party!\\
'''Normal:''' I guess I could take that as a compliment... Yeah, if I were a total idiot! You're a stupid, sexist jerk! And I thought we were friends!
** And this exchange from ''New Leaf'':
--> '''Normal:''' What did you want to talk about, <Lazy>?\\
'''Lazy:''' You're a neat freak, aren't you, <Normal>? Sorry my place is such a mess. I bet just being here is giving you the urge to start cleaning, huh?\\
'''Normal:''' Excuse me?! You invited me here to clean your house?! Um, RUDE! Wait a sec. Your place is actually pretty clean. It looks like you're the one who's a neat freak!
** Filbert, specifically, is noted to be this in his ''Pocket Camp'' bio.
* {{Keet}}: Excitable, cute, and always looking for fun as long as it doesn't interrupt with their sleep schedule. They'll also talk about how much they love eating with a smile on their face.
* LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics: PlayedForLaughs in ''New Leaf'' in one of the possible ways a Lazy villager may propose a Public Works Project. Their opening statement in this case is that studies show that the desired project could up their town's "coolness factor" by an absurdly large percentage. And then they [[LampshadeHanging admit they just made the number up]].
* LivingToys: Stitches, who looks like an old worn-out teddy bear that came to life. There's also Hopkins, a rabbit who has an air hole sticking out of the back of his head which suggests that he's an inflatable pool toy of some sort.
* ManChild: They may be adults, but they are mentally prepubescent kids. Cranky villagers outright state that they're still kids. But then again that may have been figurative [[note]] possibly implying that they're kids compared to their own age. Or the fact much older people tend to see even 20 year olds as "still kids" [[/note]]
* MommasBoy: If you write them letters frequently, they'll say they got one letter from you and ''nine'' from their mother. One must wonder how overprotective their mother is to send them a total of 9 letters each day.
* {{Nerd}}: Sometimes they'll approach you and ask you to define how old a "grown up" is. If you answer 40, they'll say they want to spend their older days buying comic books and video games.
* NerdGlasses: Derwin the bespectacled duck.
* NiceGuy: They're the nicest and easiest villagers to befriend. They're also the least likely villagers to move out of your town.
* NiceHat: Boomer, a penguin who wears an aviator's hat and goggles, and in ''New Horizons'', gets a matching jacket.
* NoodleIncident: Nobody knows why Lucky is completely covered in bandages, but one possible explanation states that it had to do with "a bizarre fishing accident involving a hook and two bass."
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Drago, while technically an alligator, is very clearly meant to be a dragon based on his name, appearance and catchphrase.
* SignatureLaugh: "A huh huh huh!"
* TheSlacker: Their most defining trait.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Though Lazy villagers are known for how much they sleep, Sherb, a goat introduced in ''New Horizons'', takes this UpToEleven, with his poster depicting him sleeping in his pajamas, and his ''Pocket Camp'' bio stating that he believes that nothing's quite like a good night's sleep, adding that though he's very particular about his bedtime gear, he can doze off just about anywhere.
* SpearCounterpart: To Normal villagers.
* StalkerWithACrush: Depending on the game, they can get a little obsessive towards the player if befriended. In ''Wild World'', they'll admit to sneaking into the player's house and sleeping on their floor. Inviting them to your house in ''New Leaf'' may have them remark about wanting to sleep in the same bed with you, with all that that would imply.
* StayInTheKitchen: When a Normal Villager comes over, they'll imply they want them to clean their house, and in Wild World, when telling a Normal Villager about a dream they had, they'll say the Normal Villager was cooking sponge cake for them.
* TokenEvilTeammate: It's hinted that the elephant villager Big Top is this to the five superhero villagers, as his catchphrase is "villain" and his ''Wild World'' picture quote is "World domination!" However, "villain" could simply reference his superhero charm, and he is just as nice to the player as any other lazy villager is.
* VagueAge: Probably the hardest villagers to tell what age they are. They act like prepubescent children, but live on their own, presumably make money, etc. Possible dialogue you may hear from one while shopping in ''Happy Home Designer'' has him identifying himself as "an adult" ([[GrowingUpSucks and hating it]]). ''New Horizons'' gives them a soft and childish-sounding voice, adding further confusion.
** Earliest editions of the series hinted that they may have actually been conceived as a [[CoolOldGuy friendly elderly and retired group of villagers]] (See ''Characterization Marches On'' above).
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jock]]
[[WMG: Jock]]
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[[caption-width-right:206:Some examples of Jock villagers. Clockwise from top left: Bam, Poncho, Goose, Snake, Kid Cat, Teddy, Jay, Axel, and Rod]]
Do you feel the ''burn,'' baby? The Sporty type is always looking for ways to buff their manly bod. They're always looking for the next big event, and if there isn't one coming up, they'll create one! They love to get people pumped up. Note that, unlike the [[JerkJock jocks at your school]], these guys are nice and liked by most.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Some species in the game, such as elephants and pigs, are designed with a noticeably chubby frame. So ones assigned the athletic Jock personality are essentially this.
* {{Adorkable}}: They'll go on tangents sometimes about how they're actually a sensitive, misunderstood guy and cry in front of the player. They may also cry TearsOfJoy upon seeing the player character again if the game has not been played for a very long time.
* AmbiguouslyGay: They really like buff construction workers to the point of almost fainting when they mention their physique. They also start swooning at the thought of [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Cyrus]].
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Kid Cat.
* BigBrotherMentor: They tend to act like this towards the player when befriended.
* BookDumb: Although they aren't ''that'' dumb. Just a little slow-witted. Jay, a Jock bluebird, is surprisingly clever, uses words like "tenacity" and "sublime" while apparently knowing what those words mean, and judging from his house, is a musician, so he's an aversion; Teddy, a Jock bear, also has a bookshelf in his house. They actually write pretty deep letters considering and are more BookDumb than actually stupid. A lot of these jocks end up actually just dumb in math and pretty smart in other things, as they will ask the player character for help with a math problem to which a Normal villager will get upset if the PC gives the right answer saying that he can't rely on his friends to solve all his math problems in life.
* CasanovaWannabe: They had shades of this in the Gamecube version, but this is no longer the case in the sequels.
* CoolHelmet: Kid Cat, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
** Sterling, an eagle who wears a silver knight's helmet with matching greaves.
** Scoot, a duck who wears a white hockey helmet.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Dom, the new Jock villager from ''New Horizons'', is a pastel pink sheep with a feminine face who wears a rainbow tie-dye shirt. Many fans mistook him for a girl when his render was first released.
* EpicFail: In ''New Leaf'', during a conversation with Normal villagers, they can't even get simple math problems correct without the player's help.
* {{Flanderization}}: After the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] game, they become a lot more sport obsessed. Taken UpToEleven in ''New Horizons'', where nearly every single conversation involves sports, muscles, or fitness.
* FriendlessBackground: Implied in a conversation with them, once you really get to know them, they'll say they're lucky to have friends at all.
* GuestFighter: Inkwell, an octopus who loves anything ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''-related.
* HiddenDepths: Some of their conversations imply that they aren't that obsessed with working out as they like to make themselves out to be. Also, some of them have an interest in dinosaurs. There's also the fact they watch Soap Operas. They even say at one point if they're the "newbie" in the town in New Leaf they are generally very shy, giving them some introverted jock traits.
* HotBlooded: Be careful how you answer some of their questions (especially in the GCN version). They can be rather... TESTY, from time to time.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: A conversation in ''New Leaf'' involves a Jock villager accidentally making a Normal villager cry when he runs out of things to talk to her about and asks the PlayerCharacter for help, and she thinks that means that he thinks she's boring. The Jock villager tries to comfort her by saying that he was just nervous and the Normal villager instantly cheers up. They may also upset Lazy villagers when they try to get them to be more active.
* {{Keet}}: They're very excitable and fun, which just makes them even more adorable. ''New Leaf'' turns it up a notch by giving Jocks the highest pitched voice out of all the male villagers and really fleshing out their excitable nature a lot more.
* LovableJock: Unlike [[JerkJock the jocks at your school]], these guys are very friendly and have a good heart.
* MaskedLuchador: Stinky.
* MommasBoy: Not nearly to the extent of the Lazy Villagers, but if you wake them up early, they might say "Five more minutes... Pleaaaaase Mommy!".
* NiceHat: Rod, a mouse who wears a white/blue striped bandanna. In ''New Horizons'', he gets a matching tank top.
* NightmareFetishist: Genji, who wants to live in a house perfect to tell ghost stories in if you take his request in Happy Home Designer. It includes skeletons and many of the things you'd need to make a horror place.
* {{Ninja}}: Snake, a rabbit who wears a ninja hood, and whose ''Pocket Camp'' bio calls him this. ''Pocket Camp'' and ''New Horizons'' gives him a matching ninja costume.
* NoIndoorVoice: Chances are a conversation with a Jock villager will lead to them yelling loudly for whatever reason. One of their greetings just has them yelling "Hi!" directly at the player character's face. Lazy villagers call them out on it and complain they're too loud even while they try to talk normally.
* NotSoDifferent: See entry under Normal Villagers.
* OccidentalOtaku: Genji. Prior to ''New Horizons'', his catchphrase was even "otaku".
* RedIsHeroic: Kid Cat, one of the five superhero villagers, whose outfit is primarily red.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Ribbot the robot frog. Despite his appearance, he gets hungry, drinks coffee, and can even ''get fleas'' like the rest of the animals.
** The same can be said for Sprocket the robot ostrich.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: In ''New Leaf'', they sometimes report asking a male and female villager who are close "How are the lovebirds doing?", resulting in this.
* ShipperOnDeck: Think Peppy and Cranky villagers would make a good couple.
** They may also mention instances where they've seen two villagers getting along closely and asked, "How are the two lovebirds doing?" Apparently, they just laugh, leading to the Jock villager's embarrassment.
* ShoutOutToShakespeare: {{Theatre/Hamlet}} [[PunnyName the hamster.]] For bonus points, his picture quote is ''"The ear's the thing."''
* SpearCounterpart: Most comparable to Peppy villagers, both being energetic and, as of New Leaf, having the highest pitched voice of their respective genders. Sisterly villagers also share their love of sports.
* StoutStrength: As noted in {{Acrofatic}} above, some species types are notably chubby, and the Jock lineup includes villagers of these species. Roald's bio in ''Pocket Camp'' lampshades this, saying he "packs a lot of muscle into that tiny, round body."
* SurferDude: They tend to talk like this sometimes, dude.
* TookALevelInKindness: They weren't exactly ''mean'' in the original game, but later installments would give them more depth, and they'd be a lot less rude at times. They still laugh at your misfortune should the player get stung by a bee, but it's a far cry from what they used to be like.
** UpToEleven in ''New Horizons'', where they are always warm and friendly when it comes to the player, as well as looking out for them and giving them advice for a healthy lifestyle. Even before being friends, they will sometimes regard the player as [[FriendlyRivalry their favorite rival]].
* ToiletHumor: They sneeze often and remark about how something may have gone flying towards you.
* UnusualEuphemism:
** When they lose a game of hide-and-seek: "Aw, barbells!"
** When giving them perfect fruit to eat: "'''''YUMMAHUMMA!'''''"
* VerbalTic: Dude, whenever they use it. Also "bro" and other "hip" variants such as brozinsky, brosky and so on.
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[[folder: Cranky]]
[[WMG: Cranky]]
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[[caption-width-right:232:Some examples of Cranky villagers. Clockwise from top left: Wolfgang, Vladimir, Roscoe, Octavian, Knox, Butch, Apollo, Harry, and Gaston]]
Implied to be the oldest of the townsfolk, the Cranky villagers are hard to warm up to, sarcastic, and snarky. However, it might be that they just don't connect with the other townspeople due to being somewhat older. Befriend them, and they reveal their HiddenHeartOfGold. Surprisingly, they get along well with some of the other villagers--but not all.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Ganon appears thanks to amiibo support. He may be Cranky, but he's still certainly nicer than his version from the original games.
* {{Bishonen}}: Chief and Fang have the effeminate face and poses down pat, and Rooney looks like a character from a sports anime.
* BlatantBurgler: Rizzo the mouse has the Japanese version of this look, wearing [[StealthClothes a purple handkerchief tied around his head]]. On top of that, his ''Happy Home Designer'' request is "a hideout".
* BoxingKangaroo: Both Cranky kangaroos (and the only male kangaroos in the series as-of ''New Leaf'') evoke this imagery to some extent - Rooney is a more overt example, having boxing gloves and a house filled with training equipment and a boxing ring, while Walt has no such theme to his design but boasts HandwrapsOfAwesome.
* ChessMotifs: Roscoe is a black horse who has a checkerboard shirt. His house contains the Modern series of furniture, which also has a checked pattern.
* CoolHelmet: Knox, a chicken who wears a golden knight's helmet with matching greaves.
** Vic, a bull who wears a viking helmet.
* CoolOldGuy: Not as old as most examples, but implied to be older than the other villages and the player character.
* DeadpanSnarker: ''Especially'' in ''City.''
* FaceOfAThug: They give out an intimidating mien and often have rough appearances that cause other people to get frightened of them, which they lament over. Although it becomes something of an InformedAttribute when someone like [[http://images.wikia.com/animalcrossing/images/f/f0/Tom_NewLeaf_Official.png Tom]] says this.
* FriendlessBackground: Implied to not have very many friends outside of the villagers in your town and the Player Character. Probably because of their gruff disposition.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Ganon may have tried to destroy Hyrule multiple times, but in ''New Leaf'', you can convince him to move into your town, befriend him, and give him fruit and butterflies, if you so choose.
* GrumpyOldMan: The personality, although they don't seem to be ''drastically'' older than the other characters. ''New Leaf'' gives us this gem of dialogue: "The night is still young, though [[SelfDeprecation I am definitely not]], (catchphrase)!"
* GuestFighter: Ganon, the king of evil and recurring BigBad from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series.
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: Walt has these, fitting with his rugged appearance and [[BoxingKangaroo his species' reputation]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: ''Despite'' their grump and snark, they do warm up to you. Croque takes this further for having his default CatchPhrase say "as if". Also they do remember pranking a girl and feeling bad for her back when they were a young lad.
* LikeASonToMe: Befriended Cranky villagers give off a fatherly personality towards the player characters in later installments.
* MayDecemberRomance: Sometimes they'll hang out with a Peppy villager to the point of Jock villagers shipping them. If it's truly love and they actually are as old as they seem to imply, then this is probably the trope to use.
* MoralityPet: The aforementioned Peppy villagers, Lazy villagers, and even Normal villagers all get along with them.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''New Leaf'', like Snooty villagers, if they make another villager angry in conversation, they sometimes get sad.
* TheNightOwl: They go to sleep later than other villagers and also wake up later.
* NotAMorningPerson: Cranky villagers wake up at 10 AM by default, later than all the other types of villagers except Sisterly in ''New Leaf''.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Vladimir is a pink bear cub who's apparently the oldest person in town.
* PetTheDog: They surprisingly get along well with Lazy villagers, who look up to them. Not to mention Ganon, the remorseless King of Evil, can be one of these guys which makes it all the more hilarious if he's nice to a lazy villager. Or nice to Wolf Link or Medli.
* PungeonMaster: Rocco, according to his ''New Leaf'' [[AllThereInTheManual April Fool's stats]] and ''Pocket Camp'' in-game bio.
* RealMenWearPink: Vladimir, who's a pink cub.
* SignatureLaugh: "GAHAHA!" In one of their conversations with Lazy villagers, they even try to convince the Lazy villager to change their SignatureLaugh into their own. Ganon's catchphrase is "heh heh".
* SpearCounterpart: In ''New Leaf'', with their rough exterior, yet caring hidden side, they are now considered the male equivalent to Sisterly villagers, and both are also stubborn and opinionated. Before this, they were compared to Snooty villagers.
* StealthPun: Apollo the bald eagle's birthday is on the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays Fourth of July]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Zigzagged in between installments. They became less grouchy in ''Wild World'', but then they were made more snarky in ''City Folk''. Come ''New Leaf'', they're significantly less grumpy and more approachable, albeit a little rough at first.
** In ''New Horizons'', they even outright mention that they may seem scary, but they'll always be welcoming to those that they've taken a liking to when first introducing themselves.
* VagueAge: Act like old men, but could be anywhere from their early thirties to late sixties. This is especially weird with Murphy and Vladimir, who are both apparently middle-aged ''cubs'' (i.e., baby bears).
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[[folder: Smug]]
[[WMG: Smug]]
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[[caption-width-right:243:Some examples of Smug villagers. Clockwise from top left: Zell, Marshal, Olaf, Julian, Beardo, Shep, Chops, Eugene, and Quillson]]
One of the personalities introduced in ''New Leaf'', villagers with this personality act gentlemanly and are easy to get along with, but as their name suggests, can get quite insufferable at times.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Yep, even these guys. They say stay out of their closets because they have their baby toys and clothes in it, giving them some similarities to Lazy villagers. They also cry often when you write them a good letter.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Hans is a gorilla with white fur and a winter-themed house which suggest that he's a well-dressed yeti.
* {{Bishonen}}: Some of them were designed with this in mind, such as Marshal, Julian, and Colton. Ken is also rather pretty for a rooster, given he wears what appears to be mascara around his eyes and has a Bishie Ninja look to him, while Olaf looks like a love interest from a 70's shojo manga. Then there's Leopold and Ed [[RetCon who were originally jocks]].
* BiTheWay: They will quite shamelessly flirt and show strong affection for the player character and other villagers regardless of gender. Especially shown in the fact when one of them might forget to return an item from a Jock villager, and adds a card on the present that leaves very little to the imagination basically saying "I'm sorry I forgot to give this to you, do you still love me?" The Jock villagers, being rather ambiguous about [[AmbiguouslyGay their preference]] themselves will naturally be flattered and start blushing.
* BlankWhiteEyes: The villager Julian, [[EyesAlwaysShut who’s eyes are usually always shut]], has this whenever he opens them if surprised.
* BlindingBangs: Shep, a dog that looks like a sheepdog, has a mop of hair covering his eyes.
* [[CampGay Camp Bi]]: Suffice to say they like to flaunt their flamboyancy including flirting with the player, talking about how certain pleasurable activities such as watching fish is "romantic" and so on.
* CartoonCheese: Chadder, a [[{{Irony}} mouse]] who looks like he's made of it.
* CasanovaWannabe: Flirts with the PlayerCharacter (and sometimes other villagers), but [[NoHuggingNoKissing it never goes anywhere]], [[BestialityIsDepraved for obvious reasons]].
* CloudCuckooLander: Most of the smug villagers are this on a mild level. Among them, Julian's ''Pocket Camp'' bio in particular makes note of his eccentricities.
---> Julian's always been a little wild and free-spirited. Hey, if you were born with a horn on your head for some inexplicable reason, you'd be an oddball too.
* ConMan: On days when Redd is in town, they will try to sell you a painting that is almost always fake for a ridiculous amount of bells. [[SubvertedTrope However]], sometimes if you agree to the trade, they might end up feeling so bad that they charged such a high price that they just give the painting to you for free.
* CoolOldGuy: A few of them sport facial hair and designs which lend them a certain older gentlemanly flair, most notably Lionel, a lion with a white BadassMustache and mane.
* TheDandy: Care much more about their appearance than the other male villager types.
* {{Flanderization}}: In ''New Horizons'', Smug villagers are notably more full of themselves than in ''New Leaf''.
* {{Gonk}}: As one can tell from looking at the image, if a smug villager is not a {{bishonen}}, he is this. There is little in between.
* {{Greaser Delinquent|s}}: Eugene the koala is designed to look like one of these, with black fur that looks like sideburns, CoolShades that [[SunglassesAtNight he wears at all times]], his default shirt being a leather jacket, and his default catchphrase being "yeah buddy". All he lacks is the actual attitude.
* GuestFighter: Wolf Link, Link's wolf form from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. It's highly amusing that someone who is famous for being portrayed as a stoic HeroicMime is given this personality.
* {{Hipster}}: They're always trying out obscure trends and trying to stay out of the norm, which some of the other villagers find irritating. In fact, some of their dialogue can be considered a TakeThat at hipsters.
* InLoveWithLove: Their dialogue at The Roost implies this.
* InsistentTerminology: They insist that they're ''enthusiasts'', not geeks. [[ClosetGeek Because geeks aren't cool.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: Though Smug villagers aren't mean, really, just madly in love with themselves.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: One potential conversation a Smug villager may have with a Lazy villager has the former offering the latter a lesson in cooking pasta. As the conversation goes on, however, it becomes clear that the Lazy villager is far more knowledgeable on the matter while the Smug villager remains confident in what he's saying.
* LargeHam: Absolutely this, most notably when they describe a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to a Lazy villager in the most unnecessarily drawn out and descriptive way possible. They tend to be quite theatrical with their dialogue in general.
* MismatchedEyes: Raymond, the cat introduced in ''New Horizons'', has complete heterochromia iridum, with his left eye being green and his right eye being brown. He is the only character with this trait.
* NerdGlasses: Graham the hamster, Leopold the lion, and Raymond the cat sport these, though they suit them fairly well.
* NiceGuy: Despite being called "smug", they're actually one of the friendliest villager types and rarely have anything mean to say. They can be quite full of themselves, however.
* NiceHat: Jacques, a bird who wears a green knit cap.
** O'Hare, a rabbit who wears a straw top hat with black trim.
* NonIronicClown: Pietro is a clown sheep, but he has a jolly appearance and is as friendly as any other villager of his type.
* PrincelyYoungMan: Colton seems to invoke this with a snobby manedo and royal attire. He even bows on his amiibo card!
* RailEnthusiast: They may sometimes go on a tangent about the previous models of trains used in the town train station... much to their own embarrassment once they realize it.
* {{Retcon}}: Some villagers such as Ed, Kidd and O'Hare (originally a Jock, Lazy and Cranky respectively) were changed into this personality on the transition to ''New Leaf''.
* OccidentalOtaku: They also show interest to anime, such as when they start complaining about the fact that anime songs aren't played in your town's club. In ''Happy Home Designer'' they talk about marathoning anime and say that manga is superior to western comics. Then we come to Ken, who's basically either a rooster of Japanese descent or this. His name is arguably even a reference to Shuriken, a type of Japanese throwing star.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Some take to calling themselves "geniuses" and call themselves names like "Beardo of the Red Rose" to show how suave they think they are.
* SmugSnake: Well, ''duh.'' They aren't mean, though.
* SpearCounterpart: To Snooty villagers, as both are a little vain.
* {{Unicorn}}: Julian, supposedly a horse, has a horn.
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* [[Characters/AnimalCrossingPlayerCharacter
The Player Character]]
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The player character is the avatar of the player. He or she starts the game by moving into a village populated by anthropomorphic animals. What happens afterward? That's up to you.
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* ArtisticAge: Before the ''New Leaf'' redesign, where they look a bit more like heavily stylized young adults, the player characters were extremely SuperDeformed and looked like small children, despite the fact that they were homeowners living on their own.
* BenevolentBoss: In ''New Leaf,'' there's some optional dialogue choices that allow them to express appreciation for Isabelle's help and they can try to encourage Isabelle to relax and even suggest giving herself some time off for herself. Isabelle tends to either politely turn down the offer or at least say that she'll consider it.
* EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep: In practically everything but the official games themselves, the player is always given the name of "Villager," "Mayor," or even just "the player."
* FingerlessHands: Despite the ability to pick up and store whatever you can in the game, the player characters have no visible fingers. ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' does give them thumbs, making them into mitten-like hands. Oddly enough, their toes are visible when taking their shoes off in ''New Leaf''.
* TheGhost: Their role as the mayor is treated as this in ''Happy Home Designer'' and ''amiibo Festival'', since the player works for Nook's Homes in the former, and the main animal characters are the starring characters of the latter (the E3 trailer for the latter shows a scene where Isabelle is at the mayor's office greeting Tortimer, who's still in retirement, while the mayor themselves is not shown). Isabelle points this out in her trailer for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''; between ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', ''Pocket Camp'', and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'', the mayor's simply too busy to do their duty.
* {{Hammerspace}}: The villager's main "power" so to speak. The player has the ability to pick up and store safely away whatever the game allows, as long as they have enough pocket space, from things as small as fleas to enormous as whale sharks.
* HelloInsertNameHere: The player normally names them, so they invoke this by nature.
* HeroicMime: Apart from dialogue options, the player character is fairly quiet. Some characters imply the player is chatty and loud while others find you quiet. Although, the copies of players that show up in dream towns and the Happy Home Academy are able to talk, and they speak in a pitch unique to them.
* AnInteriorDesignerIsYou: The bulk of the game allows you to collect and place furniture in your house. You can decorate the inside and outside of your house with whatever you have. Taken to its logical extreme in ''Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer'', where your job is to decorate the inside of other villager homes.
* MistakenForSpecialGuest: In ''New Leaf'' the player doesn't do anything beforehand to become mayor aside from just moving into town and being mistaken for the actual inheritor. You get a letter later on from the ''actual'' mayor, who decides you're doing a good enough job and leaves you be.
* NiceHat: In the original games for N64 and Gamecube, male villagers constantly wear an unusual horned hat akin to a Viking helmet, and female villagers wear conical hats. Later games phased these out in favor of hairstyles and headgear (many of which are Nice Hats themselves). Hats similar to the classic horned and conical hats are obtainable as headgear in the later games.
* PermanentElectedOfficial: In ''New Leaf'', the player character inherits this title from the mayor from the previous games, Tortimer.
* PurelyAestheticGender: The gender of the player character makes little difference gameplay-wise (in most games at least: the boy and girl have different stats in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''). There's essentially no distinction between genders at all in ''New Horizons'', particularly outside of Japan; it can be switched at any time, and characters consistently use neutral pronouns to refer to the player.
* RoseHairedSweetie: While most of the time, the player character starts off with brown hair, there's also an option to have a pink-haired female character from the start. Pink-haired female Villagers are also a common sight in official art and crossover appearances.
* SeriesMascot: Shares this role with Isabelle, especially in games like ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''.
* TokenHuman: The player characters are the only humans in the game.
* VagueAge: The player characters resemble children, at least in earlier games, but given the art-style of the game and the fact that they've moved away from home to live on their own, it's hard to tell how old they actually are. The ''New Leaf'' redesign pins them somewhere in the range of young adults, but there's still room for interpretation.
* VirtualPaperDoll: The player can choose what gender the player character is and has control over their facial features (which, in older games, depends on what your answers you give when asked some questions at the beginning of the game). Their clothing and hairstyle is also up to the player. Starting in ''Happy Home Designer'' and carrying forward into ''Pocket Camp'' and ''New Horizons'', the player has complete control over what the player character looks like (you can pick and chose hair and eye color and even options for darker skin tones).
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: As mentioned above, female characters can start out with pink hair. Getting a haircut at Shampoodle in earlier games, or purchasing hair dyes in ''New Horizons'', lets you dye your hair to some non-natural hair color such as blue, green, or purple.
* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: The player needs to learn basic emotions from other characters.
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!!Main
[[Characters/AnimalCrossingMainNPCs Main Town [=NPCS=]
[[folder: Tom Nook]]
[[WMG: Tom Nook (Tanukichi)]]
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The owner of the town's main shop,
and a tanuki/raccoon. He sells you your house and collects your mortgage, as well as being your main source of income -- you get Bells by selling things to him. In ''New Leaf'' he focuses exclusively on real estate, selling players upgrades and remodeling services.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Naoki Tatsuta (movie)
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Island NPCs]]
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: In-Universe example. ''Happy Home Designer'' reveals Tom knows about how some people think of him as greedy, or a villain that must be stopped, he doesn't mind as long as his teachings pull through.
-->'''Tom Nook:''' I've heard some folks believe I'm a ruthless and heartless businessman. This is not true, and not just because I am a raccoon and not a man, yes, yes. Hm, perhaps I can see the value of having a boogeyman everyone can unite against. Or rather, in my case, a boogeycritter. But paying one's debts is important! If I must be villainized in my pursuit of teaching, then so be it!
[[Characters/AnimalCrossingOtherNPCs Other Special NPCs]]
* BenevolentBoss: While he's commonly seen as a ruthless loan shark, it's worth noting that he charges no interest in his home loans, gives you as much time as you need to repay him, and instantly gives you a job without an interview, or without reviewing qualifications or references, in order to pay it off.
* BigGood: He expressly takes this role in ''New Horizons'', leading the charge of the development of the island into a true community, with you as his top enforcer, teaching you everything you need to know, giving proper objectives to make it as great a place as possible, and generally being much more of an HonestCorporateExecutive and BenevolentBoss than fans portray him as.
* ButThouMust: ...upgrade your house. Until ''New Leaf'', at which point he sells upgrades in his shop much like any of the other remodeling jobs he has on hand. You still need to finish paying off your current upgrade before you can buy another, but you ''can'' decide to keep your current size after paying it off. The same applies to ''New Horizons'', though at least the first upgrade (from tent to house) is required to progress the island.
* ChasteToons: It's unclear what relation his assistants Tommy and Timmy are to him. He says they're not related, but {{Fanon}} tends to hold them as his nephews. Lazy and Jock villagers theorize that he took them in off the streets out of the goodness of his heart.
* CynicismCatalyst: Going to the city and having his dreams crushed turned him from a young WideEyedIdealist into the distrusting businessman he is now. His episode gives several of the details: First, he was denied a loan at the bank, was betrayed by people who allegedly tried to help him but instead stole his assets, then let a friend borrow money but he ran off and never paid back. Despite all that, he admits that his dream still exists, but he suppresses it nowadays.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In the N64 game and its Gamecube counterparts in Japan, Tom's apron has a kanji symbol instead of a leaf.
* EtTuBrute: Was on the receiving end of this at least twice when he tried to strike big in the city. It's the reason why he's so untrusting nowadays.
* HiddenDepths: Lyle reveals that Nook is actually a huge {{Fanboy}} of K.K. Slider, which he reaffirms in ''New Horizons'', even arranging a performance from him.
* IconicOutfit: When people think Tom Nook, they typically think of his blue Nook's Cranny apron.
* IndecipherableLyrics: Once you finally finish off that last loan ''New Leaf'', he'll celebrate by singing a song to you...which sounds like absolute nonsense and reminds you that the song is really old and in Raccoonish.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Say what you will about him forcing you into mortgages, but Nook's a genuinely nice person through and through. In ''New Leaf'', you can catch him at The Roost buying free coffee for random townspeople and the twins simply because he appreciates their honest work. Aww...
* LonelyAtTheTop: He is revealed to have been best friends with [[WeUsedToBeFriends Sable]] in the past, but he lost their friendship in favor of running his Cranny (later "Nookington's"). Averted in ''New Horizons'' thus far, however, with Blathers explicitly being a friend of his and more positive relationships with the player and other residents.
* SeriesMascot: Zig-zagged. Tom Nook was the de-facto mascot until the ''New Leaf'' era, which is when [[BreakoutCharacter Isabelle]] began to represent the franchise in crossovers like ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''. As of ''New Horizons'', the pair have become co-mascots.
* ShipTease: With Sable.
* SoProudOfYou: Expresses pride in the player's accomplishments fairly often in ''New Horizons'', especially when they pay off loans or complete a major development project.
* {{Tanuki}}: The English localization calls him a raccoon, but his PunnyName makes it clear that this is what he really is.
* TookALevelInKindness: In ''New Leaf'', He doesn't force you to upgrade your house anymore, and sometimes buys coffee for other people to show his appreciation for their hard work.
** Again in ''New Horizons''. Here he lampshades that he doesn't have deadlines or interest on his loans, admits he'll let Timmy and Tommy buy trash and weeds off the player even though it's not very profitable to the company, and expresses pride in the player when they reach milestones in helping build up the island. He also makes up a fake currency (Nook Miles), that the Player can make from helping out others and tidying up the island, in order to pay off their moving expenses.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: According to Sable, he was an idealistic young dreamer before he went to the city and came back.
* VerbalTic: "Yes, yes" and "hm?".
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Sable, until he went to the city and they grew apart.
* WideEyedIdealist: In ''Wild World'', he'll sometimes tell the player about how he used to be this before he tried to make it big in the city and ended up facing many hardships that really wore him down and caused him to distance himself from friends, including Sable. He finally seems to have gained some of it back by ''New Horizons'' admitting to being generous with the player (even against his accountant's advice at times) and seeming overall happier.
** JadeColoredGlasses [=/=] SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: What he eventually turned into according to Sable. She was very hurt when she found out that this is what Nook had become after trying to make it big in the city.
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[[folder: Isabelle]]
[[WMG: Isabelle (Shizue)]]
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Introduced in ''New Leaf'', she's a dog who introduces you to the town and becomes your secretary.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Most definitely.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: [[DiscussedTrope Discussed]] by Jock villagers, who fear her going "Isabellistic" should you break a window.
* BiTheWay: Isabelle begins to crush on the player character regardless of their gender. Comes to a head during Valentine's day where it's made clear she has feelings for the player.
* BlackBeadEyes: Especially in her shocked expression, where they turn into very small black dots.
* BreakoutCharacter: She's made a lot of appearances since her debut, appearing in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' (first as an [[AssistCharacter Assist Trophy]] and later as a full-fledged fighter), ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter 4 Ultimate'', and ''VideoGame/MarioKart8''. She essentially dethroned Tom Nook and K.K. Slider as the "representatives" of the series.
* ButThouMust... be the mayor.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Isabelle is scatterbrained and clumsy at times.
* FanGirl: Thinks K.K. Slider is dreamy.
* GeniusDitz: A conversation with Digby in ''Happy Home Designer'' mentions that while his sister may be a bit of a silly puppy at times, she apparently has engineering degrees from ''19 different universities''.
* GirlsWithMoustaches: Sports a shih-tzu beard in all of her appearances, though it's stylized more as a muzzle.
* IconicOutfit: Though she's worn plenty of other outfits over the years, her green gingham vest is her most well-known look.
* InformedAttribute: Supposedly Isabelle is such a hard worker that she doesn't even have the time to sleep. But once she's done introducing the player to the town, she doesn't actually do anything except stand in place all day and tell the player basic information. It's also implied she (maybe) helps organize a few events around the year, but outside of that it's high questionable what keeps her so incredibly busy all day. The only time she's actually seen hard at work is in her reveal trailer for ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
* MeaningfulName:
** Her Japanese name is derived from Shih Tzu, the dog breed she's based on.
** Her English name contains "bell", referring to the bell she wears.
** Her French name is Marie, which is one letter away from "mairie" the French word for "Town Hall", or an anagram of "maire", which is French for "mayor".
** Her Latin American Spanish name is "Canela" (Cinammon) which is normally a very stereotypical dog name in that region.
* {{Meganekko}}: She wears glasses as part of her home attire in ''Happy Home Designer''. Her RV dialogue in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update for ''New Leaf'' reveals she's actually nearsighted and usually wears contacts at work.
* NiceGirl: She's very patient despite the mayor's inexperience and likes nothing better than helping him/her out. She even works on holidays!
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: When at home in ''Happy Home Designer'', she wears a pink shirt, while her twin brother Digby wears a blue one.
* SeriesMascot: She shares this role with the
[[Characters/AnimalCrossingVillagerTypes Villager and Tom Nook, if her presence on ''New Leaf''[='=]s Home Screen graphic, her appearance in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' as an Assist Trophy, and her [[PromotedToPlayable playable appearances]] in ''VideoGame/MarioKart8'', ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker'' (in a manner of speaking) and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' are any indication.
Types]]
* ShipTease: A few lines (and the gift you get from the Valentine's Day event) imply Isabelle has a crush on the mayor, [[BiTheWay regardless of their gender]].
* StealthPun: Her English name contains "bell" - bells are the name of the source of currency in the game. Her head is shaped like a bag of bells, and her hair is tied up with literal bells. When she walks/runs, they can be heard tinkling. She's also the primary gold sink in the game, requiring you to earn a lot of bells in order to upgrade your town.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Timmy and Tommy]]
[[WMG: Timmy and Tommy (Mamekichi & Tsubukichi)]]
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Twin young tanuki that work in the upper levels of Nookington's. Starting in ''New Leaf'', they run the general stores, while Tom pivots to real estate.
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* AscendedExtra: Formerly assistants to Nookington's, they run the main shops in ''New Leaf'' and ''New Horizons''.
* CreepyTwins: To some, at least.
* {{Fanboy}}s: Tom says that both boys often profess to looking up to him and wanting to be just like him, however he notes that they most often do it when they've gotten into his things.
* {{Heartwarming Orphan}}s: Lazy and Jock villagers believe Tom Nook took them off the streets and gave them a nice place to work out of the goodness of his heart.
* OutgrowingTheChildishName: If you upgrade their shop to T&T Emporium in ''New Leaf'', they will start going by "Timothy" and "Thomas" on the town billboard. Their in-game names don't change.
* SingleMindedTwins: Their dialogue makes it seem that they SpeakInUnison, though one always lags behind the other. One of Katrina's negative fortunes indicates they [[DownplayedTrope don't always get along]]. In ''Pocket Camp'', Timmy admits the reason they always dress alike is not because of this trope, but Timmy intentionally copying Tommy, whose fashion sense he envies.
* [[TheTrickster Tricksters]]: Tom Nook occasionally laments their craftiness.
* VerbalTic: They speak in unison, but whichever Nookling isn't speaking tends to trail behind. [-...trail behind-].
* VagueAge: Are far smaller than most villagers, especially Nook, whose species they share. This and their "assistant" role led fans to assume they were young children, but then by ''New Leaf'' they were running stores on their own, something not often done by kids. Tom Nook also comments that they're old enough to drink coffee, though it's become more acceptable for younger children regardless. They're young enough for in-game villagers to assume Nook adopted them, which at least indicates they're meant to be seen as minors, though teenagers can still be adopted.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Tortimer]]
[[WMG: Tortimer (Kotobuki)]]
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The town's mayor is a goofy old tortoise with eccentric mannerisms and a taste for a good party. He's a bit lazy unless there's a special event going on, though. In ''New Leaf'', he's retired from his post and now organizes and runs tours on the island. First introduced in ''Animal Forest +,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KenichiOgata (movie)
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* CoolOldGuy: He's surprisingly a bit of a party animal.
* EarlyInstallmentCharacterDesignDifference: In the original Japanese version, he wore a white obi sash and a zucchetto instead of his top hat and bowtie, and he also lacked his walking cane. He still wore the glasses, but they had blue lenses instead of clear lenses.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: His laziness as the mayor resulted in Phyllis becoming overworked and jaded.
* PermanentElectedOfficial: It's even played with in TheMovie where he wins by one vote... the ''only'' vote, which is his. Except in ''New Leaf'', where he's retired from his position and the player is the new mayor (and inherits the trope).
* ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything: While he was mayor, he apparently didn't do anything that the job of mayor entails apart from being the MC for events.
* SignatureLaugh: "Heh heh HORF!"
* TurtlePower: He's a tortoise and he was the original mayor of the village, so he did have some political power.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pelly]]
[[WMG: Pelly (Peliko)]]
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One of the two pelican receptionists at the town hall, she works in the daytime. Her sister Phyllis works at night. She has an unrequited crush on the mailbird, Pete.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Otoha (movie)
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* ALizardNamedLiz: A pelican named Pelly.
* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Pete prefers her sister, Phyllis, even though Pelly has a massive crush on him.
* NiceGirl: She's very upbeat and friendly, in contrast to her sister.
* ThePollyanna: Pelly is optimistic and joyful.
* PunnyName: A pelican named "Pelly". Also applies in the French version of the game, where she's known as "[[DubNameChange Opélie]]", a twist on "Ophélie", an actual French given name.
* RhymesOnADime: In the first game: "Rain or sleet, snow or hail, we'll deliver what you mail!"
* ThemeNaming: All three pelicans have names starting with "P."
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Phyllis]]
[[WMG: Phyllis (Pelimi)]]
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Pelly's older sister. In contrast to her outgoing sister, she's grumpy and cynical. Maybe it's because she always works the graveyard shift. She and Pete are a bit of an item.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/YukoMizutani (movie)
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Gossip floating around your villagers reveals that Phyllis is widely disliked around town, mostly due to her [[GrumpyBear attitude]]. Snooty and Cranky villagers tend to hate her the most.
* ApatheticClerk: Is a complete jerk, crass, rude, and will loudly complain if you ask her to do her job.
* BigSisterInstinct: She's very protective of Pelly.
* DeadpanSnarker: She tends to mutter things under her breath a lot.
* GrumpyBear: Well you'd be one as well if you have to work the night shift every day and barely anyone is nice to you.
* {{Jerkass}}: Not intentionally, but her attitude makes her come off as one.
** JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Phyllis isn't immune to happiness or [[DeadpanSnarker a moment without snarking]]. It is likely she gets her attitude from having to stay up so late and work the night shift. This is confirmed in ''New Leaf'', where she outright admits in The Roost that she's grumpy from always being swamped with work, and adding that Tortimer was the main reason for this. She states if you became mayor much earlier, things would have been different.
* OfficialCouple: Her and Pete. Although later games imply that their relationship is largely one-sided on Pete's part.
* PunnyName: In the French version, her name is "[[DubNameChange Elisabec]]", "bec" being French for "beak". [[DontExplainTheJoke Because pelicans have large beaks, y'see ?]]
* SillyRabbitIdealismIsForKids: In the first game, at least, this is why Pete prefers her to Pelly.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pete]]
[[WMG: Pete (Pelio)]]
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The mailbird. While difficult to meet directly, if you get on at just the right time, he'll speak with you. In the first game, he's somewhat bitter and aloof. In the later games, though, he's just stressed.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Akio Suyama (movie)
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Pete is head over heels for Phyllis, although Phyllis makes it very clear that she absolutely hates his guts. And his hat.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the first game, he was rather cynical. In the later games, he mellows out and is just overworked.
* VideogameCrueltyPotential: In contrast to how in the first game he could be seen walking around near the player's house around the time he delivers mail, the only way to speak to him in the second game is to wait for the right time and ''shoot him out of the air''. However, in the next games he's back to walking around during his delivery run ''for that very reason''. In ''New Leaf'' he Lampshades this by saying this is the reason he now only walks while delivering.
* VocalEvolution: He had a deep voice in the first game. Later games give him a normal male voice.
* WhatTheHellPlayer: His reaction if you shoot him down to talk to him in ''Wild World''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Copper]]
[[WMG: Copper (Policeman A; Original games and ''New Leaf'') (Gatekeeper B; ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk'']]
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In the first game, [[ThoseTwoGuys he and his partner, Booker]], are policedogs who notify you of happenings and run the lost and found. In the second and third games, they're city guards instead, helping you with Wi-Fi things as well as the above. In ''New Leaf'' they're back to their original role, except that only one of them can work in a town at a time.
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* ByTheBookCop: He always does things by normal law enforcement rules.
* HotBlooded: He's very dedicated to his work.
* PunnyName: Copper is a slang term for a police officer.
* RedOniBlueOni: Red Oni, passionate about his job and always ready for duty.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Booker]]
[[WMG: Booker (Policeman B; Original games and ''New Leaf'') (Gatekeeper A; ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk'']]
[[quoteright:59:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bookernl_5944.png]]
Copper's partner is significantly less outgoing than his superior. He still runs the Lost and Found for you, though.
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* ApologizesALot: Comes with being so shy.
* {{Dandere}}: Although Booker is rather shy, he seems at least hospitable to people like the Mayor.
* ExtremeDoormat: He will often question himself whether you actually lost the item you are picking up in the Lost and Found, but won't press on.
* PunnyName: "Booking" is slang for arresting.
* RedOniBlueOni: Blue Oni, always quiet and introverted.
* ShrinkingViolet: Especially when compared to Copper.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sable]]
[[WMG: Sable (Asami)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sable_3ds_3879.png]]
The oldest Able Sister, she's a quiet hedgehog who doesn't talk much. She runs the Able Sister shops, which sell patterns, and, in later games, clothing and accessories. She spends most of her time at the sewing machine. But with a little talk, she opens up... First introduced in ''Animal Forest+,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Saori Hattori (movie)
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* CharacterDevelopment: She becomes less shy the more days you talk to her.
* DefrostingIceQueen: Not so much icy as shy, though.
* PromotionToParent: In the past, she had to take care of Mabel [[spoiler: and Labelle]].
* ShipTease: With Tom Nook.
* ShrinkingViolet: The reason she doesn't talk to you very much at first.
* ThemeNaming: She and her sisters Mabel [[spoiler:and Label]] have names that rhyme with able.
* WeUsedToBeFriends: With Tom Nook.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Mabel]]
[[WMG: Mabel (Kinuyo)]]
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The youngest Able Sister, she greets customers at the Able Sister's shop and handles the transactions. She's a perky, open sort -- oh, and despite the fact that she's blue and a hedgehog, no, she is not related to VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog. First introduced in ''Animal Forest+,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Mari Adachi (movie)
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* {{Expy}}: Has no relation to [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog another blue hedgehog from a different company]].
* GenkiGirl: She's always eager to greet you when you enter the shop.
* ThemeNaming: Like Sable, her name rhymes with able.
* {{Tomboy}}: Better seen in ''Happy Home Designer'' however.
** TomboyWithAGirlyStreak: She enjoys dolls and footballs.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: If you talk to her in ''Happy Home Designer'', she says pickles are her favorite food.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Blathers]]
[[WMG: Blathers (Fuuta)]]
[[quoteright:212:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/blathersnl_9995.png]]
This owl runs the museum in town, and is its primary curator. Though friendly and intelligent, he has a noted tendency for sleeping on the job... and being really, ''really'' freaked out by bugs. He was first introduced in ''Animal Forest+,'' the Japanese port of the N64 original.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/KappeiYamaguchi (movie)
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* {{Adorkable}}: Once ran into the Able Sister's shop and bought things frantically to cover up the fact he ran in to hide from a bug.
* AntiquatedLinguistics: He speaks with some elements of this, wot wot!
* ArtisticLicenceBiology: He's able to move his pupils, something owls are well-known for being unable to do. He also can't rotate his neck like real owls. [[WorldOfFunnyAnimals Though this is the type of inaccuracy]] to expect from ''Animal Crossing'' anyway.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the original games, Blathers found fish repulsive. Come ''Wild World'' and he suddenly adores cooking fish.
* CuteOwl: Maybe not in the conventional sense, but he's one lovably dorky guy.
* InsufferableGenius: He's very knowledgeable of the various wildlife you give him, and very confident in his intelligence.
* MeaningfulName: He blathers a lot. [[DefiedTrope Defied]] in ''New Leaf'', as whenever he starts to go off on a tangent, he stops himself.
* TheNightOwl: Being a literal owl, he is only awake during the nighttime.
* NotAMorningPerson: Since Blathers is an owl, which are nocturnal animals, he'll be asleep if you visit him in the middle of the day. He even mentions that he's not much of a morning person if you wake him up.
* TheOwlKnowingOne: Blathers is highly intelligent, as one would expect from a museum curator.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Seems they call him "Blathers" for a reason.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: If you visit the museum during the day, you'll have to wake him up in order to speak to him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Starting with Wild World, he really loves seafood.
* VegetarianCarnivore: Even though invertebrates are a staple part of the owl's diet, he is terrified of bugs and gets nauseated by the sight of them. He's also repulsed by the idea of eating mice and frogs judging by his description of the tarantula, but guess what bird preys on those animals as well? He also initially didn't like fish until ''Wild World''.
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Blathers really wishes the museum would ditch its bug wing.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Celeste]]
[[WMG: Celeste (Fuuko)]]
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Blathers's younger sister was first introduced in ''Wild World.'' She is a bit absent-minded, but ''very'' cute. She runs the museum's Observatory in the second and third games, and handles the museum's gift shop and personal exhibits in ''New Leaf''.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/MikaKanai (movie)
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* AcrophobicBird: According to Celeste herself in ''Happy Home Designer'', she cannot fly. Though she does fly in the ''Island Escape'' minigame in ''amiibo Festival'' and ''New Leaf''
* CuteOwl: She's even the page image!
* TheCutie: Oh, so ''very'' cute. Perky, too. She's one of the few characters who the option "You're adorable!" shows up for. If you're female, she will [[ShipTease blush and tell you that you are even more adorable]]. If you're male, she'll become very flustered.
* MeaningfulName: Celeste as in Celestial, seeing as she originally dealt with constellations.
* TheNightOwl: Celeste is literally an owl and, as a FurryReminder, she sleeps during the daytime.
* PinkMeansFeminine: She's a red-and-pink female owl with a pink bow.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Like her brother, she'll sleep during the day. Unlike her brother, she'll deny the fact that she sleeps on the job.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Brewster]]
[[WMG: Brewster (Master)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brewster_3ds_5921.png]]
First introduced in ''Wild World,'' he runs the coffee shop beneath the museum. He's a quiet one, but he makes a mean cup of coffee. He came from the city -- if you couldn't tell, him being a pigeon and all.
--->'''Voiced by:''' Takaya Hashi (movie)
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* BerserkButton: Downplayed; he doesn't get extremely angry, but you shouldn't let the coffee he serves you get cold.
* DefrostingIceKing: Become a regular at The Roost and he'll slowly become more open to talk to you.
* GiveMeYourInventoryItem: Averted. Starting with ''City Folk'', if visit him enough times, he'll store your Gyroids for you if he notices one in your inventory.
* NotSoStoic: If you do well during your part-time job at The Roost in ''New Leaf'', people may compliment you that you are even better than Brewster. You can see Brewster crack a bit offscreen.
* OneNoteChef: He only knows how to make coffee. ''Really'' good coffee.
* ShrinkingViolet: Some villagers insist that Brewster's quiet personality is just because he's a shy person. Judging by how he reacts to certain conversations, that may very well be true.
* TheStoic: Even after you befriend him, he still acts pretty low key.
* VerbalTic: Being a pigeon, he says "coo" a lot, such as when he greets the player with "coo to see you". [[GotMeDoingIt It even rubs off on the player when talking to him]]; for example, the dialogue options when Brewster offers to give you a job are "Coo! I'd love that!" and "No, thanks. I'm coo."
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Serena]]
[[WMG: Serena (Goddess)]]
[[quoteright:66:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/serena_9337.png]]
Introduced in ''City Folk'', she's a chihuahua and goddess who lives in your town's fountain after it's built. You can speak to her only after throwing an axe at her--but keep chucking sharp objects at her, and she'll be your friend eventually.
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* HonestAxe: The ultimate goal of her sidequest.
* ValleyGirl: In goddess form!
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Reese and Cyrus]]
[[WMG: Reese and Cyrus (Lisa and Kaizou)]]
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Introduced in ''New Leaf'', they are the alpacas that manage Re-Tail. Reese buys items from you while Cyrus is an upholsterer who can customize your furniture.
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* AffectionateNickname: Reese nicknames Cyrus "Cy-Guy".
* BerserkButton: Reese cannot ''stand'' bad drivers, as revealed in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update when you talk to her in her camper. She gets so mad Cyrus is ''terrified'' of riding in the same car as her
* ClingyJealousGirl: If the player is female, Reese warns the player not to fall for Cyrus.
* CrazyJealousGuy: If the player is male, Cyrus threatens to [[DeadlyEuphemism make the player see in 4D]]. By which he means beat them up should they "make goo-goo eyes" at his wife.
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Cyrus seems to... ahem, ''inspire'' Jock villagers regarding his physique.
* HappilyMarried: They're very affectionate with each other and never seem to have any marital problems.
* MeaningfulName: Cyrus's Japanese name can mean "remodel", hence his job.
* MeetCute: Reese first saw Cyrus drive a motorcycle down the street, but he crashed it into an ice cream truck, and they've been inseparable ever since
* MrFixit: Cyrus is able to refurbish a very large number of things. From changing wood color and fabric of furniture to turning fossils into models.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Obviously.
* PunnyName: Reese's name is similar to resell.
* SickeninglySweethearts: Some of the villagers think they're this.
* UsedToBeASweetKid: Inverted with Reese, who says in ''Happy Home Designer'' that she was a mean and rude girl when she was younger, but now is a perfectly pleasant adult.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Digby]]
[[WMG: Digby (Kent)]]
[[quoteright:100:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/digby_nl.png]]
Introduced in ''New Leaf'', he's a dog that's in charge of the Happy Home Showcase in your town. He is Isabelle's twin brother.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Like his sister. It must run in the family.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: In one of his exclusive logbook entries in ''amiibo Festival'', he notices his coworker Lottie (who has a crush on him) looking different than usual (i.e. she forgot to put on her makeup). He asks if she was feeling OK, which hurts her feelings.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: When at home in ''Happy Home Designer'', he wears a blue shirt, while Isabelle wears a pink one.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Luna]]
[[WMG: Luna (Yumemi)]]
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Introduced in ''New Leaf'', she's a tapir who runs the Dream Suite once you've built it in your town. She can let you visit the towns of other players through Spotpass.
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* CountingSheep: Does this before the player enters a dream world.
* MeaningfulName: Her Japanese name, fittingly, means "dreaming". While her localized name is the Spanish word for the Moon.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Not many tapirs in video games.
* {{Youkai}}: Less obvious than Kapp'n. Her species is likely a reference to Baku, a dream-eating youkai that resembles a tapir in appearance.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Leif]]
[[WMG:Leif (Reiji)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/leifanimalcrossingnewleaf_6810.png]]
Introduced in ''New Leaf'', he's a sloth who runs the Gardening Center. His shop is integrated into the Nooklings' store starting at the T.I.Y. expansion, and he will start offering weed-pulling services at this point. He is also host of the special holiday Weeding Day, which is on the last Friday in April for North America and Europe and September 3rd for Japan, dedicated to removing weeds from town.
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* {{Adorkable}}: When he gives you the Golden Axe, he gets very flustered after saying you can cut as many trees as you want with it and realizing what he just said.
* BerserkButton: The entire presence of weeds is this to Leif.
* EnmityWithAnObject: Leif ''hates'' weeds.
* MeaningfulName: His Japanese name means "lazy", though it loses its meaningfulness once he [[NatureLover gets started weeding]].
* NatureLover: He detests weeds and offers weed-pulling services once he is partnered with the Nooklings (TIY). On Grass Day he hands out flower-themed furniture for pulling weeds.
* PunnyName: Just one letter away from "leaf".
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lottie]]

[[WMG:Lottie (Takumi)]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lottierender2.png]]
The only new character introduced in ''Happy Home Designer'', she's a pink river otter who happens to be Lyle's niece. She's very passionate about her job as a Happy Home Consultant and has a crush on Digby.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: She has a crush on Digby, but considering that the game she's in is about designing homes for villagers... It's probably not going to go anywhere.
* BlackBeadEyes: Without her make-up, Lottie's eyes are actually really small. It's almost as if she's being impersonated by a [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Ditto]].
* BreakoutCharacter: She's being pushed as the mascot character for ''Happy Home Designer'' in much the same way as Isabelle was for ''New Leaf''. To the point where's she [[https://twitter.com/animalcrossing?lang=en took over Isabelle's Twitter account for a time]].
* CanonImmigrant: Originally created for the spinoff game ''Happy Home Designer'', she was introduced into the main series with ''New Leaf'''s ''Welcome amiibo'' update.
* ElegantGothicLolita: She appears in ''Pocket Camp'' dressed up like one.
* GenkiGirl: She's got some fairly high energy.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Has pink fur, and fairly feminine.
* VerbalTic: She seems to refer to the player as "Tiger" a lot.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Harvey]]
[[WMG:Harvey (Panieru)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/harvey_hd_7.png]]
A character introduced in ''New Leaf'''s ''Welcome Toys/{{amiibo}}'' update. He's a dog that runs an R.V campground that's in a new area of your town. He also sells items that aren't found in the other stores, but he only accepts MEOW (Mutual Exchange Of Wealth) coupons that are dispensed by the CAT Machine (Coupon Allocation Terminal). The campers who come to Harvey's campground range from minor characters like Wendell and Gulliver, Holiday characters in the off season, villagers who haven't been seen in ''New Leaf'' and even villagers who are inspired by other Nintendo franchises like ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' or ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda''. In ''New Horizons'', he runs Photopia, a photo studio on a private island where visitors can set up scenes and take pictures in his cabin, using any furniture or outfits from their catalog and using amiibo cards to hire "actors" to pose in them.
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* ByNoIMeanYes: His response to the player asking if there's Wi-Fi available in his campground; he wants people to experience nature instead of staring at their phones while they're there... but yes, there's Wi-Fi.
* CloudCuckoolander: He introduces himself as "Harv" for short or "Haaaaarv" for long. But if you call him that, he immediately forgets that he told you to call him "Harv".
* EruditeStoner: He rivals Pascal and K.K Slider in this department.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: The yellow birds that appear from time to time seem to love him. They're even seen occasionally perching on Harvey's head!
* GlobalCurrencyException: Being the hippie that he is, he doesn't accept bells for his wares but a new kind of currency that's earned by doing assigned things around your town.
* LennonSpecs: Part of his hippie vibe.
* NewAgeRetroHippie: He certainly dresses and acts the part.
* PunnyName: Harvey... R.V... hmmm...
** It falls under NonIndicativeName in ''New Horizons'', where he's a photographer living on his own private island, nowhere near an R.V.
** In the French version, he is known as "Joe". Geddit ? [[DontExplainTheJoke Because]] he's a [[Music/JoeCocker Cocker Spaniel]].
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Orville and Wilbur]]
[[WMG:Orville and Wilbur (Mōrī and Rodorī)]]
Introduced in ''New Horizons'', Orville and Wilbur are a pair of dodo brothers who run Dodo Airlines and manage the player's airport. Their being based on an extinct species is a first for ''Animal Crossing'' characters.
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* CoolShades: Wilbur, the older brother, sports a pair with dark brown lenses.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: Orville's not very foolish, but he does stress a little when inputting your ticket information. Wilbur, meanwhile, is always cool as a cucumber and entirely focused on his job.
* {{Irony}}: They are airport attendants who are also dodos, a flightless species of bird.
--> '''Orville:''' "[[LampshadeHanging We may be flightless...but that doesn't mean YOU have to be!]]"
* {{Malaproper}}: If you faint while visiting an island, Wilbur will say he "thought you fought the barn," a jumbled version of the idiom "bought the farm," i.e. died. When you buy a tool from him, he encourages you to "utilize it or futilize it," a wacky take on "use it or lose it."
* MeaningfulName: They are known as "Mōrī" and "Rodrī" in the original Japanese version, and "Morris" and "Rodrigue" in the French version. RealLife Dodo birds were native to the Maurice and Rodrigue islands.
* MilitaryAlphabet: Wilbur speaks like a soldier on a field mission, giving himself and the player codenames, discussing their outings to other islands like a battle plan, and using the NATO Phonetic Alphabet unnecessarily. However, due to the game being rated E, instead of "Whiskey" for W, he says "Whisker".
* NoKillLikeOverkill: When explaining that they never return to the randomly generated islands, Wilbur claims he outright burns his old flightpath plans after leaving, to keep the information "secure."
* ShoutOut: They are likely named after [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wright_brothers Orville and Wilbur Wright]], inventors of the first successful motor-operated airplane.
[[/folder]]

!!Visitors and City Folk
[[folder: Crazy Redd]]

[[WMG: Crazy Redd (Tsunekichi)]]
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A fox who competes with Tom Nook for furniture sales. However, Redd's deals are a bit... shadier. In the first two games, he's a traveling visitor who comes every once in a while; in ''City Folk'', he has a permanent shop in the city, though he only gets new items on Wednesdays. In ''New Leaf'', however, he is now back to showing up once a week, but apparently on random days. During the fireworks festival, he sets up a stand where he sells fortune cookies that may contain prize tickets for special items, or dud tickets for firework supplies. On New Year's Day, he sells party poppers and New Year's hats.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Tetsuo Sakaguchi (movie)
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* CunningLikeAFox: He's always looking to make a quick bell and is fairly good at swindling customers.
* EyesAlwaysShut: No matter what emotion he has, his eyes are always shut.
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's not so much ''evil'' as "not exactly legit," but he is really overly friendly in a creepy way.
* FellOffTheBackOfATruck: Where he claims to get his merch. And oddly enough, when he gets a permanent shop in the city he happens to get each "shipment" on the same day of the week every week.
* {{Flanderization}}: In the first game, he's just Tom Nook's dubiously legal foil. In the later games, however, he gets downright ''weird,'' with a strange, overly-familiar way of speaking. In other words, actually crazy!
* HonestJohnsDealership: Some of his paintings are actually forgeries.
* InsaneProprietor: ''Especially'' in the second two games.
* {{Kitsune}}: He greatly resembles the typical depiction, and he's got the [[HonestJohnsDealership trickster]] part down.
* LargeHam: He has a tendency to overreact.
* {{Leitmotif}}: While other characters also have Leitmotifs, Redd's is special because it's actually the "Opposite" of Tom Nook's (low notes play where high notes would play in Tom Nook's theme and vice versa).
* LuckBasedMission: His fake paintings in the second two games -- FakeDifficulty extraordinaire, since you can only get one a week, they're fairly expensive, and there's no guarantee it'll be a new painting. Averted somewhat in ''New Leaf'' -- if you have a sharp eye and are in the know about art, you can tell the forgeries from the real deal.
* TheRival: He's basically Tom Nook's rival. Where Tom Nook runs a ordinary store, Redd runs a black market. Their themes use the same instruments but are "opposite" (as explained above). Where Tom Nook's symbol is a regular leaf, Redd's symbol is a ginkgo leaf.
* StepfordSmiler: While he seems to be happy for you if you get a prize during the fireworks festival, one of Katrina's fortunes reveals that he's actually frustrated every time you win.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Phineas]]
[[WMG: Phineas (Palochino)]]
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A sea lion dressed up as a scout leader in ''New Leaf'', although he used to be a purveyor of balloons, wands and pinwheels in ''City Folk''. He's a kindly gent who gives badges for various achievements, and will tell you that "if you keep being good, the badge man will give you another badge".
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* AchievementSystem: In ''New Leaf'', Badges are handed out by Phineas the sea lion, who will visit your town whenever you qualify for a badge. They're awarded for things like completing a certain percentage of your bug/fish/diving encyclopedia, saving a lot of bells in your bank account, doing a lot of villager side-quests, or just playing the game for long enough, and each category has Badges available in bronze, silver, and gold versions.
* BassoProfundo: He has the deepest voice of all the characters.
* FriendToAllChildren: His job selling balloons and other toys.
* KindnessButton: All of your hard work as mayor in ''New Leaf''. It makes him so happy to see you enjoying life that he'll give you a badge.
* MeritBadgesForEverything: Pretty much Phineas's shtick in ''New Leaf''.
* NiceGuy: Friendly and affable enough.
* ScoutOut: Phineas's uniform. It is thought to be a reference to UsefulNotes/TheodoreRoosevelt, himself a scouting enthusiast.
* SweetSeal: Technically a sea lion, but fits well into this trope.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Saharah]]
[[WMG: Saharah ([[ShesAManInJapan Roland]])]]
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A camel who comes to town selling carpets (in the first game) and wallpaper (in every game after that). In each game, the way you get carpets/wallpaper off her changes. She acts a bit funny, but is a shrewd businesswoman.
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* AllLoveIsUnrequited: In ''New Leaf'', she's revealed to have a crush on Tom Nook.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Originally, she and Wendell had almost exactly the same jobs, her handling carpet while Wendell had wallpaper. She got both carpet and wallpaper in later games, so Wendell could do something much different.
* FunnyForeigner: ''City'' suggests, however, that this is just an act.
* ShesAManInJapan: Like Gracie, her gender was changed from male in the world-wide release of the game.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Wendell]]
[[WMG: Wendell (Seiichi)]]
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A hungry artist walrus who wanders into town offering wallpaper (in the first game) or patterns (in every game after that).
--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/JunpeiTakiguchi (movie)
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* BigEater: Will eat anything if he's starving.
* ExtremeOmnivore: In ''Wild World'' and ''City Folk'', he's apparently desperate enough to try eating ''anything''.
* StarvingArtist: When he visits your town, he'll say something to the tune of "I'm so hungry I'm about to pass out." Giving him some fish to eat, and he'll reward you with a design.
* StealthPun: Wendell is always hungry. He’s a literal starving artist.
* TalkingInYourDreams: In ''New Leaf'', he appears in certain dream towns (specifically ones that allow for patterns to be shared with visitors), offering patterns made in that town.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fish. It's all he'll eat in the Nintendo 64 version of the first game.
* WarmHeartedWalrus: A passive walrus who gives you wallpaper and patterns.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Lyle]]

[[WMG: Lyle (Mr. Honma)]]
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A blue, spectacled river otter who appears in both ''Wild World'' (where he works as an [[ConMan "insurance"]] man) and ''City Folk'' / ''New Leaf'' (where he works for the HRA). He is said to be working with Crazy Redd.
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* ZeroPercentApprovalRating: In a sense. In ''Wild World'', the Jock and Cranky animals are instantly annoyed whenever they have a discussion about Lyle.
* ButThouMust: In ''Wild World'', even if you say "no" to his insurance pitch he'll keep trying to sell it to you, and there is no way to exit the dialogue otherwise (outside of resetting). The only way to avoid it is either not talk to him, or talk to him when you don't have enough bells.
* HeelFaceTurn: As of ''City Folk'', he's stopped trying to scam people. You could even strike a casual conversation with him now and then when you drop by in ''New Leaf''.
* HonestJohnsDealership: His insurance.
* LoopholeAbuse: If one wishes to use Lyle to set up a visit day for Crazy Redd, but does not want to purchase the insurance, they can simply make sure their inventory does not carry the amount of bells required for insurance. Lyle will exhibit anger, but still follow through with planning Redd's visit.
* SchmuckBait: New players unfamiliar with Lyle may think that simply ''talking'' to Lyle is innocent enough, until they are [[ButThouMust forced to purchase]] the accident insurance (or if they already did, the damage insurance). Both cost a whopping 3,000 and 6,000 bells respectively, and their payouts per incident are a measly 100 bells. Players ''could'' just reset the game mid-dialogue, though this will earn the usual ire of Resetti.
* SchrodingersQuestion: In ''Wild World'', Lyle asks you, "If you could pick a day for [Redd] to visit, which one ya want?" You then have to choose a day from Monday through Friday. Redd will "coincidentally" visit your town on the day you've chosen.
* SuspiciouslySpecificDenial: In ''Wild World'':
-->'''Lyle:''' What, me? Nah, Redd and me, we just know each other from around. No big! C'mon!
* StepfordSmiler: In ''City Folk''.
* TerseTalker: Lyle. This trope. He talks like this often.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: K.K. Slider]]
[[WMG: K.K. Slider (Totakeke)]]
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A guitar-playing beagle who plays in Brewster's Roost every Saturday at 8pm. Also known by his Japanese name Totakeke, he is not only the first character you meet in the original N64 ''Animal Crossing'' but also one of the most iconic characters of the series. In ''New Leaf'', he serves as Club LOL's DJ on every night but Saturday, when he does his usual routine.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Shun Ogui (movie, speaking) Creator/KazumiTotaka (singing)
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* AuthorAvatar: K.K. is one for the series' main composer, Kazumi Totaka, as well being voiced by him.
* BigOlEyebrows: Big black eyebrows.
* DoingItForTheArt: An InUniverse example: K.K doesn't seem to care much about making money off his hits, in fact, he sometimes gives his songs out for free. He really just wants to fill the world with his music.
* DubNameChange:
** As mentioned, his Japanese name is Totakeke, though it's mentioned several times in the English versions that Totakeke is his real name and K.K. Slider is merely a stage name, making it a subversion.
** In French, he's Kéké Laglisse; the K.K. is changed to preserve the pronunciation ("K" by itself is "kuh", while "ké" is "kay"), and "Laglisse" more or less means "Slider".
** Well, lack of name change? In Spanish, he's solely referred to as Totakeke, because the individual letter "K" is pronounced with a short "a" sound in Spanish, and "K.K." would then sound like "caca," which is the Spanish word for... [[NobodyPoops something rather crass]]. To this end, all of his songs that normally use the "K.K." prefix instead use "Tota-" in the Spanish version (for example, "Tota-ska" instead of "K.K. Ska").
* EruditeStoner: Possibly the most passive laid-back character in the series next to Pascal, who also fits this.
* FamedInStory: In ''New Horizons'', Tom Nook and Isabelle freak out when they learn he wants to visit.
* {{Leitmotif}}: K.K.'s Song. Appropriately given his status as an AuthorAvatar for Totaka, K.K.'s Song is a remix of Totaka's signature song which he sneaks into various titles he works on. The song was also used to introduce K.K. in the November 2016 Nintendo Direct.
* OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: It's stated his name is "Totakeke" (his Japanese name) in the original game but everyone just calls him K.K. Slider.
* RhymesOnADime: In ''New Leaf''.
* SeriesMascot: The earliest example for the series. K.K. was featured prominently in promotional material for the games (particularly the Japanese versions), was one of the first to appear in a different series as a representative of ''Animal Crossing'' (he, Resetti and Tom Nook had trophies in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee''), and even got a Mii costume in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''. Even with Isabelle taking over the role, K.K. is still utilized heavily in promotional material, and he features just as prominently in ''New Horizons'' as her and Tom Nook.
* VirtualCelebrity: For Nintendo Live 2019 Kyoto, K.K. made a surprise appearance as the opening act of a [[VideoGame/{{Splatoon}} Squid Sisters]]/[[VideoGame/Splatoon2 Off the Hook]] concert, performing the song "Welcome Horizons" to promote ''New Horizons''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Katie and Kaitlin]]
[[WMG: Katie and Kaitlin (Maiko and her mother)]]
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After connecting with someone else via wireless you might find either Katie or Kaitlin in your town. Bring Katie to the town with Kaitlin and you'll get a reward, while the person who had Kaitlin gets... well, nothing. In ''New Leaf'', Katie is grown up and is traveling on her own and if she's in your town, will reward you if you take her to someone else's town.
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* CuteKitten: Katie is absolutely adorable.
* PermanentlyMissableContent: Since [=GameSpy=]'s demise led to the shut down of Wii's online multiplayer, Katie and Kaitlin can no longer appear in ''City Folk'', at least for those unwilling to mod their Wii to work off of custom servers and networks. Katie still appears in ''New Leaf'' and ''Happy Home Designer'', the former being a game that does have online multiplayer working, the latter where she exists as an amiibo card that can be used on the game.
* PunnyName: Katie's Japanese name, Maiko, is a pun on the Japanese word "maigo", which means "lost".
%%* RidiculouslyCuteCritter
* SheIsAllGrownUp: Katie in ''New Leaf''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pascal]]
[[WMG: Pascal (Rakosuke)]]
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A red sea otter and extremely loopy philosopher of sorts. In ''Wild World'', he'll be found hanging out near the ocean; in ''City Folk'', he'll be found hanging out on bridges; and in ''New Leaf'', he appears when you catch a scallop; in all cases, will sometimes give you ship-themed furniture if you talk to him.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/TakashiMiike (movie)
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* CatchPhrase: "Maaaaaaaaan..."
* ChildhoodBrainDamage: According to Cranky villagers, Pascal's odd behavior is a result of him hitting his head as a child.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Gives bizarre, often nonsensical advice or proverbs. In ''City Folk'', he'll jump into the river after talking to you and gently float downstream and out to sea, ''even going over waterfalls.''
* EruditeStoner: Not confirmed to be a stoner, but he likes to give advice.
* GRatedStoner: He's obsessed with food (specifically scallops) and gives [[IceCreamKoan nonsensical advice]]. Yet, there are no clear signs that he uses drugs. According to Grumpy villagers, Pascal hitting his head as a child explains his weird behavior.
* IceCreamKoan: A lot of what he says.
* PunnyName: "Pascal" shares many of the same sounds as "scallop".
* StealthHiBye: In ''New Leaf'', whenever you bring up a scallop, he'll pop up out of nowhere asking for it and then promptly swim away. Though he can still be seen afterwards outside the roped off area, you can't converse with him.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Scallops!
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gulliver]]
[[WMG: Gulliver (Johnny)]]
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A seagull sailor in the first, fourth, and fifth games and astronaut in the second and third games. In all games, he'll give you world travel-themed items for completing his sidequest, although what this task is differs from game to game.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Creator/WataruTakagi (movie)
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* BlatantLies: Gulliver is found washed up on the beach in the first game, and always has a fantastical tale of how he got there, although usually lets slip that he just fell overboard.
* TheCasanova: Baited, then averted. He'll often wax poetic about girls he has at different ports before revealing that he's talking about a pet of some sort.
* EpicFail: Falling overboard ''once a week.''
* {{Expy}}: When was the last time you've seen a [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck white bird in a sailor uniform]]? Granted, he's not a duck, but rather a seagull.
* HypocriticalHumor: "Zzz... I can't believe how seriously unconscious I am right now..."
* NonSequitur: A lot of the stuff he mutters in his sleep is pretty nonsensical, to say the least.
* NoSenseOfDirection: In ''Pocket Camp'', he has no idea where he's going, and when players give him directions, he will leave in a completely random direction; sometimes he'll go [[RightForTheWrongReasons where you tell him]], but usually not.
* PunnyName: ''Gull''iver, as in the seabird.
* RunningGag: Being found washed up on shore.
* ShoutOut:
** Possibly named after the main character of ''Literature/GulliversTravels''.
** In ''New Leaf'', he occasionally mentions [[VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine Isle Delfino, Ricco Harbor]] or [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor Bobbery of Rogueport]] upon being woken up.
** He'll also mention he's in a [[VideoGame/{{Earthbound}} fuzzy pickle]].
** In the original, he'll sometimes claim he fought the [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask Deep Python sea snakes at Pinnacle Rock]] (before realizing that wasn't him), or mention he left his goldfish in [[VideoGame/PaperMario Toad Town]] or [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Hyrule]].
** In ''New Horizons'', he says your offer to help him was as friendly as the time he washed up in [[VideoGame/StarTropics the town of Coralcola]].
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: In the second and third games, the only way to talk to him is to shoot his UFO down with your slingshot, which damages his ship and knocks him out. In the fourth, the easiest way to wake him up is yelling his name into the megaphone right next to him.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Dr. Shrunk]]
[[WMG: Dr. Shrunk (Shishoo)]]
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An axolotl psychiatrist who is found wandering around in the second game, has a stand-up stage show in the third, and the owner of Club LOL in the fourth. He'll add to your list of emotion animations if you ask him to.
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* AwfulWeddedLife: A lot of his jokes are typical "complaining about the missus" style comedy.
* FurryReminder: He likes eating double-fly bug swirl ice cream.
* IconicOutfit: His bright yellow jacket with red hoops and a blue bowtie. He stops wearing it in ''New Leaf'' and actually [[AndYourRewardIsClothes passes it to you if you manage to complete your joke book.]] He does wear it while he tells his jokes in ''New Leaf'', though it's not his regular outfit anymore.
* SeldomSeenSpecies: Try and name the last game you played that had an Axolotl in it. That's not ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}''
* SelfDeprecation: Some of his jokes reference how unfunny he is. This is even more pronounced in ''New Leaf''.
* TheShrink: Although he mostly seems to be trying to help people get in touch with their emotions.
* StepfordSmiler: Type A. He seems like a cheerful guy, but listening to his stand up tells you otherwise. Especially in ''New Leaf'' and ''Happy Home Designer'', where his self deprecation is more frequent.
* StockSchtick: During his stand-up acts.
* StylisticSuck[=/=]SoUnfunnyItsFunny: Occasionally, a resident of your village will be found at his show. They will often complain about how bad it was.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Gracie]]
[[WMG: Gracie (Grace)]]
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A glamorous giraffe known for her clothing designs and style. In the first two games she is a visitor who can give the player signature Gracie designs. In the third game she owns a shop in the City which sells expensive apparel and furnishings, though she's only there once a month. In ''New Leaf'', she starts as a visitor but will later open shop on the top floor of Tommy and Timmy's establishment.
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* AlphaBitch: Gracie is very snooty and condescending.
* {{Bishounen}}: At least in the Japanese and Korean versions of the game where Gracie is identified as male.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: Copper doesn't seem to be very fond of her due to her reckless driving and parking.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Very easily can be mistaken for a female giraffe and this likely the reason [[ShesAManInJapan their gender was changed in the world-wide releases.]] Their name originally being “Grace”, a traditionally female name, certainly lends to this.
* GenialGiraffe: A notable subversion as she's very stuck-up and condescending.
* HiddenDepths: Apparently, she and Tom Nook go way back. Nook claims that she was once a free-spirit before she became a designer.
* {{Jerkass}}: Compared to the likes of Resetti or Nook, she's just a snippy, smug, stuck-up jerk.
* ShesAManInJapan: Similarly to Saharah, Gracie’s gender was changed in the world wide release to female, being an effeminate male in the original Japanese titles as well as the Korean release of the game.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Gracie has a big opinion of her fashion sense. Or just herself in general.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kicks]]
[[WMG: Kicks (Shanku)]]
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A skunk who first appears in ''City Folk'' as a shoe shiner, but can open a shop in ''New Leaf'' which sells socks as well as shoes.
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* AscendedExtra: He just shined shoes in ''City Folk''. In ''New Leaf'', he has his own shop that sells socks and shoes.
* CatchPhrase: He says "Cha-ching!" when you buy shoes from him in ''New Leaf''.
* MeaningfulName: Almost all of his names are either references to shoes or slang terms for shoes.
* NiceGuy: He always calls the mayor "Chum" in ''New Leaf'', offers only 500 Bells to change the way the villager's shoes look in ''City Folk'', and (again in ''New Leaf'') he reacts mostly to the mayor giving negative emotions.
* ShoeShineMister: In ''City Folk'', he's a shoe shiner.
* SmellySkunk: He's a Skunk, but no comments are made about his smell, [[StealthPun however]]...
* SmugSnake: He shares the same voice as the Smug villagers in ''New Leaf''.
* StreetUrchin: He speaks like an 1800s British one, and actually is one in ''City Folk''.
* StealthPun: He's a skunk that sells shoes. [[SmellyFeetGag Think about it]].
* WalkingShirtlessScene: In ''City Folk''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Harriet]]
[[WMG: Harriet (Catherine)]]
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In the past three games, Harriet the poodle runs a salon called Shampoodle's. At the salon, players can change their hair style and color. In ''City Folk'', she begins to allow the player to use their Mii as their character's face, and in ''New Leaf'', Harriet can also sell the player colored contacts.
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* DemotedToExtra: Due to the characters in ''New Horizons'' being able to customize themselves with a mirror whenever they want, her role has been reduced to being featured on a poster if you read her amiibo card on Harvey's island.
* PunnyName: She's a hairstylist named whose name sounds like "Hair"-iet.
* PinkMeansFeminine: Has pink fur and is girly.
* VerbalTic: She often ends her sentences while calling people "sugar."
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Labelle]]
[[WMG: Labelle (Kate)]]
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A hedgehog who first appeared as the sole worker at Gracie Grace in ''City Folk''. As of ''New Leaf'', she works with [[spoiler:her sisters]] Mabel and Sable in the accessories department of their store.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: She initially has a cold, strictly business relationship with the player. Go to her shop often enough and she gradually warms up to the player, to the point where she becomes upbeat and friendly.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: In ''City Folk'', her identity as [[spoiler: the lost Able Sister]] was the subject of a major side quest. ''New Leaf'' and future games don't bother hiding this.
* MeaningfulName: "La belle" roughly translates to "the beauty" or "the beautiful one". Though you probably knew that already. [[spoiler:Also an InvokedTrope, as she changed her name as a part of her job. It was suggested by Gracie to give her more pizzazz, if she was to follow in Gracie's footsteps as a famous designer]].
* ThemeNaming: [[spoiler:Her real name is Label, which rhymes with able like the rest of her sisters.]]
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Blanca]]
[[WMG: Blanca (Suspicious Cat)]]
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A white cat who has a habit of accidentally ''washing her face off''. She can either be encountered on the train or walking around town, depending on the game. In ''New Leaf'', she is the event character for AprilFoolsDay and will pretend to be other villagers.
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* AscendedExtra: From her original position of wandering randomly between towns and letting people draw on her face, she's promoted to the host of April Fool's Day in ''New Leaf''. Or, seeing as she only appears once a year as opposed to any possible random day, [[DemotedToExtra one could see it as the opposite]] (though the ''Welcome amiibo'' update causes her to show up at the camp ground on random days where the player can buy furniture from her.)
* AttractiveBentGender: According to the Japanese website, she's supposed to be androgynous in Japan rather than coincidentally looking feminine. She's referred to with female pronouns, but she has a masculine sounding voice. She's more androgynous in ''New Leaf'', since her outfit is a striped clown costume rather than a flowery dress.
* TheBlank: Though only until you draw her a face.
* MasterOfDisguise: Her role in ''New Leaf'' involves her appearing in your neighbors' homes and masquerading as them. It's up to you to expose her.
** After the ''Welcome amiibo'' update for ''New Leaf'', the player can visit her camper van where a majority of the things she keeps around and potentially sells to the player are art supplies, her costumes, and make-up kits.
* NoNameGiven: Similar to Rover, she's only referred to as "Suspicious Cat" in the Japanese versions.
* TheRival: To Jack, according to ''Happy Home Designer''.
* VideoGameCrueltyPotential: You're given a blank slate to draw on; the possibilities are endless.
* {{Youkai}}: Seems to be based on the noppera-bō, a faceless ghost who imitates others for fun.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Katrina]]
[[WMG: Katrina (Hakkemii)]]
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A panther FortuneTeller that appears once a week inside an exotic-looking tent. At 50 (100 in ''Wild World'', 500 in ''New Leaf'') Bells, she can tell the player their fortune.
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* AscendedExtra: If the Mayor wishes to, Katrina can become a permanent resident of the town on Main Street in ''New Leaf''.
* CaptainObvious: "And remember that bad times... are just times that are bad."
* DropTheWashtub: In ''City Folk'', she does this to read the stars that appear above your head.
* LuckStat: Sort of? In ''New Leaf'' she can tell you what the lucky item of the day is to alter your character's luck (either raising good or removing bad), ranging from simply a type of fashion to a specific pair of pants.
* ShoutOut: There's some ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' references inside the tent interior, one of which being the Triforce on the back curtain.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Joan]]
[[WMG: Joan (Kaburiba)]]
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A boar who has been selling turnips for more than 60 years. Every Sunday morning, she visits the player's town to sell turnips. In ''New Horizons'', her granddaughter Daisy Mae takes over this role.
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* CoolOldLady: She's been selling turnips for decades, and is a friendly, down-to-earth boar.
* HiddenDepths: Talk to her in her RV, and she says she has a bus driving license.
* LuckBasedMission: The [[{{Pun}} Stalk Market]] is essentially one of these. Joan will sell you turnips at a random price on Sunday morning and the selling prices for them fluctuate for the rest of the week. The turnips spoil when the week is up or when time travel is attempted. The luck factor can be mitigated if you have friends whose towns have better prices than yours, or if you notice that certain days have higher stalk value.
* PunnyName: She's a sow named Joan who deals with the "Stalk" market, referencing the Dow Jones stock exchange.
* StockYuck: When you first meet her, she explains that actually eating turnips have been unfashionable for about 30 years. Nowadays they're purely for making bells.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Daisy Mae]]
[[WMG: Daisy Mae (Uri)]]
[[quoteright:215:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/daisy_mae.png]]
A young boar girl introduced in ''New Horizons'' who sells turnips in place of Joan. She also happens to be Joan's granddaughter.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: According to her, Joan deemed her old enough to assist with selling turnips. She's both professional and adorable.
* LegacyCharacter: She now fills Joan's role as the turnip merchant, implying that her grandmother retired between ''New Leaf'' and ''New Horizons''. One of the anonymous town ratings, implied to be from her, says "when Gram-Gram's knees get better, I'd love to take her with me!"
* PunnyName: She's named after an American financial institution much like her grandmother; in her case, Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association).
* SnotBubble: Her nose is fairly obviously dripping, which helps project an innocent and youthful appearance.
* StrongFamilyResemblance: She looks a lot like a younger version of her grandmother, and even dresses in a similar way.
[[/folder]]

!!Other [=NPCs=]
[[folder: Mr. Resetti]]
[[WMG: Mr. Resetti]]
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A mole who appears in every game in the series. His job is to chew out anyone who resets their game without saving. He has a huge mean streak and a short fuse, but deep down is a truly nice guy who's just stressed out. [[spoiler:He's made optional in the fourth game due to the Reset Surveillance Center being shut down, putting him out of a job]].

--->'''Voiced by:''' Yuuichi Kimura (movie)
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* AndAnotherThing: Tends to end his speeches on one, usually to bluntly tell you to take better care of your personal hygiene.
* ATasteOfTheirOwnMedicine: In one scenario, Resetti decides to reset the game for you... as in [[RestartTheWorld resetting your whole progress]]. [[spoiler:It's a fakeout, though it resulted in an UrbanLegendOfZelda where he does it for real.]]
--> "All right, [[HelloInsertNameHere Villager]]! That's it! Today's the day. I'm done! No more takin' it easy on the poor human. See, I understand you now. It took a while, but I finally see what makes you tick. Allow me to...elaborate, huh? The whole RESET thing? It's your decision, right? Yeah, freedom of choice, and all that. You're the master of your own destiny, and [[BlahBlahBlah blah blah blah blah]]. That's all fine with me. I'm just tired of the drama. You wanna hit RESET, right? You love doing that, huh? That's what you really wanna do? Well, if that's what you're really lookin' for, lemme help you out. Yeah, no problem! I'll hit RESET for you. Everythin' you've done so far? All that you've worked for? Forget about it. That's right. It's all going bye-bye. You, my button-happy friend, get to start over. '''Well, see ya!'''"
* BerserkButton: Resetting. And he just gets angrier at the repeat offenders. He also flares up if you tell him off when trying to repeat after him.
* BrooklynRage: He has this kind of accent in the English versions, to match his KansaiRegionalDialect in Japanese.
* ChewToy: Look at what this guy has to go through. It's his job to discourage players from unfairly SaveScumming, and he has to show up ''every time, anywhere, no matter what he's doing''. It's obvious that the job's taking a severe toll on him. [[spoiler:Given how distraught he is after he gets ''unemployed'' in ''New Leaf'', it's safe to assume that that's the ''only'' job he can get.]]
** [[spoiler: Seems to be letting up in ''New Horizons''; the helicopter on the Rescue Service icon is modeled after Resetti, implying he's part of (or running) the service.]]
* DemotedToExtra: [[spoiler:He makes only one appearance in ''New Leaf'' when you commit your first reset and is never seen again. This can be averted if the mayor rebuilds the Reset Center, giving his job back.]]
** He's nowhere to be seen in ''New Horizons'' since the game now auto-saves. However, his "voice" can still be heard if you use the rescue service from the nookphone, implying that he at least gainfully employed.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: "Sonny", according to his brother.
* EveryoneHasStandards: He claims that he draws the line at lecturing somebody for ''hours'' on end.
* FatBastard: Resetti is rather stout and short-tempered.
* {{Gonk}}: Resetti is not very cute compared to everyone else in the game.
* HairTriggerTemper: He'll start off calm, but one too many resets, and he'll blow his stack.
* HeWhoMustNotBeSeen: In ''New Horizons''. He does not physically appear, but the Rescue Service operator you communicate with through the [=NookPhone=] is all but stated to be him. His presence is further implied in some other places, such as a piece of "anonymous" feedback Isabelle receives involving "a low reset rate". It is unknown if he will make a more tangible appearance with subsequential updates.
* IconicOutfit: A yellow hardhat, white shirt, and blue overalls. He actually has a different outfit in the original Japanese versions (a long-sleeved shirt and pants), and he wears a [[SharpDressedMan nice tuxedo]] for Groundhog Day in the original English version.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He comes off as an unpleasant character, but he's actually a well meaning guy. He can't help it if his temper gets in the way. [[spoiler:He also thanks the Mayor after the Reset Center has been re-established in the town.]] If the Reset Center is re-built, he is considerably nicer, calmly asking why the player didn't save and then giving some gentle advice on how to deal with it in the future (such as keeping the battery loaded or saving more often).
* KansaiRegionalDialect: In the Japanese version, he speaks in Kansai-ben, fitting his rambunctious and loud personality.
* LastNameBasis: He's known more as Mr. Resetti than Sonny Resetti.
* MoleMiner: He's got the overalls, pickaxe and everything. He tunnels to approach the player when they've reset the game on his watch.
* MotorMouth: Every single time he shows up, his punishment to you is to give a long, long, LONG pep talk about the importance of saving.
* NewJobAsThePlotDemands: In ''New Horizons'' [[TechnologyMarchesOn autosave has rendered the Reset Center obsolete]], and given you cannot reset, Mr. Resetti has changed occupations to working for the Rescue Service, if not running it. This still fits with his name, since he [[StealthPun "resets" your position]].
* PunchClockVillain: While not a villain by any means, his nastiness is just part of his job, and he's surprisingly pleasant off the clock (provided he's not already in a bad mood or wants to be left alone).
* RambunctiousItalian: Okay, "Resetti" isn't an ''actual'' Italian name but it does sound like one (and given Nintendo's [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros mascot]] there is some kind of precedent), and the character certainly fits the trope by virtue of being a LargeHam with a [[HairTriggerTemper short fuse]] (in BrooklynRage flavor). His first name being "[[Film/TheGodfather Sonny]]" and his brother being named "Don" are just icing on the panettone.
* RedOniBlueOni: The red to Don's blue.
* RepeatAfterMe: Reset one too many times, he'll force you to repeat after him by typing down ''exactly'' what he says. Yes, the capitals have to be correct, otherwise he'll make you do it again.
--> "You get it wrong, I know you ain't serious, and you get to say it again! Uh, lemme see... Yeah, that's a good one! You ready? Here goes! 'No cheating!' SAY IT!"
* SourOutsideSadInside: Simply put, Resetti's life sucks.
* {{Troll}}: When he [[spoiler:fakes resetting your entire game]].
--> "'''Gotcha!''' How you like them apples? Did we break our controller? Did we, maybe, kick our TV? Gah ha ha ha ha!"
* WrittenRoar: '''''Graahh!!'''''
* YankTheDogsChain: In one sequence, he doesn't pop up immediately upon the player reloading their game without saving. Before the player gets far from their home, however, Resetti pops up to yell at them yet again.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Kapp'n]]
[[WMG: Kapp'n]]
[[quoteright:162:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kappn_3ds_6329.png]]
A Kappa/Sea Turtle who ferries the player off to a nearby island in the first and fourth games, and drives the player into town in the second and third games.

--->'''Voiced by:''' Mistuo Iwata (movie)
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* AscendedExtra: Was just a means to get to the special island in the first game, but replaced Rover for some reason in ''Wild World''.
* ContinuityNod: If you talk to him in the cafe in ''New Leaf'' he might say he drove a bus (''City Folk''), taxi (''Wild World''), and rowed a boat for a while.
* DirtyOldMan: Occasionally flirts with female players, but this dies down by the fourth installment where he's given a wife and family (though he still does it occasionally).
* DotingParent: If the song he sings about her is any indicator, he's a total sweetheart to his daughter.
* {{Gasshole}}: In ''New Leaf'', while traveling to the island, he sometimes accidentally farts after the first verse of whatever song he's singing. It comes up again in both ''Animal Crossing Plaza'' and ''amiibo Festival''. In both instances, he refers to his gas problem as "wind in his southern hemisphere".
* HappilyMarried: With Leilani.
* HelloInsertNameHere: Takes over for Rover in the second installment.
* ShipperOnDeck: In ''New Leaf'', if a boy and a girl go to the island together, he's sure to comment on it, though he keeps his comments ''just'' vague enough, in case [[RelativeError they're actually related]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Cucumbers (as is traditional for kappa) and mayo. He references both multiple times in songs in ''New Leaf''.
* ToiletHumor: In ''New Leaf'', he'll make multiple references to farting in addition to the note in {{Gasshole}} above. This is a reference to an old slang Japanese saying, "it's just a kappa's fart," for something meaningless that may have been imagined.
* TurtlePower: He's a sea turtle.
* {{Youkai}}: He (along with his family in ''New Leaf'') clearly resembles a {{Kappa}}.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Rover]]

[[WMG: Rover (Unfamiliar Cat)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rover_nl_9157.png]]
A helpful cat who travels all over. In the first, third, and fourth game, he sets up the player's name, their gender, the name of the town they'll live in, and in the fourth game, the layout of the town.
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* DemotedToExtra: When Kapp'n took his only role in ''Wild World'', he could still be found at the Roost occasionally.
* HelloInsertNameHere: His main purpose is to ask this.
* LampshadeHanging: In ''New Leaf'', he thinks out loud how he hasn't traveled much by train since 2002, the year the original Gamecube version came out.
* MeaningfulName: You wouldn't think it at first, considering its more commonly given to dogs, but he does rove around as a traveler.
* NiceGuy: The very first animal you meet in every game barring ''Wild World'' and ''New Horizons'', and he's quite friendly.
* NoNameGiven: In the Japanese versions, he's always referred to as "Unfamiliar Cat".
* RedEyesTakeWarning: {{Averted|Trope}}. Even though he has huge red eyes, he's probably one of the friendliest animals you'll meet.
* OlderThanTheyLook: His comment that he hasn't voyaged by train much since 2002 means that, assuming he was around 18 then, by ''New Leaf''[='=]s 2012 release date he is at ''least'' in his late twenties, and he'll sink further and further into this trope as the years go by.
* RunningGag: Rover is pretty bad at keeping time. Taken UpToEleven in Animal Crossing Plaza, where sometimes he asks if it's ''still 2002.''
%%* TheDrifter
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Don Resetti]]
[[WMG: Don Resetti (Mr. Racket)]]
[[quoteright:137:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/don_1005.png]]
Mr. Resetti's older brother who will sometimes appear when the character resets without saving. He is much calmer and will sometimes apologize for his brother's behavior.
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* BewareTheNiceOnes: Resetti claims that while Don is generally a nice guy, if he ever becomes sufficiently angry enough, he'll go on rants far longer than his.
* FatAndSkinny: The skinny to his squat brother.
* FauxAffablyEvil: According to his brother, at least. By all other accounts he seems like a swell guy.
* MediumAwareness: When he pops up, he starts getting the same thunder roar sound effect that Resetti causes whenever he rages. The difference is that Don hears it and is spooked/annoyed by it.
* NiceGuy: In stark contrast to his brother.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue to Resetti's red.
* TechnologicallyBlindElders: According to Resetti, Don tends to mistake cell phones for something you wrap sandwiches in ([[StealthPun cellophane]]).
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Chip]]
[[WMG: Chip (Uomasa)]]
[[quoteright:240:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/c2f3a4db383b3ef3d4b90259dac95c25.png]]
Chip is a beaver who hosts the Fishing Tourney. Starting in ''City Folk'', he appears once a month throughout the year except June, July and August, during which the Bug-Off is hosted instead. In ''New Leaf'', he rewards the player a golden fishing rod if they [[GottaCatchThemAll caught all the fish in the game]], though not including deep-sea creatures. In ''New Horizons'', his son, C.J. hosts the tournament instead.
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* AscendedToCarnivorism: Beavers are much more well known to eat wood than fish.
* BigEater: Eats almost every fish that was submitted to him during the tournament. The only thing he doesn't eat on the spot are fish that are way too big, although one can wonder how he can eat a ''whale shark''! This is lampshaded by Smug villagers who release the fish as soon as they were caught to prevent Chip from eating them.
* {{Bowdlerise}}: In the original ''Animal Forest'' games in Japan, his character model had his EyesAlwaysShut and wore glasses which, along with his prominent beaver buck teeth, gave unfortunate implications of making Chip look like [[AsianBuckTeeth an offensive Asian caricature]]. The localization team for ''Animal Crossing'' tries to remedy this by editing Chip's appearance to have his eyes open as shown on the right. This became Chip's design in Japan as well starting in ''City Folk'' onwards.
* BlackHoleBelly: How else can you explain him eating large fish in quick succession?
* ExactWords: He runs the '''fishing''' tourney, therefore you will only receive prizes for sea creatures you caught with your fishing rod, not from diving. However, if you want, he can take the diving creatures off your hands and might still eat some of them.
* LuckBasedMission: Zigzagged. Occasionally, Chip asks only for a specific fish, which means you have to pray and hope your fish is bigger than the ones caught so far. On free-for-all tournaments, you can simply get the biggest fish available or go to the island and get a shark, mostly averting the trope.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Fish.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Nat]]
[[WMG: Nat (Kameyama-san)]]
[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/8a846b28668157a47da43c2e7e3ff8e6.png]]
Nat is a chameleon who hosts the Bug-Off Tournament. He appears once a month during the months of June, July and August. In ''New Leaf'', he rewards the player a golden net if they [[GottaCatchThemAll caught all the bugs in the game]]. In ''New Horizons'', his son, Flick hosts the Bug-Off instead.
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* AdventurerOutfit: Wears an explorer’s hat and shirt.
* BigEater: Much like Chip, he eats every bug submitted to him during the tournament. Fortunately, bugs are way smaller in size, although one can wonder how he can eat possibly poisonous bugs such as scorpions. He also doesn't eat them on the spot.
* LuckBasedMission: Unlike the Fishing Tourney, the Bug-Off can be one as how Nat judges the bugs you catch are pretty much random. They can be randomly bigger or smaller than average and they can be shinier or duller than average. The combination can make or break your chances of winning.
* MeaningfulName: Nat is derived from "Naturalist", and he's dressed as a stereotypical British naturalist. It's also a pun on the word "gnat", a type of insect.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Bugs.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Wisp]]
[[WMG: Wisp (Yutarou)]]
[[quoteright:277:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ghost_8.png]]
A friendly spirit who shows up in every game but ''Wild World.'' In ''Animal Crossing'', he can rarely be found in your town after midnight and will ask if you can collect 5 of his spirits by 4 AM. He’ll reward those who will help him by giving them a gift, repainting their roof, or weeding their towns. His role in ''City Folk'' is similar, but now he’s a lamp spirit who requests you help find his lost lamp. He was initially absent in ''New Leaf'', but returns with a big role in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update, where he acts as the main way to connect with amiibo cards and figures. In ''New Horizons'' he reprises his original role, you'll acidentally scare him and have to find 5 pieces of his spirit. Find them all and return it to him and he'll give you either an expensive item or an item you don't alrady have.
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* AscendedExtra: Originally a bonus character who was mainly desired for his ability to weed the town, he gets a much more integral role in ''Welcome amiibo''.
* BenevolentGenie: His shtick beginning with ''City Folk''.
* CatchPhrase: "Tah-Dahh!"
* FourIsDeath: Presumably the reason he needs his spirits by 4 AM.
* HelloInsertNameHere: In ''Animal Crossing'', Wisp's master that he claims will punish him for not finding all the spirits changes each time you meet him. They include The Renegade, The Horrid Noodle, Irontongue, The Gooch, The Ghost League, Big Boss, The Controller, The Stray Trousers, The Puppetmaster, Professor Plasma, The Stumbler, The Big Smelly, The Giant Lens, and Lord Smartypants. There may be even more than that, but to date, a complete list of Wisp's superiors has never been compiled.
* IronicFear: Mentions he’s afraid of ghosts in ''City Folk''. Made more explicit in ''New Horizons'', where his mistaking ''you'' for a ghost is what kicks off the sidequest.
* NiceGuy: He loves granting wishes and making people happy. In fact, he’ll pay you in MEOW coupons as thanks for letting him grant your wish in the first place!
* PullingThemselvesTogether: The sidequest enacted in ''New Horizons''. After getting spooked hard enough to split himself to pieces, you're tasked to find five spirit pieces of himself to put him back together no worse for wear.
* ShoutOut: His shape and shy personality bring to mind [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros boos]].
* WalkingTechbane: When taking over for Tom Nook, Wisp says he can't sell you anything because he crashed all of Nook's software.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Giovanni, Carlo, and Beppe]]
[[WMG: Giovanni, Carlo, Beppe (Kyantarō, Gū-san, and Pin-chan)]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/art_ok_motors.png]]
A trio of bird mechanics introduced in ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossingPocketCamp'' who run the service OK Motors for customizing the player's camper.
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* CanonForeigner: They have yet to appear in any main series ''Animal Crossing'' games.
* CloudCuckoolander: Beppe.
* TheEngineer: Since there aren't any houses in ''Pocket Camp'' for Tom Nook to expand, these guys take up the reins of improving the player's residence.
* {{Faceship}}: Some of their paint jobs can make your Camper Van patterned to resemble Isabelle, K.K. Slider, Reese, or Timmy and Tommy.
* HotPaintJob: One of the possible Camper Van paints they can apply covers it with flame decals along the front.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: C.J.]]
[[WMG: C.J. (Justin)]]
[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ervan4cwsaeyh2p.png]]
An Internet celebrity beaver who runs the Fishing Tourney in ''New Horizons'' in place of Chip. Sometimes he wanders into your island in search of fish for his livestream. He'll issue a challenge to catch several fish of a certain size in a row, and afterwards, he'll buy any other fish you've got at a premium price.
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* AmbiguouslyGay: In the North American localization he refers to Flick as his "partner", which in the past decade in North American languages has become more synonymous with ''romantic'' partner instead of business partners, friends, or associates. [[AdaptationalSexuality This implication is absent in the Japanese release.]]
* CoolShades: Dons a pretty nice pair with black frames and colourful lenses.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Although the "heterosexual" part is ambiguous, C.J. explains that he and Flick both live together, and they grew up together as kids. In the Japanese version, he still says they live together, but instead of saying they grew up together as well he instead explains how Flick doesn't get along with his dad anymore.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: Flick and C.J. both mention that they are "partners" (at least in the North American localization) and that they live together, which may indicate that they are in a romantic relationship; however, it's never stated outright whether they are actually in love or just [[HeterosexualLifePartners really, really close friends]].
* NiceHat: A black cap that he wears backwards.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: If his species, blond hair, backwards cap, and Japanese name are anything to go by, he might be a reference to Music/JustinBieber.
* PungeonMaster: He often works fish-related puns into his dialogue, such as "fishionista" and "anywave". He's a ''sea''sports live''stream''er, after all.
* PunnyName: His name in the Japanese version is "Justin". He's a beaver. [[Music/JustinBieber Justin Beaver]], [[DontExplainTheJoke geddit ?]]
* RedOniBlueOni: The extroverted red to Flick's blue.
* SelfieFiend: When you complete his challenge, he snaps a bunch of pictures with his [=NookPhone=], capping off with a selfie.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Flick]]
[[WMG: Flick (Rex)]]
[[quoteright:306:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/nh_flick.png]]
An artistic, red chameleon introduced in ''New Horizons'' who hosts the Bug-Off tourney in said game in place of Nat. Sometimes he wanders into your island in search of bugs, and is willing to buy them off you at an up-marked price. He will also craft sculptures of bugs you catch if you offer some reference specimens, and even provides the service for fish you offer to C.J during his visits.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Flick is soft-spoken and shy at first, with a quirky and socially awkward personality peeking through later when the player talks to him more. His personality comes off as very endearing as a result.
* AmbiguouslyGay: In the North American localization he refers to C.J. as his "partner", which in the past decade in North American languages has become more synonymous with ''romantic'' partner instead of business partners, friends, or associates. [[AdaptationalSexuality This implication is absent in the Japanese release.]]
* {{Camp}}: Part of his shtick. When he's idle, you might see Flick practicing his net swings in a rather exaggerated manner. Also most his dialogue is just peppered with artistic prose.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's... odd to say the least. You might catch him lost in his thoughts sometimes when he's on your island. Said thoughts aren't exactly coherent.
* DoingItForTheArt: [[invoked]]Though he drops hints about his art, he noticeably perks up when you ask him about it. He doesn't even ask for a single bell for his works, only requiring three of the same bug (or fish for C.J.'s visits) you want as the model. Coupled with paying more than selling to the Nooklings, he certainly doesn't seek to profit from his art in any way whatsoever.
* EccentricArtist: Has really strange habits and dialog. He is also responsible for crafting statues of bugs and fish.
* FreakyFashionMildMind: He's dressed up in punk gear and even carries a matching spiked bug net with him but he's a pretty nice guy otherwise, if a bit of an oddball.
* HellBentForLeather: Wears a studded black leather jacket.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: Although the "heterosexual" part is ambiguous, C.J. explains that they both live together, and they grew up together as kids. In the Japanese version, he still says they live together, but instead of saying they grew up together as well he instead goes more into Flick's relationship with his dad than the English version does.
* ImpliedLoveInterest: Flick and C.J. both mention that they are "partners" (at least in the North American localization) and that they live together, which may indicate that they are in a romantic relationship; however, it's never stated outright whether they are actually in love or just [[HeterosexualLifePartners really, really close friends]].
* MyNaymeIs: In the French version, his name is "Djason". While French people ''do'' use the English pronunciation for the name "Jason" (which, to French ears, indeed sounds like there is a "D" before the "J"), it's fairly uncommon to see it actually ''spelled'' that way.
* ParentalIssues: In the Japanese version. In the English version of the game, CJ says that Flick got his love of bugs from his dad, and no mention of any issues is said. However, in the Japanese version, CJ says that Flick has cut all ties from dad, because although they both still love bugs, Flick's dad loves eating them, too. C.J. also says that Flick essentially doesn't talk with his entire family at all anymore, but no further details about why or who these are other family members are [[note]]if any. Given how Japanese works, it's not 100% impossible that his family just consists of his dad.[[/note]] are given.
* RedOniBlueOni: Ironic given that he's colored red, but he's the milder blue to C.J.'s red.
* ShrinkingViolet: Flick does the blushing animation a lot and his dialogue, especially when you first meet him and when he brings up his commissions, has hints that he's quite shy.
[[/folder]]
!!Holiday Party People
[[folder: In General]]

[[WMG: All of them]]
* OneShotCharacter: Formerly, they only appeared once a year, not even appearing in The Roost. As of the ''Welcome amiibo'' update, however, they can visit the campground at any time in their "off seasons".
* PutOnABus: For ''Wild World''.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jingle]]
[[WMG: Jingle]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jingle_nl_1924.png]]
-->"Happy holidays! I'm Jingle, the black-nosed reindeer! Isn't this the best time of the year, kid?"

The Toy Day reindeer. He appears once a year on the 24th of December to hand out gifts. Unlike his real world counterpart, Jingle is very real and widely known and expected by the villagers.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: Has white, star-shaped pupils.
* {{Expy}}: Of Santa Claus, of course.
* IconicOutfit: He dresses in a Santa outfit, natch.
* {{Keet}}: Now there's a guy who loves his job.
* [[SavingChristmas Saving Toy Day]]: Not exactly, but in ''New Leaf'', you have to deliver the presents in your town instead of Jingle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Jack]]
[[WMG: Jack (Pumpking)]]
[[quoteright:150:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jack_nl_7057.png]]
-->"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!"

The mischievous King of Halloween. He shows up once a year on October 31st to play tricks and gather treats in your town. In ''New Leaf'', you become his 'helper' and assist him in scaring villagers to gain candy.
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* ButThouMust: be his minion on Halloween night. He pretends to give you a choice but then forces you into it anyway if you say no.
* CartoonCreature: One of the very very few characters in the series whose exact species is impossible to identify (due to his pumpkin head). The only other character with this distinction is Farley.
* {{Expy}}: [[WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas He's not the only Pumpkin King named Jack...]] Also doubles as a ShoutOut. He also may be a reference to Jack Pumpkinhead from the ''Literature/LandOfOz'' books.
* MeaningfulName: ''Jack'' o' Lantern.
* PumpkinPerson: Only fitting as he is, after all, the King of Halloween.
* TheRival: To Blanca, accoridng to ''Happy Home Designer''.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Candy, especially lollipops. Also pumpkin soup, as of ''Welcome amiibo''.
* TheTrickster: No candy for him? Brace yourself for a Trick!
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Franklin]]
[[WMG: Franklin]]
[[quoteright:134:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/franklin_8402.png]]
-->"I'M FREAKIN' OUT HERE!"

The Harvest Festival ButtMonkey whom Mayor Tortimer invited to dinner (or rather, to ''be'' dinner). Helping him dispose of all the silverware will net you the rare Harvest series. In ''New Leaf'', he's actually the one doing the cooking.
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* AscendedExtra: Managed to ditch his ButtMonkey status and replace Tortimer as the one actually hosting the Harvest Festival in ''New Leaf''.
* ButtMonkey: He's the "special guest" of the Harvest Festival. Not anymore in ''New Leaf''! [[ThrowTheDogABone He's the one serving dinner!]]
* CanonForeigner: Franklin was introduced in the North American localization of ''Animal Crossing'' and was absent in ''Animal Forest'' and ''Animal Forest +''. He was later included in Japan in ''Animal Forest e+'' and has since become part of the NPC cast.
* CarnivoreConfusion: [[UptoEleven OH SO MUCH.]]
* ContinuityNod: As the Harvest Festival chef in ''New Leaf'', he'll mention that just a few years ago he was about to get eaten alive.
* FetchQuest: To get the Harvest Series furniture, you would have to swipe the table cutlery and give it to him.
** In ''New Leaf'' he requests a set of ingredients (and an extra, secret one) for each of the four entrees, which may direct you to your neighbors to catch them a fish to trade ingredients with.
* MeaningfulName: Named after Benjamin Franklin, who supposedly wanted the mascot of the United States to be a turkey instead of a bald eagle.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Pavé]]
[[WMG:Pavé (Berlina)]]
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-->"♪...VIVA...FESTIVALE!♪"
The [[ViewerGenderConfusion host]] of Festivale. Bring him feathers (or candy in ''City Folk'') won by playing mini-games with the villagers in exchange for his own Pavé series.
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* {{Bishonen}}: Despite being a [=peaCOCK=], he's definitely got a flashy effeminate vibe to his looks, with his eyeshadow, BareYourMidriff outfit, and high-pitched voice that is up there with Peppy villagers.[[note]] His looks actually fit with male peafowl to be fair, as most peahens tend to have notoriously drab feather colors.[[/note]]
* FetchQuest: You would need to bring him a certain candy (''City Folk'') or feathers (''New Leaf'') to obtain his furniture.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Sort of. He gives the vibe that Festivale is all about celebrating him and he's quite demanding when it comes to feathers.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Pave always speaks in this fashion. You hardly ever see him not talking this way.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Zipper T. Bunny]]
[[WMG:Zipper T. Bunny (Pyontarou)]]
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The Bunny Day rabbit. He appears every year to hide "Bunny Eggs" around town, and rewards players who find his eggs with exclusive furniture. [[GoofySuit He may or may not be just a guy in a bunny suit.]]
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* BadJobWorseUniform: Whether or not he's a guy in a suit, he often complains under his breath.
* BerserkButton: Talk to him while he has his back turned (which can be tricky cause he tends to turn to face the player) and he'll reprimand you for looking at his zipper.
* EasterBunny: Rather, the Bunny Day bunny.
* GoofySuit: He's implied to just be a guy in a costume, but this is never actually confirmed.
* MyEyesAreUpHere: Repeatedly talk to him from behind and he'll tell you off with a remark like this.
* RiddleForTheAges: Is Zipper just a guy in a suit? And if so, who is he underneath?
* StepfordSmiler: Zipper feigns enthusiasm for his job, but tends to grumble about it when he thinks nobody's listening. A good example: while you're in his line of sight, he'll bounce around and dance happily, but as soon as you leave, [[https://twitter.com/luulubuu/status/1245397154979442688 he'll slump over and sigh.]]
* UncannyValley: Seen as such both in-universe and without.
[[/folder]]

!!Villager Types
[[folder: In General]]

[[WMG: All of them]]
* FourTemperamentEnsemble:
** Sanguine: Jock (Male)/Peppy (Female)
** Chloeric: Cranky (Male)/Snooty (Female)
** Melancholic: Smug (Male)/Sisterly (Female)
** Phlegmatic: Lazy (Male)/Normal (Female)
* SleevesAreForWimps: They're not really the "tough guy" type per se[[note]]except for Jocks, obviously, and maybe Cranky villagers[[/note]], but villagers will always wear their shirts sleeveless, even if the shirt they are wearing is long-sleeved. Averted in ''New Horizons'', as villagers can finally wear the sleeves that come with their shirt or dress.
[[/folder]]
!!!Female
[[folder: Normal]]
[[WMG: Normal]]
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[[caption-width-right:260:Some examples of Normal villagers. Clockwise from top left: Caroline, Kitt, Goldie, Marina, Nana, Merengue, Lolly, Bettina, and Aurora]]
Normal villagers are just that... normal. Unlike the people around them, who tend to be a little... ''extreme'' in one way or another, Normal villagers are soft-spoken, pleasant ladies whom it's nice to have on your side. They get along with just about everyone. In ''Wild World,'' though, they were known for being a little bit... [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} out there.]]
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* {{Adorkable}}: They seem to be the token female geek of Animal Crossing. Also their introverted and shy nature makes them this.
* AnimeChineseGirl: Pekoe, a bear cub villager of this type.
* BewareTheNiceOnes:
** They're some of the nicest villagers in the series, but they can say some surprisingly cutting things if they're angered.
** {{Discussed|Trope}} in ''New Leaf''; the reason a Lazy villager will ask you to [[FetchQuest return an item]] they forgot they had to a Normal villager is because they're scared of them when they're mad.
* BerserkButton: Don't call them a neat freak or tell them to StayInTheKitchen. Lazy villagers find that out the hard way.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: In ''Wild World,'' they picked up a bit of a loopy streak, especially with regards to "Moppina." They seem to be back to their old selves in ''City.'' They still have a bit of a loopy streak because they stick their heads in dry laundry often. In ''New Leaf'', they might mention that they were writing a poem about a salt shaker or want to bake a cake in the shape of a pocket knife. According to a few time capsule letters, they'll also sleep in seemingly dangerous appliances such as a dryer. [[SchmuckBait Hopefully not with them on.]]
** NotSoAboveItAll: Often in random conversations they will say how they were pressing flower petals together in books and mistook them for tea leaves which they then served to a Snooty villager. Perhaps they're only "Normal" compared to everyone else?
* CompanionCube: In ''Wild World,'' they claim to be "best friends" with, err, a mop named Moppina. According to WordOfGod, this is meant to reflect on their slightly obsessive natures and their secret fears about germs and being judged for the state of their household. Makes you wonder what their childhoods must have been like...
* CoolMask: Filly, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
* CuteBookworm: One of their favorite hobbies is reading. They might get too excited sometimes when they talk about books to other people, which they then get embarrassed over. In ''Happy Home Designer'', your first real client is Goldie, and she naturally wants an interior remodel for a room filled with books.
* CuteClumsyGirl: Often prone to losing things and a tad scatterbrained. Shown in a letter where they'll sometimes randomly forget what they were about to talk to you about and are the most likely to lose "lost items".
* DistaffCounterpart: To Lazy villagers.
* TheGenericGirl: Their defining personality trait is their ''lack'' of crazy. Well, except in ''Wild World.''
%%* GirlNextDoor
* GranolaGirl: They think about making the world a better place and talking about the environment. They especially like to talk whenever you see them with a watering can how they want to fill the world with flowers.
* GuestFighter: Two, actually. There's Medli, a rito girl from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', and Viché, a squirrel who cosplays Marie from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''.
* HypocriticalHumor: In ''New Leaf'', they sometimes talk about how silly it is to think wrinkles in clothing are "the end of the world", before saying stains are.
* NeatFreak: In ''Wild World'', they're so obsessed with cleanliness that their best friend is a mop. They still show signs of this in later games.
* NiceGirl: They're one of the easiest villagers to befriend, and are also one of the least likely to move out.
* NotSoDifferent: In a conversation with Jock villagers regarding their respective interests in reading and exercise, they may conclude this about each other. "You prefer to exercise your body, and I prefer to exercise my mind."
* OnlySaneMan: Marina's ''Wild World'' picture quote [[note]]I think I'm the only sane one in this town[[/note]] even references this!
* PandaingToTheAudience: Pekoe is a cub clearly meant to look like a panda.
* ShrinkingViolet: Most of the time they're quiet and soft spoken.
* SpotOfTea: Tia, a white elephant introduced in ''New Leaf'', whose head resembles a teapot. Her catchphrase is "teacup", and her picture quote is "tea is a cup of life".
* SternTeacher: They're this in Happy Home Designer if you visit the school and they're the teacher.
-->'''Normal Teacher:''' Don't come into my classroom if you're not ready to do some serious schoolwork. / (Sighing) I KNOW I've got a reputation as a really tough taskmaker, [[ForYourOwnGood but that's only because I care, OK?]]
* SuperOCD: They have a mop they "talk" to named Moppina and are embarrassed whenever you come over. Perhaps they're worried the player will judge them.
* SweetTooth: Megan, a bear introduced in ''New Horizons''. Her Japanese name is Candy, her catchphrase is "sundae", she holds a lollipop in her poster, and her ''Pocket Camp'' bio notes how much she loves sweets, to the point that she only allows herself to partake in them after she finishes her daily chores so that she doesn't overindulge.
* {{Tsundere}}: Sweet type. They're really easy to befriend, but they can get quite annoyed at Lazy and Jock villagers. See the below conversation between a Normal and Lazy villager under InnocentlyInsensitive below.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Peppy]]
[[WMG: Peppy]]
[[quoteright:239:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/peppy_9407.png]]
[[caption-width-right:239:Some examples of Peppy villagers. Clockwise from top left: Twiggy, Pango, Chrissy, Bubbles, Pompom, Winnie, Patty, Rosie, and Bluebear]]
Like, ohmigosh! Peppy villagers are, like, those one girls, you know, like, the ones who live in California? I forget what they call them, but, like, they're always energetic and interested in fashion and stuff! And they, like, use "Like" a lot? Whatever--they're always, like, full of energy, so, like, they really love doing stuff!
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* BlueIsHeroic: Agent S, one of the five superhero villagers, has blue as her primary color.
* BreakoutCharacter: Of all the villagers, Rosie is the most prominent in media. She has received a starring role in the movie, appears in Villager's reveal trailer, received several pieces of merchandise, has a space in Nintendo Monopoly and a sticker in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' (the latter two no other villager does).
* BuffySpeak: If you get their coffee order perfect in ''New Leaf'', they may respond with "OMG! This smells, like, supremely nommy!"
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: They've been known to burn juice. How do you burn juice?
* CoolHelmet: Agent S, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
* CoolShades: Audie, a peppy wolf introduced in ''New Horizons'', has these.
* DistaffCounterpart: To the equally energetic Jock villagers.
* TheDitz: When you talk to them in their house, they may tell you about how they lost all of their socks, only to find them ''in the freezer''. [[CaptainObvious And now their feet are cold.]]
* EpicFail: Within their house, they may remark that they've been known to burn water. How do you burn water?!
* GenkiGirl: Oh, ''so'' much.
* GoshDangItToHeck: Many of their pictures have {{Unusual Euphemism}}s of this sort written on them, like "SHRIEKING SUGARCUBES!"
* GuestFighter: Epona, Link's horse that debuted in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'', and Cece, a squirrel who cosplays Callie from ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''.
* ItsAllAboutMe: A friendly version of this. ''New Leaf'' makes their behavior more narcissistic, with them loving attention and thinking of themselves as having lots of fans.
%%* {{Kawaiiko}}
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Light Feminine to the Snooty characters' Dark Feminine. While the peppy villagers are bubbly, nice and energetic, the Snooty characters are vainer and do not get along as easily with other characters. Further exemplified with the rabbits Chrissy (peppy) and Francine (snooty), who wear the Lite Polka Tee and Dark Polka Tee respectively.
* LikeIsLikeAComma: Being, essentially, animal {{Valley Girl}}s.
* PerkyGoth: Bella has a hint of this; she's a normal Peppy villager, but her default shirt has a ''flaming skull'' on it and [[{{Metalhead}} she plays K.K. Metal in her home if she has a stereo]].
* StepfordSmiler: Merry. She goes beyond being Peppy to the point of smiling at all times, even during her "angry" and "sad" animations and dialogue.
* {{Tsundere}}: Sweet, especially to Lazy villagers who often argue with them. Can also be this to Jock villagers, who are often hanging around with them.
* ValleyGirl: Their interests plus the way they speak show them this way.
[[/folder]]

[[folder: Snooty]]
[[WMG: Snooty]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:Some examples of Snooty villagers. Clockwise from top left: Portia, Yuka, Velma, Astrid, Mint, Olivia, Francine, Mallary, and Freya]]
Snooty characters aren't ''nasty,'' exactly, but they definitely have a highfalutin' attitude. They have a tendency to rub others the wrong way. That said, they're not totally heartless -- in fact, if befriended, they can be quite nice. They have a taste for the finer things in life and high standards, though. In New Leaf especially they're not as mean as they used to be and are actually quite friendly to other villagers and especially the player.
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* {{Adorkable}}: They've been given this trait in ''New Leaf'' along with CloudCuckoolander. The fact that they squee when you give them a good present is also enough to be in this trope.
* AncientEgypt: Ankha the cat, who looks like a typical pharaoh and has an Egyptian-themed house.
* BigBeautifulWoman: Naomi tries to invoke this on her amiibo card.
* CloudCuckoolander: In ''New Leaf'' they may sometimes talk about [=UFOs=]. And no, it's not what you think it is... [[spoiler:They're "Unidentified Floor Oranges".]]
* CoolBigSis: Believe it or not, Lazy villagers may comment on how a Snooty villager would be nice to have as a sister. They also act like a surrogate big sister to the player character if you befriend them. Or even a MamaBear or possible LoveInterest to Male [=PCs=].
** Francine the rabbit seems to be this to Chrissy the peppy rabbit, particularly in ''Happy Home Designer'' where her room request is "something Chrissy would like." The Japanese ''City Folk'' website even says she's Chrissy's older sister. According to their ''[[VideoGame/AnimalCrossingPocketCamp Pocket Camp]]'' bios, Francine is very mindful of Chrissy's behavior despite how aloof she is of her own; her own further suggests that his is a testament to just how much she cares for her.
* DeadpanSnarker: They have their moments.
* DefrostingIceQueen: They can be standoffish at first, but will quickly warm up to the player if you make the effort to befriend them.
* DistaffCounterpart: They are this to Smug villagers, who are similarly vain but willing to befriend you. Until ''New Leaf'', however, they were compared to Cranky villagers despite neither personality sharing anything in common besides possibly their age range.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: One snooty villager is an anteater... named Snooty.
* FormerChildStar: Used to be in a show called "<Town Name> Kids Sing Hour" or something to that effect and signed autographs everywhere. They gave it up for the quiet life in your town and aren't even recognized by any animal celebrities like K.K. Slider and Gracie.
* GossipyHens: The primary source of gossip in town are usually these villagers. Of course, they try to deny it. A few Snooty villagers are ''literally'' hens. Note that if you should befriend one, they'll say they'd never say anything but good things about the PC and state that he/she is so much better than anyone else.
* GyaruGirl: Soleil looks a lot like one.
* ItsAllAboutMe: Very much so in the GCN game; toned down in later games, to the point that they're actually less self centered than the Peppy villagers in ''New Leaf''.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: They can be this on their good days, talking about how the player is one of their best friends and often compliment the player's house in ''New Leaf''.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: The Dark Feminine to the Peppy villagers' Light Feminine. See entry on Peppy Villagers.
* LovableAlphaBitch: Especially in ''New Leaf'', in which they're much nicer (and [[CloudCuckoolander loopier]]) than before. Noticeably, when returning left-behind items to other villagers (which the player delivers), the recipient may comment about how nicely it's wrapped. When you return the news to the Snooty villager, they'll reply, "Well, of course I wrapped it up! What kind of savage doesn't return an item wrapped up nicely?"
* MotherGoose: Willow the sheep has two nursery rhyme references related to sheep. Her catchphrase is "bo peep" and her Japanese name is Mari (Mary).
* TheOjou: They've got the princess (or depending on how old they actually are) queen-like personality down and even have well refined tastes as shown by their houses, so should you cater to their tastes, they'll greatly reward you for it.
* SelfDeprecation: In ''New Leaf'', they occasionally acknowledge that they can be hard to deal with.
* ShesGotLegs: A humorous subversion. They will comment that they're proud of their legs...then specify that they're proud of them because they're one of the fastest runners. It's even lampshaded, at the end of the conversation.
* ShipperOnDeck: PlayedForLaughs; in ''New Leaf'' they may sometimes ask the player if two other villagers in town make a cute couple, only to admit they're not actually a couple, "...yet."
* ShipTease: In New Leaf, if you're a male and you constantly send them letters they'll usually end their letters with "Love and Yours" and begin their letters with My dear X, showing they can really have a crush on the protagonist if given the chance. Could be MayDecemberRomance depending on just how much older they are than the protagonist.
* ShoutOut: Velma looks an awful lot like [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo another character named Velma...]] In ''New Leaf'' she was even given a new outfit that looks more like her.
* SoProudOfYou: After sending them enough letters, if you send them one during the holiday season they state how much you've grown up and that they are proud of who you've become, regardless of gender. They also state they must have learned that from them.
* {{Squee}}: In ''New Leaf'', if you give them the right present on their birthday, they'll squeal in delight.
* TookALevelInKindness: Much like Cranky villagers, they've gotten considerably less acerbic with each installment. By the time of ''New Leaf'', they're hardly mean. Just very high-maintenance.
* {{Tsundere}}: Harsh type. They tend to go from aloof to nice in a short time span.
* VagueAge: Like Cranky below, they are extremely hard to tell how old they are. Some say they're as old as the Cranky villagers through subtle hints like "having an arsenal of skin care products to deal with wrinkles" which would put them in the late 30s early 40s or possibly even 50s range. Though they don't appear to have signs of aging unlike the Cranky villager, and could technically go anywhere from late 20s to early 40s.
[[/folder]]
[[folder: Sisterly]]
[[WMG: Sisterly]]
[[quoteright:241:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/uchi_2063.png]]
[[caption-width-right:241:Some examples of Sisterly villagers. Clockwise from top left: Canberra, Fuchsia, Sylvia, Muffy, Pashmina, Renée, Agnes, Tammy, and Cherry]]
One of the personalities introduced in ''New Leaf'', villagers with this personality are big sister types. They are a bunch of tough cookies, but they are very outgoing and friendly. They're very protective of their friends.
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* {{Bifauxnen}}: Canberra.
* BigOlUnibrow: Hazel from ''New Leaf'' has one. Her catchphrase is even "Uni-WOW"!
* BearyFriendly: Some of them are bear villagers, such as Charlise.
* BullyHunter: These spunky ladies do not tolerate bullies, and tell you to know when to give up and never pick on anyone for no reason. They'll even want to know if you're pestered by anyone in town so they can beat them up.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Perhaps the most out there villagers ever. They seem to think that a "turf war" is literally just people throwing turf at each other. Also they have a stash of... well, everything. Especially humorous if one says they gave you a traffic cone from their stash of construction equipment. Also, they think doppelgänger is spelled "waffle hanger". Also they have bizarre dreams and salute potatoes.
* CoolBigSis: As rough as they can be, they're extremely protective of the PlayerCharacter, and will even give you medicine for free if you talk to them after being stung by a bee. Even if they're sick themselves. In ''New Horizons'' they instead provide you with the crafting recipe for medicine, but it's not really any less generous.
* CoolHelmet: Rocket, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
* CoolMask: Mira, one of the five superhero villagers, wears an orange superhero mask.
* CuteBruiser: They're all cute but one of the things they like to talk about openly is ''beating other people up''.
* DistaffCounterpart: To Cranky villagers, as both come across as InnocentlyInsensitive, but are caring and empathetic deep down. Both personality types wake up and go to bed at later times than other villagers. Sisterly villagers also share many traits with Jock villagers, such as their love of sports.
* ElegantGothicLolita: Muffy the sheep's design resembles this, with black wool, purple horns, makeup, and a pink scarf. Her home also has a bunch of rococo furniture and other fancy items.
* {{Fanservice}}: The cover of K.K. Disco features Fuschia in a [[BareYourMidriff crop top]] and short skirt. [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/animalcrossing/images/b/b9/AMF-AlbumArt-K.K._Disco.png/revision/latest?cb=20171113021025 No, really.]]
* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Muffy. She's an ElegantGothicLolita who wears a headband with ribbons on it, a pink scarf (replaced with a fancy purple shirt in ''New Horizons''), and makeup, and her house's furnishings are very ornate, with a lot of furniture from the rococo series. However, she has the same tomboyish personality as other Sisterly villagers.
* GyaruGirl: Deidre looks like one.
* HotBlooded: It doesn't take much to anger them, and once they do, watch out!
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Similar to the Lazy villagers above, they can sometimes make other villagers cry by saying certain rude things that rub them the wrong way. Like saying a Lazy villager's catchphrase is "lame" for instance. They don't really mean what they say, however.
* TheLadette: Their favorite topics of conversation include getting into fights, playing sports, and getting into more fights.
* LastSecondWordSwap: Place a cool tent at your campsite in ''Pocket Camp'', and they'll note how the motorcycle reminds them of when they were living on the road and running away from the law-I mean, the LOBSTERS.
* LethalChef: Apparently one in New Horizons, where a conversation between one and a lazy villager can reveal it. The conversation goes from Lazy wanting the Sisterly villager to cook for them, to him [[INeedToGoIronMyDog saying that he'll be busy]] [[BrutalHonesty hiding from them]] on the day the Sisterly offers.
* MagicalGirl: Mira, with her color motif and English and Japanese names (Mirako) being a ShoutOut to [[{{Franchise/SailorMoon}} Sailor Venus]].
* MamaBear: They're very protective of their friends. Befriend them and they'll tell you that they'll gladly beat up anyone for you that's giving you trouble.
* NeatFreak: When visiting their houses or visiting yours, they often talk about cleaning methods.
* NightmareFetishist: Sorta justified for her being a phoenix, but Phoebe wishes to live in a house surrounded by fire in ''Happy Home Designer'', giving you campfires, torches, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick and]] gas pumps and gas cans... Making her seeming to be an arsonist...
* NotAMorningPerson: They wake up later than any other villager (11 AM by default), and are still a little sleepy when they get up.
* PassionateSportsGirl: May randomly ask the PlayerCharacter how they would rate themselves at some sort of sport, saying that she's going to try to organize a town tournament.
* PerkyGoth: Muffy the sheep evokes this with her appearance contrasting with her personality. Her birthday is also Valentine's Day and her default catchphrase is "nightshade".
* ThePhoenix: While Phoebe is technically an ostrich, her name, catchphrase and appearance make it quite clear that she's actually a phoenix.
* {{Retcon}}: Like Smug above, some villagers such as Charlise and Sylvia (originally Peppy and Snooty respectively) were changed into this personality in ''New Leaf''.
* SugarAndIcePersonality: They may like beating people up, but they are mainly violently protective of the Player Character because they see them as a younger sibling. They even admit in letters "deep emotional stuff isn't usually their thing". Suuuure.
* {{Tomboy}}: They tend to have more "out there" designs than other female villagers, are interested in sports, and are generally fairly rough-and-tumble. One of the petitions a Sisterly villager may ask you to gather signatures for is called "Tomboys Are People Too."
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: They sometimes mention that they absolutely love potatoes and can eat them in any format.
* WalkingTechBane: They may claim to be this if they visit the player's house and see a computer in it.
[[/folder]]

!!!Male
[[folder: Lazy]]
[[WMG: Lazy]]
[[quoteright:207:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lazy2.png]]
[[caption-width-right:207:Some examples of Lazy villagers. Clockwise from top left: Punchy, Beau, Joey, Simon, Hugh, Jeremiah, Walker, Clyde, and Puck]]
Lazy villagers are just in it to have a good time. They love long naps, good food, and a party every once in a while. They may subtly flirt with the female players. They're easygoing and tend to be agreeable. Some of the more HotBlooded types may be annoyed by their slow pace, but relax... they're just doing what they do best. Chill.
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* AdorablyPrecociousChild: Although "child" maybe an overstatement here due to their vague age, but they're implied to be the youngest out of all the villager personalities and they tend to act like prepubescent children trying to act all grown up.
* {{Adorkable}}: Especially in the first game. One of them, Derwin, takes this UpToEleven. Bob is another example of an Adorkable Lazy Villager, sleeping with a night light, having near child-like innocence, and even crying a river when he's feeling sad. Aww...
* AmbiguouslyBi: The fact they want to sleep in the same bed as you regardless of gender, think you're stealthy like a ninja, and admit you have hands perfect for shaking trees while the "dreamy" heart appears over their head during both leaves very little to the imagination. But given the NoHuggingNoKissing rules of Animal Crossing they don't go much farther.
* {{Bambification}}: Beau and Erik, the lazy deer villagers.
* BigEater: Half the time they talk about eating. If they are present at someone's birthday, they'll remark about wanting to eat the cake.
* BerserkButton: ''Wild World'' only. It is very rare for a lazy villager to get angry. But they will when they talk about how another villager called them a bug.
--> '''Lazy:''' That big meanie (villager name) called me a pesky little bug! What's the big deal!? So I ate a (food item)! Or SIX! Whatever! So I guess if a guy enjoys life, he is a bug. Lame, (catchphrase)!
** Also, don't call them cute. Or they'll be pretty upset for a bit, then accept the compliment.
* ButtMonkey: Not as much as the Cranky villagers, but they are often gossiped about by the Snooty villagers... and not in a good way.
* {{Camp}}: Papi's catchphrase is "haaay". Granted, he's a horse, but there's no way the English localization team didn't have the CampGay stereotype in mind when they decided on that one.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In earlier versions of the series (at least in the English localizations) the character archetype was loosely implied to be a collection of [[CoolOldGuy cool and wacky old guys]], with their [[ScatterbrainedSenior silliness being explained by their age]] and their laziness implying the SeniorSleepCycle. Later editions re-imagined their childish personalities as being literal childishness, now re-framed to be the youngest villager type. Minor details were changed on certain villagers along with this (such as altering the shading of Doc's mouth so it doesn't resemble a mustache as much) to make their age vague on the other end of the spectrum.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: If it doesn't involve eating or sleeping, it probably doesn't reach Planet Lazy. Sometimes they can say outright weird things like how they had a dream about rock climbing [[TooDumbToLive in a sauna]] and the player character saved them. They aren't dumb, just childishly naive.
* CoolHelmet: Big Top, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
** Puck, a penguin who wears a blue hockey helmet, and in ''New Horizons'', he gets a jersey to go with it.
* CryCute: Sometimes they'll do this when someone accidentally hurts their feelings.
* TheCutie: And how! These guys will cry at the drop of a hat, are nothing but nice to everyone (with occasional moments of being insensitive), and are downright adorable. Plus they act like little kids which only adds to the cuteness. Beau's description in ''Pocket Camp'' even references this.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Bob, a male Lazy pink cat, whose default shirt looks more like a dress and has a strange knowledge of fashion.
** There's also Filbert, a male Lazy blue squirrel, who not only looks rather effeminate, but also wears a white and pink floral dress as his default shirt in every game he appears in, up until ''New Leaf'' (where it was changed to a black and white checkerboard patterned shirt).
* EvenTheGuysWantHim: Beau's description in ''Pocket Camp'' mentions how everyone can't help but [[{{Pun}} fawn]] over him, due to his status as TheCutie.
* EruditeStoner: Bob may rival K.K. Slider in this regard having his eyes constantly narrowed in a "chill" way.
* FaceOfAThug: Rodeo is a black bull with red eyes, giving him an extremely intimidating appearance. But being a Lazy villager, he's a big softie.
* GuestFighter: And the only 3rd party one, a Felyne from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter''.
* HeavySleeper: The other half they talk about napping. They also wake up at 9:00am and go to sleep at 11:00pm, which is longer than other villager types.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: Big Top, an elephant of this type, seems to be one of these.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: They're so carefree that they sometimes don't realize the implications of what they're saying. Take this conversation in ''Wild World'' for example:
--> '''Lazy:''' Yesterday, I had the most amazing dream. I was this HUGE movie star! And I got invited to all these parties! There were all these famous actresses, and we all ate sponge cake together! By the way, you were in my dream, too.\\
'''Normal:''' Goodness! Really? Was I a famous actress, too?\\
'''Lazy:''' Actually, you were in the kitchen cooking the sponge cake. Yeah, you were really sweating up a storm! Yep. As usual, you were the star of the party!\\
'''Normal:''' I guess I could take that as a compliment... Yeah, if I were a total idiot! You're a stupid, sexist jerk! And I thought we were friends!
** And this exchange from ''New Leaf'':
--> '''Normal:''' What did you want to talk about, <Lazy>?\\
'''Lazy:''' You're a neat freak, aren't you, <Normal>? Sorry my place is such a mess. I bet just being here is giving you the urge to start cleaning, huh?\\
'''Normal:''' Excuse me?! You invited me here to clean your house?! Um, RUDE! Wait a sec. Your place is actually pretty clean. It looks like you're the one who's a neat freak!
** Filbert, specifically, is noted to be this in his ''Pocket Camp'' bio.
* {{Keet}}: Excitable, cute, and always looking for fun as long as it doesn't interrupt with their sleep schedule. They'll also talk about how much they love eating with a smile on their face.
* LiesDamnedLiesAndStatistics: PlayedForLaughs in ''New Leaf'' in one of the possible ways a Lazy villager may propose a Public Works Project. Their opening statement in this case is that studies show that the desired project could up their town's "coolness factor" by an absurdly large percentage. And then they [[LampshadeHanging admit they just made the number up]].
* LivingToys: Stitches, who looks like an old worn-out teddy bear that came to life. There's also Hopkins, a rabbit who has an air hole sticking out of the back of his head which suggests that he's an inflatable pool toy of some sort.
* ManChild: They may be adults, but they are mentally prepubescent kids. Cranky villagers outright state that they're still kids. But then again that may have been figurative [[note]] possibly implying that they're kids compared to their own age. Or the fact much older people tend to see even 20 year olds as "still kids" [[/note]]
* MommasBoy: If you write them letters frequently, they'll say they got one letter from you and ''nine'' from their mother. One must wonder how overprotective their mother is to send them a total of 9 letters each day.
* {{Nerd}}: Sometimes they'll approach you and ask you to define how old a "grown up" is. If you answer 40, they'll say they want to spend their older days buying comic books and video games.
* NerdGlasses: Derwin the bespectacled duck.
* NiceGuy: They're the nicest and easiest villagers to befriend. They're also the least likely villagers to move out of your town.
* NiceHat: Boomer, a penguin who wears an aviator's hat and goggles, and in ''New Horizons'', gets a matching jacket.
* NoodleIncident: Nobody knows why Lucky is completely covered in bandages, but one possible explanation states that it had to do with "a bizarre fishing accident involving a hook and two bass."
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Drago, while technically an alligator, is very clearly meant to be a dragon based on his name, appearance and catchphrase.
* SignatureLaugh: "A huh huh huh!"
* TheSlacker: Their most defining trait.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Though Lazy villagers are known for how much they sleep, Sherb, a goat introduced in ''New Horizons'', takes this UpToEleven, with his poster depicting him sleeping in his pajamas, and his ''Pocket Camp'' bio stating that he believes that nothing's quite like a good night's sleep, adding that though he's very particular about his bedtime gear, he can doze off just about anywhere.
* SpearCounterpart: To Normal villagers.
* StalkerWithACrush: Depending on the game, they can get a little obsessive towards the player if befriended. In ''Wild World'', they'll admit to sneaking into the player's house and sleeping on their floor. Inviting them to your house in ''New Leaf'' may have them remark about wanting to sleep in the same bed with you, with all that that would imply.
* StayInTheKitchen: When a Normal Villager comes over, they'll imply they want them to clean their house, and in Wild World, when telling a Normal Villager about a dream they had, they'll say the Normal Villager was cooking sponge cake for them.
* TokenEvilTeammate: It's hinted that the elephant villager Big Top is this to the five superhero villagers, as his catchphrase is "villain" and his ''Wild World'' picture quote is "World domination!" However, "villain" could simply reference his superhero charm, and he is just as nice to the player as any other lazy villager is.
* VagueAge: Probably the hardest villagers to tell what age they are. They act like prepubescent children, but live on their own, presumably make money, etc. Possible dialogue you may hear from one while shopping in ''Happy Home Designer'' has him identifying himself as "an adult" ([[GrowingUpSucks and hating it]]). ''New Horizons'' gives them a soft and childish-sounding voice, adding further confusion.
** Earliest editions of the series hinted that they may have actually been conceived as a [[CoolOldGuy friendly elderly and retired group of villagers]] (See ''Characterization Marches On'' above).
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[[folder: Jock]]
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Do you feel the ''burn,'' baby? The Sporty type is always looking for ways to buff their manly bod. They're always looking for the next big event, and if there isn't one coming up, they'll create one! They love to get people pumped up. Note that, unlike the [[JerkJock jocks at your school]], these guys are nice and liked by most.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: Some species in the game, such as elephants and pigs, are designed with a noticeably chubby frame. So ones assigned the athletic Jock personality are essentially this.
* {{Adorkable}}: They'll go on tangents sometimes about how they're actually a sensitive, misunderstood guy and cry in front of the player. They may also cry TearsOfJoy upon seeing the player character again if the game has not been played for a very long time.
* AmbiguouslyGay: They really like buff construction workers to the point of almost fainting when they mention their physique. They also start swooning at the thought of [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Cyrus]].
* AwesomeMcCoolname: Kid Cat.
* BigBrotherMentor: They tend to act like this towards the player when befriended.
* BookDumb: Although they aren't ''that'' dumb. Just a little slow-witted. Jay, a Jock bluebird, is surprisingly clever, uses words like "tenacity" and "sublime" while apparently knowing what those words mean, and judging from his house, is a musician, so he's an aversion; Teddy, a Jock bear, also has a bookshelf in his house. They actually write pretty deep letters considering and are more BookDumb than actually stupid. A lot of these jocks end up actually just dumb in math and pretty smart in other things, as they will ask the player character for help with a math problem to which a Normal villager will get upset if the PC gives the right answer saying that he can't rely on his friends to solve all his math problems in life.
* CasanovaWannabe: They had shades of this in the Gamecube version, but this is no longer the case in the sequels.
* CoolHelmet: Kid Cat, one of the five superhero villagers, dons one of these.
** Sterling, an eagle who wears a silver knight's helmet with matching greaves.
** Scoot, a duck who wears a white hockey helmet.
* DudeLooksLikeALady: Dom, the new Jock villager from ''New Horizons'', is a pastel pink sheep with a feminine face who wears a rainbow tie-dye shirt. Many fans mistook him for a girl when his render was first released.
* EpicFail: In ''New Leaf'', during a conversation with Normal villagers, they can't even get simple math problems correct without the player's help.
* {{Flanderization}}: After the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]] game, they become a lot more sport obsessed. Taken UpToEleven in ''New Horizons'', where nearly every single conversation involves sports, muscles, or fitness.
* FriendlessBackground: Implied in a conversation with them, once you really get to know them, they'll say they're lucky to have friends at all.
* GuestFighter: Inkwell, an octopus who loves anything ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}''-related.
* HiddenDepths: Some of their conversations imply that they aren't that obsessed with working out as they like to make themselves out to be. Also, some of them have an interest in dinosaurs. There's also the fact they watch Soap Operas. They even say at one point if they're the "newbie" in the town in New Leaf they are generally very shy, giving them some introverted jock traits.
* HotBlooded: Be careful how you answer some of their questions (especially in the GCN version). They can be rather... TESTY, from time to time.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: A conversation in ''New Leaf'' involves a Jock villager accidentally making a Normal villager cry when he runs out of things to talk to her about and asks the PlayerCharacter for help, and she thinks that means that he thinks she's boring. The Jock villager tries to comfort her by saying that he was just nervous and the Normal villager instantly cheers up. They may also upset Lazy villagers when they try to get them to be more active.
* {{Keet}}: They're very excitable and fun, which just makes them even more adorable. ''New Leaf'' turns it up a notch by giving Jocks the highest pitched voice out of all the male villagers and really fleshing out their excitable nature a lot more.
* LovableJock: Unlike [[JerkJock the jocks at your school]], these guys are very friendly and have a good heart.
* MaskedLuchador: Stinky.
* MommasBoy: Not nearly to the extent of the Lazy Villagers, but if you wake them up early, they might say "Five more minutes... Pleaaaaase Mommy!".
* NiceHat: Rod, a mouse who wears a white/blue striped bandanna. In ''New Horizons'', he gets a matching tank top.
* NightmareFetishist: Genji, who wants to live in a house perfect to tell ghost stories in if you take his request in Happy Home Designer. It includes skeletons and many of the things you'd need to make a horror place.
* {{Ninja}}: Snake, a rabbit who wears a ninja hood, and whose ''Pocket Camp'' bio calls him this. ''Pocket Camp'' and ''New Horizons'' gives him a matching ninja costume.
* NoIndoorVoice: Chances are a conversation with a Jock villager will lead to them yelling loudly for whatever reason. One of their greetings just has them yelling "Hi!" directly at the player character's face. Lazy villagers call them out on it and complain they're too loud even while they try to talk normally.
* NotSoDifferent: See entry under Normal Villagers.
* OccidentalOtaku: Genji. Prior to ''New Horizons'', his catchphrase was even "otaku".
* RedIsHeroic: Kid Cat, one of the five superhero villagers, whose outfit is primarily red.
* RidiculouslyHumanRobot: Ribbot the robot frog. Despite his appearance, he gets hungry, drinks coffee, and can even ''get fleas'' like the rest of the animals.
** The same can be said for Sprocket the robot ostrich.
* SheIsNotMyGirlfriend: In ''New Leaf'', they sometimes report asking a male and female villager who are close "How are the lovebirds doing?", resulting in this.
* ShipperOnDeck: Think Peppy and Cranky villagers would make a good couple.
** They may also mention instances where they've seen two villagers getting along closely and asked, "How are the two lovebirds doing?" Apparently, they just laugh, leading to the Jock villager's embarrassment.
* ShoutOutToShakespeare: {{Theatre/Hamlet}} [[PunnyName the hamster.]] For bonus points, his picture quote is ''"The ear's the thing."''
* SpearCounterpart: Most comparable to Peppy villagers, both being energetic and, as of New Leaf, having the highest pitched voice of their respective genders. Sisterly villagers also share their love of sports.
* StoutStrength: As noted in {{Acrofatic}} above, some species types are notably chubby, and the Jock lineup includes villagers of these species. Roald's bio in ''Pocket Camp'' lampshades this, saying he "packs a lot of muscle into that tiny, round body."
* SurferDude: They tend to talk like this sometimes, dude.
* TookALevelInKindness: They weren't exactly ''mean'' in the original game, but later installments would give them more depth, and they'd be a lot less rude at times. They still laugh at your misfortune should the player get stung by a bee, but it's a far cry from what they used to be like.
** UpToEleven in ''New Horizons'', where they are always warm and friendly when it comes to the player, as well as looking out for them and giving them advice for a healthy lifestyle. Even before being friends, they will sometimes regard the player as [[FriendlyRivalry their favorite rival]].
* ToiletHumor: They sneeze often and remark about how something may have gone flying towards you.
* UnusualEuphemism:
** When they lose a game of hide-and-seek: "Aw, barbells!"
** When giving them perfect fruit to eat: "'''''YUMMAHUMMA!'''''"
* VerbalTic: Dude, whenever they use it. Also "bro" and other "hip" variants such as brozinsky, brosky and so on.
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[[folder: Cranky]]
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[[caption-width-right:232:Some examples of Cranky villagers. Clockwise from top left: Wolfgang, Vladimir, Roscoe, Octavian, Knox, Butch, Apollo, Harry, and Gaston]]
Implied to be the oldest of the townsfolk, the Cranky villagers are hard to warm up to, sarcastic, and snarky. However, it might be that they just don't connect with the other townspeople due to being somewhat older. Befriend them, and they reveal their HiddenHeartOfGold. Surprisingly, they get along well with some of the other villagers--but not all.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Ganon appears thanks to amiibo support. He may be Cranky, but he's still certainly nicer than his version from the original games.
* {{Bishonen}}: Chief and Fang have the effeminate face and poses down pat, and Rooney looks like a character from a sports anime.
* BlatantBurgler: Rizzo the mouse has the Japanese version of this look, wearing [[StealthClothes a purple handkerchief tied around his head]]. On top of that, his ''Happy Home Designer'' request is "a hideout".
* BoxingKangaroo: Both Cranky kangaroos (and the only male kangaroos in the series as-of ''New Leaf'') evoke this imagery to some extent - Rooney is a more overt example, having boxing gloves and a house filled with training equipment and a boxing ring, while Walt has no such theme to his design but boasts HandwrapsOfAwesome.
* ChessMotifs: Roscoe is a black horse who has a checkerboard shirt. His house contains the Modern series of furniture, which also has a checked pattern.
* CoolHelmet: Knox, a chicken who wears a golden knight's helmet with matching greaves.
** Vic, a bull who wears a viking helmet.
* CoolOldGuy: Not as old as most examples, but implied to be older than the other villages and the player character.
* DeadpanSnarker: ''Especially'' in ''City.''
* FaceOfAThug: They give out an intimidating mien and often have rough appearances that cause other people to get frightened of them, which they lament over. Although it becomes something of an InformedAttribute when someone like [[http://images.wikia.com/animalcrossing/images/f/f0/Tom_NewLeaf_Official.png Tom]] says this.
* FriendlessBackground: Implied to not have very many friends outside of the villagers in your town and the Player Character. Probably because of their gruff disposition.
* GoKartingWithBowser: Ganon may have tried to destroy Hyrule multiple times, but in ''New Leaf'', you can convince him to move into your town, befriend him, and give him fruit and butterflies, if you so choose.
* GrumpyOldMan: The personality, although they don't seem to be ''drastically'' older than the other characters. ''New Leaf'' gives us this gem of dialogue: "The night is still young, though [[SelfDeprecation I am definitely not]], (catchphrase)!"
* GuestFighter: Ganon, the king of evil and recurring BigBad from ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' series.
* HandwrapsOfAwesome: Walt has these, fitting with his rugged appearance and [[BoxingKangaroo his species' reputation]].
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: ''Despite'' their grump and snark, they do warm up to you. Croque takes this further for having his default CatchPhrase say "as if". Also they do remember pranking a girl and feeling bad for her back when they were a young lad.
* LikeASonToMe: Befriended Cranky villagers give off a fatherly personality towards the player characters in later installments.
* MayDecemberRomance: Sometimes they'll hang out with a Peppy villager to the point of Jock villagers shipping them. If it's truly love and they actually are as old as they seem to imply, then this is probably the trope to use.
* MoralityPet: The aforementioned Peppy villagers, Lazy villagers, and even Normal villagers all get along with them.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: In ''New Leaf'', like Snooty villagers, if they make another villager angry in conversation, they sometimes get sad.
* TheNightOwl: They go to sleep later than other villagers and also wake up later.
* NotAMorningPerson: Cranky villagers wake up at 10 AM by default, later than all the other types of villagers except Sisterly in ''New Leaf''.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Vladimir is a pink bear cub who's apparently the oldest person in town.
* PetTheDog: They surprisingly get along well with Lazy villagers, who look up to them. Not to mention Ganon, the remorseless King of Evil, can be one of these guys which makes it all the more hilarious if he's nice to a lazy villager. Or nice to Wolf Link or Medli.
* PungeonMaster: Rocco, according to his ''New Leaf'' [[AllThereInTheManual April Fool's stats]] and ''Pocket Camp'' in-game bio.
* RealMenWearPink: Vladimir, who's a pink cub.
* SignatureLaugh: "GAHAHA!" In one of their conversations with Lazy villagers, they even try to convince the Lazy villager to change their SignatureLaugh into their own. Ganon's catchphrase is "heh heh".
* SpearCounterpart: In ''New Leaf'', with their rough exterior, yet caring hidden side, they are now considered the male equivalent to Sisterly villagers, and both are also stubborn and opinionated. Before this, they were compared to Snooty villagers.
* StealthPun: Apollo the bald eagle's birthday is on the [[UsefulNotes/AmericanHolidays Fourth of July]].
* TookALevelInKindness: Zigzagged in between installments. They became less grouchy in ''Wild World'', but then they were made more snarky in ''City Folk''. Come ''New Leaf'', they're significantly less grumpy and more approachable, albeit a little rough at first.
** In ''New Horizons'', they even outright mention that they may seem scary, but they'll always be welcoming to those that they've taken a liking to when first introducing themselves.
* VagueAge: Act like old men, but could be anywhere from their early thirties to late sixties. This is especially weird with Murphy and Vladimir, who are both apparently middle-aged ''cubs'' (i.e., baby bears).
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[[folder: Smug]]
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[[caption-width-right:243:Some examples of Smug villagers. Clockwise from top left: Zell, Marshal, Olaf, Julian, Beardo, Shep, Chops, Eugene, and Quillson]]
One of the personalities introduced in ''New Leaf'', villagers with this personality act gentlemanly and are easy to get along with, but as their name suggests, can get quite insufferable at times.
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* {{Adorkable}}: Yep, even these guys. They say stay out of their closets because they have their baby toys and clothes in it, giving them some similarities to Lazy villagers. They also cry often when you write them a good letter.
* BigfootSasquatchAndYeti: Hans is a gorilla with white fur and a winter-themed house which suggest that he's a well-dressed yeti.
* {{Bishonen}}: Some of them were designed with this in mind, such as Marshal, Julian, and Colton. Ken is also rather pretty for a rooster, given he wears what appears to be mascara around his eyes and has a Bishie Ninja look to him, while Olaf looks like a love interest from a 70's shojo manga. Then there's Leopold and Ed [[RetCon who were originally jocks]].
* BiTheWay: They will quite shamelessly flirt and show strong affection for the player character and other villagers regardless of gender. Especially shown in the fact when one of them might forget to return an item from a Jock villager, and adds a card on the present that leaves very little to the imagination basically saying "I'm sorry I forgot to give this to you, do you still love me?" The Jock villagers, being rather ambiguous about [[AmbiguouslyGay their preference]] themselves will naturally be flattered and start blushing.
* BlankWhiteEyes: The villager Julian, [[EyesAlwaysShut who’s eyes are usually always shut]], has this whenever he opens them if surprised.
* BlindingBangs: Shep, a dog that looks like a sheepdog, has a mop of hair covering his eyes.
* [[CampGay Camp Bi]]: Suffice to say they like to flaunt their flamboyancy including flirting with the player, talking about how certain pleasurable activities such as watching fish is "romantic" and so on.
* CartoonCheese: Chadder, a [[{{Irony}} mouse]] who looks like he's made of it.
* CasanovaWannabe: Flirts with the PlayerCharacter (and sometimes other villagers), but [[NoHuggingNoKissing it never goes anywhere]], [[BestialityIsDepraved for obvious reasons]].
* CloudCuckooLander: Most of the smug villagers are this on a mild level. Among them, Julian's ''Pocket Camp'' bio in particular makes note of his eccentricities.
---> Julian's always been a little wild and free-spirited. Hey, if you were born with a horn on your head for some inexplicable reason, you'd be an oddball too.
* ConMan: On days when Redd is in town, they will try to sell you a painting that is almost always fake for a ridiculous amount of bells. [[SubvertedTrope However]], sometimes if you agree to the trade, they might end up feeling so bad that they charged such a high price that they just give the painting to you for free.
* CoolOldGuy: A few of them sport facial hair and designs which lend them a certain older gentlemanly flair, most notably Lionel, a lion with a white BadassMustache and mane.
* TheDandy: Care much more about their appearance than the other male villager types.
* {{Flanderization}}: In ''New Horizons'', Smug villagers are notably more full of themselves than in ''New Leaf''.
* {{Gonk}}: As one can tell from looking at the image, if a smug villager is not a {{bishonen}}, he is this. There is little in between.
* {{Greaser Delinquent|s}}: Eugene the koala is designed to look like one of these, with black fur that looks like sideburns, CoolShades that [[SunglassesAtNight he wears at all times]], his default shirt being a leather jacket, and his default catchphrase being "yeah buddy". All he lacks is the actual attitude.
* GuestFighter: Wolf Link, Link's wolf form from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess''. It's highly amusing that someone who is famous for being portrayed as a stoic HeroicMime is given this personality.
* {{Hipster}}: They're always trying out obscure trends and trying to stay out of the norm, which some of the other villagers find irritating. In fact, some of their dialogue can be considered a TakeThat at hipsters.
* InLoveWithLove: Their dialogue at The Roost implies this.
* InsistentTerminology: They insist that they're ''enthusiasts'', not geeks. [[ClosetGeek Because geeks aren't cool.]]
* ItsAllAboutMe: Though Smug villagers aren't mean, really, just madly in love with themselves.
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: One potential conversation a Smug villager may have with a Lazy villager has the former offering the latter a lesson in cooking pasta. As the conversation goes on, however, it becomes clear that the Lazy villager is far more knowledgeable on the matter while the Smug villager remains confident in what he's saying.
* LargeHam: Absolutely this, most notably when they describe a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to a Lazy villager in the most unnecessarily drawn out and descriptive way possible. They tend to be quite theatrical with their dialogue in general.
* MismatchedEyes: Raymond, the cat introduced in ''New Horizons'', has complete heterochromia iridum, with his left eye being green and his right eye being brown. He is the only character with this trait.
* NerdGlasses: Graham the hamster, Leopold the lion, and Raymond the cat sport these, though they suit them fairly well.
* NiceGuy: Despite being called "smug", they're actually one of the friendliest villager types and rarely have anything mean to say. They can be quite full of themselves, however.
* NiceHat: Jacques, a bird who wears a green knit cap.
** O'Hare, a rabbit who wears a straw top hat with black trim.
* NonIronicClown: Pietro is a clown sheep, but he has a jolly appearance and is as friendly as any other villager of his type.
* PrincelyYoungMan: Colton seems to invoke this with a snobby manedo and royal attire. He even bows on his amiibo card!
* RailEnthusiast: They may sometimes go on a tangent about the previous models of trains used in the town train station... much to their own embarrassment once they realize it.
* {{Retcon}}: Some villagers such as Ed, Kidd and O'Hare (originally a Jock, Lazy and Cranky respectively) were changed into this personality on the transition to ''New Leaf''.
* OccidentalOtaku: They also show interest to anime, such as when they start complaining about the fact that anime songs aren't played in your town's club. In ''Happy Home Designer'' they talk about marathoning anime and say that manga is superior to western comics. Then we come to Ken, who's basically either a rooster of Japanese descent or this. His name is arguably even a reference to Shuriken, a type of Japanese throwing star.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Some take to calling themselves "geniuses" and call themselves names like "Beardo of the Red Rose" to show how suave they think they are.
* SmugSnake: Well, ''duh.'' They aren't mean, though.
* SpearCounterpart: To Snooty villagers, as both are a little vain.
* {{Unicorn}}: Julian, supposedly a horse, has a horn.
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[[Characters/AnimalCrossingAnime Anime film-exclusive characters]]
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* ShesAManInJapan: Nothing she says or does is particularly masculine, so it's not much of a change. We're guessing she was made female in the West due to her [[TertiarySexualCharacteristics burly eyelashes]], and so the traveling visitors wouldn't be a [[AffirmativeActionGirl total sausage-fest.]]

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* BrooklynRage: He has this kind of accent in the English versions, to match his KansaiRegionalDialect in Japanese.



* KansaiRegionalDialect: In the Japanese version, he speaks in Kansai-ben, fitting his rambunctious and loud personality.



* RambunctiousItalian: Okay, "Resetti" isn't an ''actual'' Italian name but it does sound like one (and given Nintendo's [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros mascot]] there is some kind of precedent), and the character certainly fits the trope by virtue of being a LargeHam with a [[HairTriggerTemper short fuse]]. His first name being "[[Film/TheGodfather Sonny]]" and his brother being named "Don" are just icing on the panettone.

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* RambunctiousItalian: Okay, "Resetti" isn't an ''actual'' Italian name but it does sound like one (and given Nintendo's [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros mascot]] there is some kind of precedent), and the character certainly fits the trope by virtue of being a LargeHam with a [[HairTriggerTemper short fuse]].fuse]] (in BrooklynRage flavor). His first name being "[[Film/TheGodfather Sonny]]" and his brother being named "Don" are just icing on the panettone.
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he is greek (his japanese name is derived from "mallus") and klaus is derived from the greek name nikolaos


* MistakenNationality: Well, they don't really have nationalities, but the bear Klaus was mistaken to be German, Swiss, Prussian, or Austrian inspired by the translators, while having a face similar to UsefulNotes/JuliusCaesar, this is shown even further in that he wants an ancient Roman bath house as his house in ''Happy Home Designer''. Seemingly corrected as of ''New Horizons'' which has him in a toga and throwing around Italian words.
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A friendly spirit who shows up in every game but ''Wild World.'' In ''Animal Crossing'', he can rarely be found in your town after midnight and will ask if you can collect 5 of his spirits by 4 AM. He’ll reward those who will help him by giving them a gift, repainting their roof, or weeding their towns. His role in ''City Folk'' is similar, but now he’s a lamp spirit who requests you help find his lost lamp. He was initially absent in ''New Leaf'', but returns with a big role in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update, where he acts as the main way to connect with amiibo cards and figures.

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A friendly spirit who shows up in every game but ''Wild World.'' In ''Animal Crossing'', he can rarely be found in your town after midnight and will ask if you can collect 5 of his spirits by 4 AM. He’ll reward those who will help him by giving them a gift, repainting their roof, or weeding their towns. His role in ''City Folk'' is similar, but now he’s a lamp spirit who requests you help find his lost lamp. He was initially absent in ''New Leaf'', but returns with a big role in the ''Welcome amiibo'' update, where he acts as the main way to connect with amiibo cards and figures. In ''New Horizons'' he reprises his original role, you'll acidentally scare him and have to find 5 pieces of his spirit. Find them all and return it to him and he'll give you either an expensive item or an item you don't alrady have.
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* GirlyGirlWithATomboyStreak: Muffy. She's an ElegantGothicLolita who wears a headband with ribbons on it, a pink scarf (replaced with a fancy purple shirt in ''New Horizons''), and makeup, and her house's furnishings are very ornate, with a lot of furniture from the rococo series. However, she has the same tomboyish personality as other Sisterly villagers.
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* PunnyName: His name in the Japanese version is "Justin". He's a beaver. [[Music/JustinBieber Justin Beaver]], [[DontExplainTheJoke geddit ?]]
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* RambunctiousItalian: Okay, "Resetti" isn't an ''actual'' Italian name but it does sound like one (and given Nintendo's [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros mascot]] there is some kind of precedent), and the character certainly fits the trope by virtue of being a LargeHam with a [[HairTriggerTemper short fuse]]. His first name being "[[Film/TheGodfather Sonny]]" and his brother being named "Don" are just icing on the panettone.

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* LoanShark: Nook has this reputation with the fandom. In truth, he is, at best, a {{Subversion}}: while [[ButThouMust he rarely takes "no" for an answer when proposing housing extensions and the loans to afford them]], he is a very benevolent lender whose loans have no interest and no deadlines, and he allows players to pay off their loans over time instead of demanding a lump sum payment. In some games, he even offers work to earn bells to pay off the first loan for your new home while you learn the ropes of the game.



* SweetTooth: Megan, a bear introduced in ''New Horizons''. Her Japanese name is Candy, her catchphrase is "sundae", she holds a lollipop in her poster, and her ''Pocket Camp'' bio notes how much she loves sweets, to the point that she only allows herself to partake in them after she finishes her daily chores so that she doesn't overindulge.



* FormerChildStar: Used to be in a show called "Town Name kids sing hour" or something to that effect and signed autographs everywhere. They gave it up for the quiet life in your town and aren't even recognized by any animal celebrities like KK Slider and Gracie.

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* FormerChildStar: Used to be in a show called "Town Name kids sing hour" "<Town Name> Kids Sing Hour" or something to that effect and signed autographs everywhere. They gave it up for the quiet life in your town and aren't even recognized by any animal celebrities like KK K.K. Slider and Gracie.



* CoolMask: Mira, one of the five superhero villagers, wears an orange superhero mask.



** Puck, a penguin who wears a blue hockey helmet, and in ''New Horizons'', he gets a jersey to go with it.



** And this exchange from New Leaf.
--> '''Normal:''' What did you want to talk about, Lazy?\\
'''Lazy:''' You're a neat freak, aren't you, Normal? Sorry my place is such a mess. I bet just being here is giving you the urge to start cleaning, huh?\\

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** And this exchange from New Leaf.
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--> '''Normal:''' What did you want to talk about, Lazy?\\
<Lazy>?\\
'''Lazy:''' You're a neat freak, aren't you, Normal? <Normal>? Sorry my place is such a mess. I bet just being here is giving you the urge to start cleaning, huh?\\



* NiceHat: Boomer, a penguin who wears an aviator's hat and goggles, and in ''New Horizons'', gets a matching jacket.



* {{Sleepyhead}}: Though Lazy villagers are known for how much they sleep, Sherb, a goat introduced in ''New Horizons'', takes this UpToEleven, with his poster depicting him sleeping in his pajamas, and his ''Pocket Camp'' bio stating that he believes that nothing's quite like a good night's sleep, adding that though he's very particular about his bedtime gear, he can doze off just about anywhere.



* StalkerWithACrush: Depending on the game, they can get a little obsessive towards the player if befriended. In ''Wild World'' they'll admit to sneaking into the player's house and sleeping on their floor. Inviting them to your house in ''New Leaf'' may have them remark about wanting to sleep in the same bed with you, with all that that would imply.
* StayInTheKitchen: When a Normal Villager comes over, they'll imply they want them to clean their house, and in Wild World, they'll say the Normal Villager was cooking sponge cake for them.

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* StalkerWithACrush: Depending on the game, they can get a little obsessive towards the player if befriended. In ''Wild World'' World'', they'll admit to sneaking into the player's house and sleeping on their floor. Inviting them to your house in ''New Leaf'' may have them remark about wanting to sleep in the same bed with you, with all that that would imply.
* StayInTheKitchen: When a Normal Villager comes over, they'll imply they want them to clean their house, and in Wild World, when telling a Normal Villager about a dream they had, they'll say the Normal Villager was cooking sponge cake for them.



** Sterling, an eagle who wears a silver knight's helmet with matching greaves.
** Scoot, a duck who wears a white hockey helmet.



* MommasBoy: Not nearly to the extent of the Lazy Villagers, but if you wake them up early they might say, "Five more minutes... Pleaaaaase Mommy!".
* NightmareFetishist: Genji who wants to live in a house perfect to tell ghost stories in if you take his request in Happy Home Designer. It includes skeletons and many of the things you'd need to make a horror place.

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* MommasBoy: Not nearly to the extent of the Lazy Villagers, but if you wake them up early early, they might say, say "Five more minutes... Pleaaaaase Mommy!".
* NiceHat: Rod, a mouse who wears a white/blue striped bandanna. In ''New Horizons'', he gets a matching tank top.
* NightmareFetishist: Genji Genji, who wants to live in a house perfect to tell ghost stories in if you take his request in Happy Home Designer. It includes skeletons and many of the things you'd need to make a horror place.place.
* {{Ninja}}: Snake, a rabbit who wears a ninja hood, and whose ''Pocket Camp'' bio calls him this. ''Pocket Camp'' and ''New Horizons'' gives him a matching ninja costume.



* OccidentalOtaku: Genji. His catchphrase is even "otaku".

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* OccidentalOtaku: Genji. His Prior to ''New Horizons'', his catchphrase is was even "otaku".



** The same can be said for Sprocket the robot ostrich.



* TookALevelInKindness: They weren't exactly ''mean'' during the pre DS era but later installments would give them more depth and they'd be a lot less rude at times. They still laugh at your misfortune should the player get stung by a bee, but it's a far cry from what they used to be like.

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* TookALevelInKindness: They weren't exactly ''mean'' during in the pre DS era original game, but later installments would give them more depth depth, and they'd be a lot less rude at times. They still laugh at your misfortune should the player get stung by a bee, but it's a far cry from what they used to be like.



* BlatantBurgler: Rizzo the mouse has the Japanese version of this look, wearing [[StealthClothes a purple handkerchief tied around his head]]. On top of that, his ''Happy Home Designer'' request is "a hideout".



* CoolHelmet: Knox, a chicken who wears a golden helmet for some reason.

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* CoolHelmet: Knox, a chicken who wears a golden knight's helmet for some reason.with matching greaves.
** Vic, a bull who wears a viking helmet.


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* BlindingBangs: Shep, a dog that looks like a sheepdog, has a mop of hair covering his eyes.


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* NiceHat: Jacques, a bird who wears a green knit cap.
** O'Hare, a rabbit who wears a straw top hat with black trim.
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* LoanShark: Nook has this reputation with the fandom. In truth, he is, at best, a {{Subversion}}: while [[ButThouMust he rarely takes "no" for an answer when proposing housing extensions and the loans to afford them]], he is a very benevolent lender whose loans have no interest and no deadlines, and he allows players to pay off their loans over time instead of demanding a lump sum payment. In some games, he even offers work to earn bells to pay off the first loan for your new home while you learn the ropes of the game.
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* {{Malaproper}}: If you faint while visiting an island, Wilbur will say he "thought you fought the barn," a jumbled version of the idiom "bought the farm," i.e. died.

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* {{Malaproper}}: If you faint while visiting an island, Wilbur will say he "thought you fought the barn," a jumbled version of the idiom "bought the farm," i.e. died. When you buy a tool from him, he encourages you to "utilize it or futilize it," a wacky take on "use it or lose it."
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* {{Adorkable}}: Flick is soft-spoken and shy at first, with a quirky and socially awkward personality peeking through later when the player talks to him more. His personality comes off as very endearing as a result.



* FreakyFashionMildMind: He's dressed up in punk gear complete with piercings and a matching studded bug net, but he's a pretty nice guy otherwise, if a bit of an oddball.

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* FreakyFashionMildMind: He's dressed up in punk gear complete with piercings and even carries a matching studded spiked bug net, net with him but he's a pretty nice guy otherwise, if a bit of an oddball.
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* BlankWhiteEyes: The villager Julian, [[EyesAlwaysShut who’s eyes are usually always shut]], has this whenever he opens them if surprised.
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