Animal Crossing - Other NPCs / Characters

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Visitors and City Folk

Crazy Redd

Crazy Redd (Tsunekichi)

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Voiced by: Tetsuo Sakaguchi (movie)

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.

Redd is known for having rare items that are difficult to come by, but usually at inflated prices. He's also known for selling counterfeit artwork, to the dismay of Blathers and completionists alike. In New Horizons, he takes on a Pirate theme, dubbing himself "Jolly Redd" and docking on the island's secret beach to peddle his wares. Starting with the 2.0 update, he can set up a more permanent residence in Harv's commune, where he'll sell art and lottery tickets.

The Alleged Boat: His "Treasure Trawler" is an old fishing boat he purchased secondhand, which belches out black smoke from its chimney. After you purchase the first piece of artwork off of him to expand the Museum to include art, he can be heard musing about how/where he could get a good deal on one.
Ambiguous Criminal History: It's not exactly said just how he acquires art pieces, but is often implied that it's not through strictly legal means. In New Horizons Update 2.0, when you get enough money to get him a permanent business in Harv's commune, he will agree with the comment that "a man needs to disappear".
Asian Fox Spirit: While he doesn't have any magical abilities, he greatly resembles the typical depiction of a Japanese fox spirit, and he's got the trickster part down.
Cool Ship: In New Horizons, called "Jolly Redd's Treasure Trawler".
Cunning Like a Fox: He's always looking to make a quick bell and is fairly good at swindling customers.
Eyes Always Shut: No matter what emotion he has, his eyes are always shut.
False Friend: Tom Nook's past experiences and Lyle's career path through the games imply he has a history of being this, leaving his business partners high and dry while he runs off with the money.
Foil: To Tom Nook, befitting their Tanuki/Kitsune Contrast dynamic: Both are apron-clad businessmen who the player approaches for services, but while Tom Nook is a down-to-earth fellow who values honest business and hard work, Redd is a sneaky sort that isn't above tricking his customers and even his "partners" out of their money, This ties back to their inspirations from Japanese Mythology, with the Tanuki symbolizing good fortune and the Kitsune represents slyness.
Faux Affably Evil: He's not so much evil as "not exactly legit," but he is really overly friendly in a creepy way.
Fell Off the Back of a Truck: 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! His pirate motif in New Horizons may be the apex of crazy, especially since some of his forgeries seem to be haunted.
Foul Fox: A shady salesman who runs a black market shop. Although he typically does have some genuinely rare items that can't be obtained anywhere else, they're mixed in with overpriced common items, and from Wild World onwards, paintings and artwork he sells have a high chance of being forgeries.
Honest John's Dealership: Some of his paintings are actually forgeries. New Horizons has some of the artwork not only fake but possibly even haunted.
Insane Proprietor: Especially in the second two games.
Large Ham: He acts overly familiar, refers to everyone as "cousin", and tends to overreact to the your decisions.
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).
Luck-Based Mission: His fake paintings in the second two games — Fake Difficulty extraordinaire, since you can only get one a week, they're fairly expensive, and there's no guarantee it'll be a new painting. Downplayed in New Leaf and New Horizons — if you have a sharp eye and are in the know about art, you can tell the forgeries from the real deal, even letting you inspect the paintings closely so you can make sure. The downplayed part is due to his inventory possibly having all forgeries, or else the only genuine art pieces he has are ones that you previously obtained.
No Mouth: His mouth isn't visible but his nose twitches when he talks.
Pirate Booty: His motif in New Horizons.
The Rival: He's basically Tom Nook's rival. Where Tom Nook runs an 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.
The Sociopath: While he's not a violent criminal, there's no denying that Redd ticks off a lot of the criteria. He's manipulative, untrustworthy, and puts on over-the-top displays of emotion that are as shallow as they come. He'll gladly sucker people out of their money with overpriced, possibly stolen goods or counterfeit art, and not even his business partners are spared from his schemes. It's strongly implied that he worked with Tom Nook in the past, only to have ripped him off and ditched him when their business went under.
Stealth Pun: He runs a ship in New Horizons doing the same thing he's always done. In other words, he's pirating the artwork.
Stepford Smiler: 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

Phineas

Phineas (Palochino)

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".

Achievement System: 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.
Friend to All Children: His job selling balloons and other toys.
Kindness Button: 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.
Merit Badges for Everything: Pretty much Phineas's shtick in New Leaf.
Nice Guy: Friendly and affable enough.
Scout-Out: Phineas's uniform. It is thought to be a reference to Theodore Roosevelt, himself a scouting enthusiast.
Sweet Seal: Technically a sea lion, but fits well into this trope.

Saharah

Saharah (Loulan)

A camel who comes to town selling carpets (in the first game) and wallpaper (starting in Wild World). In each game, the way you get carpets/wallpaper off her changes. She acts a bit funny, but she's a shrewd businesswoman.

All Love Is Unrequited: In New Leaf, she's revealed to have a crush on Tom Nook.
Beige Prose: She had some elements of this in New Leaf, and they're further elaborated upon in New Horizons.
"Harmony is peace. Peace is unity. Unity is harmony. I tell this to the Nook man. He ask me to leave."
Divergent Character Evolution: Originally, she and Wendell had almost exactly the same jobs, her handling carpets while Wendell had wallpaper. She got both carpets and wallpaper in later games, so Wendell could do something much different.
Eyes Always Shut: Her eyes are never open, probably because of her long eyelashes.
Funny Foreigner: Speaks with a stereotypical Arabic accent, fitting the cliché of an oriental carpet saleswoman. Some villagers in City Folk suggest that it's just an act; they claim that she used to perform stand-up at the Marquee and spoke normally. In New Horizons, she instead speaks in a more Old Testament-esque Beige Prose (which still fits her character), possibly to avoid cultural insensitivity.
Meaningful Name: Her Japanese name comes from the Loulan Kingdom, an ancient kingdom along the Silk Road, while her English name comes from the Sahara desert, both relating to her being a camel who comes from a distant land to sell carpets.
National Animal Stereotypes: A camel based on the "Middle Eastern carpet seller" archetype.
Not So Stoic: She is pretty laidback, but will briefly panic if you don't buy anything from her.
She's a Man in Japan: Like Gracie, her gender was changed from male in the worldwide release of the game. The team who localized the original Animal Crossing explained later that they were unable to discern Saharah's gender, and going by the long eyelashes and name (which they interpreted as "Lauren" rather than "Loulan"), they translated her as female — they only became aware of the discrepancy when the Japanese team came back to them about it.

Wendell

Wendell (Seiichi)

Voiced by: Junpei Takiguchi (movie)

A hungry artist walrus who wanders into town offering wallpaper (in the first game) or patterns (in every game after that).

Big Eater: He will eat anything if he's starving.
Exposed Animal Belly Button: He has a midriff which shows his belly button
Extreme Omnivore: In Wild World and City Folk, he's apparently desperate enough to try eating anything.
Eyes Always Shut: His eyes are just two lines.
Growling Gut: As you'd expect from someone who's constantly on the brink of starvation, he's often tormented by his growling stomach.
Starving Artist: 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.
Stealth Pun: Wendell is always hungry. He’s a literal starving artist.
Talking in Your Dreams: 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.
Trademark Favorite Food: Fish. It's all he'll eat in the Nintendo 64 version of the first game.
Warm-Hearted Walrus: A passive walrus who gives you wallpaper and patterns.

Lyle

Lyle (Mr. Honma)

A blue, spectacled river otter. In Wild World, he works as an "insurance" man who claims to reimburse you for your injuries; he never pays out more than you have to pay upfront, and you can't refuse his offer. He's said to be working with Crazy Redd. In City Folk, he begrudgingly works for the Happy Room Academy, while in New Leaf, he's got a much nicer job at the Nook's Homes, where he represents the Happy Home Academy. He has a niece named Lottie, who also works in real estate.

Ambiguous Criminal History: It's already apparent that he's running an insurance scam in Wild World, and if you display a fossil in your home in City Folk, Lyle mentions that he used to dig for bones in "the yard... not the backyard, the other yard..."
But Thou Must!: 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.
Con Man: What he is in Wild World, as his insurance is a complete scam.
The Engineer: He designed and built the amiibo phone used in Happy Home Designer himself. And in the Happy Home Paradise expansion of New Horizons, Lottie tells the player that Paradise Planning's amiibo scanner was built and gifted to her by a relative who's good with mechanics, implying Lyle designed that as well.
Heel–Face Turn: In City Folk, he's stopped trying to scam people and now reluctantly works at the Happy Room Academy. By New Leaf, he's come to enjoy his job, is on friendly terms with Nook, and the player can even strike a casual conversation with him now and then.
Honest John's Dealership: His insurance. He says it lasts forever, but it always expires before your payouts equal what you paid to begin with.
Laser-Guided Karma: After scamming people out of thousands of bells in Wild World, he gets punished with a lousy job at the HRA in City Folk.
"This wasn't always my job. I used to be somebody. Big shot. Important. But stuff happens, yeah?"
"Lyle used to have dreams... Lyle used to have it all. Big car, corner office, bang. Then it all went to pot."
Loophole Abuse: 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.
Motor Mouth: He will go on very long tangents about what your house looks like. You can even tell him "wow, you talk fast".
Schmuck Bait: New players unfamiliar with Lyle may think that simply talking to Lyle is innocent enough, until they are 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.
Schrödinger's Question: 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.
Stepford Smiler: In City Folk, Lyle regularly implies he's unhappy with his career.
Lyle: Lyle's trying to love his job! Look at him dance!
Suspiciously Specific Denial: In Wild World:
Lyle: What, me? Nah, Redd and me, we just know each other from around. No big! C'mon!
Terse Talker: Lyle. This trope. He talks like this often.
Third-Person Person: Lyle. This trope, too. He can't get enough.
When You Coming Home, Dad?: In City Folk, Lyle reminisces on playing in the snow with his daughters, and then mentions that he doesn't do that anymore. It's unclear whether he neglects them or they simply grew up; in New Leaf he brings up taking his daughters to K.K. Slider's show, suggesting the latter is more likely.

K.K. Slider

K.K. Slider (Totakeke)

Voiced by: Shun Ogui (movie, speaking) Kazumi Totaka (singing)

A guitar-playing Jack Russell terrier who puts on a concert from his wide catalog every Saturday. Also known by his Japanese name Totakeke, he is not only the first character you meet in the original 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.

Author Avatar: K.K. is one for the series' main composer, Kazumi Totaka. Not only is his real name, Totakeke, a play on Totaka's name, but Totaka also provides his singing voice.
Big Ol' Eyebrows: Villagers occasionally comment on his big, black eyebrows, saying that they look like someone drew them on with a marker.
Clark Kenting: As DJ KK, all he wears is a hat and glasses, and this is enough that some characters aren't entirely sure if he's actually just K.K. Slider or someone who happens to look similar. DJ KK himself refuses to admit to it.
Doing It for the Art: An In-Universe example: K.K doesn't seem to care much about making money off his hits, and in Wild World, he outright decries "those industry fat cats." In fact, at each of his concerts, he gives the first song away for free. He really just wants to fill the world with his music. Though he eventually starts stocking his songs at the Nooklings' store in New Leaf, in Happy Home Designer, he says the money makes off of those sales don't go to him; he donates it to the kids.
Dub Name Change:
- As mentioned, his Japanese name is Totakeke, though it's mentioned in the English version 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... 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"). This even carries over to the cover art in New Horizons, where Spanish and Latin-themed songs have "Tota-" on the cover in all versions.
Famed In-Story: In New Horizons, Tom Nook and Isabelle freak out when they learn he wants to visit.
Fashionable Asymmetry: K.K.'s facial features aren't perfectly symmetrical, and are actually slightly askew. His left eye is open slightly wider than his right. This is a trait he shares with Kazumi Totaka himself.
Genre Roulette: While he performs live in Folk Rock, as the description of the "K.K. Mania" milestones in the Nook Miles app in Animal Crossing: New Horizons confirm, his songs in their aircheck versions cover a huge variety of music genres and styles from around the world and across history.
Leitmotif: K.K. Song. Appropriately given his status as an Author Avatar for Totaka, K.K. 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.
Mellow Fellow: Possibly the most passive laid-back character in the series next to Pascal, who also fits this.
Only Known by Their Nickname: It's stated his name is "Totakeke" (his Japanese name) in the original game but everyone just calls him K.K. Slider.
Punny Name: His real name, Totakeke, is a play on series composer Kazumi Totaka's name when written in Eastern reading order (Totaka Kazumi → Totaka K. → Tota K.K. → Totakeke).
Rhymes on a Dime: In New Leaf.
Series Mascot: 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 Super Smash Bros. Melee), and even got a Mii costume in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. 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, to the point where getting him to visit the player's island marks the end of the tutorial.
Translation Nod: The shortening of Totakeke to K.K. was a product of the localisation, and said shortening made its way to Japan in New Leaf via his alter ego being named DJ KK, even in Japanese.
Virtual Celebrity: For Nintendo Live 2019 Kyoto, K.K. made a surprise appearance as the opening act of a Squid Sisters/Off the Hook concert, performing the song "Welcome Horizons" to promote New Horizons. Nintendo Live 2022 saw DJ KK have half of a concert to himself (the other half belonging to Deep Cut), performing a medley of a variety of his songs, while various villagers joined in to dance along.

Katie and Kaitlin

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. If she's in your town, she'll reward you if you take her to someone else's.

Blatant Lies: Katie lies and says "I'm not crying!!" Despite being Prone to Tears.
Continuity Nod: In New Leaf, Katie mentions that she's old enough to travel without her mom. She also mentions Kaitlin during her Pocket Camp events, particularly when there's something interesting that she can tell her about or bring home as a souvenir.
Cherry Blossoms: Katie's events in Pocket Camp have this flower as their theme, coinciding with the start of Spring. Her special item is the Sakura Swing, a cherry blossom tree twing she can play on.
Cute Kitten: Katie is absolutely adorable.
Family Theme Naming: Both mother and child are named for some variant of "Kate".
Hates Being Alone: Katie bawls her eyes out when she's separated from her mom in earlier games, and while she's gotten over that fear by New Leaf, she quietly admits that she's still uncomfortable traveling by herself, hence why she asks you to accompany her.
Never the Selves Shall Meet: Interestingly, considering the game usually embraces the Identical Stranger aspect of multiple towns, New Leaf goes out of its way to avoid having more than one instance of Katie in one town. If you're about to travel to a town that already has another Katie, she'll drop her ticket before she leaves, causing her to miss the train. This will still count as taking her with you, though; she'll mail you her usual gift, with a letter mentioning she took the next train.
Ocular Gushers: Whenever she cries about losing her mother or if you leave her behind.
Older and Wiser: Katie has gone from being terrified of being separated from Kaitlin to traveling alone for fun. She's not much older (she wears the kind of hat worn by kindergarten students in Japan), and she'll briefly revert to her old timid self if you refuse to help her, but she's overall much more mature than she was originally.
Permanently Missable Content: 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. They can still appear in Wild World, since other towns can still be visited through local wireless, and Katie still regularly appears in later games.
Prone to Tears: She cries about losing her mother and if you run too fast, she will trip, fall on her face, and then cry.
Punny Name: Katie's Japanese name, Maiko, is a pun on the Japanese word "maigo", which means "lost". In English, Katie and Kaitlin's names are puns on common words for "cat" ("kitty" for Katie, and "cait" for Kaitlin).
Walking the Earth: Katie's goal in New Leaf is to travel and see all kinds of different towns.

Pascal

Pascal (Rakosuke)

Voiced by: Takashi Miike (movie)

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, he will sometimes give you ship-themed furniture if you talk to him.

In New Horizons, his role is similar and he appears in the same manner as in New Leaf, but he will instead give the player D.I.Y. recipes for the updated Mermaid Series furniture, along with mermaid-themed clothing and occasionally rare pearls needed for crafting.

Catchphrase: "Maaaaaaaaan..."
Childhood Brain Damage: 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.
Furry Reminder: Should you follow him after giving him a scallop in New Horizons, you'll see him banging it on his stomach to break it open before eating it, much like real sea otters are known to do.
G-Rated Stoner: He's obsessed with food (specifically scallops) and gives nonsensical advice. Yet, there are no clear signs that he uses drugs. According to Cranky villagers, Pascal hitting his head as a child explains his weird behavior.
Ice-Cream Koan: A lot of what he says.
Mellow Fellow: Much of his odd advice comes from just how laid-back he is.
No Mouth: His mouth isn't visible even when he speaks.
Punny Name: "Pascal" shares many of the same sounds as "scallop".
Stealth Hi/Bye: 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. He does this again in New Horizons.
Trademark Favorite Food: Scallops!
Worthless Yellow Rocks: He apparently has an infinite supply of pearls which he'll trade to you once a day for a scallop.

Gulliver

Gulliver (Johnny)

Voiced by: Wataru Takagi (movie)

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.

All for Nothing: Even if you fix Gulliver's communicator, he still has to wait on your island for the whole day until his crew picks him up because they leave his messages on read. He'll still be grateful for the player's help though, even if it ended up being pointless in the long run.
Big Ol' Eyebrows: They both have big brown eyebrows.
Blatant Lies: 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. He occasionally indulges in this in New Horizons, but more often he'll be straight with you on what happened.
The Casanova: 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.
Epic Fail: Falling overboard once a week.
The Friend Nobody Likes: It's implied in New Horizons that his crew mates are real tired of him falling overboard so often as they always leave him on read when he messages them to come pick him up. And in one of Katrina's fortunes, they actually block his number! Even the island's villagers eventually get so used to Gulliver's constant appearances on the beach that they don't even bother trying to wake him up if they see him.
Funny Foreigner: In the Japanese release of the first game, it's implied that Gulliver hails from the Anglosphere, speaking predominantly in katakana, occasionally slipping in Gratuitous English, and sporting a distinctly western name. The "funny" part, meanwhile, comes from his characterization as a bumbling blowhard who frequently falls overboard and tells tall tales about his journeys. Later appearances downplay the "foreigner" aspect by removing his broken Japanese.
Heavy Sleeper: When you find Gulliver on your town's shoreline, you can smack him with your net or hit him with your shovel or axe, and he'll sleep through it — it'll take several hits for him to wake up.
Here We Go Again!: Sometimes lampshaded when he wakes up after washing ashore.
Gulliver: Hooooo boy. Up we go. On your feet, sailor. This isn't our first mystery beach, and it won't be our last... blugh... swallowed a LOT of seawater... Come on, get it together. Talk to the local. Here we go.
Non Sequitur: A lot of the stuff he mutters in his sleep is pretty nonsensical, to say the least.
No Sense of Direction: 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 where you tell him, but usually not.
Punny Name: Gulliver, as in the seabird.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Blue to Gullivarrr's red. He's a bit calmer and less angrier. He’s also seemingly more on the ditzy side.
Running Gag: Being found washed up on shore.
Semiaquatic Species Sailor: A seagull who is also a sailor.
Shout-Out:
- Possibly named after the main character of Gulliver's Travels. In New Horizons, the Nook Miles achievement nods toward this, making the long-term Nook Miles achievement for helping out Gulliver "Gulliver's Travails". His Japanese name appears to be a nod to Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
- In New Leaf, he occasionally mentions Isle Delfino, Ricco Harbor or Bobbery of Rogueport upon being woken up.
- He'll also mention he's in a fuzzy pickle.
- In the original, he'll sometimes claim he fought the Deep Python sea snakes at Pinnacle Rock (before realizing that wasn't him), or mention he left his goldfish in Toad Town or Hyrule.
- In New Horizons, he says your offer to help him was as friendly as the time he washed up in the town of Coralcola.
- In New Horizons upon waking up he may say "but, verily, it be the nature of dreams to end" and afterwards will say that he heard a fish say that once.
- Also a reference to Moby-Dick in New Horizons when you try to wake Gulliver up:
  Gulliver: No, YOU walk th' plank, Ahab... Think yer so smart.
Suspiciously Specific Denial: One of the comments when you try to wake Gulliver up suggests he's faking:
Gulliver: Zzz... I can't believe how seriously unconscious I am right now...
Talking in Your Sleep: He does this when you attempt (but fail) to wake him. Actually waking him may take several attempts.
Video Game Cruelty Potential:
- 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 by yelling his name into the megaphone right next to him.
- In the fifth, you can refuse to give him back his communicator parts. This is actually the best way to farm rusted parts to craft the Robot Hero.

Gullivarrr

Gullivarrr (Pirate J)

A suspiciously similar seagull — he looks like Gulliver except he's wearing pirate clothes rather than a sailor uniform. Added to New Horizons in its July 2020 Summer update, he appears once the player buys a wetsuit. He shows up stranded like the other seagull and tasks the player to finding his communicator, this time underwater and only a single object. He gifts them pirate-themed items for the trouble.

A Pirate 400 Years Too Late: Despite being pirates of the romantic stories, Gullivarrr and his crew enjoy modern day necessities. In fact, his task involves finding his communicator underwater, later revealed to be a smartphone.
Dressed to Plunder: Dons a red pirate coat to make him distinct from the other seagull. His reward can also be pirate clothes.
Drunk on Milk: One of his stories involves him falling overboard because he had too much soda.
Exotic Eye Designs: His pupils are shaped like blue stars.
Gratuitous English: In the Japanese version, his dialog has him speak and interject in alphabetized English!
Guyliner: Has noticeable eye shadows.
His Name Really Is "Barkeep": Played with in Japanese. His textbox name is "Pirate". But then tells the player to call him "J". When he addresses the player, he always uses J to identify himself.
Identical Stranger: When you first find him^noteon your island, specifically, if you meet Gullivarrr on another island first, Gullivarrr's proper name is used instead of Gulliver's regardless if you met him on your island or not and your character will still be confused the first time Gullivarrr is encountered on your island, he is identified as Gulliver despite having a different uniform and manner of speaking. After his introduction, however, he clarifies himself and the name promptly calls him Gullivarrr.
- Even if you’ve interacted with Gulliver prior to meeting him, he doesn’t recognize the player when they interact. In contrast, Gulliver will recognize the player after multiple interactions.
- Although he might look like Gulliver in a different outfit, he also has bags under his eyes, and his pupils are tilted to look more like ×'s than +'s.
- He has a distinct pirate talk compared to the more straightforward dialog from Gulliver. He's also a bit on the aggressive side.
- His task is a bit different as well. While it has the same hook of finding a means to contact his crew, Gullivarrr will only ask for his communicator as a whole rather than finding five parts of a broken communicator. They are also underwater rather than on the shoreline.
- While helping Gullivarrr does not add to the Golden Shovel achievement, he will still leave a rusted part for the player in their recycling box.
- If any of the other things didn’t help, Gulliver and Gullivarrr can show up in the same week but not on consecutive days.
Mythology Gag: One of his sleep talks claims that the sea bass is more like a C minus, referencing New Horizons' original capture quote for the Sea Bass. In the final game, it's "more like a C plus".
Pirate: Talks about having a crew who has amassed lots of booty. He will gladly share them with you for helping him out, giving the pirate-themed set.
Pirate Booty: He will give the player things like treasure chest and barrels.
The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything: Heavily implied in his dialogue that him and his crew don't really engage in actual piracy. For example, he might talk about a time they were hauling booty from a run. Then it turns out the run was just a run to the supermarket and his crew were just loading groceries they bought.
Pun: Talking to him when he's unconscious will make him utter various nautical puns.
Gullivarrr: I need to catch the seven Z's...
Punny Name: Gulliver but with a yarr!
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Has more prominent red colors, and is more aggressive and hotheaded than Gulliver.
Running Gag: Much like Gulliver, he is seen on the shore.
Shout-Out:
- Like his fellow seagull, he is named after Gulliver's Travels. But with an added pirate twist!
- He mentions that he has traveled from Crocodile Isle to Keelhaul Key.
- After waking him up, he might exclaim at you, fighting a certain Captain Cortez with three swords and a hooked hand.
- After helping him, he says that you are "sweeter than Captain Syrup".
Talk Like a Pirate: And full pirate-y sentences to boot!
Talking in Your Sleep: Same like Gulliver, except now peppered with sailor mouth.
Video Game Cruelty Potential: Just like with Gulliver, you can refuse to give him back his communicator. It will turn into a stack of five rusted parts the next day.

Dr. Shrunk

Dr. Shrunk (Shishoo)

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.

Awful Wedded Life: A lot of his jokes are typical "complaining about the missus" style comedy.
Furry Reminder: He likes eating double-fly bug swirl ice cream.
Iconic Outfit: His bright yellow jacket with red hoops and a blue bowtie. He stops wearing it in New Leaf and actually 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.
Self-Deprecation: Some of his jokes reference how unfunny he is. This is even more pronounced in New Leaf.
The Shrink: Although he mostly seems to be trying to help people get in touch with their emotions.
So Unfunny, It's Funny: Occasionally, a resident of your village will be found at his show. They will often complain about how bad it was.
Stepford Smiler: 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.

Gracie

Gracie (Grace)

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.

Alpha Bitch: Gracie is very snooty and condescending.
Ambiguous Gender Identity: In the Japanese and Korean text, it's unclear if the creators intended for Gracie to be seen as a transgender woman, a Drag Queen, or simply an effeminate man. The localization team for the original Animal Crossing saw him as transgender, but official Japanese descriptions always list his gender as male; him changing his name from "Nabenosuke" to "Grace" can also be interpreted as either a drag queen's Stage Name or a genuine change of identity. In the international versions, it's made clear that Gracie is a cisgender woman, and her name change is instead done to cover up an Embarrassing First Name.
Nate Bilhdorff: She was a transsexual, wasn't she?
Bill Trinen: Yeah, she was a transvestite.
Nate Bihldorff: A lot of times these Japanese speakers will be reading something and say "...There's something going on here, and we're not exactly sure what it is."
Drives Like Crazy: Copper doesn't seem to be very fond of her due to her reckless driving and parking.
Dude Looks Like a Lady: While Gracie is male in the Japanese release, their traditionally female name and feminine appearance is likely why their gender was changed in the world-wide releases.
Eccentric Fashion Designer: She (or he in the Japanese version) visits your town from time to time, and gives you rare pieces of clothing you wouldn't normally find at the Able Sisters' shop. (S)he tends to call the player "honey" or "darling" and speaks with a deep voice.
Genial Giraffe: A notable subversion as she's very stuck-up and condescending.
Hidden Depths: Apparently, she and Tom Nook go way back. Nook claims that she was once a free-spirit before she became a designer.
I Work Alone: In Happy Home Paradise, she'll decline the offer to have a roommate by saying that she needs her creativity time.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: While she's blunt and snobby, successfully washing her car or pashing her fashion checks will reward the player with one of her furniture items. In New Leaf, she will even be impressed if the player correctly captures her theme and as with the Able Sisters, she will eventually give them a mannequin.
Neat Freak: In the first game and Wild World, she'll ask the player to clean her vintage car as she dislikes getting it dirty from driving on "hick" roads. Successfully cleaning it will net the player a piece of clothing.
Punny Name: In the Japanese release of the first game, villagers may occasionally gossip that his name is "Nabenosuke", which both means "saucy woman" and incorporates an anagram of "onabe," a slur for butch lesbians, tying in with his characterization as a campy, effeminate man. In the English localization, her alleged real name is instead Gretchen Grunch.
She's a Man in Japan: Similarly to Saharah, Gracie's gender was changed in the worldwide release to female, being an effeminate male in the original Japanese titles as well as the Korean release of the game.
Stage Name: Implied. In the original GameCube game she may occasionally deny that her real name is Gretchen Grunch. To complicate things more, the Gossip Stone item introduced in the Welcome Amiibo update of New Leaf says that "Gracie" is not her real name.
Stocking Filler: Wears black fishnets that fit in her stylish appearance. Her hooves are also split in a way that makes them seem as if she's wearing high heels. New Horizons gives her heeled boots.

Kicks

Kicks (Shanku)

A skunk who first appears in City Folk as a shoe shiner. He opens a shop in New Leaf which sells socks as well as shoes. In New Horizons, he's a travelling salesman who may come to the plaza on the player's island selling socks, shoes and even bags and backpacks.

Accent Adaptation: In the NA release of City Folk, he speaks with an Australian dialect, which is changed to a Cockney dialect in the European release. Later games simply stick with the Cockney accent.
Ascended Extra: 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.
Meaningful Name: Almost all of his names are either references to shoes or slang terms for shoes.
Nice Guy: 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.
No Mouth: His mouth isn't visible but his nose twitches when he talks.
Shoe Shine, Mister?: In City Folk, he's a shoe shiner.
Street Urchin: He speaks like an urchin from 19th century London, and actually is an urchin in City Folk.
Stealth Pun: He's a skunk that sells shoes. Think about it.
Walking Shirtless Scene: In City Folk he only wears a pair of slacks and suspenders. New Leaf gives him a shirt.

Harriet

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. She was absent from New Horizons until the 2.0 update, where she's moved to Harvey's island, still doing her job as a hairdresser.

Demoted to Extra: In New Horizons, thanks to the mirrors, her role was significantly reduced, only giving 7 new hairstyles before closing her store for good and being reduced to the role of a regular NPC
Chatty Hairdresser: Until New Horizons, she implemented this trait in the gameplay by asking questions to the character, and giving the character a new haircut according to the answers the client gave to her.
The Fashionista: Her whole live is revolved about hairstyling fashion, often commenting about hairstyles and tips even when she's off-work.
Friendly Address Privileges: When Harvey suggests calling Harriet the nickname of Hattie, she replies that only Harvey can call her that.
Granola Girl: In the 2.0 update, she moves out with Harvey and has adapted well to the hippie lifestyle.
Implied Love Interest: In New Horizons, It's implied that she and Harvey are either in a relationship or are into each other, though the game doesn't confirm anything either way.
In-Series Nickname: Subverted in Wild World. The first time you talk to her, she asks if she can call you "[name]-chkins", but even if you accept, she remembers she's not working in the corner barber, and just calls you by your real name.
Nice Girl: Harriet is a nice and cheerful hairstylist who enjoys styling her customers, encouraging them to try new hairstyles no matter their gender, and praising them after she finishes her job with their hair.
Pink Means Feminine: A pink girly female poodle who works as a hairdresser.
Punny Name: She's a hairstylist named whose name sounds like "Hair"-iet. Her hair salon Shampoodle counts as well, as it combines the words "shampoo" and "poodle"
Rapid Hair Growth: With her dryer and her hairstylist skills she can give longer hair to her customers no matter how short they were.
Round Hippie Shades: She wears these in the 2.0 update.
Took a Level in Kindness: While she is a nice girl, In New Horizons, she can undo the hairstyle she chooses for you if you don't like it, whereas in the older games, you were forced to wait a day to change it.
Verbal Tic: She often ends her sentences by calling people "sugar."

Labelle

Labelle (Kate)

A hedgehog who first appeared as the sole worker at Gracie Grace in City Folk. As of New Leaf, she works with her sisters Mabel and Sable in the accessories department of their store, and in New Horizons she's striking out on her own to launch a fashion brand.

Defrosting Ice Queen: 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.
Late-Arrival Spoiler: In City Folk, her identity as the lost Able Sister was the subject of a major side quest. New Leaf and future games don't bother hiding this. By New Horizons, she even returns to her birth name of "Label", though she retains "Labelle" as the name of the clothing line she's started.
Meaningful Name: "La belle" roughly translates to "the beauty" or "the beautiful one". Though you probably knew that already. Also an Invoked Trope, 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. In New Horizons, she's dropped the name for herself but has decided to use it for her brand. In fact, her name, Label, matches her desire to start a fashion label.
No Mouth: Her mouth isn't visible but her nose twitches when she talks.
Odd Name Out: In the English localization, "Label" is a tad out of place with her sisters Sable and Mabel, since it's not a common name.
Theme Naming: Her real name is Label, which rhymes with "able" like the rest of her sisters' names do.

Blanca

Blanca (Suspicious Cat)

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 April Fools' Day and will pretend to be other villagers.

Ascended Extra: 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, 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).
The Blank: Though only until you draw her a face.
Dude Looks Like a Lady: She's supposed to be an androgynous male in Japanese, but she's female internationally. In New Leaf, her appearance is vague enough to suggest either.
Face Doodling: Up to City Folk, she actually asks you to draw on her face.
Master of Disguise: 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.
No Name Given: Similar to Rover, she's only referred to as "Suspicious Cat" in the Japanese versions.
She's a Man in Japan: Like Saharah and Gracie, she is explicitly referred to as an androgynous male in Japanese but was made female in the localizations. Blanca having the voice of a lazy/jock villager, both exclusively belonging to male villagers, is carried over despite the change.
The Rival: To Jack, according to Happy Home Designer.
Video Game Cruelty Potential: 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.

Katrina

Katrina (Hakkemii)

A panther Fortune Teller that appears inside an exotic-looking tent. At the right price (50 Bells in the original, 100 in Wild World, 500 in New Leaf, 1,000 in New Horizons), she can tell the player their fortune.

Ascended Extra: If the Mayor wishes, Katrina can become a permanent resident of the town on Main Street in New Leaf.
Astrologer: Her predictions are based on the Zodiac sign your birthday falls under.
The Bus Came Back: After a near years long absence in New Horizons, she returns as a non-playable character that sets up shop on the plaza area of Harv's Island. There she performs a similar role to the one she does in the previous game, such as telling the player their fortune.
Captain Obvious: "And remember that bad times... are just times that are bad."
Drop the Washtub: In City Folk, she does this to read the stars that appear above your head.
Luck Stat: Her readings affect your luck; getting good fortune from her will raise your luck, while getting a bad fortune from her will lower it. 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. In New Horizons, she offers a "purification spell" that can remove bad luck, but at ten times the price of the initial reading.
Sdrawkcab Speech: In New Horizons, in addition to her chanting, she utters "LLA SWONK LATSYRC EHT!". She also says "RETSASID DIOVA!" if you opt-in for a purification spell.
Shout-Out: There's some The Legend of Zelda references inside the tent interior, one of which being the Triforce on the back curtain.
Tarot Troubles: In Wild World only, she uses Tarot cards to read your fortune.

Joan

Joan (Kaburiba)

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.

Cool Old Lady: She's been selling turnips for decades, and is a friendly, down-to-earth boar. Even when she's settled down from travelling, she's still farming those turnips.
Game-Breaking Injury: Joan's knees have deteriorated to the point where she can no longer travel and sell her turnips in person (and requires a doctor's visit every Monday—she visits the hospital at the player's archipelago if the player has progressed far enough in Happy Home Paradise's story), but she still grows and harvests her turnips every week (preventing it from being a full-blown Career-Ending Injury).
Hidden Depths: Talk to her in her RV, and she says she has a bus driving license.
Luck-Based Mission: The 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, based on one of four random patterns (steady decrease, small spike, large spike, or random fluctuation). 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 figure out the pattern your town has and plan accordingly.
Punny Name: She's a sow named Joan who deals with the "Stalk" market, referencing the Dow Jones stock exchange.
Stock "Yuck!": 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.

Daisy Mae

Daisy Mae (Uri)

A young boar girl introduced in New Horizons who sells turnips in place of Joan. She also happens to be Joan's granddaughter.

Adorably Precocious Child: According to her, Joan deemed her old enough to assist with selling turnips. She's both professional and adorable.
Legacy Character: 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!" Dialogue in The Roost reveals that while Joan is getting too old to travel, she's still got some vitality in her to keep growing turnips.
Punny Name: Her English-language name alludes to American financial institutions, much like her grandmother; in her case, Fannie Mae (the Federal National Mortgage Association).
Raised by Grandparents: Implied, since she is apparently living with her grandmother and there are no mention of her actual parents.
Snot Bubble: Her nose is fairly obviously dripping, which helps project an innocent and youthful appearance. One of her idle animations is the Sneeze reaction.
Strong Family Resemblance: She looks a lot like a younger version of her grandmother, and even dresses in a similar way.
Trademark Favorite Food: She adores turnips. According to Joan, the latter once made a lasagna with an amount of turnips that even she thought was too much, but Daisy Mae said there weren’t enough.

C.J.

C.J. (Justin)

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An Internet celebrity beaver who runs the Fishing Tourney in New Horizons in place of his father, 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.

Catchphrase: Refers to people as "fishionista".
Childhood Friends: C.J. and Flick have known each other since they were kids.
Cool Shades: Dons a pretty nice pair with black frames and colourful lenses.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: C.J. explains that he and Flick both live together, and they grew up together as kids. An official English-language guidebook states that they are roommates and business partners.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: If his species, blond hair, backwards cap, and Japanese name are anything to go by, he might be a reference to Justin Bieber.
Not a Morning Person: The morning of the fishing tournament before the tournament itself has actually started at 9 A.M. is one of the few times you can encounter C.J. not in "streamer mode", as he's too tired to bother.
C.J.: Glad I caught ya, flyfisher! You look hyped. You look ready. You look... caffeinated. I gotta get on that.
Pungeon Master: He often works fish-related puns into his dialogue, such as "fishionista" and "anywave". He's a seasports livestreamer, after all.
Punny Name:
- " His name in the Japanese version is "Justin". He's a beaver. Justin Beaver, geddit ? ^note
- The French translation has a different kind of pun: He's renamed Pollux, and the French word for "beaver" is "castor". As in, the brothers Castor and Pollux of mythology.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The extroverted red to Flick's blue.
Selfie Fiend: When you complete his challenge, he snaps a bunch of pictures with his NookPhone, capping off with a selfie.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The confident and outgoing Manly Man to Flick's shy and artistic Sensitive Guy.
Verbal Tic: In English, frequently finishes sentences with "nyuk", similar to his dad's Signature Laugh.

Flick

Flick (Rex)

An artistic, red chameleon introduced in New Horizons who hosts the Bug-Off tourney in said game in place of his father, 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.

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, even quoting William Shakespeare when he writes a positive review of the island.
Childhood Friends: C.J. and Flick have known each other since they were kids.
Cloudcuckoolander: You might catch him lost in his thoughts sometimes when he's on your island. Said thoughts aren't exactly coherent. Flick also expects that all participants in the Bug-Off will want to keep all the bugs they caught for themselves to form "long-lasting relationships" with like he would and is honestly surprised whenever they just want to sell it to him.
Doing It for the Art: invokedThough 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.
Eccentric Artist: Has really strange habits and dialog. He is also responsible for crafting statues of bugs and fish.
Freaky Fashion, Mild Mind: 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.
Hell-Bent for Leather: He wears a studded black leather jacket.
Heterosexual Life-Partners: C.J. explains that they both live together, and they grew up together as kids. An official English-language guidebook states that they are roommates and business partners.
I Call It "Vera": A random comment from him at the Roost reveals he calls his self made bug catching net "Bügnir".
Informed Species: He’s supposed to be a chameleon — specifically a Jackson's chameleon, judging by his horns — yet his head and eye shape make him look more like a dragon, or even a Charmeleon from Pokémon.
Lovable Lizard: Between his bashful personality and the Animal Crossing franchise's cute art style, Flick is certainly adorable.
My Nayme Is: 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.
Parental Issues:
- In the Japanese version, the dialog where C.J. explains that Flick's dad loves bugs is very similar to the English version. However, in the Japanese version of the dialog where C.J. mentions that he lives with Flick, instead of C.J. explaining how "swell" it is that they've got their own setup, C.J. instead says that Flick has nearly no relationship with his family anymore after moving out, explaining it's because he cut off all ties with his dad, since even though they both still love bugs, Flick's dad loves eating them too, and they couldn't agree on that.
- This is confirmed in the English version with the 2.0 update: when invited to the Roost, Nat implies that his relationship with Flick is strained. He will mention that insects have become "a touchy issue" between him and Flick, and contrasts it with Chip's close relationship with C.J. Notably, while Chip brings C.J. with him, Nat doesn't bring Flick.
Perky Goth: Provides the goth look with his dark clothes and piercings, though he’s a friendly Nice Guy who geeks out over bugs.
Red and Black and Evil All Over: Averted. Flick is a red chameleon with red pants and a black leather jacket. However, he's a Perky Goth who is very friendly and totally harmless.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: Ironic given that he's colored red, but he's the milder blue to C.J.'s red.
Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The shy and artistic Sensitive Guy to C.J.'s confident and outgoing Manly Man.
Shrinking Violet: Flick does the bashful reaction a lot and his dialogue, especially when you first meet him and when he brings up his commissions, shows that he's very shy. Sometimes Flick lets loose that he never really talks to anybody outside of C.J. and now the player, and appreciates that the player went out of their way to befriend him. During the Bug-Catching Tournament, while he's extremely excited for the event during the set up, when the actual event is occurring, he gives the introduction perfectly as if rehearsed from a script and them immediately stutters through the rest of his dialogue afterward when confronted with the player's choices.
Flick: Oh, and if you want to commission a piece of my art just let me know OK bye.
Suddenly Shouting: Happens when you commit to a commission for a bug model.
Flick: (quietly to himself) Scored a commission! I mean, um... (does the Bewilderment reaction at the player) AND SO OUR CONTRACT IS BOUND, HUMAN.
The Ugly Guy's Hot Daughter: He is Nat's son, but aside from sharing the same species, they hardly resemble each other, with Flick being an attractive Bishōnen compared to his more reptilian father.
Your Size May Vary: Not him, but his models don't always reflect the size of the in-game creatures they're based on, with some fish models being noticeably smaller than their living counterpart, and conversely some bug models being much bigger than their related species.

Other NPCs

Mr. Resetti

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Voiced by: Yuuichi Kimura (movie)

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. He's made optional in New Leaf due to the Reset Surveillance Center being shut down, putting him out of a job. Because of the auto-save feature in New Horizons, his new job is working for the Rescue Service to help stranded players, a change he's more than happy with.

Accent Adaptation: His Kansai dialect was replaced with a New York accent in the English translation.
And Another Thing...: Tends to end his speeches on one, usually to bluntly tell you to take better care of your personal hygiene.
A Taste of Their Own Medicine: In one scenario, Resetti decides to reset the game for you... as in resetting your whole progress. It's a fakeout.
"All right, 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 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!"
Berserk Button: 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.
Brooklyn Rage: He has this kind of accent in the English versions, to match his Kansai dialect in Japanese.
Character Development: If you invite him to the Roost via amiibo, he'll say maybe reset buttons aren't always bad, and that it might be nice if life had a reset button.
The Chew Toy: Look at what this guy has to go through. It's his job to discourage players from unfairly Save Scumming, 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. 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. This seems to be letting up in New Horizons; he has a new job as part of the Rescue Service, and he notes that the job has mellowed him out despite his initial misgivings.
Demoted to Extra: He makes only one appearance in New Leaf when you commit your first reset, and then is never seen again... unless you rebuild the Reset Center, giving him his job back. In New Horizons, since the game now auto-saves, he's the unseen operator of the Rescue Service.
Embarrassing First Name: "Sonny", according to his brother.
Everyone Has Standards: He claims that he draws the line at lecturing somebody for hours on end.
Eyes Always Shut: His eyes only open when he's angry.
Fat Bastard: Resetti is rather stout and short-tempered.
Gonk: Resetti is not very cute compared to everyone else in the game.
Hair-Trigger Temper: He'll start off calm, but one too many resets, and he'll blow his stack. On the eighth reset, he gets so angry that he actually gets a leg cramp and sees his blood pressure spike, mentioning that his anger causes enough health issues to generate warnings from his doctor.
He Who Must Not Be Seen: Before the 2.0 Update, he was this in New Horizons. His voice and leitmotif can be heard when calling the rescue service on the NookPhone, you could unlock a poster of him by scanning his amiibo, and one piece of "anonymous feedback" read by Isabelle is clearly from him, but he made no physical appearance whatsoever.
Iconic Outfit: 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 nice tuxedo for Groundhog Day in the original English version.
Jerk with a Heart of Gold: 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. 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). He even personally thanks the mayor after the funding is met.
Job-Stealing Robot: A fourth wall-breaking example. In New Horizons the auto-save feature rendered Resetti's job obsolete. However, he is not distraught and found a new job where he is significantly nicer.
Large Ham: When he gets mad, he REALLY shows it.
Last-Name Basis: He's known more as Mr. Resetti than Sonny Resetti.
Mole Miner: He's got the overalls, pickaxe and everything. He tunnels to approach the player when they've reset the game on his watch.
Motor Mouth: Every single time he shows up, his punishment to you is to give a long, long, LONG pep talk about the importance of saving.
Obsolete Occupation: In New Horizons, auto-save 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 "resets" your position. During the May Day Tour, he'll even reset the maze to its starting position.
Punch-Clock Villain: 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).
Rambunctious Italian: Okay, "Resetti" isn't an actual Italian name but it does sound like one (and given Nintendo's mascot there is some kind of precedent), and the character certainly fits the trope by virtue of being a Large Ham with a short fuse (in Brooklyn Rage flavor). His first name being "Sonny" and his brother being named "Don" are just icing on the panettone.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The red to Don's blue. Whereas Don is calm and sedate, to the point where he gets scared by thunder, Resetti is a hothead who screams bloody murder in the player's face if they reset enough times.
Repeat After Me: Reset the game too many times and Resetti will make you type out sentences like "I am stupid." and "I stink."
Sour Outside, Sad Inside: Simply put, Resetti's life sucks. He has to do a 24/7/365 job that he hates, which requires him to yell at people until he's red in the face, and he receives absolutely no thanks for doing so. Then, in New Leaf and New Horizons, he's fired by circumstances out of his control. That said, in New Horizons, the implementation of auto-saving has destroyed the evil of resetting forever, and he couldn't be happier for it; his dialogue at the Roost confirms it outright. He seems a lot more enthusiastic to be working at Rescue Services now, as well.
Took a Level in Kindness: The 2.0 Update for New Horizons lets you invite him to Brewster's, where he's significantly calmer and happier now that he's moved to a less stressful job.
Troll: When he 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!"
Tough Love: He REALLY wants the best for the player. That doesn't mean he has to go about it gently. Case in point, this line of dialogue in City Folk:
"I know ya ain't fond of our little chats, but I'm doin' it for you, kid. That's how much this mole cares. Face it, if I didn't care, I'd just show up, hack out a word or two like it was no big deal, and leave..."
Written Roar: Graahh!!
Yank the Dog's Chain: 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.

Kapp'n

Voiced by: Mitsuo Iwata (movie)

A kappa (sea turtle in localized versions) who ferries the player off to a nearby island in the most games, and drives the player into town in the second and third games.

Ascended Extra: Was just a means to get to the special island in the first game, but replaced Rover for some reason in Wild World.
The Bus Came Back: After over a years long absence in New Horizons, he returns as part of the games 2.0, offering a new type of mystery tour and inviting the player to his special, hidden island.
Continuity Nod: 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.
Dirty Old Man: 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) and is completely absent in New Horizons, where the player is always referred to with gender-neutral pronouns.
Doting Parent: If the song he sings about her is any indicator, he's a total sweetheart to his daughter.
Dub Species Change: He's a kappa in Japan and a sea turtle internationally.
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".
Happily Married: With Leilani.
Hello, [Insert Name Here]: Takes over for Rover in the second installment.
Semiaquatic Species Sailor: A sea turtle (though he's a kappa in the original Japanese release) who takes the player to nearby islands with a boat. He also speaks in sailor slang (as does the rest of his family).
Shipper on Deck: 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 they're actually related.
Trademark Favorite Food: Cucumbers (as is traditional for kappa) and mayo. He references both multiple times in songs in New Leaf and New Horizons.
Toilet Humor: 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.
Youkai: He (along with his family in New Leaf) clearly resembles a Kappa.

Rover

Rover (Unfamiliar Cat)

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.

Demoted to Extra: When Kapp'n took his only role in Wild World, he could still be found at the Roost occasionally. In New Horizons, you find him in the May Day event, where he sends you his briefcase.
The Drifter: He doesn't have a town of his own, and just rides from one to the next talking to strangers. He'd rather live his life as an adventure than feel stuck in one place.
Hellish Pupils: He has huge eyes with slit-shaped pupils. Subverted in that he's a totally friendly character, but justified because he's a cat.
Hello, [Insert Name Here]: His main purpose is to ask this.
Lampshade Hanging: 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.
Meaningful Name: You wouldn't think it at first, considering it's more commonly given to dogs, but he does rove around as a traveler.
Nice Guy: The very first animal you meet in every game barring Wild World and New Horizons, and he's quite friendly.
No Name Given: In the Japanese versions, he's always referred to as "Unfamiliar Cat".
Older Than They Look: 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.
Running Gag: Rover is pretty bad at keeping time. In Animal Crossing Plaza, sometimes he asks if it's still 2002.
Walking the Earth: He never settles down in one place — his briefcase shows stickers of his various stops.

Don Resetti

Don Resetti (Mr. Racket)

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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.

Beware the Nice Ones: 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.
Eyes Always Shut: His eyes are always closed and drawn as two lines.
Fat and Skinny: The skinny to his squat brother.
Faux Affably Evil: According to his brother, at least. By all other accounts he seems like a swell guy.
Medium Awareness: 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.
Nice Guy: In stark contrast to his brother.
Red Oni, Blue Oni: The blue to Resetti's red. Whereas Resetti is a hothead whose Hair-Trigger Temper regularly causes health issues for him, Don is so calm and averse to confrontation that his brother's thunderclaps freak him out.
Technologically Blind Elders: According to Resetti, Don tends to mistake cell phones for something you wrap sandwiches in (cellophane).

Chip

Chip (Uomasa)

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 caught all the fish in the game, though not including deep-sea creatures. In New Horizons, his son, C.J. hosts the tournament instead.

Ascended to Carnivorism: Beavers are much more well known to eat wood than fish.
Big Eater: 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 Eyes Always Shut and wore glasses which, along with his prominent beaver buck teeth, gave unfortunate implications of making Chip look like 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.
Black-Hole Belly: How else can you explain him eating large fish in quick succession?
Exact Words: 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.
Luck-Based Mission: 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.
So Proud of You: If Chip and C.J. visit the Roost together in New Horizons 2.0, Chip may express pride in his son's Internet success and remark fondly on how happy he appears to be.
Trademark Favorite Food: Fish.

Nat

Nat (Kameyama-san)

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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 caught all the bugs in the game. In New Horizons, his son, Flick hosts the Bug-Off instead.

Adventurer Outfit: Wears an explorer’s hat and shirt.
Big Eater: 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.
Blatant Lies: He very obviously enjoys eating bugs, and plans to eat the bugs submitted to him during the tournament, but he never outright admits to it.
The Cameo: While his role has been taken up by Flick, he's still respected in the bug community, as his picture appears in the Museum's bug section in New Horizons, and in the Happy Home Designer expansion of said game, he is invited to give a lecture on bugs at the school.
Luck-Based Mission: 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.
Meaningful Name: 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.
Trademark Favorite Food: Bugs.

Wisp

Wisp (Yutarou)

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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.

Ascended Extra: 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.
Benevolent Genie: In City Folk and the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, Wisp appears as a genie who helps the player out in exchange for returning his misplaced lamp.
Catchphrase: "Tah-dahh!"
Four Is Death: Presumably the reason he needs his spirits by 4 AM.
Hello, [Insert Name Here]: 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, Lord Smartypants, and Large Marge. There may be even more than that, but to date, a complete list of Wisp's superiors has never been compiled.
Ironic Fear: He mentions he's afraid of ghosts in City Folk. It's made more explicit in New Horizons, where his mistaking you for a ghost is what kicks off the sidequest.
Nice Guy: He loves granting wishes and making people happy. In fact, in Welcome amiibo, he'll pay you in MEOW coupons as thanks for letting him grant your wish in the first place!
Pulling Themselves Together: 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.
Shout-Out: His shape and shy personality bring to mind Boos.
Walking Techbane: When taking over for Tom Nook, Wisp says he can't sell you anything because he crashed all of Nook's software.

Lloid

Lloid (Haniwa)

A living Gyroid that assists the player with various services throughout the series. In the original game, he sits outside your house and allows you to store items, design your door, and save your game. In City Folk, he ran the auction house and let you bid or auction your items. In New Leaf onward, he's part of the construction crew tasked with building new houses and other structures and is available for you to make donations that contribute to the construction.

Ascended Extra: Despite being a small NPC in the series proper, he becomes part of Villager's and Isabelle's moveset in the Super Smash Bros. series as a rocket-propelled Living Weapon.
A Dog Named "Dog": Prior to City Folk he was just named "Gyroid". The Japanese version still just addresses him by what he is, Haniwa.
A Kind of One: An odd progression of the trope in the localization—Lloid started as just being named after his species, Gyroid. He gains a name by City Folk to differentiate him from other Gyroids. Then New Horizons comes along and introduces other living Gyroids all named Lloid. Whether they all happen to be also named Lloid or "Lloid" has supplanted "Gyroid" to describe living Gyroids is not made clear.
Hey, You!: Often ends his dialogue by addressing the player as "friend", "buddy", "partner", and the like. Unlike most examples though, his respect and cordiality seem genuine. The other Lloids that show up in New Horizons happen to share this trait.
Living Statue: Lloid seems to be the only sentient Gyroid in existence (until New Horizons) as Gyroids are mainly just furniture in the series, clay figurines based on haniwa.
Punny Name: Lloid, a combination of "gyroid" and the common name "Lloyd".
Save Point: Acted as one in the original Animal Crossing.
Uniformity Exception: Gains a construction hard hat by New Leaf, making him stand out among your average Gyroid.

Farley

Farley (Izumijīya)

A strange dwarf-like creature that lives in the town's Wishing Well in Animal Crossing and Animal Forest e+. Upon reaching perfect town status, he appears to give the player a golden axe. He first appeared in the Updated Re-release of the game outside of Japan, before appearing in the "e+" version.

Eye-Obscuring Hat: His hat covers his eyes, and combined with his beard, leaves most of his body obscured.
Gag Nose: Sports an outrageously large nose.
Nature Lover: Appears only when the player's town has a perfect status and rewards the player with the golden axe.
Token Human: Aside from the player characters, he's the only humanoid NPC in the franchise. It's unknown whether he's a dwarf, a gnome, or a troll.
Updated Re-release: He doesn't appear in the original Japanese Animal Forest, but was introduced in the updated version, Animal Crossing. He appears in the Japanese updated version Animal Forest e+ in return.

Serena

Serena (Goddess)

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.

Honest Axe: A parody of the standard story. She might reward you for your honesty with a better axe, she might just return your axe as-is, or she might insult you and take your axe with her. She's moody like that.
Suspiciously Similar Substitute: For Farley, the gnome(?) who possessed the town's wishing well in the GameCube installment.
Valley Girl: She's got the accent, and she's a bit scatterbrained and temperamental, likely due to all the axes thrown at her.

Giovanni, Carlo, and Beppe

Giovanni, Carlo, Beppe (Kyantarō, Gū-san, and Pin-chan)

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A trio of bird mechanics introduced in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp who run the service OK Motors for customizing the player's camper.

Canon Foreigner: They have yet to appear in any main series Animal Crossing games.
Cloud Cuckoolander: Beppe.
The Engineer: 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.
Hot Paint Job: One of the possible Camper Van paints they can apply covers it with flame decals along the front.

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One-Shot Character: 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".

Jingle

"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.

Exotic Eye Designs: Has white, star-shaped pupils.
Expy: Of Santa Claus, of course. New Horizons reveal that he works for the real Santa Claus.
Iconic Outfit: He dresses in a Santa outfit, natch.
Keet: Now there's a guy who loves his job.
Pseudo-Santa: Jingle is a black-nose reindeer dressed in a Santa Claus suit who comes to your town on Christmas Eve to give gifts to you and your animal neighbors for Toy Day. He's not actually an animal version of Santa since he mentions he works for Old Saint Nick several times. In some games, he will ask you to help him deliver the toys, provided that you dress up as Santa Claus himself.
Saving Christmas: Not exactly, but in New Leaf, you have to deliver the presents in your town instead of Jingle.

Jack

Jack (Pumpking)

"HAPPY HALLOWEEN!"

The mischievous and self-proclaimed Czar 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.

But Thou Must!: Becoming his minion on Halloween night. He pretends to give you a choice but then forces you into it anyway if you say no.
Cartoon Creature: 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.
The Dreaded: In New Horizons, Dressing your avatar as Jack on Halloween will reveal that the villagers are really afraid of him and his tricks.
Evil Sounds Deep: Not evil as much as mischievous, but he has an even deeper voice than most Cranky villagers.
Expy: He's not the only Pumpkin King named Jack... Also doubles as a Shout-Out. He also may be a reference to Jack Pumpkinhead from the Land of Oz books.
Meaningful Name: Jack o' Lantern.
Pumpkin Person: Only fitting as he is, after all, the Czar of Halloween.
Rapid-Fire Fisticuffs: His "trick" in New Horizons is rapidly splattering face paint on the player through these.
The Rival: To Blanca, according to Happy Home Designer.
Sweet Tooth: He wants you to bring him candies and lollipops, and when you give him either one, he will eat it immediately.
Trademark Favorite Food: Candy, especially lollipops. Also pumpkin soup, as of Welcome amiibo.
The Trickster: No candy for him? Brace yourself for a Trick!

Franklin

"I'M FREAKIN' OUT HERE!"

The Harvest Festival Butt-Monkey 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.

Ascended Extra: Managed to ditch his Butt-Monkey status and replace Tortimer as the one actually hosting the Harvest Festival in all games past New Leaf.
Butt-Monkey: He's the "special guest" of the Harvest Festival, but as of New Leaf, he's the one serving dinner.
Canon Foreigner: 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 cast in all regions.
Canon Immigrant: Quite literally as seen above.
Carnivore Confusion: He's an anthropomorphic turkey who used to live in fear of being eaten by the other animal villagers. Now, he's supreme chef who cooks meals for the other animals, some of which have meat in it (to be fair, it's seafood meat and he uses it as substitute for the turkey dish you would find in a Thanksgiving feast).
"I understand it's Turkey Day, but you wouldn't believe the way they choose to celebrate it in some places!"
Continuity Nod:
- As the Harvest Festival chef in New Leaf, he'll mention that just a few years ago he was about to get eaten alive.
- In New Horizons, he mentions that the reason why he made fish meunière as the main dish despite being Turkey Day is because he is horrified of how other places celebrate the holiday; the less said the better. No doubt it's alluding to the fact that towns from the first few games would celebrate Harvest Festival by trying to catch and cook Franklin into their turkey dish.
Fetch Quest:
- In Animal Crossing and City Folk, you would have to swipe the table cutlery and give it to him to get the Harvest Series furniture.
- In New Leaf and beyond 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.
Meaningful Name: Named after Benjamin Franklin, who supposedly wanted the mascot of the United States to be a turkey instead of a bald eagle.
Supreme Chef: Became one in New Leaf. He is presented as a talented pro chef and so is invited to make dishes for Turkey Day, where he tasks the player with bringing him ingredient to prepare his dishes to which the villagers will react with delight. If the player brings him a special ingredient, he will use it to make his dishes even better.

Pavé

Pavé (Berlina)

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"♪... VIVA... FESTIVALE!♪"

The host of Festivale. Bring him feathers (or candy in City Folk) won by playing mini-games with the villagers or caught with the net in exchange for his own Pavé series.

Deadpan Snarker: In New Leaf, he refers to the player as "Little Ms./Mr. No-Dance" and will make jokes about them not fitting into the Festivale atmosphere. He retains the latter behavior in New Horizons.
Early Instalment Character Design Difference: When he first appeared in City Folk, his tail feathers and choker were both white (excluding the purple and green “eyes” on top of the feathers). New Leaf added a Rainbow Lite colour scheme to both of these, with subsequent games keeping this more colourful look for him.
Fetch Quest: You would need to bring him a certain candy (City Folk) or feathers (in later games) to obtain his furniture.
It's All About Me: Sort of. He gives the vibe that Festivale is all about celebrating him and he's quite demanding when it comes to feathers.
Keet: He never stops dancing and encourages everyone to do so.
Large Ham: He's certainly extremely passionate about Festivale, and it shows with his flamboyant mannerisms.
Meaningful Name: His name is likely based on "pavo", the Latin and root word for "peacock" in several European languages. It may also be based on "pavane", a traditional dance originating from Italy.
Proud Peacock: He comes across as somewhat vain, with his habit of speaking in the third person and the demanding way in which he asks the player for special items as part of the festival.
Third-Person Person: Pavé always speaks in this fashion. You hardly ever see him not talking this way.

Zipper T. Bunny

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. He may or may not be just a guy in a bunny suit.

Bad Job, Worse Uniform: Whether or not he's a guy in a suit, he often complains under his breath.
Berserk Button: 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.
Easter Bunny: Rather, the Bunny Day bunny.
Frozen Face: Downplayed. His facial expression never changes aside from his eyes occasionally blinking, lending more credence to the theory that he's a guy in a costume.
Goofy Suit: He's implied to just be a guy in a costume, but this is never actually confirmed.
Nice Character, Mean Actor: Gives off the impression of a low key version of this. While Zipper's perky and full of fun catchphrases, in between those he's generally curt and snappish, can in some circumstances (such as if you talk to him but do nothing) be outright rude, and tends to give off the impression that he does not want to be there.
Zipper: (when you talk to him more than once) "Look, kid, whaddaya want?"
My Eyes Are Up Here: Repeatedly talk to him from behind and he'll tell you off with a remark like this.
Riddle for the Ages: Is Zipper just a guy in a suit? And if so, who is he underneath? He insists it's not a costume, but also heavily implies that's part of the act should you come up with your own Bunny Day D.I.Y. recipes.
"Maybe next time you can dress up like a bunny then, smart guy."
Stepford Smiler: 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, he'll slump over and sigh.
Uncanny Valley: In-universe, he's seen as slightly unnerving due to his perpetually blank face and forced cheer. Villagers comment that he just looks off.

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