Maple Animal Crossing

Everyone knows what a teddy bear is: brown, cuddly, and cute stuffed toys resembling a bear. If you did not have one when you were a child, you know someone who did. One can find comfort in it, like a friend you can always have anywhere you go. We may have grown up to be boring adults, but the love for cute bears still lingers within many of us.

If you have been playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons on your Nintendo Switch, then I know of a particular villager who you may love. She is exactly like a brown, cuddly, and cute teddy bear. Let me introduce you to Maple, a villager in the series you can have on your island.

Her looks are so innocent and pure it would be a crime to reject her desire to live with you. I would rank her similarly to Pekoe, another bear cub I have as a villager. Since she is a normal villager, she is fun to have and interact with. If you plan to have Maple as a neighbor on your island, then read on further to find out more about her.

Bottom Line Up Front

Here are essential details about Maple in Animal Crossing: New Horizons that you need to know.

• Name: Maple
• Gender: Female
• Species: Bear cub
• Personality: Normal
• Birthday: June 15 (Gemini)
• Catchphrase: “honey”
• Favorite clothing style: Simple and Cute
• Favorite colors: Beige and Green

Who is Maple?

Maple is a female bear cub villager with a normal personality who appeared in the first game of the series, Doubutsu no Mori. Ever since then, she appeared in every entry, including the newest one, Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Outside of the main games, her other appearances include Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival, and Pocket Camp.

Many fans think that her name is inspired by maple trees, as they have light-brown leaves similar to Maple’s fur color. Others believe that her name takes inspiration from maple syrup instead since it is more accurate in terms of color.

Furthermore, the maple syrup analogy could indicate a sweet bear. Still, both instances refer to maple trees in general. Her catchphrase is “honey,” which can be a reference to her being sweet, although it can also be a reference to what bears stereotypically love to eat.

Her favorite saying throughout all the games is, “waste not, want not.” She has a hobby of education, and so you may find her wearing glasses and reading novels outside. She would also use a magnifying glass sometimes when she is near particular objects. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, villagers have picture quotes, and hers is the only instance where a villager mentions another character.

Her quote is, “Maple + Moppina = BFF!” If you have not played Wild World or New Leaf, Moppina is a character in both games that do not make an appearance. They are only referenced by the villagers, although it is revealed that it is only a mop that normal villagers consider their best friends.

Maple’s Appearance

Maple is a bear cub with brown fur and creamy white paws on her arms and legs. Her muzzle and the inside of her ears are also creamy white, and she has a pale red blush on her cheeks. Her nose and eyes are dark, and she has long eyelashes. She sports short bangs on her head, and in New Horizons, she initially wears a beige sweater with a pine tree print.

In her appearances from Doubutsu no Mori to Animal Crossing: City Folk, she wore an orange shirt with a gingham pattern. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, her initial clothes changed and became a yellow tee with an orange and green crisscross pattern.

You may see her holding a pink and violet umbrella known as a candy umbrella in Animal Crossing: New Horizons when it is raining. In the previous entry, she can be seen holding a petal parasol instead, which is a parasol designed like a flower. She carries with her a white phone and a classy handbag.

Maple’s Personality

Maple is a normal villager, and in a related manner, they are known as sweet villagers. As discussed before, Maple’s name and catchphrase may reference the sweet maple syrup from sugar maple trees. Like other normal villagers, she is sweet to everyone, including you. She does not have strong opinions, so she can get along well with anyone.

As a normal villager, she would offer tips that you may find helpful. She rarely gets annoyed or angry during conversations with other villagers. Thanks to the final free update of New Horizons, she can visit your house, or she can invite you to see hers.

She wakes up at 6 AM and sleeps at midnight in New Horizons and New Leaf. However, in City Folk and Wild World, she wakes up at 5 AM and sleeps at 1 AM. In Animal Crossing, she still wakes up at 5 AM but sleeps at 9 PM. She is friendly with others and would rarely get into arguments with them.

Maple’s House Throughout the Games

Her house’s exterior design looks different throughout all the games, though her interior design mainly stayed the same until New Horizons. Throughout Animal Crossing, Wild World, and City Folk, her home has ranch flooring and walls, which contain designs that look like plants and flowers. She also has various teddy bears on display.

Below is a detailed description of the items within her house.

Maple’s House in Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, she has eight different sizes and designs teddy bears. She also has three rubber trees in pots, two on the left corners and one near the window to the right. On the upper-left corner is a ranch tea table where one of the tiny teddies and a potted gerbera sit.

Near the middle is a classic round table and to the right near the window is a turntable. She has two gyroids in the room, one being a Mini Lullaloid and a Tall Lullaloid.

Maple’s house in Animal Crossing: Wild World

In Wild World and City Folk, instead of eight teddy bears, she only has three of them: two Baby Bears and one Mama Bear. These teddies are situated at the back of the room between a Mini Lullaloid and a Tall Lullaloid.

At the left near the window, a retro stereo where music titled “I Love You” is playing at the left near the window. At the left corner is a big ranch table, and at the middle of the room is a ranch tea table. On the right, near the window, there lies a ranch couch with blue cushions, and beside it is a sewing machine.

Maple’s house in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Her house in City Folk has the same look as her house in Wild World.

Maple’s House in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Her house’s interior design completely changes in New Leaf, as now she has a green wall and a wooden floor with a gigantic green rug. On the left side of her room, you can see a wooden desk, bed, an upright piano, and a pink velvet stool. A potted devil’s ivy (also known as a pothos plant) lies on the top-right corner of the room, and a hi-fi stereo plays “I Love You.”

Above the window to the right of her room is an air conditioner, and near the window is a white sofa with a wide table at its front. A brown baby bear sits on the table. Another table (albeit round) sits on the lower-right corner with another baby bear (albeit white) sitting on top. Beside it is a humongous brown mama bear.

Maple’s house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Her interior design in New Horizons once again changes ultimately compared to the previous entries. Now, she has a green-blossoming wall and a wooden-knot floor. An aqua retro dotted rug lies in the middle of the room with a low wooden table and a cute cushion. Several items are on the table, including an aqua mug and an open magazine.

She has a white gas range, a white mini fridge with a revolving spice rack on top, and a pot rack on the wall at the top-left corner of her room. She has a wooden end table with a cute music player on top playing “Forest Life,” a dark brown baby teddy, and a macrame tapestry at the top-right corner of her room. Between all these items is a wood-burning black iron stove.

At the left of her room near the window is a birdcage, and at the right of her room is her bed and a magazine rack. A potted anthurium plant greets you near the door as you enter the room.

Her house’s exterior consists of a maple brown conical roof and cream white walls with small rectangular blocks protruding outwards. She has a red door with an orange lamp emanating light beside it. Her window’s frames are made of sticks tied with rope, and a sign hangs below it indicating who owns the house.

Maple’s Details Throughout the Games

Maple is in every game of the series, so she has different details for them. I will list here the various elements about Maple in case you are playing a game that is not New Horizons.

Maple’s Details in Animal Crossing

Initial attire

• Initial clothing: Citrus Gingham
• Initial umbrella: Lotus Parasol

Style preferences

• Most favorite style: Cute
• Least favorite style: Striking

Most favorite live song gift: I Love You

Maple’s Details in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Initial attire

• Initial clothing: Citrus Gingham
• Initial umbrella: Petal Parasol

Style preferences

• Most favorite style: Cute
• Least favorite style: Zany

Default hobby: collect furniture

Furniture request preferences

• Favorite furniture color: Brown
• Favorite furniture genre: Lovely
• Favourite furniture series: Ranch Series; Classic Series; Green Series
• Favorite furniture category: Houseplant

Maple’s details in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Initial attire

• Initial clothing: Citrus Gingham
• Initial umbrella: Petal Parasol

Clothing style preferences

• Most favorite clothing style: Cute
• Least favorite clothing style: Striking

Furniture style preferences

• Most favorite furniture styles: Dignified and Trendy
• Most favorite furniture series: Ranch Series
• Most favorite furniture color: Yellow

Maple’s details in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Initial attire

• Initial clothing: Dapper Tee
• Initial umbrella: Paper Parasol

Favorites

• Most favorite clothing style: Basic
• Least favorite clothing style: Flashy
• Most favorite color: Yellow

Biography

• Siblings: Eldest of four kids
• Skill: Writing letters
• Goal: Architect
• Halloween fear: Bug Mask

Coffee Preference

• Type of beans: Kilimanjaro
• Amount of milk: The regular amount
• Amount of sugar: two spoonsful

Maple’s Details in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Initial attire

• Initial clothing: Tree Sweater
• Initial umbrella: Candy Umbrella
• Initial phone design: White
• Final phone design: Checkered 2 – Fabric 6

Favorites

• Most favorite clothing styles: Simple and Cute
• Most favorite colors: Beige and Green

Hobby: Education

Carried items

• Carried bag: Classy
• Book: Novel
• Food: Sandwich
• Drink: Smoothie or coffee cup
• Popsicle: Chocolate

Maple’s Details in Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise

You can have Maple as one of your clients in Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ DLC, Happy Home Paradise. Below are the essential details of what she wants as her home.

• Thought bubble: I think a home with many plush bears would be so fun.
• Client’s vision: A Bountiful Bear Bungalow
• Required items: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Ranch Wardrobe
• Favorite song: Neapolitan

You can unlock many items that you can buy from the Nook Shopping Catalogue when you have Maple as your client. They are arranged in the table below.

Maple’s Unlocked Furniture

Maple’s Unlocked Interior Designs

Maple’s Unlocked Clothing

Note: all variations of the unlocked clothing are also unlocked.

Maple’s Unlocked Music and Items

• Neapolitan
• Wasp Nest

Maple’s Details in Other Games

As I discussed earlier, Maple is in every Animal Crossing game, including those not in the main series. Below are Maple’s vital details in these games to guide you in your play.

Maple’s Details in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Maple is in Happy Home Designer, and the game’s appeal is designing particular villagers’ houses. When you fulfill Maple’s vision, you can unlock items in the game. Below is the essential information about Maple in Happy Home Designer.

• Thought bubble: Wouldn’t it be fun to be surrounded by teddy bears?
• Client’s vision: A plush bear den.
• Required items: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Ranch Dresser
• Favorite song: Neapolitan

Maple’s Unlocked Furniture

Maple’s Unlocked Interior Designs

Maple’s Unlocked Clothing

Maple’s Details in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp

Maple is also in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and the developers added her in version 1.4.1 on May 1, 2018. You can see below Maple’s essential details in the game.

Personality: Normal

Birthday: June 15 (Gemini)

Catchphrase: “honey”

Initial clothing: Dapper Tee

Biography

• Description: Maple is as sweet as her namesake but, luckily, much less sticky.
• Preferred theme: natural
• Primary reward: Steel
• Version added: 1.4.1
• Date unlocked: May 1, 2018

Items required to invite

• Required Friendship Level: 5
• Mama Polar Bear
• Ranch Dresser
• Ranch Rug
• Classic Buffet
• Minimalist Sofa

Friendship rewards

• Level 7: Dapper Tee and Sparkle Stone
• Level 9: Sparkle Stone
• Level 15: Papa Panda (Crafting Request)
• Level 20: Maple’s Pic and Sparkle Stone
• Level 25 to 60: Sparkle Stone

Ideal Gifts to Give to Maple

Maple is in every game, but each entry has different mechanics in terms of gifts and styles. So, this guide must give examples of what gifts are ideal for sharing with her. Every entry is listed here, and I have separated them per section to quickly go to which game you are looking for. Note that the items here are only examples, as there are plenty of gifts that she can be happy with.

Ideal Gifts for Maple in Animal Crossing

Maple loves cute clothes, so below is a sample of such items you can give to her.

Ideal Gifts for Maple in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Wild World made a considerable addition of furniture requests from villagers. Maple loves brown furniture in the lovely genre. She will also request items belonging to the Ranch Series, Classic Series, and Green Series. Occasionally, she will ask for houseplant furniture as well. Below is a mix of everything of these.

Below is a sample of cute clothing that Maple would love to have as a gift.

Ideal Gifts for Maple in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Maple likes dignified, trendy, and yellow furniture. Furthermore, she likes the furniture coming from the Ranch Series. Below is a list of furniture that she would like to have as a gift.

Maple likes cute clothes but dislikes striking ones. Below is a list of clothing that you can give to her as a gift.

Ideal Gifts for Maple in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Maple likes basic clothing and furniture items and dislikes flashy ones. Just like in City Folk, she still loves the color yellow. Below is a list of furniture items you can give to Maple as gifts that are both yellow and basic.

Below is a list of yellow and basic clothing that you can give to her as gifts.

Ideal Gifts for Maple in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Maple loves beige and green furniture in New Horizons, so here is a list of them that you can give as a gift for her.

If you want to give Maple clothing instead, then below is a list of simple and cute clothing that are either beige or green.

Maple’s Statistics in Animal Crossing

Maple’s Personality

Twenty bear cub villagers exist throughout the series, but only 17 of them appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Among those who make an appearance in the latest game, Maple is among the four with normal personalities, which makes her part of the 23.5% of the bear cup population having normal personalities.

Maple’s Gender

Eight female cub villagers are in the latest entry among the 17, which makes up 47.06% of the population. Among the eight, four of them have normal personalities, two have peppy personalities, one has a snooty personality, and the other has a big sister personality.

Maple’s Birthday

Maple’s birthday is on June 15. Three other bear cub villager celebrates their birthday in June: Bluebear, Pudge, and Tammy. Bluebear is a peppy female villager whose birthday is on June 24, and Pudge is a lazy male villager whose birthday is on June 11.

Meanwhile, Tammy is a female big sister villager whose birthday is on June 23. Among the bear cub population, Maple is part of the 23.5% whose birth month is June.

Maple’s Debut Game

Maple and seven other bear cub villagers debuted in the first game, Doubutsu no Mori. These seven are the following: Bluebear, Kody, Murphy, Olive, Poncho, Pudge, and Vladimir. They have varying personalities; Bluebear is peppy, Kody and Poncho are jocks, Olive is normal, Murphy and Vladimir are cranky, and Pudge is lazy.

Summary of Maple’s Statistics

Maple is a unique villager based on the data of her personality and birthday alone. She is the only normal bear cub villager whose birth month is in June. She has similar traits with Olive, who is a normal bear cub villager introduced in the first game. However, Olive’s birthday is on July 12.

Frequently Answered Questions

Conclusion: Is Maple a Good Villager in Animal Crossing?

Maple is a sweet and caring villager that rarely gets into arguments with anyone. You must have at least one normal villager on your island, and Maple would be a great pick. In my book, she is a good villager based on her personality and her cuddliness. There is no other bear cub villager who looks like a brown teddy bear, so choose carefully on inviting her if you come upon the opportunity to have her on your island.

Maple is a female bear cub villager with a normal personality. Her birthday is on June 15, making her a Gemini. She debuted in the first game, Doubutsu no Mori, and appeared in every game after that until Animal Crossing: New Horizons. She is a brown bear cub with rosy cheeks and white paws and muzzles. She sports bangs on her head, and her nose and eyes are black and cute.

Her initial catchphrase is “honey,” and her favorite saying is, “waste not, want not.” Her hobby is education, and you can find her reading novels and using her magnifying glass. She can interact well with other villagers of any personality since she is a normal villager.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, her favorite clothing style is simple or cute, while her favorite colors are beige and green. In New Leaf, she likes basic and yellow furniture and clothing. However, in City Folk and Wild World, she likes cute furniture and clothes. While City Folk retains her fondness for yellow, Maple in Wild World likes brown.

Get to know more characters by reading the following guides:

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A Guide to All the Dog Villagers in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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