As a child, I have always wondered why Animal Crossing decided to add anteaters to their games. Being friends with cats, dogs, and bears makes sense, but who wanted to be friends with an anteater? Sure, they have long noses, wide, huggable bodies, and small cute ears, but who came up with this idea? Well, […]

Rosco is a gothic horse that’s been in Animal Crossing since the beginning. His aesthetic, from his clothes to his house, is very emo circa the early 10s. Only a few villagers have this aesthetic, so he is pretty popular with dark academia or other darker-themed islands (think goth, dark academia, etc.). Bottom Line Up

Ah, Dotty, the classic peppy villager (a type that has barely changed over the years); she is one of the original villagers (who also hasn’t changed much!). While Dotty is often forgotten amongst the many, many villagers in Animal Crossing, she is a nostalgic character for those who have been playing Animal Crossing for a

Rodney is a little blue hamster who first appeared in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. He has appeared in every game since then except for Pocket Camp. His name is a play on the word rodent. This little guy doesn’t have a strong presence in the Animal Crossing community. I’ve never seen him be claimed as

As I explained in my guide about Punchy the cat villager in Animal Crossing, they are cute creatures you want to be around 24/7. They are a pain in the butt at times (which is especially true for my cat, who will bite and scratch me if I touch his belly), but their purrs are

Scoot is a lovable duck who has been with us on this Animal Crossing journey since the beginning. Something about his stupid look is charming, and everyone I’ve ever talked to has seen him and has no clue what the heck is on his head—or why he wears a frog shirt when he’s a duck.

Francine is a rabbit villager with a cute bubbly exterior – and a snotty attitude. She’s one of the older characters and has fairly consistently been in the Animal Crossing games. She’s a snooty rabbit (one of two in the whole Animal Crossing game series) and the only villager with a sister who is another

Currently, Animal Crossing has 35 different villagers species. Squirrels are one of the most common species, having 19 villagers in New Horizons and 3 more found in previous games that didn’t make the most recent cut. None of the special characters are squirrels, so you can only find squirrels as villagers. The most noticeable trait

When I started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons, one of the earliest villagers on my island of Malapascua that Tom Nook invited was Clay, a peculiar-looking hamster. On the day of his arrival, I spotted his house and thought that it looked ancient. When I went inside, I met him. At first, I thought Clay