Animal Crossing: New Horizons likely boasts the greatest birth of content in the franchise as well as the most potential villagers a player can get to show up on their island. Most if not all of the cast (except for video game guest characters) from previous games returns in this one as well as some new designs and new NPCs.
Now, a lot of this comes down to opinion, but we found that these five villagers popped up constantly as ones people were excited to have around. And, on the other side, there were five more that people couldn't stop bullying in an attempt to get them to move out. So, let's take a look.
10 Great: Eugene The Greaser Koala
Eugene is a Koala Bear that wears a leather jacket, sunglasses, and says cool one-liners. Literally, is there anything more we need to say? Or, does that about sum it up? Though, sadly, Eugene's name in Japanese actually translates to Rocky, which we feel is an exponentially better name. In any case, being a Smug Koala, Eugene still gets along with most people in any town, but he might stroke his own ego when it comes to how cool he is.
9 Needs To Move Out: Eloise The Deceptive Trash-Talker Elephant
Eloise is quite the deceptively rude elephant, on the surface she looks like one of the nicest villagers of the bunch. But, as she gets comfortable on your island and starts talking to others, it quickly becomes clear how self-centered and snooty she is.
Which, makes sense, considering she has the "snooty" personality type. Eloise gossips sure, but for some reason, it seems like the dev team gave her twice as many insulting lines as most other snooty characters. She's picks on other villagers and most won't stand for that, which is why they absolutely "relocated" her house very quickly.
8 Great: Coco The Clay "Rabbit"
It doesn't matter what anyone says, Coco is awesome. Coco is obviously inspired by the Gyroids that have popped up throughout the series. Here's the thing though, Gyroids, and by extension Coco, is based on the Japanese tradition of Haniwa. Haniwa are clay statues that usually have the ashes of the deceased mixed in and are buried with them as well. So, players can infer that Coco is probably an empty vessel that is possessed by a deceased spirit, which is just so cool! She's a ghost, but she's the nicest ghost we've ever talked to, and a perfect fit for the fan-made Organization XIII costume.
7 Needs To Move Out: Rodney The Horrible Hamster
Rodney is the ugliest out of all the hamsters, and that's saying something. Sorry, but judging based on appearance is sort of standard in Animal Crossing, so we apologize in advance. Rodney has squished proportions just like the other hamsters, but he's the only one with features that contrast the squished-aspect like his tall eyes and his wide mouth. Rodney also has a tuft of hair basically on his forehead instead of on the top of his head, which is horrifying to even think about. He's just not a great pick compared to all the other potentials.
6 Great: Ribbot The Robotic Frog
In contrast, Ribbot absolutely is a great pick. Like the few other machine-lifeforms in Animal Crossing, Ribbot is the "Jock" personality type. This means that he loves to talk about pumping iron and doing physical activities, which is just so ironically funny for a machine to say. Plus, his design is super cool! And, the inside of his house is space-themed which is such a delight. All in all, Ribbot is just a nice villager with a fun design.
5 Needs To Move Out: Maelle The Rude Duck
Maelle is another snooty type, which most of us just personally aren't fans of.
She just has a wide array of rude or self-centered comments she makes to either us or our other villagers. Frankly, she's adorable especially for a duck, but we just won't stand for rudeness in our perfect world escape zone!
4 Great: Punchy The Mostly-There Cat
Punchy is one of the best cats, and that's saying something considering the winners in the animal species like Bob or Ankah. Punchy's name comes from the idea of being "Punch Drunk" which is why he's so lazy and tired looking. This is further supported by the fact that his Japanese name means Binta which is "A slap in the face". Punchy is just an amazing design, and because he's sort of out of it, he says some airheaded things, most of which are just hilarious.
3 Needs To Move Out: Cube The Wackjob Penguin
From the experience of most, Cube is the weirdest looking Penguin of the bunch and is apparently also an Emperor penguin like Hopper. Other than Cube's freakish eyes, he just doesn't make sense half the time!
With Punchy it's cute because of his name, with Cube, most just don't understand it. Also, why is his house all machines/robotic stuff? Cube just doesn't make sense to us and those eyes are enough to keep anyone up at night.
2 Great: Zucker The Twice As Edible Octopus
Throughout the long, long list of Animal Crossing villagers, there are a good amount of "gimmick" characters. These are Villagers that are specifically themed after a certain item or trait. Meringue is one, Stitches is another, and Zucker is our favorite. Zucker is an octopus that looks like a ball of Takoyaki. That's like if there was a pig villager whose head looked like a strip of bacon. So, does that mean Zucker is advertising himself as edible or does he just naturally have green freckles and sauce on top of his head? Even better is the fact that his home is almost always based on food stalls or sushi restaurants.
1 Needs To Move Out: Pietro The Horrifying Clown Sheep
And lastly, there's Pietro, the clown villager. For those unaware, Japan loves clowns. They don't have nearly the same long-lasting hatred that the West has with them, and quite frankly they don't get why we're off-put by these make-up wearing jokesters. In Japan, there isn't even a word that translates to clown, instead, they call them Pierro's after the French performer Pierrot. Now that the history lessons over let's get to the core of the problem, Pietro is a clown. That is all. Kick him out. Thank you!
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