As many of you know (and as you all are about to find out), I love Animal Crossing. I have played Animal Crossing: Wild World, one of the first AC games to come out on the Nintendo DS way back in 2005, ever since freshman year, on a pink Nintendo 3DS that was a hand me down gift from a friend. I loved that game so much, and when Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out in March of 2020, I was mesmerized. It was so much more updated from some of the oldest versions of the game (shocking, I know), and I wanted to play it so badly.
Only one problem.
I did not own a Nintendo Switch. But guess who did!
My girlfriend, Eva. Shocker number two. She graciously gifted it to me (making it my second hand me down Nintendo console I now own), and we went and bought ACNH later that day. I have played it (almost!) every single day since I first got it, which was some time in early August. Since then, I have upgraded my town store and town hall, gotten the tailors shop, and have gotten K.K. Slider, a popular musician in the AC universe, to perform on my island, a major achievement in the early game. After you get K.K. to perform on your island, you are free to do as you please. There are no more built in objectives in the game. Which means I needed to create my own objectives. And what do I love in the real world?
That’s right. Making friends.
My goal was to have the best, quirkiest cast of villagers living on Capybara Island (I chose the name, and the residents loved it). I wanted my villagers to be unique, with various personality types.
That said, let’s dive right in.
From worst villager on Capybara, to best, including their personality type and animal species, let’s start with my least favorite first.
Frank.
Frank just recently moved off of my island, and oh boy, was that a relief. Ever since this cranky, jock-type, terribly colored eagle moved to Capybara, I was looking forward to kicking him out. He had a low voice, a trait which was taken by someone else on my island already (who I will get to later), his house was ugly, and overall, I just didn’t like him.
Next up on the worst villagers on my island is going to have to be Katt. Katt is one of my oldest villagers, and the only one remaining of the two that originally came on my island. I have nothing truly wrong with this sisterly cat, but she always wears this ugly shirt and I cannot forgive her for having poor taste in fashion.
Third from the bottom is Tank, a jock rhino. Let me get this straight – I do not like the villagers with jock personalities. Tank is my one exception. That said, he’s not my favorite – he moved to my island at the same time as Frank and I didn’t like him at all to start, until I realized he is one of my original villagers from my Animal Crossing: Wild World save. That is probably the only reason I keep him.
After Tank, we have Teddy. Now, Teddy was the other villager that came with my island initially, along with Katt. This jock type bear (my only other exception) holds a sweet place in my heart, and when he decided it was time for him to move out, I let him go. It was a sweet goodbye, but I do miss him.
Next up on the roster is Wolfgang, a cranky wolf, who is nostalgic to me the same way Tank was. He is a comfort character to me, and emotionally, means a lot to me. He is only this far down on the list because I don’t usually talk to him as often. He likes to hide.
The midpoint on my list is Robin. Robin is a snooty bird villager who I honestly have nothing for or against. He’s just kind of… there. Currently, Robin’s job is to hold down the halfway point in this list.
Ed is next – my resident smug horse. He is at the bottom of the top half of my list. I love Ed’s house and his personality, plus, he is the only villager on my island to have a birthday as of now. I like Ed, but not as much as the ones on top of my list, so here he sits.
After Ed, we have Fauna and Hornsby. Fauna is a normal deer, and Hornsby is a lazy rhino villager. I rank Hornsby above Fauna on the scale, but I found both of them on the same day. They both are adorable and I love their presence on my island. I want to keep Hornsby forever, and… yeah Fauna is pretty good too.
In the number two spot on my list, we have Cranston. Cranston is a lazy ostrich, but he is anything but lazy in my heart. He has a really fun design, with his spiky feathers and yellow eyes surrounded by a red mask. He’s got a super cool house that matches his color design (white marble floors with red Japanese style furniture) and he lives on top of a little cliff that is only for him. I have put him on a pedestal, and I love him.
And my top villager, a peppy duck, living in one of my favorite places on the island…
Ketchup.
Just look at her. She is perfect. Even her name is a pun.
I love Ketchup.
And that’s it! That is my list of my least favorite to absolute favorite villagers on my Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. Stay tuned for next time, where I rate every single villager in Stardew Valley.