Villager

**Villager** is a term used for the controllable avatar in the Animal Crossing series. The player may be either male or female; the differences in all games are largely cosmetic, with slight variations to some dialogue whenever the conversation becomes gender specific. The player is the only human character seen in the game (including visiting players). They are the only human children, however, it is assumed Mom and Dad, who send letters occasionally, are also human in appearance. Up until New Horizons, only one human from each town could be active at any given time, although, starting in Wild World, visiting players from other games can be in town at the same time. Players will start with either a long sleeve or a short sleeve shirt depending on the time of year. The player is seen as an active member of the town to which they have moved. The way in which they act with their environment changes the town, which represents the open play of the Animal Crossing series. There are a number of different ways the player can interact with the town and other characters in the game. These may involve a variety of different hobbies in the game, such as fishing, bug catching, fashion and many more. Villagers do not necessarily have an active role in altering the town or the player but can be interacted with to develop friendships and to trade for furniture and tips. In New Leaf, the player takes on the role of the Town Mayor, a role which was filled by Mayor Tortimer in previous installments. What the player does is essentially the same as in previous games, but now with more customizable options. Being the Mayor involves two key areas; Public Works Projects and the Town Ordinance. Being the Mayor does not need to be seen as the main aim of the game, but it does allow the player to customize their town further than what was available in City Folk with the Town Fund, which allowed the player to add new features to the town. In New Leaf, the player can add features such as benches to any place in the Village, or build or upgrade new stores in Main Street. The Mayor can also change the laws by changing the Town ordinance to allow for later or earlier opening times for stores, or to make the town cleaner or wealthier. From Animal Forest through Animal Crossing and Animal Forest e+, the player has the same appearance: Female players wear a dress, a cone-shaped "princess hat", and have a triangular hairstyle; Male players wear a shirt and shorts, as well as a horned "viking hat". The players' hats are not removable, and changing the player's shirt will also change the color of their hat. The hats reason is probably the same of Super Mario’s cap. Nintendo wanted to make the hair move, but the company did not have enough resources for doing such back in 2001. Depending on how the player answers questions in the beginning of the game, they will have a certain type of face (See Face Styles Guide). All players have an orange, triangular nose, and all players start out light-skinned. In Animal Crossing and Animal Forest e+, the player can darken their skin by "tanning" on the island - standing under the sun for a certain amount of time. In Wild World and City Folk, villagers have a similar appearance. Both male and female players still wear similar attire as in previous games, although they do not start out with a hat. Hats and headgear can be bought from Able Sisters, and the player's hairstyle can be changed by Harriet at the hair salon, Shampoodle. After getting enough haircuts at Shampoodle or shoe shines from Kicks (CF only), a male player can get female player's haircut or shoe style and vice versa. The player again starts out light skinned, but can darken their skin with a tan by standing in sunny weather for a certain amount of time. A tan must also be maintained; it will fade over time. The player still has their orange triangular nose and randomized face. In New Leaf, the player is significantly taller than before. The player can now wear pants, skirts, and dresses. Male players can dress in female players' clothes and vice versa. After getting 20 haircuts at Shampoodle, Harriet will offer the player an opposite gendered haircut. The player still has their randomized face and triangular nose (though it is now a model rather than a part of the player's face texture) and still starts out light skinned, though they can get a tan using the same method as in WW and CF. In Happy Home Designer, the player is given the choice to choose their own face, hairstyle, and skin color. In New Horizons, the player is given more creative control over their character than before. Like in Happy Home Designer, they can choose their player's skin color, hairstyle, and face, although New Horizons is the first main-series game to feature this. There are now new nose shapes to choose from - an oval and a square. In the November 2020 Winter update (1.6.0), six more hairstyles inclusive of black players were added.

## Relationship

### Isabelle

**Isabelle** is Villager's Assistant she can help villager what to do. She can join Super Smash Bros. Ultimate and she did the right thing.

### Tom Nook

**Tom Nook** can sell Villager things from his store he can buys anything he wants.

### K.K. Slider

**K.K. Slider** can perform every saturday night for villager. Sometimes every sunday night in New Horizons due to saturday events.