Animal Crossing/Characters

The following is a list of special characters and villagers (including islanders) in every first-generation Animal Crossing game.

Special characters

For a schedule of when special visitors appear in Animal Crossing, see Special character § First-generation Animal Crossing.

Image	Name	Appearances	Species	Gender	Location(s)	Role
	Blanca	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Cat	Female	Train Random acre in town	Appears rarely in place of Rover on the train to another town, and asks the player to draw her face. She then appears in the visited town the next day with the face drawn by the visitor on her.
	Blathers	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Owl	Male	Museum	Curator of the museum. He accepts donations of bugs, fish, fossils, and paintings from the player.
	Booker	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Dog	Male	Police station	Police officer who manages the lost and found inside the police station.
	Chip	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Beaver	Male	Lake	Host of the Fishing Tourney. He sets up a stall by the lake and gives the player a random furniture item if they give him a record-breaking bass.
	Copper	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Dog	Male	Police station	Police officer who stands outside the police station. He tells the player about the town's visitors.
	Don	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Mole	Male	In front of the player's house Reset Surveillance Center (Doubutsu no Mori e+)	Appears one time in place of his brother to lecture the player after a reset. He can also appear in the Reset Surveillance Center in Doubutsu no Mori e+.
	Farley	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Unknown	Male	Wishing well	Appears at the wishing well if the town has had a perfect Field Rank for 15 consecutive days, and gives the player the golden axe. He only appears once per player.
	Franklin	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Turkey	Male	Hiding behind buildings and trees	Appears as a guest during the Harvest Festival. Scared of being eaten, he hides and gives the player items in the Harvest Series in exchange for knife and fork sets from the dinner table.
	Gracie	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Giraffe	Female	In place of a random signpost	Can visit town every 2–7 days. She asks the player to wash her car. If the player washes it well enough, she gives them a unique clothing item; if not, she gives them a regular clothing item.
	Gulliver	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Seagull	Male	Beach	Washes up on the beach once a week. If woken up, he gives the player an exclusive furniture item.
	Gyroid	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Gyroid	Male	In front of each player house	Allows the player to save the game, store items to be sold or given away to other players, and change the design on their door.
	Jack	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Unknown	Male	Random acre in town	Visitor on Halloween. He gives the player items from the Spooky Series in exchange for candy, and he tricks them if not given candy.
	Jingle	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Reindeer	Male	Random acre in town	Appears on December 24 and gives items from the Jingle Series, as well as the Jingle shirt, to the player.
	K.K.	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Dog	Male	Train station Intro screen (new file/save data error)	Appears at the train station every Saturday night to play songs. He gives an aircheck of the first song he plays for the night to the player. He also greets the player at the intro screen when first creating their save file, and when an error prevents the save data from being loaded.
	Kapp'n	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Turtle	Male	Dock	Appears in his boat when a Game Boy Advance is connected (or when the island is unlocked in Doubutsu no Mori e+) and takes the player to and from Animal Island.
	Katrina	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Panther	Female	Fortune Shop (replaces a random signpost) Wishing well (New Year's Day)	Can visit town every 2–7 days in the Fortune Shop, where she tells the players fortune, determining their luck for the day. She also appears at the wishing well on New Year's Day to tell fortunes.
	Joan	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Boar	Female	Random acre in town Train	Visits town every Sunday morning to sell turnips. She also appears on the train, sleeping.
	Mabel	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Hedgehog	Female	Able Sisters	Works at the Able Sisters. She allows the player to edit designs.
	Pelly	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Pelican	Female	Post office	Operates the post office during the day.
	Pete	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Pelican	Male	Outside the player's house	The town's mail carrier. He appears in the player house acre to deliver mail each day at 9 AM and 5 PM.
	Phyllis	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Pelican	Female	Post office	Operates the post office at night.
	Porter	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Monkey	Male	Train station	Operator of the train station. He allows the player to board the train to and from other towns.
	Redd	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Fox	Male	Crazy Redd's Furniture Emporium (replaces random signpost) Lake (Fireworks Festival)	Can visit town every 2–7 days in Crazy Redd's Furniture Emporium, a shop that sells furniture (some of which is exclusive) at marked up prices. Redd is guaranteed to appear in his shop on Sale Day, and he operates a stand at the lake during the Fireworks Festival where he sells balloons, pinwheels, and fans.
	Resetti	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Mole	Male	In front of the player's house Reset Surveillance Center (Doubutsu no Mori e+)	Scolds the player after a reset. He also appears during Groundhog Day in Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+, and he can appear in the Reset Surveillance Center in Doubutsu no Mori e+.
	Rover	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Cat	Male	Train	Meets the player on the train when moving in and asks them the questions that determine their appearance. He also appears when taking the train to other towns.
	Sable	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Hedgehog	Female	Able Sisters	Seamstress at the Able Sisters. She is initially shy, but she opens up to the player after each day she is spoken to.
	Saharah	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Camel	Female	Random acre in town	Can visit town every 2–7 days to sell exclusive carpets.
	Snowman	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Snowfolk	Male	Anywhere in town	Built by the player by rolling two snowballs together. If one is built perfectly, it will mail the player an item from the Snowman Series.
	Timmy and Tommy	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Raccoon	Male	Nookington's	Twins that operate the second floor of Nookington's.
	Tom Nook	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Raccoon	Male	Tom Nook's store Train station/Player house (intro)	Operates the town's shop and sells homes to the players.
	Tortimer	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Tortoise	Male	Wishing well Various	The mayor of the town. He appears at the wishing well during most events to give the player an exclusive item, and he has several other roles.
	Wendell	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Walrus	Male	Random acre in town	Can visit town every 2–7 days. He asks for food, and if the player gives him a fish, he gives an exclusive wallpaper in return.
	Wisp	DnM / iQue DnM+ AC / DnMe+	Ghost	Male	Random acre in town	Can appear from 12 AM – 4 AM under certain conditions. He asks the player to catch and return the five pieces of his spirit, and in return he offers either to remove all weeds from the town, paint the player's roof, or give them a random item not already in their catalog.

Villagers

• = Indicates the villager is an islander.