Villager (Super Smash Bros. series)

Artwork of the Villager from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Villager is a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series that represents the player in the Animal Crossing series. They first appeared in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and reappeared in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Their formal reveal was during E3 2013 and the subsequent reveal of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, being one of three characters (alongside Mega Man and Wii Fit Trainer) showcased during the event. Villager is classified as Fighter #45 in Ultimate

Appearance

Four playable reskins

Villager is heavily based on City Folk's player design, with the default male Villager design based from City Folk promotional material. Subsequently, the default female Villager is also based from City Folk promotional material. The rest of Villager's alternate costumes features different hairstyles, eye pupils, and clothing, in light of the Animal Crossing series emphasis on player customization.

Unlock requirements

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Villager is an unlockable fighter; as such they will need to be unlocked by completing either of the following requirements:

• After a VS. match, a Mob Smash, a Spirit Board, or after exiting World of Light, a new challenger will appear in a specific order, with a wait time of 10 minutes. Villager is the 6th fighter to be unlocked after Inkling.
• To unlock Villager in Classic Mode, the player must complete Classic Mode under Pikachu's branch, being the first character battled after clearing as Pikachu.
• To unlock Villager in World of Light, the player comes across a crossroad during the beginning of the mode, which splits into Marth (left), Sheik (top) and Villager (right). Regardless of who the player chooses, the other two will have to be unlocked after clearing a boss. Villager will be fought on Final Destination as a Grab-type fighter with 2,500 power.

With the exception of the last option, the player would then need to fight Villager on Smashville.

Moveset

Villager's moveset is a combination of various mechanics throughout the Animal Crossing series, as well as references to other games. Their neutral attack has Villager using boxing gloves to attack their opponents, referencing the NES game Punch-Out!. For each of their tilts, they either use an umbrella, wave a stick, or pull weed. When they perform a dash attack, they'll drop a potted sapling onto their opponents.

For each of their smash attacks, they'll either pull a bowling ball, summon a fountain firework, or dig their opponents with a shovel. For their aerial attacks, they fire a slingshot for their backward and forward aerial, and swing one to three turnips for their up and down aerial. Finally, for their grab, they use a net to catch their opponent.

Special moves

Move	Image	Description
Pocket		Villager's neutral special. Any projectiles in front of Villager are grabbed and pocketed. If pressed again, Villager either grabs the projectile in their hand to be able to throw it for later or immediately throw it. Status items such as Superspicy Curry and recovery items such as Food will immediately be used. In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the Villager is able to see what item they pocketed, and may keep the item in their pocket indefinitely.
Lloid Rocket		Villager's side special. They summon a rocket resembling the design of Lloid which will shoot forward to hit any players. Villager can also ride on the rocket as a horizontal recovery move.
Balloon Trip		Villager's up special, based on the Nintendo video game Balloon Fight, Villager will take to the sky using two balloons color-coded to the player's color. It can be used for a certain amount of time before Villager falls from the sky. Other fighters can attack the balloons to prevent Villager from recovering.
Timber		Villager's down special. Villager first plants a sapling, then uses a watering can to grow the sapling to a tree, and finally the Villager pulls out an axe to chop down the tree, which when dropped deals damage to other bystanding fighters. The Watering Can can be used to push fighters away from the player, while the Axe can deal significant damage to others. On occasion, the chopped tree may drop a woodchip will drop for additional, but weak damage. The tree may also drop fruits for the player to heal damage.

The following custom special moves are only in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U:

Default	Move	Image	Description
Pocket	Garden		Villager's custom neutral special. Not only does it pocket projectiles, as it also hits nearby opponents with a Flower effect that causes the opponent to continuously gain damage.
	Pocket Plus		Villager's custom neutral special. There is increased range that Villager can grab projectiles from, but the pocketed projectile will deal less damage as a result.
Lloid Rocket	Liftoff Lloid		Villager's custom side special. Instead of moving forward, the Lloid Rocket instead lifts upwards after a short period of time, granting Villager another vertical recovery.
	Pushy Lloid		Villager's custom side special. The Lloid Rocket is larger and will push fighters around before exploding.
Balloon Trip	Extreme Balloon Trip		Villager's custom up special. The balloon explodes if burst by any opponents, dealing damage and giving Villager a boost when recovering. However, this move reduces the distance Villager can make vertically and horizontally.
	Balloon High Jump		Villager's custom up special. This move causes Villager to swing upwards at a great distance, but doesn't provide Villager a method to control the movement, thereby making horizontal recovery difficult.
Timber	Timber Counter		Villager's custom down special. The sapling will cause opponents to trip, and the tree reflects some damage to any opponents that hit the tree. However, the tree, when cut, deals less damage and knockback.
	Super Timber		Villager's custom down special. Each step gains a boost in its power, but is much longer to complete. The watering can is able to push fighters far away due to the larger sprout. The tree is larger and will deal huge amounts of damage when grown or cut. Finally, the axe provides more damage than the original Timber.

Villager's Final Smash as shown in Move List in Ultimate

Villager's Final Smash is Dream House, where they first trap an opponent before summoning Tom Nook and the Nooklings to the stage. The Villager pays them to build a house quickly, and once that's accomplished, a jingle heard after completing a home loan in New Leaf plays. Afterwards the house explodes, causing damage to the opponent that Villager had trapped and surrounding fighters. This move would be the inspiration for Isabelle's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Dream Town Hall.

Classic Mode (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

The congratulation screen obtained when completing Classic Mode as Villager in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Villager's Classic Mode route is named "Mistake to Underestimate", and features fighters considered unorthodox in the Super Smash Bros. series, likely referencing Villager originally not making it to Super Smash Bros. Brawl due to being considered not "suited for battle".

Completing Classic Mode as Villager will have "Title Theme - Animal Crossing" play during the credit sequence.

Round #	Opponents	Stage & Music
1	Villagers ×6	Town and City Plaza / Title Theme - Animal Crossing: City Folk / Animal Crossing: Wild World
2	Pokémon Trainer	Saffron City Road to Viridian City - Pokémon Red / Pokémon Blue
3	Ness and Lucas	Onett Onett Theme / Winters Theme
4	Dr. Mario	New Donk City Hall New Donk City
5	Wii Fit Trainer ×2	Wii Fit Studio Main Menu - Wii Fit
6	Isabelle	Smashville Title Theme - Animal Crossing
Bonus Game round
Final round	Master Hand	Final Destination Master Hand

Names in other languages

	ふつう普通のひとはつよ強かった！ Futsū futsū no hito wa tsuyo tsuyokatta!	Usually normal people are very strong!
	평범한 사람은 강했다! Pyeongbeomhan saram-eun ganghaetda!	Ordinary people are strong!
	普通人竟然这么强！ Pǔtōng rén jìngrán zhème qiáng!	Ordinary people are so strong!
	普通人好強！ Pǔtōng rén hào qiáng!	Ordinary people are strong!
	Опасные тихони Opasnyye tikhoni	Dangerous Quiet Men
	Door stad en land	Through city and country
	Let's go to the City!	References City Folk's European name, Animal Crossing: Let's Go to the City.
	Fuerte, aunque no lo parezca	Strong, although it may not seem so
	La Fête au village	The village festival
	Mai sottovalutare l'avversario	Never underestimate the opponent

Alternate costumes

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Alternate costumes of Villager
Red/Male	Pink/Female	Yellow/Male	Green/Female
Cyan/Male	Blue/Female	Purple/Male	Chartreuse/Female

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, two of the alternate costumes were changed to have darker skin. This was not present in the E3 Demo of Ultimate.

Alternate costumes of Villager
Red/Male	Pink/Female	Yellow/Male	Green/Female
Cyan/Male	Blue/Female	Purple/Male	Chartreuse/Female

Trophies

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Both versions contain the regular and alternate trophies, while the Wii U version includes a Final Smash trophy, Dream Home.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

#50

Villager

Description

NTSC-U: An energetic young man from a peaceful town in Animal Crossing, he is eager to make his Smash Bros. debut! His Balloon Trip recovery lets him fly like a character from Balloon Fight. The Villager sets out to answer that age-old question: If a tree falls on the battlefield and foes are beneath it, do they get launched? PAL: This chipper chap came all the way from his quiet little village to do a bit of aerial sightseeing, take Lloid out for a spin, look after the trees and maybe do some bowling. If you're very lucky, he might even bring along Tom Nook and the Nooklings and throw everyone a party. Gosh, this all sounds like such fun!

Acquisition

Clear Classic Mode as Villager.

#108

Villager (Alt.)

Description

NTSC-U: Just a normal girl living a normal life in a normal town—her special moves, however, are anything but. She can pocket items, projectiles, and even beams, and then pull them out at a moment's notice. Her down special lets her plant a tree, water it, and chop it down. If she leaves the tree standing, she can use the axe against foes. PAL: This girl's special moves are very special indeed. The standard one lets you pocket items, projectiles and even laser beams, then use them by pressing the button again. Her down special plants a tree, which you can water and finally chop down to hurt other fighters. Or you can leave the tree alone and attack with the axe. Up to you.

Acquisition

Clear All-Star Mode as Villager.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

#50

Villager

Description

NTSC-U: This energetic young man from a peaceful town in the Animal Crossing series is eager to make his Smash Bros. debut! His Balloon Trip recovery lets him fly like a character from Balloon Fight. The Villager sets out to answer that age-old question: If a tree falls on the battlefield and foes are beneath it, do they get launched? PAL: This chipper chap came all the way from his quiet little village to do a bit of aerial sightseeing, take Lloid out for a spin, look after the trees and maybe do some bowling. If you're very lucky, he might even bring along Tom Nook and the Nooklings and throw everyone a party. Gosh, this all sounds like such fun!

Acquisition

Clear Classic Mode as Villager.

#108

Villager (Alt.)

Description

NTSC-U: Just a normal girl living a normal life in a normal town—her special moves, however, are anything but. She can pocket items, projectiles, and even beams, and then pull them out at a moment's notice. Her down special lets her plant a tree, water it, and chop it down. If she leaves the tree standing, she can use the axe against foes. PAL: This girl's special moves are very special indeed. The standard one lets you pocket items, projectiles and even laser beams, then use them by pressing the button again. Her down special plants a tree, which you can water and finally chop down to hurt other fighters. Or you can leave the tree alone and attack with the axe. Up to you.

Acquisition

Clear Classic Mode as Villager, then purchase it at the trophy shop (found randomly) for 1000G.

#158

Dream Home

Description	If you're wanting to buy a house in Animal Crossing, Tom Nook is always happy to help. And it looks like he's expanding his business to Smash Bros, too. If you activate the Villager's Final Smash, Nook will rush in and build a house for you right then and there! One small, very minor difference between this house and ones in the original game? This one explodes.
Acquisition	Clear All-Star Mode as Villager.

Name in Bolded Italics indicate PAL trophy name.

Spirits

#825

Main artwork

Alternative artwork

Villager (Male)

Category
Fighter Spirit
Acquisition	Complete Classic Mode with Villager Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G (after unlocking Villager)

#826

Main artwork

Alternative artwork

Villager (Female)

Category
Fighter Spirit
Acquisition	Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G (after unlocking Villager)

Tips

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Pocket

• The Villager uses this move to put items or incoming projectiles into his pocket. Then he can press the button again to take them out.

Lloid Rocket

• Hold the button when using this move to ride on the Lloid Rocket.
• The Lloid Rocket is more powerful when you're riding it, but you can bail at any time just by pressing the button.

Balloon Trip

• Your balloons can be popped by your foes. Lose one and you'll lose lift. Lose both and down you go!
• Your balloons can be popped if hit. If you lose one, you'll lose lift. If you lose both, down you go!

Timber

• A three-stage move: planting a seed, watering it, and then chopping down the tree. Don't use the first stage in the air—it'll just leave you wide open.
• If the felled tree hits an opponent, it deals some serious damage. The pieces of wood that pop out as it falls can be thrown as projectiles, too.
• The axe is surprisingly powerful! You can swing it at your rivals as long as the tree is standing.
• The Villager can move sideways while using the watering can. It's also possible to water and chop down trees planted by other Villagers.

Down aerial attack

• One to three turnips will appear. More turnips means more damage. Three has a meteor effect.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Villager's Origins

• The Villager debuted in Animal Crossing, released in North America in 2002. In Animal Crossing, players enjoyed a peaceful village life with a variety of animal neighbors. ()
• Villager's European debut was in 2004 in Animal Crossing, a game about enjoying a peaceful village life with a variety of animal neighbors. ()

In Their Series

• The main character from Animal Crossing. The Villager lives a free, slow life in a world populated by many different animals. These animals speak a unique language called Animalese.

Pocket

• The Villager uses this move to pocket items or incoming projectiles. Press the button again to bring the pocketed item back out.

Lloid Rocket

• Hold the button when using this move to ride on the Lloid Rocket.
• The Lloid Rocket is more powerful when you're riding it, but you can bail at any time just by pressing the button.

Balloon Trip

• The Villager's up special Balloon Trip is named after a mode from the NES game Balloon Fight.
• Your balloons can be popped if hit. If you lose one, you'll lose lift. If you lose both, down you go!

Timber

• A three-stage move: planting a seed, watering it, and then chopping down the tree. Don't use the first stage in the air—it'll just leave you wide open.
• The Villager can move sideways while using the watering can. It's also possible to water and chop down trees planted by other Villagers.
• The axe is surprisingly powerful! You can swing it at your rivals as long as the tree is standing.
• If the felled tree hits an opponent, it deals some serious damage. The wood that pops out as it falls can be thrown as a projectile, too.

Dream Home

• Tom Nook rushes over and builds a house around the opponent. If you look closely, you can see the Villager giving Tom Nook Bells, the currency of the Animal Crossing games.

Side Smash Attack

• If you stand next to a cliff above your opponent, you can use this smash attack to drop a bowling ball on them from above like a projectile.

Down Smash Attack

• Attack forward and backward with a shovel, and bury any opponent hit with the attack in the ground. Once you bury them, follow up with a powerful attack.

Down Aerial

• One to three turnips will appear. More turnips means more damage, as well as a stronger meteor effect.

Grab

• Swing the net over an item to put the item in your pocket. You can then retrieve the item from your pocket at any time by pressing the special-move button.

Palutena's Guidance

On Palutena's Temple, Pit can initiate a special taunting activation known as a Smash Taunt, where doing so activates Palutena's Guidance, featuring Viridi and Palutena commenting on a fighter that Pit is facing. When Villager is chosen for Palutena's Guidance, the following dialogue is presented:

• Viridi: Oh look, it's the Villager!
• Pit: Villager, huh? That's not a very creative name.
• Viridi: Well, what else do you call someone from a village? Anyway, you've got to respect the Villager. Word has it no one fights fairer than that one.
• Pit: Why's that?
• Viridi: Probably because where the Villager's from, there's a mole who goes around punishing cheaters.
• Pit: Resetti!
• Palutena: Anyway, the Villager's Lloid Rocket can do some real damage, so try your best to reflect it back.

Figure profiles

amiibo figure

Packaging

Villager - Super Smash Bros.

nintendo.com description: "An energetic young man from a peaceful town in Animal Crossing, he is eager to make new discoveries each day. Some of his hobbies include planting trees, fishing, digging for fossils, and catching insects with his net. Sometimes, he likes to just sit back and enjoy the scenery with friends." Release dates: November 21, 2014 December 6, 2014 November 28, 2014 November 29, 2014

Gallery

Artwork

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  Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

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  Artwork of the Villager fighting Link, Kirby, and Mario while Isabelle watches

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  Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Artwork of Villager and Isabelle for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, posted on the Animal Crossing Twitter Account eight days before the game's release.

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  Villager in an illustrated artwork of Kazuya for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Sprites and models

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  Super Mario Maker

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  Villager statue
  (Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer)

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  Villager statue
  (Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo)

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  WarioWare Gold

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  Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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  Villager's poster
  (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

Screenshots

In Super Smash Bros. 4

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  The introduction of the Villager in his reveal trailer

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  The Villager along with Mega Man and the Wii Fit Trainer, the two characters revealed alongside him at E3 2013

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  The Villager using his net on Mario In his reveal trailer

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  The Villager using a sapling on Link

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  The Villager on a Town and City

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  The Villager riding Lloid

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  The Villager with Megaman and Fox McCloud

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  The Villager using a white turnip against Kirby

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  The Villager battling Mario and Bowser

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  The Villager dodging Donkey Kong

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  The Villager chopping down a tree with his axe

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  The Villager dropping a bowling ball on Mario

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  The Villager battling Mario and Samus with a beta design of the Firework he uses in the final game

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  The Villager flying via balloons

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  The Villager using pocket on one of Samus' projectile

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  The Villager boxing Bowser

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  The Villager pocketing a shot from Samus

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  The Villager trapping Bowser and Mario in holes using a shovel

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  Some of the Villager's reskins

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  More alternate skins for the Villager

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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  Villager taunting.

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  Villager using his watering can on Ivysaur.

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  Villager punching Ryu.

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  Villager riding Lloid.

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  Villager flying past Duck Hunt.

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  A male and female Villager dancing.

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  Villager about to grab Bayonetta.

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  Villager and Bowser Jr. fighting each other.

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  Mii Swordfighter attacking Villager.

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  Villager avoiding Palutena's attack.

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  Villager digging up a turnip for Peach.

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  Robin electrocuting Villager and Sonic.

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  Villager celebrating with King Dedede at a Squid Sisters concert.

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  Villager during his on-screen appearance.

Names in other languages

	むらびと Murabito	Villager
	마을 주민 ma-eul jumin	Villager
	村民 Cūnmín	Villager
	Житель Zhitel'	Villager
	Dorpsbewoner	Villager
	Bewohner	Villager
	Aldeano	Villager
	Villageois	Villager
	Habitant	Villager
	Abitante	Villager
	Habitante	Villager