Do you think we start with one jock and one uchi villager?

[Globes216]

In the first trailer we saw the island started with Hamlet and Fuchsia and then closely after that in the next trailer it starts with Bill and Tammy. In the direct today we saw the island started with Buck and Cherry and in the scene where they were sending postcards the only two villagers they had were Drift and Canberra.
All these villager combinations are of an uchi and a jock. do you think its coincidental that the four islands we've seen have these same two personality types as starting villagers or might we actually only be able to start with a jock and an uchi?

 

[John Wick]

I hope we don't start with a jock.

I won't ever have one on an island/town by choice.

Uchi and cranky would be cool for a change.

 

[Lisha]

I think (hope) it'll be random.

 

[isabll]

This screenshot shows Alfonso and Rosie as the only residents giving an opinion on the state of the island. I don't know if they're the only villagers on the island in that precise moment or if the game shows two reviews from random villagers, but it would be silly if they only let us start with two specific personalities. I think it's just a coincidence.

 

[pocky]

jock is my favorite personality type so that would be perfect for me!

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This screenshot shows Alfonso and Rosie as the only residents giving an opinion on the state of the island. I don't know if they're the only villagers on the island in that precise moment or if the game shows two reviews from random villagers, but it would be silly if they only let us start with two specific personalities. I think it's just a coincidence.

The theory makes a lot of sense, to be fair. In New Leaf the game also starts with specific personalities (eg it?s impossible to have an uchi or a smug villager as one of your original five in new leaf)

 

[Verecund]

Yeah, I noticed this too. They showed Tammy and Kid Cat as a starting pair in the direct as well. After the first two times, I thought it was coincidence, but now that all five combinations we've seen have been an uchi and a jock, I'm not so sure. There are far less uchi villagers than the other personalities too, so unless they added a truckload of new ones, there would be pretty limited options for those.

I hope it's random and I think it definitely should be, but it is pretty strange that that's all we've seen so far.

EDIT: There was also an IGN article published where their two starting villagers were Hamlet and Hazel.

Doing some calculations, assuming we start off with one random male and female villager each, and using only the 383 villagers from NL, the probability of getting one jock (54 jocks out of 200 males) and one uchi villager (23 uchis out of 183 female) all six times is roughly (0.03393443)^6 = 0.000000001527014. Obviously I don't think the villagers shown were totally random as some villagers are more marketable than others, but it's definitely weird.

 

[Xara]

i hope it’s random - i wouldn’t mind starting with an uchi since i like most of them but i only like a handful of the jocks and unless it’s the one i want for my island (bam), i’d rather not have a jock right off the bat.

still, it’s weird that’s the only combo we’ve seen so far but i hope it’s just a coincidence

 

[carackobama]

I doubt they would do that but it is a weird coincidence lmao

 

[Khaelis]

Well, if it is the case... I'll definitely have to reset for Phoebe, lol.

 

[Hanif1807]

At this point i can't say whether the game actually wants us to start with Jock and Uchi or it's just a super coinkydink

But i don't mind having Jock and Uchi as starters at all. I love all personalities

 

[skogkyst]

Jock and Uchi are two of my least favorite types so I hope not! I think I'd have a better chance of getting villagers I like with normal and cranky/lazy as my starting types.

 

[ArtsyDreamer]

I also read an article where their starting villagers were Biff and Mira... interesting! I guess it kinda makes sense, since jock and uchi villagers definitely seem like the type to jump at the chance to go on an exciting adventure like this ^u^

 

[SmoochsPLH]

Maybe they're just some Nintendo staffs' favorite personalities?

 

[mayortash]

It kind of makes sense that jock and uchi personalities would be the first to inhabit a deserted island though. I always love the lazy villagers but they?re... well too lazy

 

[jiojiop]

Great points! I wonder if then the new added characters will be more Uchi than other types.

I would love Phoebe as my starter Uchi. Pashmina's cool too. Just please not Shari.

There are a lot of great jocks. Kid Cat, Rudy, Mac, Sterling, all the frog Jocks especially my boy Ribbot, Hamlet, Rod is the cutest mouse, Roald, Genji, Snake, Tank (the new render looks way better)... yeah so many cool ones.

 

[Lavamaize]

Well, if it is the case... I'll definitely have to reset for Phoebe, lol.

Phoebe is my fav too!

 

[pale-tiger]

I was thinking about this before the Direct launched and I do think it would kind of make sense to start with Uchi/Jock/Normal personality animals. It could just be a coincidence that only Uchi/Jock islanders were shown, but I also can't necessarily see Snooty or Smug villagers wanting to rough it out in a tent on an island with not many amenities right at the start... just a thought!

 

[cicely]

I'd be fine with a jock and uchi starting pair, but maybe they've only shown those two because they're the only villagers they've finished the intro dialogue to so far? :0 In video game development the beginning/tutorial parts are usually made last.
Those two personalities ARE the most likely to live on a deserted island though.

 

[jiojiop]

I was thinking about this before the Direct launched and I do think it would kind of make sense to start with Uchi/Jock/Normal personality animals. It could just be a coincidence that only Uchi/Jock islanders were shown, but I also can't necessarily see Snooty or Smug villagers wanting to rough it out in a tent on an island with not many amenities right at the start... just a thought!

It's a good point. Since apparently we get told later on by Nook that he's found 3 more villagers willing to move, maybe we need to reach certain milestones like paying off mortgages before unlocking more villagers, or certain villager personalities. So it could be that smug/snooty would be our last set of villagers moving in.

 

[Boccages]

Great catch on your part guys ! I wouldn't have deciphered that combo by myself. It would seem like uchi/jock is the starting combo for everyone.