This thread confused me cos I was sure I did this not that long ago and yet I couldn't find what I had said haha. Turns out it was in another thread, but here it is:
Alligator: Probably Boots. Never had any though.
Anteater: Annabelle. Not keen on any of them, but I could probably tolerate her.
Bear: Teddy. He cracks me up, bumbling around doing stupid stuff.
Bird: Never had any birds, but think I will say Piper. Her design looks better than any of the others. Not keen on birds either.
Bull: T-Bone. Had him in NL and NH, so he feels like an old friend.
Cat: Raymond. Not super into the cats, but I do have Raymond and I really like him.
Chicken: Ken. He helped me get over Avery when he left my town in NL haha
Cow: Patty looks the best I think.
Cub: Maple. Gorgeous design. Never actually had her though.
Deer: Fauna. Never actually had her properly, but I love her design and her house. She was my first ever camper on NL and I didn't know at the time that you could invite them to move in, so I missed that opportunity.
Dog: Shep. Never had him but like his design better than the other dogs, who I find quite bland in general.
Duck: Freckles. She was such a bright and cheery little thing in NL. Surprised she seems to be considered ugly by so many people.
Eagle: Avery. Even though he broke my heart by leaving unexpectedly in NL, he's still my best eagle boy.
Elephant: Ellie looks nice. Not keen on most of the elephants, but I do like her look.
Frog: Lily, just cos she's cute
Goat: Chevre. I love her eyes. I like Nan too and would like to have them both together someday, but Chevre just has the edge with those eyes.
Gorilla: Violet, though I like most of the gorillas tbh.
Hamster: FLURRY <3 and hamsters in general are my fave villagers.
Hippo: Biff. He was different from other jocks somehow. I thought he was a cranky for a while.
Horse: Annalise was really warm and motherly to me in NL. Another one I thought was a different personality - I assumed she was either Normal or Sisterly for ages.
Kangaroo: Carrie looks the nicest I think
Koala: Alice I think. Never had a koala at all.
Lion: Elvis. He amused me a lot in NL.
Monkey: Elise. She gets a lot of hate but she was so sweet in NL. Also she's special because when I picked up NL after years of not playing, she was still in my old town and greeted me all excited with the old nickname she gave me.
Mouse: Penelope. I like the ear/bow design.
Octopus: Zucker is the least hideous, but I don't like any of them.
Ostrich: Blanche. She's so elegant and looks like a swan. She was one I was genuinely sad to see go when I recently changed my theme, cos her house didn't match.
Penguin: Sprinkle. Not fussed about penguins, but if I had to pick it would be Sprinkle.
Pig: Agnes. Gorgeous design.
Rabbit: Francine. Like Chevre and Nan, I hope to have both Chrissy and Francine together someday as I like both. But I'll say Francine as I think Chrissy already gets the most love out of the two of them and I like to think Francine is more sassy.
Rhino: Merengue. Not usually keen on food villagers, or rhinos in general, but I can't deny that Merengue is a pretty rhino.
Sheep: Muffy because I like her goth theme.
Squirrel: Pecan. I like that there's a fanfiction where she's a serial killer haha. She's a gorgeous design, but with a devious look to her. I like all the squirrels though.
Tiger: Bangle is pretty.
Wolf: Audie. I love that she looks like a fox and how she got her name.
I knew it would be different for some species now, since the DLC and the fact that since that post I switched up 8/10 of my villagers all in one go, so my experience with certain species will have changed. Soooo I'm gonna do it again here with my new thoughts. Lucky you!
Alligator: Alfonso! I do have Boots as well actually and he's pretty fun as far as jocks go, with his random running and walking around with his huge lollipop. But Alfonso, a design I was less keen on, really melted my heart. I think it's because he's so clearly a child and I just want to protect him from this evil world haha
Anteater: Zoe. Only met her on the HHP island and did a house for her, but she's pleasant to see trotting around the island.
Bear: I think it's probably still Teddy, but Grizzly has been interesting. He keeps appearing in the cafe gallery on HHP, strolling around, wearing a hibiscus dress and carrying a flower purse. He ONLY does this at HHP. On my island he's really gruff and overly macho, so it's like he splits his personality based on where he is. Teddy is still the best with his hilarious bumbling about back in the day though.
Bird: Piper
Bull: T-Bone.
Cat: Raymond.
Chicken: Ken.
Cow: Naomi has a cool surreal artist vibe going on that I like.
Cub: Maple.
Deer: Fauna.
Dog: Shep
Duck: Freckles.
Eagle: Avery.
Elephant: Ellie
Frog: Lily
Goat: I now have both Chevre and Nan and I love them both! I had a hard time deciding last time, but Chevre just took the edge with her big sparkly eyes haha. But now Nan has become my favourite little weirdo! She seems completely off in her own little world, barely interacting with anyone, but just happily running about in the woods alone and getting excited about her surroundings. She's like me when I go somewhere beautiful with just my dog or maybe entirely alone but high haha. She mostly talks to me about books, but I reckon she eats them.
Gorilla: Violet
Hamster: FLURRY <3 4EVA
Hippo: Bubbles. I had to decide between her and Bitty who to move in and I'm definitely happy with my choice. I wasn't much into hippos, but Bubbles is cuter in person haha.
Horse: Annalise
Kangaroo: Maybe Astrid now. She seemed a bit more rock and roll single parent than the rest when I met her on HHP haha.
Koala: Alice
Lion: Elvis.
Monkey: Elise.
Mouse: Penelope
Octopus: Zucker
Ostrich: Blanche.
Penguin: Sprinkle.
Pig: Agnes.
Rabbit: Francine.
Rhino: Merengue.
Sheep: Muffy
Squirrel: Pecan.
Tiger: Bangle
Wolf: Audie.
