Island hoppers, which villager did you get the closest to claiming but ultimately passed on? Do you regret it?

[niko@kamogawa]

I bought 50 NMT and wasted them alongside 10 NMT I could buy myself. Fuchsia probably showed 5 times and I really thought about taking her. I also got Octavian 3 times, but he's literally the one octopus that I don't want. I also saw Merengue 5 times, but I just don't like her species at all.

Do I regret it? No, because I bought another 50 NMT later that evening and found my dreamie Apollo on my second or third island. I might have regretted it if I didn't find a dreamie, but I could have just gambled for a random move in and then kick them out with one of my 3 amiibos.

We need more success stories like this!

 

[Stalfos]

For me it was Eugene, the smug koala with the shades. I've been tempted to get him since New Leaf but i decided to keep on searching for a dreamie. Luckily I found Muffy a few trips later so I don't regret it. Although I would have liked to have been able to invite them both in.

 

[biksoka]

Got Marshal about a month ago while island hopping but passed on him for Tasha at the time. Didn't regret it - loved having Tasha on the island. Also Marshal wound up coming home eventually; he just showed up at the campsite the other day and picked the villager I was trying to move out after one game. This kid moved in so quickly he took over Murphy's house exterior (boy didn't even let him move out properly smh)

 

[Sencha]

I have skipped a lot of so-called high tiers, including Marina and Merengue amongst others. I don't regret those at all though, because that's what someone else likes, not me. I spent a lot of NMTs looking for Felicity, and came across a lot of villagers I really liked, but skipped because I really wanted her more than anything. I regret not picking up Skye and Blanche, looking back those are the ones I hope will come camp on my island one day

 

[Rize]

Octavian! This was before I had all my dreamies and I was island hopping. I wasn't getting much luck until I met Octavian! I decided to leave him and try to see if I was able to get someone from my list but never did, and I was LUCKY enough to get him again near the end of my trip so I just ended up taking him lol. No regrets, since I was a fan of the octopi villagers