idk bro i like squirrels more cos they're so smol but marshal looks so mad and raymond is so businessy and the only thing i like about him are his glasses + differently colored eyes
neither of them are my favourites but Raymond! I like Marshal okay but I’ve never been a huge fan or had any desire to have him on my island or in my town, whereas cats are my favourite species both irl and in the game and I like Raymond’s design
Marshal is alright, but at the end of the day Raymond is more distinct and more appealing to me. Like I would have never even recognized Marshal as anything more than just another squirrel villager if his popularity hadn't propped him up (and in fact I had NL since day one but did not even know anything about him until NH was coming and his popularity was talked about. I easily could have had him cycle through my NL town and wouldn't have even noticed him much), but Raymond was distinct to me (alongside Reneigh and Audie) from the very moment he was revealed, long before the hype began.
whew the difference between Marshal votes and Raymond votes... my hand slipped i meant to vote for Marshal
nah but seriously I never cared for Marshal, when I saw Raymond the first time (when the new villager pics were just low quality screenshots from videos) i just really liked his design!
Super unpopular opinion: I don't really care for either that much.
Raymond gets my vote. I do like his heterochromia eyes alot, it gives me David Bowie vibes. I think there's so many better cats to have tho (I'm biased af to my favourites Punchy, Kabuki and Bob tho).
Marshal is another one I always see everyone talking about and I just don't really see the appeal of tbh. If I had to have a squrriel on my island I think there's so many others i'd rather pick for my island. Poppy looks super cute, and I love how Hazel just fully embraces the unibrow.
My vote goes to Raymond, but if I'm quite honest I don't really care about either of them all too much. I prefer Raymond because of the heterochromia, the glasses, and general business theme with his Waistcoat and office-themed interior design of his house. He has unique aspects that set him apart at a glance, and I like unique and distinct villagers. Meanwhile, Marshal doesn't have anything that makes him stand out to me in his character design. I can say, though, that the interior design of his house in New Horizons looks fairly pleasant. If I had either of them show up, I'd probably just try to keep them in pristine condition and sell them off to someone else. I have a bunch of other favorites from across all the different tiers who I'm way more interested in.