most unique villagers..

[Dudy Dude]

Pietro and Coco would be my picks.

 

[Jhine7]

I have Phoebe right now. So to me, she is the most unique. But I know there a lot of other great unique villagers out there too!

 

[salttacos]

All 5 superhero villagers.

 

[autumnhues]

Most of the ostriches - Blanche is a swan, Gladys is a crane, Julia is a peacock, etc.
Vivan - German Shepard
Annalisa - Japanese doll
Marcel - mime?
Ketchup - tomato
Mac - bulldog
Blaire and Tasha - skunks
Raddle - doctor

Edit: Sylvana looks like a ferret.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

I really like the Japanese historical designs other people have brought up, and think they add something interesting to the game. Kabuki’s design and catchphrase and everything is just perfect. Croque is so cool and yet tiny and cute, Coco the Haniwa. And Clay is based on (and in Japanese named for) doguu:


I also like that Cole is based on an endangered species of rabbit, and Agnes is named after the Agu pig from Okinawa. The fact about Kyle was really interesting as well.

On the other hand, when I read unique villagers, what I really think of is encountering villagers that are outside the popularity lists, and therefore common, lists (common because there are simply, literally more of them out there on people’s islands).

So I think a villager like Rory really stands out, because he has both a unique design, and i rarely hear of him, so probably he’s pretty rare to encounter in say, a dream island. I’d probably say Rhonda could go on that list too, she is a white rhino, after all. And Avery has a very unique and striking design too.

 

[LittleMissPanda]

Boris is a boar with tusks, Annabelle is a pangolin (aka Sandshrew) Frita is french fries and a burger (so does that make Merengue the milkshake?) and Goose, believe it or not, is in fact a chicken.

 

[Larsi]

Not a fan of the mice, but Cheddar is cheese. Hope she don't get eaten by her own species

 

[niconii]

Ribbot and Sprocket are both robbots.
Flora’s a flamingo. Judy’s design is really unique with her large starry eyes. Ankha’s really different!
Pietro’s a clown (which I think freaks some people out? I think his design is cool!).
Tangy’s an orange. And I think the sort-of scary/horror ones like Lucky and Coco are pretty unique looking.

 

[Larsi]

I see people saying Ribbot and Sprocket as robots but I think Del is also one if I look at his cheeks. Just less electronics.

Edit: kinda robot but based on a Japanese battleship "Yamato"

 

[Florence + The Machine]

So I think a villager like Rory really stands out, because he has both a unique design

I'm glad you brought up Rory because no one has mentioned that his design is based off of Chinese stone lion statues (shishi or 石狮). They're found outside important places like imperial palaces or tombs, where they act as guards, and come in pairs (male and female). These statues have spread to many different Asian countries, including Japan where they're called komainu. Here's a link to the wiki page if anyone wants to read up on them.

Spoiler: Image of a male shishi

That's why Rory has 2 of the stone lion-dog DIYs in his house (and where the DIY originates from). I also think he's very cute, and that the lions are severely underrated as a species.

 

[Alma]

• Ribbot (also including Sprocket) - I really enjoy the presence of characters that aren't entirely 'organic' in this series... It'd be fun to have a fully robotic AC town
• Coco (like many people have said) with her interesting Gyroid-like appearance
• Kabuki - kabuki performance themed makeup
• Clay - a hamster villager themed after (appropriately) a type of clay figurine
• Flora - the only flamingo (ostrich base)
• Julia - the only peacock (ostrich base)
• Hopper - the eyebrows! The only penguin in AC that's like this. Very fun design
• Lucky - he's one of the villagers I find most interesting, especially with the tragic contradiction that is his name with what he seems to go through. I love his bandages-- definitely a villager that sticks out in a good way
• Tia - teapot themed. I think it's a really clever design that works perfectly on the elephant base
• Merengue - the strawberry-like horn is a nice touch, especially on the rhino base
• Dobie, Sven - May be the only characters that visibly look old
• Stitches - Teddy bear implied to be stitched together
• Vesta - Her appearance is really otherworldly, especially with her simplistic, white (and glowing?) facial features

These are the characters that stand out to me personally. I have an interest in the villagers themed after items or have peculiar qualities / nods to culture like Kabuki

 

[Lotusblossom]

Does anyone know the story on marcel..?!

 

[Florence + The Machine]

Does anyone know the story on marcel..?!

He's a mime, and his name is most likely a reference to the famous French actor and mime artist Marcel Marceau, who created his own pantomime school in Paris. It's kinda weird his house is Japanese-themed, though.

 

[Larsi]

Wow I really like it how much of the characters have a story behind their looks, names or furniture. It's really fun to read!

 

[HungryForCereal]

Clay. Im a little biased here since he's is my ABSOLUTE fav but he's based off a wrestler. he wears a mask so it kinda give me that vibe.

 

[Lotusblossom]

Is there any story on merry?

 

[autumnhues]

He's a mime, and his name is most likely a reference to the famous French actor and mime artist Marcel Marceau, who created his own pantomime school in Paris. It's kinda weird his house is Japanese-themed, though.

Like Zucker Marcel's Japanese name (Monja) references a Japanese dish, Monjayaki.

 

[Lotusblossom]

He's a mime, and his name is most likely a reference to the famous French actor and mime artist Marcel Marceau, who created his own pantomime school in Paris. It's kinda weird his house is Japanese-themed, though.

Oh thanks ^^ is there a specific clown that pietro is based on??

 

[Alma]

Like Zucker his Japanese name (Monja) references a Japanese dish, Monjayaki.

I believe that Zucker's Japanese name is タコヤ (Takoya) and is a reference to takoyaki...

 

[Florence + The Machine]

I believe that Zucker's Japanese name is タコヤ (Takoya) and is a reference to takoyaki...

The poster you quoted was saying that Marcel's JP name (Monja) is a reference to the dish monjayaki (which I didn't know), and that explains his JP-themed house interior. You're right that it's similar to how Zucker references the Japanese dish takoyaki.

Oh thanks ^^ is there a specific clown that pietro is based on??

If you go on Nookipedia and look up villagers there, it'll tell you if their names/designs reference anything. Pietro's name may come from the clown archetype called Pierrot, who is sad and tends to be the butt of the joke. It may also come from the word pied, meaning multicolor (like the Pied Piper).