Rank Your Villagers!

[TheRealWC]

I remember a lot of these threads during the New Leaf era, some of them being quite comical. I also am always interested to see how people feel about certain villagers. So, now that most everyone is up to a high amount of villagers, I figured why not make a thread like this for New Horizons?

For my town of Escapada:
(Avery is moving in tomorrow, so I won't rank him, although he's one of the better villagers aesthetically already and we're birthday twins, so he'll probably be pretty high, maybe even my favorite soon)
9. Bud - the only real reason he's last is because he doesn't do much. He's always inside and his dialogue is pretty dry.
8. Renee - she's kinda worsened on me because she won't. stop. singing. She does like to play treasure hunter though so that's a plus.
7. Tipper - she's pretty new so I don't know her that well yet.
6. Zucker - he's also really new so I imagine he'll grow on me too. Doesn't help he's the second lazy villager though.
5. Anabelle - I really like the Peppy dialogue in this game, but she's a stopgap for a better Peppy villager.
4. Fauna - really cool deer. A little boring and I probably will let her go once I get Goldie.
3. Tom - I always like Cranky villagers. He's entertaining to watch.
2. Prince - I also really like Lazy villagers in general. Prince is cool and he has a really good K.K. song in his house (Only Me).
1. Klaus - I'm quite surprised he's first, but he's grown on me a lot. He also complements my style (I don't care if its a video game!) and gives the best crafting recipes (gave me a Lunar Lander).

This being said, I don't hate any of my villagers. My starting group for New Horizons blows my New Leaf starters out of the water. I don't know if any are permanent, maybe Klaus, but I think I want to have a rotating theater of villagers.

 

[Spunki]

10. Quillson - I was forced to take him. He is hiding the entire time from me or in someone’s House. And he refuses to leave. Pretty much every other Villager wants to leave now, but not the actual Problem ...
9. Merengue - Not Long enough here to judge her, but she is fine.
8. Ozzie - I don’t mind Koalas. He is super nice and he gave me useful DIY-Stuff.
7. Alfonso - Same as Ozzie. It’s really hard to say which one is better. Both are too similar.
6. Gayle - Very cute and charming. I see her all the time around the Flowers or just sitting around.
5. Mitzi - She always reads books or is interested in Trees. A little bit more interesting than Gayle, but not long enough for me to judge her entirely.
4. Sprinkle - Gave me a lot of presents or Clothing. Also brings up interesting questions.
3. Monty - First I didn’t thought I would like a Monkey Villager, but he is hilarious, gives me Presents and didn’t bother me once. Just a lot of dry humor with this one. I also love his House, which looks like Nature itself, with a lot of Leaves and Mushrooms. Like you are going through the Woods during Autumn.
2. Bam - Teaches me Emotions, gives me Presents and is hilarious. I don’t mind the Jock Dialogue too much. I always laugh about it.
1. Pashmina - Best Villager so far. Pretty much forces presents on me, calls me „Chef“ as Nickname and has a great Dialogue in general. Just a very sweet Goat.

Almost forgot Mitzi, oops.

 

[baerbel]

10. Chief // Do people actually like him? ugh. i hate him and hopefully can kick him straight outta my island. ew.

9. Beau // what a boring guy. also dislike him and his design. no thanks. can move out soon.

8. Olivia // well, not the worst one but still not my favorite. Not keeping her.

7. Molly // She's okay. I don’t dislike her but i could never really grow to love her a lot.

6. Aurora // She's cute yeah. But the design is sooo boring.

5. Marina // she's a cutie. i like her. will probably let her go anyway but she is still super sweet.

4. Hopkins // i like this guy a lot. he is funny and cute. also his house is really cool.

3. Ellie // i love her. Her colors, her house,her personality, she's so sweet.

2. Becky // i never thought i would love her this much but then i met her and ..boom! in love.

1. Blanche // what a wonderful little lady. I can't with her cuteness. also, she's my best friend.

 

[usa-chan]

10. curlos - no, just no. i was forced to take him because of the campsite, and i do not appreciate him at all. he's obnoxious in both design and personality in my town. he needs to get the memo that i don't like him.
9. sterling - he's weird. i don't enjoy him. his house reminds me of 50 shades for whatever reason, and all he does is work out. he doesn't engage with other villagers, and is always giving me stuff because he's "superstitious" about these items. thanks for giving me all your bad luck items.
8. lopez - an unexpected move in, i tted back to the original date after opening up a space, and bam! there he is, taking the opened spot i wanted for fang. i haven't engaged with him whatsoever. i want him to feel how unwelcomed he is.
7. snooty - she's cute, i kinda like her design, but she isn't a dreamie of mine.
skipping 6!!!
5. hugh - i didn't like him at all when he moved in as my third villager, but he grew on to me! he's sending me cute letters and is always giving me something, i adore him. but he needs to stop talking about the bugs in his room,
4. fang - he just moved in, but he's a dreamie of mine! i can't wait to see his dynamic with everyone else in town!
3. muffy & marshal - both are dreamies of mine and are equally loved! marshal is always singing, which is so, so, so cute, and muffy is my cool gothic friend who will kick your butt.
2. whitney - my girl over here is always checking up on me, i love her!!! plus, this girl is always looking cute, no one can catch her slipping!
1. audie - literally the queen of ceto bay. she's constantly sending me letters even though i never send them, and she's such a social butterfly in my town, i always see her talking to someone. i usually don't like peppys, but she literally changed my mind when she moved in as my fourth villager. will fight curlos for her.

 

[Heartcore]

10. Erik - I love his design and think he's absolutely adorable but I'm still unsure if I want to keep him or swap him for Beau. Still getting to know him.
9. Fauna - love her alot and will probably be keeping her around forever. But I may eventually look into letting Skye take her place after getting her picture. Still undecided.
8. Julian - A favorite of mine from New Leaf, definitely happy to have him in New Horizons as well. Most likely keeping him around forever.
7. Roscoe - A villager I have never had before, found him on a mystery island and have grown very attached to him. He may eventually be swapped out for Chief for a bit
6. Judy - Adorable. Really love her design and her house. She is definitely staying around my island forever.
5. Audie - I hate peppy villagers usually. But I have fallen in love with Audie. She is adorable and so much fun. She's staying with me forever.
4. Lobo - Another New Leaf favorite I had to have back in New Horizons. He is great and staying with me forever.
3. Raymond - I would say that after getting him, I understand all the hype. I had Marshal in New Leaf but never really understood what was so great about him. Raymond though...I can't get enough of. I really love him and am so happy to have him. He'll be with me forever.
2. Diana - My favorite villager. PERIODT. I knew I wouldn't be happy in New Horizons until I had Diana in my town. I used my amiibo to move her in yesterday and finally feel content in just letting time pass naturally.
1. Sherb - Right now, he is my hands down favorite. Ever since I saw photos of him on reddit before release I knew I had to have him. He is the cutest thing ever. I'm still unsure if he's my favorite villager but right now anytime I load into my game I run to try and find him before doing anything else. He may fall a spot or he may replace Diana as my favorite villager...only time will tell!

 

[peachmilke]

Obviously most of these are pretty close to eachother since they're all dreamies and it was hard to make this list since I prob would've just tied a bunch of them lol

9. Marina: I didn't put her higher simply because I just prefer Coco to her, she's simple and sweet enough but I just like Coco more
8. Kidd: I haven't had that much time to interact with him, but he's also hunched over like he's depressed or something! When he's not though he's pretty fun
7. Buzz: He's newer and I just haven't had much time to interact with him, so idk
6. Erik: He's newer and I haven't had much time to interact with him, he's a bit weird but it's okay because he's cute! The extent he brings up bugs is a bit alarming tho
5. Olivia: Another snooty I really like! She's sweet.
4. Coco: I love that her design is basically a shoutout to gyroids- her constant blank expression can make some of the dialogue she has really funny. I also saw her gather in the plaza with other villagers with some shades on and thought it was hilarious.
3. Audie: Even though peppy villagers aren't my favorite Audie warmed up on me a ton! She looks like she'd be snooty, but instead she's just this naive silly wanna-be popstar. She gives me cute presents and is very easy to please!
2. Deirdre: I love her personality, like deer, and think she's super cute! She's a very very close 2nd to Blanche. We do treasure hunts together and she says comforting things and she's so cute when she talks about her flowers. She also engages with other villagers a lot!
1. Blanche : I like her design, and just generally enjoy snooty villagers! She's sweet and gives compliments and good advice.

 

[juneau]

10. Boris - I don't love Cranky villagers at all, the deep voice is a weird juxtaposition to how cute the rest of the game is and I generally just tend to like the cuter villagers. If I had to have a Cranky in town, I think I'd only want one of Fang or Tom.
9. Tipper - Don't love the cows either. Her home is nice, though.
8. Astrid - Not a fan of her design, and I really don't like that she calls me "her pet", lol.
7. Kidd - I would consider keeping him, but if I am making space for villagers I like more, I don't mind letting him go.
--- the ones above this line are the ones I am trying to get rid of and they randomly moved in before I knew I could island hop, 6-1 I am okay with keeping for now --
6. Papi - he is growing on me! I invited him to my island after throwing 40k Nook miles at tickets with nothing to show for, and he was the last ticket I could afford that day so I just took him, but yeah, he's really growing on me. His catchphrase "haaay" reminds me of like a valley girl or something so I really wish I could change that, but aside from that, I think he's pretty cute. I saw him standing around a flower patch with a book about flowers once, and then he started watering the flowers and that was just awwww
5. Roald - Just invited him to my island, and I think he's cute! Can't see why he's not popular, tbh. Not a very interesting design, I guess, but I have a soft spot for villagers that just look like animals and are cute, nothing too weird.
4. Ribbot - on then on the opposite end of "villagers that just look like animals", I do have Ribbot, lol. I had him and Mira in ACNL, so when I was resetting for my first two villagers and both of them were in one of the starts, I just thought that was a really cool coincidence and had to keep 'em.
3. Bluebear - I don't love her hair, but I think she's quite cute! I just adore Peppies.
2. Mira - What I said about Ribbot. She's probably one of the few Uchis I like. Bit of a soft spot for her, again because of ACNL.
1. Felicity - I think I just don't like hair on villagers since that was something that bugged me at first, like Bluebear's, but she's really grown on me, and since I've had her longer than Bluebear I like her more. I think she's really cute and I love her home.

 

[CowKing]

9. Tammi - I don't hate her or anything, but I'm just not a fan of her design and personality, I really want her to move out
8. Curlos - The only thing I like about him is his house interior and the :3 face he makes somethings
7. Axel - Can you shut up about our muscles FOR FIVE MINUTES???
6. Zucker - I really only took him in because he's popular and rare, but I like him and he says silly stuff sometimes, and I like how I made his yard
5. Lily - I love her! I love how she loves to read books! I love what I did to her yard (I also put it by a pond) and she's just great all around!
4. Lolly - Now we're getting into dreamie territory, she just moved in so I can't really judge her right now, but so far she's been adorable and pleasant!
3. Merengue - I love how she actually talks about baking sometimes! She's cute and adorable and I love her!
2. Hazel - Resetted 17 times for her and it was worth it! I love her personality and she's so cute and sweet to me!
1. Bangle - She's so goofy and adorable and she loves to do yoga and run around with Lily and Hazel, I love her so much!

 

[diamond is unbreakable]

10. Stella - Stella is cute. I chose her on an early island tour because she was cute. But she's unfortunately a normal villager... and normal villagers don't really have enough personality for me to find them too appealing. Plus I think sheep with shirts look odd..
9. Rocket - I LOVE ROCKET! She's adorable. Gorillas are one of my favorite villager types. There are a lot of cooler villagers though. But I also have three of the villagers in the superhero set, so she gets bonus points for that
8. Big Top - He's SO CUTE. But he's not been super exciting for me? He doesn't do much and he's been kind of boring. Lazys are like that ig.
7. Hans - He was my forced campsite guy! I think he's awesome. Smug villagers are my favorite. And who doesn't love a nice yeti boy?
6. Erik - I just got him today, so there's not much to say other than MOOSE.
5. Audie - Peppy villagers are usually not my thing, but Audie's caught my heart! She's quite endearing, and she at least appears to be "intelligent" in the way villagers can be She's always very sweet to me and I love that.
4. Sherb - His house and Audie's match! And for some reason I set up their plots right by each other which was really funny. He's sweet, but he sleeps too early!
3. Lucky - Boof boof mummy dog
2. Savannah - Who doesn't love a zebra lady... the day after she first moved in, she put on one of my designs. Heart sold. Also.. her catchphrase is y'all... that's so cute.
1. Kid Cat - My starter jock! He totally grew on me. Superhero cat. Always loves talking to me and wears what I send him. He's a good boy.

 

[petaI]

8. hans. period.
7. alfonso. i don't dislike him, but he's pretty meh.. he did grow on me a bit since he moved in tho
6. reneigh. she just moved in so i haven't interacted with her much, but i love her design and her interior is p nice too!
5. olive. she's a sweet babey but she's a little plain
4. bianca. hyper bab. i love her
3. agnes. agnes and bianca are honestly probably tied for third. agnes has a cute aesthetic!! and she's a lil sassy
2. roald. tbh i don't particularly care for the jock villagers, and i was pretty neutral about roald at first but he's grown on me so much. he is so cute
1. julian. it's probably no surprise sjdhs. but i'm in love with his aesthetic and he has such a pretty house. he has been a dreamie of mine since new leaf

 

[spawnpoint]

10: Al. He's just an ugly monstrosity and I was saving a plot to go island hopping and he just took it! The little beach

9: Phoebe. She's okay, one of my starters but not my favorite

8: Hamlet. I like him but I'm not planning on keeping him. He naruto runs a lot though lol

7: Carmen. One of my so called dreamies but I think I changed my mind on her lol.. She's kinda boring but I like her more than Hamlet

6: Vivian. Really cute but i don't like her as much as some of my other villagers

5: Rod. This was really really hard so I just put Rod right here. I still love him tho!

4. Kiki. Another hard one because I love Kiki too!! She's so sweet and she grew on me a lot

3. Lolly. Again really hard!! But I'm just not as attached to her as my top 2 villagers. She's really cute tho and she sings all the time and it's adorable!

2. Tom. Tom is a really, really close second to number 1. In my opinion he's the cutest cranky villager and I also had him in my old very special new leaf town so I'm just super attached to him. I saw him on a mystery island and just had to get him back!!

And number 1 is O'Hare. My most special villager on my island. Was also in my very special new leaf town, and hes been my favorite villager for a long time. I'm happy to have him even if he acts kinda like a stalker now lol!! It's cute

 

[Miss Misty]

I actually have been keeping a 'villager power ranking' in my notes that references all the things they do. Here's the latest scores:

7. Bubbles (-1) Don't waste a ping if you have nothing to say. And if you do it once, don't do it again. (But seriously don't do it a third time I'm getting mad)
6. Huck (+1) The crest doorplates are choice.
5. Sprocket (-2) Sicced a tarantula on me to keep me from winning his treasure hunt.
4. Peaches (-1) Gave me a jockey helmet so now I'm lowkey uncomfortable around her.
3. Zell (+2) This dude really do be sweeping the whole beach.
2. Pashmina (0) Hasn't done anything exciting, but hasn't done anything worth dropping either.
1. Wade (0) My adorable baby penguin pal remains adorable.

 

[rezberri]

10. Chops - do i rly need to elaborate?
9. Elise - her dress is cute but thats it
8. Tucker - cool concept but i would like a different villager
7. Mira - she want the nicest to me at the beginning & i would rather have a different uchi
6. Marina - i actually rly like her and may end up keeping her, but i dont like how her house looks on the outside
5. Tabby - i always liked Tabby's design and she seems pretty cool. will keep her around for a long while
4. Cookie - a fan favorite!! luv this queen will keep her until she wants to move up in her life
3. Kody - is my son. gives me lots of gifts and nicknamed me mountain when he knew i was actually a hill.
2. Sydney - she is my baby i luv her so much i would like to keep her forever but if she wants to be set free who am i to stop her??
1. Stitches - he hasnt moved in yet but i love him. i love him so much oh my god

 

[Jas]

9. hippeux. i did not want him and i'm BITTER but civil
8. hamphrey!! he's cute (though he looks perpetually angry) and has done no wrong
7. apple. i feel like she's seen some things. i invited her to the island out of 4:50AM desperation
6. gayle. she's cute!
5. agnes. she's cuter!
4. pierce! he nicknamed me chickpea and it's been spreading throughout the island.
3. audie!!! love her. she's a legend. she gifts me ugly clothes but she gets an A for effort!!
2. ozzie. he's adorable! he always naruto runs and eats snacks, and he always gives me DIY recipes i don't already have.
1. blanche! a dreamie. i LOVE her so much. she's the cutest and we share a birthday and she always hangs out in front of my house and waters my flowers :')

 

[Feraligator]

9. Antonio
8. Spike
7. Julian
6. Vivian
5. Beau
4. Kody
3. Midge
2. Reneigh
1. Audie

 

[ayeeprill]

10. Biff - he's fine...that's all i have to say about him. He can leave any time.
9. Greta - again, she's fine, but not one of my favorite snooties. She can also leave any time.
8. Buzz- I barely see him, he never leaves his house. also his house is ugly. still like him more than greta and biff though. But, again, he can also leave any time.

------BIG GAP-----

7. Puck - genuinely never cared for him before, but he's a cutie. Keeping him for awhile.
6. Fuchsia - A CUTIE PIE. I wish she would get new furniture though, she won't use anything I give her. Keeping her for a while.
5. Julian - he was my camper. I was never a huge Julian fan, but I'm a convert. He's so charming. Might keep forever.
4. Tia - the cutest little teapot, i just want to have tea parties with her all day. Might keep forever.
3. Bianca - I FREAKING LOVE THIS TIGER. she may officially be my third favorite villager ever. I love how she always calls me "faboo" and her bestie. Staying forever.
2. Ribbot - my second favorite villager in the whole game, he's been in every town I've had since ACGC. Mainly love him so much for sentimental reasons, he's also one of the VERY few jocks I like. Staying forever.
1. Kiki - MY BEST FRIEND. MY FAVORITE GIRL. Used an Amiibo card to move her in and I am so happy. She's the sweetest little cat and my all time favorite villager. Staying forever.

 

[Flare]

10. Claudia - Not even on my island and I already want her out. She moved here randomly. Not sure if I’ll grow to like her or not.

9. Chops - I’m not so annoyed by him. He was my forced campsite villager.

8-7. Deli - Would have preferred not inviting him and let RNG pick who I was to get as my villagers (probably wasn’t a good idea since I would have ended in a situation like Claudia right now). He’s not so bad though.

8-7. Peaches - Same reasoning as Deli.

6. Biff - Used to heavily dislike him, but now I like him. Won’t be keeping him though.

5. Marina - She’s nice and all, but I’m not keeping her and will give her to a friend.

4. Flo - She’s grown a lot on me. I’m not sure whether or not to let her move out when she wants to. I guess I’ll make her the last to move out of my island to decide.

3. Dom - Found him on an island. Hmm I actually enjoy talking to Jock villagers.

2. Erik - He’s in boxes right now but I already like him a lot. I found him on an island.

1. Audie - Found her on an island and I like her a lot. She’s pretty fun to talk to as well.

 

[CrestFallen]

I only have five rn (wish me luck on my campsite villager) but here they are!


5. Ozzie- overall hes not bad, I was convinced I was going to bully him off when I first saw him. When he moved in he was actually super sweet so he gets to stick around.

4. Tank- again, not a fan of design but he’s a pretty good dude. I like him but don’t love him.

3. Flora- love her colors and design but personality kinda bugs me. Still super sweet though and gives good presents.

2. Pashima- one of my two starters along with Tank. Love her to death in both design and personality. Wouldn’t trade her for the world.

1. Coco- now let me explain, this is basically my first animal crossing game. As such I barely know any of the characters or their stigmas. When I saw Coco on a mystery island I have never smashed the A button to invite someone so quickly. She’s adorable, sweet, and I would die for her if need be. Her design in unique and cute, I don’t understand how people find her scary. She is a god among men and I will accept no criticism of her.

 

[Saga]

10. Limberg - Please either shave your 5'o'clock shadow or leave. But leave your gorgeous house there so I can move in!

9. Diva - We're good friend, yet she's often still pretty rude to me. Next! I can't wait to get Shari instead.

8. Gwen - She was one of my original villagers in my first AC game, so I was happy to see her, but there are other snooties I would much rather have.

7. O'Hare - He's perfectly nice and has a really cool house, but again, I have other smug villagers I like better.

6. Peaches - She's very nice and always friendly. Not my favorite normal, but I like her.

5. Flora - Looks gorgeous and has a fabulous house full of flamingo lawn ornaments. Oddly, her personality seems pretty reserved for her supposedly being a peppy.

4. Pango - I like her design much less than Flora's, but prefer her personality by far! She's always hilarious and really kind. Odd that she and Flora have the same personality type, but act quite differently. She also has a hilariously deep man voice.

3. Tangy - My favorite villager design in the whole game, and an island named Ehime naturally needs a mikan-themed resident. She's just moving in now, so I don't know her personality yet. So far, she seems really funny, like Pango.

2. Marina - Suuuper cute and really sweet. I just wish she would sing a little more quietly...

1. Teddy - He's been my best bud for 8 years in NL, so I was thrilled to get him as one of my original villagers here, too! Teddy is love, Teddy is life.

 

[Alex518]

ten (in actuality, -10000): diva. i didn't realize that talking to your first camper only gives you the option to invite them to move in... literally a nightmare when i had to select "you should move here!"
nine: bertha. i really hate the hippo villagers i'm sorry LMAO
eight: peggy. she's just kinda eh...
seven: tiffany. i hated her in a lot of other games, but i will give her credit for her nice house
six: bree. i invited her from an island but she's also a snooty villager like tiffany and i absolutely hate that posh way they talk
five: tex. i love penguin villagers so i also invited him from an island <3
four: gonzo. he just moved in and replaced deli but the koalas are so cute plus i like the log-cabin-esque exterior of his home
three: stitches. an absolute cutie. i always wanted him in new leaf and here he is. i will never let him leave period
two: iggly. he's the cutest thing ever im so glad that i love my founding villagers!!
one: deirdre. sisterly villagers are my queens and she is my queen