Uchi Appreciation Thread

[metswee]

My favorite Uchi are Deirdre, Muffy and Phoebe. I love Cherry as well. Have Phoebe right now. Love her design and her house is amazing (the inside of a Volcano, if you’ve never seen it). I agree the dialogue seems
to be a step above some of the other personalities. I love when Phoebe wonders about the other islands or tells me about a crazy dream she just had...

I keep hearing about Phoebe's volcano house it sounds kinda cool : O definitely wanna look up some pics of it

 

[stiney]

I’m nonbinary and also a woman because I’m genderfluid and I often present as feminine regardless. Which is actually why I said that even the traditionally feminine ones like Reneigh give me nb vibes—because none of these things are mutually exclusive. You seem to have the idea that nonbinary people cannot be feminine, though I have to be honest and say the fact that you put the word nonbinary in quotes concerns me to begin with as it’s a real and incredibly multifaceted identity. In this case however, it’s also just a harmless headcanon that I am not saying anyone should agree with! That’s all I’m going to say because I don’t want this argument to get overly confrontational.

Thanks for explaining your position more, because I was a little confused by what I thought you were saying (which is not what you were saying I have found out). I've never thought of any of the characters as potentially being nb before but I'm going to start considering who I think might be now. It'd be nice to have more representation in the game.

As far as identity and femininity...I think it might be more that presenting (ie being feminine) is a how and identity is a who (being a woman, or nonbinary, or genderfluid, or asexual, or a man--or all of them or none of them). A woman who doesn't present as feminine is a woman because that's who she is; a non "masculine" or feminine-presenting man is still a man. Dressing feminine or not is a "how" you are, not a who you are. You can express your "who" through "how" you present, but you don't have to, and not doing so doesn't change your "who." A nonbinary or a genderfluid person doesn't change who they are *because* they changed their presentation, though it may reflect where they are on their personal spectrum that day. I hope that made sense.

 

[lunatepic]

They're probably my favourite personality type in nh! I absolutely love their rough and tough exterior and kinder interior, it's just so endearing.
Katt was one of my starting villagers and im def keeping her

 

[OtterFloof]

Frita has been my first Uchi and she rubbed off on me! She's a very sweet sheepy! However, she is moving out today and is in boxes.
If anyone would like to take to give her a new loving home, I'd appreciate that

Edit: She found a new home, so I'm really happy about that!

 

[0kamu0]

Love my girl Agnes, but I might let her move away and then find her again, as she was my starter

 

[starlightsong]

Thanks for explaining your position more, because I was a little confused by what I thought you were saying (which is not what you were saying I have found out). I've never thought of any of the characters as potentially being nb before but I'm going to start considering who I think might be now. It'd be nice to have more representation in the game.

As far as identity and femininity...I think it might be more that presenting (ie being feminine) is a how and identity is a who (being a woman, or nonbinary, or genderfluid, or asexual, or a man--or all of them or none of them). A woman who doesn't present as feminine is a woman because that's who she is; a non "masculine" or feminine-presenting man is still a man. Dressing feminine or not is a "how" you are, not a who you are. You can express your "who" through "how" you present, but you don't have to, and not doing so doesn't change your "who." A nonbinary or a genderfluid person doesn't change who they are *because* they changed their presentation, though it may reflect where they are on their personal spectrum that day. I hope that made sense.

Yeah, I hope I didn't come off as hostile to that person because I definitely didn't mean to and I didn't even mean to start a discussion like this to begin with! I just get met with/see other people get that sort of response when trying to share nb headcanons a lot and honestly it gets frustrating because hey, everyone else is having fun imagining their favorite characters are gay, why can't I have fun seeing my gender identity in my faves? I don't necessarily think of all the uchis as somewhere in the spectrum of being nonbinary (which is very wide and complex range as being nonbinary doesn't necessarily mean the same thing for everyone), I just haven't thought of specific headcanons for all of them! Some of them might be feminine women with a punk, tomboyish attitude, some of them might consider themselves masculine/androgynous-presenting but still just be women, some of them may be genderfluid or agender, but ultimately we can all imagine whatever we like. I also think of various villagers of other personalities including incredibly feminine peppies and hypermasculine jocks or some NPCs as such just because that's how I feel and it's fun for me.

And yes, I do understand what you're saying and it's something I struggled with a lot when figuring out my own identity tbh. I don't wanna go into too much detail right here on this thread but I basically had to realize that if my gender changes from time to time and yet I want to wear something that doesn't necessarily "match" what I would say my gender is, then I should. Most people I meet irl aren't going to understand me and will assume things of me anyway (and, as I've often experienced, will assume wrongly no matter how I look or act), so I should present in whatever way I feel happy doing instead of the way I'd be expected to. It doesn't stop me from being who I am. But I can see how I might have implied that the idea of being nonbinary is directly tied to appearance/attitude and I certainly didn't mean to do that.

 

[Cnydaquil]

I love katt, muffy, and phoebe!

 

[stiney]

Yeah, I hope I didn't come off as hostile to that person because I definitely didn't mean to and I didn't even mean to start a discussion like this to begin with! I just get met with/see other people get that sort of response when trying to share nb headcanons a lot and honestly it gets frustrating because hey, everyone else is having fun imagining their favorite characters are gay, why can't I have fun seeing my gender identity in my faves? I don't necessarily think of all the uchis as somewhere in the spectrum of being nonbinary (which is very wide and complex range as being nonbinary doesn't necessarily mean the same thing for everyone), I just haven't thought of specific headcanons for all of them! Some of them might be feminine women with a punk, tomboyish attitude, some of them might consider themselves masculine/androgynous-presenting but still just be women, some of them may be genderfluid or agender, but ultimately we can all imagine whatever we like. I also think of various villagers of other personalities including incredibly feminine peppies and hypermasculine jocks or some NPCs as such just because that's how I feel and it's fun for me.

And yes, I do understand what you're saying and it's something I struggled with a lot when figuring out my own identity tbh. I don't wanna go into too much detail right here on this thread but I basically had to realize that if my gender changes from time to time and yet I want to wear something that doesn't necessarily "match" what I would say my gender is, then I should. Most people I meet irl aren't going to understand me and will assume things of me anyway (and, as I've often experienced, will assume wrongly no matter how I look or act), so I should present in whatever way I feel happy doing instead of the way I'd be expected to. It doesn't stop me from being who I am. But I can see how I might have implied that the idea of being nonbinary is directly tied to appearance/attitude and I certainly didn't mean to do that.

First, thanks for sharing, and I'm sorry stuff is hard for you because a lot of people suck. I'm glad you're in a better place now too.

Once you clarified in the post I responded I was totally like "oh she's not saying that super weird thing to say! That was me reading into it." I'm definitely cis but sometimes I have felt weird because I wasn't girly enough or whatever, so I think it's something I was sensitive to. I also had some internalized misogyny to deal with growing up, I was very "I hate pink because it's girly" and "I have a lot of guy friends lol I'm one of the guys because girls are too X" where X was always negative and stereotyped. So I wouldn't wear skirts or anything to not be girly and didn't learn how to do makeup as a teenager really because I wasn't like "those" girls. Whatever that meant. I'm in my 30s now and I feel more comfortable dressing how I want, which is sometimes very feminine with makeup etc and sometimes less so (and honestly the makeup thing often comes down "ugh so lazy"/"crud overslept again" more than anything). Man society did a number on young-me huh. Some of the reaction was also definitely because pink got shoved down my throat (kid in the 80s and 90s, it's only gotten worse).

I am annoyed that personalities are gender-locked in this game and it's still very binary. It's a little better with interests, since I feel like I rarely see Mathilda outside her workout clothes and she's always doing curls.

 

[Milano]

Although I don't have her in my current town, my all-time favorite is Fuchsia. I have Reneigh and I love her house/overall aesthetic. It's also going to be her birthday next month! I also really like Agnes, Muffy, and Phoebe. The only Uchi I don't like is Sylvia but that's because her and I go way back lol.

 

[starlightsong]

First, thanks for sharing, and I'm sorry stuff is hard for you because a lot of people suck. I'm glad you're in a better place now too.

Once you clarified in the post I responded I was totally like "oh she's not saying that super weird thing to say! That was me reading into it." I'm definitely cis but sometimes I have felt weird because I wasn't girly enough or whatever, so I think it's something I was sensitive to. I also had some internalized misogyny to deal with growing up, I was very "I hate pink because it's girly" and "I have a lot of guy friends lol I'm one of the guys because girls are too X" where X was always negative and stereotyped. So I wouldn't wear skirts or anything to not be girly and didn't learn how to do makeup as a teenager really because I wasn't like "those" girls. Whatever that meant. I'm in my 30s now and I feel more comfortable dressing how I want, which is sometimes very feminine with makeup etc and sometimes less so (and honestly the makeup thing often comes down "ugh so lazy"/"crud overslept again" more than anything). Man society did a number on young-me huh. Some of the reaction was also definitely because pink got shoved down my throat (kid in the 80s and 90s, it's only gotten worse).

I am annoyed that personalities are gender-locked in this game and it's still very binary. It's a little better with interests, since I feel like I rarely see Mathilda outside her workout clothes and she's always doing curls.

It’s okay, I’m also autistic so it can be hard for me to communicate my thoughts properly but if you thought I was saying something along the lines of “any female character who doesn’t look feminine is automatically not a woman” then I assure you that’s not what I meant to say! And yeah, internalized misogyny definitely makes things harder and I used to struggle with the exact things you’re talking about in regards to makeup and pink! As you can probably guess from the character used in my avatar, I unashamedly love pink now. I also love makeup but don’t always wanna wear it for one reason or another and that’s okay!

I agree completely on the personality thing. I would love to see “uchi” boys who’d be like that whole tough bad boy with a heart of gold trope, lazy women who like to sleep and eat and play around all day, a peppy man who talks to me about fashion and how he’s so totally gonna be a fabulous popstar someday, a jock girl who tells me she wants to be a basketball star and I should make sure to work out a lot... it’s something I’ve wanted since I got into the franchise tbh! But I will say I really appreciate how your gender/“style” doesn’t show up on your passport, can be changed anytime, I don’t have to unlock to “opposite gender” styles by getting tons of haircuts, and I’ll never deal with Mabel going “oh that’s for a boy but it looks great on you!!” again. This game does much better with how the player character is treated, at least.

 

[witchlapis]

love uchis just got reneigh!

 

[littlewing]

i love uchis, and i think ACNH really nailed them! the only uchi on my island currently is reneigh, but i dig her so much. from the minute i saw her i just thought she had such a pretty design, i'm a sucker for the light hair + dark "skin" combo, so i think she's absolutely gorgeous. she's also just... so chill and easy to talk to. she's cool, but down to earth. i'm never letting this dang horse leave me.

 

[stiney]

But I will say I really appreciate how your gender/“style” doesn’t show up on your passport, can be changed anytime, I don’t have to unlock to “opposite gender” styles by getting tons of haircuts, and I’ll never deal with Mabel going “oh that’s for a boy but it looks great on you!!” again. This game does much better with how the player character is treated, at least.

OMG YES! Especially on the Mabel/Label thing. SHUT UP IT'S A HAT LET ME HAVE THIS.

I do wish there were more hair styles in general, especially shorter feminine ones. I feel like a lot of the short ones are very boyish. I wear my hair short irl (I guess it's still short but I'm 2 months overdue for a haircut at this point and the mullet is coming soon oh god please send scissors) but the cuts are often more feminine so more styles would be great. I want more long hair styles, too, though, I don't love the ones we have right now.

 

[AdehhRR]

I think the design of Cherry, Mira, then Agnes stick out to me for uchis.

Does anyone have any advice to swap me to either one?

I am thinking Cherry, cos I hears Mira tends to swap words such as looking, to lookin' which reads as a southern twang im not too into haha.