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What's the big deal with Marshal?

Blaziken257

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One thing that I've noticed for a while is that certain villagers are extremely popular compared to others. One villager in particular that seems to be quite overrated in my opinion is Marshal. Why is he so much more popular compared to most other villagers? He seems like an average villager to me, he doesn't even look all that happy, and he's all white, which is plain in my opinion. I've heard of people pointing out that, being a squirrel, he is small and cute for this reason.

However, there are plenty of other squirrels besides Marshal! Indeed, I am fond of the squirrels in this game because they're small, yet have large, curly, usually colorful tails that bounce as they walk. The thing is, there are quite a few of these squirrels that I honestly prefer over Marshal, but they go unnoticed by most people. Caroline is my favorite squirrel -- actually, my favorite villager -- since she is quite colorful with her bright red skin, blonde, curly hair, and large blue eyes. She is also normal, and I'm fond of normal villagers. She also appears happier than Marshal in general, particularly when you talk to her. Here are some pictures of her:

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It shouldn't be hard to see why I like Caroline a lot. Since I don't have Marshal in my town, I barely have any pictures of him, and this is the best picture that I took that I could find. Notice that he looks irritated, judging from his eyes:

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In addition to Caroline, I also happen to like Peanut, Sally (who I have in my GameCube town, back when she used to be called Hazel), Poppy, and Pecan better than Marshal, to be honest. They all have more interesting designs than Marshal.

Now, I don't dislike Marshal, and I certainly would prefer him to some other squirrels, as well as some other smug villagers, but my problem is that he gets so much hype in my opinion compared to other villagers, and I don't see the big deal. If he wasn't hyped so much, I wouldn't be ranting about this -- he looks simply average overall. I feel that some people like him just because other people already do, to jump on the Marshal bandwagon. So, can anybody explain to me what the big deal is with Marshal?
 
They're coming..

The Marshal fans are coming. HIDE.

.-.

Seriously though this thread is just gonna break out into an argument.
 
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A lot people find his cranky look endearing. I agree with you though, I prefer Caroline and Peanut to Marshal.
 
erm... it all comes down to opinion. i call marshal the "justin beiber" of AC because his following is pretty similar lmao. (caroline is a QT, she was a dreamie of mine before i found someone i liked more)

anyway, i dont know. there are a lot of reasons people give to like him. like hes "small and cute" and a "marshmallow" and stuff? thats what ive seen. i personally dislike him a lot. but as you said yourself, its a bandwagon, and people will hop on a bandwagon for ANY reason. though, hes been dethroned as #1 for a little while now, and merengue has taken his place. its just what the majority finds interesting or w/e i suppose. i dunno, youll have to ask an actual marshal fan :V
 
I don't like him either. He is just your every day generic cute villager. Nothing special.

Hans is a yeti, Mira is Sailor Venus, Ankha is based on Egyptian Mythology, now they is special!

Marshal has nothing. I can see why he is liked, but I don't like these generic cute ones. For me they need something special about them.
 
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They're coming..

The Marshal fans are coming. HIDE.

.-.

Seriously though this thread is just gonna break out into an argument.

theres no reason to argue, since the OP is very politely worded and is trying to have a mature discussion.
 
erm... it all comes down to opinion. i call marshal the "justin beiber" of AC because his following is pretty similar lmao. (caroline is a QT, she was a dreamie of mine before i found someone i liked more)

anyway, i dont know. there are a lot of reasons people give to like him. like hes "small and cute" and a "marshmallow" and stuff? thats what ive seen. i personally dislike him a lot. but as you said yourself, its a bandwagon, and people will hop on a bandwagon for ANY reason. though, hes been dethroned as #1 for a little while now, and merengue has taken his place. its just what the majority finds interesting or w/e i suppose. i dunno, youll have to ask an actual marshal fan :V

the justin bieber

i love you


But even if it's politely worded someone will find a way to throw it off. lol
 
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completely honest, i used to think this, and then i actually got marshal

the other smug villagers are just meh compared to the marshmellow squirrel
 
oh. forgot to add my reasoning for disliking justin beiber squirrel; its his personality. smug doesnt fit him in the least, to me. if he were a cranky i doubt id see any problem with him. but as a smug he just bugs me ]: obviously thats my own opinion and nothing against anyone else.

(ALSO NIBBLES IS BEST SQUIRREL)
 
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erm... it all comes down to opinion. i call marshal the "justin beiber" of AC because his following is pretty similar lmao. (caroline is a QT, she was a dreamie of mine before i found someone i liked more)

anyway, i dont know. there are a lot of reasons people give to like him. like hes "small and cute" and a "marshmallow" and stuff? thats what ive seen. i personally dislike him a lot. but as you said yourself, its a bandwagon, and people will hop on a bandwagon for ANY reason. though, hes been dethroned as #1 for a little while now, and merengue has taken his place. its just what the majority finds interesting or w/e i suppose. i dunno, youll have to ask an actual marshal fan :V

Your words are mine, Shiro cakes

But he's a cute squirrel, and anything cute or cool goes famous like crazy, so that's it.
 
Oh I should just go along with it too then.

I'm holding him for a friend and I just don't see it. Nope. Not feelin' it. He just looks awkward to me.
 
I like Marshal because he looks all serious but then says the cheesiest stuff to me lol
 
I can only speak for myself, but I adore him and not only because he is popular, that is in my opinion a stupid reason to like a villager. I personally like him because he doesn't look always 'happy' and has this cranky face, but when he does smile I find it really cute. I just like his whole appearance a lot and the smug personality is one of my favorites (plus his look reminds me of one character from a different game). I like some other squirrels like Peanut or Filbert a lot too though. It just comes down to different opinions, some like him and some just don't.
 
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