What's your villager species tier list?
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ForeverSoaring
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This was surprisingly hard! While my opinions on the sheep and mice villagers are very strong, the others are more... nebulous? I feel like it needs an f tier to get a more accurate distribution, because having b as the average makes me feel quite mean. :c It also is just a lot more clumped together than I would prefer.
MayorofMapleton
Mayor of Mapleton, now Island Rep. of Oldenbell
Several animals that are majestic or beautiful in real life like lions, tigers, bears, gorillas, koalas, just don't translate well to a cartoon design in my opinion.
To me, wolves and deer are overall cutest in the game. The wolves are simultaneously dignified looking and cute.
To me, wolves and deer are overall cutest in the game. The wolves are simultaneously dignified looking and cute.
MyLifeIsCake
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When I think of classic AC villagers, the first ones that come to mind are squirrels to me. I've had squirrels in all my towns, and like the majority of villagers in those categories. The lowest tiers, sorry to say, don't have the most interesting designs for villagers imo (besides Hans for gorillas)
The Deer have amazing designs and cover various species to keep them fresh!
Squirrels have really solid designs with a adorable fluffy tail and such a wide variety of colors!
Wolves have really good, dynamic designs, but they suffer from a lack of variety in Personalities. So many Cranky wolves.
Horses are pretty awesome and have a lot of stand outs like Reneigh, Roscoe, Colton, Papi, and Savannah. There's quite a few forgettable ones though to.
Ostriches like the deer cover a good variety of designs and species. Very solid group as well.
Eagles have a very fun and interesting design, but they do lack females.
Frogs are simple but rather cute. They have some good looking color variation as well.
I love the Alligator design, but there's only a few I'd really want.
Ducks are simple and cute, not a lot of stand outs though.
Lions have been growing on me quite a bit. I disliked them at first, but I think realizing my issues with the Tigers actually made me reconsider and start to like the Lions more than I initially thought I would. Rex, Elvis, and Bud are now all alluring residents to me.
Cats have a bloated roster, but the lack of noses and human hair sinks most of the roster. It's so bloated though I still can find a decent amount that I do enjoy like Kiki.
Dogs are cute and simple, but only a few stand outs for me. Dogs and cats both fall victim a little to the fact I've had these as pets in my life times, so it's a little boring to settle on a dog or cat when I can have a wolf, lion, or ocotpus!
Koalas are one I have mixed feelings on. They are unique and fun, but not many of them look good to me.
Cubs are cute and simple. I still find it weird to take a child onto my island as a home owner though. Where's the parents?
Octopus have a great design, but they are WAY too few. I don't really like the current one, but I like the design.
Bulls have a couple I like. They aren't super special though.
Elephant side mouths are ugly. The few without it are solid. I like Tia and Cyd.
Pigs are okay. This is a pretty good though as I really had low expectations towards them. So the idea that ones like Agnes, Kevin, or Gala even appeal to me at all is pretty good for them.
Tiger snouts and nose placement is weird. Leonardo for example has his nose before his snout? The snouts look more like Snoms.
Monkeys have a couple cute characters and a solid design. Quite a few ugly ones though.
Birds mostly just exist to me. I do love Jacques though. A few others like Midge have grown on me a little to though,
Sheep look constrained in the clothing. Looks awkward and weird.
Kangaroos are a awesome idea but half baked. The Joeys could of been awesome but are just tacked on. The lack of hopping is disappointing. They have a good model though. Walt is pretty cool.
Anteaters never stood out to me, but they have grown on me slightly.
Penguins are pretty basic, stretched clothing is a downside.
Rabbits... why do so many of them lack noses? Most of them look disturbing. Disappointing designs for a cute creature and solid model with the wiggly ears.
Chicken are like the boring Eagles. Ken is awesome though and several others are pretty solid to. I just don't see the appeal of having a Chicken when I can have a Eagle, Ostrich, or song Bird.
Rhinos could be cool, but most of them are lacking. Solid model.
Hippos in the same boat as Rhinos.
Gorillas aren't the worst, but I don't really want one. They are at least memorable and a bit more interesting than some others.
Cows are less interesting bulls and the one I like best is named after people eating her. Seriously. Tipper and Patty are horrible names.
Bears have a decent supply of characters, but like literally none of them look that interesting. I want to like one... but I can't seem to find one that actually makes me like them.
Most of the Mice look awful. Design looks like it should be cute, but it isn't working.
Goats have weird and off putting head shapes. Many of them have their mouths like below their head which can make them look disturbing when they speak. Chevre looks like her head is opening and closing as she talks.
Hamsters fail even harder than the Mice. They look like they should be cute, but they're not. And most of their designs are solid misses for me.
I do not own any Deer or Squirrels interesting enough.
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Im biased towards Cubs and Cows because they have my all time favourites (Maple, Judy and Tipper). I tried to base it off the actual models and how they walk/look before trying to pick just because of individuals I like. Like, Zucker is S+ tier to me based on design but the way the Octopi walk is awkward..
this is hard to do because there are some stand out villagers in some species but as a whole i still don't really like them, i tried to be fair though and base it on how i like them overall (for example i would die for agnes but i actually don't really like pigs)
peachycrossing9
Taking a break :3
This is how I would rank them. I feel like no one puts the Alligators in S tier. 
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ripley4O77
RetroDeath
I don't understand why it's so hard to make any decent mice and monkeys! XD Almost all of them are absolutely hideous! I found all the wolves just really generic and boring, they're all so similar. I can't deal with the mouths of goats, if they were different I would probably rank them B. And Mathilda is the ONLY good acceptable Kangaroo! I just really hate the sizes and shapes of the bears and elephants.
Deers are just super elegant, Frogs are always really funny. I love the pigs and bunnies they are all so super different and almost never bad. Something about the sheep in this game, it's just perfect, the way they waddle, their colors and eyes. I could put Penguins in A tier but there are a couple just beyond ugly and similar to one another.
We need rats! And bugs, spiders! WHALES!!
This was so much fun to do, I love looking at other people's lists!
Deers are just super elegant, Frogs are always really funny. I love the pigs and bunnies they are all so super different and almost never bad. Something about the sheep in this game, it's just perfect, the way they waddle, their colors and eyes. I could put Penguins in A tier but there are a couple just beyond ugly and similar to one another.
We need rats! And bugs, spiders! WHALES!!
This was so much fun to do, I love looking at other people's lists!
Late, but we STAN an all-ostrich island! Good luck in getting all those gorgeous cuties!This was so much fun! I love the ostriches and send me hope, I‘m making a full town of them
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When I finish my collecting and my island aesthetic, come visit! I am more than happy for you to see all my cuties
