1. Hopper. He was the very first villager I EVER talked to in ANY AC game. He was the very first villager I even saw. He was my first friend in any AC game. So, yeah. I have a HUGE attachment to this villager. Cranky villagers are my favorite, and he has the BEST!!! EYEBROWS!!!! EVER!!!!
2. Hans. When I first got him in my original Mercury, I thought he was going to be some boring hamster I would want out QUICK. But when I went into his home the next day, I was surprised. Instead of seeing a small little hamster, I found a huge fatass yeti standing infront of me. I knew he HAD to be a resident, because of my huge love of Cryptids.
3. Mira. I am a total Sailor Moon fanboy, as I have said MANY times. I love how she is based on Sailor Venus. Plus I LOVE Uchi villagers!!!
(Honorable mentions go to Shari, all the Lions and Hippos except Harry, and the other residents of Neo Mercury)
My 3 absolute dreamies of course! (I had them all in my old town, had to let Bam go because of terrible house placing and lost Marshal-Punchy to amateur TTing and I can asure you every single one of them DESTROYED my heart when they left. I loved them so much!)
I do have to give Bones and Pippy special mentions, Bones for being my most long-lasting villager Ive ever at the old town and Pippy for being the very first villager I ever really "befriended" and constantly talked to in the game.
I'd say my honorable mentions are Queenie, Erik, Lopez, and Lobo. <3 While Gladys and Willow are secure in their places, a lot of villagers nearly beat Rudy to the punch of spot three.