Why is Julian so popluar?

[InterestingOtaku]

*Sighs...* Ok, Ima bout to say the one thing alot of people know but nobody wants to say... Buth Julian and <Marshal are so popular possibly because they are the closest villagers that are gay. Honestly, I could be wrong. But that's what interested me in them so much. I found that cute and funny! When playing my town there was a time I had A LOT of smugs in my town. and they're not all the same and there is some variation between them, and I wouldn't be surprised if Marshal/Julian were meant to be gay, sorta like how Gracie was a male transgender. Please Note: I'm not trying to be homophobic at all if that is how this is sounding... I am gay, soo.... XP

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Oh... an d same for Ed... Ed and Julian were dating in my town X3

 

[Britty the Kitty]

I'm pretty sure Julian is so popular because he has a unique character model. Like other popular animals(Ankha, Stitches, Tangy, Coco, Shep, and Merengue, and Zucker to name a few), his model is different than the standard horse. I personally like Julian's design, as he is my favorite color and is a unicorn. His eyes kinda weirded me out, but I still enjoyed having him in my town until it was time to give him away to my best friend. Not to mention, he had quite a lovely house.

Marshall is in a similar boat. Before him(and Sheldon), there were only four male squirrels(Filbert, Ricky, Kit(who was only in Animal Forest e+), and Static. While he has a grumpy expression like Ricky, he looks far more adorable with his mouth. Not to mention, he has a nice color scheme.

I think for the most part, people prefer the more unique looking animals. So it pretty much comes down to that, unfortunately.

 

[Dulcettie]

and they're not all the same and there is some variation between them, and I wouldn't be surprised if Marshal/Julian were meant to be gay, sorta like how Gracie was a male transgender.

I don't think Gracie is a transgender female. I think Gracie is a male in Japan and a female everywhere else.

 

[TheCreeperHugz]

A unicorn. A unicorn, Stacy!

Unicorns

 

[Mixxi]

He is a unicorn and unicorns are awesome and magical! Plus I think his design is cute. His shut eyes just make him look happy.

 

[oath2order]

If I knew he was this popular, I would've sold him. But he moved out.

 

[princelio]

Idk... Why are unicorns so popular anyway? Little girls (and some guys) love them, yet all I see is a genetically weaponized horse with a sword sticking out of it's face

how is this not cool to you

Anyway he doesn't have black eyes, he's wearing eyeshadow which is neat He has cool hair too, and idk he just has a pretty design. People like pretty/cute villagers, and unicorns who say 'glitter' are also an added bonus! (I also like that his design includes the closed eyes with eyelashes but that's just something I tend to like in character design)

But yeah like others have said, he's unique too. None of the other horses have a horn, he's the only unicorn Nintendo made some nice unique animals this go round, with Zucker, Merengue, Drago, etc for animals that have 'edited' parts of them to look like other things.

Marshal is just popular because he's adorable. It's cute when tiny sweet things are grumpy, like a kitten or a little kid. But I really adore the squirrel model so I might be biased.

 

[StarryACNL]

I guess as he's new and is a one of a kind rather than the other horses who are just horses!
Personally I'm not a fan!
I'd rather get cute one like Erik and Kyle and my all time favourite

Spoiler: who is it? you ask

PANGO!!!!

 

[Lin]

The reasons for Julian have been stated a lot so I'll just say why I think Marshal is popular... he's just so grumpy looking and he's small so it makes for an adorable combination. xD Weird thing is that he doesn't act grumpy at all though, but that just gives him more contrast and I like that! Plus I find squirrels cute in general. :3

 

[sweetfire]

I just find marshal to be adorable. He is tiny and cute. My town mostly consists of white and blue animals so I would like to keep it that theme

 

[Gizmodo]

No idea..
in my opinion Julian is REALLY ugly ew

 

[AnEndlessOcean]

Probably because he's a unicorn, as most say. I absolutely hate him; he was my first villager to move into my town on top of my original five, and where did he put his house? RIGHT next to mine! He is very annoying, and will be the next villager I make move, thankfully.

 

[Bones]

He's adorable. The unicorn thing isn't really a big deal to me (although it still is kinda cool), but I love the fact that he's an epically androgynous dude who breaks the stereotype that only gay men wear make-up and what-not (because that is so untrue it's not even funny. And let's not even get started on the "all gay men are feminine and if you're a guy that's feminine you must be gay" bull..), yet that balances out perfectly with his masculine personality.

That and the fact that's he's flirty as heck. It's amusingly endearing.

 

[Punchyleaf]

So you don't know why Marshal is popular but he's one of your dreamies? XD

I don't get the hype about Julian either, but I like him because he's a unicorn c:

 

[MadisonCrossing]

Julian is okay to me, I guess. It would be cool to have him - I don't hate him, but I don't totally love him either.
As of Marshal...I just always thought he was cute, and I love his catchphrase!^^ I don't go crazy for him; honestly, I don't know why some people do. I would love to have him, though!
Please don't offer to give him up, guys. I'm not trading any of my villagers or taking anyone else's, so please don't ask...

 

[ForestRabbit]

I'm not even a horse or a unicorn person-- I think he's adorable! Then again, I like smug characters in general-- and it's rare for me to find all sorts of mammal ugly.

With Julian and Marshal they're the flirty versions of David Bowie or Prince in town. I really enjoy how Animal Crossing characters aren't too stereotypical in gender.

 

[Leebles]

A lot of the Smugs are not cute at all. So when you get that adorable personality (they're insecure and geeky and sweet hiding under a suave/sophisticated exterior) paired with an adorable model, people will go freaking nuts. Honestly, I love the Smug type so much because they remind me of Tom Haverford from Parks and Rec a lot.

What confuses me is why Julian and Marshal are more popular than other really cute smugs like Shep or Kidd. I already said this in another thread, but if I hadn't hung out with Marshal so much before coming to this forum and seeing how popular he is, I would have traded him for a cat a while ago. For real though, if they made a smug cat type the Animal Crossing community would implode on itself.

 

[Hirisa]

I dunno, tbh. He's a little too contrived and snowflake-y for my tastes. But I do wonder if some of the gijinkas of him out there have contributed to some kind of fandom mythologizing.

 

[Bea]

I feel the same way. I was really excited for him to move in because he's a unicorn, but I won't hesitate to let him move out when the time comes. I'll probably give him to a nice member here at random when he does eventually move.

 

[Heir]

I guess its because he's special. Special as in he stands out from the other horses, kind of like how Drago stands out from the other Alligators.