Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis by in large the most popular Switch release of 2020, and is currently one of the highest selling games of the year. Possessing countless innovations to theAnimal Crossingseries,New Horizonsis full of countless endearing villagers and other characters that can inhabit one’s island. Despite this, there are still a great deal of notable characters from previous installments in the series that have yet to make an appearance.
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While the game has been receiving updates that have been adding characters such as Crazy Redd to the game, there are still characters who’ve yet to appear in the game. So today we’re going to examine ten characters we’d love to see added toAnimal Crossing: New Horizons!
11Harriet
FromAnimal Crossing: Wild WorldtoAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, Harriet had served as the resident hairdresser in the series. In order for players to alter their appearance, they needed to visit Harriet’s salon. However, withNew Horizon’s update to the means in which players can now simply change their appearance, Harriet is seemingly out of a job, and is currently not be found in the game. Perhaps she can be added to the game at some point down the road, supplying unique hairstyles that only she can provide.
10Lyle And Lottie
InNew Horizons, players can have their homes judged by the “Happy Home Academy,” receiving plaques and trophies from the academy for decorating their homes in an appealing manner. Despite the presence of the “Happy Home Academy” itself, the game currently does not feature the two notable employees of the Academy, Lyle and Lottie.
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We’d love to see these two characters appear in some kind of update, potentially providing additional home customization options for players.
9Blanca
Blanca is a character who had appeared in every entry in theAnimal Crossingseries prior toNew Horizons. A white cat with no face, Blanca had first appeared as a recurring visitor who could appear in player’s towns, asking them to draw her a new face. More recently, Blanca had appeared as the host of the April Fools event inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. Despite this, Blanca was absent from the game on April First.
Perhaps Blanca could be added to the game for an April Fools event for next year, or perhaps she could return to her roots as a walking canvas for players to draw upon.
8Brewster
Brewster is a very uniqueAnimal Crossingcharacter, serving little to no practical service, rather serving a more aesthetic purpose. The owner of a coffee shop, players can order coffee that in previous entries in the series, provides no changes to game play whatsoever. In past entries, his coffee shop had been located within Blathers’s museum and inNew Leaf,it was its own standalone building.
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Despite having no real impact on gameplay, Brewster and his coffee shop is a cozy addition that many players would love to see inNew Horizons.
7Tortimer
As theAnimal Crossingseries progressed, Tortimer’s role became less and less relevant, until he was most recently absent all together. Originally the town mayor in the first fewAnimal Crossinggames, Tortimer’s job was changed when the player assumed role of mayor inNew Leaf, opting to host multiplayer mini-games on an island.
While there is no official Mayor inNew Horizons, we’d love to see Tortimer’s mini games make a return as an additional activity for the many players utilizing the game’s multiplayer.
6Dr. Shrunk And Frillard
Much like Harriette, Dr. Shrunk and Frillard’s roles from previousAnimal Crossinggames has been made largely obsolete by the mechanic changes ofNew Horizons.In previous entries, both of these characters served as comedians who had taught players how to emote using the game’s reactions. However, as players now learn reactions fromvillagersin their town, these two don’t seem to have much to do.
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Though we’re unsure what they’d do, we’d love to see Dr. Shrunk and Frillard appear in some capacity inNew Horizons.
5Katrina
A character like Blanca who’d appeared in everyAnimal Crossinggame untilNew Horizons, Katrina is the series resident fortune teller. As one would expect from this title, Katrina is capable of reading players' fortunes as well as providing numerous charms with varied effects.
Katrina is the perfect example of a character who could be given a similar role to Redd, Kicks, or CJ, occasionally visiting a player’s island to provide their service and keep things fresh.
4Phineas
First appearing inAnimal Crossing: City Folk,Phineas is a kindly old sea lion who would provide players with balloons and pinwheels. Starting inNew Leaf, Phineas’s role would change, instead rewarding players with badges for meeting various requirements, much likeNew Horizon’s “Nook Miles” system.
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As pinwheels and holdable balloons have yet to appear inNew Horizons, we’d love to see Phineas return to hisCity Folkroots.
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2Copper And Booker
Characters who date back to the first entries of theAnimal Crossingseries, Copper and Booker were originally police officers who maintained the town’s lost and found and could provide players with information regarding daily going ons in their town. While inWild WorldandCity Folktheir roles changed to operating the town gate, they returned to being police officers inNew Leaf.
Despite their presence in every entry untilNew Horizons,they’ve yet to be introduced. As the game is receiving regular updates, we wouldn’t be surprised if they make some kind of appearance and are able to move into a player’s town.
