Animal Crossing: New Horizonssees players moving to an uninhabited island thanks to series regular entrepreneur, Tom Nook. Over time, players develop the island to look and feel unique to them, from the decorations down to terraforming and tree placements. And, over time, the island fills up with villagers who come from far and wide to live in this idyllic location created by the player.
Up to 10 villagers can live on the island alongside the player, but only two villagers are present when the island is first created. These two are called the starter villagers, and they arrive on the island on the same plane as the player. Once players get settled in, they can startseeking other characters to move onto the island. What many players might not realize is thatthe starter villagers are chosen from a very specific pool of villagers.
How Starter Villagers Work In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Only Two Personalities Can Be Starter Villagers
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers are accompanied to their new home island by two villagers. These villagers are actuallypredetermined from a list of 57 male villagers and 26 female villagers, based on their personalities.
Every new island will have one male jock and one female big sister type of character.As the name suggests, jock villagers are full of energy and can get obsessive over workouts and fitness. They’re often seen running or lifting weights. Big sister personalities, the other hand, tend to be standoffish and rude to the player until they get to know them better. Numbering only 26, the big sister personality is the most underrepresented personality in the title.
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Once the player has been playing for a while, other villagers will begin to move in. There’s a specific order for the villagers who move in to the island. There’s a specific order for villagers who move in after the initial two. After the initial villagers,the next characters to move in are peppy, normal, and then lazy.
Every Villager You Can Start Your Island With
All The Jock And Big Sister Personalities In The Title
Jocks are always urging players to try their best in everything, acting as a positive presence that’s much needed in the beginning of the game. The following are all the jock villagers that the island can start with:
Tiansheng
Tybalt
There are twice as many jocks as big sister personalities inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons,which meansit’s easier to start with a big sister that the player wants as a neighbor.Big sister can be fun to have around, as they slowly warm up to players. The following are all the big sister villagers that can be present on the island in the beginning:
How Starter Homes Work In New Horizons
Starter Villagers Also Have Starter Houses
The first five players who move onto the island will nothave their default homes. Instead, they’ll havestarter houses that are sparsely decorated and all have the same exterior. This is likely done because having new villagers move onto a deserted island with luxury furniture might seem strange. It’s also likely that players will eventually replace the starters, making their homes not as important.
Players without the DLC have no way to reset the houses except by making the villager move out and back in. Those who do have theHappy Home ParadiseDLC eventually unlock the option to change the starter homes into the default houses associated with the character. Once players complete enough DLC missions, they unlock the option to ask Isabelle to reset their homes' interior. Even without their character’s home, the starter villagers inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsare a welcome presence in the face ofupgrading a whole new island.
