The Animal Crossing series is well-known for its fun and quirky villagers. As of New Horizons, there are nearly 400 villagers players can have on their islands. All of those characters have one of eight personality types in ACNH that determine things like the way they talk, what they wear, and who they get along with. The current personality types for the male villagers are Smug, Lazy, Cranky, and Jock. For female villagers, there are Snooty, Peppy, Normal, and Sisterly.
While it may seem like eight different personality types are a lot, with nearly 400 villagers, the characteristics of each character type can get repetitive. If a player has more than one of any personality on their island, they are going to hear a lot of the same dialogue and have a lot of the same interactions. New Horizons should really add new personality types to give the gameplay some variety.
The first new personality type Nintendo could add to New Horizons is a Gloomy character. This villager would be a little glum, a little down most of the time. A Gloomy character is also fairly dramatic; even the tiniest inconvenience upsets them and ruins their day. They might even give out new reactions in Animal Crossing. A Gloomy character could spend a lot of their time alone, perhaps staring dramatically into the distance contemplating their place in the universe. In their interactions with others, Gloomy villagers might often ask those kinds of existential questions. They would be deep and emotional characters, and Moody villagers could be kind and takes their friendships seriously.
Animal Crossing Personalities New Horizons Should Add
Another potential personality type is Nerdy. These villagers are both smart and into movies, video games, and TV shows. Their preference could also be different based on the villager to add even more variety. Nerdy villagers would like to learn new things, so they constantly ask questions about people and things they don’t know much about. This character type would get along very well with Blathers; they, too, like to ramble on about their interests. The Nerdy villagers could, however, be a bit arrogant sometimes. Because they are so smart, they may tend to forget that they don’t actually know everything, but they are still generally friendly and get along with most people.
In New Horizons, some of the Normal villagers take a particular interest in art, spending a good amount of time in Animal Crossing's museum art gallery. A new Artsy villager could also be found viewing art either on the player's island or in the museum. These villagers would be rather dreamy and whimsical - almost the opposite of what Gloomy villagers would be. Artsy characters get along with everyone because of their easygoing ways, but they may tend to get frazzled at times because of how many projects they’re trying to complete all at once. Artsy villagers would often be found around the island painting, drawing, or even reading an art book.
If Animal Crossing: New Horizons were to add new personalities, or simply revamp the current ones, it would add a lot more content to the game. Players are spending a lot of time on their islands, so adding more potential interactions and gameplay is only a good thing. With Nintendo’s silence on any future updates, it’s hard to say what’s to come, but the future is only full of possibilities.