Collecting villagers from mystery islands is part of what makes building a town in Animal Crossing: New Horizons an adventure. Players have the ability to pick and chose which villagers come to live on their personal islands, and there are a wide variety of Animal Crossing villagers to choose between. However, players might want to do a little research into the traits of who they are about to invite to live with them, or they might be in for a long-term living situation with a particularly annoying villager.
Animal Crossing players can have up to ten villagers living on their island at any time. While villagers don't stay forever, eventually opting to pack up and move on to other adventures, inviting a villager with a certain personality can create discord among the island residents, and frustration for the player when they are constantly bombarded by an obnoxious Animal Crossing villager running up to them whenever they are close by. The only thing a player can do when they've accidentally acquired a high-maintenance villager is talk to them as little as possible in hopes it will speed up the chance for them to move away.
While not every villager living on a player's Animal Crossing island can be as cool as Raymond the office-working cat, or Marina the adorable octopus, players can take some precautions to avoid accidentally inviting a peace-disrupting villager home with them. Below are a few villagers that Animal Crossing fans may want to avoid if they stumble across them while out exploring mystery islands with a Nook Miles Ticket for the Dodo Airlines, to help keep their island home a peaceful place to live.
Animal Crossing New Horizons' Most Annoying Villagers - Sly
Sly the Alligator will have Animal Crossing players pretending they aren't home when he comes knocking. Sly is a 'Jock' personality type villager. This means that he is naturally competitive and and sporty. Sly will often run up to the player and yell his catchphrase "Hoorah," as well as use it as an exclamatory during conversation. This can make talking to the camo-clad alligator a grating experience. He will also carry on about working out through most conversations with the player. Sly gets along well with cranky and peppy villagers, meaning that to prevent conflict in a player's town, they would need to have even more potentially obnoxious characters to contend with on a daily basis.
Animal Crossing New Horizons' Most Annoying Villagers - Candi
Candi is one of Animal Crossing's 'Peppy' personality characters. The pink mouse villager is known for being over-excitable at all times, often having outbursts in conversation and taking things out of context. Her tendency to be overly-exuberant may have players who prefer relaxation scooting around the trees on their island to avoid a confrontation with her. Peppy villagers in Animal Crossing also tend to be flighty and extremely optimistic, which can feel exhausting when a player has too many on their island at one time. Peppy villagers are always female, so players who don't want villagers that wave at them constantly and apologize all the time may want to check any female villagers they run into for the peppy personality trait.
Animal Crossing New Horizons' Most Annoying Villagers - Tiffany
Tiffany is a curious Animal Crossing villager whose design seems a bit adult for the game. She is a bunny villager with a 'Snooty' personality type. From the start, Tiffany is rude and self-centered. While she will tone her attitude down as players get to know her better, her arrogant and rude demeanor don't lessen with time, which can make having interactions with her irritating.
She also has a tendency to be very judgmental for an Animal Crossing: New Horizons villager, and puts a lot of importance on physical appearances and fashion. Tiffany only truly gets along well with Cranky villagers, which can make town harmony on a player's island hard to come by.
Animal Crossing New Horizons' Most Annoying Villagers - Boyd
Boyd is a villager that many would prefer not to have on their island due to his design being aesthetically unpleasant. However, it's not just his looks that might put Animal Crossing fans off. Boyd the gorilla is a 'Cranky' personality type, meaning that he is quick to anger and often gets upset easily over things other Animal Crossing villagers might say. His abrasive nature makes him a generally unpleasant villager to spend time with. He also has an unfortunate habit of gossiping and talking badly of other villagers on the island. Because of this, players wanting pleasant and less confrontational villagers may want to avoid Boyd.
Animal Crossing New Horizons' Most Annoying Villagers - Rodney
Rodney is a hamster villager that most Animal Crossing players don't want in their town. Rodney has a 'Smug' personality type, which means that he is overly polite and nice to the point of being condescending. Rodney primarily wants his own ego boosted with compliments and attention, and is known for being slothful and chronically late. He has been on the list of most disliked Animal Crossing villagers for a long time, likely because he is arrogant and unpleasant to most players. He also has a design that is less than appealing, with a droopy appearance that looks almost dumpy compared to villagers like Raymond. Because of this, players may not want Rodney moving to their island, where they could potentially be stuck with him for a long while.
When looking for Animal Crossing villagers to invite to their island, players will want to check the personality types of those they bring to live with them. This will provide the best chance for harmony between villagers as they interact on a daily basis, and help keep the peace on the player's island. Thankfully Animal Crossing: New Horizons players only have to be patient when looking for new villagers to invite, waiting for the right sort of villager to become available while they explore. Doing so will help them avoid having an island full of villagers like Rodney.