Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Switch 2 Edition - Characters
The special NPCs, service providers, and iconic villagers of Animal Crossing: New Horizons. These characters anchor the island's economy, services, and seasonal events, ranging from the Nook family who run the getaway to the traveling merchants and musicians who rotate through on a weekly schedule.
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· updated 2026-09-15
| Name | Description | Role | Faction | Abilities | Source | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Nook | The entrepreneurial raccoon who runs the Deserted Island Getaway package. | Nook Inc. Proprietor / Main Service Provider | Nook Inc. | Sells the Deserted Island Getaway package Oversees home construction and loan system Runs the Nook Miles + reward program Gives feedback and guidance on island progress | Resident Services building on the player's island | — |
| Isabelle | The cheerful dog who serves as the player's secretary at Resident Services. | Island Representative Secretary / Daily Announcer | Resident Services | Delivers the daily announcement broadcast Manages island ordinances and settings Tracks island evaluation and star rating Learns new skills to meet the player at events | Resident Services building | — |
| Blathers | An erudite owl who curates the island museum. | Museum Curator | The Museum | Accepts and catalogs donated specimens Manages museum exhibits and collections Provides creature facts and etymology Runs the museum's assessments and upgrades | The Museum building | — |
| Celeste | Blathers' sister, an owl astronomer who visits the player's island on evenings with clear skies. | Astronomer / Star-Gazing Guide | The Museum | Teaches star-themed DIY recipes Explains constellations and star lore Signals nights with shooting stars | Visits the island on clear evenings; sells at Harv's market on Wednesdays | — |
| K.K. Slider | The iconic white mongrel guitarist who travels to the island each Saturday to perform a concert on the plaza. | Musician / Entertainer | Independent | Performs the weekly Saturday plaza concert Grants a song cartridge of the requested track Signals a fully developed island (post-concert milestone) Sells kk slider songs through the catalog | Plaza stage on Saturdays | — |
| Wisp | A friendly ghost who drifts around the island at night. | Ghost / Nocturnal Spirit | Independent | Requests help recovering his spirit pieces Grants a furniture or Bells reward Turns into a wandering spirit until helped | Wanders the island at night | — |
| Daisy Mae | A young boar who visits every Sunday morning to sell turnips for Bells, purchased by players to speculate on the fluctuating turnip prices that evolve during the week. | Turnip Salesgirl / Stalk Market Figure | The Stalk Market | Sells turnips on Sunday mornings Drives the weekly turnip price market Uses a spell checker that makes her sneeze when she is about to be pranked | Wanders the island on Sunday mornings | — |
| Redd (Jolly Redd) | A shady fox who moors his Treasure Trawler on the island's hidden beach and sells art and furniture. | Art Dealer / Gray-Market Vendor | The Treasure Trawler | Sells art and furniture from the Treasure Trawler Offers both genuine and forgery works Hosts the Art Raffle and museum donations Runs a rotating appearance schedule | Hidden beach Treasure Trawler; appears sporadically | — |
| Flick | A chameleon-like bug enthusiast who visits randomly to buy bugs at a premium and to accept commission for an insect sculpture model of a single bug. | Bug Collector / Model Maker | Independent | Buys bugs at a premium price Creates an insect sculpture model on commission Visits on a random schedule Appears at Harv's market on Mondays and Fridays | Visits the island on random days | — |
| C.J. | A beaver who buys fish at a premium and accepts commissions to arrange fish into a sculpture, in much the same role as Flick for the bug traffic. | Fish Collector / Sculpture Maker | Independent | Buys fish at a premium price Makes a fish sculpture on commission Visits on a random schedule Appears at Harv's market on Mondays and Fridays | Visits the island on random days | — |
| Gulliver / Gullivarrr | A beached seagull who washes ashore either as the cheerful sailor Gulliver or the pirate Gullivarrr. | Sailor / Pirate | Independent | Washes ashore and asks for help Grants a souvenir or pirate-themed item Serves as a collectible-sourced visitor | Washes up on the beach periodically | — |
| Sable, Mabel, and Label Able | The hedgehog sisters who run the Able Sisters tailoring shop. | Tailors / Clothing Retailers | Able Sisters | Mabel sells clothing and pattern designs Sable unlocks fabric and pattern features over repeated talks Label gives fashion challenges with rewards on visits Runs the shop's daily and seasonal clothing stock | Able Sisters shop and plaza visits | — |
| Kicks | A skunk who sells shoes, socks, and bags from a pop-up stand in the plaza. | Shoe / Accessory Merchant | Independent | Sells shoes, socks, and bags Rotates onto the plaza on a weekly schedule Sells unique seasonal footwear | Plaza pop-up stand on rotating days | — |
| Leif | A sloth who sells bushes, seedlings, and flower seeds from a stall in the plaza. | Gardener / Plant Trader | Independent | Sells bushes, seedlings, and flower seeds Buys weeds and pays a premium for them Rotates onto the plaza alongside other visitors | Plaza stall on rotating days | — |
| Kapp'n | A kappa boat driver who takes the player to the tiny boat-tour islands introduced in the 2.0 update, reached by dock near the pier. | Boat Navigator / Island Tour Guide | Kapp'n's Boat | Crews the boat from the home island pier Ferries the player to special lone islands Provides access to crop and vine resources Sings sea shanties during the ride | Dock at the island pier | — |
| Brewster | A pigeon who runs The Roost café inside the expanded museum. | Café Owner / Coffee Server | The Roost | Serves coffee with custom temperature and beans Unlocks friendship dialogue and lore over visits Grants gyroid storage and coffee-bean recipes | The Roost, second floor of the museum | — |
| Harvey | A dog who runs the Photopia photography studio on Harv's Island and, after the 2.0 update, hosts a weekly co-op market where visiting vendors such as Flick, C.J., Leif, Kicks, Redd, and the Able sisters set up stalls. | Studio Host / Market Organizer | Harv's Island | Runs the Photopia photo studio Hosts the weekly Harv's Island co-op market Enables setup of photo scenes with catalog items Coordinates visiting vendor stalls | Harv's Island (via Dodo Airlines) | Harv's Island |
| Orville and Wilbur | The dodo brothers who run Dodo Airlines from the island airport. | Airline Staff / Travel Facilitators | Dodo Airlines | Orville books travel and online sessions Wilbur flies Mystery Island and multiplayer tours Run the Travel Agency services and lounge upgrades | Dodo Airlines airport on the island | — |
| Raymond | A smug cat villager with heterochromia and a business-like demeanor, one of the most recognizable of the game's hundreds of animal villagers. | Villager (Smug, Cat) | Island Villager | Resides on the island as a villager Participates in friendship and daily routines Sets requested furniture and teaches reactions | Recruited via Mystery Island, campsite, or Roost; part of the villager pool | — |
| Audie | A peppy wolf villager named partly as an homage to the real-life player Granite who logged thousands of hours in the original game. | Villager (Peppy, Wolf) | Island Villager | Resides as a peppy villager Engages in energetic friendship dialogue Participates in crafting and island activities | Part of the villager pool; recruit via Mystery Island or campsite | — |
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