21. Colton
Average Score:
15.375
Rankings:
@Florence + The Machine - 22nd
@Asarena - 4th
@misstayleigh - 18th
@Verecund - 6th
@WaileaNoRei - 24th
@Emmsey - 24th
@Pintuition - 21st
Public - 4th
Colton appears to be quite a polarizing villager on TBT. The majority of the public, and some of the rankers, love him, but a few #24 placements sunk him all the way down to #21. I am personally a fan of Colton. I really like how royal and noble his design looks and I think he’s one of the best horses in the game. Colton tends to get overshadowed by Julian, another smug horse, but I think they shine in different ways. Colton’s eyes are my favorite part of him. They are very cute and remind me of a young prince. I also really love his default outfit in New Horizons because it gives off the young prince vibe that I really like. Overall, I would have probably had Colton higher, but at least this ranking shows how much support he has.
Ranker/Public Write-ups
@Florence + The Machine - Just not really a fan of Colton. He's not the worst villager, and I admit he has a nice house, but there are better smugs imo.
@Asarena - I was torn between giving the fourth spot in my top four to Colton or Roald, but in the end I decided to give it to Colton. I like most of the horse villagers, but I would say that Colton is probably my third favorite horse after Roscoe and Julian. His blue eyes and blue inner ears pair well with his white fur, and his yellow mane and tail also blend in well. Overall he's just really cute. The little bush on his cheeks adds to his cuteness and gives him a bit of a shy look as well. With his default clothing being a prince's tunic, he really gives off the vibe of a young prince. You may have heard of a prince riding a white horse, but have you heard of a prince being a white horse? On top of that I feel like the interior of his house is pretty cute. The exterior of his house is okay but nothing special as far as I can tell.
@WaileaNoRei - Poor Colton, he is suffering from the fact that he showed up in my campsite after a build up of anticipation and being a huge disappointment to me. I have a hard time with smugs, in particular their flirtiness. I did not have this problem with Graham, who is obviously the superior smug, but I did with Lionel, even though I grew to like him a lot, he was sometimes a bit creepy feeling to me. And with Colton’s styling as a fairytale prince (like Merengue, I also find his level and type of styling a bit cloying), it just makes me feel creeped out by him. And then the whole full head of hair on his odd, peanut shaped horse head...I can’t. There are a lot of horses who interest me, and make me want to get past my weird hang up with the horses as a species (Like Cleo, Roscoe, Annalise, Savannah, and Reneigh). Colton is not one. Sorry bud.
@Emmsey - I detest Colton I think quite a lot of it comes from the fact I was after Raymond via the campsite method but he just wouldn’t leave my island! I hate him - I hate his hair, his smile, his clothes I just find him endlessly annoying. I find human hair on animals weird why can’t he just have horse hair. To make all of this a zillion times worse he’s my birthday buddy I’m considering moving my birthday to another day.
@Pintuition - I’m just not a fan of the horses. For me it was between him and Reneigh. I’m not crazy about the medieval-themed villagers either. His hair kind of bothers me too. That said, on the whole I think Colton is a decent villager, we’re just getting down to the end and there is less room for saves of villagers I feel neutral for. His house interior is incredible, but he’s just not for me!
@VexTheHex - The Prince Charming design works well with him and creates a fun theme for him to stand out. I was thrilled to find him and bring him to my island, and he quickly became one of my favorites. Not only is his theme great, but his house interior and exterior also look classy and nice. Since he has the nature hobby as well, it helps downplay the Smug personality as he is often found studying nature and watering plants and flowers. I can imagine him teaming up with a band of other villagers and setting out on a quest to save some rare flower from the clutches of evil doers.
