ACNH Villager Rankdown (#1 and #2 HAVE BEEN POSTED!)

[Asarena]

Oh yeah, you had at 10th too! I hope you’re feeling better today.

Thank you! I'm feeling much better~

 

[Coolio15]

Ladies and gentlemen....we got 'em.

In all seriousness, I'm actually shocked to see Beau and Merengue placing here before many of these other villagers. I'm happy about it, but it actually shocks me that they aren't in the final five or something.

I've kind of made my feelings on Beau pretty clear, but while I do think he is a cute villager, I've just always found his design to be very bland and unremarkable (Except for the weird sleepy eyes) compared to other deer ICONS like Erik, Deirdre, Fuchsia, Zell, Lopez, and Diana. I get his appeal, but I am excited to see him eliminated since it makes way for a different "on-the-cusp of being popular" type of villager to take the crown.

As for Merengue, I usually have heavy bias against the food-based villagers but I've always had a soft spot for Merengue. Her colors, that strawberry horn, just the fact that there was such a unique and adorable-looking rhino dominating the popularity charts in NL made me so happy, since I have always liked the rhino villagers despite not being a lot of people's faves. However, like with Beau, it's nice to see another uber-popular villager out of the running since it makes this final 9 stretch that much more exciting!

Rooting for Reneigh, Kiki, Wade, Mint, and Roald!

 

[Emmsey]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I refuse to accept 11th... my beautiful baby Beau deserves so much more!!! I have Erik also but he doesnt come close to how much Beau has stolen my heart! Ah well Beau always 1st in my heart!

 

[Bk1234]

In all seriousness, I'm actually shocked to see Beau and Merengue placing here before many of these other villagers. I'm happy about it, but it actually shocks me that they aren't in the final five or something.

Yeah, I thought they were final five for sure.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

I refuse to accept 11th... my beautiful baby Beau deserves so much more!!! I have Erik also but he doesnt come close to how much Beau has stolen my heart! Ah well Beau always 1st in my heart!

Just get rid of one of the 1s...

 

[Bk1234]

#9 is coming TOMORROW! Any predictions?

 

[WaileaNoRei]

I know who I hope it is (sorry lovely host, I know it is someone you actually love) but as for who i think it really will be...it seems like the sort of ‘not popular enough for there to be many very strong feelings against them’ group left who are benefitting from lack of backlash. So it is hard to say. I feel like if those left Mint is the one I hear about the least, so maybe her (she’s an underrated snooty, but also looks a little ‘not on type’ which some people don’t like - cute though!)? Or Roald, who had some YouTube journey or something involving him being meme-ified which seems to turn people off - so maybe him.

Merry had the same thing happen to her, and I don’t understand that one either but I really hope it is not her, I love her so much!

rooting hard for Reneigh, Merry, and Kiki! And a high placement for wade would be great too!

 

[Toska]

Kinda shocked to see Merengue here! I have no real opinion towards her, but I always thought she was cute! As for who comes next, I have no idea!

 

[Bk1234]

Kinda shocked to see Merengue here! I have no real opinion towards her, but I always thought she was cute! As for who comes next, I have no idea!

Yeah, I was shocked too!

I know who I hope it is (sorry lovely host, I know it is someone you actually love) but as for who i think it really will be...it seems like the sort of ‘not popular enough for there to be many very strong feelings against them’ group left who are benefitting from lack of backlash. So it is hard to say. I feel like if those left Mint is the one I hear about the least, so maybe her (she’s an underrated snooty, but also looks a little ‘not on type’ which some people don’t like - cute though!)? Or Roald, who had some YouTube journey or something involving him being meme-ified which seems to turn people off - so maybe him.

Merry had the same thing happen to her, and I don’t understand that one either but I really hope it is not her, I love her so much!

rooting hard for Reneigh, Merry, and Kiki! And a high placement for wade would be great too!

Yeah, I know who you’re hoping to see go. We’ll see if your guesses are right! Good luck to the villagers you are rooting for!

 

[Bk1234]

9. Sherb

Average Score:
11.125
Rankings:
@Florence + The Machine - 9th
@Asarena - 12th
@misstayleigh - 13th
@Verecund - 9th
@WaileaNoRei - 21st
@Emmsey - 2nd
@Pintuition - 3rd
Public - 20th

Sherb was probably my favorite of the remaining villagers (though I still have some back-ups), so I’m a little bummed to see him not make Top 5 at least. When I first saw Sherb (before New Horizons came out), I wasn’t the biggest fan. I thought it was an attempt at making something cute that didn’t work. However, as release day grew nearer, I started to really appreciate his cute baby fur and eyes. I made it my mission to get Sherb in my ACNH town, so luckily, I found him on my last ticket of the day and he became my 8th villager (talk about a clutch situation. ) I still have Sherb in my town and I enjoy seeing how he interacts with my town. I will admit that his house interior (including the music) is a little creepy and I know it has been a turn off for a lot of people. Sherb seems to be quite controversial on here, with some placing him really high and others placing him really low. I would definitely be one of the high ranking people.

Ranker/Public Write-Ups​

@Asarena - He's cute. He's blue. Not a huge fan of the cross-eyed look, but there are villagers with worse eyes. He gives me little brother vibes. The exterior of his house is a beautiful color, and the interior is nice as well.

@WaileaNoRei - A bit controversial, I know. He seems to have not gotten the backlash the other popular villagers have gotten. And to some extent I do get his appeal. He’ve very inoffensive. There’s nothing really to dislike about him, which naturally is why so many people like him.

@Emmsey - sherb has the same kind of youthful charm as Beau does but just not quite as cute. I can’t say I’m a goat fan in real life but Sherb manages to make it look cute in that baby blue look. As an amiiboless character it was especially nice to find him on my mystery island hops so I guess that adds to his appeal.

@Pintuition - I was on the fence with Sherb until he came to live on my island. Not only is he the cutest but I love his house. He has the best interior! The lazies just have the best personality too, so carefree. All he does all day is play and hang out- what a life! I am not a fan of the goats as a whole, but I think being a light blue color has helped make him way cuter than the other goats.

@VexTheHex - I really am not fond of the goats. I find their head shapes unpleasant and most of them have weird or ugly faces. Sherb is at least the exception to the ugly face as he does indeed have a cute face. However, his head shape is still blobby and unpleasant especially when viewed at the sides or angles. I wonder if he had a beard like some other goats if it'd help distract from that? Maybe. Pretty shade of blue but nothing else really note worthy on him as he is pretty basic in design. His home is nice, but there is certainly better homes as well.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Oh Sherb! I feel a bit bad tbh. I totally forgot about him being in this thing! I guess that’s kind of the best expression of my feelings about him.

I don’t really dislike him. I think he is overrated (as discussed above), but honestly he is fairly cute. His pastel blue is not my favorite (there are too many blue lazies!), and his house should clearly be the wood block furniture or at least the wooden furniture in blue. @Bk1234 is right his house is odd.

The day he came to my campsite was the day after I found Cole on a mystery island, so I didn’t really give Sherb a chance.

However, I am a sucker for a ‘I didn’t expect to love this villager story’ and he looks cute in the dreamy sweater, so I am feeling pretty positively toward him this morning. Also, his photo is pretty cute.

 

[Bk1234]

Oh Sherb! I feel a bit bad tbh. I totally forgot about him being in this thing! I guess that’s kind of the best expression of my feelings about him.

I don’t really dislike him. I think he is overrated (as discussed above), but honestly he is fairly cute. His pastel blue is not my favorite (there are too many blue lazies!), and his house should clearly be the wood block furniture or at least the wooden furniture in blue. @Bk1234 is right his house is odd.

The day he came to my campsite was the day after I found Cole on a mystery island, so I didn’t really give Sherb a chance.

However, I am a sucker for a ‘I didn’t expect to love this villager story’ and he looks cute in the dreamy sweater, so I am feeling pretty positively toward him this morning. Also, his photo is pretty cute.

Yeah, I found it strange that you didn’t mention him in your predictions. I actually really like his pastel blue color. I’m glad you are reacting to him positively this morning.

 

[Asarena]

Sherb's pastel blue color is probably my favorite thing about him, but he doesn't have enough charm for me to like him that much overall. I'm not sure what it is, but he lacks something for me. Also, I had to look up his house interior again after reading the comment about it being creepy, but it still looks good to me. I guess it must be the music that gives it the creepy vibe

 

[Verecund]

Kind of sad to see Sherb go because he was one of the last ones in my top 10, although I have to admit that I'm not too upset, because like I said before I think he looks pretty similar to Filbert so I don't really see why Sherb is so much more loved. I'm not a fan of Sherb's cross-eyed look, either. I still like him though! He was initially my favourite of the eight new villagers, although now it's more of a tossup between him and Judy.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Kind of sad to see Sherb go because he was one of the last ones in my top 10, although I have to admit that I'm not too upset, because like I said before I think he looks pretty similar to Filbert so I don't really see why Sherb is so much more loved. I'm not a fan of Sherb's cross-eyed look, either. I still like him though! He was initially my favourite of the eight new villagers, although now it's more of a tossup between him and Judy.

I too feel like Sherb looks a lot like other cute villagers who deserve more love, which may be a bit unfair to the little guy.

Of the 8 new villagers (though to be fair this is my first animal crossing game, so they are all new to me) I think Sherb is middle range to me, as I like at least Reneigh and Judy (both of whom I have found on my new island and fallen in love with), and Megan more.

 

[Bk1234]

8. Wade

Average Score:
10.875
Rankings:
@Florence + The Machine - 1st
@Asarena - 17th
@misstayleigh - 3rd
@Verecund - 13th
@WaileaNoRei - 7th
@Emmsey - 15th
@Pintuition - 18th
Public - 13th

Wade is a villager I never really knew existed until New Horizons. However, his unique and cute design definitely captured the hearts of many, including me. I really love Wade’s eyes. They are really cute and they’re probably my favorite part of his design. I also really like how his feather color fades in and out. It looks very pretty and it's definitely one of the more unique fur/feather colors. If there’s one criticism for Wade, it’s that he doesn’t really stand out to me amongst the plethora of other cute lazy villagers. For example, I would rather choose Erik or Sherb over Wade, though I’m sure there are others who would say otherwise. I am very surprised that Wade made it all the way to the Top 10. I guess he wasn’t targeted much throughout the competition.

Public/Ranker Write-Ups​

@Florence + The Machine - In my opinion, Wade is the single cutest villager in the game. His house interior is kind of tragic with all of the fish, but it's easy to overlook because Wade himself is great. Wade is an underrated lazy choice.

@Asarena - Another cute penguin. Like Sherb, he gives me little brother vibes. I feel like that's a common trait that some lazy villagers have. I don't have much to say about Wade to be honest.

@misstayleigh - WADDEEEEEE! He’s a new one to me. I am pretty turned off by the lazy villagers in NH, so my usual go-tos weren’t cutting it (sorry Stitches and Lucky!). I tried Sherb, Hornsby, Hopkins, Erik, Drago, among others, trying to find a suitable lazy for my island. Then I saw Wade and it was like love at first sight. I love his gradient colouring and his house is pretty cool too. He still says gross things but I am less bothered by it bc I just remind myself he’s basically Happy Feet.

 

[Bk1234]

Kind of sad to see Sherb go because he was one of the last ones in my top 10, although I have to admit that I'm not too upset, because like I said before I think he looks pretty similar to Filbert so I don't really see why Sherb is so much more loved. I'm not a fan of Sherb's cross-eyed look, either. I still like him though! He was initially my favourite of the eight new villagers, although now it's more of a tossup between him and Judy.

I’m sad about Sherb too. I definitely like him more than when I first saw him.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Oh my gosh! I love wade! I 100% agree with @Bk1234 comments. Both that he is adorable and that he is very overshadowed by all th

The funny thing is I think a lot of lazies are really cute, but I have trouble finding a lazy that really clicks for me, to the extent that my other favorites do. (other than Cole and Clay. Rex my original lazy, who in retrospect I was too hasty to move out, might fit too).

when I saw wade on an island I really was not prepared for how cute I found him! I regret not inviting him, and probably will next time I find him. His little round body, his sweet face - just adorable! To me the lazies are all babies, the youngest of the villagers, despite technically living on their own, and he just fits that perfectly!

Also like that in Japanese his name is Kamaboko, a kind of fish cake. It just seems cute . (And does make his strange ‘wall of fish’ wall make sense)

Good job making it to the top ten little dude!

(My comments seem extra rambly today, sorry - it is early and I have not had coffee - but I was so excited to see wade!)

 

[Verecund]

Despite my #13 ranking, I really like Wade; he's cute and I love his eyes! I just liked the twelve I put above him better, but it's still nice to see him make it this far.

 

[Asarena]

Wade is cute, but I like Roald, the other penguin left in the top 24, more, so I think that probably affected my ranking a bit

 

[Bk1234]

Oh my gosh! I love wade! I 100% agree with @Bk1234 comments. Both that he is adorable and that he is very overshadowed by all th

The funny thing is I think a lot of lazies are really cute, but I have trouble finding a lazy that really clicks for me, to the extent that my other favorites do. (other than Cole and Clay. Rex my original lazy, who in retrospect I was too hasty to move out, might fit too).

when I saw wade on an island I really was not prepared for how cute I found him! I regret not inviting him, and probably will next time I find him. His little round body, his sweet face - just adorable! To me the lazies are all babies, the youngest of the villagers, despite technically living on their own, and he just fits that perfectly!

Also like that in Japanese his name is Kamaboko, a kind of fish cake. It just seems cute ☺. (And does make his strange ‘wall of fish’ wall make sense)

Good job making it to the top ten little dude!

(My comments seem extra rambly today, sorry - it is early and I have not had coffee - but I was so excited to see wade!)

Oh wow, I didn’t know that about his Japanese name! I’m happy he made Top 10 as well!

Despite my #13 ranking, I really like Wade; he's cute and I love his eyes! I just liked the twelve I put above him better, but it's still nice to see him make it this far.

I also really like his eyes!

Wade is cute, but I like Roald, the other penguin left in the top 24, more, so I think that probably affected my ranking a bit

I’m not really sure who I like better between the two. I guess I’d go with Wade, since his eyes are cuter, in my opinion.