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

[Florence + The Machine]

Sad to see Wade out of the competition

I never expected him to make it this far, so 8th place is fantastic. I must say that Wade > Roald, but it seems people think otherwise unfortunately. My opinions on villagers have changed a lot over the duration of this competition, but I still think Wade is in the running for cutest villager in the game. It has been hard for me to settle on a lazy in NH because there are a lot of good ones, but none in particular really stood out to me. However, I firmly believe Wade is definitely one of the best lazy choices. My current obsession has been with Deli, but Wade still deserves appreciation too.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Sad to see Wade out of the competition

I never expected him to make it this far, so 8th place is fantastic. I must say that Wade > Roald, but it seems people think otherwise unfortunately. My opinions on villagers have changed a lot over the duration of this competition, but I still think Wade is in the running for cutest villager in the game. It has been hard for me to settle on a lazy in NH because there are a lot of good ones, but none in particular really stood out to me. However, I firmly believe Wade is definitely one of the best lazy choices. My current obsession has been with Deli, but Wade still deserves appreciation too.

this is what I was trying to say about the lazies earlier, but much better worded!

also, it is nice to see some love for the monkey villagers! I have recently gotten both Simon and Flip and I find them adorable . I really think shari is an underrated sisterly too!

 

[Bk1234]

Sad to see Wade out of the competition

I never expected him to make it this far, so 8th place is fantastic. I must say that Wade > Roald, but it seems people think otherwise unfortunately. My opinions on villagers have changed a lot over the duration of this competition, but I still think Wade is in the running for cutest villager in the game. It has been hard for me to settle on a lazy in NH because there are a lot of good ones, but none in particular really stood out to me. However, I firmly believe Wade is definitely one of the best lazy choices. My current obsession has been with Deli, but Wade still deserves appreciation too.

I also prefer Wade to Roald.

 

[Coolio15]

I too prefer Wade over Roald, mainly because Roald, while awesome, is mostly popular because of his eyes and the memes around him, Wade is a genuinely cute-looking villager who is designed after an emperor penguin, has super appealing colors, and has an appearance that really fits the lazy personality, especially in NH.
Sad to see him eliminated, but glad to see him place so highly considering no one really talked about him before this newest game.

 

[Asarena]

I like Roald because he reminds me of the penguin from Mario 64 that I accidentally threw off of a cliff many times, and I love that game~

And Deli is really cute! He's the only monkey villager I like

 

[Florence + The Machine]

this is what I was trying to say about the lazies earlier, but much better worded!

also, it is nice to see some love for the monkey villagers! I have recently gotten both Simon and Flip and I find them adorable . I really think shari is an underrated sisterly too!

There are so many lazies that I've had in my town to see if I'd like them, but none have really clicked with me. Wade and Deli are probably my top 2 as of now, but Egbert has caught my eye too. I not sure if I want him or Joey (who was my New Leaf lazy starter) as my 2nd lazy other than Deli because I'm bad at making decisions. Papi is also very cute, and you don't see much discussion about him.

The monkeys are an underappreciated species for sure. Simon looks a lot better with NH's HD graphics, and Flip's house interior is great, plus he's one of the few jocks with the music hobby. Deli is definitely my favorite monkey, though. In particular, I really like that his NH default outfit is the blue argyle sweater; it looks so cute on him and works with the blue theme of his house interior.

 

[Bk1234]

7. Roald

Average Score:
10.50
Rankings:
@Florence + The Machine - 16th
@Asarena - 5th
@misstayleigh - 7th
@Verecund - 17th
@WaileaNoRei - 9th
@Emmsey - 7th
@Pintuition - 8th
Public - 15th (tie)

Well, looks like the other penguin has shown up! Roald is definitely an example of a villager that is overhyped due to memes. His design is cute, but not very interesting, in my opinion. I also wish his eyes had more going on with them. They pretty much are just blank, black dots. Roald being a jock villager is pretty cute because he just looks so out of place with the usual fitness junkie villagers. While he definitely wouldn’t be my first pick for a Jock villager, he is definitely one of the better ones. I’m not too surprised with Roald’s placement, as I figured he’d be pretty popular. I personally would have had him lower though, but I guess this is a fair spot.

Ranker/Public Write-Ups​

@Asarena - I love Roald a lot. He reminds me of the penguin from Mario 64 that I may or may not have accidentally thrown off of a cliff multiple times.

 

[Bk1234]

#6 will be posted tomorrow! Any predictions?

 

[WaileaNoRei]

Hurray! I have no idea who it could be! Maybe sylvana? I feel like none of us have mentioned her in a while...or mint who I had to figure out was still in the running by searching back for a list of the final 11.

on Roald, he’s super duper cute, I love his little chubby body! I’ve ended up loving a ton of jock villagers though, surprisingly to me, so unfortunately he gets overshadowed by them. I’ve almost invited him a couple times while island hopping, and still may one day. I wish his house was still the kiddie furniture, be sure I really like houses with that look.

as you mention he is on the plain side, though it is a pretty cute plain.

 

[Bk1234]

6. Sylvana

Average Score:
10.50
Rankings:
@Florence + The Machine - 18th
@Asarena - 18th
@misstayleigh - 4th
@Verecund - 10th
@WaileaNoRei - 6th
@Emmsey - 4th
@Pintuition - 14th
Public - 10th (tie)

Similar to Wade, Sylvana is another villager who I never really noticed until New Horizons. Her design seems to be based off of a sugar glider, which definitely sets her apart from the other squirrels. I think she has become more popular because she is very cute, I mean just look at that little mouth, but also because she works well with a lot of town themes. Her colors are fairly neutral so she’s definitely a villager you can keep around if you decide to switch themes. I am pleasantly surprised to see Sylvana this high. She just missed the Top 5, but Top 6 is still a great accomplishment for a villager who really only came into focus as of late.

Ranker/Public Write-Ups​

@Asarena - When it some to squirrels, Sylvana is somewhere in the middle of the pack. There are squirrels I like a lot more than her and squirrels I like a lot less. She's cute, but she wouldn't be my first choice if I wanted a squirrel on my island.

@misstayleigh - Truly one of the cuter squirrels in this game, Sylvana wins big points for looking like a sugar glider. She’s got the adorable tiny factor of squirrels working in her favour, plus a unique and aesthetically pleasing design. I think she’d work well on any island, regardless of theme—she’s a sweet normal villager with a beautiful house, and her colouring fits cottage core, kid core, city core, whatever core your heart desires. I adore her and am happy to have her on my island right now!

@Emmsey - I did a lot of research on normals after deciding I needed one for my island. Sylvana ended up being pick of the bunch. Her design simple, sweet and her house beautiful and calming much like her personality. There are a lot of squirrels out there but for me Sylvana would be the top of the bunch. Normals however are not the go to for my island full of lazies and smugs.

 

[Toska]

Aw I can't say I didn't see it coming, though! I had no idea who Sylvana was until NH, but she seems super adorable! I think I've still got some of my favorites in the running, so I'll be rooting for them!

 

[Verecund]

In hindsight, I probably should have ranked Roald a bit higher than I did, maybe around 13th/14th (not sure whether I prefer him or Wade). He's pretty cute and I've had him in WW a couple of times and I really like him! I guess I ranked him lower because his design is on the plainer side.

Sad to see Sylvana go, though. In terms of squirrels, she's somewhere in the middle for me, but she's still pretty cute.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

6. Sylvana
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Average Score:
10.50
Rankings:
@Florence + The Machine - 18th
@Asarena - 18th
@misstayleigh - 4th
@Verecund - 10th
@WaileaNoRei - 6th
@Emmsey - 4th
@Pintuition - 14th
Public - 10th (tie)

Similar to Wade, Sylvana is another villager who I never really noticed until New Horizons. Her design seems to be based off of a sugar glider, which definitely sets her apart from the other squirrels. I think she has become more popular because she is very cute, I mean just look at that little mouth, but also because she works well with a lot of town themes. Her colors are fairly neutral so she’s definitely a villager you can keep around if you decide to switch themes. I am pleasantly surprised to see Sylvana this high. She just missed the Top 5, but Top 6 is still a great accomplishment for a villager who really only came into focus as of late.

Ranker/Public Write-Ups​

@Asarena - When it some to squirrels, Sylvana is somewhere in the middle of the pack. There are squirrels I like a lot more than her and squirrels I like a lot less. She's cute, but she wouldn't be my first choice if I wanted a squirrel on my island.

@misstayleigh - Truly one of the cuter squirrels in this game, Sylvana wins big points for looking like a sugar glider. She’s got the adorable tiny factor of squirrels working in her favour, plus a unique and aesthetically pleasing design. I think she’d work well on any island, regardless of theme—she’s a sweet normal villager with a beautiful house, and her colouring fits cottage core, kid core, city core, whatever core your heart desires. I adore her and am happy to have her on my island right now!

@Emmsey - I did a lot of research on normals after deciding I needed one for my island. Sylvana ended up being pick of the bunch. Her design simple, sweet and her house beautiful and calming much like her personality. There are a lot of squirrels out there but for me Sylvana would be the top of the bunch. Normals however are not the go to for my island full of lazies and smugs.

Aww, sad to see her go. She is one of my favorite squirrels. I really really want to love the squirrels - I love how tiny they are, I love their big heads, and I love the hamsters - so the squirrels seem like a natural extension from that taste . But for some reason I just haven’t found a design that clicks for me! I’ve come across a few in game now (which tends to make a big difference) and sylvana was my favorite. She’s very cute, and though in the nookipedia picture of her I wished she had different eyes (I thought hers looked kind of flat), I found in game they appeared cuter, possibly because her smiling eyes were adorable and her face looked expressive and not blank (also true in the picture for the post above). I think I will keep an eye out for her in the future.

 

[Bk1234]

Aw I can't say I didn't see it coming, though! I had no idea who Sylvana was until NH, but she seems super adorable! I think I've still got some of my favorites in the running, so I'll be rooting for them!

Yeah, she only became relevant to me in NH. I’m glad you still have favorites in the running!

In hindsight, I probably should have ranked Roald a bit higher than I did, maybe around 13th/14th (not sure whether I prefer him or Wade). He's pretty cute and I've had him in WW a couple of times and I really like him! I guess I ranked him lower because his design is on the plainer side.

Sad to see Sylvana go, though. In terms of squirrels, she's somewhere in the middle for me, but she's still pretty cute.

Yeah, his design is pretty plain. Out of the squirrels she’s probably in the middle of the pack for me too.

Aww, sad to see her go. She is one of my favorite squirrels. I really really want to love the squirrels - I love how tiny they are, I love their big heads, and I love the hamsters - so the squirrels seem like a natural extension from that taste . But for some reason I just haven’t found a design that clicks for me! I’ve come across a few in game now (which tends to make a big difference) and sylvana was my favorite. She’s very cute, and though in the nookipedia picture of her I wished she had different eyes (I thought hers looked kind of flat), I found in game they appeared cuter, possibly because her smiling eyes were adorable and her face looked expressive and not blank (also true in the picture for the post above). I think I will keep an eye out for her in the future.

Yeah, she looks better in-game. I try to put in-game photos in the post for the reason you mentioned.

 

[moonchu]

i enjoy sylvana! i bought her card to try and see her in-game for new leaf. she's a cutie, and it's cool to learn that she's based off of a sugar glider.

 

[Asarena]

I didn't know Sylvana until New Horizons either, and I can say that she has grown on me a bit since I first saw her. There are a few squirrels that I like more than her though, including the only squirrel that's left now, Mint.

And I guess this means our top 5 are Mint, Reneigh, Fang, Merry, and Kiki, which seems pretty good to me. I wonder who will come out on top~

 

[Florence + The Machine]

Sylvana is not a villager I care about, but she is pretty cute. I personally don’t think she deserves to rank this high above better villagers like Wade, Judy, Cyd, Pinky, Sherb, etc.

With only 5 villagers left in the running, I’m definitely rooting for my girl, Reneigh, who I believe is the last of the 20 villagers I nominated in the 1st round of the competition. I’m glad to see the widespread appreciation for her bc I didn’t expect her to make it to the Top 5 at all.

 

[Bk1234]

i enjoy sylvana! i bought her card to try and see her in-game for new leaf. she's a cutie, and it's cool to learn that she's based off of a sugar glider.

Oh wow, you even bought her card! She definitely is a cutie.

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I didn't know Sylvana until New Horizons either, and I can say that she has grown on me a bit since I first saw her. There are a few squirrels that I like more than her though, including the only squirrel that's left now, Mint.

And I guess this means our top 5 are Mint, Reneigh, Fang, Merry, and Kiki, which seems pretty good to me. I wonder who will come out on top~

I’m really happy with the Top 5! It’s crazy to see that something so perfect came out of all the madness!

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Sylvana is not a villager I care about, but she is pretty cute. I personally don’t think she deserves to rank this high above better villagers like Wade, Judy, Cyd, Pinky, Sherb, etc.

With only 5 villagers left in the running, I’m definitely rooting for my girl, Reneigh, who I believe is the last of the 20 villagers I nominated in the 1st round of the competition. I’m glad to see the widespread appreciation for her bc I didn’t expect her to make it to the Top 5 at all.

I prefer Sherb over her, but otherwise I’m pleased with her placement in regards to those villagers. Love to see that support for Reneigh though!

 

[Asarena]

Reneigh is probably my favorite from the new villagers, so it is nice to see her do well in this ranking.

The top five...
Two cats
One wolf
One squirrel
One horse
One snooty
One sisterly
One cranky
One peppy
One normal
Four females
One male

It's interesting how there's one of each of all of the female personality types~

 

[Bk1234]

5. Reneigh

Average Score:
10.25
Rankings:
@Florence + The Machine - 2nd
@Asarena - 11th
@misstayleigh - 16th
@Verecund - 14th
@WaileaNoRei - 13th
@Emmsey - 6th
@Pintuition - 19th
Public - 1st

I am so happy to see Reneigh get the recognition she deserves in this rankdown! When I first saw Reneigh before the game came out, I wasn’t that interested, but after seeing her in-game I began to love her, so much so that she has become my favorite Uchi villager. Reneigh’s color scheme is absolutely gorgeous from the purple, to the blue, to the pink. She is also quite easy to dress. I was surprised by her house interior/exterior. It looks really nice, and I would highly recommend not hunting for Reneigh as a starting villager, since the nice house interior won’t be there. Reneigh seems to be quite popular on here. She would have been number one if this was only based on the public ranking. While I prefer Reneigh to one of the villagers left, I am pretty much content with her placement.

Ranker/Public Write-Ups​

@Florence + The Machine - Reneigh is probably my new favorite uchi villager. She's easy to dress, has a nice house, and has the play hobby so she Naruto runs all the time.

@Asarena - From the new villagers, Reneigh is one of my favorites. Her coloring is really great, and I love her ear piercings, the dots under her eyes, and her hairstyle. Her eye color and hoof color are also lovely.

@VexTheHex - I don't mind the Sisterly personality, but most of the designs are solid misses to me. But then there is Reneigh. Everything about her works great together head to toe. Her hair/mane is beautiful. The contrast of the darker colors with the teal pops so well as do her violet ear insides! The colors play well off each other and create a very striking and beautiful villager. She is by far the safest member of my island since she is the only Sisterly that I love the design for and I'm cool with that cause she is that great. Her home interior is pretty. It's not super lavish, but it looks down to earth and inviting. I actually quite like her interior. The exterior is pretty mediocre though.