the main ones that come to mind for me are del and zucker. i was never a huge zucker fan prior to new horizons, so when i ran into him during one of my first island hopping sessions, i honestly only invited him so that i could profit off of him later. ...that plan didn’t work out, though, since i grew attached to him and kept him LOL.
i let him go earlier this year, but he’s still one of my absolute favourites and i love him a lot. i’m not sure what changed exactly between my new leaf days and last year, but he’s really the sweetest lil dude and having him on my island made me so happy. i‘d even gladly have him on my island again one day despite my rule of not having a villager more than once.
del, on the other hand, came from someone’s void after i failed to save after an island hopping session, so i really wasn’t expecting to like him as much as i did. he moved out about a month ago, but it was great to have a cranky on my island again after months of not having one, and del is honestly a pretty cool dude! he’s even inspired me to start giving other villagers that i don’t care for or that i find ugly a chance because he’s made me realize that all villagers are worth getting to know because if he, a villager who i previously disliked and didn’t want, can become one of my favourites, who knows how many other potential favourites i’ve been depriving myself of. :’)