Mayhem over Raymond.

[Iced_Holly]

found out two seconds ago that someone payed for raymond only for them to find out the price was literally to look at him?? i mean i love raymond to bits he’s great and definitely one of my favorite villagers on my island but there’s no need to be so rude when bidding/selling/buying him

Oh god, I saw that yesterday and it blew my mind. Like, what is wrong with these people? Like, I love Raymond too and was really happy when I got him on my island... but at the end of the day, he's just a fictional cat in a video game. No need to go that crazy over him.

 

[Spunki]

People should just enjoy the villagers they like. For me there is no best Villager etc., because Punchy or Mitzi are as good as Raymond for me. Or pretty much every other cat.

People should just wake up and smell the coffee. He’s not made of Gold.

I kinda feel bad for him, because so many Players treat him like some kind of God and have such a weird Obesession, that it ends up being cringeworthy and scary at the same time. And all the normal people which just like him in general are treated as the same as them, which makes it even worse, because they just want to enjoy him for what he is: A normal polite Cat with 2 different Eye Colors and a Business Suit. It’s the same as the Pokémon Fandom, when you say something bad about Charizard or Lucario. You know you get assaulted from every direction possible.

 

[thisisausername]

i really want Nintendo to make an amiibo card for him so the Raymond market can finally crash.. it'd be so satisfying to see someone sell him for like 500 nmt and get no buyers because he's not that much anymore

i want raymond too but paying those absurd prices and even real money??? could not be me.

 

[Lio]

I kinda feel bad for him, because so many People treat him like some kind of God and have such a weird Obesession, that it ends up being cringeworthy and scary at the same time. And all the normal people which just like him in general are treated as the same as them, which makes it even worse. It’s the same as the Pokémon Fandom, when you say something bad about Charizard or Lucario. You know you get assaulted from every direction possible.

Yeah, it's odd to see how obsessed some people are with liking or hating him. I follow the Animal Crossing topic on Twitter (never got around to unfollowing it) and I see people bullying others over a virtual cat. IMO, it feels like some people hate him just because. Or vice versa.

 

[Mairen]

Give it enough time and the hype will die down. Half of the people who are obsessing over him today will end up actively disliking him within a year. People cannot help but want to join the latest fads and get in on the excitement, whether they have personal feelings about the matter or not. So I think it's just a lot of people wanting to include themselves with everything that's going on with him. It's also the same with the people who hate him. Some people will honestly go out of their way to hate something popular, just to make themselves seem edgy and different. It's just the way of the world. No harm done either way. (I'm way more fond of siamese or black cats myself, so Mitzi and kiki are my favorites)

 

[trashpedia]

Raymond when the 495,000th post of him singing kk bubblegum in a maid dress is posted on Twitter

Fr tho I have him and he’s really not worth all that NMT as I got him through the campsite method...
Also I do think people need to **stop** blaming a virtual cat for causing all the chaos. If anything, I feel like we should blaming the weird rabid 12 yr old fujoshis/gay fetishists because that’s what sort of vibe I’ve been getting from these people.

 

[Llunavale]

Not to sound cynical or pretentious af but I genuinely think a large part of his desirability comes from people wanting the merit and attention that comes with having him. Especially as his price increases and he becomes "harder" to get that way.

Social media age and all that crap. People just want to show off that they have something so desirable to most people and be rewarded with the attention that comes with it. Especially younger players whose lives practically revolve around social media.

Not saying that's the case for everyone - some people have him by sheer luck of the draw and couldn't care less or just like him for some other reason. In general though, outside the popularity and buzz factor...what else is there?

 

[ForWhomTheBellTolls]

I visited my friend's island two days ago who had just gotten the game after playing with his wife and enjoying it.

Flying in I saw Raymond. I started texting him saying how did you get Raymond. He had no idea what I was talking about until I told him the "cat villager" to which he replied he didn't like him that much.

I checked the house next door that had a sold sign on it, it was Maria.

While a portion of animal crossing fandom is going nuts about Raymond a lot of people have no clue.

 

[RedPanda]

It will pass in time, but right now it's pretty gross how people are behaving about him. He's just a cute villager, end of story. I don't like seeing the greed, the cheating, the scamming, or on the other side of things, the mean and nasty views about him as a response to all of that. He's just a cute cat, and that's that. Can't wait for it all to die down. I hate seeing all this dumb drama in AC, haha. AC is supposed to be our escape from bad drama!

 

[DaviddivaD]

Same. Who on earth use the word relinquish on a pixel cat? Just that person I guess? It's so embarrassing lmao.

Their profile picture is of Raymond too.

 

[Lady Timpani]

just wanna leave this here.

Spoiler: this

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I am losing my mind

 

[Blink.]

It is the saddest and most unfortunate experience for the buyer

 

[DaviddivaD]

Raymond when the 495,000th post of him singing kk bubblegum in a maid dress is posted on Twitter
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Fr tho I have him and he’s really not worth all that NMT as I got him through the campsite method...
Also I do think people need to **stop** blaming a virtual cat for causing all the chaos. If anything, I feel like we should blaming the weird rabid 12 yr old fujoshis/gay fetishists because that’s what sort of vibe I’ve been getting from these people.

He's got nothin on Resetti. ..

 

[Hazysummerskies]

This was a legit DM someone received.

Bruh, relinquish?

That's such an embarrassing DM to send someone. I hope they are just trolling and not being serious because if they are being for real that's sad.

What did you say back? Or did you just block them?

 

[Lady Timpani]

I thought this was pretty funny and OTT when I saw it a couple days ago, but I don't think it has anything on some of the other examples in here

Spoiler: clicky

 

[SCORPA15]

Because "Everybody Loves Raymond"
I'm here all week people.

 

[Corvusrene]

Was the marshal craze ever this crazy at around new leaf's launch?

 

[Lisha]

Was the craze for Marshal ever as bad as this? I can understand why Raymond is popular... but this is insane.

 

[Stil]

He's a new villager without an amiibo card. He's popular and things like IGB/TBT or some random items don't really matter at all either.
It's just trading some hours worth of effort for a villager that you really like.

Imagine TBT not mattering at all.. lol

 

[Romaki]

Imagine TBT not mattering at all.. lol

I mean, it really doesn't? You exchange your (or someone else's) activity for some pretty pictures on your forum post. I usually gift mine when I notice I have more than 1000, and even then I could still make a million IGB in a day, you know?

You could easily trade IGB for rare items on other websites and then make a lot of TBT here, TBT is not a currency elsewhere so it has less value to the game.