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Most underrated villagers in ACNH?

Some people may not know of her or call her basic but I’ve chosen Winnie to be my peppy for the past 2 weeks and I don’t regret it. I love her!
 
Literally everyone on my island except Marina is "bottom tier" like whatever, I'll take them over your dumb popular villagers any day.

One in particular I've had in old games (not this one tho) is Pudge. He's adorable y u no liek him??
 
Pancetti. I love her color palette and I think her concept is fantastic. Sooey is such a funny catch phrase. And she’s a snooty! A pig with lipstick (white cause she’s a trendsetter). It’s not your typical cute but it’s weird and it’s adorable.
 
My boy Angus. I love a good pun and this bull is named like a sort of meat, is a bull and has a flaming shirt.

Like, c’mon! This is too good to ignore!
 
melba. HANDS DOWN it's melba. i'm shocked she's so low on the tier list, she's adorable.
also, wendy. wendy is literally such a sweetheart, i love her to bits.

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Wade, Cube, Tex, Nate, and Hazel are ones that come to mind. I am an asian-american (part filipino, which means I have noticeable dark body hair) and ever since I've been a kid, I've had a bit of a unibrow. People always commented on it and my best friend once straight up told me "you could never be a model" because of it. Seeing Hazel so confident and unapologetic about her unibrow just makes me unusually happy 😊
Another villager who is also popular but somehow underrated is Hornsby. He is so sweet, telling me he wants to play with me everyday and always looking so curious in the museum. He has this adorable childish innocence :)
 
Pashmina is one of my favorites!

I also really like Tammi the peppy monkey (she looks like a lemur). Her eyes creep some people out, and I got that initially, but now she's one of my favorites and I think her expressions are great.
 
PIPPY.

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She's so cute and sweet. She has so much competition when it comes to peppy rabbits, but she's one of the OG peppy rabbits (Along with Bunnie, Dotty, and Gabi).

She was one of my first six in ACGC so I had to invite her when I found her on an island in NH.
 
I'm thinking about having Buzz move to my island, and out of curiosity I checked his tier. Unranked! Then I checked for any posts with him in the title, and it's mostly giveaways where he isn't claimed. I don't know how that can be. He seems to have a really nice design. The only thing I can think is that Apollo and all of the wolves outshine him for cranky? And his interior is sort of meh. But Buzz is so cute! :(

I have Buzz and I like him. I find him a little boring at time, but he fits the cranky personality well and has a good design. Apart from their subtypes (Apollo is music, Buzz is nature), I bet the two are nearly identical, so it is odd Apollo is so much popular.
 
Pashmina is one of my favorites!

I also really like Tammi the peppy monkey (she looks like a lemur). Her eyes creep some people out, and I got that initially, but now she's one of my favorites and I think her expressions are great.
I feel like every goat villager (except Sherb) doesnt get enough love! Chevre and Nan are inspired by this legend (Im pretty sure) of a white and black ram and thats why they have each others pictures in their houses. They have so much character
 
I love unpopular villagers! They tend to cycle through my New Leaf town a LOT and some of my favorites of the bunch have been in my NH town, so here's ten of my favorites.

1. Henry. Poor dude gets overshadowed by the sheer number of really popular smugs. He's got a simple design and he rocks it. He's probably my favorite frog, honestly. Speaking of frogs...
2. Ribbot. This little dude is easily my favorite jock (although I haven't had Dom or Roald), and he's a pleasant sight in my NL town. The robot design really suits the frogs, and I'm bummed he doesn't get more love compared to someone like Genji.
3. Hippeux. Oh god please don't kill me I know the hippos are a little... unpleasant on the eyes, but he's a total sweetheart and I'm a big fan of his house. Haven't gotten him in NH though.
4. Elvis. Best lion by a pretty large margin. Rory also isn't bad but Elvis is probably the most well-designed lion imo. His name is pretty clever and I can't wait for the day that I can turn his greeting into "Hakuna matata" and his catchphrase to "wimoweh". The face he makes when he waves is one of the most adorable things in the game.
5. Hopkins. I still don't get why this one doesn't get more love. I find him cuter than other villagers like Marshal, Sherb, and basically any of the cats. Are people just creeped out because he's inflatable? I honestly don't know. He's too adorable and pure to go as unnoticed as he did.
6. Keaton. This eagle might honestly be the perfect embodiment of a smug villager. People don't like him because of his glare, but it's honestly perfect for this type of villager. Smug is the word that first came to my mind when I saw them, and I didn't even connect the dots and assume he was smug. He just fit the personality that well imo.
7. Nana. She's currently in my mom's town but she really gives me a grandma vibe. She's so sweet and she's also by far the best looking monkey to me.
8. Avery. Again, another overlooked eagle. I think the only reason Avery doesn't get acknowledged as much is because he's a cranky eagle that has to compete with Apollo, who is a classic fan favorite. His design is really cool, and I love his house. I think the Avery love is starting to build up more because I see island hopping videos where people praise him pretty heavily, and I hope that it snowballs more and he gets more of the recognition he deserves.
9. Julia. Like Avery, I think the love for her is starting to build up more, but the ostriches in general don't get talked about anywhere near as much as they should for their awesome designs. She's still pretty new to my island but she's a fun presence nonetheless.
10. Rory. I saved the most underrated one for last. He's far from my favorite. Like I said, I prefer Elvis, but I think Rory's the most properly underrated of the bunch here. Henry has a small following, Ribbot is well-regarded by jock standards, Hippeux is not exactly my favorite design-wise (putting it lightly) and my praises stem from his house and personality more than anything so I can see where the dislike comes from, Elvis is well-regarded by lion standards, Hopkins had a moment in the spotlight not too long ago with the Hopkins vs. O'Hare debates, Keaton is still fairly well-liked, Nana is well-regarded by monkey standards, Avery's popularity is growing little by little, and the same can be said about Julia. But Rory? Nothing. People freak out when they see him in island hopping videos, I've seen him get disregarded for being a lion and a jock, but his design is actually different and he sings a LOT thanks to his music hobby (which everyone seems to love). The lions in general have pretty boring designs and his is way different from the norm, and I'm all for the Chinese inspiration in his design. I intend to let him go soon so I can try to find a new jock to work out with, but he deserves so, so much more appreciation than he gets.
 
THE MICE. Bree, Broccolo, Dora, Rod, and Chadder are criminally underrated 😩
Oh my god all of this. I LOVE Chadder particularly. I definitely have a huge soft spot for the villagers I randomly had in New Leaf but just... he's so precious!!

And I'm sure my avatar gives it away some here but my girl Agent S is a sheer freaking delight. She's TOO PURE. I have her amiibo card but I randomly lucked out and ran into her on like my 3rd mystery island anyway and I was so excited. :D
 
Static - A purple squirrel with a lightning bolt and rocker aesthetics.

Baabara - A blue sheep whose eyes have seen unspeakable things
 
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