Villager Advice

[ZeldaCrossing64]

So Eugene wanted to move out of my island, and I gladly let him go. I didn't bother villager hunting because I already have the villagers I wanted. But I wasn't expecting Fuchsia to auto-fill, she's one of my favorite sisterlies. I don't need two sisterly villagers, but I don't want to kick her or Frita out. But I don't have a smug and was thinking of inviting Marshal. I was thinking of kicking out one of my 'extra' villagers (a villager who shares the same personality of another), specifically Fang. He's great, but Bea + Mitzi are too cute and I'm not kicking out Apollo because he's my fave. But I love Fang and I don't know which villager to kick out. ;-; What should I do?

 

[VanitasFan26]

Well if you're really that attached to your villagers then this is going to be hard for you. If you would've had their amiibo cards then it would not be as bad since you can always invite them back if you get tired of the new villagers. I mean as someone who used to do villager hunting and quit I try hard to make sure I don't get accidentality get rid of anymore my favorites, but of course it was getting harder.

I made this easy on myself by having a 2nd island with more villagers so now I don't feel too pressured to get rid of any villagers unless if I feel like I want them out if they become unwanted. Also letting your villager autofill your plot is not the best way to get villagers. You probably should've used your nook mile tickets to go villager hunting. Remember that the next time you have an open plot.

My advice you should kick out a villager who you don't talk too as much. Ask yourself these questions "When was the last time I talked to this villager?" and "Does this villager feel unwanted or out of place" Its probably the one you want to pick if you didn't interact with them as much or you just find them them not interesting. Again unless if you have amiibo cards you're going to have a hard time kicking out that villager if you just depend on moving RNG or Campsite villager random to help you out.

 

[Rosch]

If you have an amiibo of one of your current villagers, then kick that villager out. You can invite them anytime anyway.

If not, then I suggest weighing who is the one you like the least. Sometimes, this "attachment" is only temporary. The moment you let them go, you realize that you don't really miss them as much as you think.

I have a lot of villagers I really like but I let them leave so I could meet other villagers I never had before that could potentially be my new favorites.

Still, it's up to you. Personally, it's not really worth the dilemma and stressing yourself over who to kick out.

 

[Bizhiins]

I struggle with this too and I guess it depends a lot on how much you care about having one of each villager personality type. I really don’t care as much about that so I have 2 lazies and 2 sisterlies in my town and I don’t have any jocks.
even though it seems hard to get rid of someone, you usually end up liking someone who moves in just as much once you’ve built that attachment to them.
One this I’ve done to help me is make separate notes of what my villager lineup would look like with certain villagers - so I’ll save pics in one list of like your lineup without fang with Marshall instead, and then make one without Fuschia, etc and see how you think they look together!
Also watch vids of what interacting with them is like and see if you’d like it in your town. I have an attachment to Rolf right now because he’s been here since the beginning, but I know I’m gonna have to get rid of him for my dream villager lineup.

 

[Xara]

my advice probably isn’t exactly the most helpful, but i find that whenever i start contemplating whether or not i should let a villager go, me doing that is an answer in and of itself — it’s time to say goodbye. i have so many favourite villagers and just not enough room for them all, so i always let villagers go once i start questioning their place on my island, because i’d rather their spot be filled by someone new or that i won’t ever feel tempted to replace, y’know?

if you’re thinking of letting fang go, i’d do it. he’s absolutely adorable, but it seems like you enjoy having your other villagers around more. if you wind up wanting him back later, you can always get him again — might be a bit difficult if you don’t have his amiibo card, but it’s of course possible. good luck!

 

[-Blue-]

I agree with Rosch. The only reason I moved out one of my villagers in NewLeaf was because I had their amiibo card handy. I wanted to relocate them back somewhere of my choice with the horrid plot-resetting. It work and didn't take nearly as long as I thought it would. If you have their amiibo cards handy you can always kick them out and bring them back later.

To me it's not worth the hassle of hemming and hawing. If you want to do it, go for it.