Goldie. My cousin had Goldie in her Wild World town and I happened to get Goldie as one of my first villagers. I don't remember when I got her, she could have been part of that first 8 or come sometime after. All I know is that she was there early on.
stitches or merengue back when i first got new leaf when i was 10. i can't remember which one it was exactly. my first town was short-lived but about half of the starting villagers i got were really popular
My first Animal Crossing friend was Alfonso from the Game Cube version. He lived directly south of me! Not many people like him, but he still remains one of my favorites.
On the GC, Bob was the first I really gravitated towards. I believe the first villager I ever met was Cashmere, but I didn't initially like her because she was so rude. Bob on the other hand is a lazy villager though, so it's easy to be friends with them. The first of the "unfriendly" villagers I ever liked was Apollo. He only seemed to be rude in the morning, calling me an idiot for talking so loud ... that's better than Astrid who slammed my town theme and essentially said I was backward.
Fang in new leaf! My first town was very short lived, and he was one of the villagers in it. When I reset, he was a starting villager in my new town! Greta ended up moving in too, and she was also in my previous town. At first, I hated them both, but after I reset, it was nice having some familiar faces, and they ended up being my favorites.
Tia!! She was in my first-ever town and we were best friends. I've reset my game twice since then and haven't been able to get her back. Though she's not on my list of dreamies, she's still one of my favorites. I'm glad that I can choose to add her in my campsite in Pocket Camp now that she's there.
Portia the dog (and a few others) I grew fond of her as she was a starter village with of mine, I was sad when she moved out... I actually stopped playing for a month I was so heartbroken.
Chief. I had him as a starter in my old town and was devastated when I took a break and he moved away. In my new town now I'm going to try and get him again