Villager Personality Clashes: Who Doesn’t Get Along in Animal Crossing?
Figuring out the complex social dynamics of your Animal Crossing: New Horizons island can be tricky. While the game generally promotes harmony and friendship, not all villagers are created equal when it comes to getting along. Certain personality types inherently clash, leading to some entertaining (and sometimes frustrating) interactions. So, who exactly are these feuding factions? In general, snooty villagers have the most trouble fitting in. Their disdain for those who don’t share their focus on fashion and appearances leads to conflicts with jocks and lazy villagers. Cranky villagers also find themselves on the outs with smug and sisterly personalities and can be difficult for others. However, the social web is much more nuanced than just these simple antagonisms. Let’s dive deeper.
Snooty Villagers: The Fashion-Forward Feuders
Snooty villagers are characterized by their high-maintenance attitude, love for all things stylish, and a tendency to judge others based on appearances. This makes their interactions with certain personality types particularly fraught with tension:
Why Snooty Villagers Dislike Jocks and Lazy Villagers
The core of the problem lies in a fundamental difference in values. Jock villagers, obsessed with fitness and physical prowess, and lazy villagers, with their relaxed approach to life and love of snacks, simply don’t care about the things that snooty villagers value the most. The lack of concern for fashion and physical appearances by jocks and lazy villagers makes it difficult for snooty villagers to relate, leading to misunderstandings and disdain. Snooty villagers simply cannot fathom anyone not caring about their look and the latest trends.
Snooty Villagers and Sisterly Villagers
While not as outrightly confrontational as with jocks and lazy villagers, snooty villagers also clash with sisterly (uchi) villagers from time to time. The sisterly villagers are more down-to-earth and generally not interested in the snooty villagers’ often shallow pursuits, leading to tension. Sisterly villagers can often find the snooty villager’s attitude to be arrogant.
Cranky Villagers: The Grumpy Outliers
Cranky villagers are the island’s resident grumps. They are often stubborn, set in their ways, and aren’t afraid to voice their opinions, leading to potential conflicts.
Cranky Villagers vs. Smug and Sisterly Villagers
Smug villagers, with their charming confidence and logical approach to life, can sometimes irritate cranky villagers. Cranky villagers find their smooth talk and “advice” grating. Similarly, the more assertive nature of sisterly villagers also clashes with the sometimes rigid personalities of cranky villagers. While there can be a clash due to stubborn personalities, Cranky and Sisterly villagers often end up as best friends, creating an interesting dynamic.
Cranky Villagers and Normal Villagers
Cranky villagers also tend to be a bit short with normal villagers, finding their often naive or sweet nature to be irritating. While not as outright hostile as with some personalities, these interactions can be tense.
Normal and Lazy Villagers: An Unlikely Pairing
Despite their different interests, normal and lazy villagers have a surprisingly easy time getting along. While some minor conflicts may arise, it’s usually over food. Lazy villagers often subtly suggest that normal villagers should cook for them. The normal villagers might get cranky sometimes but never truly annoyed because of these suggestions.
Smug Villagers: Generally Harmonious, But Not With Everyone
Smug villagers are generally the social butterflies of the island. They tend to get along well with most personalities including peppy, snooty, normal, lazy, jock, and even other smug villagers. However, they do have a few exceptions.
Smug Villagers and Cranky/Sisterly Villagers
As mentioned before, smug villagers may clash with cranky villagers due to their differing communication styles. They can also have occasional conflicts with sisterly villagers who sometimes see their confidence as arrogance.
General Groupings That Work Well Together
The article provides some guidance as to the best groupings on your island when planning your village. A trio of normal, lazy, and peppy personalities is a recipe for success when you add in a trio of cranky, snooty, and smug personalities to complete your social circle. Of course, all villager types can be added at the player’s discretion, but these combinations work best for harmony.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
1. Are there any personality types that universally dislike each other?
While not universal, snooty villagers consistently struggle with jock and lazy villagers due to their differing values regarding appearance and interests. Cranky villagers are also more prone to clashes with smug and sisterly personalities.
2. Do villagers gossip about players?
Yes, villagers do gossip! They store memories about players, which get spread to other villagers. These gossips can affect their interactions with you. They store gossips about you in 5 different ways that each have a target and a value.
3. Does hitting villagers affect friendships?
Yes, pushing or hitting a villager with a net will decrease your friendship points with them. It decreases the friendship by 3 points and they will get upset.
4. Can villagers get angry if I talk to them too much?
Yes, villagers can get annoyed if you talk to them repeatedly in a row. They will warn you first, but if you keep talking, they’ll get a cloud over their head and become sad or angry with you.
5. What are the rarest villagers to find?
Octopus villagers are the rarest due to their limited number (currently only five in the entire franchise). Additionally, sisterly villagers are a rare personality type as well, with only 24 in the game.
6. Do villagers go into mourning when a villager is removed?
There is no specific mourning period when a villager moves out. However, when a villager does “die” the other villagers will go into a sort of mourning period and won’t be willing to breed for about 3 minutes. There is no mechanism in place for the game to remove a villager in-game other than moving away of their own accord.
7. Which villagers are considered the “kindest”?
Some of the kindest villagers according to many players include Puddles, Rolf, Celia, Diana, Fauna, Drake, Marina, and Sherb.
8. What are the best villager personality type combinations for harmony?
A combination of Normal, Lazy, and Peppy personalities alongside a group of Cranky, Snooty, and Smug personalities works best. Other combinations may result in some characters being unhappy.
9. Why do villagers sometimes stare at me?
Villagers will stare at you if you get too close and will chase you if you are too near. They will go back inside when any storms begin or when night falls.
10. Is Lucky a popular villager?
Yes, Lucky is one of the most popular lazy villagers, and one of the most popular villagers overall, due to his unique bandaged appearance. He has appeared in every game to date.
11. What is the best personality type in ACNH?
While this is subjective, many players consider peppy villagers to be the best due to their upbeat attitude. Jock and Normal villagers are also ranked high.
12. Which villagers are considered the “rudest” in the game?
Some of the rudest villagers that players may encounter are Chief, Bree, Rasher, Olaf, Monique, Astrid, Flip, and Pancetti. Pancetti is a snooty villager and loves gossip which can lead to her being considered rude.
13. Which villagers are the smartest?
The most intelligent villagers are generally considered to be Blathers, Isabelle, Tom Nook, Redd, Sable, Celeste, Daisy-Mae, and K.K.
14. Can you “kidnap” a villager?
Yes, if the village you are targeting is along the water, you can kidnap the villagers by boat. You can force villagers into a boat by pushing them or driving the boat into the villager. The villager will not escape unless the boat is broken, so you can travel great distances this way.
15. Who are the most popular Smug Villagers?
The most popular Smug Villagers are considered to be Cephalobot, Lucha, Kidd, Lionel, Marshal, Huck, Raymond, and Julian.
Understanding the dynamics between villager personality types can help create a more harmonious island experience. While conflicts can add a bit of spice to island life, knowing who might clash with whom can help you curate a village where everyone can thrive, or at least, not annoy each other too much.