Drift

Drift is a jock frog in the. He first appeared in as an islander, and after his appearance in, he appears in all subsequent games as a villager. His name may come from how frogs "drift" through the water. His catchphrase as of is a portmanteau of ribbit, onomatopoeia of a frog noise, and his name. His Japanese catchphrase is similarly onomatopoeia of a frog noise.

Appearance
Drift is a red frog with orange, yellow, and brown markings all over his body and face, resembling a. He has a large smile and large eyes. As an islander in, , and , he has a flowery wreath around his neck, which is unseen in his artwork for this game as well as all proceeding installments.

Personality
As a jock villager, Drift is energetic and has an interest in physical fitness and activity. He often talks about exercise or sports and may brag about his physical fitness. While often friendly to the player, he may comment on their fitness. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy villagers due to their similar hyper personalities and will also get along with smug villagers, while he may offend snooty villagers by critiquing their fitness and annoy cranky villagers with his hyper personality. In, Drift goes to sleep at 12:30 AM and wakes up at 6:30 AM.

In
As an islander in, Drift has a favorite fruit and one he is allergic to. He is allergic to apples and loves oranges, meaning giving him the former reduces the likelihood of him dropping Bells, and giving him the latter increases the likelihood of him dropping Bells.

In
In, Drift cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

In
As an islander, Drift's house in will begin with only one furniture item, along with the  and. He will request specific items for the player to give to him, which he will place in his house. After he places two items in his house, he will upgrade his wallpaper, and after he places five items, he will upgrade his flooring. Raddle requests for the same items as Drift, although his house has different wallpaper and flooring.

In
In, if Drift is one of the starter villagers, his house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Series. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

In
Drift was added to on November 24, 2019.