Wisp

"YEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKK! A G-G-GHOOOOOOST!"

- Wisp

Wisp is a spirit (sometimes referred to as a ghost) in the. He is absent from, , and was initially absent from until the  update. In and, he is a spirit, while in  and , he is a genie. He appears at night, usually between 12 AM and 4 AM, and rewards the player with items or services after a specific task is completed.

In and, Wisp is a spirit that sometimes appears in a random acre between 12:00 AM and 4:00 AM. In order for Wisp to appear, the town must have 8 or more weeds. If this requirement is met, Wisp is guaranteed to appear once every week. When the player first enters the acre where Wisp is, he is not visible, but makes himself known by calling out to the player. Wisp appears if the player gets near the spot he is hiding at. He will then ask the player to catch five Spirits found around town with a Net.

Each Wisp Spirit is placed in a different acre and does not move between acres. However, the game internally categorizes the Spirits as insects, meaning, due to the fact that having a low town rating drops the chance that a fish and insect spawn in an acre to as low as 50% chance each, it is possible in a town with low rating that a Spirit will not spawn when its acre is entered. If this happens, the Spirit is relocated to a new random acre and the chance of it spawning is rolled again when that acre is entered.

After the player catches and returns the five Spirits, Wisp will offer them one of three rewards as thanks:


 * Pull weeds! - Wisp will remove all the weeds in the player's town.
 * Paint my roof! - Wisp will repaint the roof of the player's house to a color of their choosing.
 * Give me stuff! - Wisp will give the player a random item, which can be any reorderable furniture, wallpaper, carpet, clothing, umbrella, stationery, or any of the following non-reorderable items: Wendell's wallpapers, Saharah's carpets, Gracie's clothing, or Gyroids.

In, on certain nights the player can find an Empty Lamp somewhere in the town. After the player finds the lamp and returns it to Wisp, the genie will ask the player to rub the lamp in their attic, where he will offer to grant them one wish. The player does not have to rub the lamp straight away, and can save the wish for later use. As in his original appearance, Wisp will offer three choices:


 * Weed! - Wisp will remove all the weeds in the player's town, excluding clovers and dandelions.
 * Smash Roaches! - Wisp will remove all the cockroaches in the player's house.
 * Give me stuff! - Wisp will give the player the choice of a random furniture, accessory, hat or clothing item. Usually this is an item that is not currently in the catalog (excluding rare items).

In, a Magic Lamp will appear randomly while walking around town. If the player places the lamp in their house, Wisp will appear. Unlike and, Wisp helps with amiibo. Wisp can only be used once a day. While Wisp did not appear in at the game's launch, he was added as a major character in the  update. When the player rubs the lamp, Wisp will appear and the player can use an amiibo card. When the amiibo is scanned, the player can choose for the villager to move to their town or to get something, usually furniture. If a special character's amiibo is scanned, that character's RV will appear at the campground with special items that can be bought with MEOW Coupons. Wisp will take over running buildings if the usual proprietors are in their RVs; however, he will not be able to fulfill some roles, such as Isabelle's, preventing the player from using their services for the day. If the player attempts to sell the Magic Lamp at Re-Tail, Reese will inform them that the lamp is valuable and will ask if they are sure they want to sell it. If the player sells it anyway, Reese will buy it for 10 Bells and it will reappear outside the next day.

In, on certain nights, the player can find Wisp wandering around the island. If talked to, Wisp will mistake the player as a ghost and get scared, which leads to his five spirits scattering across the island. Similarly to, the player can find and catch the five spirits using the net and return them to Wisp. After the spirits are returned, Wisp will offer the player the choice of receiving an item they have not had before or something expensive. If the player chooses something new, Wisp will give them a random item not in their catalog that is worth 1,500 Bells or less and if something expensive is chosen, the item will be a random item worth 10,000 Bells or less. His design looks like it did in the original Animal Crossing.

RV description
When visiting Wisp in the Villager RV at the campground in, the bottom screen will display the following:


 * "He's used to living inside a tiny lamp and is uncomfortable with wide-open spaces and strangers. So why is he camping? He must be here for some reason..."

Trivia

 * In, Wisp will mutter something about a master and what he will do if the Spirits are not recovered, implying there may be more of his species.
 * Due to his appearance and Japanese name, Wisp could possibly be a reference to Q-taro from the Fujiko Fujio manga Obake no Q-taro.