Rizzo

Rizzo is a cranky mouse villager in the who appears in all the games to date except. His English name is based on from .

Appearance
Rizzo is a blue mouse with a purple handcloth (or "hokkamuri") around his face. His tail is striped with a darker shade of blue. The inside of his ears are pink. His eyes are half closed and his eyebrows raised, giving him a suspicious look. He is based on the stereotypical Japanese pop culture depiction of a thief, where a handcloth is tied around the nose. His species plays on the Japanese folk hero ("Rat Kid"), a well-known thief who is often compared to. The "thief" connection is further supported by his picture quote and e-Reader card.

Personality
Rizzo is a cranky villager, which means he will appear mature and cynical in conversation. Rizzo, as well as other cranky villagers, will eventually open up to the player, considering them his only friends. He will enjoy the usual hobbies; not for competition, but for relaxing and peaceful reasons of calm and tranquility. He will find it difficult to socialize with peppy villagers, due to their upbeat personality, with which he will appear rude behind their backs to. He will get along with normal and snooty villagers, as well as other cranky villagers, who he will share deeper conversations with. He will, on occasion, annoy a normal villager, usually when being mean about something or someone. When he is sick, he will insult the illness.

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

In
In, Rizzo's goal of "police officer" ironically contrasts with his design being based on a thief.

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Rizzo was added to on April 24, 2020.