Louie

Louie is a jock gorilla villager in the. He first appeared in and after, he remained absent from the series until , where he returns as a DLC character. Two of his initial shirts—the Li'l Bro's Shirt and Big Bro's Shirt—reference Luigi and Mario from the Mario franchise, respectively, while his appearance is likely a reference to Donkey Kong. Though his name is derived from Luigi, it could also be a reference to from .

Appearance
Louie is a gorilla with brown fur and tan skin. His round eyes are wide apart and are within a darkened section on his face. He resembles Donkey Kong, a character from the Mario franchise.

Personality
As a jock villager, Louie 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 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, Louie goes to sleep at 12:30 AM and wakes up at 6:30 AM.

In
In, if Louie is the one of the starter villagers, his house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Series.

In
In, Louie was released as a downloadable client as a celebration of the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. In North America, he was distributed at Nintendo Zones beginning September 26, 2015, and via SpotPass beginning October 6, 2015.

In
Louie was added to on January 31, 2022.

Trivia

 * Louie appears in the North American e-Reader card artwork for "K.K. Chorale."