Benedict

Benedict is a lazy chicken villager in the. He first appeared in and has appeared in all subsequent games. His name may come from the meal, , which includes a poached egg, relating to his species.

In, Benedict has the play hobby and will be more frequently seen running around the island, sometimes with other villagers.

Appearance
Benedict is a scarlet chicken with a white face and a yellow beak, feet, and comb. He has swollen cheeks. Benedict's eyes do not close whenever he smiles.

Personality
As a lazy villager, Benedict will be easy to get along with due to his laid back lifestyle. Like all lazy villagers, he shares an interest in food and relaxing. He will enjoy partaking in the usual hobbies, usually for relaxing reasons or for food (fishing). He will get along well with other villager types such as the normal villagers who act as a mother or elder sister figure and peppy villagers who appear to be around the same age. He may offend or confuse jock villagers, who have a conflicting lifestyle of exercise and fitness, who do not understand the reason behind the lazy lifestyle choice. Cranky villagers, however, admire their laid-back lifestyle.

In
In, Benedict can only move to the player's town if his e-Reader card is scanned.

In
"There’s a gnawin’ in my belly, uh-hoo!"

- Introduction from character announcement

Benedict was added to on November 24, 2020.