Octopus (species)

Octopuses are a species in the, appearing exclusively as villagers. They are the least common species of villagers in the series, as only four have been featured in the games. They are also the only invertebrate species in the game, as they are not in the Chordata phylum like the rest of the villagers. They are easily recognised by their spherical heads, tentacles, and ink-jets which are relocated to mimic mouths. Octopuses are one of the two species that appear as both sentient villagers and also as fish, the other being Frogs.

In and, there is only a single octopus, Octavian. Another octopus, Marina, is introduced as an islander in and appears as a regular villager from  onwards. Another male octopus, Zucker, is introduced in, and a third male octopus, Inkwell, appears in the update. Inkwell is currently the only octopus absent from, and all of the octopuses who do appear also appear in.

Octavian is cranky, Marina is normal, Zucker is lazy, and Inkwell is a jock. There are currently no peppy, big sister, smug, or snooty octopuses.

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

Trivia

 * As no octopus villagers in have the jock or big sister personalities, it is one of three species in said game that can never be a starter villager. The other two species are the wolf and the cow.