Cleo

Cleo is a snooty horse villager in the. She first appeared in, and after her appearance in , she remained absent from the series until. She may be named after, a professional horseback rider and actress.

Appearance
Cleo is a light purple horse with a tan mane and an equally tan tuft of hair. She has black, sparkling eyes, which gives her the odd appearance of a peppy villager. She has pink in her ears and mouth and also has a white muzzle with white-tipped feet and hooves, which have a ring of gray fur around them. In, she wears orange blush and her nostrils are bigger.

Personality
Cleo is a snooty villager, enjoying talking about upclass, chic hobbies, such as fashion and elegancy. Outside of these conversations, however, Cleo acts arrogant, condescending, and ignorant to other villagers, including the player. Most notably, she acts this way to peppy villagers, who tend to annoy her with their upbeat, energetic personality. Lazy and jock villagers, on the other hand, outright offend her by questioning her appearance and physical fitness, respectively. Ultimately, however, if the player befriends Cleo, she will eventually tone down her attitude, although she will sometimes remain subtly rude.

In
In, if Eloise, Olivia, Julia, Willow, Friga, and Blanche live in the player's town but Cleo does not, then Cleo will be the first client. However, if Cleo also lives there, then the first client will be a specific snooty villager who does not live in the player's town, in this priority order: Vivian, Purrl, Bree, Blaire, or Tasha.

In
Cleo was added to on November 24, 2019.

Trivia

 * Excluding Filly, Cleo was the only horse not present in prior to.
 * In a character popularity poll held on the Japanese website, Cleo ranked as the 49th most popular character at 377 votes, making her tied with Blathers and ranking above Jay.