Wade

Wade is a lazy penguin villager in the. After his debut in, he would remain absent from the series until. Data for him exists in but ultimately remains unused. His name may be derived from wading in water, a behavior of penguins when hunting for fish.

Appearance
Wade is a white and black penguin. The top of his head is white, as are his belly and the tops of his arms. He has black eyebrows. Wade appears to be based on a.

Personality
As a lazy villager, Wade has a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and will appear friendly toward the player. He often talks about food and is humorous or naïve during conversations. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy, smug, and cranky villagers, while snooty and jock villagers may not get along with him due to their conflicting lifestyles. In, Wade goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

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

In
In, Wade can only move to the player's town if his amiibo card is scanned, or if he is invited to move in from another player's town.

In
In, Wade's house features the same furniture layout as Joey's.

In
In, if Wade is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, his house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Log Series and applicable native fruit sets. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

In
"This is gonna be good! So it goes!"

- Introduction from character announcement

Wade was added to on August 23, 2020.

Trivia

 * Wade's picture quote is similar to the philosophical question of "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?"
 * Although Wade does not appear in, a client icon for him exists in the game's data.