Carmen

Carmen is a peppy rabbit villager in the. She first appeared in and has appeared in all subsequent games. Her name may come from "caramel," referring to her fur color. Her catchphrase, "nougat," is another type of confectionery. Her Japanese name, Choco (チョコ), is shorthand for "chocolate," which also refers to her fur color, and for her fondness of chocolate, as seen with her and  house requests involving chocolate, and her  crafting request being a.

Appearance
Carmen is a dark brown rabbit with a white face and white tipped paws, tail, and nose, while the insides of her ears are aqua blue. She wears pink blush and appears to have hair that is swept to the side.

Personality
Carmen has a peppy personality, so she will be friendly and over-excited to see the player but will also overreact to the smallest things. Being a peppy villager, she will be open to all personalities and will get along with most villagers, but she may get upset when talking to snooty or cranky villagers. She will be very upbeat and never afraid to speak her mind.

In
In, Carmen's moon-themed house interior is likely a reference to the Japanese myth of the. According to the myth, the dark side of the moon looks like a rabbit making mochi (a Japanese snack associated with the New Year). This house trait is shared with four other rabbit villagers: Dotty's moon-themed house interior in all games except, , and ; Mira's moon base-themed house interior in ; Ruby's moon-themed house interior in all of her game appearances; and Sasha's moon-themed house request in.

In
In, if Carmen is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, her house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Wooden Block Series. She cannot have her initial house interior unless she moves out of the player's island or the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

In
"I just LOVE chatting it up with friends! Makes me feel like we're just that much closer, y'know?"

- A note from Carmen

Carmen was added to on May 25, 2018.

Trivia

 * Carmen appears on the album cover of "K.K. March."
 * Carmen's profile on the official Japanese website indirectly compares her Japanese catchphrase, "seriously" (まじで, majide), with Anabelle's similar Japanese catchphrase, "seriously" (マジでー, maji dē).
 * "えっ？アタイと似た口癖を言う女の子がいるって？まじで！" Translation: "Huh? There's a girl who says a catchphrase similar to mine? Seriously!"
 * Carmen shares her birthday with Felyne.