Blanche

Blanche is a snooty ostrich villager in the who first appeared in  and has appeared in all subsequent games. Her name is the French word for white, referring to her feather color.

Appearance
Blanche is a white ostrich, resembling a stork or an egret, with a black beak, pink cheeks, and black tips on her wings and tail. Her eyes have red eyeliner in tandem with her snooty personality. Her legs and feet are pink and striped.

Personality
As a snooty villager, Blanche will first appear rude and arrogant towards the player, often talking about herself and her own experiences. She may also talk about the style and appearance of other villagers, usually other female villagers such as normal, peppy, and other snooty villagers. She will soon warm up to the player, confiding in them about their own feelings, but still subtly rude. She will find it hard to get along with other villagers, specifically jock and lazy villagers who have conflicting lifestyles with her own. She may get on with cranky villagers, who also enjoy gossiping about the appearance and lifestyles of others.

In
In, if Eloise, Olivia, Julia, Willow, and Friga live in the player's town but Blanche does not, then Blanche will be the first client. However, if Blanche 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: Cleo, Vivian, Purrl, Bree, Blaire, or Tasha.

In
Blanche was added to on April 26, 2021.

Trivia

 * The clothing in Blanche's house and her loom-themed house request in  allude to the Japanese folklore Tsuru no Ongaeshi (White Crane's Return of Favor). In a popular version of the story, a white crane is rescued from a trap by an elderly couple. It takes the form of a woman and works as a weaver at the couple's house in return of the favor. Later, the old man peeked into her workplace, only to find a crane weaving with its own feathers. Upon the revelation of the secret, the crane parted with the old couple and flew away.
 * Similarly, Gladys, another white ostrich, contains a Loom and clothing-related items inside of her and  houses, has a Loom as an unlock item for her  and  house requests, and has a Loom as a required item in.