Rowan

Rowan is a tiger villager in the who first appears in  as a cranky islander, then reappears in  and all later games as a jock villager. This makes Rowan the first villager to have a personality change between games.

Appearance
Rowan is an orange tiger with black stripes and a large white muzzle. He has small belittling eyes, a characteristic of his former cranky personality, and an aqua color in his ears. As an islander in, , and , he wore a straw hat, which he no longer wears in future installments.

Personality
Rowan's personality changes from a cranky islander in to a jock villager from  onwards. He is the first villager to have his personality changed.

In
Rowan first appears in as a cranky villager, and will appear mature compared to other personality types. This will make him appear belittling and insensitive to other villagers, including the player. Despite this, he will learn to confide in the player, considering them his only friend. He will enjoy the usual hobbies, but for relaxation and peace than competition. He will find it difficult to socialize with peppy villagers, who he will criticize when talking to other villagers. He will get along with normal and snooty villagers, as well as other cranky villagers, who he will share deeper conversations with. He will, on occasion, annoy a normal villager, usually when being mean about something or someone.

In onwards
Since, Rowan has a jock personality, which means he is energetic and has an interest in physical fitness and activity. He often talks about exercise or sports and may brag about his physical fitness. While often friendly to the player, he may comment on their fitness. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy villagers due their similar hyper personalities and will also get along with smug villagers, while he may offend snooty villagers by critiquing their fitness and annoy cranky villagers with his hyper personality. In, Rowan goes to sleep at 12:30 AM and wakes up at 6:30 AM.

In
As an islander, Rowan's house in will begin with only one item, and he will request specific items for the player give to him, which he will place in his house. They are the same items that Verdun requests, except for different wallpaper and flooring.

In
In, if Rowan is the one of the starter villagers, his house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Series.

Trivia

 * His picture in might reference his straw hat that he no longer wears since.