Benedict

Benedict is a lazy chicken villager in the. He first appeared in and has appeared in all subsequent games. His name may come from the meal, , which includes a poached egg, relating to his species. His favorite saying also references eggs.

Appearance
Benedict is a scarlet chicken with a white face and a yellow beak, feet, and comb. He has swollen cheeks. His eyes do not close whenever he smiles.

Personality
As a lazy villager, Benedict 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, Benedict goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

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

In
In, Benedict's house features the same furniture layout as Penny's.

In
In, if Benedict 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
"There's a gnawin' in my belly, uh-hoo!"

- Introduction from character announcement

Benedict was added to on November 24, 2020.

Trivia

 * Benedict appears on the album cover of "K.K. March."
 * Benedict shares his birthday with Franklin.
 * Benedict is the only chicken villager with the "catch bugs" hobby as his starting hobby in.