Ankha

Ankha is a snooty cat villager in the. She debuted in as an islander, and she appears as a villager in all subsequent games except  and. Her name is likely derived from the ankh, which is the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that reads life. Her Japanese catchphrase, Kufufu, is a combination of the Pharaoh Khufu, and ufufu, a Japanese onomatopoeia for laughter. Egyptians worshiped cats and had a cat god, which may be where Ankha's design came from.

In, Ankha has the nature hobby and may be found reading a book pertaining to an item she is studying, which can be either flowers, bugs, fish, or fossils.

Appearance
Ankha is a navy blue-and-gold-striped cat, with navy blue eyeliner in the style of Egyptian royalty (black around the eyes, then wings out towards the outside of the eye). She also has orange eyeshadow which can be seen when she blinks. Her large black pupils look upwards, and her mouth is constantly curved into a scowl, even when she is happy. Her headgear was worn by Queen Cleopatra, the Hellenistic ruler of Egypt. She has a slightly different style in, where she lacks the normal pharaoh headdress, which was replaced with a head pendant, but it was changed back to a headdress in.

Personality
Ankha has a snooty personality, which means she will appear arrogant and snobbish towards the player and other villagers, but will appear friendly and nice in some discussions, provided they are mature and do not insult her lifestyle. She finds appearance important, and will get angry or upset if someone criticizes her sense of style or fitness, which means a conversation between her and a jock personality may leave either one upset or angry. Her attitude towards the player changes, as she begins to warm up to them, but she will still retain some arrogance and subtle rudeness. She may not get along with lazy villagers, due to their lifestyles - lazy villagers having a strong interest in food or relaxing, both of which will make her uncomfortable, angry, and upset when in conversation. She will upset peppy villagers, usually by gossiping about them, and finding small things to judge them on. She will get along well with normal, cranky, and other snooty villagers.

In
As an islander in, Ankha has a favorite fruit and one she is allergic to. She is allergic to Apples and loves Cherries, meaning giving her the former reduces the likelihood of her dropping Bells, and giving her the latter increases the likelihood of her dropping Bells.

In
In, Ankha cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

House
In each game in the series, Ankha's house is themed after a pyramid, befitting her Egyptian-styled appearance.

In
As an islander, Ankha's house in will begin with only one item, and she will request specific items for the player give to her, which she will place in her house. Ankha requests the same items that Madam Rosa requests, except for different wallpaper and flooring.

Trivia

 * Ankha has had a different outfit as her starting clothes in every single game that has been released in English.
 * Ankha's pose on her amiibo card resembles the look of a mummy sarcophagus.
 * Data for Ankha, including an icon, map icon, and picture icon, was added to in November 2020, though as of December 2020 she does not appear in the game.