Anchovy

Anchovy is a lazy bird villager in the who appears in all games to date. His name is taken from the, a fish that certain birds eat. His catchphrase is the word "churp," an onomatopoeia for the noise birds make, and a burping sound.

Anchovy has a general fish theme, referencing his namesake. The chimneys of his and  houses produce fish-shaped smoke plumes. His star sign is Pisces, which is symbolized by a fish. Additionally, his photo displays him against the, which depicts a school of anchovies, a direct reference to his namesake.

Appearance
Anchovy is a brown bird with a sharp, yellow bill and thick, black eyebrows. He has white on his chin and belly, and dark brown hair on his head. He has white stripes on his arms and tail, which resembles feathers, and ends in the same dark brown color as his hair. He is most likely based off of a.

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

House
In each game, Anchovy's house features a gaming theme, with each house containing multiple game machines. In the first-generation games, his house contains slot machines, which were changed into pinball machines from onward. In, two billiard tables and a dartboard were added to accompany the pinball machines. Although not as numerous as before, his house still contains a pinball machine, a billiard table, and a dartboard, along with a foosball table.

In
In, if Anchovy 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
Anchovy was added to on May 11, 2022.

Trivia

 * Anchovy is the only villager to share his English name with a catchable collectible in the series. Including Japanese names, Freckles is the only other villager, as she shares her Japanese name with the tuna.
 * Anchovy is the only bird villager with the "catch bugs" hobby as his starting hobby in.