Octopus (species)

Octopuses are a species in the, appearing exclusively as villagers. They are the least common species of villagers in the series, as only five have been featured in the games. They are also the only invertebrate species in the game, as they are not in the phylum like the rest of the villagers. They are easily recognized by their spherical heads, tentacles, and ink-jets which are relocated to mimic mouths. Octopuses are one of the two species that appear as both sentient villagers and also as fish, the other being frogs.

In and, there is only a single octopus, Octavian. Another octopus, Marina, is introduced as an islander in and appears as a regular villager from  onwards. Another male octopus, Zucker, is introduced in, and a third male octopus, Inkwell, appears in the update. A fourth male octopus, Cephalobot, was added to. Inkwell is currently the only octopus absent from, and all of the octopuses who do appear also appear in.

Octavian is cranky, Marina is normal, Zucker is lazy, Inkwell is a jock, and Cephalobot is smug. There are currently no peppy, big sister, or snooty octopuses.

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

Trivia

 * The octopus is one of two species to have had only one villager in a mainline Animal Crossing installment, with Octavian being the only octopus in and . The other species with this distinction is the hippo.
 * As no octopus villagers in have the jock or big sister personalities, it is one of three species in said game that can never be a starter villager. The other two species are the wolf and the cow.