Plucky

Plucky is a chicken in the. She first appeared in as a peppy islander, and after her appearance in, she remained absent from the series until , where she returns as a big sister villager. She is the only big sister chicken in the series. Her name may come from pluck, referring to the plucking of feathers when preparing a bird for food.

Appearance
Plucky is a brown chicken with a pale maroon beak. She has a sky-blue comb and wears a red leaf on her head, which has been removed in. She also has white eyelashes and her feet are orange striped with black.

Personality
Throughout the series, Plucky has had two different personalities. She debuted as a peppy islander in, and later became a big sister villager in.

From her debut in, until , Plucky is a peppy islander. Plucky will have the tendency to overreact in conversations about trivial subjects such as appearing in competitions and the chance of her losing. This sometimes triggers her to ask for a certain item of clothing or furniture which she needs to enter a competition. She, like other peppy villagers, will rarely be discouraged from doing anything, including the usual hobbies. She will also have a short attention span, which means she will soon forget arguments or tasks given to the player which were not completed.

onwards
Plucky reappears in with a big sister  personality. She acts similar to a snooty villager, but she is more caring toward the player. She sometimes disagrees with cranky and snooty villagers because they spread rumors and may seem offensive. However, she will usually get along with lazy, jock, peppy and other big sister villagers.

In
As an islander in, Plucky has a favorite fruit and one she is allergic to. She is allergic to cherries and loves oranges, 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, Plucky can only move to the player's town if her amiibo card is scanned, or if she is invited to move in from another player's town.

In
As an islander, Plucky's house in will begin with only one furniture item, along with the  and. She will request specific items for the player to give to her, which she will place in her house. After she places two items in her house, she will upgrade her wallpaper, and after she places five items, she will upgrade her flooring. Charlise requests for the same items as Plucky, although her house has different wallpaper and flooring.

In
In, if Plucky is one of the starter villagers, her house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Block Series. She cannot have her initial house interior unless she moves out of the player's island or the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

In
Plucky was added to on April 10, 2018.