Mabel

"You come back now, OK?"

- Mabel

Mabel (きぬよ, Kinuyo) is a character in the series, co-owning the Able Sisters tailor shop, one of the two stores that can be found in the player's town, with her older sister, Sable. She is the charismatic one out of the sisters, who assists customers with their purchases.

Mabel is a blue hedgehog with brown-orange cheeks and black eyes, eyebrows, and snout. Like her sister, she has no visible mouth, and so instead visibly talks by moving her nose. She wears a green and white gingham apron and has a head full of large, spiky bristles. She does not directly speak about her past - which is given away by Sable once talking to her. She may bicker from time to time with Sable, about who does most of the work within the business. She rarely mentions her parents, but from what is learned through Sable, she was too young to know who they were at the time of the crash. She was raised by her sister, as at the time she was an infant.

Role in Animal Crossing and Animal Crossing: Wild World
Mabel works at the shop The Able Sisters along with her older sister Sable as a store clerk. She helps the player design clothing patterns and sells the player clothes and umbrellas.

January Blues
In January, Sable will get depressed, much to Mable's bewilderment. Eventually, after talking to Sable enough during the month, she reveals a huge secret, her and Tom Nook were best friends before he moved to the city. Naturally due to Mabel's age, she knows little of the subject, but does have experiences to do with the subjects. The following can be matched with Sable's statement to get an accurate picture:

"Well, so there's this cedar box that my sis keeps all her treasures in, right? And she's never showed me what was inside that thing. Not even once! But then, this one time, long ago, I saw the front of what looked like... an important letter. At least, that's what I THOUGHT it was..."

- Mabel on the ceder box Sable was sent

"Yeah, so there's this pair of scissors that my Sis has been using forever, right? When they got too dull to use, I said she should buy a new pair, but... It was the weirdest thing! When I did, she completely flipped out on me! I know it's important to take care of your things, but... That's ridiculous!"

- Mabel on Sable's old scissors

"Well, lately, at night, my sis has been sitting at the window, staring at the night sky. She says that in the winter, a certain constellation becomes visible... It's kinda weird.. the stuff my sis knows about... You know, constellations and meanings of flowers, that kinda stuff..."

- Mabel on Sable's knowledge of her constellation

Role in Animal Crossing: City Folk
Her role in is virtually unchanged, she now assists the player with making PRO designs. When talking to her, she soon learns that she may in fact have an older sister called Labelle, a worker in GracieGrace - a store in the city. Mabel has no contact with Labelle, due to her having an argument with Sable, who felt she abandoned the family when the parents died. Mabel wishes to get them talking again.

Appearance in
Like many other special visitors and characters, Mabel appears in alongside Sable in the Able Sisters store. She has a minor role in the film, only appearing when Ai, the main character, enters the store to deliver a few boxes from Tom Nook.