Wisp

"Which do you want?"

- Wisp

Wisp (ゆうたろう, Yūtarou) is a character in the. He is absent from, , and was initially absent from until the amiibo update. In the earlier installments, he is a spirit, while in, he is a genie. He appears at night, usually between 12 and 4 a.m. (8 p.m. to midnight in ).

In, Wisp will appear in town on a random day of the week, and can only be found between 12:00 AM and 4:00 A.M. When entering the acre he can be found in, he will call out to the player, and will only appear when the player reaches the spot he is hiding at. Wisp will ask the player to catch five spirits found around town with their net. After the player catches the five spirits, Wisp will offer them one of three rewards as thanks:


 * Pull Weeds! - Wisp will remove all the weeds in the player's town, once they enter and exit a building.
 * Paint my roof! - Wisp will repaint the roof the player's house in a color of their choosing.
 * Give me stuff! - Wisp will give the player a random furniture, gyroid, wallpaper, flooring or clothing item. Usually this is an item that is not currently in the catalog, and can even include rare and unorderable items such as those from Gracie, Sahara, and Wendell.

In, on certain nights the player can find an Empty lamp somewhere in the town. After the player finds the lamp and returns it to Wisp, the genie will ask the player to rub the lamp in their attic, where he will offer to grant them one wish. The player does not have to rub the lamp straight away, and can save the wish for later use. As in his original appearance, Wisp will offer three choices:


 * Weed! - Wisp will remove all the weeds in the player's town, excluding clovers and dandelions.
 * Smash Roaches! - Wisp will remove all the cockroaches in the player's house.
 * Give me stuff! - Wisp will give the player the choice of a random furniture, accessory, hat or clothing item. Usually this is an item that is not currently in the catalog (excluding rare items).

Wisp initially did not appear in New Leaf, but he will be added to the game with an upcoming major update. His role is to assist the player with using amiibo with the game.

Trivia

 * It is possible to get Wisp more than once, implying he may be a species of his own.
 * In, Wisp will mutter something about a master and what he will do if the spirits are not recovered.
 * Wisp resembles Boo, an enemy featured in many Mario titles.