List of implied characters

In the, there are a number of unseen characters who generally play very little role and may simply be mentioned by villagers.

Clerk
The clerk is a female character in that sells tickets at The Marquee. She is very formal and never reveals anything about her personal life. It is unknown what she looks like, as she is always behind the counter, selling tickets to shows of Dr. Shrunk and Master Frillard.

If the player tries to go through the doors into the theater without paying for a ticket, the clerk will request that the player pays for a ticket first.

Dad
Main article: Parents "Remember when I dressed up as Santa to give you your Toy Day presents? I always got a kick out of seeing you smile. Happy Toy Day! - Dad"

- Dad

Dad is the player's father in the, who writes to them on Father's Day in and  with an exclusive red carnation attached to the letter. He writes to the player more often in.

Emcee
The emcee is a special character featured only in. She announces Dr. Shrunk's (or Frillard's) show, featured at The Marquee, after paying 800 Bells to the clerk and choosing an emotion to learn. The species of the Emcee is unknown, as she is always off-stage, announcing the show.

Gyroid Gyroid
Gyroid Gyroid is an unseen character in mentioned during certain conversations between two peppy villagers. They are a singer on TV whose lyrics consist of gyroid-like sounds.

Hayseed Hilda
Hayseed Hilda is a character whose letters sometimes appear in a Note in a Bottle in. Her letters express a craving for apples, while complaining that her town lacks them while wishing that someone would share theirs.

Legal Eagles
The Legal Eagles are supposedly a team of eagle lawyers mentioned by Orville in whenever the player is given mandatory legal information regarding some form of online play. Orville will claim the Legal Eagles require him to show the player the information before doing so.

Little Mac
Little Mac is the main character in the Punch-Out!! series of games made by Nintendo. In the European version of, one of the DLC items sent out to players (the Green Headgear) came with a letter by Little Mac. The letter reads:

Dear , I've been training for my comeback and I need your help! Wear my headgear with pride so you can roll with the punches! From Little Mac

Although he sends this letter and item, he does not actually appear in the game, hence he is an implied character.

Mom
Main article: Parents "It's the start of softball season! I accidentally hit Agnes with the ball when I was pitching. Oops. She was really mad! ♥ Mom."

- Mom

Mom is the player's mother in all Animal Crossing games. She often sends letters to the player, especially around special event days, and sometimes with gifts attached. The letters themselves often mention her memories with the player and Dad.

She sends the player a pink carnation on Mother's Day.

Moppina
Moppina is an unseen mop character that normal villagers frequently refer to in conversation in, reflecting upon their reserved and shy nature. The mop is revealed to be the best friend of a normal villager, and conversations between two normal villagers will reveal that Moppina is the friend of any normal villager in the town. When talking to other normal characters, it is revealed they both talk to it, try out hairstyles on it and even cook with it. Normal characters also talk to snooty types about Moppina, but not with as much success. When they talk to peppy villagers about Moppina, the peppy villager asks if they can meet her. Moppina is mentioned in Maple's picture in, with the quote "Maple + Moppina = BFF!"

Although mops are available from Tom Nook's store for 900 Bells, they cannot be interacted in the way as normal villagers are believed to interact with them.

Raccoon Goons
The Raccoon Goons are a group of an unspecified number of raccoons mentioned by Tom Nook in once the player is done working for him. After mentioning the group, he stresses that it was a joke, making it unclear as to whether they do indeed exist. They have never been mentioned again.

Santa Claus
 is an unseen character in the based on the well-known Christmas figure. Various characters such as Jingle, the player's father, and villagers mention Santa in relation to Toy Day. Jingle himself is Santa's assistant in delivering presents on Toy Day.

Satoru Iwata
 was the president of Nintendo from 2002 until his death in 2015. If the player connected to the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in on January 12, 2006, they would receive a letter from Iwata with a gift enclosed.

The Singing Bug Boy
The Singing Bug Boy is an unseen character in that sometimes comes up on letters shown by snooty villagers. In said letters, the bug boy writes a random tip for catching bugs in the form of a song, before ending the letter out of nowhere with "Buuuuuuuuuuuugs!".

Tiny Tommy Hicks
Tiny Tommy Hicks is a resident from Boondox that Pelly or Phyllis will tell the player about when she/he donates a certain amount of Bells to Boondox in. He does not appear in the game. He seems to be a reference to Tiny Tim Cratchitt, a character from Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol. In the novel, Tiny Tim is a small, crippled boy around the age of five. He and his family live in poverty and can barely make "ends meet".

Unnamed fugitives
In, , , and , two unnamed fugitives can be seen on a poster labeled "wanted" at the back of the police station, though their names are illegibly written. The fugitive on the left appears to resemble a large, male goat, while the fugitive on the right appears to be a female bear or rabbit with long hair and a human-like face. In and, a third wanted poster also appears outside of the police station, who resembles a fox or tanuki. Nothing is known about these criminals, as neither Booker nor Copper will acknowledge them, except they are on the run from the law after committing an unknown crime.

Unnamed police officer
An unnamed dog dressed as a police officer appears on a promotional poster within the police station in, , , , and. The officer appears on this poster giving a salute with the tagline "I want U!" written above them. The poster itself appears to be a parody of, a mascot of the United States who appears on "I want you!" posters to promote enlistment in the American Military.

Vicious Vole Vinnie
Vicious Vole Vinnie is an unseen cousin of Don and Sonny Resetti. Resetti mentions him in. If the player fails to save on multiple occasions, Resetti will threaten the player, suggesting that, he might even "go a few rounds" with his cousin, Vicious Vole Vinnie. This is a reference to the film , as Resetti and Vinnie are both tough and menacing like the title character, although the vole's name is spelled as "Vinnie" rather than "Vinny."

Wishy the Star
Wishy the Star is the name of an entity that sends the player a letter after making a wish upon a shooting star in and. It is implied that the star the player wishes upon is Wishy itself, though the player can make wishes upon multiple stars during a Meteor Shower. allows the player to make wishes upon shooting stars, however no letter is received in these games.

Wisp's masters
Wisp's master is one of several characters mentioned by Wisp in when encountered by the player. Wisp's nickname for his master varies, and according to Wisp, a "horrible punishment awaits" if he fails his task for his master. Nicknames include: • the Unibrow

• Sir Shoutsalot

• Mr. Bad Example

• Mr. Cheesypants

• the Moldy Banana

• the evil genius

• the cruel friend

• the Gooch

• the Nagmeister

• the Controller

• the Big Smelly

• a Horrid Noodle

• Large Marge

• the Redtape Worm

• the Ghost League

• the Crazed Egg

• the Big Boss

• the Puppetmaster

• Professor Plasma

• the Warden

• the Wild Toe

• the Giant Lens

• Governor Ghoulie

• Irontongue

• the Whiner

• Mr. Mean

• the Brainless

• Stray Trousers

• Lord Smartypants

• the Renegade

• the Hokey Pokey

• the Stumbler