Plucky

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

In, Plucky has the play hobby and can run around with their arms extended at any time, rather than only outside Resident Services during a scripted activity with a group of villagers.

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 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.

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.

In
Plucky reappears in with a sisterly  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 sisterly villagers.

In
As an islander, Plucky's house in will begin with only one item, and she will request specific items for the player give to her, which she will place in her house.

In
In, if Plucky is the one of the starter villagers, her house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Block Series.