Big sister

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"She's like a strong older sister you can always rely on! No matter what, she'll have your back!"
Isabelle, talking about a big sister villager, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Big sister
Cherry NH.png
Cherry, a big sister villager who has appeared since Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Villagers count by game
DnM AC e+ WW CF NL HHD PC NH
23 21 26 26
Villagers count by type
Villagers Islanders Total
26 26

Big sister,[1] also known colloquially as uchi[nb 1] or sisterly,[nb 2] is a female villager personality type in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Big sister villagers are initially portrayed as stubborn and rude, though they open up and act like an older sister to the player as they befriend them.

As of the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there are a total of 24 big sister villagers across the series, making it the least common personality; all 24 appear in New Horizons.

Characteristics

Behaviors

Big sister villagers are often depicted as stubborn, rude, and easily offended at first glance, in a similar manner to cranky villagers, who also have a hostile behavior. Big sister villagers also speak with gruff, accented voices, similar to the deep voices cranky villagers use, in reference to their "tough" attitudes. As a result of this, they are seen as a sort of tomboy, as they occasionally talk about enjoying fighting, and express an interest in participating in 'turf wars'. In addition to this, they might give the player a petition called 'Tomboys Are People Too' which further supports this. Despite this violent exterior, however, big sister villagers are kind and empathetic deep down. They may act like an older sister when befriended, and may even give the player medicine (or in New Horizons, the DIY recipe for it) if talked to after being stung by Bees or Wasps.

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer big sister villagers lose most of the empathetic and big sister charm of their personality to embrace instead a more tomboyish, tough, mischievous and sarcastic inclination. As such, more than the "big sister" stereotype, they seem more akin to a somewhat watered-down image of the Japanese sukeban, or "boss girl". Natural partygoers and thrill-seekers, big sister villagers despise boredom and show little concerns for social conventions - eager to shout while waiting for food in the restaurant and presenting themselves as the classic loafer and cocky student at school, or joshingly asking the player to switch roles while working at the shops. However, they still show traces of their caring nature, worrying for the player's health and questioning their busy schedule if talked in their homes. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, big sister villagers generally go to sleep at 3:00 AM and wake up at 9:30 AM.

In the Japanese versions of the games, big sister villagers speak with the Kansai region's dialect, which is distinguished from the standard Japanese dialect by elongated vowels and differing pitch intonations (emulated in their Animalese vocals). The Kansai dialect also has somewhat different grammar from standard Japanese, such as the usage of "uchi" as a personal pronoun; the English localization replicates this by having big sister villagers use slang such as abbreviating "-ing" to "-in'" and "them" to "'em".

Relationships

Big sister villagers find it easy to get along with most villagers: peppy and normal villagers will admire big sister villagers and see them as an older sister, and often they have common interests. Jock villagers will also admire how rigid and tough they are, allowing them to get along easily as well. Big sister villagers will also express admiration for smug and snooty villagers for their elegant lifestyles, but may come into conflict with them if the wrong things are said. Cranky villagers will directly clash with big sister villagers, due to both personalities being strongly opinionated. If their opinions match, however, big sister villagers can become close friends with a cranky villager due to both having hostile personalities.

Quotes

Below are some (not all) quotes made by big sister villagers.

  • Oh! Hey! ...There's a rumor going about you. Ya heard? Everyone's saying <player's name> is quite the <random gossip topic>! I kind of see what they're talking about, <catchphrase>!"
  • "You ever have those nights when you just can't sleep? At times like that...you know what to do! Try a carrot as a midnight snack! Peel it real nice, and crunch it up nice and slow. Let that day's stress roll off as you crunch! It'll fill you up, and you'll sleep clean on till morning, <catchphrase>!"
  • "I wanna talk to you, <player's name>... Do you think you can make it so you never lose in a fight? 'Cause you can. Let me break it down for you... As much as possible, don't fight fights you can't win! Pretty simple, don't you think? Of course if you're protecting someone, that's one thing... But otherwise, sometimes running is OK!"
  • GAAAAAAHHH! My brain's running so hot that I'm gonna catch a fever, <catchphrase>! I gotta write all this down before it boils away! Whatever you wanted is gonna have to wait for now!
  • How did I get roped into this? I dunno...would a pansy do the trick? Nah. Sorry, <player's name> I'm too wrapped up in a big decison to talk now. Hit me up later, OK?
  • Aaah! I JUST remembered there's something I gotta do! I really should get to it! Let's talk later, <catchphrase>!

Big sister villagers

Agnes NH Transparent.png

[[|Agnes|Agnes]]
Species: Pig
Birthday: April 21
Debut: New Leaf

Canberra NH.png

[[|Canberra|Canberra]]
Species: Koala
Birthday: May 14
Debut: New Leaf

Charlise NH.png

[[|Charlise|Charlise]]  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Bear
Birthday: April 17
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

Cherry NH.png

[[|Cherry|Cherry]]
Species: Dog
Birthday: May 11
Debut: New Leaf

Deirdre NH.png

[[|Deirdre|Deirdre]]
Species: Deer
Birthday: May 4
Debut: New Leaf

Diva NH.png

[[|Diva|Diva]]
Species: Frog
Birthday: October 2
Debut: New Leaf

Faith amiibo.png

[[|Faith|Faith]]  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Koala
Birthday: March 21
Debut: Animal Crossing

Flo NH.png

[[|Flo|Flo]]
Species: Penguin
Birthday: September 2
Debut: New Leaf

Frita NH.png

[[|Frita|Frita]]
Species: Sheep
Birthday: July 16
Debut: New Leaf

Fuchsia NH.png

[[|Fuchsia|Fuchsia]]
Species: Deer
Birthday: September 19
Debut: New Leaf

Hazel NH.png

[[|Hazel|Hazel]]
Species: Squirrel
Birthday: August 30
Debut: New Leaf

Katt NH.png

[[|Katt|Katt]]
Species: Cat
Birthday: April 27
Debut: New Leaf

Mira NH.png

[[|Mira|Mira]]
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: July 6
Debut: New Leaf

Muffy NH.png

[[|Muffy|Muffy]]
Species: Sheep
Birthday: February 14
Debut: New Leaf

Pashmina NH.png

[[|Pashmina|Pashmina]]
Species: Goat
Birthday: December 26
Debut: New Leaf

Paula NH.png

[[|Paula|Paula]]
Species: Bear
Birthday: March 22
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

Phoebe NH.png

[[|Phoebe|Phoebe]]
Species: Ostrich
Birthday: April 22
Debut: New Leaf

Plucky NH.png

[[|Plucky|Plucky]]  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Chicken
Birthday: October 12
Debut: Animal Crossing

Quinn amiibo.png

[[|Quinn|Quinn]]
Species: Eagle
Birthday: January 20
Debut: New Horizons

Renée NH.png

[[|Renée|Renée]]
Species: Rhinoceros
Birthday: May 28
Debut: New Leaf

Reneigh NH.png

[[|Reneigh|Reneigh]]
Species: Horse
Birthday: June 4
Debut: New Horizons

Rocket NH.png

[[|Rocket|Rocket]]
Species: Gorilla
Birthday: April 14
Debut: New Leaf

Shari NH.png

[[|Shari|Shari]]
Species: Monkey
Birthday: April 10
Debut: New Leaf

Sylvia NH.png

[[|Sylvia|Sylvia]]
Species: Kangaroo
Birthday: May 3
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

Tammy NH.png

[[|Tammy|Tammy]]
Species: Bear cub
Birthday: June 23
Debut: New Leaf

Ursala NH.png

[[|Ursala|Ursala]]
Species: Bear
Birthday: January 16
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori


Trivia

  • Discounting species that exclusively contain male villagers, big sister is the personality with the most amount of species that have never received a villager with said personality, with 13. These include the alligator, anteater, bird, cow, duck, eagle, elephant, hamster, hippo, mouse, octopus, tiger, and wolf.
  • Big sister is the only personality that has all of its villagers appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
  • The bear is the species with the most amount of big sister villagers, being the only one with three. However, prior to New Leaf, they all had different personalities, with Ursala being snooty and Paula and Charlise being peppy.
  • The sheep is the only species to have more than one big sister villager in New Leaf onward without either being a new species introduced in that game or having a villager who changed their old personality.

Names in other languages

Japanese 姉貴
Aneki
Elder sister

German Große Schwester[2] Older sister

European Spanish Dulce[nb 3][3] Sweet

European French Grande sœur[4] Big sister

Italian Sorellona[5] Big sister

Notes

  1. "Uchi" is an unofficial term used by the community to refer to this personality as it did not have an officially localized name until New Horizons, which has internal data naming it "big sis". Uchi is taken from the personal pronoun these characters use in the Japanese version.
  2. "Sisterly" is an unofficial term coined by the community prior to the release of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Official Companion Guide.
  3. Familiar (Familiar) in the first edition of the book.

References

  1. FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Official Companion Guide.
  2. FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Das offizielle Begleitbuch
  3. FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - La guía oficial
  4. FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Guide compagnon officiel
  5. FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - La guida ufficiale