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{{Villager Header
 
{{Villager Header
 
|species= cat
 
|species= cat
 
|pers= special
 
|pers= special
 
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{{quote|Every face tells a story.|Blanca|{{NL}}}}
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{{Distinguish|[[Bianca]]}}
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{{Quote|Hey, will you draw me another face? Draw a good one this time.|Blanca|{{PG}}}}
 
{{Infobox Special
 
{{Infobox Special
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|name= Blanca
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| name = Blanca
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|japanese= {{JN|あやしいねこ|Ayashīneko}}
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| titlecolor = #ffffff
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|image= [[File:Blanca NLa.png|125px]]
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| textcolor = #fe8885
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|gender= Male <small>(Japan)</small><br>Female <small>(other)</small>
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| ID = mka
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|species= [[Cat]]
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| image = Blanca NLWa.png
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|service= Face Beggar
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| species = Cat
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[[April Fool's Day]]  
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| gender = Female
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| gender-japan = Male
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| birthdaymonth = February
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| birthday = 8
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| sign = Aquarius
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| quote = Every face tells a story.
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| service = Visiting others' towns with a player-drawn face{{Note|Prior to {{NL|short|nolink}}}}<br>[[April Fool's Day]]{{Note|{{NL|short|nolink}}}}
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| ja-name = あやしいネコ
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| ko-name = 아트고양이
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| zh-name = 无脸猫
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| zht-name = 無臉貓
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| fr-name = Blanca
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| es-name = Blanca
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| it-name = Blanca
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| de-name = Blanka
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| nl-name = Blanca
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| ru-name = Бланка
 
}}
 
}}
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'''Blanca''' is a recurring character in the {{SER}}, appearing in every game. She is a white [[cat]] who asks the [[player]] to draw her a face. ''Blanca'' means ''white'' (feminine) in Spanish, which was derived from "blanco", which is "white" in Latin. Her Japanese name translated as 'suspicious cat". Due to her fur color, this is most likely the origin of her name. ''Blanca'' also means "blank", referring to her blank, canvas-like face. Some say her gender is unknown, because she has no defining masculine or feminine features. She has a female voice in {{DnM+}}, {{PG}} and {{DnMe+}}, even though she is listed as male on the Japanese {{CF}} website,<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/ruuj/character/village_visitor.html</ref> but she has a male voice in {{WW}} and later, even in the non-Japanese versions. This is the same with [[Saharah]], except Saharah has never changed her voice between games.
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'''Blanca''' is a faceless [[cat]] in the {{SER}}. In games prior to {{NL}}, she appears during [[multiplayer]] and asks the [[player]] to draw a face on her, while in {{NL|short|nolink}} she is the host of [[April Fools' Day]]. Her name comes from her fur color; ''blanca'' is Spanish for ''white'', and also from the word ''blank'', referencing her absent, blank face.
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==Characteristics==
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===Appearance===
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Blanca is a faceless white cat whose face is drawn by the player. In games prior to {{NL|short|nolink}}, she wears a random shirt, though her artwork depicts her wearing a blossom shirt, and in {{NL|short|nolink}}, she wears a red-and-yellow striped outfit with a blue ruff on her neck, resembling a {{Wp|jester}}.
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In her artwork for {{PG}}, Blanca is drawing a {{Wp|henohenomoheji}}—a face drawn by Japanese schoolchildren learning {{Wp|hiragana}}—on her face. In her artwork for {{WW}} and {{CF}} as well as her in-game appearance in her [[RV]] in {{NLWa}}, she has a crudely drawn smiley face drawn on her face.
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===Personality===
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In games prior to {{NL|nolink}}, Blanca is insecure about her face since she cannot see what people drew on her. When she visits other player's [[town]]s, she says that she likes to travel the world, but she gets upset when spoken to, thinking the player is there to make fun of and spread rumors about her face.
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In {{NL|nolink}}, Blanca is a self-proclaimed "professional trickster," enjoying causing mischief on April Fools' Day by disguising as other villagers.
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===Gender===
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In international versions of all games, Blanca is female, while she is male in all Japanese and Korean versions. In {{DnM+}}, {{PG}} and {{DnMe+}}, she has a female voice. Beginning in {{WW|short|nolink}}, she has a male voice in all regions. Although it has not been confirmed by localization team whether or not this change was intentional like with [[Gracie]], or an oversight like with [[Saharah]],<ref>{{Cite web|author=Jason Nuyens|date=November 12, 2004|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050315060847/http://www.n-sider.com:80/articleview.php?articleid=371|title=Interviews|site=N-Sider.com|archive-date=March 15, 2005|retrieved=September 25, 2022}}</ref> it is revealed to be an intentional change due to the localizers updating Blanca and Gracie's gender from "male" to "female" in the Game Boy Advance ''[[Matchmakers]]'' [[e-Reader]] minigame.
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===Relationships===
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====Jack====
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In {{HHD}}, Blanca refers to [[Jack]] as her old trickster rival. She mentions that she has been involved in a vicious prank war with Jack for so long that she can no longer trust her [[Villager house|house]] and thus needs a new one. When Jack is spoken to after building his house, he references the prank war he is engaged in with Blanca and calls her a "pretender to the throne."
  
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Although she does not have as developed a character as some of the others, she is shown to have a very spunky personality, similar to [[Uchi]] villagers, as no matter how much effort was put in to her face, she claims they just "scribbled something on". She also gets shocked easily, as shown when the player reveals to her in {{PG}} that she lacks a face, and when the player unmasks her in {{NL}}. In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer she claims to be in a prank war with Jack.
 
 
==Appearances==
 
==Appearances==
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==={{PG|nolink}}===
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===In the first-generation games===
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{{ImageCaption
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[[File:Blanca PG.png|thumb|left|70px|Blanca in {{PG}}.]]
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|image = File:Blanca PG.png
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Blanca appears in {{DnM+}}, {{PG}}, and {{DnMe+}}. She has a 50% chance of appearing on the [[train]] in place of [[Rover]] when the player travels to another town, and she asks the player to draw a face for her. The next time the player who was visited loads their save, within one week of the other player's visit, Blanca appears in their town for the day with the face the visiting player drew. Blanca can only visit town on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she appears from 6 AM to 12 AM, and on Saturdays, she appears from 6 AM to 7 PM.
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|size = 70px
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|align = left
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If the player talks to Blanca, she tells them about her visit. Each time the player save and loads the game, Blanca has new dialog. After reloading the game and speaking to her 10 times, she leaves town. If the player does not speak to her 10 times, she leaves one week after she was encountered on the train.
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|caption = Blanca in {{PG}}
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|captionalign = center
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Rover may mention Blanca on the train when the player travels to another town, saying that he has seen her before on the train and was initially scared by her but had fun drawing her face.
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Blanca makes her first appearance in {{PG}}, despite being absent in the original {{DnM}}. She will randomly appear when traveling to other [[town]]s, replacing the usual [[Rover]]. When first meeting her, she will lack a face and ask the player if they could draw her a new one. She'll then appear in that town for a while, taking a walk with her new face. Strangely, in all official artwork in these games, she is never shown with a blank face, instead having a drawn-on face or simply scribbles.
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===In {{WW|short|nolink}} and {{CF|short|nolink}}===
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{{Clear}}
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[[File:Blanca WW.png|thumb|100px|Blanca in {{WW}}.]]
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==={{WW|nolink}}===
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In {{WW}} and {{CF}}, if the player allows the "mysterious cat" to visit via the telephone in the [[attic]],{{Note|[[WiiConnect24]] must also be activated in {{CF}}.}} Blanca can appear in the player's town after visiting another town. When spoken to, she asks the player to draw her a face. The next day, she appears in the town of the player who was visited with the face drawn on her, and she will ask the player how her face looks and allow them to redraw it up to two times. She will then appear in another player's town the next day.<sup>[''clarification needed'']</sup>
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{{ImageCaption
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|image = File:Blanca WW.png
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When spoken to at [[The Roost]] in {{WW|short|nolink}}, Rover may speak of a "mysterious cat," referring to Blanca. He will ask the player if they have seen her.
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|size = 92px
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|align = right
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Due to the discontinuation of [[WiiConnect24]] in 2013, Blanca can no longer be encountered in {{CF|short|nolink}}, unless the player is connected to a third-party online service.
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|caption = Blanca in {{WW}}
 
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|captionalign = center
 
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}}
 
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In {{WW}}, she will appear if the "Mysterious cat" mode is turned on (which can be by using the telephone in the [[attic]]), and if the player has used [[Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection|Wi-Fi]]. She may appear randomly if the previous two conditions are met.
 
  
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==={{CF}}===
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===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
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{{ImageCaption
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In {{NL}}, Blanca is the host of April Fools' Day. She initially appears in the [[plaza|event plaza]] during the event, and once the player speaks to her, she asks the player to play a game. During the game, Blanca appears in a villager's house disguised as the villager, and the player must determine which one is Blanca through the hints both the real villager and the disguised Blanca tell them. If the player correctly identifies Blanca in all villagers' houses, she mails the player a congratulatory [[letter]] containing [[Photo|Blanca's Pic]] the next day.
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|image = File:Blanca CF.png
 
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|size = 70px
 
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|align = left
 
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|caption = Blanca in {{CF}}
 
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|captionalign = center
 
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Blanca makes another appearance in {{CF}}. She may appear anywhere in the town as long as [[WiiConnect24]] is enabled on both the [[Wii]] and the telephone in the attic. Like in the previous games, she will lack a face and ask the player to draw her one. Her face can be drawn a maximum of two times before she refuses any more in one day. If the player does not draw her a face, she complain that she cannot see anything. However, Blanca appears with a blank face only if she originates in the player's town; if the player has received Blanca from a registered friend, then the player will see the face that the friend drew, but the player may change or clear Blanca's face. Any of player's registered friends may receive her the next day.
 
  
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==={{NL}}===
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===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
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{{ImageCaption
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[[File:Blanca's Poster NH Icon.png|thumb|left|Blanca's poster in {{NH|short|nolink}}.]]
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|image = File:Blanca NL.png
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While initially absent from {{NH}}, Blanca was added in {{NHVer|2.0|full}}. {{I|Blanca's poster|NH}} can be obtained from [[Nook Shopping]] after inviting her to [[Harv's Island|Photopia]] via her [[amiibo]]. She also can be summoned to The Roost.
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|size = 50px
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{{Clear|left}}
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|align = right
 
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|caption = Blanca in {{NL}}
 
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|captionalign = center
 
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}}
 
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Blanca returns in {{NL}} and acts as the leader of [[April Fool's Day]]. She dresses and impersonates as a [[villager]] from the player's town inside his or her house. Players must guess which one is the real villager.  They do this by listening to a piece of revealing information each version of the villager says. Whichever says the wrong info is the fake. To deduce the impostor, players can click on the below response (often "not likely" or "..."), and can find out what information is correct by telling other villagers that there is trouble. They will respond initially with shock and horror, but will soon calm down and tell you some information that the two villager versions will eventually use to reveal the fake. When the player knows who the fake is, they will say so, and be given a towel. They will then be asked to give the towel to the version of the villager they think is fake. If they get it right, they receive a [[picture]] of that villager. If the player is able to guess all the villagers correctly, they will win Blanca's picture the next day in a letter.
 
  
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== Other appearances ==
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==Other appearances==
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=== ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ===
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===In {{SSBB|nolink}}===
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Blanca can appear as a spectator in the background of the [[Smashville]] stage.
 
{{TrophyInfo
 
{{TrophyInfo
 
|number=278
 
|number=278
 
|name=Blanca
 
|name=Blanca
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|image=[[File:Blanca Trophy Brawl.png|100px]]
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|image=Blanca Trophy Brawl.png
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|image-size=100px
 
|description=A cat whose face is an empty white canvas for you to draw on. After traveling via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, she may appear with a face that someone else drew. Draw a new face, and she'll wander for a bit, then take off for a new town. In Animal Crossing, she would appear on the train between towns. Whether you give her a cute or funny face is up to you.
 
|description=A cat whose face is an empty white canvas for you to draw on. After traveling via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, she may appear with a face that someone else drew. Draw a new face, and she'll wander for a bit, then take off for a new town. In Animal Crossing, she would appear on the train between towns. Whether you give her a cute or funny face is up to you.
 
|obtain=Random
 
|obtain=Random
 
}}
 
}}
  
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===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''===
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===In {{SSB4|3ds|nolink}}===
 
{{TrophyInfo
 
{{TrophyInfo
 
|number=622
 
|number=622
 
|name=Blanca
 
|name=Blanca
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|image=[[File:BlancaTrophy3DS.png|100px]]
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|image=Blanca SSB4 Trophy (3DS).png
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|image-size=100px
 
|description=Her smooth face is just like...well, a blank canvas! She used to let people give her a face by drawing on her, but in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, she uses her peculiar face to trick everyone on April Fools' Day. Only a master of disguise like her could mimic other people so convincingly!
 
|description=Her smooth face is just like...well, a blank canvas! She used to let people give her a face by drawing on her, but in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, she uses her peculiar face to trick everyone on April Fools' Day. Only a master of disguise like her could mimic other people so convincingly!
 
|obtain=Random
 
|obtain=Random
 
}}
 
}}
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==Card Profiles==
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===In {{SSB4|wiiu|nolink}} and {{SSBU|nolink}}===
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Blanca reprises her role as a spectator in the background of Smashville, in addition to serving as a spectator for [[Town and City]] in the town portion of the stage.
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==Villager information==
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===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
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{{NLSpecialCharacterInfo
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|name = Blanca
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|quote = Every face tells a story.
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|birthday-month = February
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|birthday = 8
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|sign = Aquarius
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|gender = Female
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|gender-jp = Male
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|species = Cat
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|pic-version = 1.0
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}}
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===In {{HHD|short|nolink}}===
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{{HHDVillagerInfo
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|special-character = yes
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|name = Blanca
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|image = Blanca HHD Character Icon.png
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|example = Blanca HHD Request.png
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|umbrella = sunny parasol
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|request = I'll leave it up to you!
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|items = None
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|song = K.K. Ragtime
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|quote = Every face tells a story.
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|furn1 = K.K. Ragtime
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|furn2 = Blanca's pic
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|cloth1 = jester shirt
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|cloth2 = jester's mask
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|cloth3 = sunny parasol
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}}
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===RV in {{NLWa|short|nolink}}===
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{{NLWaRV
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|ext= RV of Blanca NLWa Exterior.png
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|int= RV of Blanca NLWa.png
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|description= Sure, she likes to stir up trouble around the town. But when you see her out relaxing at the campground, she looks so... Well, she still looks pretty creepy.
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|furn1= Cabana Armchair
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|f1-img= Cabana Armchair (Colorful - White) NL Model.png
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|furn2= Cabana Bed
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|f2-img= Cabana Bed (Colorful - White) NL Model.png
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|furn3= Cabana Lamp
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|f3-img= Cabana Lamp (Colorful) NL Model.png
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|furn4= Cabana Table
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|f4-img= Cabana Table (Colorful) NL Model.png
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|furn5= Cat Tower
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|furn6= Crayons
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|furn7= Daisy Tee
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|furn8= Jester Shirt
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|furn9= Makeup Case
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|wallpaper= White Brick Wall
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|floor= Yellow Flooring
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|music= K.K. Salsa
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}}
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{{TableTop Multi|game=NLWa|name=Blanca's "Order furniture" list|collapsed=yes}}
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|-
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| {{I|White brick wall|NL}}
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| [[File:White Brick Wall NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Wallpaper]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|600}}
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| {{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Yellow flooring|NL}}
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| [[File:Yellow Flooring NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Flooring]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|210}}
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| {{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Cabana armchair|NL}}
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| [[File:Cabana Armchair (Colorful - White) NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Furniture]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
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| {{Availability|Souvenir Shop}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Cabana bed|NL}}
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| [[File:Cabana Bed (Colorful - White) NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Furniture]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
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| {{Availability|Souvenir Shop}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Cabana lamp|NL}}
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| [[File:Cabana Lamp (Colorful) NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Furniture]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
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| {{Availability|Souvenir Shop}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Cabana table|NL}}
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| [[File:Cabana Table (Colorful) NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Furniture]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|500}}
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| {{Availability|Souvenir Shop}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Cat tower|NL}}
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| [[File:Cat Tower NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Furniture]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|400}}
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| {{Availability|Nintendo Zone}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Crayons|NL}}
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| [[File:Crayons NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Furniture]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|300}}
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| {{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Daisy tee|NL}}
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| [[File:Daisy Tee NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Clothing]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|95}}
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| {{Availability|Able Sisters}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Jester shirt|NL}}
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| [[File:Jester Shirt NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Clothing]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|105}}
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| {{Availability|Able Sisters}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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| {{I|Makeup case|NL}}
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| [[File:Makeup Case NL Model.png|64px]]
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| [[Furniture]]
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| {{Currency|MEOW Coupons|3}}
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| {{Currency|Bells|300}}
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| {{Availability|Timmy and Tommy's store}}{{Availability|RVs}}
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|-
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{{TableFooter
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| note = The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.<br>{{Community:ACNL Spreadsheet/Attribution}}
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}}
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===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
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{{NHSpecialCharacterInfo
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|name = Blanca
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|engb-name = Blanca
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|ja-name = あやしいネコ
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|ja-name-r = Ayashīneko
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|fr-name = Blanca
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|frq-name = Blanca
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|de-name = Blanka
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|ko-name = 아트고양이
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|ko-name-r = Ateu Goyangi
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|it-name = Blanca
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|nl-name = Blanca
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|zh-name = 无脸猫
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|zh-name-r = Wúliǎn Māo
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|zht-name = 無臉貓
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|es-name = Blanca
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|esl-name = Blanca
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|ru-name = Бланка
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|ru-name-r = Blanka
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|species = Cat
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|gender = Female
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|gender-jp = Male
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|quote = Every face tells a story.
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|birthday-month = February
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|birthday = 8
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|sign = Aquarius
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|umbrella-hhp = two-tone umbrella
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|default-phone = Red
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|final-phone = Retro - Fabric 1
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|hobby = Fashion
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|book = Fashion
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|version-added = 2.0
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}}
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====In {{HHP|short|nolink}}====
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{{HHPVillagerInfo
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|special-character = yes
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|request = Vacation-Home Concept
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|furn1 = Blanca's photo
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|f1-var = Natural wood
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|furn2 = Blanca's poster
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}}
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==Card profiles==
 
==={{PG|nolink}} e-Reader card===
 
==={{PG|nolink}} e-Reader card===
 
{{E-card
 
{{E-card
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|front = Animal Crossing-e 3-178 (Blanca).jpg
 
|front = Animal Crossing-e 3-178 (Blanca).jpg
 
|gender = Female
 
|gender = Female
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|species = [[Cat]]
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|species = Cat
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|sign = [[Star sign|Aquarius]]
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|sign = Aquarius
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|p1line1 = KuysIo28mtWNne
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|p1line1 = KuysIo28mtWNnE
 
|p1line2 = ontIs@3FwWBLwo
 
|p1line2 = ontIs@3FwWBLwo
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|description = There are many theories about Blanca, none of which have been confirmed. One is that the cat is running from a shady past... While another is that Blanca got a life too enthusiastic while removing makeup one day.
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|description = There are many theories about Blanca, none of which can be confirmed. One is that the cat is running from a shady past...while another is that Blanca got a little too enthusiastic while removing makeup one day.
 
|prevcard = Chip
 
|prevcard = Chip
 
|prevnum = 177
 
|prevnum = 177
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|prevtype = special
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|prevtype = Special
 
|nextcard = Kabuki
 
|nextcard = Kabuki
 
|nextnum = 179
 
|nextnum = 179
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==={{HHD|nolink|short}} amiibo Card===
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===amiibo card===
 
{{A-card
 
{{A-card
 
| number = 114
 
| number = 114
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| type = Special
 
| type = Special
 
| sign = Aquarius
 
| sign = Aquarius
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| bday = February 8<sup>th</sup>
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| bday = February 8
 
| prevcard = Isabelle
 
| prevcard = Isabelle
 
| prevtype = Special
 
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| nextnumb = 115
 
| nextnumb = 115
 
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==[[RV]]==
 
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===RV Description===
 
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Blanca appears with face drawn. When visiting Blanca's RV at the [[campground]], the bottom screen will display the following:
 
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:''"Sure, she likes to stir up trouble around the town. But when you see her out relaxing at the campground, she looks so... Well, she still looks pretty creepy."''
 
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<center><gallery>
 
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File:RV of Blanca.JPG|Inside Blanca's [[RV]].
 
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</gallery></center>
 
  
 
==Gallery==
 
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*In a character popularity poll held on the {{DnM+|nolink}} website, Blanca ranked as the 2nd most popular character with 2,419 votes, ranking above [[Mr. Resetti]] but below [[K.K. Slider]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Nintendo|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108174552/https://www.nintendo.co.jp/ngc/gafj/chara/kekka.html|title=キャラクター人気投票結果発表！|site=nintendo.co.jp|archive-date=November 8, 2020|retrieved=November 8, 2020}}</ref>
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*Blanca is erroneously referred to as "Bianca" in the ''[[Prima Games|Animal Crossing Prima Studyguide]]'', which is [[Whitney]]'s Japanese name. It would also end up being the name of [[Bianca|a tiger villager]] beginning in the English version of {{NL|nolink}}.
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*Blanca shares her [[birthday]] with [[Frobert]].
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==Names in other languages==
 
==Names in other languages==
 
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|ko=아트고양이
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|ko-r=Ateu Goyangi
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|ko-m=Art Cat
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|nl=Blanca
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|nl-m=Same as English name
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|ru=Бланка
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|ru-r=Blanka
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|ru-m=Same as English name
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|zh=无脸猫
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|zht=無臉貓
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|zh-r=Wúliǎn Māo
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|zh-m=Faceless cat
 
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*When Blanca washes her face, it comes off. Consequently, someone has to draw her a new one.
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*When spoken to at [[The Roost]] in {{WW}}, [[Rover]] will constantly speak of a "mysterious cat", referring to Blanca. He will ask the player if they have seen her.
 
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*Blanca is erroneously referred to as "Bianca" in the [[Prima Games|Animal Crossing Prima Studyguide]], which is [[Whitney|Whitney's]] Japanese name. It would also end up being the name of [[Bianca|a tiger villager]] in the English version of {{NL}}.
 
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*Official artwork before {{WW}} depicts Blanca drawing a [[Wikipedia:Henohenomoheji|henohenomohe]] on her face, but artwork after it depicts her with a generic smiley face, likely due to the series's gained popularity outside of Japan.
 
  
 
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Not to be confused with Bianca.
"Hey, will you draw me another face? Draw a good one this time."
— Blanca, Animal Crossing
SpecialSpeciesIconSilhouette.png Blanca mka
Artwork of Blanca
Species Gender
Cat Male[nb 3]
Female[nb 4]
Birthday February 8th Aquarius
Favorite saying "Every face tells a story."
Role Visiting others' towns with a player-drawn face[nb 1]
April Fool's Day[nb 2]
Main appearances

Other appearances
Name in other languages
 あやしいネコ
 아트고양이
 Blanca
 Blanka
 无脸猫
 Blanca
 Blanca
 Blanca
 無臉貓
 Blanca
 Blanca
 Бланка

Blanca is a faceless cat in the Animal Crossing series. In games prior to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, she appears during multiplayer and asks the player to draw a face on her, while in New Leaf she is the host of April Fools' Day. Her name comes from her fur color; blanca is Spanish for white, and also from the word blank, referencing her absent, blank face.

Characteristics[edit]

Appearance[edit]

Blanca is a faceless white cat whose face is drawn by the player. In games prior to New Leaf, she wears a random shirt, though her artwork depicts her wearing a blossom shirt, and in New Leaf, she wears a red-and-yellow striped outfit with a blue ruff on her neck, resembling a jester.

In her artwork for Animal Crossing, Blanca is drawing a henohenomoheji—a face drawn by Japanese schoolchildren learning hiragana—on her face. In her artwork for Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk as well as her in-game appearance in her RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, she has a crudely drawn smiley face drawn on her face.

Personality[edit]

In games prior to Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Blanca is insecure about her face since she cannot see what people drew on her. When she visits other player's towns, she says that she likes to travel the world, but she gets upset when spoken to, thinking the player is there to make fun of and spread rumors about her face.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Blanca is a self-proclaimed "professional trickster," enjoying causing mischief on April Fools' Day by disguising as other villagers.

Gender[edit]

In international versions of all games, Blanca is female, while she is male in all Japanese and Korean versions. In Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+, she has a female voice. Beginning in Wild World, she has a male voice in all regions. Although it has not been confirmed by localization team whether or not this change was intentional like with Gracie, or an oversight like with Saharah,[1] it is revealed to be an intentional change due to the localizers updating Blanca and Gracie's gender from "male" to "female" in the Game Boy Advance Matchmakers e-Reader minigame.

Relationships[edit]

Jack[edit]

In Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Blanca refers to Jack as her old trickster rival. She mentions that she has been involved in a vicious prank war with Jack for so long that she can no longer trust her house and thus needs a new one. When Jack is spoken to after building his house, he references the prank war he is engaged in with Blanca and calls her a "pretender to the throne."

Appearances[edit]

In the first-generation games[edit]

Blanca in Animal Crossing.

Blanca appears in Doubutsu no Mori+, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+. She has a 50% chance of appearing on the train in place of Rover when the player travels to another town, and she asks the player to draw a face for her. The next time the player who was visited loads their save, within one week of the other player's visit, Blanca appears in their town for the day with the face the visiting player drew. Blanca can only visit town on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, she appears from 6 AM to 12 AM, and on Saturdays, she appears from 6 AM to 7 PM.

If the player talks to Blanca, she tells them about her visit. Each time the player save and loads the game, Blanca has new dialog. After reloading the game and speaking to her 10 times, she leaves town. If the player does not speak to her 10 times, she leaves one week after she was encountered on the train.

Rover may mention Blanca on the train when the player travels to another town, saying that he has seen her before on the train and was initially scared by her but had fun drawing her face.

In Wild World and City Folk[edit]

Blanca in Animal Crossing: Wild World.

In Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, if the player allows the "mysterious cat" to visit via the telephone in the attic,[nb 5] Blanca can appear in the player's town after visiting another town. When spoken to, she asks the player to draw her a face. The next day, she appears in the town of the player who was visited with the face drawn on her, and she will ask the player how her face looks and allow them to redraw it up to two times. She will then appear in another player's town the next day.[clarification needed]

When spoken to at The Roost in Wild World, Rover may speak of a "mysterious cat," referring to Blanca. He will ask the player if they have seen her.

Due to the discontinuation of WiiConnect24 in 2013, Blanca can no longer be encountered in City Folk, unless the player is connected to a third-party online service.

In New Leaf[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Blanca is the host of April Fools' Day. She initially appears in the event plaza during the event, and once the player speaks to her, she asks the player to play a game. During the game, Blanca appears in a villager's house disguised as the villager, and the player must determine which one is Blanca through the hints both the real villager and the disguised Blanca tell them. If the player correctly identifies Blanca in all villagers' houses, she mails the player a congratulatory letter containing Blanca's Pic the next day.

In New Horizons[edit]

Blanca's poster in New Horizons.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Blanca was added in 2.0 Free Update. Blanca's poster can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting her to Photopia via her amiibo. She also can be summoned to The Roost.

Other appearances[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Blanca can appear as a spectator in the background of the Smashville stage.

#278

Blanca

Blanca

Description A cat whose face is an empty white canvas for you to draw on. After traveling via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, she may appear with a face that someone else drew. Draw a new face, and she'll wander for a bit, then take off for a new town. In Animal Crossing, she would appear on the train between towns. Whether you give her a cute or funny face is up to you.
Acquisition Random


In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]

#622

Blanca

Blanca

Description Her smooth face is just like...well, a blank canvas! She used to let people give her a face by drawing on her, but in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, she uses her peculiar face to trick everyone on April Fools' Day. Only a master of disguise like her could mimic other people so convincingly!
Acquisition Random


In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]

Blanca reprises her role as a spectator in the background of Smashville, in addition to serving as a spectator for Town and City in the town portion of the stage.

Villager information[edit]

In New Leaf[edit]

Blanca
Every face tells a story.

Blanca

Birthday Gender Species
February 8 Aquarius Male[nb 6]
Female[nb 7] 		Cat
Pic version added Version 1.0
Coffee preferences
Blanca does not order coffee at The Roost.

In Happy Home Designer[edit]

Blanca
Every face tells a story.

Blanca's Happy Home Designer icon


Example of Blanca's Happy Home Designer house
Official example
Blanca
Birthday Gender Species
February 8 Aquarius Male[nb 8]
Female[nb 9] 		Cat
Umbrella Sunny Parasol HHD Icon.png Sunny parasol
House request
Client's vision I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song  K.K. Ragtime
Unlocked items
Furniture:
  •  K.K. Ragtime
  •  Blanca's pic
    • Clothing:
  •  Jester shirt
  •  Jester's mask
  •  Sunny parasol
    • Starting house: Default exterior of Blanca's house in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

    RV in Welcome amiibo[edit]

    Exterior of Blanca's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
    Interior of Blanca's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
    Description: Sure, she likes to stir up trouble around the town. But when you see her out relaxing at the campground, she looks so... Well, she still looks pretty creepy.
    Items:
    Wall:  White Brick Wall
    Floor:  Yellow Flooring
    Music: K.K. Salsa NL Texture.png K.K. Salsa


    Blanca's "Order furniture" list in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

    Item Image Type Buy price Sell price[nb 10] Available from
    White brick wall White Brick Wall NL Model.png Wallpaper  3 MEOW Coupons  600 Bells  RVs
    Yellow flooring Yellow Flooring NL Model.png Flooring  3 MEOW Coupons  210 Bells  RVs
    Cabana armchair Cabana Armchair (Colorful - White) NL Model.png Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  500 Bells  Souvenir Shop
     RVs
    Cabana bed Cabana Bed (Colorful - White) NL Model.png Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  500 Bells  Souvenir Shop
     RVs
    Cabana lamp Cabana Lamp (Colorful) NL Model.png Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  500 Bells  Souvenir Shop
     RVs
    Cabana table Cabana Table (Colorful) NL Model.png Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  500 Bells  Souvenir Shop
     RVs
    Cat tower Cat Tower NL Model.png Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  400 Bells  Nintendo Zone
     RVs
    Crayons Crayons NL Model.png Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  300 Bells  RVs
    Daisy tee Daisy Tee NL Model.png Clothing  3 MEOW Coupons  95 Bells  Able Sisters
     RVs
    Jester shirt Jester Shirt NL Model.png Clothing  3 MEOW Coupons  105 Bells  Able Sisters
     RVs
    Makeup case Makeup Case NL Model.png Furniture  3 MEOW Coupons  300 Bells  Timmy and Tommy's store
     RVs
    The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.
    Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, AlgebraManiacABC, Chubby Bub, Cuyler, HylianAngel, Kalina70, PanchamBro, SuperHamster, and vmario.

    In New Horizons[edit]

    Blanca
    Every face tells a story.

    Blanca

    Birthday Gender Species
    February 8 Aquarius Male[nb 11]
    Female[nb 12]     		Cat
    Initial NookPhone  Default Phone Case (Red) NH Model.png  Red
    Final NookPhone  Phone Case (Retro - Fabric 1) NH Model.png  Retro - Fabric 1
    Happy Home Paradise traits
    Umbrella Two-Tone Umbrella NH Icon.png Two-tone umbrella
    Hobby Fashion
    Book Fashion Book NH Icon.png Fashion

    In Happy Home Paradise[edit]

    Blanca
    Client's vision Vacation-Home Concept
    Unlocked items
    Furniture:

    Card profiles[edit]

    Animal Crossing e-Reader card[edit]

    Animal Crossing-e 3-178 (Blanca).jpg

    Card back

    Animal Crossing-e 3-178 (Blanca - Back).jpg

    #178 Blanca - Series 3
    Gender: Female
    Sign: Aquarius
    Profile: There are many theories about Blanca, none of which can be confirmed. One is that the cat is running from a shady past...while another is that Blanca got a little too enthusiastic while removing makeup one day.
    Password: KuysIo28mtWNnE
    ontIs@3FwWBLwo

    amiibo card[edit]

    114 Blanca amiibo card NA.png

    Card back

    Amiibo Card Back.png

    #114 Blanca - Series 2
    Star sign: Aquarius
    Birthday: February 8
    Dice value: 1
    Hand sign: Scissors

    Gallery[edit]

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    Trivia[edit]

    Names in other languages[edit]

    Japanese あやしいねこ
    Ayashīneko     		Translated as "suspicious cat"
    Korean 아트고양이
    Ateu Goyangi     		Art Cat
    Simplified Chinese 无脸猫
    Wúliǎn Māo     		Faceless cat
    Traditional Chinese 無臉貓
    Unknown
    Russian Бланка
    Blanka     		Same as English name
    Dutch Blanca Same as English name
    German Blanka Same as English name
    European Spanish Blanca Same as English name
    European French Blanca Same as English name
    Italian Blanca Same as English name

    Notes[edit]

    1. ↑ Prior to New Leaf
    2. ↑ New Leaf
    3. ↑ Japan and Korea
    4. ↑ International
    5. ↑ WiiConnect24 must also be activated in Animal Crossing: City Folk.
    6. ↑ Japan and Korea
    7. ↑ International
    8. ↑ Japan and Korea
    9. ↑ International
    10. ↑ Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold at Timmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold to Leila at Tortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.
    11. ↑ Japan and Korea
    12. ↑ International

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ Jason Nuyens (November 12, 2004). "Interviews". N-Sider.com. Archived from the original on March 15, 2005. Retrieved September 25, 2022.
    2. ↑ Nintendo. "キャラクター人気投票結果発表！". nintendo.co.jp. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.


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