Crossover villager

Nindori, W. Link, and Étoile, three crossover villagers in the Animal Crossing series meant to represent Nintendo DREAM, The Legend of Zelda, and Little Twin Stars respectively.

Crossover villagers (conjectural name) are characters created to represent a specific brand or gaming franchise in the Animal Crossing series. Most of these villagers can only move to the player's town if their e-Reader card or amiibo figure is scanned, while only two cannot move under any circumstances.

Crossover villagers function similarly to regular villagers, but their house or RVs may contain items that references their brand or franchise. For instance, Marty contains furniture items that reference the Sanrio character Pompompurin.

There are 19 crossover villagers in the Animal Crossing series so far, of which nine are male and ten are female, making the category predominantly female. Of these, five are normal, five are peppy, three are lazy, three are jock, two are smug, and one is cranky. There are currently no snooty or big sister crossover villagers. In every game in the Animal Crossing series, only three crossover villagers appear in Doubutsu no Mori e+, one crossover villager appears in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, 16 crossover villagers appear in the Welcome amiibo update for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and six crossover villagers appear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons as the 1.9.0 Free Update.

List of crossover villagers

Sanrio

• Chai – A peppy elephant based on the Cinnamoroll franchise. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf and New Horizons as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
• Chelsea – A normal deer based on the My Melody franchise. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf and New Horizons as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
• Étoile – A normal sheep based on the Little Twin Stars franchise. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf and New Horizons as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
• Marty – A lazy bear cub based on the Pompompurin franchise. He appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf and New Horizons as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if his amiibo card is scanned.
• Rilla – A peppy gorilla based on the Hello Kitty franchise. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf and New Horizons as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if her amiibo card is scanned.
• Toby – A smug rabbit based on the Keroppi franchise. He appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf and New Horizons as of version 1.9.0, and can be summoned if his amiibo card is scanned.

The Legend of Zelda

• W. Link – A smug wolf based on Link's wolf form from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. He appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if the Link, Zelda, or Young Link amiibo figures from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Wolf Link, Link (Archer), Link (Twilight Princess), Link (Skyward Sword), or Link (Link's Awakening) amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.
• Medli – A normal bird based on Medli from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if the Toon Link amiibo figure from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Toon Link (The Wind Waker), Zelda (The Wind Waker), Zelda (Breath of the Wild), or Zelda and Loftwing amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.
• Epona – A peppy horse based on Epona. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if the Sheik amiibo figure from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Link (Ocarina of Time), Link (Rider), or Link (Majora's Mask) amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.
• Ganon – A cranky pig based on Ganon. He appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if the Ganondorf amiibo figure from the Super Smash Bros. series, or the Link (The Legend of Zelda), Guardian, or Bokoblin amiibo figures from The Legend of Zelda series are scanned.

Splatoon

• Cece – A peppy squirrel based on Callie. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if the Callie amiibo figure is scanned.
• Inkwell – A jock octopus based on an Inkling. He appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if the Inkling Boy, Inkling Girl, or Inkling Squid amiibo figures are scanned.
• Viché – A normal squirrel based on Marie. She appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if the Marie amiibo figure is scanned.

Other crossover villagers

• Bow – A lazy dog based on the BowLingual translation device created by Takara. He appears in Doubutsu no Mori e+, and can be summoned if his e-Reader card is scanned.
• Felyne – A lazy cat based on the Felyne species in the Monster Hunter series. He appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf, and can be summoned if one of the six amiibo figures from the Monster Hunter Stories line is scanned.
• Filly – A normal house created as part of a crossover with 7-Eleven. She appears in Happy Home Designer and the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf. She is only available as an RV character in Welcome amiibo and cannot be moved to the town.
• Holden – A jock hamster created as part of a crossover with Fueki. He appears in the Welcome amiibo update for New Leaf. He is only available as an RV character in Welcome amiibo and cannot be moved to the town.
• Meow – A peppy cat based on the MeowLingual translation device created by Takara. She appears in Doubutsu no Mori e+, and can be summoned if her e-Reader card is scanned.
• Nindori – A jock ostrich create as part of a cross with Japanese gaming magazine Nintendo DREAM. He appears in Doubutsu no Mori e+, and can be summoned if his e-Reader card is scanned.