Mr. Resetti

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"Resetti" redirects here. For Mr. Resetti's older brother, see Don Resetti.
"Earthquakes, thunder, fires, and fathers."
— Mr. Resetti, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
SpecialSpeciesIconSilhouette.png Sonny Resetti mol
Artwork of Sonny Resetti
Species Gender
Mole Male
Birthday April 6th Aries
Role Appears after the player resets without a saving[nb 1]
Rescue Service[nb 2]
Main appearances

Other appearances
Name in other languages
 リセットさん
 도루묵씨
 Resetti
 Resetti
 电源叔叔
 Resetti
 Rese T.
 Resetti
 電源叔叔
 Resetti
 Rese T.
 Ресетти

Sonny Resetti, commonly referred to as Mr. Resetti or simply Resetti, is a mole that appears in all the Animal Crossing series games, except for Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, when he appears as a maintenance sprite. His name is a pun on the word "Reset," which is what causes him to appear. Resetti's job and main purpose is to make sure the player saves the game. The more the player resets the game without saving, the angrier he gets, eventually reaching the point where he forces the player to perform a number of irrational, absurd actions, such as reciting specific lines word by word, or triggering a "fake" reset out of spite towards the player. After the player resets many times in Animal Crossing: Wild World, Mr. Resetti will talk about his cousin Vicious Vole Vinnie. His first name is revealed to be "Sonny" in Animal Crossing and Animal Crossing: City Folk by his calmer older brother, Don.

Appearances

Doubutsu no Mori, Animal Crossing, and Doubutsu no Mori e+

"Resetting... It's like... pressing an emergency call button. You press it and I gotta come read you the riot act. See?"
— Mr. Resetti, Animal Crossing
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Artwork of Mr. Resetti from Animal Crossing.

Mr. Resetti makes his official debut in Doubutsu no Mori and its enhanced port, Animal Crossing. When the player first resets, Resetti will thank the player for buying the game and introducing himself. On subsequent resets, he appears when the console is reset or the game is turned off without saving, appearing outside the player's house to give a lecture on why saving is important. If the player continues to reset constantly, it will lead to him forcing the player through absurdist tactics, such as repeating lines of text or creating a fake reset. Sometimes, his brother Don may also appear in his place, specifically after the player resets seven times.

Resetti also makes an appearance during the Groundhog's Day event in February, acting as the "Groundhog" of the event to determine if he can see his shadow. Regardless, Resetti will always say that he has no shadow, and declares early spring to be on its way. Additionally, only in Doubutsu no Mori e+, the re-localized port of the game in Japan, the player can access Resetti's Headquarters by smashing a random rock after resetting twice, exposing a hole that leads into the facility. Resetti, who will be surprised that the player discovered his hideout, quickly asks them to leave.

Animal Crossing: Wild World

"... You hate me, don't you? I mean, you just hate me more than anything, right? More than laundry, traffic jams an' bad breath all rolled together, right?"
— Mr. Resetti, Animal Crossing: Wild World
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Artwork of Mr. Resetti from Animal Crossing: Wild World.

Mr. Resetti returns in Animal Crossing: Wild World, playing the same role as in the GameCube game. Resetti can also be seen in The Roost of the Museum on Sundays between 2:30 PM and 4:00 PM, drinking coffee with a relaxed, calm attitude. If the player strikes up a conversation with him he will talk calmly about his work, apparently friendly while not on the job. In this game, he never mentions the "resetting", as none of the DS units have a Reset button; instead he says "save the game".

Animal Crossing: City Folk

"Uh, yeah, so anyway, this is Animal Crossing: City Folk. Thanks for pickin' it up. Appreciate the support. So, on behalf of everyone at Nintendo, I... Uh... Yeah... So... I mean, I, uh...Oh FORGET ABOUT IT!"
— Mr. Resetti, Animal Crossing: City Folk
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Artwork of Mr. Resetti from Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Mr. Resetti's role in Animal Crossing: City Folk stays the same as in previous games, by reminding the player to save whenever they reset. Additionally, he appears the second time the game is accessed by the player to talk about the importance of saving, regardless of whether the game has been turned off with or without saving. This is the only time in the game that he will appear by the player's house for something positive.

On random days in the City at 8:00 PM, the player is able to access Resetti's headquarters, called the Resetti Surveillance Center, by entering the rightmost tunnel normally blocked by traffic cones. On the first visit, Resetti will appear shocked that the player somehow found their way into his secret hideout, giving the player a Silver Shovel to leave the area. In subsequent visits, Resetti will occasionally appear with his older brother in one of the chairs situated in the area, chatting about a random topic with his brother. After a short while, the reset alarm will suddenly go off, prompting Resetti to pull back the chair he sits in, presumably to travel to the resetter's house.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

"Yeah, here's the thing. The Reset Surveillance Center? It don't exist no more. When they were drawin' up the town budget for this fiscal year, folks were all like: "What's wrong with a little reset every now and then?" "We don't got the funds for this nonsense!""
Mr. Resetti, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Artwork of Mr. Resetti from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Mr. Resetti appears yet again in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. This time, however, he is an optional inclusion of the game, due to Resetti's harsh tone in past games disturbing younger players. The first time the player resets, Resetti will appear after Isabelle loads up the town, explaining the loss of the Resetti Surveillance Center due to a lack of a budget, insisting that the player restores the Surveillance Center to its former glory to return to "unstopable mole power". Once this session concludes, the Surveillance Center becomes available as a Public works project when the game resumes.

If the player decides to fund the Surveillance Center, Resetti will appear the day after the project is completed, regardless of whether they reset or not. Additionally, for future resets, Resetti will ask why they reset in the first place, giving options from "I wanted to reset", "My batteries died", or "I don't remember". If the former is chosen, Resetti will give the player a long tirade as he does in previous installments. If the other options are chosen, however, Resetti will let the player off the hook and leave them alone.

As in City Folk, Resetti will sometimes be seen inside the open Surveillance Center after 9 PM (7 PM if the Early Bird ordinance is active). Don may appear on subsequent visits. Eventually, both Resetti and Don will give their picture to the player.

If online communications are interrupted while traveling to another player's town, the error screen has a Resetti graphic on the top screen.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

File:ACNH Rescue Service Resetti.jpg
Though normally unnamed, the operator of the Rescue Service is Mr. Resetti.
"C'mon! Deep breath, Resetti... OK... Seeing as this is an emergency, I'll cover ya. No charge!"
— Operator, Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Due to the auto-saving feature in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Mr. Resetti no longer fulfills the role of lecturing players that do not save their game. Resetti instead operates the Rescue Service. Though his nametag reads "Operator", it does use his color scheme. Additionally, his voice and theme can be heard when the player uses the service and the app icon features a helicopter with his distinctive helmet and nose. If the player does not have enough Nook Miles to use the service, Resetti will tell himself to calm down before dropping the player off at a location of his choice.

If online communications are interrupted while traveling to another player's island, the error screen has a Resetti graphic in the bottom right corner. This graphic also appears on the "construction sign" furniture item.

Additionally, Resetti is implied to state one of the quotes for a 4-star island rating, saying, "Back in my day, the key to a good life was a low reset rate. Ya feel what I'm gettin' at? What I'm sayin' is, this here <island> ya got goin' on? This is one sharp locale! Got that?"

[[Item:Resetti's Poster ({{{2}}})|Resetti's Poster]] can be obtained from Nook Shopping after attempting to invite him to Photopia via his amiibo.

🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori

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"I feel for you kid, I do. Now SCRAM!!!"
— Mr. Resetti, Doubutsu no Mori (film)

Resetti has a minor role in 🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori. He makes his first appearance once Ai falls over when Yu is chasing a dragonfly flying around her. He appears just after she lands on Apollo's flower patch, destroying his blue roses. Because of the difference in format from video game to animation, Resetti's role is changed to that of a general rule enforcer. He warns Ai of the rules in Animal Village, but lets her off because her damage to the flowers was accidental. Afterwards, he lets her know that Apollo might be at The Roost. He also appears when Yu and Alfonso are seen digging holes looking for fossils, where he attempts to give them a lecture for causing his tunnels to cave in,where ending up Yu and Alfonso run away before he can so. He additionally shows up to help decorate for the town's Winter Festival.

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Mr. Resetti appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, along with Tom Nook and K.K. Slider.

#269

[[File:Mr. Resetti SSBM Trophy.png|100px|Mr. Resetti]]

Mr. Resetti

Description Prepare to receive a really long talking-to if you reset this game: the next time you play, Mr. Resetti will be waiting to deliver his best scolding. No matter what your intentions are, pressing the RESET Button will bring you face-to-face with this fervent character. Sometimes the only way to shut him up is to apologize.
Acquisition Random


Super Smash Bros. Brawl

"What's the big idea treating me like an item, huh?"
— Mr. Resetti, Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Resetti SSB.jpg

Mr. Resetti appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he will give the players a long lecture. His dialogue box obstructs either the top or bottom half of the screen. Mr. Resetti will also respond to stage events, such as characters falling asleep or getting knocked out. Attacking him for a while makes him angry and causes an explosion.

Trophy information
#293

[[File:Mr. Resetti SSBB Trophy.png|100px|Mr. Resetti]]

Mr. Resetti

Description A mole wearing a hard hat who'll show up when you restart your game without having saved. He pops up and lets you know in no uncertain terms the importance of saving your game. The problem is, his speeches are entertaining enough to warrant breaking the rules at least once. In Animal Crossing, his brother Don appears too. He's the polar opposite of his sibling.
Acquisition Random


#289

[[File:Mr. Resetti (Feet) SSBB Trophy.png|100px|Mr. Resetti]]

Mr. Resetti (Feet)

Description A character who normally appears from underground to lecture the player. However, he is not always underground—in Animal Crossing: Wild World, he can be found sipping coffee at the Roost if you go at a certain time on a certain day. In the Japanese-only "e+" version, he works at a so-called "Resetti Observation Center" where you can pop in for a visit.
Acquisition Random


Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U

Resetti appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.

#612 (3DS) 565 (Wii U)

[[File:Resetti SSB4 Trophy (Wii U).png|100px|Mr. Resetti]]

Resetti Mr. Resetti

Description NTSC-U: Be sure to save your game before you turn it off, or this guy will show up screaming "AAAAAAAARGH!" Sonny Resetti and his favorite brother, Don, keep an eye out for sudden game resets, and they aren't shy about reminding you to save often. Best not to aggravate them needlessly...

PAL: Forget to save your game before stopping for the day? "GRRAAAAH!" You're going to hear from Mr. Resetti! He and his brother, Don, keep an eye out for reckless resetting and give you a, er...gentle reminder not to. Tempted to "forget" so you can meet them again? Don't. Just don't.
Acquisition Random

Name in Italics indicate trophy name for the PAL region.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Spirits

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[[File:Resetti CF.png|100px|Mr. Resetti]]
Resetti

Category Type Class
Primary Spirit Grab Ace (★★★)
Stats Power: Power: 3,281—9,846
Ability Jump ↓
Acquisition

Mario Kart 8

Mr. Resetti appears as a course obstacle on the Animal Crossing track in the DLC pack Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8. He is found near the course's finish line, randomly popping out of the ground to impede racers, similar to Monty Moles, common enemies from the Mario series who also act as hazards in Mario Kart 8. If players run into him, they flip, which stuns them and causes them to lose speed. He does not appear in the winter version of the stage.

Controversy

Parental guidance in European manuals

The European Animal Crossing: Let's Go To The City instruction manual states that Mr. Resetti may be frightening and/or disturbing to young children.

"Information for parents - Mr. Resetti

It is important that players save before switching off the Wii console in order to retain data after each play session (see Saving Data, above). If players switch off without saving, the character Mr. Resetti may appear upon restarting.

Mr. Resetti's purpose is to teach players the importance of saving. However, parents should be aware that his personality and tone of voice, while intentionally humourous, are authoritative and may be disturbing to young children."

Iwata Asks: Animal Crossing: New Leaf interview

In the "Iwata Asks: Animal Crossing New Leaf" interview session, the directors of the game admitted that Mr. Resetti was disturbing to children and sometimes made young girls who were playing cry. Thus, they made the decision to lay off Mr. Resetti and have the option to include him back at the player's discretion.[1]

Villager information

In Happy Home Designer

Resetti
Earthquakes, thunder, fires, and fathers.

Resetti's Happy Home Designer icon
Resetti
Birthday Personality Catchphrase
No results [[File:Starsign No results NH Icon.png|32px|No results|link=No results]] [[No results]] No results
Default clothing [[File:No Results HHD Icon.png|30px|link=]] No results
Umbrella [[File:No Results HHD Icon.png|30px|link=]] No results
House request
Client's vision I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song [[File:K.K. Rally_(Album Cover)_HHD_Icon.png|x29px|alt=|link=]] [[K.K. Rally|K.K. Rally]]
Unlocked items

*Mr. Resetti will share a house with Don.

Card profiles

Animal Crossing e-Reader cards

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Card back

Animal Crossing-e 1-006 (Mr. Resetti - Back).jpg

#006 Mr. Resetti - Series 1
Gender: Male
Sign: [[Aries]]
Profile: Mr. Resetti's a digging machine with a nose for cheaters! With his surly attitude and flailing pickax, he keeps villagers on the level. Under his gruff exterior lies a family mole, dedicated to his brother Don.
Password: gZs&aDJVoMjLN@
D9D&gNUUpPHLC&




Animal Crossing-e 4-275 (Mr. Resetti).jpg

Card back

#275 Mr. Resetti - Series 4
Gender: Male
Sign: Aries
Profile: Mr. Resetti likes to make mountains out of molehills! Deep down, he's a nice enough guy. But if you start abusing that RESET Button, he's bound to get a little irked. Keep telling yourself this: "I won't forget. I won't reset. I won't forget. I won't reset..."
Password: n7n#WbsB%HAlzz
GCLntCpntmLdHW


amiibo cards

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Card back

Amiibo Card Back.png

#006 Resetti - Series 1
Star sign: Aries
Birthday: April 6
Dice value: 2
Hand sign: Paper



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Card back

Amiibo Card Back.png

#309 Resetti (without hat) - Series 4
Star sign: Aries
Birthday: April 6
Dice value: 1
Hand sign: Paper


Gallery

Artwork

Trivia

  • Mr. Resetti's name can be seen on the scorecard of Mario Golf: Advance Tour.
  • According to New Horizons director Aya Kyogoku, Mr. Resetti was laid off from the Reset Surveillance Center due to the implementation of an auto-save feature in the game.[2]

Names in other languages

Japanese リセットさん
Risetto-san
Mr. Reset

Korean 도루묵씨
Dorumuk-ssi
From 도루묵 Dorumuk, meaning "useless" or "naught".

Simplified Chinese 电源叔叔 (iQue)
Diànyuán shūshu
Uncle Power

Simplified Chinese 电源叔叔
Diànyuán shūshu
Uncle Power

Traditional Chinese 電源叔叔
Unknown

Russian Ресетти
Resetti
Same as English name

Dutch Resetti Same as English name

German Resetti -

European Spanish Rese T. Ado As in reseteado, meaning "reset" in past tense

European French Mr. Resetti -

Italian Resetti -

See also

References

Notes

  1. All games prior to New Horizons
  2. In New Horizons only, offscreen