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{{Quote|Yes! I finished paying off my home loan!|Player|{{NH}}}}

{{Multiple Image
|align= right
|direction= horizontal
|footer= Artwork of various players from {{NH|nolink}}.

|image1= Boy 1 NH.png
|width1= 100

|image2= Girl 2 NH.png
|width2= 100

|image3= Boy 2 NH.png
|width3= 117

|image4= Girl 5 NH.png
|width4= 114
}}
The '''player''', also known as the '''villager''' or '''boy/girl''', is a term used for the playable human character in the {{SER}}. The player may be either a boy or a girl; the differences in all games are largely cosmetic and with slight variations to some dialogue whenever the conversation becomes gender specific. However, in the English language text of {{NH}}, gender is instead referred to as 'style', and all villagers will refer to the player with gender neutral pronouns.

==Overview==
{{Multiple Image
|align= left
|direction= horizontal
|footer= Artwork of a female player from {{PG|nolink}} (left) and {{NH|short|nolink}} (right).

|image1= GirlAAA PG.png
|width1= 115

|image2= Girl 1 NH.png
|width2= 75
}}
Just like the animal [[villager]]s, the design of the player characters has changed noticeably across the course of the series. Generally, the line between male and female players has become less concrete with each new installment, and the characters themselves have become more customizable.

In {{DnM}} and its GameCube ports, players are short and stubby with large heads and relatively slim limbs. The female and male player models are distinguished through their [[hat]]s and [[clothing]]. The female character's hat is a cone-shaped "princess cap", while the male character's resembles a spiked Viking helmet. Designs that are worn will always use the same pattern, but vary between a dress for female characters and a shirt for male characters, with the pattern also applying to the hat. The player's face and default clothing are determined by questions answered upon starting the game. While light-skinned by default, the player can receive a [[tan]] by sunbathing during summer.

In {{WW}}, headwear was made into its own category of clothing that can be swapped out or removed, allowing the characters' hair and ears to be seen for the first time. Facial accessories can also be worn. [[Harriet]] allows the player to get [[hairstyle|haircuts]], changing the hair's style and color, and she will allow hairstyles from the other gender to be selected if one has had all hairstyles of one's gender from her.

In {{CF}}, the player can have their [[shoes]] shined by [[Kicks]], which will change their color. The other gender's shoes can be worn after having Kicks shine one's shoes 16 times. Also, the [[Mii mask]] can be worn to give a character a Mii's head.

The player characters were redesigned to be taller and slimmer in {{NL}} (a change which remained in all future installments), and the clothing system was overhauled. Tops, bottoms, and dresses are now individual categories of clothing — boys can now wear skirts and dresses, and girls can now wear pants and shorts. Shoes and socks are now separate articles of clothing as well, so the player can mix and match styles, or go barefoot. Gender now primarily determines which dialogue is displayed, as well as the color of the player's [[Town Pass Card]]. Face and hair styles are still locked by gender, though the other gender's hairstyles can still be unlocked from Harriet.

In {{HHD}}, {{PC}}, and {{NH}}, the player can freely select their face style, hairstyle, and skintone, and change it at any time. This also means that tanning is no longer a feature past {{NL|nolink}}.

In {{NH}}, players are referred to by gender as little as possible, depending on the language, and are referred to with gender-neutral pronouns in the English version. Accordingly, no clothing or other visible aspects of the player's appearance are locked by gender. Although it has no impact on their appearance, one of two "styles" is selected for the cases where a language must use gendered terms. [[Bag]]s are introduced as a new form of clothing, and wardrobes now allow for changing all clothing items at once.

Though players are not the only humans in the {{SER|nolink}}, as [[Mom]] and [[Dad]] occasionally send [[letter]]s to them, they are only the humans present in gameplay. In spite of Mom referring to childhood events and the home that the player once lived in, and occasionally sending presents in the mail, there is no indication of any real backstory to the human character(s).

Before {{NH|nolink}}, only one player from each town could be active at any given time, although in {{WW}}, {{CF}}, and {{NL}}, visiting players (over Wi-Fi) from other games are allowed in town at the same time.

Players rarely talk aside from answering questions, remarking about an accomplishment, and talking in [[Happy Home Showcase]].

==Appearances==
In the main series prior to {{NH|nolink}}, the player's face is determined by a series of questions that the introductory character asks, and it cannot be changed afterwards.

===In {{PG|nolink}}===
In {{PG}}, the player's face style is determined through the answers given to the first three questions [[Rover]] asks at the beginning of the game while riding the [[train]] to [[town]]. The fourth answer will determine if the player's answers will be taken into account for generating their appearance. If "Oh yeah!" is chosen as the answer to that question, the player's prior answers are ignored and their face will be randomized.

{| class="styled color-special" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;"
! style="width:200px;"           | First question
! style="width:200px;"           | Second question
! style="width:200px;"           | Third question
! style="width:200px;"           | Fourth question
! colspan=2 style="width:200px;" | Appearance
|-
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | Hey, mind if I sit here? I promise I won't fall asleep, tumble onto you and start drooling on your shirt!
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | So, tell me, why are you going to <town>?
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | So where are you going to be living?
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | You have money, right?
! style="width: 100px;"     | Male
! style="width: 100px;"     | Female
|-
| rowspan=4 | Please!
| rowspan=2 | I'm moving.
| Don't know yet.
| rowspan=8 | Just a little...
| [[File:Boy AAA PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl AAA PG Model.png|100px]]
|-
| Leave me alone!
| [[File:Boy AAB PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl AAB PG Model.png|100px]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | What's it to ya?
| Don't know yet.
| [[File:Boy ABA PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl ABA PG Model.png|100px]]
|-
| Leave me alone!
| [[File:Boy ABB PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl ABB PG Model.png|100px]]
|-
| rowspan=4 style="border-bottom-left-radius: 10px; | No way!
| rowspan=2 | I'm moving.
| Don't know yet.
| [[File:Boy BAA PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl BAA PG Model.png|100px]]
|-
| Leave me alone!
| [[File:Boy BAB PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl BAB PG Model.png|100px]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | What's it to ya?
| Don't know yet.
| [[File:Boy BBA PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl BBA PG Model.png|100px]]
|-
| style="border-radius: 0;" | Leave me alone!
| [[File:Boy BBB PG Model.png|100px]]
| [[File:Girl BBB PG Model.png|100px]]
|}

===In {{WW|short|nolink}}===
In {{WW}}, the player's face style is determined through the answers given to the questions [[Kapp'n]] asks at the beginning of the game while in the [[taxi]].

{| class="styled color-special" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;"
! style="width:200px;"           | First question
! style="width:200px;"           | Second question
! style="width:200px;"           | Third question
! colspan=2 style="width:200px;" | Appearance
|-
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | Speakin' o' fishies, they could swim in this road... This rain be merciless!
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | So tell me, <Player>... Why are ye settin' sail fer <town>?
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | Do you have enough to get settled?
! style="width: 100px;"     | Male
! style="width: 100px;"     | Female
|-
| rowspan=4 | I know!
| rowspan=2 | I'm moving.
| Yup!
| [[File:BoyAAA CF Model.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlAAA.png|70px]]
|-
| Kinda...
| [[File:BoyAAB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlAAB.png|70px]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | Butt out!
| Yup!
| [[File:BoyBBB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlABB.png|70px]]
|-
| Kinda...
| [[File:BoyBBA.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBBB.png|70px]]
|-
| rowspan=4 style="border-bottom-left-radius: 10px; | It's calming.
| rowspan=2 | I'm moving.
| Yup!
| [[File:BoyABA.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBBA.png|70px]]
|-
| Kinda...
| [[File:BoyBAB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlABA.png|70px]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | Butt out!
| Yup!
| [[File:BoyBAA.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBAB.png|70px]]
|-
| style="border-radius: 0;" | Kinda...
| [[File:BoyABB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBAA.png|70px]]
|}

===In {{CF|short|nolink}}===
In {{CF}}, the player's face style is determined through the answers given to the questions [[Rover]] asks at the beginning of the game while riding the [[bus]]. All the player appearances are the same as in {{WW|short}}, though the order of answers given to determine certain appearances has changed.

{| class="styled color-special" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;"
! rowspan=2 style="width:200px;"           | First question
! rowspan=2 style="width:200px;"           | Second question
! rowspan=2 style="width:200px;"           | Third question
! colspan=2 style="width:200px;" | Appearance
|-
! style="width: 100px;"     | Male
! style="width: 100px;"     | Female
|-
| rowspan=4 | SO excited! <small>(first player to move in)</small><br>Oh, yeah! <small>(subsequent players)</small>
| rowspan=2 | I'll find one!
| Some...
| [[File:BoyAAA CF Model.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlAAA.png|70px]]
|-
| Not much...
| [[File:BoyAAB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlAAB.png|70px]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | Not at all.
| It's covered.
| [[File:BoyABA.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlABA.png|70px]]
|-
| I'll get by.
| [[File:BoyABB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlABB.png|70px]]
|-
| rowspan=4 style="border-bottom-left-radius: 10px; | Not really.
| rowspan=2 | You're right.
| Yeah...
| [[File:BoyBAA.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBAA.png|70px]]
|-
| It's a secret!
| [[File:BoyBAB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBAB.png|70px]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | Leave me alone!
| Some...
| [[File:BoyBBA.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBBA.png|70px]]
|-
| style="border-radius: 0;" | Yeah...
| [[File:BoyBBB.png|70px]]
| [[File:GirlBBB.png|70px]]
|}

===In {{NL|short|nolink}}===
In {{NL}}, [[Rover]] asks the player questions while they are boarding the train. Depending on the questions answered, the player can get various facial styles including hair style, randomly-colored eyes, and the starting outfit. The starting shirt will be different depending on when players make their villager; if they have created in from spring to summer, they are wearing a short-sleeved shirt, and from fall to winter, they are wearing a long-sleeved shirt.

Additionally, {{NL|short|nolink}} introduces four brand new faces for each gender, but one of the [[:File:FaceB4 NL.png|male faces]] resembles a [[:File:FaceG4 NL.png|female-exclusive face]] in previous games.

{| class="styled color-special" style="margin: 0 auto; text-align: center;"
! style="width:200px;"           | First question
! style="width:200px;"           | Second question
! style="width:200px;"           | Third question
! colspan=2 style="width:200px;" | Appearance
|-
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | So, (Player's name), do you get to go to (name of town), very often?
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | So why are you going there anyway?
! style="font-size: 0.9em;" | Oh, so you're probably going to move there, aren't you?
! style="width: 100px;"     | Male
! style="width: 100px;"     | Female
|-
| rowspan=4 | I've never been there.
| rowspan=2 | I'm moving.
| I'll get a place there.
| [[File:FaceB1 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG1 NL.png]]
|-
| I'm sure I'll be fine
| [[File:FaceB2 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG2 NL.png]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | Can't say!
| You guessed it!
| [[File:FaceB3 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG3 NL.png]]
|-
| How'd you know?
| [[File:FaceB4 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG4 NL.png]]
|-
| rowspan=4 | I don't remember
| rowspan=2 | I'm moving.
| Yes, probably.
| [[File:FaceB5 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG5 NL.png]]
|-
| No, that's not it at all
| [[File:FaceB6 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG6 NL.png]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | I don't know.
| Yeah, I think I will.
| [[File:FaceB7 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG7 NL.png]]
|-
| I'll let fate decide...
| [[File:FaceB8 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG8 NL.png]]
|-
| rowspan=4 style="border-bottom-left-radius: 10px; | It's a secret!
| rowspan=2 | Duh, it's a SECRET!
| You got it!
| [[File:FaceB9 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG9 NL.png]]
|-
| Pretty sharp.
| [[File:FaceB10 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG10 NL.png]]
|-
| rowspan=2 | I'm moving there.
| No, I'm serious, yo
| [[File:FaceB11 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG11 NL.png]]
|-
| style="border-radius: 0;" | Yup!
| [[File:FaceB12 NL.png]]
| [[File:FaceG12 NL.png]]
|}

===In {{NH|short|nolink}}===
[[File:NH Skin Tone Selection.jpg|thumb|The player customizes their [[skin tone]], among other traits.]]
The player's face and starting hairstyle are no longer determined by a series of questions; instead, the player can fully customize their appearance using a character-creation interface at any time by interacting with a mirror or vanity. Additional hair styles and colors can be bought using [[Nook Miles]]. Bags can now be worn by the player. In addition, more than one accessory can be worn at once, depending on where on the face it is worn; for example, the player can wear glasses and a doctor's mask at the same time, which was not possible in previous titles.

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==Other appearances==
===In ''WarioWare: Smooth Moves''===
In ''[[mariowiki:WarioWare: Smooth Moves|WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'', the microgame [[mariowiki:Animal Crossing: Wild World|Animal Crossing: Wild World]] involves the player taking control of a character, the gender corresponding to that of the player's Mii. The player must pull the Wii Remote up at the correct time to catch a fish.

===In the ''Super Smash Bros'' series===
{{Main|Villager (Super Smash Bros. series)}}
====In {{SSBB|nolink}}====
In {{SSBB}}, a number of human characters appear in the background of [[Smashville]]. Both the male and the female players are available as stickers, while the male character is also available as a trophy named "Animal Crossing Boy."
{{TrophyInfo
|name=Animal Crossing Boy
|number=268
|image=Animal Crossing Boy Trophy Brawl.png
|image-size=100px
|description=The male player character from Animal Crossing. He feels the need to set out on his own and move into town. Chatting with neighbors is a given, but there are a ton of other things to do as well, like collecting furniture, customizing rooms, catching fish and bugs, digging up fossils, etc. He may get bee stung or fall in a pit, but he still has fun.
|obtain=Random
}}
{{StickerInfo
|number = 496
|name = Boy
|image = Boy SSBB Sticker.png
|effect = [Arm] Attack +11
|fighters = All fighters
}}
{{StickerInfo
|number = 511
|name = Girl
|image = Girl SSBB Sticker.png
|effect = [Magic] Attack +21
|fighters = Peach, Zelda
}}

====In {{SSB4|wiiu3ds|nolink}}====
[[File:Villager SSB4.png|thumb|150x150px|Artwork of a male Villager in {{SSB4|3dswiiu|nolink}}.]]
On June 11, 2013, Nintendo revealed their new [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|''Super Smash Bros.'']] video game for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] and [[Wii U]] at {{Wp|E3|E3 2013}}, featuring the "Villager" (むらびと, ''Murabito'') as a new playable character.<ref>[http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/villager.html Smash Bros. - Villager]</ref> The Villager is a boy with brown hair, wearing a red shirt with a light-blue number "1" printed on the front. The Villager's in-game moves include the ability to attack other players using a net, trapping them in pitfalls, and chopping down trees to cause damage. He is based on the default appearance for male characters, particularly from {{CF}}. Other seven skins are available, each with a different appearance, and alternating genders between male and female for a total of four skins representing each gender.

====In {{SSBU|nolink}}====
[[File:SSBU Villager8.png|thumb|150x150px|Artwork of a female Villager in {{SSBU|nolink}}.]]
The Villager returned as a playable fighter in {{SSBU}}, largely unchanged from their appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U''. Notably, the Villager's 7th and 8th skins were given darker skin tones compared to the previous game. The Villager's unique [[smashwiki:Classic Mode (SSBU)|Classic Mode]] path, titled "Mistake to Underestimate", has them fighting against other characters that may seem similarly unsuited for battle. The Villager also appears briefly in a cutscene in the game's [[smashwiki:Adventure Mode: World of Light|Adventure Mode]], and is one of the earliest characters available to unlock in that mode.

===In ''Mario Kart 8''===
[[File:Villager MK8.png|thumb|left|150x150px|Artwork of the Villager in ''Mario Kart 8''.]]
Two genders of villagers, based on their default appearances from {{NL|short|nolink}}, have made a guest appearance in the [[Wii U]] game [[mariowiki:Mario Kart 8|Mario Kart 8]] as part of the ''[[Animal Crossing × Mario Kart 8]]'' downloadable content pack (along with [[Isabelle]] and [[mariowiki:Dry Bowser|Dry Bowser]] from the ''Mario'' series), where they again are known as '''Villager'''. They are not voiced, instead making of [[emotions]] and the sound effects associated with them depending on the situation. Both villagers are classified as a middleweight, indicating average stats. Both villager types weigh slightly less than [[mariowiki:Mario|Mario]] and [[mariowiki:Luigi|Luigi]], but the male villager weighs more and has higher speed than the female villager, while the female villager has better acceleration, handling, traction, and off-road stats. Villager also returns as a playable character in ''Mario Kart 8 Deluxe'', though they are now available from the start, and were initially separate characters on the character select screen. In version 3.0.0, due to the addition of more characters, both Villagers were merged into a single character slot again.

{{Clear}}

==Gallery==
{{Gallery}}
<gallery>
BoyAAA PG.png|{{PG}}
WWBoy1.png|{{WW}}
GirlAAA CF.png|{{CF}}
BoyAAB CF.png|''Animal Crossing: City Folk''
Boy 2 NL.png|{{NL}}
Girl 1 NL.png|''Animal Crossing: New Leaf''
Villager (Alt. 2) SSB4.png|''Super Smash Bros. 4''
PCBoy.png|{{PC}}
Boy 4 NH.png|{{NH}}
Girl 1 NH.png|{{NH|nolink}}
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Villager (''Mario Kart 8'')===
{{Foreignname
|es=Aldeano ''(if male)''<br/>Aldeana ''(if female)''
|es-m=Villager
|frq=Habitant ''(if male)''<br/>Habitante ''(if female)''
|frq-m=Inhabitant
|fr=Villageois ''(if male)''<br/>Villageoise ''(if female)''
|fr-m=Villager
|nl=Dorpsbewoner
|nl-m=Villager
|de=Bewohner ''(if male)''<br/>Bewohnerin ''(if female)''
|de-m=Inhabitant
|it=Abitante
|it-m=Inhabitant
|ja=むらびと
|ja-r=Murabito
|ja-m=Villager
|pt=Habitante
|pt-m=Inhabitant
|ru=Житель ''(if male)''<br/>Жительница ''(if female)''
|ru-r=Zhitel (if male)<br/>Zhitelnitsa (if female)
|ru-m=Inhabitant
|ko=마을 주민
|ko-r=Ma'eul Jumin
|ko-m=Villager
|zhq=居民
|zhq-r=Jūmín
|zhq-m=Resident
|zht=島民
|zh-r=Dóu Màhn
|zh-m=Islander
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Dòngwù Sēnlín characters]]
[[Category:Wild World characters]]
[[Category:City Folk characters]]
[[Category:New Leaf characters]]
[[Category:Happy Home Designer characters]]
[[Category:amiibo Festival characters]]
[[Category:Pocket Camp characters]]
[[Category:New Horizons characters]]
[[Category:Humans]]
[[Category:Male characters]]
[[Category:Female characters]]