Blanca

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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.

The change in gender was most likely not intentional originally, as Animal Crossing localizers Nate Bihldorff and Bill Trinen explained that they had to determine special characters' genders from their names and characteristics due to having ambiguous green text bubbles instead of blue or pink ones like villagers, the reason for Saharah having the same change.[1] With Blanca's Japanese name あやしいねこ (ayashii neko, "suspicious cat"), character and appearance purposely lacking any characteristics, the high-pitched voice was likely the only possible indicator.

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]

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]

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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

    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]

    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.