Elmer
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Species | Personality | Gender | ||||||
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Horse | ![]() |
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Birthday | October 5th | |||||||
Favorite saying | "The horse doesn't pull the cart, the oats do." | |||||||
Catchphrase | "tenderfoot" | |||||||
Clothing | Gaudy sweater[nb 1] Periwinkle tee[nb 2] Boa fleece (White)[nb 3] | |||||||
Umbrella | Gelato umbrella[nb 4] Blue dot parasol[nb 5] | |||||||
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Other appearances | ||||||||
Phrase in other languages
だヒヒン
히히힝 pinopino anfänger
酥酥
mouuuuiii pezuñitas jonkie
酥酥 mouuuuiii hop-uah жеребенок |
Elmer is a lazy horse villager in the Animal Crossing series who appears in all games to date. His name could be a reference to either the Elmer Horse Collection, a company which makes horse figurines, or Elmer's Glue (glue used to be made from horses). His catchphrase, "tenderfoot," may relate to the cowboy ranch rank, where a tenderfoot is an inexperienced ranchman, or "cowboy." This may also be related to one of the Boy Scout ranks in American Scouts. His picture quote is referring to his lazy personality, because lazy villagers enjoy the consumption of food.
In New Horizons, Elmer has the play hobby and can run around with his arms extended at any time, rather than only outside Resident Services during a scripted activity with a group of villagers.
Characteristics[edit]

Appearance[edit]
Elmer is a brown horse with a darker brown mane and a gray muzzle. He has partially closed, lazy-looking eyes with blue eyelids.
Personality[edit]
Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.
As a lazy villager, Elmer has a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and will appear friendly toward the player. He often talks about food and is humorous or naïve during conversations. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy, smug, and cranky villagers, while snooty and jock villagers may not get along with him due to their conflicting lifestyles. In New Horizons, Elmer goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.
Villager information[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
Species | Personality | Catchphrase |
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Horse | Lazy | tenderfoot |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Voice | ||
Doubutsu no Mori e+ traits | ||
Star sign | ![]() | |
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Strange | |
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Cute | |
Live song gift | K.K. Waltz |
In Wild World[edit]
Elmer shares his Wild World favorite saying with Drake.
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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October 5 ![]() |
Lazy | tenderfoot |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
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Funky | |
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Cute | |
Default hobby | Walk around | |
Furniture requests | ||
Colors | Brown
/ Green
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Genre | Lovely | |
Series | Regal Series / Lovely Series | |
Category | Instrument |
In City Folk[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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October 5 ![]() |
Lazy | tenderfoot |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
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Strange | |
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Cute | |
Favorite furniture styles | Playful and Trendy | |
Favorite furniture color | Green
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Favorite series | Ranch Series |
In New Leaf[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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October 5 ![]() |
Lazy | tenderfoot |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
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Basic | |
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Flashy | |
Favorite color | Green
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Biography | ||
Siblings | Youngest of 5 kids | |
Skill | Playing old maid | |
Goal | Police officer | |
Halloween fear | ![]() | |
Coffee preferences | ||
Type of beans | Blend | |
Amount of milk | Lots | |
Amount of sugar | Three spoonfuls |
In New Horizons[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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October 5 ![]() |
Lazy (B) | tenderfoot |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Other default clothing | ||
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Initial NookPhone | ![]() | |
Final NookPhone | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
Favorite styles | Simple and Cool | |
Favorite colors | Blue
and White
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Hobby | Play | |
Handheld items | ||
Bag | ![]() | |
Book | ![]() | |
Food | ![]() | |
Drink | ![]() | |
Popsicle | ![]() |
In Happy Home Paradise[edit]
Elmer | ||
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Thought bubble | I want to display my favorite socks like they do in stores. | |
Client's vision | A Bustling Sock Store | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
Unlocked items | |
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Furniture: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Interior: | |
Clothing: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
House[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
Items: | |
Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | K.K. Waltz |
In Wild World[edit]
Items: | |
Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | K.K. Waltz |
In City Folk[edit]
Items: | |
Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | K.K. Waltz |
In New Leaf[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, if Elmer is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, his house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Log Series and applicable native fruit sets. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the Happy Home Paradise DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.
Exterior: | |
Shape: | ![]() |
Roof: | ![]() |
Siding: | ![]() |
Door: | ![]() |
Interior: | |
Items: | |
Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | ![]() |
Other appearances[edit]
In Happy Home Designer[edit]
Elmer | ||
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Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
October 5 ![]() |
Lazy | tenderfoot |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Umbrella | ![]() | |
House request | ||
Thought bubble | I need a custom showroom where I can put my favorite socks on display! | |
Client's vision | A sock shop for sock lovers. | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
Unlocked items | |
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Furniture: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Interior: | ![]() |
Clothing: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Starting house: | ![]() |
In amiibo Festival[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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October 5 ![]() |
Lazy | tenderfoot |
Clothing | ![]() | |
Umbrella | ![]() | |
amiibo card traits | ||
Dice value | 1 | |
Hand sign | Rock | |
Desert Island Escape traits | ||
Movement | ![]() | |
Hunger | ![]() | |
Vision | ![]() | |
Favorite fruit | ![]() |
In Pocket Camp[edit]
Elmer was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on May 10, 2022.[1]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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October 5 ![]() |
Lazy | tenderfoot |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Biography | ||
Description | Elmer always mixes up the natural order of things. He only thinks to put on his socks after he's already wearing his shoes. | |
Preferred theme | ![]() | |
Primary reward | ![]() | |
Version added | 5.0.4 | |
Date unlocked | May 10, 2022 | |
How to invite | ![]() | |
Friendship rewards | ||
Level 7 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 9 | ![]() | |
Level 15 | Crafting request:![]() | |
Level 20 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 25[nb 13] | ![]() |
Card profiles[edit]
Animal Crossing e-Reader card[edit]
#106 Elmer - Series 2 | |
Gender: | Male |
Sign: | Libra |
Clothes: | gaudy sweater |
Petphrase: | tenderfoot |
Profile: | Some folk are obsessed with the proper order of things. You know, socks before shoes, pants one leg at a time... That sort of thing. Well, none of that has any meaning for Elmer. He just does things in the order he thinks of them. |
Password: | dqiidOsWxBpxoH |
QxdvMkc8gO@mCO |
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105 Yuka | e-Reader card #106 Elmer |
107 Peaches |
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amiibo card[edit]
#350 Elmer - Series 4 | ||||||||
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349 Lucy | List of amiibo cards #350 Elmer |
351 Puddles |
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Gallery[edit]
amiibo card artwork
Trivia[edit]
- Elmer is the only male villager who owns an item from the Sweets Series, owning a sweets minitable in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Names in other languages[edit]
サブレ Sabure |
Possibly from Sablé, a French cookie, or from "sable," French for "sand" | |
샤브렌 Syabeuren |
A hybrid of his Chinese and Japanese names | |
酥饼 Sū bǐng |
Shortbread | |
酥餅 Unknown |
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Элмер Èlmer |
Same as English name | |
Elmer | Same as English name | |
Emil | - | |
Jacinto | Possibly from spanish-argentinian jockey Jacinto Sola. | |
Martin | A possible reference to Martin of Tours, a French Patron Saint commonly depicted on horseback | |
Oreste | - |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Prior to New Leaf
- ↑ New Leaf to Pocket Camp, includes Pocket Camp appearance after New Horizons
- ↑ New Horizons
- ↑ Prior to New Horizons
- ↑ New Horizons
- ↑ Sabure
- ↑ Sū bǐng
- ↑ Sū bǐng
- ↑ Syabeuren
- ↑ Èlmer
- ↑ Elmer's headwear during the Countdown can either be the New Year's silk hat or the New Year's hat, each rotating every year. The hat's variation will vary depending on what variations Tom Nook is selling at his stand.
- ↑ If it is Elmer's birthday, his headwear will be replaced with the birthday hat (Blue variation).
- ↑ Repeats for levels 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, and 80
References[edit]
- ↑ "For the next three days, new campers will be coming to visit the campsite! Elmer, Rasher, Maelle, and Pudge came today! I can't wait to see who comes to visit tomorrow!" @Pocket_Camp on X (formerly Twitter) (May 10, 2022). Archived from the original on May 21, 2022.
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