Peppy

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"She's very energetic and cheerful. I bet she'd be more than willing to share some of her energy with you!"
Isabelle, talking about a peppy villager, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Peppy
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Rosie, a peppy villager who appears in all of the Animal Crossing series games, as well as in the film.
Villagers count by game
DnM AC e+ WW CF NL HHD PC NH
35 39 53 25 34 52 45 50 53
Villagers count by type
Villagers Islanders Total
64 6 70

Peppy[1] is a female villager personality type in the Animal Crossing series. Peppy villagers are portrayed as energetic, excited, and ditzy, embodying the valley girl stereotype.

As of the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there are a total of 66 peppy villagers across the series;[nb 1] 53 appear in New Horizons.

Characteristics[edit]

Tutu, a notable peppy villager, cheers on a player in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Behaviors[edit]

Peppy villagers are energetic, friendly, and overly excited, allowing them to get along easily with many villagers. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, they speak with chipper, bouncy voices and enjoy cheering when talking with players and other villagers; they are rarely discouraged from doing anything. They come out of their homes often and are always excited to see the player. They have short attention spans, making them forget easily, and wild imaginations, which may sometimes lead them to unintentionally gossip about other villagers.

They often use stereotypical valley girl phrases like "ohmigosh!!!" and "like" (as in, "That is, like, so cool!"). When they are describing certain things, they often use "SOOOO" and "totally!" Their ambition is to be popular or famous, claiming letters sent by the player as "fan mail" and are jealous when the player is the center of attention, claiming it to be their job. In New Horizons, peppy villagers will also sometimes say "très" (French for "very") in their dialogue, and tend to be excited on days when K.K. Slider appears on the island. They also love to talk about becoming a recording star, saying phrases like "Want to practice being pop stars together?".

In Animal Crossing, the peppy islanders of Animal Island, which include Elina, Flossie, and Plucky (until Welcome amiibo), as well as the peppy Doubutsu no Mori e+ islanders Charlise (until New Leaf), Koharu, and Violet are headstrong and bossy rather than their sunny and upbeat mainland counterparts; peppy islanders often reminisce about the past and coach the player as if they are older than peppy villagers. This makes them similar to the big sister personality introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, though only Charlise and Plucky return with the big sister personality.

In Animal Crossing, peppy villagers go to sleep at 11:30 PM and wake up at 7:00 AM. In Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, they go to sleep at 2:30 AM and wake up at 7:00 AM. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, they go to sleep at 1:00 AM and wake up at 9:00 AM. In New Horizons, they usually go to sleep at 1:30 AM and wake up at 7:00 AM.

Relationships[edit]

See also: Peppy/Conversations

They find it easy to get along with other villagers, but may become the center of jokes and gossip created by snooty and cranky villagers, and when either of the two are rude, peppy villagers are rude back to them. They get along with normal, smug, big sister, lazy, and jock villagers, who naturally avoid making rude comments and share similar lifestyles with them, such as kindness with normal villagers, food with lazy villagers, activities with jock villagers, fashion advice with smug villagers and advice from big sister villagers. They do not hesitate to talk to snooty and cranky villagers, but may sometimes annoy them with their conflicting habits, such as jumpiness, which conflicts with the cranky/snooty "refined" stature.

Quotes[edit]

Below are some (not all) quotes made by peppy villagers.

  • "Hiya, <Player>! What's going on, <catchphrase>?"
  • "Hey, how lucky am I? You're so chatty today, <catchphrase>!"
  • "Hey, <player>! I keep hearing people say you're, like, totally a <rumor>. I'm way jealous that you're the center of attention right now! That's supposed to be my job!"
  • "You know, catching bugs would be SO much easier if they'd just hop into my net! What I need is some bait! I wonder if some yummy fried ice cream would lure 'em in?
  • "Anytime I see <male villager> and <female villager> hanging out together, I'm all like, look at those two! They seem to have the perfect relationship. Nothing too serious, but totally not shallow, either. Sometimes I forget that friends are for fun, you know? We could learn a lesson from those two!"
  • "I adore living alone. It seems like the grown-up thing to do! But I was SO nervous when I arrived in town. Silly me, right? I managed to make some friends! Awesome friends, like <villager>, and you, <player>!"

Peppy villagers[edit]

Current[edit]

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Agent S
Species: Squirrel
Birthday: July 2
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Anabelle
Species: Anteater
Birthday: February 16
Debut: Wild World

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Anicotti
Species: Mouse
Birthday: February 24
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Apple
Species: Hamster
Birthday: September 24
Debut: New Leaf

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Audie
Species: Wolf
Birthday: August 31
Debut: New Horizons

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Bangle
Species: Tiger
Birthday: August 27
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Bella
Species: Mouse
Birthday: December 28
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Belle
Species: Cow
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Bianca
Species: Tiger
Birthday: December 13
Debut: New Leaf

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Bluebear
Species: Bear cub
Birthday: June 24
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Bonbon
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: March 3
Debut: New Leaf

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Bubbles
Species: Hippo
Birthday: September 18
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Bunnie
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: May 9
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Candi
Species: Mouse
Birthday: April 13
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Carmen
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: January 6
Debut: City Folk

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Cece
Species: Squirrel
Birthday: May 28
Debut: Welcome amiibo

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Chai
Species: Elephant
Birthday: March 6
Debut: Welcome amiibo

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Cheri
Species: Bear cub
Birthday: March 17
Debut: Animal Crossing

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Chrissy
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: August 28
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Cookie
Species: Dog
Birthday: June 18
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Dotty
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: March 14
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Elina  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Elephant
Debut: Animal Crossing

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Epona
Species: Horse
Birthday: November 21
Debut: Welcome amiibo

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Felicity
Species: Cat
Birthday: March 30
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Flora
Species: Ostrich
Birthday: February 9
Debut: New Leaf

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Flossie  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Mouse
Debut: Animal Crossing

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Freckles
Species: Duck
Birthday: February 19
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Gabi
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: December 16
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Huggy
Species: Koala
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Ketchup
Species: Duck
Birthday: July 27
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Koharu  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Kangaroo
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Leigh
Species: Chicken
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Lulu
Species: Hippo
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Maddie
Species: Dog
Birthday: January 11
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Marcy
Species: Kangaroo
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Megumi
Species: Dog
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Meow
Species: Cat
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Merry
Species: Cat
Birthday: June 29
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Nibbles
Species: Squirrel
Birthday: July 19
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Pango
Species: Anteater
Birthday: November 9
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Pate
Species: Duck
Birthday: February 23
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Patty
Species: Cow
Birthday: May 10
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Peanut
Species: Squirrel
Birthday: June 8
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Peggy
Species: Pig
Birthday: May 23
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Penelope
Species: Mouse
Birthday: February 5
Debut: New Leaf

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Penny
Species: Mouse
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Pinky
Species: Bear
Birthday: September 9
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Piper
Species: Bird
Birthday: April 18
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Pippy
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: June 14
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Pompom
Species: Duck
Birthday: February 11
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Puddles
Species: Frog
Birthday: January 13
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Rilla
Species: Gorilla
Birthday: November 1
Debut: Welcome amiibo

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Rio
Species: Ostrich
Birthday: September 10
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Rosie
Species: Cat
Birthday: February 27
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Ruby
Species: Rabbit
Birthday: December 25
Debut: Wild World

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Shino
Species: Deer
Birthday: October 31
Debut: New Horizons

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Sprinkle
Species: Penguin
Birthday: February 20
Debut: New Leaf

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Tabby
Species: Cat
Birthday: August 13
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Tammi
Species: Monkey
Birthday: April 2
Debut: Wild World

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Tangy
Species: Cat
Birthday: June 17
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Truffles
Species: Pig
Birthday: July 28
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Tutu
Species: Bear
Birthday: September 15
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Twiggy
Species: Bird
Birthday: July 13
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

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Victoria
Species: Horse
Birthday: July 11
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Wendy
Species: Sheep
Birthday: August 15
Debut: City Folk

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Winnie
Species: Horse
Birthday: January 31
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori

Former[edit]

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Species: Bear
New personality: Big sister
Birthday: April 17
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Paula
Species: Bear
New personality: Big sister
Birthday: March 22
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Plucky  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Chicken
New personality: Big sister
Birthday: October 12
Debut: Animal Crossing

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Violet  Animal Island PG Icon.png
Species: Gorilla
New personality: Snooty
Birthday: September 1
Debut: Doubutsu no Mori e+

Trivia[edit]

  • Discounting species that exclusively contain male villagers, no alligator, eagle, goat, octopus, or rhinoceros villagers have ever had the peppy personality.
    • Additionally, no deer, elephant, gorilla, penguin, sheep, or wolf villagers initially had the peppy personality, but later installments did introduce villagers of those species with said personality.
  • No peppy islanders who returned in later installments would retain their personality, making it the only personality with that distinction.
  • Every starting hobby in Wild World and every hobby in New Horizons is assigned to at least one peppy villager, making it the only personality in the series to have this trait.

Names in other languages[edit]

Japanese 元気
Genki
Energetic

Korean 건강한
Geonganghan
Healthy

Simplified Chinese 精神饱满的
Jīngshén bǎomǎn de
Full of energy

Russian Подвижная
Podvizhnaya
Agile

Dutch Enthousiast Enthusiastic

German Schwungvoll Lively

European Spanish Animada Lively

European French Impétueuse Impetuous

Quebec French Dynamique Vibrant

Italian Senza freni Unbridled

Notes[edit]

  1. Beginning in Animal Crossing: City Folk, one villager who has the peppy personality in previous games had their personality changed; beginning in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, three more had their personalities changed. If these villagers are counted, there are a total of 70 peppy villagers across the series.

References[edit]

  1. FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Official Companion Guide.