Vesta

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Favorite saying	"No sweater off my back."
Catchphrase	"baaaffo"
Clothing	Fall Plaid Tee; Hand-Knit Tank (Camel)
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages メリヤス; 메리어스; Lanella; Dolly 绵绵; Hélaine; Vesta; Vesta 綿綿; Hélaine; Vesta; Веста
	Phrase in other languages なのね; 쩝; beeeby; bäääh 就这样呀; pupull; beeeibi; bèèè 就這樣呀; foulââârd; beeeibi; бе-е

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Vesta is a normal sheep villager in the Animal Crossing series who appears in all games to date. Her catchphrase, baaaffo, is a play on baa, onomatopoeia for a sound sheep make. Her favorite saying is a play on the idiom "no skin off my back."

Vesta has an overall theme that revolves around clothing and fashion. Her English name is a play on the word vest, an article of clothing, while her Japanese name, Meriyasu (メリヤス), refers to fabrics or products created via knitting. In every game prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Vesta's house contains clothing and a sewing machine, which refers to how clothing can be knitted from a sheep's wool. Her e-Reader card makes reference to how she loves to create and sport her own clothing. Vesta's starting hobby in Animal Crossing: Wild World is shopping for clothes, another reference to her clothing theme.

In New Horizons, Vesta has the fashion hobby and may be seen wearing a pink purse with a white flower on it, as well as a specific headwear or accessory item.

Characteristics[edit]

Artwork of Vesta from Animal Crossing.

Appearance[edit]

Vesta is a sheep with a dark blue face and white features to match her blonde wool. Her horns are yellow and orange.

Personality[edit]

Below is a brief description of the normal personality. For more information, click here.

As a normal villager, Vesta will appear friendly and hospitable towards the player and other villagers. Like other normal villagers, she will have an unseen obsession with hygiene and cleanliness, which she mentions when the player visits her in her home. Other than her hygiene interests, she will appear neutral and open-minded when discussing hobbies, such as gardening, bug catching, fishing and so on. Like other villagers, she will, from time to time, ask the player for favors feeling sorry for having to ask for help, but appearing very gracious once the task has been complete. She will get along easily with other villagers, but may conflict with lazy villagers when they talk about food and leading her on to suggesting making them dinner or lunch for them.

Villager information[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

Species	Personality	Catchphrase
Sheep	Normal	baaaffo
Default clothing	Fall Plaid Shirt
Default umbrella	Elegant Umbrella
Star sign (DnMe+)	Aries
Favorite style (DnMe+)	Fresh
Least favorite style (DnMe+)	Funky
Live song gift (DnMe+)	K.K. Steppe

In Wild World[edit]

I'm so lucky to have this wool coat!

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
April 16	Normal	baaaffo
Default clothing	Fall Plaid Shirt
Default umbrella	Elegant Umbrella
Favorite style	Charming
Least favorite style	Hip
Default hobby	Shop for clothes
Furniture requests
Colors	White / Brown
Genre	Chic
Series	Asian Series / Ranch Series
Category	Instrument

In City Folk[edit]

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
April 16	Normal	baaaffo
Default clothing	Fall Plaid Shirt
Default umbrella	Elegant Umbrella
Favorite clothing style	Fresh
Least favorite clothing style	Funky
Favorite furniture styles	Dignified and Trendy
Favorite furniture color	Orange
Favorite series	Classic Series

In New Leaf[edit]

No sweater off my back.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
April 16	Normal	baaaffo
Default clothing	Fall Plaid Tee
Default umbrella	Elegant Umbrella
Favorites
Favorite style	Historical
Least favorite style	Rock 'n' Roll
Favorite color	Orange
Biography
Siblings	Eldest of 7 kids
Skill	Computing
Goal	Archaeologist
Halloween fear	Werewolf Hood
Coffee preferences
Type of beans	Blue Mountain
Amount of milk	A little bit
Amount of sugar	One spoonful

In New Horizons[edit]

No sweater off my back.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
April 16	Normal (B)	baaaffo
Default clothing	Hand-Knit Tank (Camel)
Other default clothing	During rain (if not using umbrella): Raincoat (Yellow) & Outdoor Hat (Orange) During snow: Peacoat (Red) & Snowy Knit Cap (Orange) Sleepwear and if sick: PJ Outfit (Red) & Terry-Cloth Nightcap (Orange) While exercising: Athletic Jacket (Red) While doing yoga: Tank (Red) While sunbathing: Triangle Shades Fashion hobby wearables: Ribbon (Orange) & Round Tinted Shades (Brown) Fishing Tourney: Athletic Jacket (Red) Bug-Off: Athletic Jacket (Red) & Straw Hat (Red) Bunny Day: Wood-Egg Outfit & Wood-Egg Shell Halloween: Mage's Dress (Orange) & Ribbon (Orange) Turkey Day: Straw Boater (Brown) Turkey Day (chef): Chef's Outfit (Orange) & Chef's Hat Toy Day: Santa Hat Countdown: Fancy Party Dress (Green)^{[nb 8]} Birthday & Wedding Season photoshoot: Fancy Party Dress (Green) & Giant Ribbon (Orange)^{[nb 9]} As a student for the school^{[nb 10]}: School Uniform with Necktie (Navy Blue) As the teacher for the school^{[nb 10]}: Checkered Sweater Vest (Light Brown) & Rimmed Glasses (Black) As the cashier/employee for the restaurant^{[nb 10]}: Café Uniform (Red) As the chef/apprentice for the restaurant^{[nb 10]}: Chef's Outfit (Orange) & Chef's Hat As a staff for the café^{[nb 10]}: Diner Apron (Red) As the receptionist for the hospital^{[nb 10]}: Nurse's Jacket (Blue) As the doctor for the hospital^{[nb 10]}: Doctor's Coat (Red Necktie) As a patient for the hospital^{[nb 10]}: PJ Outfit (Green) As the shop manager for the apparel shop^{[nb 10]}: Staff Uniform (Yellow) While practicing hula^{[nb 10]}: Hula Top (Orange) & Hibiscus Hairpin (Red) While floating in the ocean^{[nb 10]}: Horizontal-Striped Wet Suit (Red) & Round Tinted Shades (Brown) During DJ KK's concerts^{[nb 10]}: Paradise Planning Event Tee (Red) & Tropical Turban (Red)
Default umbrella	Toad Parasol
Default phone	Pink
Final phone	Retro - Fabric 20
Favorite styles	Simple and Cute
Favorite colors	Orange and Red
Hobby	Fashion
Carried bag	Pink
Book	Fashion
Food	Sandwich
Drink	Smoothie or coffee cup
Popsicle	Chocolate

Ideal clothing for Vesta – Orange / Red Simple and Cute clothing

Villagers prefer clothing that matches any one of their favorite colors or styles.
For brevity, the following list only shows clothing that matches both favorite colors and one favorite style.

Name	Price	Available from
College Cardigan (Red)	1,200 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Hot-Dog Costume	1,280 Bells	Able Sisters
Paradise Planning Jacket	Not for sale	Unobtainable
Paradise Planning Muumuu	Not for sale	Unobtainable
Paradise Planning Tee	Not for sale	Unobtainable

More Orange Items
More Red Items

More Simple Items
More Cute Items

In Happy Home Paradise[edit]

Happy Home Paradise client information

Vesta
Thought bubble	I want to create a warm family space with its own fireplace.
Client's vision	Home with a Fireplace
Required items	Fireplace Rocking Chair Old Sewing Machine
Favorite song	Two Days Ago

Unlocked items
Furniture:	High Chair Moroccan Footrest Moroccan Sofa Antique Table Birthday Table Antique Bed Baby Bed Stroller Antique Wardrobe Log Decorative Shelves Brick Oven Acoustic Guitar Grand Piano Cypress Plant Spinning Wheel Mama Bear Papa Bear Cat Tower Rocking Horse Festive Tree Mug Sea-Bass Pie Apple Pie Golden Candlestick Owl Clock Casablanca Lilies Firewood Puppy Plushie Dolly Toy Box Decorative Plate Vesta's Photo Wall-Mounted TV (50 in.) Timber Doorplate Flowery Painting Perfect Painting Vesta's Poster Wooden Pendant Light
Interior:	Cabin Wall Common Wall Red-Brick Wall Falling-Snow Wall Rosewood Flooring Birch Flooring Pine-Board Flooring Red-Brick Flooring Red Kilim-Style Carpet Red Persian Rug Elegant Brown Rug Red Brick Rug
Clothing:	Heart Sweater Heart Sweater Colorful Striped Knit Cap Colorful Striped Knit Cap Colorful Striped Knit Cap Colorful Striped Knit Cap Colorful Striped Knit Cap Colorful Striped Knit Cap

House[edit]

In Doubutsu no Mori and Doubutsu no Mori+[edit]

Exterior of Vesta's house in Doubutsu no Mori+

Interior of Vesta's house in Doubutsu no Mori+

Items:

Aloe	Classic Clock
Turntable	Rocking Chair
Space Heater	Sewing Machine
Fetching Outfit	Spring Shirt
Gumdrop Shirt	Botanical Shirt
Natty Shirt	Citrus Gingham
Monkey Shirt	Folk Shirt
Deer Shirt	Comfy Sweater
Spunky Knit

Wall:

Ranch Wall

Floor:

Old Board Floor

Music:

K.K. Steppe

In Animal Crossing[edit]

Exterior of Vesta's house in Animal Crossing

Interior of Vesta's house in Animal Crossing

Items:

Aloe	Classic Clock
Turntable	Rocking Chair
Space Heater	Sewing Machine
Fetching Outfit	Spring Shirt
Gumdrop Shirt	Botanical Shirt
Natty Shirt	Citrus Gingham
Monkey Shirt	Folk Shirt
Deer Shirt	Comfy Sweater
Spunky Knit

Wall:

Ranch Wall

Floor:

Backyard Lawn

Music:

K.K. Steppe

In Wild World[edit]

Interior of Vesta's house in Animal Crossing: Wild World

Items:

Turntable	Gumdrop Shirt
Comfy Sweater	Natty Shirt
Winter Sweater	Classic Bookcase
Ranch Couch	Sewing Machine
Fireplace

Wall:

Ranch Wall

Floor:

Backyard Lawn

Music:

K.K. Steppe

In City Folk[edit]

Interior of Vesta's house in Animal Crossing: City Folk

Items:

Turntable	Gumdrop Shirt
Comfy Sweater	Natty Shirt
Winter Sweater	Classic Bookcase
Ranch Couch	Sewing Machine
Fireplace

Wall:

Ranch Wall

Floor:

Backyard Lawn

Music:

K.K. Steppe

In New Leaf[edit]

Exterior of Vesta's house in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Interior of Vesta's house in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Items:

Ranch Couch	Old Sewing Machine
Fireplace	Classic Bookcase
Snowy Sweater	Icy Shirt
Turntable	Exotic End Table
Spinning Wheel	Candle
Gerbera	Sewing Machine
Sconce

Wall:

Ranch Wall

Floor:

Backyard Lawn

Music:

K.K. Steppe

In New Horizons[edit]

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, if Vesta is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, her house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Wooden Series. She cannot have her initial house interior unless she 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.

Interior of Vesta's house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Exterior:

Shape:

Roof:

Black Slate Roof

Siding:

White Log Exterior

Door:

Beige Basic Door

Interior:

Items:

Old-Fashioned Washtub	Utility Sink
Wall Clock	Deluxe Washer
Rattan Towel Basket	Bathroom Towel Rack
Diner Counter Table (x2)	Menu Chalkboard
Air Conditioner	Business Suitcoat
Rattan End Table	Automatic Washer
Portable Record Player	Ironing Board
Pants Press	Sewing Project
Sewing Machine

Wall:

White Subway-Tile Wall

Floor:

Floral Mosaic-Tile Flooring

Music:

Forest Life

Other appearances[edit]

In Happy Home Designer[edit]

Happy Home Designer client information

No sweater off my back.

Official example

Vesta
Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
April 16	Normal	baaaffo
Default clothing	Fall Plaid Tee
Default umbrella	Elegant Umbrella
House request
Thought bubble	I'd like a cozy house where I can warm my toes by the fireplace.
Client's vision	A place with a fireplace.
Required items	Fireplace Rocking Chair Yarn Basket
Favorite song	Two Days Ago

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Rocking Chair Yarn Basket Old Sewing Machine Mug Pumpkin Pie Spinning Wheel Two Days Ago Vesta's Pic
Interior:	Red Rug Cabin Wall Cabin Rug
Clothing:	Fall Plaid Tee Snowy Sweater Spunky Knit Shirt Argyle Knit Shirt Deer Shirt Monkey Shirt Elegant Umbrella
Starting house:

In Pocket Camp[edit]

Vesta was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on December 21, 2017.^[1]

No sweater off my back.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
April 16	Normal	baaaffo
Default clothing	Fall Plaid Tee
Biography
Description	If you're having trouble sleeping, Vesta will always let you count her. Sure, she's only one sheep, but you can count her over and over until it works.
Loading screen description	If you're having trouble sleeping, you can always count on Vesta. Sure, she's only one sheep, but you can count her over and over until it works.
Preferred theme
Primary reward	Paper
Version added	1.0.2
Date unlocked	December 21, 2017
How to invite	Required Friendship Level: 3 Candle Ranch Couch Red Rug Natural Low Table Fireplace
Friendship rewards
Level 7	Fall Plaid Tee Sparkle Stone
Level 9	Sparkle Stone
Level 15	Crafting request: Spinning Wheel
Level 20	Vesta‎‎'s Pic Sparkle Stone
Level 25^{[nb 11]}	Sparkle Stone

Card profiles[edit]

Animal Crossing e-Reader card[edit]

Card back

#209 Vesta - Series 4
Gender:	Female
Sign:	Aries
Clothes:	Fall Plaid Shirt
Petphrase:	baaaffo
Profile:	This little lamb is one serious clotheshorse. Vesta loves to create signature clothing to accent her natural good looks. When she's not at the Able Sisters, you'll find her in the village sporting her latest foray into fashion.
Password:	`IxMB8s8iDsYH9O`
	`C8OkauzceB5%5p`

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#209 Vesta

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Card back

#190 Vesta - Series 2

Star sign:	Aries
Birthday:	April 16
Dice value:	2
Hand sign:	Paper

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Trivia[edit]

In the first popularity poll held on the Doubutsu no Mori website, Vesta ranked as the 17th most popular character with 83 votes, ranking above Tangy but below Bill.^[2]
In a second popularity poll held on the Japanese Animal Crossing website, Vesta ranked as the 36th most popular character with 500 votes, ranking above Phyllis but below Jingle.^[3]

Names in other languages[edit]

	メリヤス Meriyasu	Comes from the Japanese word 莫大小, which means knitting. May also come from the Archaic name for knitted fabrics that derived from Portuguese meias (socks) or Spanish Medias (stockings).

	메리어스 Merieoseu	Same as her Japanese name, while 메리어스 refers to undershirts in Korean.

	绵绵 / 綿綿 Miánmián	Duplication of the character 綿/绵 from 綿羊/绵羊 (sheep). Also taken from 軟綿綿, means soft.

	Веста Vesta	Transliteration of her English name.

	Vesta	Same as her English name.

	Dolly	Possibly from Dolly the sheep (1996-2003), the first successfully cloned mammal.

	Vesta	Same as her English name.

	Hélaine	From French given name Hélène (equivalent to Helen in English) and laine (wool).

	Lanella	From lana, Italian for wool.

Notes[edit]

↑ Prior to New Horizons, called Fall Plaid Shirt prior to New Leaf
↑ New Horizons
↑ Meriyasu
↑ Miánmián
↑ Miánmián
↑ Merieoseu
↑ Vesta
↑ Vesta'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 Vesta's birthday, her headwear will be replaced with the Birthday Hat (Blue variation).
↑ ^10.00 ^10.01 ^10.02 ^10.03 ^10.04 ^10.05 ^10.06 ^10.07 ^10.08 ^10.09 ^10.10 ^10.11 Only in the Happy Home Paradise DLC
↑ Repeats for level 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, and 65

References[edit]

↑ Bri Bri (December 21, 2017). "New Animals Arrive in Pocket Camp!". Japanese Nintendo. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
↑ Nintendo. "キャラクター人気投票結果発表／上位２０位". nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
↑ 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.