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Special Characters
Special characters, also known as special animals, are non-villager characters in the Animal Crossing series who fulfill a variety of functions, including owning or running various establishments, hosting events, and providing access to exclusive items.
List of special characters
Government
These characters are all employed by the town to look after various civic functions.
Proprietors
These characters own or run the various businesses in town.
Islanders
These characters all live and work on Tortimer Island in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
| Name | Icon | Location | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grams | File:Grams NH Character Icon.png | Gift Shop | Sells items for medals |
| Kapp'n | File:Kapp'n NH Character Icon.png | Ferry Operator | Transports the player to and from Tortimer Island |
| Leila | File:Leila NH Character Icon.png | Gift Shop | Buys items from the player for 5% of their usual value |
| Leilani | File:Leilani NH Character Icon.png | Gift Shop | Runs tours on Tortimer Island |
| Lloid | File:Lloid NL.png | Tours | Lends equipment to the player for use while they are on Tortimer Island or in the tours |
| Tortimer | File:Tortimer NH Character Icon.png | Tours | Hosts the tours on Tortimer Island. Also see Government for his other roles. |
Holiday visitors
Holiday visitors arrive in town on specific dates and host events.
Regular visitors
Regular visitors turn up in town randomly, during repeating events or when certain criteria are met.
Special visitor schedules
In the first-generation games
- For a list of all special characters in the first-generation Animal Crossing games, see Animal Crossing/Characters.
In the first-generation Animal Crossing games, each time the game is loaded, one of five special visitors is scheduled to appear in town between two and seven days in the future. The five visitors are Gracie, Katrina, Redd, Saharah, and Wendell. The town's Field Rank changes the frequency at which these visitors come to town: at the lowest rank, one visitor comes every two to seven days, and the range decreases by one day for each rank, until a visitor is guaranteed every two days at the highest two ranks. When spoken to, Copper tells the player who the next visitor will be and when they will arrive.
K.K. Slider and Joan are guaranteed to appear every Saturday night and Sunday morning, respectively. Gulliver is also guaranteed to appear on one random weekday each week.
Wisp, Tortimer, and Blanca, who were all introduced in Dōbutsu no Mori+, can appear any day of the week and only show up once certain conditions have been met.
| Name | Description | Location | Time | Condition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday Appears every week | ||||
| Joan Joan |
Sells turnips. | Walking in a random acre | 6 AM – 12 PM | - |
| Monday–Friday Appears once a week | ||||
| Gulliver Gulliver |
Gives an exclusive furniture item when woken up.Template:Note | Washed up on the beach | 6 AM – 11 PM | - |
| Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday Only appears if conditions are met | ||||
| Blanca Blanca |
Talks to the player about visiting their town. She stays in town for one week after being encountered on the train and has a new piece of dialog each time the game is reloaded, up to 10 total. If all 10 of her dialogs are exhausted before the one week is over, she leaves early. | Walking in a random acre | 6 AM – 12 AM (Tue, Thu) 6 AM – 7 PM (Sat) |
Another player has encountered Blanca on the train to the player's town less than a week prior, Gulliver is not currently visiting, a former villager is not returning to visit, and Tortimer is not currently visiting to build a bridge. |
| Saturday Appears every week | ||||
| K.K. Slider K.K. Slider |
Plays songs and gives an aircheck of the first one played to the player. | Sitting at the train station | 8 PM – 12 AM | - |
| Any day Random one every 2–7 days | ||||
| Gracie Gracie |
Asks the player to wash her car and gives an exclusive clothing item if it is washed well enough. | Standing in place of a random signpost | All day | - |
| Katrina Katrina |
Sets up shop and tells the player's fortune, setting their luck for the day. | In her tent, which appears in place of a random signpost | 9 PM – 9 PM | - |
| Redd Redd |
Sets up Crazy Redd's and sells furniture, including some exclusive items. | In his shop, which appears in place of a random signpost | 6 PM – 6 PM | - |
| Saharah Saharah |
Sells exclusive carpet items. | Walking in a random acre | All day | - |
| Wendell Wendell |
Asks for food and gives an exclusive wallpaper item when given food. | Walking in a random acre | All day | - |
| Any day Only appears if conditions are met | ||||
| Tortimer Tortimer |
Asks the player if they would like to build a new bridge in the current acre. He will reappear each day in a different acre if the bridge is not built. Once the bridge is built, he never visits town in this fashion again. | Walking in a random river acre | 7 AM – 12 AM | 15 villagers are living in town, Tortimer is not already in town for an event or away on vacation, and Gulliver is not currently visiting. |
| Villager who has moved to another town | Talks to the player about their time in town and their life in their new town. After speaking to a player once, they do not appear again for that player. After speaking to all players in town, the villager leaves town. | Wandering in a random acre | 2 PM – 12 AM (Sun) 6 AM – 12 AM (Mon–Fri) 6 AM – 7 PM (Sat) |
The villager moved to another town in the past 60 days, Gulliver is not currently visiting, and Tortimer is not currently visiting to build a bridge. |
| Wisp Wisp |
Asks the player to find his five spirit pieces; he thanks them by either pulling all the weeds in the town, painting the player's roof, or giving them a random item not already in their catalog. He will reappear each subsequent night for up to seven nights if all of his spirits are not returned to him. | Wandering in a random acre | 12 AM – 4 AM | 2–4 days have passed since the town reached a total of 8 weeds. |
In Animal Crossing: Wild World
- For a list of all special characters in Animal Crossing: Wild World, see Animal Crossing: Wild World/Characters.
In Animal Crossing: Wild World, one special visitor is scheduled to appear each day from Monday to Friday. On two weekdays, the town will receive a random visitor, which can be Dr. Shrunk, Gracie, Gulliver, Katrina, Pascal, Saharah, or Wendell. None of these visitors can appear twice in the same week. One day of the week is reserved for Redd's visit, and this day can be changed by talking to Lyle. On days where none of the aforementioned special visitors are scheduled, Pete will fly over town at 9 AM or 5 PM.
Like in Animal Crossing (GCN), some special visitors appear at a set time each week. Lyle can be found outside the player's house on Saturdays from 6 AM to 6 PM, while Joan can be found in town selling turnips on Sunday mornings. K.K. Slider appear in The Roost on Saturdays from 7:30 PM to 12 AM (he will not perform before 8 PM).
If the player visits another town or allows a friend into town after opening their gate, Katie, Kaitlin or Blanca can appear. Blanca can only appear if the player allows the "mysterious cat" to visit via the telephone in the attic.
Only one special visitor can appear at a time in Animal Crossing: Wild World. This will cause a special visitor to not appear if its appearance conflicts with another visitor. During Bright Nights, Flower Fest and Acorn Festival, Tortimer or Cornimer will be outside the Town Hall all week, preventing appearances from all other special visitors except K.K. Slider and Mr. Resetti.
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- For a list of all special characters in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, see Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Characters.
Once the island is established, there can be one special visitor on the island each day (other than Celeste and Wisp, one or both of whom can appear any night). Certain visitors will set up a booth in the Resident Services Plaza while most others will wander throughout the island during their visit. Only Daisy Mae and K.K. Slider are (usually) guaranteed a specific day each week, Sunday and Saturday respectively. Several visitors are not guaranteed to appear every week, but those who don't visit one week will have priority for the following week. A week's schedule is determined at the beginning of the week. Before the 1.3.0 update, Kicks, Saharah, and Leif had guaranteed appearances each week, while K.K. Slider performed on Friday if there was an event scheduled for Saturday.
There may be exceptions to these criteria if there are special events during the week, which may include a character visiting multiple times. For example, C.J. could potentially appear as a weekday visitor as well as the host of the Fishing Tourney if scheduled for that Saturday. K.K. will also typically make an extra visit for a player's birthday if it doesn't coincide with his regular weekly visit.
| Name | Description | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | ||
| Daisy Mae Daisy Mae |
Selling turnips Wandering around from 5 AM – 12 PM |
Template:Availability has opened |
| Weekday if conditions are met | ||
| C.J. C.J. |
Giving fishing challenges, purchasing fish and providing fish models Wandering around all day (5 AM – 5 AM) |
Template:Availability upgraded to a building |
| Flick Flick |
Purchasing bugs and providing bug models Wandering around all day (5 AM – 5 AM) |
Template:Availability upgraded to a building |
| Gullivarrr Gullivarrr |
Looking for Communicator Washed ashore, available all day (5 AM – 5 AM) |
The player bought a wet suit |
| Gulliver Gulliver |
Looking for Communicator Parts Washed ashore, available all day (5 AM – 5 AM) |
Template:Availability has arrived |
| Kicks Kicks |
Selling footwear and bags Standing at the plaza from 5 AM to 10 PM |
Template:Availability has opened |
| Label Label |
Giving a fashion exercise Standing at the plaza from 5 AM to 12 AM |
Template:Availability has opened |
| Leif Leif |
Selling flowers and shrubs Standing at the plaza from 5 AM to 10 PM |
Template:Availability has opened |
| Mabel Mabel |
Selling clothing and accessories Standing at the plaza from 5 AM to 10 PM |
Template:Availability has opened Able Sisters has not yet opened |
| Redd Redd |
Selling art and furniture Wandering around from 5 AM to 5 AM (first visit) Treasure Trawler from 5 AM to 5 AM (docked at small northern beach) |
Template:Availability has begun accepting art donations (Requires at least 60 donations to the museum) |
| Saharah Saharah |
Selling rugs, flooring and wallpaper Wandering around from 5 AM to 12 AM |
Player has upgraded their tent to a house |
| Saturday Sunday if an event is scheduled for Saturday Monday if events are scheduled for both Saturday and Sunday | ||
| K.K. Slider K.K. Slider |
Singing and providing music Singing at the plaza all day, accepts song requests from 6 PM – 12 AM |
Island has a rating of 3 stars or higher |
| Any day if conditions are met | ||
| Wisp Wisp |
Looking for Spirit Pieces Wandering around from 8 PM to 5 AM |
Unlocked from beginning |
| Celeste Celeste |
Providing astrology and space-themed DIY recipes Wandering around from 7 PM to 5 AM |
File:Museum NH Map Icon.png Museum has been built, sky was clear all day Will show up only once a week even if multiple meteor showers occur |
| Harvey Harvey |
Unlocks Harv's Island and Photopia Wandering around all day, one visit per resident |
Three resident buildings have been built Will not show up on Saturday if K.K. is performing and will stop showing up after having been spoken to once |
See also
- List of special character birthdays
- Shaki, an unused special character who exists in the data of the first-generation Animal Crossing games.
