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Animal Crossing/Version Differences/Character Differences

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Hmmm...
To do:
  • Get model rips for characters that don't have any yet; most available images are of promotional renders that are either low-quality or polish up their appearances in a way that makes them easy to pick apart from the actual models.
  • Get left-facing model images of Amelia, Spike, and Tiara.
And you were just a scroll away from being fired too...
Oh dear, I do believe I have the vapors.
This page contains content that is not safe for work or other locations with the potential for personal embarrassment.
Such as: Racially insensitive character designs.

Various characters and villagers were redesigned in the GameCube versions.

Player Characters

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Boy AAA
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Girl AAA
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Boy AAB
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Girl AAB
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Boy ABA
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Girl ABA
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Boy ABB
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Girl ABB
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Boy BAA
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Girl BAA
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Boy BAB
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Girl BAB
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Boy BBA
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Girl BBA
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Boy BBB
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Girl BBB
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All player character variants in the N64 version and + featured black eyes. In Animal Crossing and e+, most of these designs' eyes are recolored, with only four of them (two for each gender) maintaining their original black coloration.

Special Characters

While all of the special characters were redesigned, they were strangely kept for all regional versions of Wild World and beyond.

Chip

Japanese International
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Chip's eyes are altered and moved farther apart, his glasses are removed, his muzzle is made larger, his fur is lightened, and his vest is given a green trim in Animal Crossing. This change in design is likely due to his original one resembling racist Asian caricatures, prominently featured in Allied propaganda during World War II (said caricatures were based on the Japanese wartime prime minister Hideki Tojo). His design is reverted back to the Japanese one in e+, but appearances in later games use his international design. Curiously, the photograph in Chip's booth is still of his Animal Crossing design in e+.

Katrina (New Year's Day)

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On New Year's Day, Katrina wears a white kosode & headband and a red hakama in the N64 and + versions. In the US and e+ versions, she wears the same traditional red Roma outfit as in her regular appearances.

Pete

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Pete has the Japanese post office icon on his hat replaced with a generic decoration in Animal Crossing and e+.

Police Officers

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Copper and Booker's uniforms are changed to western-style ones in Animal Crossing and e+.

The Resettis

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Resetti and Don Resetti wear a white shirt with a haramaki in the N64 and + versions, and a set of overalls atop the shirt in the US and e+ versions. Additionally, both of their helmets are changed to a uniform yellow color. Their original uniforms, minus their helmets, would eventually be reused in all versions of Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, appearing as casual wear.

Shopkeeps

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Tom Nook and Redd have slightly different uniforms in the N64 and + versions. In those versions, their uniforms contain Japanese characters, which were replaced in the US and e+ versions (Nook bearing his signature leaf logo and Redd displaying the letter "B").

Tom Nook Trophy Mr. Resetti Trophy
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Interestingly, both Tom Nook and Mr. Resetti's original designs appear as trophies in all versions of Super Smash Bros. Melee regardless of region, likely due to the localization process for Animal Crossing having not been complete yet. Both trophies use the same character models as in Doubutsu no Mori and +.

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Tom Nook's lottery uniform and Redd's Fireworks Show uniform are also changed to more western-friendly designs.

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Tom Nook's uniforms for Nook 'n' Go and Nookway are switched around, both in model and color scheme, in Animal Crossing and e+, likely due to the original Nook N' Go uniform resembling that of employees at the 7-Eleven chain of American convenience stores.

Tortimer

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In +, Tortimer wears a red zucchetto and glasses with light-blue lenses. In the US and e+ versions, he wears a top-hat and glasses with clear lenses.

Villager Characters

Amelia

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Amelia's pupils are enlarged and moved to the front of her eyes, while her eyelids are changed to a scowling expression.

Bangle

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Bangle's eyes are enlarged and made fully open, and her pupils are moved to her left side.

Bluebear

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Bluebear's pupils, nose, and muzzle are smaller, the latter is altered from a rectangular shape to a trapezoidal one, her cheeks are paler, her hair is darkened, and her mouth is changed from an inverted Y-shape to a skewed 3-shape.

Boris

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Boris' eyebrows are changed from yellow to bluish-gray, and are changed in shape from triangular to semicircular, while his eyes are made longer and more circular.

Carmen

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Carmen's fur is made brighter and more reddish, and her eyes are changed to place her pupils on her left side rather than being entirely black.

Cesar

Japan International
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Cesar's default outfit is changed in Animal Crossing to the Two-Ball Shirt instead of the A Shirt; this is distinctive for the fact that the change did not occur due to the clothing item itself being altered, as both shirts exist within every version of the game. The alteration would be reverted in e+ and all later installments.

Chevre

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Chevre's eyes are made rounder, her freckles are changed from orange to pink, and her hairstyle is altered from a large lock to bangs facing her right side.

Cleo

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Cleo's nostrils are changed from large circles to small, upside-down almond shapes, and her hairstyle is changed from a cowlick to a bang facing her left.

Cousteau

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Cousteau's default outfit is changed in Animal Crossing to the Rally Shirt instead of the Noodle Shirt; as with Cesar's case, both shirts exist within every version of the game. The alteration would be reverted in e+, though City Folk and New Leaf would reinstate the Rally Shirt (called the Rally Tee in the latter) as Cousteau's default outfit.

Cupcake

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Cupcake's fur is brightened, her hair and eyelids swap colors, her eyes are altered to an almond shape, and her muzzle, nose, and mouth are made smaller.

Elina

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Elina, an islander introduced in +, has the bindi on her forehead removed in Animal Crossing.

Fang

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Fang's fur is darkened, his eyes are made smaller and moved down, and his eyelids are changed from brown to purple. This change was made likely to make him appear less menacing.

Friga

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Friga's lighter feathers and blush are considerably brightened, her eyes are made larger and given a more scowling expression, and her eyebrows are removed.

Gwen

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Gwen's eyes are made smaller and wider, her eyelids are changed from purple to pink, and the lock in her hair is made longer.

Huggy

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Huggy's fur is changed from orange-brown to yellow-beige, her nose is brightened, her cheeks are darkened, and her eyes, eyebrows, and mouth are all considerably redesigned.

Jane

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In the Japanese versions, Jane had white fur, brown skin, tired eyes, and large pink lips. Due to this design's rather unfortunate similarity to racist depictions of African-Americans, she was given purple fur, smaller lips, pinkish skin, and irritated-looking eyes in Animal Crossing. This change is reverted in e+ for unknown reasons.

Kody

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Kody's eyes are enlarged and moved closer together, while his mouth is made smaller.

Lucy

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Lucy's eyes are made larger and moved closer together, two of her eyelashes are removed (with the remaining one being made larger and more pronounced), the light refraction-style shading in her hair is removed (resulting in a flat, dark-brown appearance), the locks in her hair are spaced out further, and her cheeks are changed from dithered to a solid pink and moved lower.

Maple

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Maple's face is completely redesigned to a more teddy bear-esque appearance.

Murphy

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Murphy is given a dark green patch on his right ear, his eyes and eyebrows are made smaller and more neutral, and his mouth and muzzle are made smaller.

Nibbles

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Nibbles's green fur is changed to teal, her frown is changed to a smile, her eyes are slightly modified, her teeth are rounder and smaller, her hair is changed to three yellow lines instead of two goldenrod ones, and her blush is replaced with freckles.

Portia

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Portia's eyes are longer, her mouth is redrawn, her pupils are moved to the top of her eyes, her nose being moved closer to her mouth, with her eyes being redrawn and less saturated in the sclera, and her eyebrows are changed to a more stern expression.

Puck

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Puck's pink areas are made brighter and his eyes are made narrower.

Scoot

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Scoot's skin is darkened and his eyes are made narrower with more visible outlines.

Spike

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Spike's skin is darkened, his eyes are enlarged, and his scar is changed from a gash to a suture.

Static

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Static's fur is changed from purple to blue, his eyes are made rounder and spaced further apart, his pupils are made smaller, and his mouth is changed from an inverted U-shape to an inverted V-shape.

Stella

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Stella's muzzle is replaced with a curved smile, her skin is changed from pink to beige, and her blush is changed from orange to salmon.

Tiara

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Tiara's skin is made lighter and her eyes are altered, giving her one eyelash instead of three and enlarging her pupils.

Ursala

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Ursala's hair is darkened and covers the entirety of her head, her eyebrows are changed from a u-shape to thicker, diagonal lines (making her appear milder in expression), her muzzle is made smaller and recolored from bright pink to cream, her eye shape is changed from half-almond to full-almond, and her fur is made brighter.

Valise

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Valise's fur is changed from blue to gray, and her eyes and hairstyle are redesigned.

Vladimir

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Vladimir's pupils are enlarged, his eyes are lengthened and spaced further apart, his nose and mouth are made smaller, his fur is made a more reddish shade, his hair is changed from neon green to goldenrod and given more pronounced outlines, and a muzzle is added to his face.

Yuka

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Yuka's mouth is made smaller, her fur is brightened, and her hairstyle is altered from a fan shape to bangs facing her right side.