Player

"No more debt for me!! My house is all paid off!!!!"

- A player paying off their mortgage

The Player is a term used for the human character in the that is controlled by the real person playing the game. The player may be either a boy or a girl; the differences in all games are largely cosmetic and with slight variations to some dialogue whenever the conversation becomes gender specific. Players, like most of the main villagers, are short with somewhat stubby limbs. The largely-physical differences may become blurred even further due to the fact that Harriet will allow the player to get haircuts that are meant for the other gender if one has had all hairstyles of their gender. Kicks will also allow the player to wear shoes of the opposite gender after several shoe shines have been bought. There are several unalterable differences, however. In City Folk, the female character will always wear a dress, while the male character will always wear a shirt with grey shorts. However, in Animal Crossing and Animal Forest the female character's default hat is a cone-shaped "Princess cap," while the male character's resembles a spiked "Viking helmet". In those games, they are the only hairstyle or head wear, and you cannot change them. Even though they are not the only humans, they are the only human children as it is assumed Mom and Dad, who send letters occasionally, are also human in appearance. Players will always have an in-game "Mom" and in spite of Mom referring to childhood events and the home that the player once lived in, there is no indication of any real sense of back story to the human character(s) telling why they went off to live on their own and Mom occasionally sends presents in the mail, some gifts reflecting on the season you are currently in.

Only one human from each town may be active at any given time, although in and, visiting players from other games could be in town at the same time.

The player hardly speaks at all, except after finishing working at Tom Nook's store, catching fish or insects, getting stung by bees or mosquitos or after drinking Brewster's coffee. However, often, during conversation with a villager, the player will get to choose a response to respond to something that a villager says and the villagers react. All the player's speech is in Bebebese instead of Animalese, but in 3DS, other players are shown speaking in Animalese in a higher pitch.

Appearance
In each game, your face is determined by a series of questions that the introductory character asks which you can control; Rover in Animal Crossing, Kapp'n in Wild World, and once again Roverin City Folk. The way your face is arranged can be determined when you answer them in a certain way. However, in Animal Crossing, at the end of the conversation and when it comes to the last question, if you press B while talking to him it selects the second response and randomizes your face, making any other question you answered pointless.

* Check the Face Styles Guide to look at the appearances of players and the questions used to determine your face.

This is how you get a different face every time.


 * Hair is swooped and eyes are round.
 * Answer no for the first question.
 * Answer "I'm moving" for the second question.
 * Answer yes for the third.


 * Hair is down and eyes are "upside-down" U-shaped.
 * Answer no for the first question.
 * Answer "I'm moving" for the second question.
 * Answer no for the third.


 * Hair is down and eyes are looking to the left with thin eyebrows.
 * Answer no for the first question.
 * Answer "None of your business" for the second question.
 * Answer yes for the third.


 * Hair is swooped and you have eyelashes on the bottom of your eyes.
 * Answer no for the first question.
 * Answer "None of your business" for the second question.
 * Answer no for the third.


 * Hair is swooped and you have blush.
 * Answer yes for the first question.
 * Answer "I'm moving" for the second question.
 * Answer yes for the third.


 * Hair is swooped and eyes are looking straight with thin eyebrows.
 * Answer yes for the first question.
 * Answer "I'm moving" for the second question.
 * Answer no for the third.


 * Hair is down and eyes are relaxed.
 * Answer yes for the first question.
 * Answer "None of your business" for the second question.
 * Answer yes for the third.


 * Hair is down and eyes are wide open.
 * Answer yes for the first question.
 * Answer "None of your business" for the second question.
 * Answer no for the third.