Blanche

Blanche •

“But never forget...mirrors only give you a reflection of what's on the outside. True beauty is within!”
― Blanche, New Leaf

Blanche (しのぶ, Shinobu^?) is a snooty ostrich villager who first appeared in New Leaf. Her name means "white" in French, referencing her feather color. Her initial phrase could be a reference to her personality. Her English name may be a reference to Blanche Devereaux, a character from American sitcom The Golden Girls, who is self-centered and fashionable and occasionally describes herself as a peacock. She has the nature hobby.

Appearance

Blanche's amiibo artwork

Blanche is a white ostrich with a blue-gray beak and light turquoise, grey, and white feathers on her tail and wings. She has shrimp pink legs and pale pink blush, as well as red-orange eyeshadow. Her eyes are black, beady, and shiny, and she has small blue-gray eyelashes that go towards (her) right. In New Horizons, her eyes have subtle dark brown colored irises. Although technically an ostrich since it is her species model type, she visually resembles an oriental white stork, similar to how Flora resembles a flamingo. Her initial shirt is the Straw Shirt. In New Horizons, she wears a black butterfly visiting kimono.

Personality

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

Blanche has a snooty personality, which means she loves make-up and gossiping. As a snooty villager, Blanche will first appear rude and arrogant towards the player, often talking about herself and her own experiences. She also speaks about the style and appearance of other villagers, usually other female villagers such as normal, peppy, and other snooty villagers. She will soon warm up to the player, confiding in them about their own feelings but still keeping subtly rude. Blanche will not get along with lazy villagers due to them not caring about their appearance or the lazy villagers hating what she eats, and she won't get along with jock villagers because they will question her on her physical appearance and they won't worry about fashion. However, she will get along with cranky villagers due to their similar rude personalities, and usually normal villagers as well.

House

In New Leaf, Blanche's house resembles a traditional-style Japanese home. She owns a few items from the Exotic series, namely the table and the bench. She owns three vases and a tatami bed, as well as a retro stereo that plays K.K. Jongara. Her wallpaper is the Modern Screen, to resemble shōji, and her flooring is the Old Board Flooring.

In New Horizons, Blanche's house resembles a Chashitsu, or tea room. She owns an exotic table with a tea set and an exotic wall shelf from the Exotic series. She also has a kimono stand, paper lantern, and zen cushion. She adorns her back wall with a flashy kimono and blossoming kimono (pink). For wallpaper, she uses the tearoom wall, and for flooring, she uses the tatami flooring.


New Leaf (interior)	New Leaf (exterior)

New Horizons (interior)	New Horizons (exterior)

Pocket Camp

Blanche was added to Pocket Camp in the April 26, 2021 update.

Blanche's preferred theme is harmonious, and she primarily gives steel as a reward. Her profile reads:

❝ She's a crafty old bird, no two ways about it. She can size people up in an instant and adjust her approach them to match.❞

Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 0

Friendship Rewards

At level 7 friendship, she will reward the player with a straw shirt and sparkle stones (x1).
At level 9, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 15, she will request that the player craft a paulownia closet.
At level 20, she will reward the player with a pic of Blanche and sparkle stones (x1).
At level 25, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 30, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 35, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 40, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 45, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 50, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 55, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 60, she will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).

amiibo Card

amiibo Card^[1]

Back

#262 Blanche

Type	Ostrich
Star sign	Sagittarius
Birthday	12/21
Roll value	3
Hand sign	Rock
Request	A traditional tearoom

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Trivia

Blanche's birthday is on the day of the Winter Solstice.
As sometimes revealed in New Leaf on Halloween, Blanche is afraid of the Mummy Mask.
As sometimes revealed in New Leaf on April Fool's Day, Blanche is the fourth of five kids.