All Animal Crossing Crossover Villagers Explained

Crossover content in Animal Crossing has introduced many fun opportunities for fans. Whether done in a special event like the Super Mario anniversary crossover, or as a set of special Amiibo cards like the Sanrio crossover, each of these collaborations gives fans a new way to appreciate the Animal Crossing series. For many fans, crossovers offer a chance to see favorite characters from other games reimagined as Animal Crossing villagers.

Of all the villagers available in the Animal Crossing series, only a small number are crossover-related. Many aren’t currently available in Animal Crossing: New Horizons either, which can be disappointing for fans who enjoyed them in past titles. A few crossover villagers were tied to specific events in Japan, and never became available for players in other parts of the world. Despite this, these crossover villagers have an interesting part in the history of the Animal Crossing franchise, and how it interacted with other products and companies.

While many Animal Crossing crossover villagers are locked to past games and devices, there is the potential for new crossover-inspired villagers to be introduced in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, or in future Animal Crossing games. It isn’t uncommon for Nintendo to partner with other popular titles, which could lead to Pokémon or more Legend of Zelda-inspired villager opportunities. While nothing has been confirmed currently, it would be exciting to see several of these popular stories overlap.

Every Animal Crossing Crossover Villager

Below is a list of every Animal Crossing villager introduced through a crossover (according to Nookipedia) and which games they are found in. Many of these villagers were only obtainable via E-Reader cards, Amiibo figurines, or Amiibo scan cards. This can make them difficult to get ahold of, but also means they can still be obtained in past games if players are lucky enough to have the required method.

• Bow – Japan-exclusive for Doubotsuno Mori e+. Bow is a lazy, male dog villager added to Animal Crossing in Japan during a crossover event with the animal translation device BowLingual. Bow was obtainable via an E-Reader card.
• Cece – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Cece is a peppy, female squirrel added to Animal Crossing during a crossover event with the game Splatoon. She is based on the Splatoon character Callie, and requires the Callie Amiibo figure to be obtained in-game.
• Chai – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo and is also in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Chai is a peppy, female elephant added during the Animal Crossing Sanrio crossover. She is based on the character Cinnamoroll and can only be obtained in-game with the use of a Sanrio Amiibo card.
• Chelsea – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo and is also in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Chelsea is a normal, female deer added during the Animal Crossing Sanrio crossover. She is based on the character My Melody and can only be obtained using a Sanrio Amiibo card.
• Epona – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Epona is a peppy, female horse added during a crossover between Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda series. She is based on Link’s horse Epona, and can only be obtained by scanning a Shiek, Ocarina of Time Link, or Rider Link Amiibo figure.

• Etoile – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo and is also in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Etoile is a normal, female sheep added during the Animal Crossing Sanrio crossover. She is based on the Little Twin Stars franchise and can only be obtained with the use of a Sanrio Amiibo card.
• Felyne – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Felyne is a lazy, male cat added during a crossover between the Monster Hunter series and Animal Crossing. He can only be obtained by scanning a Monster Hunter Amiibo figure.
• Filly – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Filly is a normal, female horse exclusive to an event in Japan between Animal Crossing and 7-Eleven. The event ran between 2016 and 2018. Filly cannot be obtained using any scan cards or Amiibos.
• Ganon – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Ganon is a cranky, male pig added during a crossover event between Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda series. He can only be obtained by scanning a Ganondorf, 8-bit Link, Bokoblin, or Guardian Amiibo figure.
• Holden – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Holden is a jock, male hamster available only in Japan. He was added during a collaboration event between Animal Crossing and the company Fueki in 2017. He is not available via any scan cards or Amiibos.
• Inkwell – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Inkwell is a jock, male octopus added during a crossover between Animal Crossing and Splatoon. Inkwell can only be obtained if the Inkling girl, Inkling boy, or Squid Amiibo figure is scanned.
• Marty – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo and is also in Animal Crossing New Horizons. Marty is a lazy, male bear cub added during the Animal Crossing Sanrio crossover. He is based on the character Pompompurin and can only be obtained by scanning his Sanrio Amiibo card.
• Medli – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Medli is a normal, female bird added during a crossover between Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda series. She is based on the character Medli, and can only be obtained by scanning a Toon Link, or Zelda Amiibo figure.
• Meow – Japan-exclusive for Doubotsuno Mori e+. Meow is a peppy, female cat villager added to Animal Crossing in Japan during a crossover event with the animal translation device MeowLingual. Meow was obtainable via E-Reader card.
• Nindori – Japan Exclusive for Doubotsuno Mori e+. Nindori is a jock, male ostrich added during a special collaboration in Japan between Animal Crossing and Nintendo Dream. Nindori requires an E-Reader card to be obtained in the game.
• Rilla – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo and is also in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Rilla is a peppy, female gorilla added during the Animal Crossing Sanrio crossover. She is based on Hello Kitty, and can only be obtained using her Sanrio Amiibo card.
• Toby – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo and is also in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Toby is a Smug, male rabbit added during the Animal Crossing Sanrio crossover. Toby is based on the character Kerokerokeroppi and can only be obtained using his Sanrio Amiibo card.
• Viché – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. Viché is a normal, female squirrel added during a crossover between Animal Crossing and Splatoon. Viché is based on the character Marie, and can only be obtained in-game by scanning Marie’s Amiibo figure.
• W. Link – Introduced in Animal Crossing: New Leaf Welcome Amiibo. W. Link is a smug, male wolf added during a crossover between Animal Crossing and The Legend of Zelda series. W. Link is based on Wolf Link from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and can only be obtained by scanning Link, Zelda, Wolf Link, or Archer Link Amiibo figures.

Source: Nookipedia

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