A big part of what you do Animal Crossing the most memorable series with its amazing and wacky characters Anyone who has played any of the previous entries can list a few of their favorite citizens at the top of their heads. So with the latest addition to the series, Crossing the Animals: New Horizons, coming soon to Nintendo Switch, We know that many are curious about whether their favorite citizens will return.
In total, 78 characters have been revealed so far, 67 of which are characters from previous games and 12 new characters with little experience. We are sure that number will increase dramatically by the opening of the game as previous entries have been added to the hundreds of millions and special guests. So tracking down all of this reveals, we've gone ahead and put together a list of times when these characters were first seen in New Horizons! We'll be sure to update this as more bullets come knocking on our door.
New Horizons System Desal / 27.01.2020
Thanks to the recent introduction of the switch switch and the Lite switch switch recently introduced, we were given a return for some unique characters such as Able Sista, the duo Blights line with Celeste, Gulliver and the Sahara, but we were also treated to a look at ten entirely new characters. A few of these look like they might be replacing Joan the tradipper with Chip the connoisseur of fish. Only time will tell.
Special Characters
- Feathers
- Celeste
- Gulliver
- The kick
- Labelle
- Mable
- Shipping
- Sahara
- Wisp
10 new characters for Mystery

Nintendo Dream Magazine / 21.01.2020
The Japanese magazine, Nintendo Dream has managed to get a high-end spread across Animal Crossing: New Horizons in their March 2020 issue, including a new character group!
Citizens
- Alfonso
- Aurora
- Bud
- Cesar
- Chevre
- Crett
- Fang
- Flip
- Jay
- Kitt
- Melba
- Molly
- Octavian
- Rocco
- Rowan
- The tank
- Trucks
New Art, Screens & Teaser Trailer / 02.01.2020
January 2nd gave us great info to review! We have been given a new version of the Teaser trailer that shows the large number of citizens who were stocked with Tom Nook Island's new package, new details on Nintendo's new Japanese website, and Animal Crossing Twitter Page, Isabelle was kind enough to share with us the art used on the cover of New Horizons. Here we take a look at our original look at Isabelle sporting a new shirt and if you look hard enough you can even see Harvey hanging from his island in the distance. Ever wonder how you got out of there?
Citizens
- Apollo
- Bunnie
- Carrie
- Chrissy
- Colton
- Francine
- Gladys
- goose
- Kiki
- Lolly
- Margie
- Mashal
- A stick
- Stitches
- Ted
Special Characters
2 characters of Mystery
Expression of Art / 21.12.2019
Nintendo dropped a few pieces of character art that showcased the fact that the characters play different roles, but also gave us our official look by our singer / songwriter, K.K. Compact.
Special Characters

Nintendo Direct Trailer / 04.09.2019
Through this second trailer of the game, we have been able to get closer to characters like Bill and Rosie, but very few characters are also shown roaming the whole island when the street plays.
Citizens
- Angus
- Antonio
- Button
- Bill
- Eunice
- Fauna
- Philbert
- Freya
- Lily
- Lopez
- Nuts
- Peewee
- Roald
- Rosie
- Tammy
- Wolfgang

E3 2019 Trailer / 11.06.2019
The original trailer had a lot to show but it didn't give us much detail in terms of bringing back the locals and other characters. That did not stop us in spite of the choice of a few citizens walking around in the background.
Citizens
- Fuchsia
- Goldie
- Hamlet
- Olivia
Special Characters

Have any of your favorite citizens revealed? If not, who hopes to return to New Horizons? Let us know below!
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