Lazy
- "He's rather calm and very gentle. I'd consider him an oasis for your heart here in <town>!"
- — Isabelle, talking about a lazy villager, Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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 Alfonso, a lazy villager who appears in all Animal Crossing series games, as well as in the film. | ||||||||
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| 71 | 6 | |||||||
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Name in other languages
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Lazy,[1][2] also known as jolly,[3] is a male villager personality type in the Animal Crossing series. Lazy villagers have a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and appear friendly toward the player. They often talk about food and are humorous or naïve during conversations.
As of the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons, there are a total of 72 lazy villagers across the series;[nb 1] 63 appear in New Horizons.
Characteristics
Appearance-wise, many lazy villagers are depicted with droopy eyes and a lazy smile. Often, they also appear to be younger and less mature than most villagers. Some lazy villagers, however, have appeared to be much older at times, or have filled their homes with older-style furniture, such as Doc, Nate, Otis, and Sven, implying that these lazy villagers are in reality very old and therefore aloof due to their age. They often talk about food and remark about playing with bugs, their apparent pets, even though most homes of a lazy villager do not have bugs in.
Behaviors
Lazy villagers have a relaxed and laid-back approach to living in the town unlike the normal meaning, not being bothered by homework or chores and doing laid-back things. They appear somewhat goofy or naïve, in the way they speak and talk about hobbies, particularly fashion. Often, they will have dreamed up an "alter ego" of Fashion Lad. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, they may mention reading an unseen magazine, called "Chillin' Magazine," which also reflects on their chilled, relaxed lifestyle. In New Horizons, they frequently mention that they talk to and make friends with bugs, including some that have apparently infested their houses. Because of this, in New Horizons, they are the only personality type that will not respond with disgust upon seeing a Cockroach in a player's house. However, they will still immediately leave, citing various reasons like not preparing for a cockroach party.
They often mention theories relating to certain aspects of the town, which they will mention in conversation to the player or other villagers. For example, some lazy villagers will wonder aloud who has to sit inside the Tom Nook Point System to make it talk, suggest that Tom Nook's store has a basement filled with Tom Nook stuffed animals, or posit that they are part of a game for someone else's amusement (but then claim it was a joke). In some games, they may express a fascination with Tom Nook's fluffy tail.
In Animal Crossing, the lazy islanders of Animal Island, which include Boomer, Dobie (until New Leaf – Welcome amiibo), and Yodel, as well as the lazy Doubutsu no Mori e+ islanders Kidd (until New Leaf), Raddle, and Roswell (until New Horizons) are much more stubborn than their mainland counterparts; acting independent, saying that they "belong to no one" when first spoken to, in a similar manner to a cranky villager, but are also airheaded. Despite this depiction, however, only Dobie returns with a proper cranky personality. They are also more stoic and philosophical at times, in many ways the opposite of their mainland counterparts, often talking about forgoing worldly pleasures and society.
In Animal Crossing, lazy villagers go to sleep at 10:00 PM and wake up at 8:00 AM. In Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk, they go to sleep at 1:30 AM and wake up at 8:00 AM. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, they go to sleep at 11:00 PM and wake up at 9:00 AM. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, they usually go to sleep at 11:00 PM and wake up at 8:00 AM.
Relationships
- See also: Lazy/Conversations
Lazy villagers are often the easiest to befriend. To do this, the player can simply send the chosen villager mail containing gifts and repeatedly talk to them. Often, the player can receive their picture. Depending on the game, benefits may include:
- The villager will not move for a long time
- The player will receive mail and gifts
- The villager is constantly nice to the player
- If the player is female, they will likely receive chocolate from them on Valentine's Day
- In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, they will host the player's birthday
They find it easy to get along and talk to other villagers, including the player. They get along well with other lazy villagers and peppy villagers. Lazy villagers also get along with smug villagers, due to smug villagers having a laid-back sense of humor, which lazy villagers find amusing. Jock villagers will find it difficult to get along with them due to their conflicting lifestyles of relaxing compared to the jock lifestyle of exercising and fitness. Snooty villagers also find it hard to get along with them due to their laid-back style and lack of obsession of their physical appearance. Cranky villagers will get along with lazy villagers too, as they too enjoy the slow-paced lifestyle and outlook on life. Normal villagers may conflict with them sometimes, but will not get annoyed, upset, or confused, because the arguments usually revolve around the lazy villager subtly suggesting they make food for them. They sometimes get cranky when talking to normal villagers or jock villagers. Lazy villagers can also get into fights with big sister villagers.
Quotes
Below are some (not all) quotes made by lazy villagers.
- "I heard this real scary story... Do you want to hear it?
Putting (food) in (other food)... Produces the flavor of (another food).
Ewwwww! It's so creepy and unnatural!" - "Do you have a favorite place? You know, a place where you can take a midday nap when you're tired? Huh? Oh me? Well, when you're out, sometimes I like to snooze on your floor!"
- "I feel so grown-up sitting here in the café. If I stay here long enough, I'll probably have to start shaving, <catchphrase>!"
Lazy villagers
Current
Former
Statistics
Count by game
| Game | Count |
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| Doubutsu no Mori | 35 |
| Animal Crossing | 39 |
| Doubutsu no Mori e+ | 53 |
| Wild World | 25 |
| City Folk | 35 |
| New Leaf | 61 |
| Happy Home Designer | 51 |
| Pocket Camp | 63 |
| New Horizons | 63 |
Dialogue
- Lazy villager dialogue in Animal Crossing
- Lazy villager dialogue in Animal Crossing: Wild World
- Lazy villager dialogue in Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Lazy villager dialogue in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
- Lazy villager dialogue in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Trivia
- Discounting species that exclusively contain female villagers, no anteater, eagle, kangaroo, sheep, or tiger villagers have ever had the lazy personality.
- Additionally, no gorilla, octopus, ostrich, or wolf villagers initially had the lazy personality, but later installments did introduce villagers of those species with said personality. However, Dobie, the only lazy wolf in the series, would switch to a cranky personality in New Leaf – Welcome amiibo, meaning no wolf villagers currently have the lazy personality.
- In New Horizons, lazy villagers are the only ones that bring up the topic of whether or not any of what happens in-game is real, though passing it all off as a joke by the end of the conversation so as not to worry the player.
- No lazy villagers have the "shop for clothes" hobby as their starting hobby in Wild World.
- None of them also have the music hobby in New Horizons.
- Additionally, Sasha is the only lazy villager with the fashion hobby.
Names in other languages
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ぼんやり Bon'yari |
Idly |
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먹보 Meokbo |
Glutton |
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悠閒 Unknown |
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Ленивый Lenivyy |
Lazy |
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Lui | Slothful |
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Schlafmütze[4] | Sleepyhead |
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Perezoso[nb 2][5] | Sloth |
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Paresseux[6] | Slothful |
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Pigro[7] | Lazy |
Notes
- ↑ Beginning in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, four villagers who have the lazy personality in previous games had their personalities changed; beginning in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, one more had their personality changed. If these villagers are counted, there are a total of 77 lazy villagers across the series.
- ↑ Vago (Lazy) in the first edition of the book.
References
- ↑ Nintendo Power. Animal Crossing: Wild World - The Official Nintendo Player's Guide.
- ↑ FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons Official Companion Guide.
- ↑ David S.J. Hodgson (2002). Animal Crossing: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, page 6. Random House, Inc. Retrieved August 10, 2026.
- ↑ FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Das offizielle Begleitbuch
- ↑ FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - La guía oficial
- ↑ FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Guide compagnon officiel
- ↑ FuturePress. Animal Crossing: New Horizons - La guida ufficiale
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