TheResident Representative is a role exclusive toAnimal Crossing: New Horizons that is given to the first player to arrive on an island. This player is able to relocate houses and buildbridges andinclines unlike the other residents, and is the only one who can progress the game's plot. The Resident Representative can also control the number (up to 10) and location of villager housing plots. The Resident Representative cannot be changed withoutdeleting the island's save data.
The Resident Representative's player character is locked to each island upon creation. The only way to change the Resident Representative is to delete the island's data fromNintendo Switch system settings and start the game with a different player.
The Resident Representative's passport will have a special stamp below their photo with the title "Resident Representative" on it.
After the player meets certain requirements,Tom Nook gives the Resident Representative threehousing kits and a list of requested furniture for each. Once the housing kits are placed, the requested furniture must be placed around the plot or in the submission box in front of the plot.
Tom Nook will give the Resident Representative an aircheck for "Welcome Horizons" after K.K. visits the island and performs for the first time. Other players on the island will receive it directly from K.K. Slider himself, who will always play the song upon attending his show for the first time.
The Resident Representative is given aladderDIY recipe from Tom Nook after they choose a location for the second house plot. Any players other than the Resident Representative must either have the item crafted by another player, purchase the recipe fromNook's Cranny, or receive it fromTom Nook after completing the crafting tutorial.
Thevaulting pole is a similar case with the ladder. The Resident Representative is given the vaulting pole DIY fromBlathers. As with the ladder, any other players on the island will need to have someone craft one for them, buy the DIY fromNook's Cranny, or receive it from Tom Nook after completing the crafting tutorial.
Text content is available under theCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International license unless otherwise noted. Text content submitted prior to January 1, 2025 is licensed under the CC BY-SA 3.0 Unported license. For uploaded files, please refer to individual file pages for licensing information. When using content from this site, please attribute Nookipedia and link back to this page.
