Smug
- "You know, he might seem like a bit of a show-off, but he's still quite the lighthearted gentleman!"
- —Isabelle, talking about a smug villager,Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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 Marshal, a smug villager who has appeared sinceAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. | ||||||||
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| 38 | 0 | |||||||
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Name in other languages キザ 느끼하긴 Arrogante Arrogant 别扭 Star Enteradillo Verwaand 裝模作樣 Star Sabelotodo Самодовольный | ||||||||
Smug[1] is a malevillager personality type in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. Smug villagers are portrayed as arrogant and egotistical, acting sophisticated and thinking highly of themselves.
As of the release ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, there are a total of 38 smug villagers across the series; 37 appear inNew Horizons, withW. Link being the only smug villager not to appear in the game. InNew Leaf, smug villagers cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player'stown. InNew Horizons, the first villager to appear at thecampsite is always smug.
Characteristics[edit]
Smug villagers typically feature half closed eyes and a smile likeLazy villagers, although some have eyes that look like they are half closed or have fully open eyes.
Behaviors[edit]
Smug villagers commonly act arrogant, boastful, and egotistical (hence the name "smug", which means prideful), which may lead to them unintentionally belittling the player in a similar manner tosnooty villagers. They tend to say phrases in other languages, such as Spanish or French. They speak with the voice that was originally used exclusively byFarley inAnimal Crossing, which was sophisticated and charming. Like snooty villagers, smug villagers also enjoy gossiping about other villagers and spreading rumors. Beneath the surface, however, they are kind-hearted villagers that act very polite, sometimes gentlemanly, and may flirt with female villagers and the player, regardless of gender, when befriended.
The personality is likely derived from the behavior of thecrankyislanders inAnimal Crossing andDoubutsu no Mori e+, specificallyFlash,O'Hare, andRowan, alongsideCurlos,Frank, andWeldon ine+, which behave in a similar manner to smug villagers. However, only O'Hare and Curlos return with the smug personality, andKidd andRoswell, who were lazy as islanders, are given this personality as well. Additionally, despite being apparently based on the mannerisms of cranky islanders in early games, smug villagers feature voices more similar in pitch to other personality types, rather than the deep voices that still remain exclusive to cranky characters.
InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, smug villagers go to sleep at 2:00 AM and wake up at 8:30 AM. InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, they usually go to sleep at 2:00 AM and wake up at 7:00 AM.
Relationships[edit]
Due to their boastful attitudes,cranky villagers express a bitter distaste for smug villagers, who will claim that they are "mucking around".Big sister villagers may also be irritated by smug villagers due to their enjoyment of spreading gossip, or due to their flirtatious nature. On the other hand, smug villagers get along perfectly with other smug villagers, andsnooty villagers due to common behaviors and interests: snooty villagers are also arrogant and boastful while leading elegant lifestyles.Peppy villagers will admire smug villagers and their fashion sense, and will see them as a sort of "big brother" in comparison to them.Lazy villagers also get along with smug villagers, due to smug villagers having a laid-back sense of humor, which lazy villagers find amusing.
Quotes[edit]
Below are some (not all) quotes made bysmug villagers.
- "How goes it, <player>! If I may be so bold, you're looking as cool as a fair number of cucumbers."
- "Hey, <player>. Seems quiet today, huh? Like, too quiet. <catchphrase>."
- "Hey, <player>. I feel like we need more dancing happening right now. Shoom! OK, that's a little better."
- "Hey...I've been hearing rumors that you're a(n) <rumor>, <catchphrase>. I'm so jealous! I SO wish I could be involved in some scandals, just to get people to talk about me! Ha!"
- "...My relationship with that famous actress? Ah, we're just good friends who go way back! ...What, really? A press conference? Please contact my office for those kinds of things. All right, I know <town name> has nothing like that, <player>. I figured I'd just pretend. Hah ha! But now I feel kinda dumb..."
- "Oh boy. Rumors are scary, don't you think? Apparently, <villager> and I are... Well, rumor has it we're going to buy a car together or something like that. Huh? Are we actually going to? Well...I don't know. Don't ask me about it. I have no further comment!"
- "According to the fortune-teller,Katrina, your fortune changes every single day. She says you can slightly change your luck if you carry a lucky item on either lucky or unlucky days. Lucky days will be even better, but days with bad luck will be totally neutralized by the lucky item. I'd like to increase my luck in love. If I could do that, I'd wear anything I'd have to!"
Smug villagers[edit]
Statistics[edit]
Count by game[edit]
| Game | Count |
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| Doubutsu no Mori | |
| Animal Crossing | |
| Doubutsu no Mori e+ | |
| Wild World | |
| City Folk | |
| New Leaf | 35 |
| Happy Home Designer | 31 |
| Pocket Camp | 37 |
| New Horizons | 37 |
Trivia[edit]
- Discounting species that exclusively contain female villagers, nobull,bear cub,elephant,kangaroo,monkey,rhinoceros, ortiger villagers have ever had the smug personality.
- Additionally, noalligator,cat oroctopus villagers initially had the smug personality, butNew Horizons did introduce one villager of each of those species with said personality, with its2.0 Free Update also reintroducing Roswell to the series with his personality changed from lazy to smug.
- No smug villagers have a birthday inJanuary orFebruary. The earliest birthday belongs to Julian (March 15).
- No smug villagers have the fashionhobby inNew Horizons.
- They share this trait withjock,cranky, andbig sister villagers.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | キザ Kiza | Smug |
 | 느끼함 Neukkiham | Unctuous |
 | 别扭 Bièniu | Awkward |
 | 裝模作樣 Zhuāngmúzuòyàng | Pretentious |
 | Самодовольный Samodovol'nyy | Complacent |
 | Verwaand | Conceited |
 | Arrogant | Arrogant |
 | Enteradillo | Smarty |
 | Sabelotodo | Know-it-all |
 | Star | Star |
 | Arrogante | Arrogant |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑FuturePress.Animal Crossing: New Horizons Official Companion Guide.
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