Animal Crossing Fan Art Gives Ketchup a Brother Named Mustard

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Reddit user Lalamyne recently posted their artful take on what a sibling, Mustard, might look like for Animal Crossing: New Horizons character Ketchup. While there are a fair amount of ways to achieve certain decoration goals using Animal Crossing's in-game assets, fans skilled in character art and game design can modify game assets with higher levels of control.

The success of Nintendo's cozy and cute Animal Crossing series is in no short part due to its vibrant color pallette, chibi-style characters, and high-customizability. The game, with six official titles in the main series, requires players to achieve in-game milestones that provide direct or indirect access to special furniture, outfits, and accessories for the main character's avatar. DLC and special events (often specific to real-world dates) give players an opportunity to nab time-sensitive rare items.

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The existing game assets provide players so many options, in fact, that Animal Crossing fans like Reddit's Lalamyne are able to grasp the game's precise spirit when emulating its art style. Lalamyne shared a picture to the main Animal Crossing subreddit of Mustard, a fictional sibling they created for Animal Crossing: New Horizons character Ketchup. Ketchup and Mustard both share green patches are hair, and are colored red and yellow respectively — like their namesakes suggest.

A few of Mustard's traits accompany his picture. Mustard's birthday is July 20th- notably, seven days before Ketchup's (presumably in a subsequent year, as he is also listed as Ketchup's younger brother). Lalamyne describes Mustard as «lazy» and a «crybaby,» but — at least, for his photo — he is sporting bright, friendly