"Are They Food?" Animal Crossing Fans Debate Whether Food-Themed Villagers Are Plants Or Animals

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Some food-themed characters have players scratching their heads, wondering whether they're animals or something else entirely. The franchise has over 400 types of villager designs, all based around animals like cats, dogs, deer, various birds, alligators, and several other types of animals. However, a few villagers in the franchise are unique for being themed around food.

The food-esque design choice has brought up an important question for fan and Reddit user LavishnessFit6692: "" The Redditor posed this question to other players, calling out several villagers who look more like plants, desserts, and other food items than animals. They ask other fans if they "" The question has sparked a discussion among players about the nature of these unique villagers.

The consensus in the comments of the Reddit post seems to be thatthese are villagers named after the food and drink they resemble. Redditor voncatensproch points out that there are other animals named after foods in that "" like Anchovy and Cherry. Yet other villagers aren't named for the food they do look like, such as Zucker, who looks like a ball of takoyaki. Tangy's official quote doesn't shed any light on the matter, as she's quoted as saying, ""

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The discussion takes a much darker turn when some fans point out that as long as someone is not a vegetarian or vegan, then any villager is technically food. On a sillier note, the Redditor lists Tia among the «food-themed» villagers in the original post, asking whether the elephant villager is actually made of porcelain or if she just happens to look like a teapot. "" exclaims Redditor Mei-Lin11, ""

is full of its fair share of oddities, from robot octopi to bandage-wrapped dogs. Some villagers are so closely associated with their design accessories, like Puck's helmet, that it's nearly impossible to recognize them without their iconic items.