Suppose you’ve only played Animal Crossing: New Horizons. In that case, there is a world of passionate characters that achieve a depth of humanity that isn’t quite so apparent in the personality system of the most recent Animal Crossing title. Special characters appeared in the first-generation games and included some who people new to the franchise might recognize, such as Celeste, Harvey, and Kapp’n. In previous games, the special characters tended to refer to rare visitors to your town, business owners in town, or government officials.