History Memes / AnimalCrossingNewHorizons

** Off of the above joke, “Everybody Hates Raymond” has also begun to spring up due to the HypeBacklash surrounding his character and [[ItsPopularNowItSucks level of popularity.]]
** Raymond tends to get compared to many other people known for wearing suits, such as Music/DavidByrne in the music video for Music/TalkingHeads' [[Music/RemainInLight "Once in a Lifetime"]], Music/DavidBowie throughout the 1980's (particularly the "pop Bowie" period spanning from ''Music/LetsDance'' to ''Music/NeverLetMeDown''), Creator/NeilCicierega (helped by the fact that they share similar features such as their fashion style and NerdGlasses, Raymond's heterochromatic eyes evokes Neil's mashup album cover ''Mouth Moods'', and Neil also made a song called "Everybody Loves Raymond"), and Adam Conover from ''Series/AdamRuinsEverything''. Such comparisons tend to be particularly popular among people who enjoy Raymond as a character but are exhausted by his more fanatic and horny followings.

* Following ''New Horizons[='=]'' nomination n the 2020 Game Awards for Game of the Year (among others), a lot of people have noticed just how out of place ''New Horizons'' looked compared to the other, more gritty/dark nominees like ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', ''VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima'', ''{{VideoGame/Hades}}'', and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII''.

* Cute space buns [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the addition of inclusive hairstyles was welcomed across the community, [[https://twitter.com/stardewleaf/status/1329862461214830592 this post]] of someone using one of these hairstyles to create [[https://media.allure.com/photos/592859a34088af171445da1f/3:4/w_750,h_1000,c_limit/babybuns.jpg space buns]] has led to many debates about whether it was appropriating African-American hairstyles or not. [[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment And that's all we're going to say on the matter]].[[/labelnote]]

* Bill Wibbly [[labelnote:Explanation]]Tumblr user "elderly scrolls" [[https://media.distractify.com/brand-img/5ayZdrKw3/0x0/bill-wibbly-1586456302248.png commented]] on how ridiculous villager hate can get, describing a hypothetical situation in which they hear someone bash a nonexistent villager named "Bill Wibbly", saying he killed their family and burnt their crops, only for them to look the character up and find a harmless-looking pink teddy bear in a yellow "heart" sweater. The character has become a major in-joke, with some hoping that he'll eventually be [[AscendedMeme added to the game as a villager]], completing the circle[[/labelnote]]

* With the inclusion of the Aurora Wall, a wallpaper introduced in the winter update and that can be obtained during the Winter Solstice (December 1st to December 31st in the Northen Hemisphere and June 7th to July 6th in the Southern Hemisphere), a lot of players choose to hang it on the walls of rooms they have turned into kitchens in reference to [[Recap/TheSimpsonsS7E2122ShortFilmsAboutSpringfield the famous]] [[MemeticMutation Steamed Hams]] skit. In other words you can now have Aurora Borealis localized entirely within your kitchen!

** [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Raymond Togami]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Raymond is often compared to Byakuya Togami from the ''{{VisualNovel/Danganronpa}}'' series, most likely because they both wear glasses and [[SharpDressedMan suits]], the fact that Raymond's house is themed after an office and thus fits with Byakuya being the future heir of a powerful corporation and that the smug personality type does fit well with Byakuya's SmugSnake personality. After [[https://twitter.com/togpoggers/status/1248891569668677632 this line]] associated to Byakuya went viral, the comparisons to Raymond skyrocketed[[/labelnote]]

* Because of previous games hinting the falling-out of Tom Nook and Redd as business partners in what the former refers to as "[[NoodleIncident the incident]]", many new fans started portraying them as [[DryDockedShipping bitter exes]] who [[BelligerentSexualTension may or may not still be interested in each other]].

** Raymond [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Togami]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Raymond is often compared to Byakuya Togami from the ''{{VisualNovel/Danganronpa}}'' series, most likely because they both wear glasses and [[SharpDressedMan suits]], the fact that Raymond's house is themed after an office and thus fits with Byakuya being the future heir of a powerful corporation and that the smug personality type does fit well with Byakuya's SmugSnake personality.[[/labelnote]]

* Where is Brewster?![[labelnote:Explanation]]Just like many other special [=NPCs=] from previous games, Brewster and his cafe, The Roost, haven't appeared in ''New Horizons'' as of November 19, 2020. This combined with the fact that datamine suggests that he might be added sometime in the future lead to people constantly asking for the return of Brewster and pointing out his absence.[[/labelnote]]

* In ''New Horizons'', the spawn seasons of tarantulas (in the Northern Hemisphere) and scorpions (in the Southern Hemisphere) were changed to be from November to April rather than the normal summer months, meaning they were common during the game's launch. Fans like to joke about how surprisingly aggressive they are, especially with the discovery of [[spoiler:a randomly-generated Nook Miles island that is swarming with them]]. As their spawn periods are now changed to encompass the entire year in total, divided between a tarantula half and a scorpion half (which one is which depends on the hemisphere), the aggressive arachnids are also an easy and consistent money-maker much like the palm tree beetles from ''New Leaf'', leading to drawings and screencaps of players selling giant hairy spiders to Timmy and Tommy in bulk.

* One clothing item that received notable attention is the Workout Top, which is notable in being one of the shortest Top items in the game by length, only reaching the upper torso. Because of its very short length, in addition to the fact that villagers [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal are unable to wear any Bottom items]], it is practically the closest method of [[VideoGamePerversityPotential seeing "nude" villagers]]. As a result, many fans have made their villagers wear this shirt because of their rather suggestive appearances while wearing it. Double points if the villager in question has a rather Main/{{Gonk}}-ish design.

* [[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/371561723225702400/700179699615399986/stonks_-_stalnks.jpg stalnks]]/[[https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/371561723225702400/700179718120538163/stonks_-_tornps.jpg tornps]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A variant of the [[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/stonks "stonks"]] meme based specifically around the Stalk Market in ''New Horizons'', which thanks to a renewed emphasis on online multiplayer and the greater presence of social media since the release of ''New Leaf'' has become [[GameBreaker a far more lucrative source of in-game income]] for players, who've built entire networks around advertising high turnip prices (which under optimal circumstances can result in profits within the range of ''millions'' of bells).[[/labelnote]]

* 30 Iron Nuggets [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamously grindy early-game quest. Opening Nook's Cranny requires 30 of each kind of wood, plus 30 iron nuggets. While 30 of each wood is not a problem to obtain, obtaining 30 iron nuggets is far harder. Iron nuggets only drop from hitting rocks and rarely from blue balloon presents. At that point of the game, some rocks may be on cliffs and thus not accessible to the player without [[SequenceBreaking acquiring a ladder early from someone else]]. Some technique is required to ensure that rocks drop the maximum 8 possible resources, and each drop can be stone, clay, an iron nugget or (rarely) a gold nugget. Without the use of multiple Nook Miles Tickets to access more rocks on Mystery Islands, the player is unlikely, barring extreme luck, to single-handedly complete this quest within a day. Many new players thus (wisely) go to trading groups to ask for a stack of 30 iron nuggets.[[/labelnote]]

* Making the perfect snowboy [[labelnote:Explanation]]With the existence of the Southern Hemsiphere in ''New Horizons'', these players were exposed to the snowboy mechanic earlier than Northern Hemisphere players. That is, of course, '''''making the perfect snowboy'''''. A lot of players spelled frustration over how to roll up the snowboy into its correct proportion, with some even screwing up and rolling up a snowboy where its head was bigger than its body. Failing to make a perfect snowboy (subsequent to making the first one) also has a hefty penalty - the player loses the chance to obtain a DIY recipe from the Ice set and four large snowflakes over four days (which can only be obtained from perfect snowboys and are required material to craft any Ice set item). It didn't help that the snowboy would criticize the player for screwing up hard, providing a lot of guilt and agony.[[/labelnote]]

** After the announcement of Free Summer Update (Wave 1) for ''New Horizons'', many fans, especially those that have their games set to the Southern Hemisphere (where instead of summer, it is winter), jokingly made memes of them diving in freezing, cold temperatures, including [[https://twitter.com/MlKEsaI/status/1276194033937891328 one video edit]] combining a clip of the villager diving with an old viral video of a man trying and comically failing to dive through a frozen pool. The northerners' summer, meanwhile, is also known as "shark season," where numerous great whites and other sharks swim right up to shore; the potential risks of [[https://twitter.com/ey_bee_comics/status/1276199188515172352 leaping into a shark frenzy]] did not go unnoticed.
** I got a sea anemone! The enemy of my anemone is my afrenome![[labelnote:Explanation]]The deep-sea creature version of the sea bass. It's only worth a mere 500 bells (less than ''seaweed''), and gets irritating for players trying to find a Scallop for Pascal, or rare things such as pearls or critters such as the Gigas Giant Clam and the Giant Isopod. Luckily, this one's easier to pick out, given that it's one of only two deep-sea creatures that have the "large" shadow/bubble stream and are completely stationary in the water.[[/labelnote]]
** Owning Horseshoe Crabs as pets. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Like the snapping turtle before it, horseshoe crabs do not exhibit any tank like the other sea creatures and when placed is just the creature itself (this also applied to spider crabs and seaweed). Similarly to how interacting with the snapping turtle causes it to hiss, interacting with the horseshoe crab causes it to turn on its back just like a dog would. As of result, the horseshoe crab has given the snapping turtle a run for its money.[[/labelnote]]

** I got an acorn barnacle! Will it grow into an oak barnacle? [[labelnote:Explanation]]This sea creature has the same size, bubble pattern and speed as the pearl (Very Small and Stationary). This makes it a huge nuisance for people hunting for pearls other than the ones obtained from Pascal when traded for a Scallop. It also sells for a low 600 bells. To make things worse, unlike the sea anemone, it is subpar as a decorative item.[[/labelnote]]
** Following the release of the update, many players found that they could still use their [=NookPhones=] even while swimming. This has gotten a lot of people to comment on the [=NookPhone=] being waterproof.

* Animalcraft/Minecrossing: After the gameplay of ''New Horizons'' was revealed in more detail (including ItemCrafting and the ability to sculpt the island's landscape), quite a few people noticed the similarities between the game and ''VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}''. In a similar vein, there's 'when's the Redstone update?' post-launch, with many jokingly suggesting adding Redstone/Redstone-equvialent to the game to see what crazy automated contraptions people could set up in Animal Crossing.

* Many players would take a picture next to Gulliver laying on the beach while wielding an axe, to make it look like they just murdered him. There's a related meme about [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimalCrossing/comments/fmyp2w/i_thought_gulliver_pulled_a_fucking_gun_on_me/ players mistaking his communicator for a gun]], due to the angle he pulls it out at.

** I caught a sea bass! No wait -- it's at least a C+! [[labelnote:Explanation]][[GoddamnedBats Sea bass are back, and just as annoying as before.]] They have a large shadow, making it easy to mistake them for a different, much more valuable large fish like an oarfish or coelacanth, only to be rewarded with a common fish that sells for a modest 400 Bells. Of course, this just means that the pun associated with catching it is as prominent as the fish itself, and the catching dialogue (which many, many people disagree with) doesn't change to a remark on their common nature after a few catches this time.[[/labelnote]]

** I caught a black bass! The most metal of all fish! [[labelnote:Explanation]]Similar to above, except on rivers. Particularly applicable when players are trying to catch a stringfish, snapping turtle, a dorado, or an arapaima.[[/labelnote]]
** I caught a carp! If I catch another they can carpool! [[labelnote:Explanation]]The Pond equivalent to Sea and Black Bass, bringing frustration to those trying to catch the far more valuable Koi, Giant Snakehead and Gar.[[/labelnote]]
** [[ScrappyMechanic That's an egg, not a fish!]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]During the Bunny Day event, it's possible to fish up eggs from ''any'' source of water; with frustratingly common frequency (it doesn't help that the eggs use medium-sized shadows, which is shared by a trove of other fish in the rivers and especially the oceans in April). Seeing this line over and over, some can't help but at least think it was an intentional troll from the localization staff LampshadeHanging the frequence with which they show up.[[/labelnote]]

** I caught a suckerfish! I thought it was a shark! [[WhatAnIdiot Oh, wait—now I get it. "Sucker"...]][[labelnote:Explanation]]During a specific time from June to September in the Northern Hemisphere (or December to March in the Southern Hemisphere), there's a chance for a finned fish to appear for any player to catch. These finned fish could either be a Great White Shark (worth 15,000 bells), a Saw Shark (worth 12,000 bells) or a Whale Shark (worth 13,000 bells); but it's pretty common for that finned fish to be a Suckerfish, worth a comparatively bad 1,500 bells! As with the sea bass and the black bass beforehand, many players may end up catching a lot of Suckerfish while trying to catch either a Great White Shark or a Whale Shark, and as subpar as the sell price of a Suckerfish is, seeing the same message each time you catch one is especially insulting.[[/labelnote]]
** Ye [[labelnote:Explanation]]A player [[https://twitter.com/paintdust/status/1281746869157158913 took a screenshot]] after catching a sunfish, but was a bit too slow on the draw and the text box where the PlayerCharacter says "Yes!" had already appeared, however the word hadn't been fully typed out, only the "Ye". Since the sunfish is so massive that it eclipses the PC entirely when in their hands, it looks like the sunfish itself is saying "Ye".[[/labelnote]]

* Please end the conversation. [[labelnote:Explanation]]Whenever a another player joins over Wi-Fi, there is a brief scene where the character can be seen flying over the island and disembarking from the airport. If a player is currently talking to a town NPC at the time, this not only delays the scene, but holds everyone else hostage as they are unable to move while this is going on. Given the increased player count online, this can easily snowball into large portions of time where players can't do ''anything'', either unintentionally (like if a bunch of players are flooding the town to sell turnips at a high price) or [[{{Troll}} intentionally]]. As such, the phrase asking the player to end the conversation has become infamous among the online ''Animal Crossing'' players.[[/labelnote]]

* Acquiring the ironwood kitchenette. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ironwood kitchenette is one of the most coveted DIY furniture pieces because it looks very good, provides table space and is part of one of the game's best furniture sets. Furthermore, similar kitchen furniture (open-frame kitchen, system kitchen, kitchen island) is extremely expensive. The recipe for it is available in one of the early-game DIY packs, but two of its ingredients, the cutting board and ironwood dresser, are DIY furniture whose recipes are difficult to obtain, so of course its reputation became rather infamous among the fanbase.[[/labelnote]]

* Following ''Animal Crossing: New Horizons[='=]'' nomination for Game of the Year for the 2020 Game Awards, a lot of people have taken notice of how ''New Horizons'' looked out of place against other nominees with the likes of ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'', ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'', ''VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima'', ''{{VideoGame/Hades}}'', and ''VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII''.
* Cute space buns [[labelnote:Explanation]]While the addition of inclusive hairstyles was welcomed across the community, [[https://twitter.com/stardewleaf/status/1329862461214830592 this image]] of someone using one of these hairstyles had led to debates therein. Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment applies here.[[/labelnote]]

* Where is Brewster?![[labelnote:Explanation]]Just like many other special [=NPCs=] from previous games, Brewster and his cafe, The Roost, haven't appeared in ''New Horizons'' as of the time this entry being added. This combined with the fact that datamine suggests that he might be added sometime in the future lead to people constantly asking for the return of Brewster and pointing out his absence.[[/labelnote]]

* Following Animal Crossing: New Horizonss' nomination for Game of the Year at The Game Awards, a lot of taken notice on how New Horizons fit out of place against other nominees with the likes of [[VideoGame/DoomEternal Doom Eternal]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake Final Fantasy VII Remake]], [[VideoGame/GhostOfTsushima Ghost of Tsushima]], {{VideoGame/Hades}}, and [[VideoGame/TheLastOfUsPartII The Last of Us Part II]].

* 30 Iron Nuggets [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamously grindy early-game quest. Opening Nook's Cranny requires 30 of each kind of wood, plus 30 iron nuggets. While 30 of each wood is not a problem to obtain, obtaining 30 iron nuggets is far harder. Iron nuggets only drop from hitting rocks. At that point of the game, some rocks may be on cliffs and thus not accessible to the player without [[SequenceBreaking acquiring a ladder early from someone else]]. Some technique is required to ensure that rocks drop the maximum 8 possible resources, and each drop can be stone, clay, an iron nugget or (rarely) a gold nugget. Without the use of multiple Nook Miles Tickets to access more rocks on Mystery Islands, the player is unlikely, barring extreme luck, to single-handedly complete this quest within a day. Many new players thus (wisely) go to trading groups to ask for a stack of 30 iron nuggets.[[/labelnote]]

* 30 Iron Nuggets [[labelnote:Explanation]]An infamously grindy early-game quest. Opening Nook's Cranny requires 30 of each kind of wood, plus 30 iron nuggets. Iron nuggets only drop from hitting rocks. At that point of the game, some rocks may be on cliffs and thus not accessible to the player without [[SequenceBreaking acquiring a ladder early from someone else]]. Some technique is required to ensure that rocks drop the maximum 8 possible resources, and each drop can be stone, clay, an iron nugget or (rarely) a gold nugget. Without the use of multiple Nook Miles Tickets to access more rocks on Mystery Islands, the player is unlikely, barring extreme luck, to be able to complete this quest within a day.[[/labelnote]]

** I caught a suckerfish! I thought it was a shark! Oh, wait—now I get it. "Sucker"... [[labelnote:Explanation]]During a specific time from June to September in the Northern Hemisphere (or December to March in the Southern Hemisphere), there's a chance for a finned fish to appear for any player to catch. These finned fish could either be a Great White Shark (worth 15,000 bells), a Saw Shark (worth 12,000 bells) or a Whale Shark (worth 13,000 bells); but it's somewhat common for that finned fish to be a Suckerfish, worth '''''1,500 bells'''''! As with the sea bass and the black bass beforehand, many players may end up catching a lot of Suckerfish while trying to catch either a Great White Shark or a Whale Shark.[[/labelnote]]

* One clothing item that received notable attention is the Workout Top, which is notable in being one of the shortest Top items in the game by length, only reaching the upper torso. Because of its very short length, in addition to the fact that villagers [[HalfDressedCartoonAnimal are unable to wear any Bottom items]], it is practically the closest method of [[VideoGamePerversityPotential seeing "nude" villagers]]. As a result, many fans have made their villagers wear shirt because of their rather suggestive appearances while wearing it. Double points if the villager in question has a rather Main/{{Gonk}}-ish design.

** Following the release of the update, many players found that they could still use their nookphones even while swimming. This has gotten a lot of people to comment on the nookphone being waterproof.

* Acquiring the ironwood kitchenette. [[labelnote:Explanation]]The ironwood kitchenette is one of the most coveted furniture pieces because it looks very good and most players acquire the recipe for it early in the game, but two of its ingredients, the cutting board and ironwood dresser, are DIY furniture whose recipes are extremely rare and hard to find, so of course its reputation became rather infamous among the fanbase.[[/labelnote]]

* Due to both games featuring [[OverlyNarrowSuperlative characters living on an island overseen by an animal mascot who makes regularly scheduled announcements]], many comparisons to ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair'' have been made.

* [[Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona "Welcome to the Velvet Room."]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]As he appears to you in your dream on the first night, [[https://twitter.com/UltimaShadowX/status/1241078128115683328 many were quick]] to make connections between K.K. Slider and Igor.[[/labelnote]]

** "Raymond in boxes" [[labelnote:Explanation]]"In boxes" is the shorthand players use for a villager whose house is filled with cardboard boxes, meaning that they're leaving the next day and can be persuaded to move to another town. Anyone saying that Raymond is in boxes leads to a massive amount of offers from his fanbase, so some players like to post the phrase alongside situations that are definitely not Raymond in boxes (such as [[PaperThinDisguise a player dressed like Raymond]], or saying that [[Literature/TheCaskOfAmontillado Raymond and his boxes are in the wine cellar]]).[[/labelnote]]

** I got a sea anemone! The enemy of my anemone is my afrenome![[labelnote:Explanation]]The deep-sea creature version of the sea bass. It's only worth a mere 500 bells, and gets irritating for players trying to find a Scallop for Pascal, or rare things such as pearls or critters such as the Gigas Giant Clam and the Giant Isopod. Luckily, this one's easier to pick out, given that it's completely stationary when in the water compared to the fast-moving Giant Gigas Clam and Giant Isopod.[[/labelnote]]

** I got an acorn barnacle! Will it grow into an oak barnacle? [[labelnote:Explanation]]This sea creature has the same size and speed as the pearl (Very Small and Stationary). This makes it a huge nuisance for people hunting for pearls other than the ones obtained from Pascal when traded for a Scallop. It also sells for a low 600 bells.[[/labelnote]]