I really liked the idea of this challenge, and I knew straight away whichever character I chose was going to be a feline!
I chose Wisp because I feel like he's an NPC that doesn't get a whole lot of recognition.
I'll be honest, until I accidentally stumbled in to him one night on ACNH and he scared me half to death; I had no idea he existed! But he was in the previous games 👁 :lips: 👁
Another reason I thought Wisp was a good candidate is because he's a spirit. Because I chose the species to be a cat, he was the perfect fit. Japanese culture really influenced me a lot and I love learning more about it every day. In Japanese folklore, cats have protective powers and they symbolise good fortune (I've always wanted a maneki-neko figureine).
Lastly... I thought he'd make a pretty adorable cat! I think he'd be best friends with Blanca.
I really had an enjoyable time drawing this. I went with a normal cat villager base outline, and I'm pleased with how it turned out. I thought he deserved a little extra floof on his ears, and perfect little toe beans. I kept the facial features of the Wisp basically the same and I feel like it captures him perfectly. For the t-shirt, I thought the blue colour really suited him and worked well with his white fur. The logo on the t-shirt is based off of the pieces of his spirit that we collect in the game. Surrounding him I based it off a reaction I've seen him do and I think it makes him even more adorable.
I thought he'd be a good lazy villager because he totally gives off that vibe. Obviously because he comes out during the night, that's why his loves the late hours. When I looked more in to him, I noticed in a previous game he used to come out of a genie lamp; this is what influenced his catchphrase because I instantly thought of the Genie from Aladdin. Ironic that the Wisp is scared of ghosts but I couldn't leave it out when it's part of his personality trait in the game :new_moon_with_face:
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Also I like how one of his Dislikes is being told no :joy: and he's a resident of.. Hellfire?? That is literally the coolest town name I've ever heard and now I'm jealous I didn't name that for my town I'm stuck with boring old "Red Island" :sob:
:sweat_smile: yesss I do love my island name
Ah yes Wisp, the scaredy cat
I'm sorry I had to say it was too good of a description to not say :sob:
OFF THAT NOTE
This is absolutely adorable! Wisp would totally look likr this if he was a villager and I think you did the right decision on choosing him to be a cat! And the lazy personality I totally agree with you! :heart: :sparkles: I now consider this design canon Nintendo should totally hire you for how accurate you made Wisp to be!
:sob: :sob: we deserve a Wisp backstory of him being a cat when he was alive
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OMG YES THAT WOULD BE SO GOOD Like maybe everytime we collect soul pieces for him he could give us just a little bit of his backstory so he could keep is interested instead of giving us gifts that aren't even rare :sob:
He’s so cute. :3
Cutee! Enjoy the coins<3
Thank you 🥺🥺
So cute!!
Thank you 🥺