While Nintendo may have releasedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsat the perfect time in hindsight, it is still a great installment in theAnimal Crossingseries. Just over a year after its original release,Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas sold over 35 million copies, a number that continues to rise.
The plethora of possible villagers that a player can invite to their island ranges from species like dogs and cats to rhinos and octopuses. While she might not be most gamers’favoriteAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsvillager, the octopus Marina is clearly adorable in her own right.
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Marina’s Basic Villager Information
Marina (タコリーナ or Takorīna in Japan) is one ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizon’s octopus villagersalong with Octavian and Zucker. Her pink skin helps differentiate her from the other octopus villagers, although she is the only female octopus in the entireAnimal Crossingseries so far. Her birthday is June 26, which makes her Zodiac sign Cancer. Marina also has the “Normal” personality type.
Marina’s History in Animal Crossing
Marina has actually been in theAnimal Crossingseries almost from the beginning. She first appeared inAnimal Forest e+when it was releasing in Japan in 2003 and then became a series staple starting withAnimal Crossing: Wild World. This pink octopus has also appeared inCity Folk,New Leaf,Happy Home Designer,Pocket Camp, andNew Horizons. Interestingly enough, Marina also appears onthe cover of one of K.K Slider’s songsinAnimal Forest e+, #69 K.K. Rally
While the overall look of Marina has stayed the same, her clothing andfurniture stylings have varied through theAnimal Crossingseries. InAnimal Forest e+, she starts with the Red Aloha Shirt, then transitions to the Bubble-Gum Tee, starting withWild World, and then starts with a Dreamy Sweater inNew Horizons.The version of Marina inNew Leafpreferred the “Lovely” series of furniture items, and bothPocket CampandNew Horizonssee Marina prefer the “Cute” series.
When it comes to Marina inPocket Camp,she gets the special description: “Like the rubbery texture of her skin, Marina is polite yet firm. But mainly polite. Wait-can skin be polite? We’re sorry. This metaphor got away from us.”
Marina’s Personality and More
Marina may be polite, but her personality type in the games is “Normal.” This means that Marina will likely get along withother villagers with personality types that are normal, lazy, peppy, smug, or snooty. She will generally be kind to these villagers like she is kind to the player. Occasionally, she may not get along with certain cranky or sisterly villagers.
Not surprising for an octopus villager, but Marina’s initial catchphrase is “blurp,” an onomatopoeic sound for an octopus spitting out ink. If it wasn’t already clear that Marina is a kind villager, she believes “if you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” Her favorite color is obviously pink. She likes bright, colorful environments in her home—quite the opposite for any player who wants toadaptResident Evil Villageinto theirAnimal Crossinggame.
Each villager also has a favorite hobby, which is a pastime that affects a villager’s conversations and actions at times. Hobbies can be anything from fossil collection to gardening to working out. For Marina, herhobby happens to involve music. She loves to sing but can be shy about it. If a player approaches her or tries to record her singing, she will probably stop.
Players that want to enjoy the adorable moments of Marina singing should do so carefully or from a distance. Marina will occasionally sing K.K. Slider’s “Two Days Ago” if it is on the radio, but she likes to play Soulful K.K. in her own house.
Overall, Marina is a cute pink Octopus that loves to sing and loves to get along with others. Apparently, she can beone of the more rare villagersto find. Easy to befriend, she would be a great addition to any player’s island inNew Horizons.
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