39 Animal Crossing Villagers That Haven't Returned

Current as of 2023! This video shows 39 Animal Crossing villagers (and islanders) that STILL haven't returned since Nintendo GameCube. It includes a punk rocker sheep (Woolio), an anteater named Nosegay, a pirate pig named Pigleg, a colorful chicken named Rhoda, and more!
NOTE: This video originally showed 43 villagers. But Ace, Faith, Rio, and Zoe have returned in the Version 2.0 update of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on Nintendo Switch. They have been edited out of this video.
Can you come up with better rhymes about these villagers than I did in the video? Leave yours in the comments, and upvote all the best ones so they'll rise to the top!
If you're wondering how I got footage of all these villagers (since only a few of them live in my towns of Forest and Ohio), it took a lot of restarting temporary towns. Nine months worth, in fact. During the process, I've concluded that some villagers will not appear as starter villagers. So I eventually saved the towns until they filled up to the max of 15 villagers (or longer) until I got each one. Woolio took me the longest to track down.
This video includes the song "Snack Time" by The Green Orbs from the RUclips free music library.
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[@kingfrigid1172]

Gee I wonder why Nosegay hasn't come back

[@bainne1560]

They used Emerald to craft froggy chair :(

[@werewolf0995]

aww Nosegay's name literally means "a small bunch of flowers, typically sweet-scented" we need to appreciate Nosegay for the lovely bunch of flowers she is :(

[@DonutToast]

I AM LEGIT SO UPSET. I KNEW EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAVOURITE VILLAGER BUT WHY DOES MINE HAVE TO BE RHODA, THE VILLAGER WHO HASN'T RETURNED IN AGES.... THIS CRUEL WORLD.........

[@AverageEggmonEnthusiast]

Aight I’m not sure what kind of person looked at an anteater and decided on the name “nosegay” but I kinda want to meet them.

[@lesbianspacecadet]

I appreciate that you took time to wrote a poem for each of them

[@kyotaina]

Why be nosegay when you can be mouthlesbian

[@jml0323]

I wonder what was going through Nintendo's mind when they decided to name a villager nosegay.

[@Arkisses]

I like the original Animal Crossing voices. They sound more softer.

[@jvgsjeff]

UPDATE: Ace, Faith, Rio, and Zoe have returned in New Horizons 2.0, so they have been edited out of this video. The video is now up-to-date...and that's why it's now 39 villagers instead of 43.

[@pokefan2126]

Man sunny sue E cece viche woolio inkwell and Sven should all return

[@lovelitchi]

"Nosegay"

[@_el1zaa_]

nosegay 😭

[@KoleuxCrossing]

“Nosegay” 💀💀💀

[@KittyHybridPinkcat]

You missed Champ! I hope you put him in the next part.

[@Manny_Official2763]

Huggy got removed??? HOW!!!

[@faxymachine]

bessie is the same as stu

[@D4nkfury]

Twirp was my original town's cranky starter, and I miss him dearly

[@sambednar3351]

What’s the song at the very end called? It’s been in my head but it never comes up when I search for the music from all the different hours!

[@ellieeggplant]

I love Huggy and Nosegay I wish they'd bring them back 😭