Special characters are characters that are universal to every town. They perform various functions or appear on special occasions and give gifts/provide services. This is a guide to the special characters in Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Gamecube. Errors should be reported to axawebsite@megadoomer.com.

Chip Day: Every Sunday (June/Nov) Hours: 6:00am - 6:00pm

Chip is the beaver that chairs the fishing tourneys held every Sunday in June and November. Chip sets up tent early in the mornings (at 6:00am sharp) and waits for players and villagers to bring him different types of bass (small bass, bass, and large bass) to measure at the weigh-in station. If you bring him an eligible fish, Chip will measure it by chewing it up inch by inch. Every time you bring Chip a fish that breaks the current tourney record for the day he will give you an item as a prize. Thus, to maximize the number of items you can receive from Chip, be sure to give him the smallest fish first. You do not receive prizes for fish that do not beat the record. If you hold the biggest fish record by 6:00pm Chip will send you an additional reward in the mail. Chip will always post the winner of each tourney to the bulletin board.

Franklin Day: 4th Thursday (Nov) Hours: 3:00pm - 9:00pm

Franklin the turkey realizes he's in trouble when Tortimer the mayor invites him for dinner, or rather to be dinner. During the Harvest Festival, Franklin will hide behind obstacles (such as trees) and wait for you to bring him pieces of silverware from the banquet. Franklin believes that if you pilfer the utensils, your villagers will be unable to serve him. For each piece you bring you will recieve one piece of the Harvest Theme (including the wallpaper/carpet). If you talk to your villagers during the Harvest Festival they'll talk about where they've sighted Franklin. You can get a letter and a number clue each time you talk to them. Sometimes it is hard to see Franklin when he hides behind buildings. If you bury an item and dig it up, the game will temporary "ignore" large obstacles allowing you to see clearly behind them.

Gracie Day: Random (Sun - Sat) Hours: All Day (6:00am start)

Gracie is the stylish giraffe fashion designer with a flashy car. Gracie is much disliked by Copper because she consistently breaks the local parking laws. When she comes to town, Gracie will park in a random acre. If you find her (talk to Copper for a hint) she will ask you to buff her car for her. You can do this by rapidly tapping the A button. Depending on how well you do Gracie may bestow a rare gift on you. If you do the job to her satisfaction you get a limited edition Gracie shirt. If however, you do a so-so job Gracie will only give you normal clothing. If you do a terrible job you may get nothing at all. Gracie will let you retry washing her car until she gives you an item.

User Tips: Try rubbing a capped pen as fast as you can over the A Button, use a turbo controller, or use your index finger to tap the button.

Gulliver Day: Random (Once a week) Hours: 6:00am - 12:00pm

Gulliver (after Gulliver's Travels by Swift) is a sailing seagull who has difficulty staying on his ship. He washes up on shore once a week and remains unconscious unless you wake him. It may take numerous times to wake him up so don't give up. Once you wake him up he will tell you a tall tale about how he came to be on the beach and give you a foreign gift as gratitude. You won't find the gifts you get from Gulliver anywhere else and you cannot re-order them from your catalog. So make sure if you hang onto the pieces that you like. If you are short on cash you can always sell them to Tom Nook for some profit.

Jack Day: Oct 31st - November 1st Hours: 6:00pm (Oct) - 1:00am (Nov)

Jack, the King of Halloween and pumpkinhead extraordinare makes a cameo visit in your village every October 31st. If you find Jack during the Halloween celebrations and feed him candy, he will reward you with a piece of the Spooky Theme. However, on Halloween all your villagers look like Jack-look-alikes. Here's the catch: only Jack and Tortimer will refrain from running you down and stealing your sweets. Normal villagers will chase you and try to steal your candy. On Halloween, candy should be stored in spare mail slots until you can establish whether or not you're speaking with Jack. Unfortunately, if you do not appease your villagers with candy they will transform your clothing into rags and your items into jack-in-the-boxes or jack-o'-lanterns. Thus, make sure that you keep all your furniture items at home when Jack hunting. Jack will do the same if you choose not to give him candy. However, you want to save all your candy for Jack. Once you get a piece of furniture from him leave the acre and search for him again. Continue to do this until you have the complete Spooky Theme.

Jingle Day: December 24th - 25th Hours: 8:00pm - 1:00am

Jingle the reindeer wanders around town and if you track him down he will give you a piece of Jingle furniture. If you want more furniture you will have to change into a different outfit and talk to him again. You can only get a maximum of ten pieces per town unless you time travel regardless of how many characters you have. Once you have talked to Jingle ive times he will give you something. Head out of sight, but not out of acre and change into a different shirt. Make it as different a pattern as you can and talk to him again. He will ask you questions and depending on how you reply you will get different furniture. Generally a response of "Printed" or "Woven" will get you wallpaper, carpet, or a shirt. You can get doubles so you can easily wind up with less than ten unique pieces. Jingle furniture sells very well and cannot be re-ordered or traded.

Joan Day: Every Sunday Hours: 6:00am - 12:00pm

Every Sunday an elderly boar named Joan comes to your town to sell turnips. She will wander around so you'll have to look carefully if you want to buy turnips from her. You can buy turnips at the current market price in lots of 10, 50, or 100 turnips. Buying turnips lets you play the "stalk market" by selling the turnips you bought to Tom Nook at current asking price; hopefully you make a profit. Tom Nook will not buy turnips on Sunday and the price he will pay varies from town to town and day to day. If you wait a whole week and don't sell your turnips they will spoil, so make sure you sell them Saturday night at the latest even if you will lose money by doing so.

Katrina Day: Random (Sun - Sat) Hours: 9pm - 9pm the following day

Katrina is a mysterious feline fortune teller. If you give her fifty bells she will tell you your fortune. You may get a normal fortune, in which shes "some good things and some bad things" or you might get a special fortune with strange effects. If you get a normal fortune you can choose to pay another fifty bells to hear another one. The special fortunes may have good or bad effects.

K. K. Slider Day: Saturday Hours: 8:00pm - 12:00am

Every Saturday night at the train station the musical dog Totakeke will be waiting for you. You will have the option of requesting a song from him if you choose. Remember you must type the name of the song exactly including punctuation, spaces, and capital letters. Three songs (K.K. Song, Two Days Ago, I Love You) will never be sung unless you request them. If you have no request Totakeke will play you a random song. While he sings you will be able to see the credits. After the performance he will present you with an aircheck, which you can put into any stereo to hear the tunes at home.

Redd Day: Random (Once a week) Hours: All day (6:00am start)

Crazy Redd runs the roving Black Market tent that appears in your town sometimes. Some of the things he sells are rare collectables that you won't find anywhere else, while other items are junk which he sells at four times the price of Tom Nook's Shop. After you have made a purchase from Redd you will be able to buy back the items from your catalog. Good feng shui may make it more likely that Redd will sell you a rarer item.

Saharah Day: Random (Sun - Sat) Hours: All Day (6:00am start)

Saharah is a camel carpet salesman from a distant land. She will ask you for an old carpet and three thousand bells in exchange for one of her rare carpets. The only catch is that the price goes up the next time you ask her. Saharah's carpets aren't found anywhere else and each of them matches one of Wendell's wallpapers. Her carpets are not tradable and can't be bought back from the catalog.

Snowman Day: December 25th - February Hours: All Day

You will find two small snowballs on the ground each day regardless of whether it is snowing or not, although if you break both of them they can be reset by saving and quitting. By pushing them around they will start to grow bigger. Snowballs will break if they fall into water, off cliffs, or are shoved into things. Once you have a large snowball made, roll another one half the size into it. If you snowman is well made you will get a piece of Snowman Furniture. Your second ball must be half the size of the first, make sure you push the smaller ball into the bigger one. Both balls must also be the right size to get anything. Your gift will arrive by mail the next day. Even if you break the snowman after, as long as it was wellmade you will get your item. If you approach the made snowman with empty hands and press A you can talk to it. Equip a tool to smash it or walk into him. You can also break the snowballs or push them into the water. The item you get is random. The snowmen stay around for 3 days, getting smaller each day, until on the 4th day they disappear. It has been suggested that the bottom ball should be around 3/4 of maximum size (the point where it won't get any bigger) and the second snowball should be between 1/2 and 3/4 the size of the first snowball.

Wendell Day: Random (Sun - Sat) Hours: All day (6:00am start)

Wendell the walrus is a travelling wallpaper salesman. If you give him a fish he will give you wallpaper. Wendell only gives away three wallpapers per day (1 per person to up to 3 players) so make sure you get to him early. Wendell's wallpapers are one of a kind and you won't find them anywhere else. Every one of his wallpapers match one of Saharah's carpets so if you are looking for a set you'll have to talk to both of them. His wallpapers cannot be re-ordered and cannot be traded.

Wisp Day: Random (All week) Hours: 12:00am - 4:00am

You may encounter Wisp if you wander around late an night (around midnight to 4am). He will ask you to help him find 5 spirits and catch them in the net. If you complete the task, he will offer to; pull all the weeds in your village, re-paint your roof, or give you a gift. You won't be able to see Wisp until you enter his acre and are a few spaces away, then he will call your name. Wisp will only appear if there are quite a few weeds growing in your town. The items he gives out are not generally rare and unless you have not weeded for about 2 weeks or more it is easier time wise to pull your weeds by hand.