Marcel (もんじゃ,Monja?) is a lazydogvillager in the Animal Crossing series, who first appeared in City Folk. His name and phrase are French. "Non", (which means "no") is a mild joke on the French's way of speaking. It is stereo-typically used at the end of questions e.g. "This shovel is used for digging up fossils, non?". He may be named after Marcel Marceau, a French actor and mime. His name, along with Cousteau's and Gaston's, is French.
Marcel has olive green fur. His painted white face is often misinterpreted to be mime makeup (especially considering his name and catchphrase), but it's most likely either a kabuki otafuku mask modified to look like a dog or shironuri (white foundation) makeup. He has round eyes with light yellow scleroses and a dark pupil in the center of each eye. He has a shiny orange nose. His round, black hikimayu style eyebrows and red whiskers are very likely painted on. His hands and feet are white like his face, but it's unclear if they're also painted or if it's his natural coloring. His initial shirt used to be the Chichi print, but in New Horizons it got changed to a dark blue Sea Hanten Shirt.
Personality
Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.
As a lazy villager, Marcel will be friendly and easy to get along with due to his laid back lifestyle. Like all lazy villagers, he has a love of food and relaxing. He will enjoy partaking in the usual hobbies, usually for relaxing reasons or for food, like when fishing. Marcel will get along well with other villagers, but may offend or confuse jock villagers, who have a lifestyle of exercise and fitness, which conflicts with the lazy lifestyle of relaxing and food. He will get along with other lazy villagers with whom he will talk about food, comics, or superheroes. He will also get along well with normal, peppy, smug, and sisterly villagers, and occasionally cranky villagers, but may from time to time annoy snooty villagers, who disagree with the lazy lifestyle.
House
Marcel's furniture is Asian-themed. If he acquires a stereo, it will play Comrade K.K.. He has two Samurai suits in his house, Chinese-looking wallpaper and flooring, two Lucky Cats, and a Hearth.
Marcel was added to Pocket Camp in the October 9, 2022 update.
Marcel's preferred theme is harmonious, and he primarily gives steel as a reward. His profile reads:
❝ Despite his lackadaisical demeanor, Marcel is always asking himself the tough questions. Like, "When is dinner?" Or, "Did I already have dinner?" And, "Is it wrong to eat two dinners?"❞
Campsite Invitation Requirements
Friendship Level: 0
Friendship Rewards
At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a chichi-print tee and sparkle stones (x1).
At level 9, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 15, he will request that the player crafts a tea table.
At level 20, he will reward the player with a pic of Marcel and sparkle stones (x1).
At level 25, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 30, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 35, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 40, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 45, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 50, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 55, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 60, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 65, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
At level 70, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
Since his birthday is on December 31st, he is the only villager in the entire Animal Crossing series who will not show up for the New Year's Countdown. He shares this trait with Shino and Chabwick, both of which do not leave their houses on their birthdays, October 31st and December 24th, respectively.
He shares his birthday with Tortimer. They both have a birthday on December 31st.
It is suggested that Marcel is from the real-life Kanto region of Japan.
His Japanese name is a reference to "Monjayaki", a traditional Japanese pan-fried dish that is popular in the Kanto region.
His Japanese catchphrase can be translated as "can you say that..." in a Kanto dialect.
His Italian catchphrase is "sniff sniff", relating to the fact that dogs have highly sensitive noses.
In New Horizons, Marcel's preferred styles are Cool/Simple, and his preferred colors are Blue/Green.
