The Rise and Fall of Raymond

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[pimkinn]

I love how Raymond, instead of being just a normal villager, is now a celebrity that has fell off

[otakuatarigamer]

I got Raymond as my first campsite villager back in May 2020 and i keep him as a “tourist attraction” now despite me never having people on my island

[ravenclawcrossing]

Idc what anyone thinks, Raymond is my baby and I won't let him go. He was one of my first dreamies, not because he was rare or popular, but because I liked his design. I waited 6 months and he turned up at my campsite in January 2021. I still have him to this day, nearly 2 years later.

[peachycat_]

I feel like I’m the only one who genuinely loves Raymond as a cute villager, and not because he was popular. He’s a charming office kitty and makes me smile whenever I see the lil guy. It makes me sad his reputation was ruined for no reason. He’s just a normal villager like any of the others.

[Mollyeva]

I remember during the lockdown my best friend got Raymond as her campsite villager and she was freaking out. I got really jealous because I literally got CHOPS as my campsite villager.

[Mercurysim]

5:35 hearing the words "a couple of years after the game released" hit me like a truck.

[SoraFan]

Well since Raymond now has an amiibo card its pretty pointless to even hunt for him. I remember before the 2.0 update came out people were STILL trying so hard to get Raymond and he is still in popular demand, but as soon as the 2.0 update came and the Series 5 Amiibo Cards came which featured Raymond that is when the demand started to go downhill. Most people realized that just get Raymond's Amiibo Card to invite him to the island without having to do any villager hunting or trying to risk going on sites like Nookazon in the hopes of not being scammed.

Me personally I don't really mind Raymond. He is just another smug villager who speaks the same way as others.

[momok]

It never occurred to me that part of the reason Raymond in particular got so much popularity was because he's one of the cuter villagers in the smug group. I have a soft spot for them, Eugene was my first campsite villager and he's the only one of my tutorial villagers still living on my island. I gave his house a renovation after unlocking the ability to do so since I thought the default house didn't fit him much.

[Maisie.]

I feel like even in 2020 I wasn’t the biggest fan of Raymond, I feel like he was just overrated but he’s kinda cute 🥺

[chelluna]

I started playing AC in February 2021 and I got Raymond in 5 tickets on one of my first hunts and I genuinely liked him. I wonder what people would have thought of Raymond if things hadn’t been quite the way they were.

[louise]

I also got Raymond as a campsite villager back when he was rare. I loved him! But eventually I reset my island and lost him. Then, about a month ago, I bought a bunch of amiibo cards including Raymond, so he's back. Seems like he's not as popular now, but I still like having him on my island. 😃

[antonioAPH]

I love Raymond because he’s cute, has 2 different colored eyes, and wears a little business suit. Something about a smug kitty wearing glasses and a business suit is so cute.

[haydennagy]

I know people have their issues with ACNH, even recently I’ve been bored with the game, but the nostalgia that I feel for spring of 2020 😭
doing nothing but like 2 hrs of school work, playing this game, and hanging out with the only person I was allowed to see during quarantine… it was just so crazy thinking back and so special to me

[jasputing]

I remember coming home from army for a week (and I had had a really rough month there) so when I got home and started playing animal crossing, I started screaming when I saw him on my campsite! He was was my first campsite villager and he's still living happily on my island after 2 and half years :D

[neasalcryovol]

People loved giving Raymond the maid outfit or just dressing him up because why not.
Speaking of people paying money for things in AC, I recall there were people selling hacked money trees that would have different items instead of money bags, like star bits or cupcakes. Then there was an update that turned them all back into money bags and people were crying about it because they lost money buying these trees.

[fallingfordolls]

I remember when I got rid of Butch and I didn't have any miles for tickets. I was freaking out the next day during a zoom call since Raymond actually auto filled into the spot. it was the best Animal Crossing day of my life😂 I still love him so much.

[honeyappletoast]

he was my first campsite visitor and i hated him at first because I hadn’t interacted with the fandom at all and didn’t know he was so popular💀 I’ve actually grown to really love him and he’s the only “og” villager left on my island and I’ll always keep him with me. I love him so much and I’m best friends with him.

[debearytea]

I love Raymond so much, I hate when people tell me "YoU jUsT lIkE hIm BeCaUsE He wAs PoPuLaR". It really just is because he's my favourite smug villager, and he always reminds me that moving to my islands the best because I lived there. He's adorable. I do agree that the villager market blowing him up for absolutely no reason was odd. I do really love this cutie cat, and a lot of the new villagers too. They tickle the aesthetic part of my brain that loves these cute pastels and themes that they gave my island. If you like the popular villagers, well they're popular for a reason, theyre cute and they're fun.

[BradTheProducer]

I just recently got Raymond when he visited my campsite. I’ve also got Kid Cat and Ankha, but with Raymond in town one of my greatest goals is complete, so now I think I’m going to try to create an all-cat island.

[morganplayz]

I wasn't part of the Raymond era unfortunately. But I did manage to get 2 of my dreamies on my island for some time. Bella and Cherry. I love rock music and I instantly clicked with those 2 villagers.