Lucy (Pet Crossing)

Lucy is a fictional character from the Pet Crossing series of video games. She is a kindly Rabbit that first appeared in the 2012 release Pet Crossing: New Leaf, where she serves as the secretary to the player character. Lucy has received positive reception, and she has become one of the most prominent characters in the Pet Crossing franchise as it de facto mascot. Her popularity has led to appearances outside of the Pet Crossing series, including as a playable character in the fighting game Crossover Brawl 3: Good Vs. Evil.

Concept and creation
Lucy is a grey rabbit, originally named Shizue in Japanese.[2] Pet Crossing designers wanted players to reject Lucy's offer of a ceremony for various accomplishments as mayor at least once so that they feel bad about having done so.[3] Pet Crossing director Katsuya Eguchi and New Leaf producer Aya Kyogoku both enjoyed Lucy; Eguchi appreciated her for her smile, friendliness, and clumsiness.

Appearances
Lucy first appeared in the 2012 video game Pet Crossing: New Leaf along with her twin brother Rigby. In the game, she acts as the secretary to the player character, who becomes the town mayor, and assists them with various tasks. She has appeared in several Animal Crossing games since, including Pet Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Pet Crossing: amiibo Festival, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

In other media
Lucy appears in a one-off gag manga in the magazine CoroCoro. Nintendo's official Animal Crossing Twitter account is named after Isabelle and creates tweets in the style of the character in order to remind players about current or forthcoming Pet Crossing titles.

Reception
Isabelle has received generally positive reception since her debut, to the point that she has become the mascot of the Pet Crossing series. She was ranked as the as one of the best video game characters of the 2010s by Polygon staff; writer Nicole Carpenter called her a "pure, helpful pal" and a "very real icon."[17] Writer Amy Valens explains that her popularity was due to her being "wholesome, positive, and adorable." Writer Nadia Oxford praised her for her intelligence and selflessness, stating that she is "guaranteed to turn your heart into a crimson puddle of pulsating goo."[13] She also noted that all Nintendo has to do to get her to go back to playing New Leaf is for them to "release a sketch of Lucy the rabbit sitting forlornly at her cobweb-covered desk, a cup of coffee turning to ice by her elbow."[18] Kotaku's Patricia Hernandez called Lucy adorable and her "beloved," while expressing sadness at how difficult it was to obtain her amiibo card.