Isabelle

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Isabelle
Isabelle's artwork for Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Chronological information
First game	Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012)
Game appearances	Mario Kart 8 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Personal information
Gender	Female
Occupations	Town mayor, secretary
Species	Dog

Isabelle (しずえ, Shizue^?) is a dog from the Animal Crossing series who debuted in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. She assists the player in their new role as the town mayor as their secretary and assistant. She is also the twin sister of Digby, who works and stands at the front entrance to the Happy Home Showcase. In Mario-related media, Isabelle first appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, but within the Mario franchise itself, she first appears as a playable character introduced in the Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8 downloadable pack of Mario Kart 8.

Profile

Physical description

A general depiction of Isabelle from one of the Animal Crossing games, Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival

Isabelle is a nearsighted, bright yellow Shih Tzu dog, which her Japanese name, Shizue, is a play on. Isabelle's head is also shaped like a bag of Bells, hence her English name. She has a happy appearance with rosy cheeks and with a white fur patch on her tail and around her mouth. She wears a green checkered vest with a white top and a red ribbon underneath with a navy blue skirt. During fall and winter, she wears a yellow cardigan, known as the Winter Outfit, instead of a vest. Her hair is tied up with a red elastic with bells attached, which actually jingle as she walks.

She wears different styled clothes on special events that are held around the town; for example, she will wear a flowery shirt during the Fireworks Show and a Santa-style shirt on Toy Day.

Personality

Isabelle is very clumsy and absentminded and dislikes confrontation. Despite this, she is respectful of others and is very friendly. Being open-minded and friendly, she is very keen to make the town a better place to live, by encouraging the player to do tasks and Public Works Projects throughout the town. Like many other secretaries, she can be hard on herself when she is side-tracked. Isabelle has shown sides of gratitude and affection to the player, especially on Valentine's Day and is even hinted on having a crush on the player regardless of gender.

In the Mario franchise

Mario Kart 8 / Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

Isabelle appears in Mario Kart 8 as a DLC character part of the Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8 alongside the Villager and Dry Bowser. Isabelle's signature vehicle is the City Tripper, which would go on to appear alongside Isabelle in later Animal Crossing games, in which the vehicle is named the Isabelle Scooter. Isabelle is a lightweight racer.

In Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Isabelle is included within the base game.

Super Mario Maker

There are two unlockable Mystery Mushroom costumes of Isabelle, one of which shows her wearing a Summer Outfit while the other does so in a Winter Outfit. These can unlocked either at random by completing the Super Mario Challenge or by scanning a Summer Outfit or Winter Outfit amiibo of Isabelle, respectively. Unlocking Isabelle from the Super Mario Challenge is only possible on Normal difficulty or harder, and the bar is set even higher for Winter outfit Isabelle, as it requires Expert difficulty or higher.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U

Isabelle watching Diddy Kong and Yoshi fight in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

A screenshot of Isabelle in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Isabelle is an Assist Trophy character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, replacing Mr. Resetti as the sole Animal Crossing Assist Trophy. Aside from this, both games also give Isabelle two other minor roles as a trophy and a Mii Fighter outfit released as downloadable content on June 14, 2015. In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, there is a second trophy of Isabelle in her winter outfit. In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Isabelle is an item in Smash Tour mode.

As an Assist Trophy, whenever Isabelle is summoned, she throws fruit at whoever summoned her, and the fruit heals the character upon contact. The fruit can also heal the other fighters, although they must pick it up first, just like the Food items in general. While active, Isabelle also expresses emotion depending on what occurs; if the fighter who summoned Isabelle gets KO'd, she leans over sadly until the fighter returns on stage, and if that fighter KO's an opponent, Isabelle cheers.

As an item in Smash Tour, Isabelle causes all nearby stat-boosting items to grow to maximum size.

A Mii Gunner wearing an Isabelle costume, standing next to Isabelle herself, in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

The downloadable Mii Fighter outfit of Isabelle can be worn by the Mii Gunner while the headgear can be worn by any of the three Mii Fighters. If the Mii Fighter wears the Isabelle outfit, her gun is replaced with a party popper.

Prior to both games' release, Isabelle's appearance was originally confirmed on March 4, 2014. She was shown again in the Nintendo Direct on the 8th of April. Later on, she was confirmed that she will help the fighter who summoned her by throwing fruit towards them that can be 'eaten', lowering their percentage but fighters cannot interact with her.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Isabelle's congratulations screen for clearing Classic Mode in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Isabelle appears as a playable fighter, and her fighter number is 68. The Mii Costume of Isabelle returns from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. Like most other fighters, Isabelle has to be unlocked first, which is doable by either winning against her Puppet Fighter in Adventure Mode: World of Light or sometimes by completing Classic Mode as Pikachu, upon which he is taken to fight Isabelle at Town and City.

There is a Fighter Spirit of Isabelle, obtained by completing Isabelle's Classic Mode route, titled Best in Show, which only consists of fighting female opponents (the only exception being Popo of the Ice Climbers, who fights alongside Nana, a female). The fifth round specifically involves Isabelle fighting the female Mario fighters at Princess Peach's Castle, including Princess Peach, Rosalina & Luma, Princess Daisy, and Wendy O. Koopa.

Prior to the game's release, Isabelle was confirmed to be a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate on September 13, 2018. In her reveal trailer, "All In A Day's Work," she is seen working around the mayor's office while the mayor is out camping and fighting in Smash. She then gets a letter from Pete and is shocked when it ends up being an invitation for Smash. Her trailer ends asking for the viewers to cheer her on.

Special moves

Isabelle's special moves consist of:

• Neutral special: Pocket
• Side special: Fishing Rod
• Up special: Balloon Trip
• Down special: Lloid Trap
• Final Smash: Dream Town Hall

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In Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World

Scanning an Isabelle amiibo unlocks a pattern for the Yoshis based on Isabelle's design. The pattern is based on either Isabelle's Summer Outfit or Winter Outfit, depending on which type of amiibo is scanned.

In WarioWare Gold

The crude Isabelle drawing in WarioWare Gold

Isabelle makes a cameo appearance in the Wario's amiibo Sketch mode if the player scans an Isabelle amiibo, upon which Wario does a crude drawing of Isabelle's smiling face.

Timeline

This section only concerns Isabelle's appearances in Mario-related media.

[Edit] Game	Role	Year	Console	Notes
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS	Non-playable character, cameo	2014	Nintendo 3DS	Featured as an Assist Trophy and makes a cameo as a trophy
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Non-playable character, cameo	2014	Wii U	Same as in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS but with the addition of being an item in Smash Tour.
Mario Kart 8 (Animal Crossing x Mario Kart 8)	Playable character	2015	Wii U	Introduced as a playable character in the downloadable pack alongside Villager and Dry Bowser
Super Mario Maker	Playable character	2015	Wii U	Featured as one of the costumes
Poochy & Yoshi's Woolly World	Reference	2017	Nintendo 3DS	Scanning an Isabelle amiibo gives Yoshi a pattern based on either her summer or winter outfit, depending on which type of Isabelle amiibo is scanned.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe	Playable character	2017	Nintendo Switch	Now included in the base game, being available from the start
WarioWare Gold	Cameo	2018	Nintendo 3DS	In the Wario's amiibo Sketch souvenir, scanning the Isabelle amiibo results in Wario sketching a crudely-drawn image of her.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Unlockable playable character	2018	Nintendo Switch

Nomenclature

[Edit] Language	Name	Translation	Notes
Chinese (Simplified)	西施惠 Xīshīhuì		A transliteration of Isabelle's Japanese name
French	Marie	-	A play on "mairie," meaning Town Hall, and the French spelling of Mary
German	Melinda	-	Melinda is a regular girl's name
Italian	Fuffi	-	One the feminine names given to a dog in Italian
Japanese	しずえ Shizue	Female Shih Tzu
Korean	여울 Yeo'ul	Small-bell fox (roughly)	Portmanteau of 여우 (yeo-u, "fox") and 방울 (bang-ul, "small bell")
Russian	Изабель / Изабелла	Izabel' / Izabella	Based on Isabelle's English name
Spanish	Canela	Cinnamon	Isabelle's Spanish name directly translates to cinnamon; "can" is the Spanish word for "dog," so the Spanish name could possibly be a pun on both it and the name Isabella.

Trivia

• Isabelle is the third character in the Super Smash Bros. series to have debuted as an Assist Trophy before coming a fighter, after Little Mac and Dark Samus.
• Isabelle is the fifth playable canine character after Fox McCloud, Wolf O'Donnell, Lucario, and the Duck Hunt dog, as well as the first female dog.
• Isabelle is also the first playable anthropomorphic animal who is female.

Gallery

To view Isabelle's image gallery, click here.

External links

• Isabelle on the Animal Crossing Wiki