Folk Island || My Tomodachi Life Island

The Kaweans

The Kaweans are perhaps the most visually recognizable species on Folk Island. They are generally very small, soft-looking creatures with oversized heads, large beady eyes, and simple cat-like mouths. Their proportions and expressions naturally make them look adorable, even when they’re annoyed or trying to look intimidating.

Their small stature seems to be a universal trait among the Kaweans, although individuals can vary somewhat in height.

Kaweans are generally expressive despite their simple facial features. Their ears, hair, body language, and tiny changes in expression communicate a surprising amount.

Furuhonya

Furuhonya has the distinction of being the first resident besides Captain to ever arrive on Folk Island.

Her light pink fur and brighter pink bowlcut make her particularly recognizable. Her hair extends behind her shoulders, while the unusual crab-claw-like ears on top of her head give her a distinctive appearance.

Her ears are also unusually expressive. They physically click open when she’s happy, almost functioning like an involuntary emotional indicator.

Furuhonya is married to Clod, and the two share a house. Their relationship also makes them one of the oldest established couples on the island.

Momonga

Momonga is practically the opposite of Furuhonya’s more settled presence.

He’s a mischievous little troublemaker who enjoys getting reactions from people. His dramatic personality means that even minor inconveniences can become enormous personal tragedies in his mind.

His white fur, squirrel-like ears, blue inner ears, nose marking, and extended cheek fur give him a very recognizable silhouette.

Momonga is also incredibly stubborn.

His relationship with Siren is probably the island’s strangest romantic story. He repeatedly attempted to get her attention and was rejected multiple times before eventually wearing her down through sheer persistence.

Siren ultimately found his desperation endearing enough to marry him.

Momonga considers this one of his greatest accomplishments.

Hachiware

Hachiware is one of the more gentle residents.

She’s kind, considerate, and generally easy to approach. Her greatest hobby is playing her guitar, and she frequently practices around the island.

Her white fur contrasts with her light-blue hair, which parts down the middle before spiking outward and falling just short of her shoulders. Her blue cat-like ears make her immediately recognizable as a Kawean.

She currently shares a house with Stevia.

Their relationship is completely platonic, but the two have become comfortable living together. Hachiware’s easygoing personality also helps balance Stevia’s much more refined and serious demeanor.

Chiikawa

Chiikawa is the island’s most reclusive resident.

She’s extremely shy and usually stays inside her house. She’s not necessarily unfriendly; she’s simply overwhelmed by the sheer variety of strange people living around her.

Her white fur, messy white hair, and hamster-like ears give her a very soft appearance.

Chiikawa doesn’t have many friends, but the few friendships she has managed to form are extremely meaningful to her.

She tends to be much more comfortable around familiar people than strangers.

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The Vampires

So far, Clod is the only vampire on Folk Island.

This makes him somewhat of an oddity even among the island’s already bizarre population.

Vampires are generally associated with supernatural abilities and traditional folklore, but Clod doesn’t exactly behave like the terrifying creature people might expect.

Clod

Clod was the second person to ever arrive on Folk Island, making him one of the island’s oldest residents.

He has white skin, parted purple hair, black markings at the front of his hair, and spiky hair toward the back. His prominent fangs make his species obvious, while his glasses give him a slightly more intellectual appearance.

He’s mischievous, charismatic, and fond of pranks.

Unlike someone who simply causes trouble for the sake of being cruel, Clod generally seems to enjoy the reaction more than the prank itself.

He’s married to Furuhonya, and their relationship provides a funny contrast: the first two residents of Folk Island eventually became a married couple.

Clod is also one of the people who has been around long enough to understand how strange Folk Island has become over time.

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Humans

Humans are comparatively unusual on Folk Island because they’re one of the few species that could reasonably be considered ordinary.

There are only a handful of them.

The biggest difference between the human residents is that they don’t necessarily feel like they belong in such an absurd environment.

Bakon

Bakon is one of the most charismatic people on the island.

His dark brown dreadlocks and ever-present sunglasses make him immediately recognizable. He’s enthusiastic, energetic, and extremely entertaining to be around.

Unfortunately, being charismatic also makes some residents suspicious of him.

Momonga in particular doesn’t trust him because of a previous incident involving Bakon and Siren.

Bakon doesn’t seem particularly bothered by the suspicion.

If anything, he finds it amusing.

He’s the sort of person who can turn a completely mundane conversation into an elaborate story.

Messica

Messica might be the closest thing Folk Island has to an ordinary person.

She is mixed, has curly hair that she carefully styles every day, and wears glasses.

The strange part is that she doesn’t really know how she ended up on Folk Island.

Unlike everyone else, she never particularly wanted to be surrounded by aliens, vampires, monsters, and supernatural beings.

She’s terrified of most of the residents and consequently almost never leaves her house.

From her perspective, Folk Island is basically a nightmare where every neighbor is something that shouldn’t exist.

Ironically, most of those neighbors probably think she’s perfectly normal.

Nerd

Nerd is another extremely anxious human.

He has messy black hair and wears glasses with spiral patterns that completely obscure his eyes.

He’s almost constantly nervous, frequently sweating whenever somebody approaches him.

He hasn’t made many friends yet, partially because he has difficulty initiating conversations.

His appearance also makes it difficult to tell what he’s thinking, which can make social situations even more awkward.

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The Moth People

The Moth People are one of the more established non-human species on Folk Island.

Unlike some of the island’s extremely rare species, moth people aren’t particularly unusual. They’re simply another species that happens to live there.

They possess many recognizable moth characteristics while retaining a humanoid body structure.

Two of them are siblings: Pukasi and Stevia.

Pukasi

Pukasi has an unmistakably strange appearance.

His white hair is spiky, reaches beyond his shoulders, and is usually somewhat unkempt. He has black antennae, prominent fangs, glasses, and a thick fluffy dewlap around his neck.

He’s also... weird.

Not necessarily dangerous or antisocial.

Just weird.

Pukasi will sometimes do things simply because he feels like doing them without considering whether there’s a particular reason.

He can hold perfectly normal conversations, but he has one major problem:

He does not seem to understand sleeping.

The concept of going to bed, lying down, closing your eyes, and doing nothing for several hours apparently makes very little sense to him.

His strange behavior contrasts heavily with his older sister.

Stevia

Stevia is much more composed.

She has extremely long white hair that she keeps pristinely maintained. Her large eyes have yellow sclera and narrow, slit-like pupils, giving her a much more striking appearance than her brother.

She also has black antennae, but unlike Pukasi, she doesn’t possess a dewlap.

Her appearance and behavior are both much more refined.

Where Pukasi is chaotic and eccentric, Stevia is regal, deliberate, and composed.

She currently lives with Hachiware.

The two make an amusing pair because Hachiware is much more casual and relaxed while Stevia carries herself with considerably more dignity.

Despite the contrast, they get along well.

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The Chimeras

The Chimeras are probably one of the most intimidating species on Folk Island at first glance.

They are monstrous creatures, often possessing unusual combinations of animalistic and humanoid traits.

However, the Chimeras of Folk Island are considerably more passive than the terrifying reputation their species might suggest.

Rather than constantly attacking people, they tend to be playful, curious, and relatively peaceful.

Their appearance doesn’t necessarily indicate their temperament.

This is especially important for outsiders visiting Folk Island.

Someone unfamiliar with the island might see a gigantic Chimera walking toward them and immediately panic.

The residents, meanwhile, might simply wave and say:

“Oh, that’s just Siren.”

Siren

Siren is the tallest resident on Folk Island by a considerable margin.

Her appearance is striking.

She has black hair that parts three times: two sections falling to either side and another section resting over her forehead. The hair extends to her shoulders behind her.

Her black cat-like ears have vivid red inner ears, and whiskers extend from her face.

But her eyes are probably her most memorable feature.

She has black irises with white pupils, creating an extremely unusual gaze.

Despite looking intimidating, Siren is generally much more relaxed around the other residents.

She’s also married to Momonga.

The circumstances behind their marriage are considerably less conventional than most relationships.

Momonga spent an absurd amount of time trying to win her over, repeatedly being rejected before continuing anyway.

Eventually, Siren found his persistence amusing and endearing.

She agreed.

Momonga now acts as though he conquered an impossible romantic challenge.

Siren simply finds the whole thing funny.

The Aliens

The aliens are probably the most suspicious category on Folk Island.

Nobody knows where any of them came from. They simply appeared, and none of them seem particularly interested in explaining their origins.

There is also a strange pattern among them: they almost always seem to be hiding something.

Whether they’re concealing their biology, their past, their abilities, or something considerably stranger, the other residents have learned not to ask too many questions.

Crewmate

Crewmate is an extremely strange creature disguised as what appears to be someone wearing a large green spacesuit.

The suit covers his entire body and includes a backpack and enormous blue visor. However, the illusion falls apart when looking at his face.

He has a large, sharp mouth where a human mouth would normally be.

That strongly suggests the green “suit” isn’t a suit at all.

It’s his skin.

His biology becomes even stranger from there. He possesses monstrous characteristics, including a long, tentacle-like tongue and seemingly little understanding of ordinary morality.

The funny part is that Crewmate insists he’s incredibly kind and gentle.

He’ll happily introduce himself as a sweet, harmless individual while looking like something that crawled out of a nightmare.

And he genuinely seems to believe his own description.

His supposed kindness has become such a major part of his personality that most residents simply accept it.

Nobody particularly wants to find out what happens if they push him on the subject.

Queen of Hatred

Queen of Hatred looks considerably more ordinary than Crewmate.

She’s a girl with pale white skin, bright pink blush, yellow eyes, and extremely long blue hair that gradually fades into purple. A heart-shaped hair clip completes her appearance.

She dresses like a magical girl straight out of a Japanese anime.

And she is very serious about being a magical girl.

If someone calls her anything else, she can become surprisingly agitated.

She insists that she’s a magical girl and doesn’t appreciate people questioning it.

Despite her intensity regarding the subject, Queen of Hatred is fundamentally compassionate. She genuinely wants to help people and seems to take the idea of being a heroic magical girl seriously.

The mystery surrounding her is therefore less “Is she secretly evil?” and more:

“What exactly is she?”

Nobody has gotten a satisfactory answer.

Bobo

Bobo may have the most intimidating appearance of anyone on the island.

He has a pale white face and equally white bob-cut hair. Half of his face is obscured by black coloration, although one eye remains visible through it.

Deep eye bags make him look perpetually exhausted.

His voice is deep and unsettling, and his facial expression is naturally uncanny.

Most residents are hesitant to approach him.

Which is unfortunate, because Bobo is probably the kindest person on Folk Island.

He’s welcoming, patient, and genuinely caring toward others.

He doesn’t seem bothered by the fact that people are frightened of him, either.

If anything, he’ll patiently introduce himself and reassure them that he’s harmless.

He’s particularly close to Mimikyu, who frequently hangs around him.

Their friendship is somewhat mysterious, considering Mimikyu is arguably the strangest resident on an island full of strange residents.

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The Robots

Robots are another fairly broad category.

Unlike the aliens, however, their artificial nature is obvious.

They are constructed beings made from metal or other synthetic materials, although the exact technology behind them varies.

Peace Bot

Peace Bot is exactly what their name suggests.

Their entire purpose is peace.

Not domination.

Not conquest.

Not experimentation.

Peace.

And surprisingly, Peace Bot is exceptionally good at accomplishing this.

They actively try to prevent arguments, calm down disagreements, encourage cooperation, and make sure everyone feels safe.

Their yellow body and green helmet make them visually friendly, while the helmet has handles that extend down toward their shoulders.

Peace Bot is one of the easiest residents to trust.

If two residents start arguing, Peace Bot will probably appear within minutes.

They don’t necessarily force people to stop arguing.

They simply encourage everyone to calm down and resolve the problem peacefully.

A.N.P.

A.N.P. is much more complicated.

At first glance, A.N.P. appears to be a humanoid robot with white metallic skin and glowing red eyes.

They insist that they’re human.

Unfortunately for A.N.P., there’s a rather obvious problem.

There is a window in their body through which you can visibly see machinery.

And behind that machinery is what appears to be a very small alien cat piloting the robot.

A.N.P. becomes extremely defensive if anyone points this out.

They will verbally attack the person, deny everything, and insist that they’re completely human.

The tiny alien cat doesn’t seem particularly interested in helping clear things up.

Nobody knows whether A.N.P. genuinely believes they’re human or whether this is some elaborate cover story.

Either way, the residents have learned not to bring it up.

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The Bloxians

The Bloxians are generally supernatural humans with pale complexions.

They tend to have an almost otherworldly appearance despite remaining relatively humanoid.

Koda

Koda is one of the loudest personalities on the island.

He has pale white skin, extremely expressive eyes, spiky black hair, and a beanie decorated with a fire pattern.

He’s enthusiastic about rock and roll and has absolutely no interest in hiding it.

Koda is energetic, dramatic, and incredibly expressive.

If he’s excited about something, everyone knows.

If he’s angry, everyone knows.

If he likes a song, everyone on the island is probably going to hear it.

Koda also has a crush on Mr. Anger.

Unfortunately for him, Mr. Anger has absolutely no idea.

Ironically, Mr. Anger secretly has a crush on Koda as well.

So the two of them are essentially stuck in a mutual crush where neither realizes the other feels the same way.

Espo

Espo is much more serious.

He has pale white skin, large eyes, and black spiky hair pointing toward the left. A scar runs across his left eye.

He refuses to explain where the scar came from.

If someone asks, he simply doesn’t answer.

Espo is generally tense and stern, but he’s also extremely responsible.

He’s the sort of person who notices when something has gone wrong and immediately starts figuring out how to fix it.

Among the residents, he’s probably one of the people most likely to take responsibility when everyone else is messing around.

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The Others

The Others are the residents who simply don’t fit comfortably into any existing species category.

They’re too strange, too unique, or simply don’t have enough members to form a proper species group.

Mr. Anger

Mr. Anger has probably one of the most self-explanatory names on Folk Island.

He has spiky red hair that extends down his back and pale reddish skin.

He’s angry.

Frequently.

He openly insults people and has no problem telling someone exactly what he thinks of them.

However, there’s an important distinction:

He doesn’t actually hurt people.

His hostility is almost entirely verbal.

He’s essentially the island’s resident embodiment of irritation.

But beneath all that anger is something he doesn’t like admitting:

He has a crush on Koda.

Unfortunately, Mr. Anger doesn’t realize that Koda likes him too.

There is also a little bit of history between Mr. Anger and Hachiware.

Hachiware used to have a crush on him, but eventually realized that Mr. Anger’s attention was directed toward someone else.

It hurt, but Hachiware eventually moved on.

Stevia helped her through it, and their friendship became stronger because of it.

Hachiware still cares about Mr. Anger as a person, but she no longer has romantic feelings for him.

Lamb

Lamb is an anthropomorphic lamb with charcoal-colored skin covered in fluffy white wool.

He has enormous eyes with goat-like pupils, lamb ears, and red horns.

Sitting on his head is an absolutely tiny black crown.

Lamb is incredibly charming.

He’s also extremely oblivious.

Things that seem obvious to everyone else can completely fly over his head.

Someone might make an extremely obvious joke, and Lamb may spend several minutes trying to understand what they meant.

He isn’t unintelligent so much as genuinely innocent and slow to process certain social situations.

People have learned to explain things to him patiently rather than becoming frustrated.

His obliviousness can make him surprisingly funny without him even realizing he’s being funny.

Mimikyu

Mimikyu is the newest resident of Folk Island.

And probably the least understood.

Nobody knows where they came from.

Nobody knows what they really are.

Nobody even knows whether the thing they’re wearing is actually part of their body.

Their appearance resembles a strange, poorly constructed imitation of a cute creature. Their damp yellow fur looks ragged, their ears are pointed and uneven, and their face has crudely drawn eyes and a mouth.

But those aren’t their real eyes.

Their actual eyes are located on their chest.

They’re tiny black bead-like eyes that stare out from beneath their fur.

Mimikyu doesn’t seem particularly interested in explaining themselves.

They usually keep to themselves and don’t interact with most residents.

The notable exception is Bobo.

Mimikyu frequently stays around him.

The two are rarely seen far apart, although nobody knows exactly why they get along so well.

Bobo doesn’t seem bothered by Mimikyu’s bizarre appearance.

And Mimikyu apparently doesn’t seem bothered by Bobo’s unsettling appearance either.

In a strange way, they may have simply found someone who doesn’t judge them for being strange.

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The Full Folk Island Community

With all twenty-one residents revealed, Folk Island has a surprisingly strong internal balance.

You have:

• 4 Kaweans: Furuhonya, Momonga, Hachiware, and Chiikawa
• 1 Vampire: Clod
• 3 Humans: Bakon, Messica, and Nerd
• 2 Moth People: Pukasi and Stevia
• 1 Chimera: Siren
• 3 Aliens: Crewmate, Queen of Hatred, and Bobo
• 2 Robots: Peace Bot and A.N.P.
• 2 Bloxians: Koda and Espo
• 3 Others: Mr. Anger, Lamb, Mimikyu

The really fun part is that species don’t determine social roles on Folk Island.

The scary-looking people aren’t necessarily dangerous.

The cute people aren’t necessarily innocent.

The supernatural people aren’t necessarily mysterious.

The humans aren’t necessarily normal.

And the robots aren’t necessarily emotionless.

Folk Island has effectively become a place where everyone is weird in their own way, meaning that eventually, even the strangest things become mundane.

A giant Chimera walking into a grocery store?

Normal.

A vampire buying vegetables?

Normal.

A magical girl arguing with a robot?

Normal.

A tiny Kawean causing an elaborate disaster?

Probably normal.

Someone discovering that the person they’ve been talking to all week is actually an alien?

...Honestly, that’s probably normal too.