Mr. Resetti

Mr. Resetti
Official artwork of Mr. Resetti from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
Universe	Animal Crossing
Debut	Doubutsu no Mori (2001)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020)
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo 64
Species	Mole
Gender	Male
Article on Nookipedia	Mr. Resetti

Mr. Resetti (リセットさん, Reset-san) is a character from the Animal Crossing series.

Origin

Mr. Resetti lecturing the player in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

In the first four Animal Crossing games, Mr. Resetti appears whenever the player walks out their house after resetting the system or turning the power off without saving. Mr. Resetti then proceeds to bother the player by giving a long lecture on how "resetting" the game is bad. The player usually has to apologize to Mr. Resetti in order for him to leave. Sometimes though, apologizing isn't enough for Mr. Resetti: he keeps shouting, and sometimes make the player repeat a phrase that is meant to humiliate them (such as "I'm dirt"). He also sometimes gives a code that he says and the player must type it correctly.

Mr. Resetti's role in the Animal Crossing franchise has diminished in recent years due to real-world incidents of him making young players cry - the aggressiveness and length of his lectures were toned down in New Leaf; while in New Horizons he is implied to run Rescue Service in-game alongside his brother Don Resetti due to the autosave feature rendering their original jobs obsolete. He was formally added in New Horizons version 2.0 and can be invited to The Roost or to the archipelago for a vacation home by Paradise Planning. The dialog that he gives to the player in The Roost implies that he has become calmer and more tolerant to players resetting since he was removed from his roles in the previous games. He also makes a small cameo should one's internet connection fail while playing online, alluding to the fact that the game is forced to reset to the last save as to not cause save corruption.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Mr. Resetti only appears as a trophy.

Trophy

Because Melee was released before Animal Crossing internationally, Mr. Resetti's first appearance is listed on his trophy as "Future Release".

Mr. Resetti's trophy in Melee

Mr. Resetti

Prepare to receive a really long talking-to if you reset this game: the next time you play, Mr. Resetti will be waiting to deliver his best scolding. No matter what your intentions are, pressing the RESET Button will bring you face-to-face with this fervent character. Sometimes, the only way to shut him up is to apologize.

Future Release

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

As an Assist Trophy

Mr. Resetti yelling

Mr. Resetti makes an appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an Assist Trophy, where he simply sits where he was released and lectures the players with long monologues that can last for over a minute before leaving with his signature "SCRAM!". His large text boxes obscure a large section of the upper playing field, which can be distracting to fighters, or the lower area of the screen (depending on his position), obscuring the damage percentages. He will respond to certain events, such as him falling off the playing field on a moving stage, where he will say, "H-hey! Don't you ditch me punk!". It's possible to interact with him by attacking him, but doing so only adds to his complaining. If a player attacks Mr. Resetti enough, he will respond with an explosion, while asking the attacker to "QUIET DOWN, WILL YA!". This explosion can harm players. He will also block projectiles that are thrown at him.

Depending on the time of day, Mr. Resetti may make a comment (for example, at night, Mr. Resetti tells players to "Get some shut-eye", adding that "Staying up late is for punks"). He will also do impressions of characters on the field (calling them by their player name if those are being used, and usually their win screen taunt). Mr. Resetti's text box will be visible regardless of the camera position, and even show up on Snapshots.

One-player glitch

Mr. Resetti saying "Resetti" in a hacked one-player match.

By entering a match with only one player by means of hacking and getting Resetti out of an Assist Trophy, Mr. Resetti is forced to say his own name instead of the nonexistent second player's name, in the sentence "[Player 1].... [Player 2].... You'd be runnin' home to Mama!". The glitched message will appear as "[Player 1].... Resetti.... You'd be runnin' home to Mama!". Presumably, the game is programmed to display "Resetti" if there is any sort of error getting the intended target's name, using his as placeholder.

Trophies

Mr. Resetti's trophy in Brawl

Mr. Resetti

A mole wearing a hard hat who'll show up when you restart your game without having saved. He pops up and lets you know in no uncertain terms the importance of saving your game. The problem is, his speeches are entertaining enough to warrant breaking the rules at least once. In Animal Crossing, his brother Don appears too. He's the polar opposite of his sibling.

: Animal Crossing

: Animal Crossing: Wild World

Mr. Resetti (Feet)'s trophy in Brawl

Mr. Resetti (Feet)

A character who normally appears from underground to lecture the player. However, he is not always underground--in Animal Crossing: Wild World, he can be found sipping coffee at the Roost if you go at a certain time on a certain day. In the Japanese-only "e+" version, he works at a so-called "Resetti Observation Center" where you can pop in for a visit.

: Animal Crossing

: Animal Crossing: Wild World

Sticker

Name	Game	Effect	Fighter(s)
Mr. Resetti	Animal Crossing: Wild World	AttackBodySpin+033 Attack +33

Mr. Resetti (Animal Crossing: WW)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

As a background character

While Mr. Resetti is not an Assist Trophy anymore, he makes a background appearance in the Town and City stage.

In Smash Tour

Mr. Resetti appears as a red trophy item: when used he resets chosen opponent's stats to zero for the upcoming battle only.

Trophy

Mr. Resetti's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Mr. Resetti's trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Mr. Resetti

Be sure to save your game before you turn it off, or this guy will show up screaming "AAAAAAAARGH!" Sonny Resetti and his favorite brother, Don, keep an eye out for sudden game resets, and they aren't shy about reminding you to save often. Best not to aggravate them needlessly...

Forget to save your game before stopping for the day? "GRRAAAAH!" You're going to hear from Mr. Resetti! He and his brother, Don, keep an eye out for reckless resetting and give you a, er...gentle reminder not to. Tempted to "forget" so you can meet them again? Don't. Just don't.

: Animal Crossing (09/2002) (NTSC), Animal Crossing (09/2004) (PAL)

: Animal Crossing: New Leaf (06/2013)

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a background character

Mr. Resetti reprises his role as a background character in Town and City.

Spirit

Mr. Resetti also appears as an Ace-class primary spirit. He can be summoned using the cores of Mettaur, Dugtrio, Muddy Mole, and two Attack types.

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
833		Resetti		★★★	2	3281	9846	1625	4876	1530	4592	Jump ↓	Animal Crossing Series

Gallery

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  Official artwork for Brawl.

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  Mr. Resetti explodes.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	リセットさん
English	Mr. Resetti Resetti
French	M. Resetti
German	Resetti
Spanish	Rese T. Ado
Italian	Resetti
Chinese (Simplified)	电源叔叔
Chinese (Traditional)	Resetti
Korean	도루묵씨
Dutch	Mr. Resetti
Russian	Г-н Ресетти

Trivia

• Interestingly, Resetti is one of only three Assist Trophies in the game whose actual trophy is different from his artwork on the Smash Bros. DOJO!!. Dr. Wright and Lyn are the others.
• When Mr. Resetti is on stage, Smash Balls will not appear.

External links

• All of Mr. Resetti's Dialogue in SSBB