“You know, I really have no idea what you do all day! Are you super sly, or am I just not paying attention?” ― Phoebe, New Leaf Phoebe (ヒノコ, Hinoko?) is a sisterly ostrich villager who first appears in New Leaf and returns in New Horizons. Both Phoebe's English and Japanese names are plays on the mythical phoenix, one of the Japanese words for which is hi-no-tori, roughly translating to "firebird". Her initial phrase is most likely a reference to the sparks that come from a fire. She appears on