This is about the special character. For the lazy horse, see Elmer. “Patience, Sable...”
― Sable, City Folk
Sable Able (あさみ, Asami?) is a character in the Animal Crossing series, co-owning the Able Sisters tailor shop, one of the stores that can be found in the player's town. She is a shy, reserved character that prefers to work in the background while her younger sister, Mabel, assists customers. About the third day of trying to befriend her (maybe second) Sable will say, "Mabel, Please!" which indicates you still need to bond. By the sixth day she will acknowledge you by name.
Appearance
Sable is a brown hedgehog with pink freckles and sad, shy eyes. Her eyes also make her look tired. She has no visible mouth, and so instead talks by moving her nose. She wears a candy gingham apron and has a head full of large, spiky bristles.
Personality
Sable's life is very focused around the world she grew up in- she is happy with the slow pace of the country life and has proven to be firm friends with others from the village, most notably, Tom Nook. She has low self-confidence and is an introverted person.
In Happy Home Designer she confides in the player that she's terrified that Mabel might leave like Label did, hinting she may have some form of abandonment issues.
Role
In Animal Crossing
Sable maintains the same role in all releases of the Animal Crossing series. She can be seen sewing in the corner, keeping quiet and secluded. If the player keep talking to her she will start becoming your friend and sharing memories about her childhood.
Wild World
You will find Sable sewing in the corner. When the player first talks to her, she will appear cold and dismissive towards the player, much to Mabel's disgust. However, when she becomes friends with the player, she will often argue with Mabel because Mabel teases and embarrasses Sable. The more the player talks to Sable, the more she reveals about her childhood. Her parents died when she was a young hedgehog so she had to hand raise Mabel alone. The first things she made was a pair of gloves for Mabel (Mabel had gotten frostbite on her claws, but Mabel wore them on her ears instead). It is also believed that Sable has a soft spot for Tom Nook, for she grew up with him.
City Folk
Sable contentedly works at the sewing machine in City Folk.
In City Folk, Sable's role remains unchanged, although she does reveal a family secret- she is eventually forced to admit that the worker in GracieGrace is indeed her younger sister, Labelle. Sable does not get on with her sister as she feels that Labelle abandoned her to go to the city when their parents died, leaving her alone to look after Mabel. After speaking with Sable everyday for six days, she will eventually stop ignoring the player and pushing them away, but will make comments about the day of the week and sometimes tell the player stories about her past life and childhood.
Sable may also say:
Oh, Welcome! What? The couple in that photo? Oh stop it, <Player's name>, really. I'm still single! Of course that's not me. That's my late mother. I'm the young girl, there, and the smaller girl beside me is Mabel. The two of us are ten years apart... Both Mother and Father died when Mabel was still just a little girl. But since she was so small, she doesn't remember a thing, the poor dear. The only memory she has of our parents is this photo... I never thought I'd be able to take the place of our parents for her... So I just did what I had to and tried to look after her as best as I could. Somehow, thankfully, she grew up to be that bright bit of sunshine we all love. It was a huge relief that she grew up so normal. Her only fault is that she can be a bit too tomboyish...
After that, Sable sweats as she uses her sewing machine.
New Leaf
In New Leaf Sable is sewing in the corner. Like in previous games, if the player talks to her at least once everyday for a couple of days she will become friendly with them and start revealing memories of her childhood. After speaking to her for ten days straight, she will allow the player to use the QR code machine, which allows them to read QR codes for designs as well as create QR codes for custom designs. Eventually, She will reward the player with a mannequin that clothes can be displayed on.
In Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori
Sable has a minor role in Gekijōban Dōbutsu no Mori. She is seen sewing patterns like in the games. Also, she is seen sitting in the front row next to Mabel during K.K. Slider's performance. She speaks very few lines in the movie.
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Trivia
- Besides Brewster, Sable is the only Special Character the player can befriend in every game.
- Sable's name comes from the sable, a kind of marten hunted for its fur.
- If the player purchases at least 50 items and befriends Sable up to the point where the player unlocks the QR Machine, she will give you a Mannequin.
- In New Leaf, Sable has the voice of a normal villager.
- According to Jock villagers in City Folk, Sable and Mabel can get into very verbal heated arguments frequently. But they always cool down and make up almost immediately afterwards.
- If you build Sable a house in HHD using her amiibo card, Labelle and Mabel will also appear in her house without using their amiibo cards.
- In HHD she'll happily chat with and confide with the player, despite not needing to warm up to the player first. Though such a mechanic would be impossible to implement in HHD.
- ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0