Actor Elijah Wood visits a fan’s Animal Crossing island to sell turnips and be an all-around good guy
One of the most feel-good moments in New Horizons to date.
How would you like it if the hero of one of the greatest film sagas ever made visited your video game world?
This was exactly what happened toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsplayer, Star Wars fan, and Twitter user Jessa (@directedbyrian).
It all started with this simple, rather unassuming tweet:
my price for turnips is 599 bells!!! dm me for dodo code ????#AnimalCrossingNewHorizons#acnh#turnippricespic.twitter.com/dsU23mo9bw
After tweeting about her turnip prices (which buys for 599 bells by the way), Elijah Wood — best known as Frodo from The Lord of the Rings movies — sent Jessa a direct message asking for her Dodo Code to access her island.
She immediately responded, and “Elwood from Driftwood” came not just to sell his turnips but to explore the whole island and hang out, as well.
guys I tweeted my turnip prices and elijah wood just came to my island and hung out ???????????????????? this is the best day in quarantine yetpic.twitter.com/H3mYJWnvgR
Wood was quick to pay compliments to Jessa’s island, to which she jokingly responded that she’ll add his praise on her resume.
elijah wood: your island is so nicejessica:pic.twitter.com/fyno1Bgymp
At one point, the Lord of the Rings star even asked for permission to harvest some of the island owner’s produce. It’s probably the politest thing ever.
#AnimalCrossing#ACNH#NintendoSwitchpic.twitter.com/mItAycEWUg
It certainly looked like Wood enjoyed his visit. He spent time meeting and chatting with Jessa’s friends, posing for screenshots, and playing audience to some of their sweet dance moves.
#AnimalCrossing#ACNH#NintendoSwitchpic.twitter.com/5v9yTOBupk
And he even took some playful smacks to the head — whether or not he knew what was happening.
also here we were hitting him with our nets and he probably had no idea what was going on lmaopic.twitter.com/zwpikxx1PX
Before leaving Jessa’s island, Wood affirmed his host’s fondness for the Rian Johnson-directed Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
i knew i could trust elijah wood with my life#AnimalCrossing#ACNH#NintendoSwitchpic.twitter.com/80K8K6pOIN
The special interaction unfortunately had to end, but Jessa’s island will always remain open for Elwood.
visit anytime#AnimalCrossing#ACNH#NintendoSwitchpic.twitter.com/EYbwFaYHSc
This is impressive, uplifting stuff from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Who knew the stalk market could be such a great way to bring people together during this time of limited social contact?
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