Replace an existing town’s mayor

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I'm asking this question because in my mayor save file, my character's eyes are a kind that I don't like. It has been bothering me for a while, but I have recently found out that you can determine your eye type with the way you respond to Rover's questions at the beginning of the game. I would like to find out if I made a different save file with the eye type that I would like, and then delete my mayor save file, would my new villager save file become mayor?

Best Answer

Unfortunately, it's not possible to do delete the Mayor of a town. The only option is to re-create your town.

When Isabelle asks you "Shall we get you started?" on the main screen, the process of deleting a character is usually "I need help first..." -> "Demolish my home." If you do this on any other character except for the Mayor, that character and his/her house will be removed from the game.

However, if you attempt to do this as the Mayor, Isabelle will initially freak out, and then start to cry, explaining that the town cannot function without a Mayor. Instead, she offers the suggestion that if you really want to start over, you'll have to select "Re-create the town.", which will erase both the Mayor, the town, and all of its citizens.