The New Horizons Update has sparked a Froggy Chair Vs Big Man Bench Battle

Animal Crossing's Froggy chair is a staple of the series and the source of countless memes. It was first introduced in the original title and has survived through countless (5) generations of the game.

While the Froggy chair is comfortably Animal Crossing's most popular piece of furniture, it's now in serious danger of being dethroned. Following the surprise announcement of Animal Crossing: New Horizons' big 3.0 update, there may be a new seating king in town, with the Big Man bench capturing the hearts of the masses.

Froggy Chair vs Big Man Bench is the battle to dominate in 2026

The Froggy chair is iconic, but it almost didn't make it into Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The seat was missing from the launch version of the game; but after much fan unrest it was added in the second major update. Without it, we wouldn't have this battle of the titans we see today.

During the surprise 12-minute trailer Nintendo released yesterday for Animal Crossing: New Horizons' next big update, it revealed some major crossovers with Lego, The Legend of Zelda, and Splatoon, which is where our new beloved bench comes from.

The Big Man bench costs 3,330 clocks and is a bench modeled after Big Man from the Splatoon series. For the uninitiated, Big Man is a giant manta ray, which this bench is shaped exactly like, and it has become an instant hit.

Big man bench from Animals Crossing New Horizons.

Social media was immediately flooded with posts, with many quick to dismiss the Froggy chair as a “chairman of history” and declaring the Big Man bench the “bench of the day”. While once the master of memes, the Froggy chair has, at least while the tension is high, been pushed aside for its successor.

But while some were quick to move on from the Froggy chair, others jumped to its defense. On Reddit, ellamachine asked, “Why are we pitting two bad bitches against each other?” Timely-Cancel921 added, “Froggy the chair is evil. Nothing can replace him.”

Regardless of the outcome, this is something to keep an eye on next year.