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This article is a guide to the key characters of the Nintendo video game series Animal Crossing and Animal Crossing: Wild World, known as Animal Forest (どうぶつの森, Dōbutsu no Mori) in Japan. It is presented alphabetically.

Blanca

Blanca is a faceless cat, for whom the player can draw a new face, which will wash off shortly afterwards. In Animal Crossing, she infrequently appears on the train when the player travels between towns, and in Animal Crossing: Wild World, she randomly appears in the player's town when the player has connected to the Nintendo WiFi network.

Blathers

Blathers is the owl curator of the museum. He accepts donations of bugs, paintings, fossils, and fish. In Animal Crossing, he often offers helpful tips on how to cook and serve fish, tells the player facts about the fish/bug/fossil when donated, and in Wild World, he has a sister named Celeste. He talks a bit too much and is afraid of insects. Some neighbors tell the player that very few people want to be friends with him because they probably think he is a "know-it-all".

Booker

Booker is the absent-minded bulldog police officer who runs the lost-and-found. He appears in both Animal Crossing and Wild World. In Wild World, Booker also allows you to change the design on the town's flag and notifies you of non-playable characters visiting your town (this was Copper's job in Animal Crossing for the Gamecube).

Brewster

Introduced in Wild World, Brewster is a green-grey pigeon who serves coffee at The Roost, a café in the basement of the museum. If players continue going to The Roost and buy coffee, he will start offering special blends, such as his "pigeon blend."

Celeste

Introduced in Wild World, Celeste is the owl caretaker of the telescope and observatory in the upstairs area of the museum, and the sister of Blathers. Players can create constellations which can be viewed either by looking through her telescope or anytime at night outdoors in the player's town. The constellations will also have "peak viewing times."

Copper

Copper is an officious dog police officer. In Animal Crossing, he warns the player about upcoming visits from non-player characters, and Wild World, he handles connecting to other players' towns and other Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection tasks. He is also the town aerobics instructor.

Dr. Shrunk

Introduced in Wild World, Dr. Shrunk is an axolotl psychologist who teaches the player emotional outbursts that can be used for player-to-player communication.

Gracie

Gracie is a fashion-conscious giraffe who challenges the player to a quiz or to clean her car (Animal Crossing only), and rewards successful players with otherwise-unobtainable shirts. In Wild World, Gracie gives you your Fashionista Badge after examining your clothing. If you talk to her enough times, she asks you how much you'd be willing to pay for a new shirt and depending on the offer, she gives you a shirt.

Gulliver

Gulliver is a befuddled seagull who gives the player rare items from around the world. In Animal Crossing, a sailor-suited Gulliver washes up on the beach, telling stories about a shipwreck. In Wild World, he flies by in a UFO that can be shot down with a slingshot, then the player must reassemble his ship in exchange for a rare item.

Harriet

Introduced in Wild World, Harriet is a poodle who will style the player's hair, with the style and colour based on the answers to a series of questions. Harriet's salon is only available to the player after they upgrade Tom Nook's store to a department store called Nookington's.

Kapp'n

Kapp'n is a kappa sea captain who specializes in taxiing people. In Animal Crossing, he ferries the player by rowboat to Animal Island, a special area accessed by connecting a Game Boy Advance to the Nintendo GameCube via a link cable, and in Wild World, he drives new players to the town, asking a handful of introductory questions. Although often referred to as a kappa, the north american strategy guide for Wild World says he's a parrot, while the guide for Animal Crossing makes no direct reference to his species, merely calling him a "shelled pirate"

K.K. Slider

Totakeke, a musician operating under the stage name K.K. Slider, is a guitar-playing dog who appears in both Animal Crossing and Wild World. If the player visits him, Totakeke will perform a random song while the credits roll, or one that you request. He will then give the player a free recording of that song which can be played in the character's house on a stereo item. In Animal Crossing, K.K. was a street musician, who played in front of the town train station. In Wild World, he has secured official performances at the town coffee shop, where he is a major draw on Saturday nights.

K.K. has gained notability outside of the gaming world as well, due to what some view as a pro-piracy stance implied in his behaviour in Wild World. In the game, he refers to his song recordings as "boots", criticizes "industry fat cats", and claims that his music "wants to be free". These statements even attracted the attention of the New York Times, which authored an article on the musician.

Totakeke is the nickname of Kazumi Totaka (or Totaka Kazumi as spoken in Japanese) who composed music for Animal Crossing. K.K. Slider will play Totaka's Song, a secret theme embedded in many of Totaka's games if the player types in K.K. Song. The song must be requested in all games except Animal Crossing: Wild World.

Lyle

Introduced in Wild World, Lyle is a weasel insurance agent. He comes every Saturday for the player to fill out a questionaire. He sells insurance against fake paintings, accidental falls, spider bites, as well as scorpion and bee stings.

There are some rumors of him scamming the player. This may be because he has a "business partnership" with Redd, since many paintings are only sold by Redd. The official strategy guide even said "Redd and Lyle: Partners in Crime?" indicating that there is a possibilty of criminal activity between the two . The villagers also suggest an insurance scam, and he sometimes doesn't appear in the player's town.

Mabel and Sable Able

Mabel Able is the hedgehog manager of the Able Sisters' shop. She allows visitors to create designs and put them on display. After a design is put on display, villagers might wear them on their clothing. In Wild World, she sells regular clothing, accessories and headgear, and will even purchase clothes from characters. According to the first Animal Crossing, Mabel seems to get this money from Tom Nook and from the customers.

Sable Able is the elder of the two Able sisters, but is very shy and just sits at a table and sews. If one creates enough designs and talks to her on a regular basis, Sable will open up and tell the player interesting stories about the sisters's childhood. According to these conversations, Sable is 10 years older than Mable, and was her surrogate "parent" or guardian because the sisters' parents died at a young age. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, she hints at a crush on fellow shopkeeper Tom Nook, and talks of her guilty interest in a porcupine soap opera.

In the European version of the game, the Able sisters are referred to as porcupines.

Pascal

Pascal is a beaver from the Nintendo DS title Animal Crossing: Wild World. Taking on the role of Gulliver from the Nintendo 64 and GameCube versions, Pascal is occasionally found along the beach, much like Gulliver was before.

Pascal is considered a philosopher by many, always lost in thought, similar to the neighbour Jeremiah. When spoken to Pascal tells others of his thoughts, gives out some rare pirate furniture, and then dives back into the sea. His thoughts are very odd, and include "Never slap an octopus, man," and "We're just flotsam, drifting off in the sea of life..." However, Pascal is well-known as he graced the cover of Animal Crossing: Wild World, and he is also the only source for getting the golden axe, the most infamous of all the golden tools.

Pelly

Pelly, as her name may suggest, is a pelican who works in the town hall during the day. She is very much devoted to her job, and unlike her sister Phyllis, is never surly towards the player. Sometimes, she is shown to be hiding a deep sadness; on these occasions, she confides an unrequited love towards another character with the player.

Pete

Pete is the pelican postman of Animal Crossing, and a rarely-seen character. In Wild World, Pete is seen around 6:00 AM making his deliveries in the sky, and can be shot down using the slingshot. In the GameCube and N64 versions, Pete appears in front of the bulletin board at 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, the beginning and end of the standard workday.

Sometimes, when the player converses with Pete, he will talk about his love life. Pete assures the player he does not possess a romantic interest in fellow mail worker Pelly, but he has a definite interest in Phyllis, as revealed by his statement "I should definitely ask Phyllis out on a date tonight."

Phyllis

Phyllis is the elder sister of Pelly, and works at the post office in GCN Animal Crossing and the town hall in Wild World. Unlike Pelly, however, Phyllis is always very rude, and usually says things under her breath. Phyllis, like her sister, occasionally stops by The Roost for some coffee before she appears at the town hall, but complains about the coffee's bitter taste. However, Phyllis has been known to confess that she actually enjoys the coffee there. Phyllis has also revealed that Brewster once commented that she and Pelly look nothing alike (Phyllis taking this as an insult). Also, she enjoys watching a soap opera called "Love Birds", which is about pelicans in romantic relationships, similar to Sable's interest in a similar program, called "Pointed Love".

"Crazy" Redd

Redd is a fox and owner of a black market called Crazy Redd's. He seems to have a rivalry with fellow raccoon shopkeeper Tom Nook. This may be a reference to Japanese mythology, in which the tanuki and kitsune are traditionally rivals. A sly figure, Redd sets up camp on a random weekday in front of town hall. He will sometimes sell very rare items, but at high prices, and other times simply sell normal items at an incredibly inflated cost. He is the main source for purchasing paintings, however he will sometimes sell counterfeit paintings, which must be identified by Blathers. In Wild World, Redd is paranoid, will only sells items to members, and requires that the player say a password to view his collection in a manner similar to that of prohibition-era speakeasies. After paying a membership fee of 3000 bells, characters may purchase items, and Redd will then send them letters containing the weekly password.

Resetti Bros.

Mr. Sonny Resetti

Mr. Sonny Resetti is a mole from the Animal Crossing video games. If the player shuts off their Nintendo GameCube or Nintendo DS systems without saving first or if a character strays too far away from a wireless access point, Resetti will warn them that they've gone too far and the console will reset. The next time they started up their game they will be greeted by Mr. Resetti, a cranky mole who scolds them for "resetting", and warns them that they could lose valuable data. If the player continues to reset the game, he will begin to deliver longer and longer rants, and require they give him apologies. In the GameCube version, he also threatens to erase the game file and even demolish the player's house, but his high blood pressure prevents him from doing so. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, Resetti makes small cameo appearances at The Roost.

In the GameCube title, Super Smash Brothers Melee, the reward for destroying five of the Fighting Wire Frames in the Cruel Melee is a trophy of Resetti. In the Japanese version, it says he's from "Animal Forest" for the Nintendo 64, but in the North American and PAL releases, it says "Future Release". This is because Super Smash Bros. Melee was released in December 2001, and Animal Crossing was released in September 2002.

Mr. Don Resetti

Don Resetti is the more laid back, calmer brother of Sonny Resetti. He apologizes for the rudeness of his brother. Little is known about him & due to his absence in Animal Crossing: Wild World and it is unknown if he will ever be seen again.

The Resetti Bros. are possibly named after Don Vito Corleone and Sonny Corleone of The Godfather.

Rover

Rover is a character from the Animal Crossing video games. Despite his name, Rover is actually a cat, not a dog. He is actually a relatively minor character, despite being the first active NPC character in the game.

In Animal Crossing, Rover appears as a passenger on the train, asks for the time, and asks the player a series of questions which determine their look, gender and hairstyle. He also arranges for characters's lodging, setting them up with a house from Tom Nook. In the Nintendo DS version of Animal Crossing, Rover is reduced to making brief and humorous cameo appearances. In the afternoon, he occasionally stops by The Roost for a cup of coffee, compliments Brewster and asks the player some humorous questions. He also runs Tag Mode, which allows players to receive letters through the use of "bottle mail".

Saharah

Saharah is a camel who comes into town any random day from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. (24 hours or 1 day) in Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube and from 6 a.m. to 12.am in Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS. She sells rare and exotic carpets from far away lands in Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube. Saharah will also trade characters a rare carpet in exchange for a common carpet and some money. In Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS She delivers rare carpets and wallpapers. She will reward you with a carpet or wallpaper of your choice after running some errands for her. Saharah is named after the Sahara desert.

Sow Joan

Sow Joan (commonly referred to as Joan) is a boar character who comes to the player's village on Sundays to sell turnips. She is also seen sleeping on the train when the player creates a new character or travels between villages.. Joan sells turnips for a certain price per turnip, which can be purchased in bunches of 10's 50's or 100's. After the player buys them, he can sell them to Tom Nook for another certain price per turnip. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, Joan sells red turnip seeds which can be planted, cared for, and then sold to Tom Nook for a large amount of bells. This system, called the Stalk Market, is a parody of the stock market in real life. In the same vein, Joan's name is a pun on the DOW Jones index. A 'sow' is a female pig/boar. In the Japanese language, the words for 'stock' and 'turnip' are both pronounced kabu.

Tom Nook

Tom Nook (たぬきち, Tanukichi) is a character from Nintendo's popular Animal Crossing video games. While Tom Nook is referred to as a raccoon in english, he is actually a tanuki, a canine native to Japan that resembles a raccoon. His name is also a reference to tanuki (tomnook). Presumably, his real name is Thomas Nook, though no one ever actually refers to him as such.

A friendly and fair creature, as well as a shrewd businessman, Tom Nook owns and operates the only reliable shop in Animal Crossing. He provides starting players with temporary employment, will purchase items from the player. As certain parameters are met within the game, he will upgrade his shop from its humble beginnings all the way up to a multi-story department store with a variety of features such as a hair salon (Wild World only). Nook also has a shipping service which is used to trade items between different villages and purchase out-of-stock items via mail order.

Nook also holds a monthly 'raffle' in Animal Crossing replaced with the Tom Nook Point System INC. in Wild World. Both systems allow for the acquisition of rare and otherwise unobtainable items by the player. Finally, Tom Nook has many special sales at the store. For example, there are "Emergency Sales", where Nook is selling a rare item, "Clearance Sales" where everything is half-price, and the "Point Specials" where five times the regular points are given with every purchase.

In both games, after Nookington's, the final store upgrade, is opened, Tom's nephews Timmy and Tommy are hired to work at the second floor of the department store. The twins try to speak in unison, but one of them, usually Tommy, lags behind by two seconds.

In the video game Super Smash Brothers Melee, the reward for collecting 1,000 coins in the Coin Battle mode is a trophy of Tom Nook. In the Japanese version, it says he's from "Animal Forest" for the Nintendo 64, but in the North American and PAL releases, it says "Future Release". This is because Super Smash Bros. Melee was released in December 2001, and Animal Crossing was released in September 2002.

Tortimer

Mayor Tortimer is the town mayor in Animal Crossing and Wild World. An elderly tortoise, he spends much of the time asleep in the town hall or near the wishing well. He will leave his normal location for special events in the town. Tortimer leans on a cane when standing up, and complains of aching legs if he is required to stand outside all day. He is the source of numerous special event and holiday-themed items for the player. Tortimer's name is a combination of the word "tortoise" and the name "Mortimer".

Wendell

Wendell is a walrus from the Animal Crossing games. A wallpaper designer and starving artist, Wendell will trade his patterns with the player in exchange for fish, turnips or fruit. If you give him a red turnip though, you can start a complicated trading game that can result in numerous rewards, including the golden axe. If a pattern from Wendell is placed on display at the Able Sisters's, Mabel will state, "Oh, yes, that design was created by Wendell of Tuskany." Tuskany, an obvious portmanteau of tusk and Tuscany, is presumably Wendell's home.

References

1. Nintendo Player's Guide for Animal Crossing, page 19.
2. Nintendo Player's Guide for Animal Crossing, page 35.
3. Nintendo Player's Guide for Animal Crossing: Wild World, page 40.
4. New York Times, Social Commentary, or Just a Dog's Opinion?, December 19, 2005
5. Official Guide from Nintendo Power: Animal Crossing: Wild World, page 41, "Redd and Lyle: Partners in Crime?"
6. Nintendo Player's Guide for Animal Crossing, page 20. "a cheery, chatty hedgehog"
7. Nintendo Player's Guide for Animal Crossing, page 159.
8. Official Player's Guide for Animal Crossing (Europe), page 16. ""
9. ^ Nintendo Player's Guide for Animal Crossing, page 155
10. ^ Nintendo Player's Guide for Animal Crossing, page 34.
11. Nintendo Player's guide for Animal Crossing, page 38

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