List of characters in the Animal Crossing series

Animal Crossing, known as Animal Forest or Dōbutsu no Mori (どうぶつの森) in Japan, is a video game franchise developed by Nintendo Entertainment Analysis and Development. After release in Japan, the game was improved upon and released in the United States on 15 September 2002, later being made a Player's Choice game. The game utilizes the GameCube's internal clock and Memory Card to simulate a persistent world. A sequel, Animal Crossing: Wild World, was released in 2005 for Nintendo DS, featuring many similarities with its predecessors.

Blanca

Blanca is a faceless cat. To makeup for her 'disability', she usually has a fake face to make herself feel better. Unfortunately, she never talks about her past, and her face will wash off from time to time.

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Picture of Blanca with a face

In Animal Crossing, whenever the player takes a trip out of town via the train, he or she will either meet Rover, or less commonly, Blanca. The player's character will be shocked at how Blanca lacks a face. She will then ask for the player to draw a face for her. No matter how it looks, Blanca will thank you and the train will arrive at your friend's village.

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, while the player does need to travel to see Blanca, she will not be riding on the train (since the train station was replaced with a gate). After the player's character comes home from another town (or the player disconnects from the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection), Blanca will wander around the player's village, using a face someone else drew for her. She will then get fearful about her current face, and her tears will wash it off. The player will then get a chance to use the stylus and draw a new face for Blanca. She will thank the player's character and leave shortly.

Blathers

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Picture of Blathers, as seen in the Nintendo 64 and GameCube games

Blathers is the owl curator of the museum in the popular Animal Crossing video games. He is disappointed at a lack of customers and the fact that he doesn't have anything to show off. Because of this, he asks the player to make donations to put on display. He finds particular glee in receiving fish--often, he offers cooking tips for them, many of which resort to "Batter, batter, and more batter!". However, he is afraid of insects and even questions why disgusting bugs like spiders and cockroaches are meant to be on display. In the sequel, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Blathers' sister Celeste is introduced to run an observatory in the attic of the museum. He can also identify fossils, but only in the Nintendo DS version. Because Blathers plays a major role in both Animal Crossing games, he, Celeste and Brewster are likely to appear in Animal Crossing (Wii).

Blathers, being a nocturnal bird, frequently falls asleep during the day, and players must wake him (he has been known to comment, "'Tis the way of the owl!").

Blathers gets his name from the fact that he has been known to talk aimlessly for fairly long periods of time. Sometimes, he even apologizes for blathering.

Despite the fact that owls are birds of prey and hunt insects, Blathers is terrified of insects. He has once attempted to try and get over his fear, but failed. Blathers does seem to have a fondness for fish.

Judging by his appearance, it is likely that Blathers and his sister are great horned owls.

More of Blathers' background was revealed on July 13, 2006. He used to live in the big city and even had a laboratory, and a museum was built in the player's town. No one from the main Farway Museum would move, so Blathers' professor suggested him to move instead. Blathers got his curator's license and moved to the player's museum.

Booker

Booker, much like Copper, is a police officer who worked at the local police station, and returns lost items to their respective owners. He is a dog of the bulldog or pug type. He is quite absent-minded and slow-witted, which causes him to often pause in his speech and say "I think...", apologising often; he seems to have a bit of an inferiority complex. He continues to run the lost-and-found in Animal Crossing: Wild World, except he takes on the profession of being a gatekeeper. Since Copper handles wireless play, it is Booker's duty to tell the player who the last one to come through the gate was, what is in the lost property, and to change the town flag.

Brewster

Brewster is a character exclusive to Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS. He is a green-grey pigeon who serves coffee at The Roost, a café in the basement of the museum. Starting out saying very little and remaining formal, he eventually warms up to the player, offering more unique blends of coffee, such as the world-renowned Pigeon Blend (in addition to offering his coffee in a "well-stained mug" and saying "coo..."). He also asks questions about what you'd like in your coffee. His café contains a stage where guitarist Totakeke plays on Saturdays (in place of the GameCube game's train station).

Celeste

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Promotional picture of Celeste

Celeste is an owl introduced in Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS, and therefore not part of the original Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo GameCube. She is Blathers' sister, and works in the museum along with him. She is in charge of the telescope and observatory in the upstairs area of the museum. Because Celeste is in charge of the town telescope, she logs constellations the player creates in a star chart that is unique to the town, and also allows the player to look through the telescope if the player desires to look into space. She is a very bashful character in the game, but still, little is known if she will return in the Nintendo Wii game Animal Crossing Wii. Celeste, like her brother, often takes short catnaps while working, although she often claims she is resting her eyes instead and never sleeps while working.

Copper

Debuting as a police officer in the first Animal Crossing, Officer Copper's duty was keeping track of the lost items and telling customers when the next visitor will arrive. He resembles, and probably is, a beagle. He also participates in B.I.P., "Busting Illegal Parkers", which explains his grudge against Gracie. In his second appearance, Copper was a gatekeeper and always kept guard, determined to prevent people from getting into the player's town and wreaking havoc. Copper is also in charge of the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection, which forces him to repeatedly break the fourth wall. He issues the players their friend codes, and reminds them if they forget.

Copper's name is derived from a British slang term for a police officer.

Dr. Shrunk

Dr. Shrunk is a character from Animal Crossing Wild World. He is a psychiatrist and former comedian, and when the player finds Shrunk, he will teach them an "emotion" of their choice. While playing wirelessly, you may use these emotions to communicate more vividly (such as using the "disappointment" emotion when something doesn't turn out right). Some people may think Dr. Shrunk looks odd, but he is actually an axolotl, a type of salamander. It is likely that Dr. Shrunk will appear in Animal Crossing Wii.

In beta versions of the game, the character of "Bigtop" was referred to as "Dr. Trunk".

Gracie

Gracie is a fashion-conscious giraffe who visits the player's town in her car. When the player encounters her they are asked a series of questions; if Gracie approves of their answers they will receive a rare item of clothing. If she does not approve, they will receive the 'mouldy shirt'.

If a tire is found when fishing the player's character will question "Is it from Gracie's car?" in Wild World.

Some people prefer the DS version of Gracie, as in the GCN version, the player had to wash her car, which was easier said than done.

Gulliver

Gulliver is a character from the popular Animal Crossing video games, named for the book Gulliver's Travels. His roles are slightly different in each game.

In the original Animal Forest and Animal Crossing, Gulliver was a sailor who was shipwrecked and washed up on the shore of the beach once every week. Your character then had to continue attempting to wake him up talked to the unconscious seagull, and when he is awakened,he will give you a rare item he found during his travels.These items can be sold for profit, but, unlike other items, cannot be repurchased. Gulliver will then talk about video games and his life as a sailor until the player left the screen, which results in Gulliver disappearing.

Gulliver returns for the upgrade to Animal Crossing: Wild World, but with a slightly different role. At a random time, an unidentified flying object will pass by. If your character has purchased a slingshot from Tom Nook, the player can shoot the UFO down. If your character then locates it, the pilot, Gulliver (in a spacesuit), will assign your character on a mission to track down some spare parts. If the character delivers the parts to Gulliver, he will give you a rare item in exchange.

Harriet

Harriet is a character from the Nintendo DS video game Animal Crossing: Wild World. She is a poodle and the owner of a hair salon called Shampoodle.

Harriet will only appear once Tom Nook opens Nookingtons, a department store. On the first floor, you may find a barber's pole and enter Shampoodle, Harriet's store. She offers to give you a new hairstyle for 3,000 bells. Your haircut is determined by the answers you give Harriet. Eventually, she will push a button and you will have a new hairstyle, and possibly a new hair colour (which can be green, red, blonde, blue, black, brown or other odd colours). If you talk to Harriet every day, she will even offer to give you hairstyles normally associated with the opposite. She also appears at The Roost after Nookingtons closes just before midnight.

Kapp'n

Kapp'n is a fictional, seafaring kappa captain from the video games Animal Crossing and its sequel Animal Crossing: Wild World. In the latter Kapp'n has taken on the addition occupation of taxi driver. Oddly, one strategy guide says he's a parrot.

In the original Animal Crossing, Kapp'n and his boat will appear whenever the player connects a Game Boy Advance to the Nintendo GameCube (via a link cable) and turns on the handheld. After the connection, Kapp'n will appear at the docks and offer the player a ride in his small vessel. If the player agrees, he/she will be taken to Animal Island, a small and somewhat uneventful tropical paradise. Here the player can pick coconuts, decorate an empty bungalow, and interact with its lonely islander. When the player asks Kapp'n to take him/her back to town, Kapp'n sails him/her directly back to the beach. Even away from the island, the player may still watch the islander through the GameBoy Advance.

Kapp'n plays a slightly different role in Animal Crossing: Wild World. When you start the game, Kapp'n is the first character you see. He drives a taxi which takes the player to a new town when moving in. Kapp'n can also be spotted at The Roost.

K.K. Slider

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Totakeke (K.K. Slider)

Totakeke is a character in Nintendo's Animal Crossing series of games. He is a musician who plays his music every Saturday, either by the train station (GameCube version) or in The Roost café (Wild World). While onstage, Totakeke goes by the name "K.K. Slider". He is widely considered to be the flagship character of the Animal Crossing universe. K.K. Slider is in fact a stage name for a character named Totakeke (in the Japanese versions he is just "Totakeke"). He is something of a "renegade musician" who introduces players to the game, beginning with a short speech about "moving on" and "getting your own place". Essentially, K.K. Slider represents the teenager who wants to break free, yet is also somewhat like Peter Pan, in that he has still never grown up, which is, in a sense, the main theme of Animal Crossing. His name may be a referrence to Kazumi Totaka, the game's sound director.

A point of interest is that contrary to K.K. Slider's very anti-commercial message, the term K.K. is a Japanese business abbreviation meaning "public corporation". This is possibly an inside reference among Nintendo writers to the commercialism of music, however no such speculation has been proven. K.K. does, however, give away bootlegs of his music in the D.S. version while saying: "Those industry fat cats try to put a price on my music, but it wants to be free."

On Saturday nights between 8:00 and midnight, a villager can hear K.K. Slider play his songs live in front of the Train Station, or in the café. In the GameCube version, once K.K. Slider begins to play his song, the background area of Animal Crossing and is replaced with a black void where we see only K.K. Slider and the protagonist, as seasons change in the background, and the credits are superimposed onto the screen. This is referred to by some Nintendo fans as "the most entertaining credits ever", as Nintendo must always air credit sequences in its games, which are considered by some (but certainly not all) fans to be tedious and long.

During the trading game, if you give K.K. a country guitar, he gives you his picture.

In Super Smash Brothers Melee, a trophy of K.K. can randomly be found in Adventure Mode, the "Snag Trophies!" minigame or in the lottery. 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. Because K.K.'s debut game had not yet appeared in North America, he is referred to by his real name, Totakeke.

Lyle

Lyle the weasel is an insurance agent from Animal Crossing Wild World. Every Saturday morning, Lyle appears in front of your house. If you talk to Lyle, you may purchase accident insurance for 3,000 bells. Whenever you trip or get stung by a bee, Lyle will send you 100 bells in the mail. The next week, you may purchase damage insurance for 6,000 bells, doubling the amount you previously paid. Every week, Redd will come to town. If you buy a fake painting from Redd, then give it to Lyle at the end of the week and he promises to send you more money. However, he only sends you 100 bells, so many people (both in Animal Crossing and in the real world) are very suspicious about Lyle. He seems to have a partnership with Redd, and shows up in The Roost from time to time. Apparently, he has tried to sell Blathers insurance, but was kicked out... literally.

Mabel

Mabel is the teenage porcupine 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 you. According to the first Animal Crossing, Mabel seems to get this money from Tom Nook and from the customers. A running gag is usually how when the player is talking to Sable, Mabel butts into the conversation, much to Sable's annoyance.

Mabel bears a slight resemblance to Sonic the Hedgehog, although both she and her sister are intended to be porcupines.

Pascal

Pascal is an otter 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 you talk to Pascal, he tells you about his thoughts, (possibly) gives you some rare pirate furniture, 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. It is said he came to be so eccentric because he was hit on the head with a football. Whether this is true or not is unknown, as it was heard from one of the Animal Crossing villagers.

Pascal is well-known because he is the only source for getting the golden axe (besides going online and trading it for your rarest item or a hefty amount of bells); give him the scallop to get either his picture or the golden axe.

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 at certain times of the day making his deliveries, and can be shot down using the slingshot. An anonymous poster on the town's message board appears to have a crush on Pete. Sometimes, when Pete is shot down, he hints at a crush on Phyllis (he says, "There's just something about Phyllis that makes me feel dizzy!" and at the same time a 'heart' icon appears above his head). Phyllis has revealed that Pete has a sweet tooth.

In the GameCube and N64 versions, Pete appeared in front of the bulletin board at 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM. You could talk to him to get to know a bit of his life, and he'd either fly away or drop off your mail at your mailbox.

An interesting note: if you tell the characters in the game to speak Animalese, they will have "voices", which can be normal or deep. In the first game, Pete has a "deep" or different voice, but in Animal Crossing: Wild World, he has a "normal" voice.

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, 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, as the name implies, is about pelicans in romantic relationships, similar to Sable's interest in a similar program, called "Pointed Love".

"Crazy" Redd

Redd is a character from the 2002 video game Animal Crossing and its 2005 sequel. He is a fox and owner of a black market called Crazy Redd's. Because of its name, some people believe that the character's name actually is Crazy Redd. Although this may be true, "Crazy" is probably just a title. He seems to have a rivalry with fellow shopkeeper Tom Nook. This might be a reference to Japanese mythology, because Tom is depicted as a tanuki and Redd as a kitsune.

Redd is a sly fox who sets up camp on a random weekday in a random part of town. He will sell very rare items, but at high prices. Sometimes, players walk out of his tent ripped off, as they purchased a fairly common item for a very high price. However, he is the main source for purchasing paintings. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, he is much more paranoid, and you must say a password to view Redd's collection. In "Animal Crossing: Wild World", Redd sets up camp near the Psot Office. He also always visits your town on Fridays. However, Redd only sells items to members, so you must pay a membership fee of 3,000 bells. After that, you may purchase items, and Redd even sends you letters containing the weekly password. However, there is a catch; sometimes, Redd will sell you counterfeit paintings, and Blathers is the only one that can tell the difference between an authentic painting and a reproduction. By playing the trading game, you can trade a red vase to Redd for a safe. Ironically, Tom Nook is the only one that will accept the safe.

Resetti Bros.

Mr. Sonny Resetti

Mr. Sonny Resetti is a mole from the Animal Crossing video games. If the player shut off their Nintendo GameCube or Nintendo DS systems without saving first (or took out the disc or game card), the next time they started up their game, they'd be greeted by Mr. Resetti, a cranky mole who scolds you for "resetting", and warns you that you could lose valuable data. After you "reset" a certain amount of times, Resetti will not leave you alone until you say something like "I was bad" or "Hail Resetti!". In the GameCube version, he also threatens to erase your entire file and even demolish your house, but his high blood pressure prevents him from doing so. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, Resetti makes small cameo appearances at The Roost and if you stray too far away from a wireless access point, Resetti will warn you that you've gone too far and the console will reset. And in the GameCube version, if you talk to K.K. Slider at exactly 8:45, he will appear in the background of the "autumn" part of the concert.

In the GameCube title, Super Smash Brothers Melee, the reward for destroying five of the Fighting Wire Frames 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. Very little is known about him & due to his absence in Animal Crossing: Wild World it is unknown if he will ever be seen again.

The Resetti Bros. may be styled after the Mario Bros. because Sonny is plump and short, while Don is tall and skinny. However, Don seems to be older, while in the Mario games, Luigi is tall, but is the younger brother.

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 very minor character, despite being the first active NPC character in the game.

Once you start up the game, you will be on board a train, and encounter a passenger named Rover. He will ask for the time, which means he will ask for the time in real life. After that, he'll ask if he can sit next to you. Rover will ask a slew of odd questions that determine your look, gender and hairstyle.(Your clothes are choosen randomly.). Upon discovering that you haven't found a place to live in, Rover will go to the phone booth at the back of the train and call Tom Nook, then explain that the player forgot to look into a place to stay. After that, Rover will notify you that Tom Nook has just ordered four households for the player. The train will pull into the station at your town, and Rover will stay on the train, awaiting your next visit.

In the Nintendo DS version of Animal Crossing, Rover is reduced to only make brief and humourous cameo appearances. In the afternoon, he occasionally stops by The Roost for a cup of coffee, then compliment Brewster and ask you some humourous questions, even asking if you've met Blanca, another passenger that appeared on the train and your town in Animal Crossing Wild World (though you can turn off Blanca). He also runs Tag Mode, which allows you to receive letters through the use of "bottle mail". Rover will search a ten-metre radius to see if there is a fellow Animal Crossing: Wild World player who has sent out a message in a bottle. If bottle mail is located, he will let you know, allowing you to find the message somewhere on the beach.

Sable

Sable is the elder of the two Able sisters, but is very shy and just sits at a table and sews. Once you create enough designs and talk to her on a regular basis, Sable will open up and tell you interesting stories about the sisters' childhood. 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. Sable is said to be 10 years older than Mable and was her surrogate "parent" or guardian because the sisters' parents died at a young age.

Saharah

Saharah is a camel character from the Animal Crossing series of games. She 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. In Animal Crossing: Wild World for the Nintendo DS She delivers rare carpets and wallpapers. If you help her with her deliveries she will reward you with either a carpet or a wallpaper.

In the Animal Crossing game for the Nintendo GameCube, unlike other special characters, she accepts trade-ins for a carpet, meaning if want to get your hands on a rare one you must trade in one of your carpets along with some money. Every time you buy a carpet from her, the prices rise and may get fairly steep. She often has the carpet the player needs to complete a certain theme in his or her house, so many Animal Crossing players buy her carpets regardless of the price.

In Animal Crossing Wild World, if you give Saharah a turban, She gives you either a massage chair or a red vase.

Saharah is named after an African desert.

Sow Joan

Sow Joan (commonly referred to as Joan) is a fictional boar character in the video game series Animal Crossing. She comes to the player's village from six o'clock AM to noon every Sunday to sell turnips. Joan is also sleeping on the train when the player creates a new character or travels between villages. Whenever the train goes over a bump, she wakes up, looks around with a startled expression on her face, shrugs and goes back to sleep.

Joan sells turnips for a certain price per turnip, and you can buy them in bunches of 10, 50, or 100. After the player buys them, he or she can sell them to Tom Nook every day but Sunday, at another price per turnip. The player should sell his or her turnips at a high price so he or she can get more money. This practice is called the Stalk Market by players of the game.

Her name is a pun on the DOW Jones index, as they are both aspects of the stalk/stock market. A 'sow' is a female pig/boar.

If a week passes and the player hasn't sold his or her turnips, they will go bad and won't be worth anything. However, spoiled turnips can be used to attract ants and cockroaches.

In Animal Crossing: Wild World, Joan sells red turnip seeds. You can plant the seeds and water them every day for a week to grow red turnips. At Saturday afternoon, you may dig up the turnip and sell it to Tom Nook for 16,000 bells. If you feed a red turnip to Wendell the walrus, he gives you either the country guitar or a turban.

In Japanese language, stocks and turnips have the same sound "Kabu". That's why turinips are traded similarly as stocks.

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, he is actually a tanuki, a canine native to Japan that resembles a raccoon. His name is also a reference to tanuki (tomnook). It is presumed that his real name is Thomas Nook, though no one ever refers to him as anything besides "Tom", "Nook" or "Tom Nook".

Nook is a friendly and fair creature, as well as a shrewd businessman. He owns and operates the only shop in Animal Crossing. When you move into town, he offers you a job as his "delivery boy". When you finish all the deliveries, you may shop at Nook's Cranny, a quaint general store with a small selection of items. After you spend 25,000 bells at the shop, then Nook will send a flyer to all the humans in the game. The flyer will advertise the opening of Nook 'n' Go, a new convenience store with a larger selection of items. The day after that, the player notices that Nook 'n' Go has replaced Nook's Cranny as the only store in town. After you spend 90,000 bells at Nook 'n' Go, another flyer will be sent, this time advertising Nookway, a super-store. Tomorrow, Nookway will be built on the same site as Nook 'n' Go. Finally, after a visitor arrives via train and purchases one item at Nookway, (and you spending 240,000 bells) Tom Nook will demolish Nookway and remodel it into Nookington's, a huge department store with a selection of items spread across two floors. The second floor is run by Nook's nephews (and only family members seen so far) Timmy and Tommy. Animal Crossing: Wild World follows the same formula, except Nookington's has a hair salon called "Shampoodle", run by a poodle named Harriet.

Along with selling items, Tom Nook will generously exchange unwanted items for a fair amount of bells, kind of like a pawn shop with fair prices. You can do this by letting Nook know that you'd like to sell something. You can then give your unwanted items to Nook and he'll give you money in exchange. Timmy and Tommy will do the same.

Nook also has a shipping service. This can be used via passwords or his catalogue. You can give an item to one of your friends by telling Nook the name of your friend and the town he lives in. You can then give Nook the item and tell your friend the password. Your friend must enter the same password and Nook will tell them that an item has arrived. This process has been used to get hacked items like the Super Mario Bros. furniture.

The catalogue is used in a different manner. Every time you own an item, it will be recorded in Tom Nook's catalogue. If you accidentally sell it, then it can be repurchased from the catalogue (except from forged paintings and rare items). The "order" will be delivered at the next "mail arrival" time. This is the only method of the shipping service to be in both Animal Crossing games.

Along with selling items normally, Nook holds a 'raffle' in Animal Forest. Whenever you purchase an item on sale, Nook will give you a raffle ticket. As long as you hold on to it, you may participate in the raffle. If you win, you'll get rare items that cannot be repurchased from the catalogue. This has recently been replaced with the Tom Nook Point System INC. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, whenever you purchase an item, you will get shop points. When you get enough shop points, you will become a "member", get a model of the store and even a discount on prices. The Tom Nook Point System is most useful on "point specials" where you make five times the regular points with every purchase.

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 you make five times the regular points with every purchase.

In both games, after Nookingtons is opened, Timothy "Timmy" and Tommy Nook are hired to work at the second floor of Nookingtons. They are twins and try to speak in unison, but one of the twins (usually Tommy) lags behind by two seconds. If you talk to one of the twins, they will give you the same options their uncle does. Some fans also believe that Timmy and Tommy are actually Nook's sons.

In the trading game, giving Tom Nook a safe will net you his picture.

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. He is an elderly tortoise and spends much of the time asleep in the town hall - in Wild World, he emerges for special events in the town (e.g., the 'Flower Festival' and fishing contest). Tortimer leans on a cane when standing up, and complains of aching legs if he is required to stand outside all day. In DS Animal Crossing, Tortimer will only appear when the player creates a new character and moves to your town or if there is a holiday. Apparently, he wants a plasma TV, has a craving for steak and, if you give him a massage chair, Tortimer will give you a scallop, which you can give to Pascal for either his picture or the golden axe. Tortimer also participates in a complex trading game; giving him a massage chair will cause him to exchange it for a scallop. He also makes his own design; "Tortimer's Pride", which coinsists of a sky-blue turtle shell framed by a blue background. It appears as the design on the Wild World flag, but can be taken down and, with the proper technique, duplicated.

Tortimer's name is a combination of the word "tortoise" and the name "Mortimer".

Wendell

Wendell is a walrus from the Animal Crossing games. When you talk to him, he talks about his hunger, and you'll have to go fishing. When you get a bite, reel it in and feed it to Wendell for one of his rare wallpaper designs. Wendell returns in Animal Crossing: Wild World, and you may feed him fruit, insects, fish, acorns, and turnips. Once he's done eating, Wendell will give you some road patterns which you can paste on the ground around town. If you feed Wendell a red turnip, he will give you either a country guitar or a turban.

By putting a pattern you get from Wendell on display at the Able Sisters' and then selecting it, Mabel will tell you, "Oh, yes, that design was created by Wendell of Tuskany." so it is presumed that that is the place he comes from. This is an obvious portmanteau of tusk and Tuscany.