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    Bob

    This article is about a lazy cat villager. For the the smug dog villager named Bob in Japanese, see Shep.
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    I'm a cat. Chillin' is in my blood, man.
    ― Picture quote, Wild World

    Bob (ニコバン, Nikoban?) is a lazy cat villager who has appeared in every game of the Animal Crossing series. His name is most likely based off the bobcat. His initial phrase, "pthhhpth," may be a reference to the sound a cat makes when coughing up a hairball (this is further supported by the information on the e-Reader card which indicates he tends to spit often while speaking). His picture phrase in New Leaf is a feline spin on the memetic phrase, "You only live once." He has the play hobby.

    Bob was long speculated to be the first villager designed due to appearing in every game, his simplicity, name, January 1st birthday, and having the first villager e-Card and amiibo card. This was later confirmed in a conference by series director Hisashi Nogami.


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    Appearance

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    Bob in Animal Crossing


    Bob is a lavender cat with darker purple spots all over his body and face. His eyes are half-closed, making him appear sleepy and reflecting his lazy personality. He initially wears the Blossom Tee. The inside of his ears are various shades of pink, and his tail has two darker purple spots on it. Bob carries the Gelato Umbrella when it rains.

    Personality

    Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.

    As a lazy villager, Bob will be friendly and easy to get along with due to his laid back lifestyle. Like all lazy villagers, he has a love of food and relaxing. He will enjoy partaking in the usual hobbies, usually for relaxing reasons or for food, like when fishing. Bob will get along well with other villagers, but may offend or confuse jock villagers, who have a lifestyle of exercise and fitness, which conflicts with the lazy lifestyle of relaxing and food. He will get along with other lazy villagers with whom he will talk about food, comics, or superheroes. He will also get along well with normal, peppy, smug and sisterly villagers, and occasionally cranky villagers, but may from time to time annoy snooty villagers, who disagree with the lazy lifestyle.

    House

    In every game, Bob's house includes the whole set of the Kiddie Series including the wallpaper and flooring. He also owns a Nintendo 64 furniture logo, which is only seen on Animal Forest and Animal Crossing games. K.K. Ragtime is played on a Kiddie Stereo, except in New Horizons where it plays Neapolitan instead.


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    Animal Forest (interior) Animal Crossing (interior)
    Bob Bob
    Wild World (interior) City Folk (interior)
    Bob Bob
    New Leaf (interior) New Leaf (exterior)
    Bob Bob
    New Horizons (interior) New Horizons (exterior)

    Pocket Camp

    Bob's preferred theme is hip. His profile reads:

    ❝ Bob is an easygoing kind of guy. He doesn't worry too much about what he does or says, which doesn't always end well. ❞

    Campsite Invitation Requirements

    Friendship Level: 5

    Furniture/Item Required Materials Price (Bells) Craft Time
    Capsule-Toy Machine 60 steel, 3 hip essence 1,870 7 hours
    Kiddie Table 15 steel, 15 wood 1,230 2 hours
    Kiddie Bureau 15 steel, 15 wood 1,360 3 hours
    Kiddie Rug 30 cotton 700 1 hour
    Kiddie Couch 60 cotton, 3 hip essence 2,110 8 hours

    Friendship Rewards

    • At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a blossom tee and sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 9, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 15, he will request the player to craft a boot sculpture.
    • At level 20, he will reward the player with a pic of Bob and sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 25, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 30, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 35, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 40, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 45, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
    • At level 50, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).

    e-Card

    e-Card [1]
    Letter
    Bob
    Back
    Bob
    #011 Bob
    Gender Male
    Type Cat
    Star sign Capricorn
    Clothes Blossom shirt
    Petphrase pthhpth
    Password rbOPwN@eLL9k4T
    k7tEqzr#HSkUL4
    Profile Everyone loves Bob's laid-back attitude, in spite of his nasty habit of spitting whenever he speaks. Ever wonder why he sleeps so late? It's because he's up all night playing video games. Can you blame him?
    Bob
    Bob
    010 Kapp'n #011 Bob 012 Mitzi
    Bob

    amiibo Card

    amiibo Card[2]
    Back
    Bob
    #018 Bob
    Type Cat
    Star sign Capricorn
    Birthday 1/1
    Roll value 2
    Hand sign Scissors
    Request A floral atmosphere
    Bob
    Bob
    017 Lottie #018 Bob 019 Fauna
    Bob

    Trivia

    • As sometimes revealed in New Leaf on Halloween, Bob is afraid of the Monster Mask.
    • As sometimes revealed in New Leaf on April Fool's Day, Bob is the fourth of six kids.
    • Bob's Chinese phrase "猫猫/貓貓" literally means "cat".
    • He is known for being a popular meme on the internet, especially because of an animated image of him dancing.

    In other languages

    Bob
    Language Name
    Bob Japanese ニコバン Nikoban
    Bob French Robert
    Bob Spanish Arándano
    Bob German Jens
    Bob Italian Bob
    Bob Dutch Bob
    Bob Russian Боб Bob
    Bob Chinese 阿判 Āpàn
    Bob Korean 히죽 Hijuk



    Cats
    Villagers
    Ankha • Bob • Felicity • Felyne • Kabuki • Katt • Kid Cat • Kiki • Kitty • Lolly • Meow • Merry • Mitzi • Moe • Monique • Olivia • Pierre • Punchy • Purrl • Raymond • Rosie • Rudy • Stinky • Tabby • Tangy • Tom
    Special Characters
    Blanca • Kaitlin • Katie • Rover


    Lazy Villagers (NH)
    Al • Alfonso • Anchovy • Barold • Beau • Benedict • Benjamin • Big Top • Biskit • Bob • Bones • Boomer • Broccolo • Chester • Claude • Clay • Clyde • Cole • Cranston • Cube • Deli • Derwin • Dizzy • Doc • Drago • Drake • Egbert • Elmer • Erik • Filbert • Hopkins • Hornsby • Hugh • JacobNA/JakeyPAL • Jeremiah • Joey • Lucky • Marcel • Moe • Nate • Ozzie • Paolo • Papi • Prince • Puck • Pudge • Punchy • Raddle • Rex • Rodeo • Sherb • Simon • SporkNA/CracklePAL • Stitches • Stu • Tucker • Wade • Walker • Weber • Zucker
    1. ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
    2. ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
    Letter Bob Back Bob Everyone loves Bob's laid-back attitude, in spite of his nasty habit of spitting whenever he speaks. Ever wonder why he sleeps so late? It's because he's up all night playing video games. Can you blame him? Back Bob Cats
    Villagers
    Ankha • Bob • Felicity • Felyne • Kabuki • Katt • Kid Cat • Kiki • Kitty • Lolly • Meow • Merry • Mitzi • Moe • Monique • Olivia • Pierre • Punchy • Purrl • Raymond • Rosie • Rudy • Stinky • Tabby • Tangy • Tom
    Special Characters
    Blanca • Kaitlin • Katie • Rover
    Lazy Villagers (NH)
    Al • Alfonso • Anchovy • Barold • Beau • Benedict • Benjamin • Big Top • Biskit • Bob • Bones • Boomer • Broccolo • Chester • Claude • Clay • Clyde • Cole • Cranston • Cube • Deli • Derwin • Dizzy • Doc • Drago • Drake • Egbert • Elmer • Erik • Filbert • Hopkins • Hornsby • Hugh • JacobNA/JakeyPAL • Jeremiah • Joey • Lucky • Marcel • Moe • Nate • Ozzie • Paolo • Papi • Prince • Puck • Pudge • Punchy • Raddle • Rex • Rodeo • Sherb • Simon • SporkNA/CracklePAL • Stitches • Stu • Tucker • Wade • Walker • Weber • Zucker
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