This article is about a lazy cat villager. For the the smug dog villager named Bob in Japanese, see Shep.
“I'm a cat. Chillin' is in my blood, man.
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― 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.
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.
Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.
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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.
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)
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Animal Crossing (interior)
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Wild World (interior)
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City Folk (interior)
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New Leaf (interior)
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New Leaf (exterior)
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New Horizons (interior)
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New Horizons (exterior)
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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. ❞
Friendship Level: 5
Furniture/Item
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Required Materials
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Price (Bells)
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Craft Time
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Capsule-Toy Machine
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60 steel, 3 hip essence
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1,870
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7 hours
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Kiddie Table
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15 steel, 15 wood
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1,230
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2 hours
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Kiddie Bureau
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15 steel, 15 wood
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1,360
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3 hours
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Kiddie Rug
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30 cotton
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700
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1 hour
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Kiddie Couch
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60 cotton, 3 hip essence
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2,110
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8 hours
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- 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 [1]
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Letter
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Back
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#011 Bob
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Gender
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Male
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Type
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Cat
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Star sign
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Capricorn
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Clothes
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Blossom shirt
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Petphrase
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pthhpth
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Password
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rbOPwN@eLL9k4T k7tEqzr#HSkUL4
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Profile
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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?
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←
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010 Kapp'n
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#011 Bob
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012 Mitzi
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→
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amiibo Card[2]
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Back
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#018 Bob
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Type
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Cat
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Star sign
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Capricorn
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Birthday
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1/1
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Roll value
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2
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Hand sign
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Scissors
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Request
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A floral atmosphere
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←
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017 Lottie
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#018 Bob
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019 Fauna
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- 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.
Bob
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Language
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Name
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Japanese
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ニコバン Nikoban
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French
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Robert
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Spanish
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Arándano
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German
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Jens
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Italian
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Bob
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Dutch
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Bob
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Russian
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Боб Bob
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Chinese
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阿判 Āpàn
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Korean
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히죽 Hijuk
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Cats
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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
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Special Characters Blanca • Kaitlin • Katie • Rover
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Lazy Villagers (NH)
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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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- ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Letter
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Back
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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
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Cats
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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
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Special Characters Blanca • Kaitlin • Katie • Rover
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Lazy Villagers (NH)
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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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