Tom

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This article is about the villager. For the special character with the same first name, see Tom Nook.

Artwork of Tom the Cat
Species Personality Gender
Cat Cranky Male
Birthday December 10th Sagittarius
Favorite saying "There's no use crying over spilled milk."
Catchphrase "me-YOWZA"
Clothing BB tee[nb 1]
Bulldog jacket (Black)[nb 2]
Umbrella Flame umbrella[nb 3]
Bat umbrella[nb 4]
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 バンタム[nb 5]
 밴덤[nb 8]
 Isidoro
 Timo
 阿邦[nb 6]
 Tom
 Zapirón
 Tom
 阿邦[nb 7]
 Tom
 Zapirón
 Том[nb 9]
Phrase in other languages
 ナックル
 
 mi-IAO
 fauch
 
 mistigri
 miooou
 miauw moe
 關節
 mistigri
 miooou
 мя-я-яоза

Tom is a cranky cat villager in the Animal Crossing series who appears in all games to date except Animal Crossing: Wild World. His name is based on "tomcat", another name for a male cat.

In New Horizons, Tom has the education hobby and can be seen wearing rimmed glasses, reading a novel while outside, and using a magnifying glass when near certain objects.

Characteristics[edit]

Artwork of Tom from Animal Crossing.

Appearance[edit]

Tom is a blue cat with a white-tipped tail and muzzle. His ears are straight and blue with a strawberry pink interior. His yellow eyes are oval-shaped and are pointed, with black irises. Tom somewhat resembles Moe with the blue coloring on the upper head area.

Personality[edit]

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

As a cranky villager, Tom will appear mature compared to other personality types. This will make him appear belittling and insensitive to other villagers, including the player. Despite this, he will learn to confide in the player, considering them his only friend. He will enjoy the usual hobbies, but for relaxation and peace than competition. He will find it difficult to socialize with peppy villagers, who he will criticize when talking to other villagers. He will get along with normal and snooty villagers, as well as other cranky villagers, with whom he will share deeper conversations. He will, on occasion, annoy a normal villager, usually when being mean about something or someone.

Villager information[edit]

In Animal Crossing[edit]

Species Personality Catchphrase
Cat Cranky me-YOWZA
Default clothing BB Shirt PG Model.png BB shirt
Default umbrella Flame Umbrella PG Model.png Flame umbrella
Voice
Doubutsu no Mori e+ traits
Star sign Sagittarius Sagittarius
Smallcheckmark.png Favorite style Cool
Smallxmark.png Least favorite style Cute
Live song gift K.K. Rock

In City Folk[edit]

Birthday Personality Catchphrase
December 10 Sagittarius Cranky me-YOWZA
Default clothing BB Shirt CF Model.png BB shirt
Default umbrella Flame Umbrella CF Model.png Flame umbrella
Favorites
Smallcheckmark.png Favorite clothing style Cool
Smallxmark.png Least favorite clothing style Cute
Favorite furniture styles Dignified and Retro
Favorite furniture color
 
Brown
Favorite series Exotic Series

In New Leaf[edit]

Tom
There's no use crying over spilled milk.

Tom

Tom

Birthday Personality Catchphrase
December 10 Sagittarius Cranky me-YOWZA
Default clothing BB Tee NL Model.png BB tee
Default umbrella Flame Umbrella NL Model.png Flame umbrella
Favorites
Smallcheckmark.png Favorite style Rock 'n' roll
Smallxmark.png Least favorite style Cute
Favorite color
 
Brown
Biography
Siblings Second quadruplet
Skill Doing chin-ups
Goal Guitarist
Halloween fear Skeleton Hood NL Model.png Skeleton hood
Coffee preferences
Type of beans Blue Mountain
Amount of milk The regular amount
Amount of sugar Two spoonfuls

In New Horizons[edit]

Tom
There's no use crying over spilled milk.

Tom

Birthday Personality Catchphrase
December 10 Sagittarius Cranky (B) me-YOWZA
Default clothing Bulldog Jacket (Black) NH Icon.png Bulldog jacket (Black)
Other default clothing
  • During rain (if not using umbrella): Raincoat (Black) NH Icon.png Raincoat (Black) & Rain Hat (Black) NH Icon.png rain hat (Black)
  • During snow: Down Jacket (Black) NH Icon.png Down jacket (Black) & Knit Hat (Black) NH Icon.png knit hat (Black)
  • Sleepwear and if sick: PJ Outfit (Gray) NH Icon.png PJ outfit (Gray)
  • While exercising: Athletic Jacket (Black) NH Icon.png Athletic jacket (Black)
  • While doing yoga: Tank (Black) NH Icon.png Tank (Black)
  • While sunbathing: Triangle Shades (Black) NH Icon.png Triangle shades
  • Fishing Tourney: Athletic Jacket (Black) NH Icon.png Athletic jacket (Black) & Denim Cap (Black) NH Icon.png denim cap (Black)
  • Bug-Off: Athletic Jacket (Black) NH Icon.png Athletic jacket (Black) & Denim Cap (Black) NH Icon.png denim cap (Black)
  • Bunny Day: Earth-Egg Outfit NH Icon.png Earth-egg outfit  & Earth-Egg Shell NH Icon.png earth-egg shell
  • Halloween: Magic-Academy Robe (Black) NH Icon.png Magic-academy robe (Black) & Impish Horns (Black) NH Icon.png impish horns (Black)
  • Turkey Day: Straw Boater (Dark Brown) NH Icon.png Straw boater (Dark brown)
  • Turkey Day (chef): Chef's Outfit (Black) NH Icon.png Chef's outfit (Black) & Chef's Hat NH Icon.png chef's hat
  • Toy Day: Santa Hat NH Icon.png Santa hat
  • Countdown: Tweed Jacket (Brown) NH Icon.png Tweed jacket (Brown) & Star Shades (Yellow) NH Icon.png star shades (Yellow)[nb 10]
  • Birthday & Wedding Season photoshoot: Tweed Jacket (Brown) NH Icon.png Tweed jacket (Brown) & Star Shades (Yellow) NH Icon.png star shades (Yellow)[nb 11]

  • Happy Home Paradise DLC exclusive clothing:
  • As a student for the school: School Uniform with Necktie (Navy Blue) NH Icon.png School uniform with necktie (Navy blue)
  • As the teacher for the school: Checkered Sweater Vest (Light Brown) NH Icon.png Checkered sweater vest (Light brown) & Rimmed Glasses (Black) NH Icon.png rimmed glasses (Black)
  • As the cashier/employee for the restaurant: Café Uniform (Black) NH Icon.png Café uniform (Black)
  • As the chef/apprentice for the restaurant: Chef's Outfit (Black) NH Icon.png Chef's outfit (Black) & Chef's Hat NH Icon.png chef's hat
  • As a staff for the café: Diner Apron (Black) NH Icon.png Diner apron (Black)
  • As the receptionist for the hospital: Nurse's Jacket (Blue) NH Icon.png Nurse's jacket (Blue)
  • As the doctor for the hospital: Doctor's Coat (Black Necktie) NH Icon.png Doctor's coat (Black necktie)
  • As a patient for the hospital: PJ Outfit (Gray) NH Icon.png PJ outfit (Gray)
  • As the shop manager for the apparel shop: Staff Uniform (Yellow) NH Icon.png Staff uniform (Yellow)
  • While practicing hula: Hula Top (Red) NH Icon.png Hula top (Red) & Hibiscus Hairpin (Red) NH Icon.png hibiscus hairpin (Red)
  • While floating in the ocean: Horizontal-Striped Wet Suit (Black) NH Icon.png Horizontal-striped wet suit (Black) & Retro Shades (Gray) NH Icon.png retro shades (Gray)
  • During DJ KK's concerts: DJ KK Logo Tee (Neon Orange) NH Icon.png DJ KK logo tee (Neon orange)[nb 12]Tropical Turban (Green) NH Icon.png tropical turban (Green), & Neon Shades (Orange & Lime) NH Icon.png neon shades (Orange & lime)
  • Default umbrella Bat Umbrella NH Icon.png Bat umbrella
    Initial NookPhone  Default Phone Case (Black) NH Model.png  Black
    Final NookPhone  Phone Case (Striped - Fabric 19) NH Model.png  Striped - Fabric 19
    Favorites
    Favorite styles Cool and Simple
    Favorite colors
     
    Black
    and
     
    Gray
    Hobby Education
    Handheld items
    Bag Veggie-print Bag NH Model.png Veggie-print
    Book Education Book Interior NH Texture.png Novel
    Food Chocolate donut Food NH Model.png Chocolate donut
    Drink Tea can or yellow mug Drink NH Model.png Tea can or yellow mug
    Popsicle Orange Popsicle NH Model.png Orange
    Ideal clothing for Tom – Black / Gray Cool and Simple clothing
    Villagers prefer clothing that matches any one of their favorite colors or styles.
    For brevity, the following list only shows clothing that matches both favorite colors and one favorite style.
    Name Image Price Available from
    Animal-stripes tee (Zebra) Animal-Stripes Tee (Zebra) NH Icon.png  960 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Camo bomber-style jacket (Gray) Camo Bomber-Style Jacket (Gray) NH Icon.png  1,400 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Camo tee (Gray) Camo Tee (Gray) NH Icon.png  960 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Chesterfield coat (Black) Chesterfield Coat (Black) NH Icon.png  2,320 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Collarless coat (Gray) Collarless Coat (Gray) NH Icon.png  2,000 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Color-block dress shirt (Gray) Color-Block Dress Shirt (Gray) NH Icon.png  960 Bells  Able Sisters
    Edo-period merchant outfit (Gray) Edo-Period Merchant Outfit (Gray) NH Icon.png  2,080 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Eye mask (Gray) Eye Mask (Gray) NH Icon.png  560 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Fedora (Gray) Fedora (Gray) NH Icon.png  1,100 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Fedora (Black) Fedora (Black) NH Icon.png  1,100 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Fired-up kanji tee (Kizuna (Bond)) Fired-Up Kanji Tee (Kizuna (Bond)) NH Icon.png  640 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Flight jacket (Black) Flight Jacket (Black) NH Icon.png  1,680 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Gilet and shirt (Gray) Gilet and Shirt (Gray) NH Icon.png  1,120 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Glass-bottle glasses Glass-Bottle Glasses NH Icon.png  1,100 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Hakama with crest Hakama with Crest NH Icon.png  4,800 Bells  Able Sisters
    Leopard tee (Gray) Leopard Tee (Gray) NH Icon.png  800 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Loungewear shirt (Gray) Loungewear Shirt (Gray) NH Icon.png  1,320 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Magic-academy robe (Black) Magic-Academy Robe (Black) NH Icon.png  2,040 Bells  Able Sisters
    Ninja costume (Gray) Ninja Costume (Gray) NH Icon.png  2,240 Bells  Able Sisters
    Oversized shawl overshirt (Gray) Oversized Shawl Overshirt (Gray) NH Icon.png  1,120 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Parka undercoat (Gray) Parka Undercoat (Gray) NH Icon.png  2,320 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Pirate eye patch Pirate Eye Patch NH Icon.png Not for sale  Gullivarrr
    Python-print jacket (Gray) Python-Print Jacket (Gray) NH Icon.png  2,400 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Quilted down jacket (Gray) Quilted Down Jacket (Gray) NH Icon.png  1,400 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Reflector Reflector NH Icon.png  560 Bells  Able Sisters
    Safety helmet with lamp (Black) Safety Helmet with Lamp (Black) NH Icon.png  1,200 Bells  Able Sisters
     Apparel shop
    Samurai hakama (Black) Samurai Hakama (Black) NH Icon.png  2,520 Bells  Able Sisters
    Samurai shirt (Black) Samurai Shirt (Black) NH Icon.png  6,720 Bells  Able Sisters
    Shawl-and-dress combo (Black) Shawl-and-Dress Combo (Black) NH Icon.png  2,000 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Shirt with camera (Black) Shirt with Camera (Black) NH Icon.png  1,440 Bells  Able Sisters
    Spider-web tee Spider-Web Tee NH Icon.png  960 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Text shirt (Black) Text Shirt (Black) NH Icon.png  800 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Thank-you Dad apron (Black) Thank-You Dad Apron (Black) NH Icon.png  1,100 Bells  Nook Shopping
    Vampire costume (Black) Vampire Costume (Black) NH Icon.png  2,600 Bells  Able Sisters
    Viking top (Gray) Viking Top (Gray) NH Icon.png  2,500 Bells  Able Sisters
    More Black Items
    More Gray Items
    More Cool Items
    More Simple Items

    In Happy Home Paradise[edit]

    Tom
    Thought bubble I wanna be able to go totally wild in the boxing ring.
    Client's vision A Primal Boxing Ring
    Required items Punching Bag
    Speed Bag
    Favorite song  K.K. Gumbo
    Unlocked items
    Furniture:
    Interior:
    Clothing:
    Other items:

    House[edit]

    In Animal Crossing[edit]

    In Dòngwù Sēnlín[edit]

    In City Folk[edit]

    In New Leaf[edit]

    In New Horizons[edit]

    Exterior of Tom's house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    Interior of Tom's house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons
    Exterior:
    Shape: House shape #1
    Roof:  Gray striped roof
    Siding:  Black & white panel siding
    Door:  White rustic door
    Interior:
    Items:
    Wall:  Shutter Wall
    Floor:  Paintball Flooring
    Music:  K.K. Rock [nb 13]

    Other appearances[edit]

    In Happy Home Designer[edit]

    Tom
    There's no use crying over spilled milk.

    Tom's Happy Home Designer icon


    Example of Tom's Happy Home Designer house
    Official example
    Tom
    Birthday Personality Catchphrase
    December 10 Sagittarius Cranky me-YOWZA
    Default clothing BB Tee HHD Icon.png BB tee
    Umbrella Flame Umbrella HHD Icon.png Flame umbrella
    House request
    Thought bubble I want a room where I can train like a fighter.
    Client's vision A fighter's gym.
    Required items Space heater
    Scale
    Favorite song  K.K. Gumbo
    Unlocked items
    Furniture:
  •  Folding chair
  •  Hourglass
  •  Space heater
  •  Potbelly stove
  •  Scale
  •  Speed bag
  •  Treadmill
  •  Beacon fire
  •  K.K. Gumbo
  •  Tom's pic
  • Interior:
  •  Lab floor
  • Clothing:
  •  BB tee
  •  Gray parka
  •  Blue gym shorts
  •  Terry-cloth do-rag
  •  Blue headgear
  •  Blue wrestling shoes
  •  Flame umbrella
  • Starting house: Default exterior of Tom's house in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

    In amiibo Festival[edit]

    Tom

    Tom

    Birthday Personality Catchphrase
    December 10 Sagittarius Cranky me-YOWZA
    Clothing BB Tee HHD Icon.png BB tee
    Umbrella Flame Umbrella HHD Icon.png Flame umbrella
    amiibo card traits
    Dice value 1
    Hand sign Scissors
    Desert Island Escape traits
    Movement Desert Island Escape movement icon.png ×4
    Hunger Desert Island Escape hunger icon.png ×2
    Vision Desert Island Escape vision icon.png ×2
    Favorite fruit Desert Island Escape favorite fruit icon.png Durian

    In Pocket Camp[edit]

    Tom was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on May 1, 2018.[1]

    Tom
    There's no use crying over spilled milk.

    Tom

    Birthday Personality Catchphrase
    December 10 Sagittarius Cranky me-YOWZA
    Default clothing BB tee
    Biography
    Description Rumor has it that Tom is a former bantamweight Junior World Boxing Champion. What no one knows is that he still can't fall asleep without his favorite cat toy.
    Preferred theme Cool
    Primary reward Wood
    Version added 1.4.1
    Date unlocked May 1, 2018
    How to invite Required friendship level: 7

    Folding chair
    Kettle
    Scale
    Speed bag
    Exercise bike

    Friendship rewards
    Level 7 BB tee
    Sparkle stones
    Level 9 Sparkle stones
    Level 10 Crafting request:
    Sushi platter
    Level 20 Tom's pic
    Sparkle stones
    Level 25[nb 14] Sparkle stones

    Card profiles[edit]

    Animal Crossing e-Reader card[edit]

    Animal Crossing-e 4-207 (Tom).jpg

    Card back

    Animal Crossing-e 4-207 (Tom - Back).jpg

    #207 Tom - Series 4
    Gender: Male
    Sign: Sagittarius
    Clothes: BB shirt
    Petphrase: me-YOWZA
    Profile: Tom was a world-class boxer in his younger days. But now, he's become a world-class alley cat. There's nothing he loves more than rooting through the dump, finding gifts for his favorite friends.
    Password: @tk5GepxGHI6Vx
    A%hPb3&CR2x@e&

    amiibo card[edit]

    128 Tom amiibo card NA.png

    Card back

    Amiibo Card Back.png

    #128 Tom - Series 2
    Star sign: Sagittarius
    Birthday: December 10
    Dice value: 1
    Hand sign: Scissors

    Gallery[edit]

    Names in other languages[edit]

    Japanese バンタム
    Bantamu
    Bantam, short for "bantamweight," a weight division in sports such as boxing

    Korean 밴덤
    Baendeom
    Bantam

    Simplified Chinese 阿邦
    Ābāng
    -

    Traditional Chinese 阿邦
    Unknown

    Russian Том
    Tom
    Same as English name

    Dutch Tom Same as English name

    German Timo -

    European Spanish Zapirón From a fable-poem called "Micifuz y Zapirón." (Stinky's Spanish name is Micifuz.)

    European French Tom Same as English name

    Italian Isidoro Probably from Isidoro, the Italian name of the titular character from the George Gately comic strip Heathcliff (a cat)

    See also[edit]

    Notes[edit]

    1. Prior to New Horizons, called "BB shirt" prior to New Leaf
    2. New Horizons
    3. Prior to New Horizons
    4. New Horizons
    5. Bantamu
    6. Ābāng
    7. Ābāng
    8. Baendeom
    9. Tom
    10. Tom's headwear during the Countdown can either be the New Year's silk hat or the New Year's hat, each rotating every year. The hat's variation will vary depending on what variations Tom Nook is selling at his stand.
    11. If it is Tom's birthday, he will also wear the birthday hat (Blue variation).
    12. If it is DJ KK's first time performing on the archipelago, Tom will instead wear a Paradise Planning event tee (Red variation)
    13. Does not contain a stereo initially
    14. Repeats for levels 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, 75, and 80

    References[edit]

    1. Bri Bri (May 1, 2018). "New Animals Are Here!". Japanese Nintendo. Retrieved October 27, 2020.