Jay

Jay is a jock bird villager in the who appears in all games to date. His English name is derived from the species of bird of the, although there are no jays that have red heads like the villager. His Japanese name is the katakana writing of the kanji 燕 (Tsubakuro), "Swallow" (the species of bird). Also, his forked tail, red head, blue body, and white belly suggest a or a. His Japanese name is also derived from "comfort" or "enjoy."

Appearance
Jay is a bird, with blue, red, and white feathers and an orange beak and feet, and is similar to a swallow. He is similar to Robin, another bird villager.

Personality
As a jock villager, Jay is energetic and has an interest in physical fitness and activity. He often talks about exercise or sports and may brag about his physical fitness. While often friendly to the player, he may comment on their fitness. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy villagers due their similar hyper personalities and will also get along with smug villagers, while he may offend snooty villagers by critiquing their fitness and annoy cranky villagers with his hyper personality. In, Jay goes to sleep at 12:30 AM and wakes up at 6:30 AM.

In
In, if Jay is one of the starter villagers, his house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Series. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

In
"Everyone works too much. It's important to take a break every once in a while!"

- From the Mind of Jay

Jay is one of the 40 villagers in who have been in the game since its release. He can be the first campsite visitor, if the player likes the Sporty theme.

Trivia

 * A drawing of Jay on a bulletin board can be seen in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Starter Guide on page 17.
 * Jay appears in the North American e-Reader card artwork for "K.K. Chorale" and on the album covers of "King K.K." and "Mr. K.K."
 * The e-Reader card artwork of "King K.K." originally displayed Jacob, another bird villager, in place of Jay.