Kabuki

Kabuki is a cranky cat villager in the who appears in all games to date. He is named after the traditional Japanese plays of the, from which he also gets his ornate red patterning. His catchphrase is a portmanteau of "meow," a cat's sound, and "iyō" (いよー), a famous kabuki shout.

Appearance
Kabuki is a white cat with red stripes running all along his body. The red stripes are reminiscent of the stripe pattern on a kabuki mask. He has big yellow eyes with small blue pupils and thick black eyebrows. The inside of his ears are purple transitioned to pink. His hands, feet, and the tip of his tail are all purple.

Personality
Kabuki is a cranky villager, which means he will sometimes appear stubborn and easily annoyed when things are not going his way. He will sometimes appear rude and belittling towards other villagers including the player, but will warm up to them, considering them his only friend. At other times he is very nice to the player. He will find the usual hobbies of fishing, bug catching, fossil hunting, fashion, and furniture collecting considerably more interesting compared to other villager types, adding more reason behind the hobbies than other villagers. He will get along with other cranky villagers and snooty villagers, who share the same interests and meaningful discussions. He will also easily get along with jock villagers, and occasionally lazy villagers. He will often suggest planting false information on peppy and normal villagers, when no interesting events are happening in the town. Kabuki can also be very bold towards the player and other villagers in town. In Kabuki will fall asleep at 4 AM and wake up at 10 AM.

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In, Kabuki cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

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In, Kabuki cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

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In, Kabuki cannot be one of the starting villagers in the player's town.

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Kabuki's house features the same furniture layout as Del's in.

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Kabuki was added to on December 27, 2020.