Gulliver

Gulliver (ジョニー, Jonī, Johnny) is a seagull in the. His only function is to reward the player with special furniture, usually artifacts from around the world that cannot be obtained anywhere else in the game, which suggests he is an explorer. The name Gulliver is a reference to Gulliver's Travels, a book by Jonathan Swift about a man who travels to the far corners of the earth, before being shipwrecked and washing up on the shore of a previously undiscovered land.

In, Gulliver has the same role appearance from , but instead of giving a rare furniture item, he only gives a random one. When the player talks to him, he may speak English, despite the game being all in Japanese.

"Aaaah...Uuuuh..."

- Gulliver

Unlike in later games, Gulliver appears as a sailor in. Gulliver can sometimes be found lying on the beach in. He must be first woken up. This is succeeded by talking to him multiple times. He then tells the player an unbelievable and dramatic story about his adventures at sea, sometimes involving a giant squid which is assumed to be a jellyfish. Gulliver then gives a rare piece of furniture to the player, thanking them for helping him.

It is also possible for the player to see Gulliver floating in the ocean during a trip to the Island. When you return, Gulliver will likely be located somewhere along your beaches.

"Mommy...Is that you? Gimme 5 more minutes, Mom..."

- Gulliver

In, Gulliver is no longer a sailor, but an astronaut that infrequently flies over the player's town in a typical UFO styled spacecraft, called Porpoise, a possible reference to the ship that Captain Olimar uses in the Pikmin series, called the Dolphin. The player can shoot him down with a slingshot, causing him to crash somewhere in the town. The screen cuts to the scene of the crash, which is always situated on top of one of the signposts that are scattered about the town. After being woken up, Gulliver does a quick survey of his craft, revealing that five parts are missing. These parts, which are dotted around town in the form of cogs called a UFO part, must be recovered by the player in exchange for a rare item. Gulliver and his spaceship then disappear the next time the game is played.

It should be noted that he does say to the player that he hopes they will see him off the next morning, even though he goes the next time you play again.

"Ugh...Gimme a break...There's no...No school today..."

- Gulliver

In, he retains the same appearance as before in. This time, without the dual screen as with the Nintendo DS, his spacecraft can be seen flying about the same height as a floating balloon. The player can shoot at him with a slingshot, causing his ship to malfunction and appear the next day on the beach. During this time, a piece of his spacecraft will land somewhere in the town. He takes a while to regain consciousness, usually about five attempts of talking to him. When he wakes up, he will survey his surroundings and make unusual remarks about the player's appearance. He will ask the player for help, to find his spaceship part, which appears as a small, cog-like item on the ground called a 'UFO part' (City Folk) or 'spaceship part' (Let's Go To The City). When given the part for his ship, he will give the player one of his rare items.

Gulliver appears in New Leaf and he will ask where he was heading before he washed up on shore. When answered correctly, he gives you an item from the country he went to. He is wearing his sailor outfit.

Gulliver's Rare Items



 * Arc de Triomphe
 * Chocolates
 * Compass
 * Manekin Pis
 * Matryoshka
 * Merlion
 * Mermaid Statue
 * Metroid
 * Moai Statue
 * Mouth of Truth
 * Pagoda
 * Plate Armor
 * Tower of Pisa
 * Tribal Mask

Trivia

 * In the first game, Gulliver tells a story where he states "When I fought the sea snakes at Pinnacle Rock! Wait a minute... That wasn't me!", as a reference to fellow Nintendo game, The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask.
 * Gulliver also comments on how he left his Goldfish in Toad Town and Hyrule.
 * In, he says "I haven't met such a noble skipper since old Bobbery of Rogueport"!