Gruff

Gruff is a cranky goat villager in the. He first appeared in, and after his appearance in , he remained absent from the series until. He is the only cranky goat in the series. His name comes from the Norwegian fairy tale "." This ties in with his favorite saying, a reference to the bridge guarded by a troll in the fairy tale.

Appearance
Gruff is a goat with green fur and brown hair shaped like a widow's peak. His eyes are blue with eyelashes and are almost always half closed, which give him the appearance of a smug villager. He has white horns and a black nose. He also has a brown beard. His tail is also brown. The inside of his ears is a pale pink.

Personality
Gruff has a cranky personality, meaning that he will appear rude and mean to the player at first. If the player befriends him he will be nicer to them, but he still will be slightly rude. He will admire lazy villagers' laid-back personality and will get along with snooty villagers due to their similarly rude personalities. He may find it hard to talk to peppy villagers due to their hyper personality.

Trivia

 * Gruff appears on the album cover of "K.K. March."