Copper

"No dog is above the law."

- Copper

Copper, also known as Officer Copper, is a dog in the. He works as a police officer in and, and as a guard in  and. He works alongside Booker in all games except. His name comes from the word copper, a slang term for a police officer.

Appearance
Copper is a brown dog with a white muzzle and paws. He resembles the, the national dog of Japan. In and, he wears a blue police officer uniform, cap, and badge, and in  and , he wears a red guard uniform and a teal helmet.

Personality
Copper is confident and hard-working, taking pride in his duty as a police officer or guard. He prides early risers and warns the player to be careful when wandering around at night. He is also athletic, exercising on the job and hosting the morning aerobics in. This contrasts with Booker's timid personality.

In
In, Copper works outside the police station and will inform the player of upcoming and current events or visitors. From 6 AM to 7 AM from July 25 to August 31, Copper hosts the morning aerobics, instructing the player, villagers, and Tortimer with various exercises. He can also be seen exercising at the police station from 5 AM to 6 AM.

Copper may be asleep outside the police station at night, and the player can wake him up by speaking to him.

In and
In and, Copper stands opposite of Booker inside the checkpoint. He can allow the player to visit other towns, open and close the gate, and be assigned a Friend Code.

In
In, Copper works inside the police station, operating the lost and found. He only appears if the modern police station public works project is built, as Booker works in the classic police station.

In the update, Copper can appear in his RV at the Campground at random if the modern police station is not built.

In
Following the version 2.0 update in, Copper can appear as a customer at The Roost. He will always be joined by Booker. He can also be invited to Photopia via his amiibo, after which can be obtained from Nook Shopping.

In
In, Copper can sometimes be seen in the background of the Smashville stage. Copper also appears alongside Booker as a trophy and a sticker in this game as part of the Animal Crossing series.

In
In, Copper has a chance of appearing in the background of the stage Smashville, but only in the Wii U version. In the Nintendo 3DS version, he once again appears alongside Booker as a trophy.

In
Copper appears as a spirit in.

Trivia

 * In a character popularity poll held on the Japanese website, Copper ranked as the 14th most popular character with 973 votes, ranking above Olivia but below Tortimer.
 * The website erroneously lists Copper as tied with Tortimer at 13th place despite having fewer votes than Tortimer. This coincides with the numbering system used on the website, where 13th place is listed twice due to a tie between Olivia and Apollo.
 * Copper appears on the album cover of "Agent K.K."