Papi

Papi is a lazy horse villager in the. He first appeared in and has appeared in all subsequent games except. Despite being a horse, his appearance is based on the, an animal closely related to giraffes. His English and Japanese names both reference this.

Appearance
Papi is a brown horse with a blackish brown mane and tail. His arms and legs are white with black stripes. His muzzle is pink and the inside of his ears are blue. Apart from the top of his head, which resembles brown hair and a fringe, his face is white. His eyes are simple ovals.

Personality
As a lazy villager, Papi has a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and will appear friendly toward the player. He often talks about food and is humorous or naïve during conversations. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy, smug, and cranky villagers, while snooty and jock villagers may not get along with him due to their conflicting lifestyles. In, Papi goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

In
In, if Papi is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, his house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Log Series and applicable native fruit sets. They cannot have their initial house interior unless the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

Trivia

 * In real life, male okapis have small horns on their heads called ossicones. Despite Papi being a male themed after an okapi, he lacks these protuberances and possesses a, which is a trait characteristic of female okapi only.