Champ

"You'll never get THIS monkey off your back!"

- Champ

Champ is a jock, monkey villager in the who first appeared in. His name comes from the word "champion", which goes with the jock personality. In later games, however, Champ was replaced by Flip, another jock monkey villager, due to his resemblance to Porter, a special character.

Appearance
Champ is a small, brown monkey with a yellow paw print shirt. He is very similar in appearance to Porter, a monkey that runs the Train Station in, and in.

Personality
He is a jock and enjoys surfing. Champ is great to be around, he always lightens the atmosphere. He is a true joker, but also can be serious in some situations. He is happy with almost anything. He is always working out or lifting weights. His catchphrase is the onomatopoeia of a train's whistle and a possible reference to the Porter's occupation.

Merchandise
Like most characters that appeared on, Champ is available to buy as a plush toy and coin pouch, as part of the merchandise.

Theories
Many fans have speculated that Champ is Porter, due to their nearly identical appearances and Champ's interest in trains. Champ also does not appear in any of the same games Porter does, and vice versa. This was disproven in the Wii U app Animal Crossing Plaza, which reveals that Porter's birthday is April 17th, whereas Champ's birthday was June 4th.

It could also be possible that Champ is Porter's brother. This is supported by the fact that when entering the town for the first time, it is possible to see both the engineer and Porter at the same time, who both share the same model. Another fact that supports this is with Porter's e-reader card description, which states that Porter and his brother are rumored to occasionally switch places engineering the train.