Hopper

"Well, at least it was a big one." — Hopper, Animal Crossing: The Movie

Hopper (ダルマン, Dalman) is a cranky villager in the Animal Crossing series. He is a crested penguin, who is named after the Rockhopper penguin, but design is based off a Macaroni Penguin. He also appeared in Animal Crossing: The Movie. Hopper is also the only penguin with a cranky personality.

Gender: Male Personality: Cranky Species: Penguin Birthday: April 6th Initial Phrase: "slushie" Initial Clothes: "Dragon Shirt" Pic Quote: "This is my good side." Appearance(s): Animal Forest, Animal Crossing, Animal Forest e+, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Animal Crossing: The Movie

Apperance
Hopper is a black and white crested penguin, with a yellow beak and long, straw-like eyebrows which give him an angry look at default. You will often see him with a fishing pole. His red eyes may turn black when he is angry.

Personality
As a cranky villager, Hopper will appear mature compared to other personality types. This will make him appear belittling and insensitive to other villagers, including the player. Despite this, he will learn to confide in the player, considering them his only friend. He will enjoy the usual hobbies, but for relaxation and peace than competition. He will find it difficult to socialize with peppy villagers, who he will criticize when talking to other villagers. He will get along with normal and snooty villagers, as well as other cranky villagers, who he will share deeper conversations with. He will, on occasion, annoy a normal villager, usually when being mean about something or someone.

House
In Animal Crossing: Wild World, he has Cabin Furniture. He will also have Lucky K.K. playing on a radio if he has one. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, he has Cabin Furniture in his house. There are a couple of totem poles in his house too. He still listens to Lucky K.K.

Appearance in Animal Crossing: The Movie
Unlike other characters in the film, he was not a main character. Instead, he was the film's comic relief (appearing in the foreground/background throughout a film, not knowing a character's background information). He is seen fishing all year round in the same spot, near the bridge by the river. He seems to always get distracted by loud noises which scare the fish.