Bob

Bob is a lazy cat villager in the who appears in all games to date. His name may be derived from. His Japanese catchphrase, neko, means "cat," relating to his species. According to series co-creator Hisashi Nogami, Bob was the first villager created, and his January 1 birthday came as a result of that.

Appearance
Bob is a purple cat with dark purple polka dots, half-closed lazy yellow eyes, and light purple paws. The inside of his ears are pink, and his tail is purple with darker purple stripes.

Personality
As a lazy villager, Bob 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, Bob goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

House
Bob's house in all games prior to features several items from the Kiddie Series. In, his house features the Colorful variants of items from the Wooden Block Series, which bear resemblance to the Kiddie Series.

In
Bob's house features the same furniture layout as Broccolo's in.

In
In, if Bob 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. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

In
Bob was added to on January 30, 2018. Prior to his addition, icons for Bob could be found unused in the game's code.

Trivia

 * In the first popularity poll held on the website, Bob ranked as the 6th most popular character with 155 votes, ranking above Mitzi but below Rover.
 * In a second popularity poll held on the website, Bob ranked as the 8th most popular character with 1,280 votes, ranking above Rosie but below Mitzi.
 * The letter received from Bob after his e-Reader card is scanned in says that he had a dream where the player was "running around on a tropical island with a water pump on [their] back," referencing Super Mario Sunshine.
 * Bob appears on the album cover of "K.K. Lovers."
 * Bob's eyes are white in his e-Reader card artwork, which differs from the yellow seen in-game and in other artwork.