K.K. Slider

"Nothing shredded, nothing gained,"

- K.K. Slider

"My music wants to be free, man."

- K.K. Slider

'''Totakeke "K.K." Slider, or K.K.''', is a dog who has appeared in all the games to date. His main role is to play and sing songs for the player. He made a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and in. He was also one of the three Animal Crossing characters to be a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, the others being Mr. Resetti and Tom Nook. He has recorded a performance called K.K. Slider: Live at the Roost. There are 55 songs in the original Animal Crossing, 70 songs in Wild World, 75 in City Folk, 91 in New Leaf and 95 in New Horizons for a total of 95 songs.

In Animal Crossing, he says his name is Totakeke, but prefers the nickname K.K. Slider. He has not mentioned his formal moniker in subsequent English releases, however.

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In Dōbutsu no Mori and Animal Crossing, K.K. Slider starts the game up for the first player, or if a memory card is not detected when the game is turned on. Every Saturday night from 8 P.M. to 12 A.M., he can be found sitting on a wooden stool outside the Train Station. If spoken to, he will introduce himself to the player, and ask if they want to hear any songs from him. The player can then request a specific song, give him their mood, or allow him to decide for them. If a song is requested that K.K. doesn't know, K.K. will play a random background tune and tell the player he does not know the song after it is finished.

While playing, the background will turn black to show only K.K. and the player, which will slowly spin around as the credits play. Periodically, various weather effects will also be shown, such as snow, falling leaves, and rain. K.K. Slider uses the sounds "Queh", "Quay", "O", "Ah", "Me", "Na", "Now", "Le", and "Moo" when he performs. In some songs, he will howl, whistle, click, and hum, altogether to make the song. Once the song is completed, he also gives them a copy to take home.

In, several new songs have been added to his repertoire.

In Wild World, K.K. Slider still sings and plays for listeners, performing at the same time (every Saturday from 8 P.M. to 12 A.M.) as he did in the previous games, but now he plays them at The Roost, on top of a stage located in the cafe's upper left corner. The player can request a specific song or let him play a random song. After the performance, whether the song was random or requested, he slips a free bootleg of the song into the player's pockets. This action opposes the industry practice of putting a price on music. Compared to previous entries in the series, several new songs have been added. Giving him a country guitar will allow the player to obtain his portrait. If the gates are open, K.K. will not appear until they are closed. He can't perform in the multiplayer mode.

K.K. Slider has the same role in Wild World, but now he gives encores. The player can tell him exactly what song you want to hear, or let him pick. Another way to choose a song is to tell him a mood, and he will pick something out based on it. Cranky villagers will sometimes mention that they think that Phineas is K.K.'s day job. As with Wild World, he will be in The Roost starting at 8pm to Midnight and some new songs have been added. However, the player will not receive a bootleg copy of the encore. The multiplayer issue in is fixed. He appears in and onward during multiplayer.

K.K. Slider once again makes an appearance, but this time in a new, separate building called Club LOL. On every day of the week besides Saturday, starting at 8 P.M., he will perform remixed tunes and some of his tracks for the player to listen to, including several new songs, under the pseudonym DJ K.K. When he performs as DJ K.K., his appearance changes: he now wears glasses, a cap, and headphones.

As in previous games, on Saturday nights starting at 8 P.M., he will play songs by requests, mood, or randomly, depending on what the player wants. Attending 20 of his acoustic performances in New Leaf will have K.K. Slider give the player his picture. K.K. Slider's songs can be bought from T.I.Y., T&T Emporium, or the catalog for 3,200 Bells each.

On a Saturday before a player's birthday or a Saturday on their birthday, K.K. will preform a Happy Birthday song to the player as part of their upcoming birthday, titled K.K. Birthday. This is the only song that cannot be requested.

K.K. Slider reappears in as one of the player's clients.

In, K.K. Slider makes his appearance since the game release. To make him appear, the player needs to craft K.K. Slider's Chair (available for the 45 days after player starts a new game, costs 250 s) and put it to the campsite or cabin.

K.K. Slider's Prize Guitar is a special furniture that available as a Mailbox gift from November 15th, 2018 to December 15th, 2018. This time K.K. is standing while playing and wears the party hat.

DJ KK's Beat Booth special furniture that available from April 27th, 2019 to June 26th, 2019. This furniture can be obtainable by crafting and costs 350 s. K.K. appears again now as his alter ego DJ KK. Unlike previous games, he is now wearing a black shirt with KK written on it. While using the booth, K.K. will cycle between remixes of the game's main theme, the Campsite theme, and the OK Motors theme.

From April 30th, 2019 to May 11th, 2019, DJ KK appears as a host of the Garden Safari event called Idle Beats with DJ KK‎‎.

K.K. Slider returns in, initially appearing in a dream experienced by the player on their first night on the island. In the dream, K.K. gives a similar speech to the player at the beginning of the first game in the series about moving away and starting a new life. In a change from previous games, K.K. Slider is not seen again after this point until the conclusion of the game's storyline. The only way to acquire bootlegs of his music in the interim is to purchase them from the Nook Shopping Catalog, of which there is always one per day.

After the player invites their first campsite visitor to move to the island, Tom Nook will brief the player about Project K: a plan to make the island so desirable that even a celebrity such as K.K. would want to visit. To make this happen, he instructs the player to improve the island's condition and to check in periodically with Isabelle. She will inform the player of their island's rating and read out feedback they have received from residents and visitors. If the island has a rating of at least 3 stars, K.K. Slider will leave positive feedback, exciting both Isabelle and Tom Nook and prompting the latter to contact K.K. Slider about performing a concert on the island. As soon as the game boots up for the first time the next day, K.K. Slider will visit, and right after Isabelle's announcements performs Welcome Horizons with the entire island in attendance.

After this initial visit, K.K. Slider will visit every Saturday. If an event is due to take place in the plaza on a Saturday, K.K. will instead visit on the preceding Friday. He will spend the day practicing in the Resident Services plaza but will not accept requests until after 6pm. Villagers may occasionally sit down to watch him practice or perform, and any villagers present during the performance will appear in the cutscene when it fades the background to black.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
K.K. Slider (referred to by his Japanese name), along with Tom Nook and Mr. Resetti, appears as a trophy.

K.K. Slider has a minor role in the film. Margie asks him to play K.K. Bossa, which was renamed K.K.'s Rhythm in the movie.

Appearance
K.K. Slider is a white-furred dog with thick, black eyebrows complimenting his black, dot-like eyes and solid black nose. Due to being a special character, K.K. Slider's appearance greatly deviates from the Dog villagers, as his head has a more defined muzzle with slightly smaller ears. Unlike other characters, K.K. does not appear to wear any visible clothing, instead using his guitar in place of said clothing. However, he is shown wearing glasses and a beanie (as well as a T-shirt sometimes) as DJ K.K., perhaps to disguise his identity.

Personality
K.K. Slider is a laid-back musician, reflected by his relaxed state. He speaks in a mellow, calm tone, using words such as "man", "far out", and "groovy" in his speech often. As someone who is passionate about his craft, money isn't his biggest motivator, saying that although numerous "Industry fat cats" try to capitalize on his music, he only desires for it to be free for everyone. This belief is eventually retconned as of, as K.K. Slider's songs are able to be purchased in the T.I.Y..

In, K.K. Slider's alter ego, DJ K.K., is introduced, displaying a new side to K.K. Slider's personality. Rather than being a laid-back musician, K.K. is displayed as outgoing and active, becoming a so-called "life of the party", visibly seen jumping and even dancing as club music is played.

Trivia

 * He is named after Animal Crossing sound designer, Kazumi Totaka. His Japanese name is taken from the Japanese tradition that last names be written first, so it is Totaka Kazumi. That can be shortened to "Totaka K.", which sounds like "Totakeke".
 * K.K. Song was also composed by Totaka and appears in various Nintendo titles, including Mario Paint, Yoshi's Story, and Luigi's Mansion.
 * Most of K.K. Slider's music is composed by Toru Minegishi, who has also composed much of the music for recent Zelda and Mario titles.
 * K.K. Slider is on the cover of many mainline Animal Crossing games; the exceptions are Animal Crossing and New Horizons.
 * The only song with actual lyrics is K.K. Bossa, which was called K.K.'s Rhythm in the Animal Crossing movie.
 * He is the first character to appear in an Animal Crossing game, being the first character to appear in and, asking the player some questions after the title screen.
 * When K.K. plays a song, his right paw never actually reaches the guitar strings.
 * In the original four games, Copper, the police dog, always wishes to listen to some of K.K.'s songs, though he denies it when asked about it.
 * His famous quote "Those industry fat cats try to put a price on my music, but it wants to be free" has been mentioned on various news websites regarding illegal file sharing.