Jay

Jay is a jock bird villager in the. His English name is derived from the species of bird of the same name, although there are no jays that have red heads like the villager. His Japanese name is the katakana writing of the kanji 燕 (Tsubakuro), "Swallow" (the species of bird). Also, his forked tail, red head, blue body, and white belly suggest a barn swallow or a wire-tailed swallow. His Japanese name is also derived from "comfort" or "enjoy."

Appearance
Jay is a bird villager, with blue, red, and white feathers and an orange beak and feet, and is similar to a swallow. He is similar to Robin, another bird villager.

Personality
As a jock villager, Jay is energetic and has an interest in physical fitness and activity. He often talks about exercise or sports and may brag about his physical fitness. While often friendly to the player, he may comment on their fitness. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy villagers due their similar hyper personalities and will also get along with smug villagers, while he may offend snooty villagers by critiquing their fitness and annoy cranky villagers with his hyper personality. In, Jay goes to sleep at 12:30 AM and wakes up at 6:30 AM.

In
In, if Jay is the one of the starter villagers, his house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Series.

In
"Everyone works too much. It's important to take a break every once in a while!"

- From the Mind of Jay

Jay was added to on October 25, 2017.

Trivia

 * A drawing of Jay can be seen on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Starter Guide on page 17.
 * Jay appears on the album covers of "King K.K." and "Mr. K.K."