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 also suggests a barn 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
Jay has a jock personality, which means he will have a keen interest in sport and fitness, making him appear competitive and in some cases rude when talking to other villagers, usually criticizing their fitness. He will appear slow-witted and absent-minded when talking about deep, meaningful things. He will get along well with peppy villagers, but get confused by the choice of lifestyle followed by lazy villagers, who appear opposite to the jock personality. He may offend and upset snooty and cranky villagers. He is not very talkative, and is known to say he wishes he could talk to someone else the second time a player ever talks to him. He usually asks for fossils.

House
Jay's house has a classical theme, with "K.K. Waltz" playing on his Phonograph. In Animal Crossing, Jay has the Perfect Painting in his house. As shown on the side, Jay likes to collect instruments. Jay's carpet is the Classic Carpet and his wallpaper is the Ornate Wall. Jay has a string set and a vibraphone. The Perfect Painting and the instruments are left out in the later games.

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

- From the Mind of Jay

Trivia

 * A drawing of Jay can be seen on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Starter Guide on page 17.