Rory

Rory is a jock lion villager in the. He first appeared in and has appeared in all subsequent games. His design is based on the traditional iconography of, the Chinese architectural ornament also known as imperial guardian lions. More specifically, he seems to be based on its Ryukyuan counterpart, the, as his maritime theme and Japanese catchphrase, (the capital of Okinawa), suggest. His name comes from the roar a lion makes.

Appearance
Rory is an orange lion with a red-orange mane. His mustache and eyebrows are also red-orange, and are similar rounded shapes. He has white paws, a red-orange tail, and light blue inner ears.

Personality
As a jock villager, Rory 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 to 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, Rory goes to sleep at 12:30 AM and wakes up at 6:30 AM.

In
In, if Rory is one of the starter villagers, his house will have craftable items primarily from the Wooden Series. 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
Rory was added to on March 23, 2023.

Trivia

 * Rory appears on the album cover of "K.K. Rally."
 * The e-Reader card artwork originally displayed Jūbei, another lion villager, in place of Rory.
 * Rory appears on the game cover of.
 * Rory shares his birthday with Boots.