Tybalt

Tybalt is a jock, tiger villager from the, who appears from until , after which he would not appear again until , being mostly replaced by Rowan, another tiger who was given the jock personality in. The name Tybalt is most likely taken from William Shakespeare's , being named after the character of the same name. This is especially considering that another character in the play makes a scene of nicknaming Tybalt the "King of Cats," which in itself is a reference to Tybalt/Tibert the Cat from the story of Reynard the Fox. His Japanese name is the alias of the Japanese bandit Tani Yukata who was active in Malaya, Harimau, which is Malay for "tiger."

In, Tybalt has the play hobby and will be more frequently seen running around the island, sometimes with other villagers. He may also set up treasure hunts (a timed minigame) with the player.

Appearance
Tybalt is a yellow tiger with brown stripes and pink inside of his ears. In, brown rings are added around his eyes. He has thick, black eyebrows that are shown in a frowning manner, giving the impression that he is a cranky villager when first seen. However, this may simply be to show determination, a common trait in jock villagers.

Personality
Tybalt has a jock personality, meaning he will talk mostly about sports and exercising. Because of this obsession, Tybalt will offer challenges for the player, and will otherwise be kind and forgiving most of the time. In, he also uses stereotypical jock words like "bro" (As in, "I'm so pumped, bro!"), "man", and other words. He gets along well with peppy, normal, and other jock villagers, but will often conflict with lazy villagers, due to opposing lifestyles. He will also be the annoyance of cranky and snooty villagers, the latter of whom he criticizes on their appearance.

Trivia

 * Prior to, Tybalt was the only tiger to not appear in.