Zipper T. Bunny

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Rabbit	Male
Favorite saying	"Hippity-hoppity wish-wash-whoa!"
Role	Bunny Day
Main appearances
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	Name in other languages ぴょんたろう; 토빗; Ovidio; Ohs 蹦蹦; Albin; Coti Conejal; Zipper 蹦蹦; Albin; Coti Conejal; Зиппер

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"The time has come! Let's look for eggs! That's my bunny plan! They're here! They're there! They're everywhere! Find them if you can!"

— Zipper, Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Zipper T. Bunny, often shortened to Zipper, is a rabbit in the Animal Crossing series who serves as the host of Bunny Day. He tasks the player with bringing him eggs, and in return, he gives an item from the Egg Series or Bunny Day Series. He is analogous to the Easter Bunny, a folklore symbol of Easter, the holiday Bunny Day is based on.

It is heavily implied through dialogue and character descriptions that Zipper is someone in a rabbit costume due to the zipper on his back, from which his name is derived, though he insists that he is not wearing a costume.

Characteristics

Appearance

Zipper is what appears to be a yellow rabbit with a cream muzzle, drooping right ear, green eyes, purple eyelids, and red insides of his ears; however, it is implied that it is all a costume. He wears blue denim overalls with heart-shaped buttons and a star stitched in the middle. The overalls have a zipper on the back, visible when the player is speaking to him from above. Zipper also wears a white and green visor.

Personality

Zipper greeting the player in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

Zipper has a cheery personality when spoken to and dances when the player is near him; however, when the player walks away, he stops dancing and sighs, suggesting that he is putting on a cheery façade for the townsfolk. He also loses his cheery façade when the player speaks to him from above, telling them not to look at his zipper to not "spoil the magic." He also mutters to himself about needing a new job, reference the discomfort in wearing the costume, and in City Folk will even be frustrated about how many Bunny Foils he buried.

Appearances

In City Folk

Artwork from Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Zipper in Animal Crossing: City Folk.

Zipper first appears in Animal Crossing: City Folk. He visits the town on Bunny Day, and he tasks the player with finding eggs buried around town, which can either have candy or a Bunny Foil in them. If the player brings a Bunny Foil to Zipper, he gives them an item from the Egg Series.

When in town, villagers will usually speak of him in a derogatory manner. Normal villagers appear to be scared of him. It would appear that he is unhappy with his choice of uniform and career, as he mentions under his breath how he wants a new career and how uncomfortable he is under the suit.

In New Leaf

Artwork from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Zipper appears in town on Bunny Day and now initially asks the player to bring him eggs directly. If the player brings him one of each type of egg found throughout town—Deep-Sea Egg, Earth Egg, Sky Egg, Stone Egg, Tree Egg, and Water Egg—he gives them an Egg Basket. Afterward, the player can bring Zipper a Winning Ticket found within the eggs to receive an item from the Egg Series, or a Grand-Prize Ticket to receive Zipper's Pic.

In the Welcome amiibo update, Zipper can appear at random in his RV at the campground.

In New Horizons

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Zipper in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Zipper was added in the 1.1.0 First Update and once again hosts Bunny Day. He can be found wandering around the island seven days before Bunny Day (12 days prior to version 1.9.0), and when spoken to, he tasks the player with crafting items from the Bunny Day Series using eggs that he has hidden throughout the island, giving them the DIY recipe for a Bunny Day Bed. Zipper returns on Bunny Day itself at the plaza, where the player can give him one of each type of egg to receive the Bunny Day Basket. If the player crafts every item from the Bunny Day Series, Zipper will reward them with the DIY recipe for a Wobbling Zipper Toy.

Zipper's poster can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting him to Photopia via his amiibo.

Prior to its removal in version 2.0, when the player scans Zipper T. Bunny's amiibo card and tries to invite him, he will say:

Hello, hello, and how do you do? You've reached the one and only lucky bunny, Zipper. It's true!
Hippity hoppity how can I help you?
What's that? You want me to hop-hop-hop on over to your campsite?
Well hippity skippity, that sounds like fun! But I'm so busy right now, I really can't. Very sorry, very sorry!
You understand right? A guy like me has a lot going on…
Hippity hoppity ho! Thanks for the invite though!

In Pocket Camp

Zipper appears in Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp as the host of the Garden Safari event "Zipper's Wonderland." For this event, the player is required to catch creatures known as Scramblers, which only appear after special flowers have been planted. If a player manages to catch one, Zipper will give the player a piece of furniture from the Wonderland Series. The player can also be disguised as Zipper by wearing the Zipper costume and Zipper Mask.

Other appearances

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Zipper appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

#627

Zipper
Zipper T. Bunny

Description	NTSC-U: This isn't a costume, really! Everyone asks, and the answer is always the same. Please ignore the zipper on the back—that just spoils the magic. This lucky spring fellow appears on Bunny Day, celebrating by asking you to search for bunny eggs. Open up the eggs you find - maybe a prize is inside! PAL: Despite what you may have heard, Zipper is absolutely, 100%, definitely NOT wearing a costume. ...What? There's a zip on his back? Well, that's, er... Moving on! This lucky spring bunny comes to celebrate Bunny Day with you. Find the hidden eggs and open them, and maybe you'll get a winning ticket! Flippity boing! Floppity zibbit!
Acquisition	Random

Name in Italics denote PAL trophy name.

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Zipper appears as a spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

#858

Zipper T. Bunny

Battle information
Category	Type	Class
Primary Spirit	Grab	Novice (★)
Slots	1 (⬡)
Stats	Power: 958—4,793 Attack power: 520—2,600 Defense power: 384—1,922
Ability	Jump ↑
Acquisition	Battle via Spirit Board Purchase from the Vault Shop for 500G
Enemy fighter	Bunny Blue Isabelle
Type	Grab
Power	1,800
Stage	Smashville
Rules	N/A
Conditions	Take your strongest team into this no-frills battle
Music	Title Theme - Animal Crossing: Wild World

Villager information

In New Leaf

Hippety-hoppity wish-wash-whoa!

Birthday	Gender	Species
March 11	Male	Rabbit
Pic version added	Version 1.0
Coffee preferences
Zipper does not order coffee at The Roost.

In Happy Home Designer

The official example screenshot used for Zipper's house request for Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is a reference to the tea party held in the children's novel, Alice in Wonderland.^[1] Zipper represents the March Hare, Chops represents the Mad Hatter, the player represents Alice, while Bob represents the Cheshire Cat.

Happy Home Designer client information

Hippity-hoppity wish-wash-whoa!

Official example

Zipper
Birthday	Gender	Species
March 11	Male	Rabbit
Umbrella	Petal parasol
House request
Client's vision	I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song	K.K. Birthday

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Egg basket K.K. Birthday Zipper's pic
Clothing:	Bunny hood Petal parasol
Starting house:

RV in Welcome amiibo

Exterior of Zipper T. Bunny's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Interior of Zipper T. Bunny's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Description:

Camping gives Zipper a chance to finally get out of that stuffy old costume and—er, we're being told in no uncertain terms that it is NOT a costume.

Items:

Bunny Hood	Donburi
Egg Chair (x4)	Egg Table (x5)
Hot Plate	Imperial Pot
Omelet

Wall:

Egg Wall

Floor:

Egg Floor

Music:

Neapolitan

Zipper T. Bunny's "Order furniture" list in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Item	Type	Buy price	Sell price^{[nb 1]}	Available from
Egg wall	Wallpaper	3 MEOW Coupons	8,888 Bells	Zipper RVs
Egg floor	Flooring	3 MEOW Coupons	8,888 Bells	Zipper RVs
Bunny hood	Clothing	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	Able Sisters RVs
Donburi	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	RVs
Egg chair	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	9,000 Bells	Zipper RVs
Egg table	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	9,000 Bells	Zipper RVs
Hot plate	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	420 Bells	Timmy and Tommy's store RVs
Imperial pot	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	RVs
Omelet	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	500 Bells	RVs

The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, AlgebraManiacABC, Chubby Bub, Cuyler, HylianAngel, Kalina70, PanchamBro, SuperHamster, and vmario.

In New Horizons

Hippety-hoppity wish-wash-whoa!

Birthday	Gender	Species
March 11	Male	Rabbit
Initial NookPhone	Red
Final NookPhone	Playful - Fabric 19
Happy Home Paradise traits
Hobby	Play
Book	Comic

In Happy Home Paradise

Happy Home Paradise client information

Zipper
Client's vision	Vacation-Home Concept

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Zipper's photo Zipper's poster

Card profiles

amiibo card

Card back

#316 Zipper - Series 4

Star sign:	Pisces
Birthday:	March 11
Dice value:	3
Hand sign:	Paper

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Trivia

Zipper shares his birthday with Hopkins, another rabbit.

Names in other languages

	ぴょんたろう Pyontarō	ぴょん from an onomatopoeia of leap and 太郎 (male name suffix)

	토빗 Tobit	Portmanteau of Toki (토끼, rabbit in Korean) and Rabbit

	蹦蹦 Bèng bèng	Onomatopoeia for "bouncing"

	Зиппер Zipper	Same as English name

	Zipper	Same as English name

	Ohs T. Hase	Pun on Osterhase, German name for Easter Bunny

	Coti Conejal	Coti from Spanish cotí, ticking, referring to the cotton ticking used in furniture and perhaps a nod to Peter Cottontail. Conejal from conejo, "rabbit."

	Albin	Derived from the Latin albus, meaning "white" or "bright"

	Ovidio	From Latin ōvum, "egg"

Notes

↑ Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold at Timmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold to Leila at Tortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.

References

↑ "【ハッピーホーム】みなさ〜ん！ぴょんたろうさんの「おまかせ」な部屋をご紹介します！ワンダーランドのお茶会？早く帰りたいかも・・・" @doubutsuno_mori on X (formerly Twitter) (Japanese). Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2022.