Ankha
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| Species | Personality | Gender | ||||||
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| Cat |  Snooty
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 Female
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| Birthday | September 22nd | 
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| Favorite saying | "All that glitters is not gold." | |||||||
| Catchphrase | "me meow" | |||||||
| Clothing | Red Aloha Shirt[nb 1] Egyptian Outfit[nb 2] Mummy Shirt[nb 3] Palatial Tank Dress[nb 4] | |||||||
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Names in other languages
ナイル
클레오 Cleo Kleo
艳后
Neferti Patri Ankha
艷后 Neferti Patri Анка | ||||||||
Phrase in other languages
クフフ
파트라 miao miao mi-miau
尼罗
mi-i-i-ouh marramius sfinx
尼羅 mi-i-i-ouh marramius ми-мяу | ||||||||
Ankha is a snooty cat villager who made her Animal Crossing series debut in Animal Crossing, and has appeared in almost every game since then, except for Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. In Animal Crossing, she is an islander, whereas from City Folk onwards, she is a villager. Her name is based on the ankh, which is the Egyptian hieroglyphic character that reads "life." Her catchphrase relates to her arrogant "snooty" personality, by saying "me," and a sound a cat makes, "meow." Her Japanese catchphrase, Kufufu, is a combination of the Pharaoh Khufu, and ufufu, a Japanese onomatopoeia for laughter. Egyptians worshiped cats, and had a cat god, which may be where the idea for Ankha's design came from.
Characteristics
Appearance
Ankha is a navy blue-and-gold-striped cat, with navy blue eyeliner in the style of Egyptian royalty (black around the eyes, then wings out towards the outside of the eye). She also has orange eyeshadow which can be seen when she blinks. Her large black pupils look upwards, and her mouth is constantly curved into a scowl, even when she is happy. Her headgear was worn by Queen Cleopatra, the Hellenistic ruler of Egypt. She has a slightly different style in City Folk, where she lacks the normal pharaoh headdress, which was replaced with a head pendant, but it was changed back to a headdress in New Leaf.
Personality
Below is a brief description of the snooty personality. For more information, click here.
Ankha has a snooty personality, which means she will appear arrogant and snobbish towards the player and other villagers, but will appear friendly and nice in some discussions, provided they are mature and do not insult her lifestyle. She finds appearance important, and will get angry or upset if someone criticizes her sense of style or fitness, which means a conversation between her and a jock personality may leave either one upset or angry. Her attitude towards the player changes, as she begins to warm up to them, but she will still retain some arrogance and subtle rudeness. She may not get along with lazy villagers, due to their lifestyles - lazy villagers having a strong interest in food or relaxing, both of which will make her uncomfortable, angry, and upset when in conversation. She will upset peppy villagers, usually by gossiping about them, and finding small things to judge them on. She will get along well with normal, cranky, and other snooty villagers.
Fruit Allergy
As an islander in Animal Crossing, Ankha is allergic to apples. Feeding her an apple will reduce the likelihood of her dropping money bags. She loves cherries, which will increase the likelihood of her dropping money bags.
Preferences
In Animal Crossing
| Species | Personality | Catchphrase |
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| Cat | Snooty | me meow |
| Default clothing |  Red Aloha Shirt
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| Default umbrella |  Checked Umbrella
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 Favorite fruit
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 Cherry
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 Allergic fruit
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 Apple
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| Star sign |  Virgo
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 Favorite style
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Fancy | |
| Least favorite style
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Funky | |
| Live song gift | Unknown | |
In City Folk
| Favorites | |
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| Clothing | Fancy
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| Furniture Genre | Retro/Dignified |
| Furniture Series | Regal |
| Furniture Color | Yellow |
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In New Leaf
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In New Horizons
All that glitters is not gold.
| Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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| September 22
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Snooty (B) | me meow |
| Default clothing |  Palatial Tank Dress
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| Default umbrella | 32px [[Item: (New Horizons)|]] | |
| NookPhone | x30px | |
| Favorites | ||
| Favorite styles | Gorgeous and Simple | |
| Favorite colors | Colorful
and Brown
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| Hobby | Nature | |
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| Bag | 25px | |
| Book | 
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| Food | 25px | |
| Drink | x25px | |
| Popsicle | 25px | |
House
In each game of the series, Ankha's house is themed after a pyramid, befitting her Egyptian-styled appearance.
In Animal Crossing
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| Wall: |  Ancient Wall
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| Floor: |  Ancient Tile
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| Music: | Marine Song 2001 |
In City Folk
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| Wall: | Ancient Wall
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| Floor: | Ancient Tile
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| Music: | Marine Song 2001 |
In New Leaf
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| Wall: | Ancient Wall
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| Floor: | Ancient Tile
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| Music: | Marine Song 2001 [nb 5] |
In New Horizons
Other appearances
In Happy Home Designer
| Ankha | ||
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| Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
| September 22
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Snooty | me meow |
| Default clothing |  Mummy shirt
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| Umbrella |  Leaf umbrella
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| House request | ||
| Client's vision | An ancient tomb. | |
| Favorite song | [[File:K.K. Bazaar_(Album Cover)_HHD_Icon.png|x29px|alt=|link=]] [[K.K. Bazaar|K.K. Bazaar]] | |
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| Starting house: | 
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Card profiles
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Card back
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| #014 Ankha - Series 1 | |
| Gender: | Female |
| Sign: | Virgo |
| Clothes: | red aloha shirt |
| Petphrase: | me meow |
| Profile: | Ankha's face shines with beauty and the sparkle of the youth, but she claims she was a cat in Cleopatra's court. That would make her 3,000 years old! How many years do nine lives make? |
| Password: | rQ9dnN7Clqv2T% |
| 3oNLI7AQoOhixO | |
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013 Punchy | e-Reader card #014 Ankha |
015 Paolo |
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Card back
| #188 Ankha - Series 2 | ||||||||
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187 Vic | List of amiibo cards #188 Ankha |
189 Drift |
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Gallery
amiibo card artwork
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Names in other languages
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ナイル Nairu |
Nile; from the famous Egyptian river, the Nile River. |
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클레오 Keulleo |
From Cleopatra |
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艳后 Yànhòu |
From 埃及艳后,a byname of Cleopatra popularised by the 1945 or 1963 film |
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艷后 Unknown |
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Анка Anka |
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Ankha | - |
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Kleo | From Kleopatra, the German name for Cleopatra |
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Patri | Derived from Cleopatra |
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Neferti | From the Egyptian pharaoh Nefertiti |
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Cleo | Derived from Cleopatra |
Trivia
- Ankha has had a different outfit as her starting clothes in every single game that has been released in English.
- Her amiibo card pose resembles the look of a mummy sarcophagus.
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