Bob

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For the villager whose Japanese, Korean, and Chinese name is Bob, see Shep. For French, see Harry.

Type of Cat villager Bob cat00
Artwork of Bob the Cat
Species Personality Gender
Cat Lazy Male
Birthday January 1st Capricorn
Favorite saying "You only live once...or nine times."
Catchphrase "pthhpth"
Clothing Blossom Tee (Pink)[nb 1]
Main appearances

Other appearances
Names in other languages
 ニコバン
 히죽
 Bob
 Jens
 阿判
 Robert
 Arándano
 Bob
 阿判
 Robert
 Arándano
 Боб
Phrase in other languages
 ネコ
 고양이
 baffo
 psssps
 猫猫
 pfioupf
 zarpas
 poekie
 貓貓
 pfioupf
 fishfish
 кх-кх-кх

Bob is a lazy cat villager in the Animal Crossing series who has appeared in every game. His name may be derived from bobcat. According to series co-creator Hisashi Nogami, Bob was the first villager created, and his January 1 birthday came as a result of that.[1]

In New Horizons, Bob has the play hobby and can run around with his arms extended at any time, rather than only outside Resident Services during a scripted activity with a group of villagers.

Characteristics

Artwork of Bob from Animal Crossing.

Appearance

Bob is a purple cat with darker purple polka dots, half-closed lazy yellow eyes, and light purple paws. The inside of his ears are pink, and his tail is purple with dark purple stripes.

Personality

Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.

As a lazy villager, Bob has a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and will appear friendly toward the player. He often talks about food and is humorous or naïve during conversations. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy, smug, and cranky villagers, while snooty and jock villagers may not get along with him due to their conflicting lifestyles. In New Horizons, Bob goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

Villager information

In Animal Crossing

Species Personality Catchphrase
Cat Lazy pthhpth
Default clothing Blossom Shirt PG Model.png Blossom Shirt
Default umbrella Gelato Umbrella PG Model.png Gelato Umbrella
Doubutsu no Mori e+ traits
Star sign Capricorn Capricorn
Smallcheckmark.png Favorite style Cool
Smallxmark.png Least favorite style Fancy
Live song gift K.K. Ragtime

In Wild World

Bob
I'm a cat. Chillin' is in my blood, man.

Birthday Personality Catchphrase
January 1 Capricorn Lazy pthhpth
Default clothing Blossom Shirt WW Model.png Blossom Shirt
Default umbrella Gelato Umbrella WW Model.png Gelato Umbrella
Favorites
Smallcheckmark.png Favorite style Cool
Smallxmark.png Least favorite style Fancy
Default hobby Unknown
Furniture requests
Colors
 
Blue
/
 
Colorful
Genres Lovely / Modern
Series Robo Series / Cabin Series

In City Folk

Birthday Personality Catchphrase
January 1 Capricorn Lazy pthhpth
Default clothing Blossom Shirt CF Model.png Blossom Shirt
Default umbrella 32px
Favorites
Smallcheckmark.png Favorite clothing style Cool
Smallxmark.png Least favorite clothing style Fancy
Favorite furniture styles Trendy and Dignified
Favorite furniture color
 
Colorful
Favorite series Kiddie Series

In New Leaf

Bob
You only live once...or nine times.

Bob

Bob

Birthday Personality Catchphrase
January 1 class=sprite link= Lazy
Default clothing Blossom Tee NL Model.png Blossom Tee
Default umbrella Gelato Umbrella NL Model.png Gelato Umbrella
Favorites
Smallcheckmark.png Favorite style [[Clothing/New Leaf/|]]
Smallxmark.png Least favorite style [[Clothing/New Leaf/|]]
Favorite color
 
Colorful
Biography
Siblings Fourth of six
Skill Shadow puppetry
Goal Detective
Halloween fear Monster Mask NL Model.png Monster Mask
Coffee preferences
Type of beans Kilimanjaro
Amount of milk None
Amount of sugar None

In New Horizons

Bob
You only live once...or nine times.

Bob

Birthday Personality Catchphrase
January 1 Capricorn Lazy (B) pthhpth
Default clothing Blossom Tee (Pink) NH Icon.png Blossom Tee (Pink)
Other default clothing
  • While sunbathing: Triangle Shades (Black) NH Icon.png Triangle shades
  • Toy Day: Santa Hat NH Icon.png Santa hat

    Happy Home Paradise DLC exclusive clothing:
  • As a student for the school: School Uniform with Necktie (Navy Blue) NH Icon.png School uniform with necktie (Navy blue)
  • As the teacher for the school: Checkered Sweater Vest (Light Brown) NH Icon.png Checkered sweater vest (Light brown) & Rimmed Glasses (Black) NH Icon.png rimmed glasses (Black)
  • Default umbrella Eggy Parasol NH Icon.png Eggy Parasol
    Initial NookPhone  Default Phone Case (Black) NH Model.png  Black
    Final NookPhone  Phone Case (Striped - Fabric 9) NH Model.png  Striped - Fabric 9
    Favorites
    Favorite styles Simple and Cute
    Favorite colors
     
    Colorful
    and
     
    Red
    Hobby Play
    Handheld items
    Bag Classy Bag NH Model.png Classy
    Book Play Book Interior NH Texture.png Comic
    Food Sandwich Food NH Model.png Sandwich
    Drink Smoothie or coffee cup Drink NH Model.png Smoothie or coffee cup
    Popsicle Chocolate Popsicle NH Model.png Chocolate
    Ideal clothing for Bob – Colorful / Red Simple and Cute clothing
    Villagers prefer clothing that matches any one of their favorite colors or styles.
    For brevity, the following list only shows clothing that matches both favorite colors and one favorite style.
    Name Image Price Available from
    Colorful striped knit cap (Red) Colorful Striped Knit Cap (Red) NH Icon.png  880 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    Mom's hand-knit sweater (Quilted pattern) Mom's Hand-Knit Sweater (Quilted Pattern) NH Icon.png Not for sale  Mom
    Rainbow sweater (Red) Rainbow Sweater (Red) NH Icon.png  1,200 Bells  Mabel
     Able Sisters
    More Colorful Items
    More Red Items
    More Simple Items
    More Cute Items

    In Happy Home Paradise

    Bob
    Thought bubble I want a garden that's, like, IN my house. With flowers.
    Client's vision A Blooming Indoor Garden
    Required items Red Tulips
    Yellow Tulips
    White Tulips
    Favorite song  Hypno K.K.
    Unlocked items
    Furniture:
    Interior:
    Clothing:
    Other items:

    House

    Bob's house in all games prior to Animal Crossing: New Horizons features several items from the Kiddie Series. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, his house features the Colorful variants of items from the Wooden Block Series, which bear resemblance to the Kiddie Series.

    In Animal Crossing

    Bob's house features the same furniture layout as Broccolo's in Doubutsu no Mori e+.

    In Wild World

    In City Folk

    Interior of Bob's house in Animal Crossing: City Folk
    Items:
     Kiddie Dresser  Kiddie Stereo
     Kiddie Bed  Kiddie Couch
     Kiddie Table  Kiddie Clock
     Kiddie Bookcase  Kiddie Bureau
     Kiddie Chair  Kiddie Wardrobe
    Wall:  Kiddie Wall
    Floor:  Kiddie Carpet
    Music: K.K. Ragtime

    In New Leaf

    In New Horizons

    In New Horizons, if Bob is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, his house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Log Series and applicable native fruit sets.

    Other appearances

    In Happy Home Designer

    Bob
    You only live once...or nine times.

    Bob's Happy Home Designer icon
    Bob
    Birthday Personality Catchphrase
    January 1 Capricorn Lazy pthhpth
    Default clothing Blossom Tee HHD Icon.png Blossom tee
    Umbrella Gelato Umbrella HHD Icon.png Gelato umbrella
    House request
    Thought bubble I can't fall asleep unless I'm absolutely surrounded by bright, colorful flowers!
    Client's vision A floral atmosphere.
    Required items Red Tulips
    Yellow Tulips
    White Tulips
    Favorite song  Hypno K.K.
    Unlocked items
    Furniture:
  •  White Tulips
  •  Pink Tulips
  •  Purple Tulips
  •  Orange Tulips
  •  Yellow Pansies
  •  Purple Pansies
  •  Red Cosmos
  •  Blue Violets
  •  Hypno K.K.
  •  Bob's Pic
  • Interior:
  •  Flower Pop Rug
  •  Flower Pop Wall
  •  Backyard Lawn
  • Clothing:
  •  Daisy Tee
  •  Tulip Tee
  •  Paw Tee
  •  Blossom Tee
  •  Sunflower Tee
  •  Blossom Dress
  •  Vogue Dress
  •  Lime Dress
  •  Purple Pumps
  •  Gelato Umbrella
  • Nature:
  •  Pink Tulips
  •  Purple Pansies
  •  Red Cosmos
  •  Blue Violets
  • Starting house: Default exterior of Bob's house in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

    In Pocket Camp

    Bob was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on January 30, 2018.[2] Prior to his addition, icons for Bob could be found unused in the game's code.

    Bob
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    Bob

    Birthday Personality Catchphrase
    32px link= [[]]
    Default clothing Blossom Tee
    Biography
    Description Bob is an easygoing kind of guy. He doesn't worry too much about what he does or says, which doesn't always end well.
    Preferred theme Hip
    Primary reward Wood
    Version added 1.1.5
    Date unlocked January 30, 2018
    How to invite Required friendship level: 5

    Capsule-Toy Machine
    Kiddie Table
    Kiddie Bureau
    Kiddie Rug
    Kiddie Couch

    Friendship rewards
    Level 7 Blossom Tee
    Sparkle stones
    Level 9 Sparkle stones
    Level 15 Crafting request:
    Boot Sculpture
    Level 20 Bob's pic
    Sparkle stones
    Level 25[nb 2] Sparkle stones
    Related items for Bob
    Scrapbook Memory appearances
    Name Image Required?
    A New Queen of Hearts A New Queen of Hearts PC.png No
    Bob's Back Under the Big Top Bob's Back Under the Big Top PC.png No
    Roald and the Sandcastle Roald and the Sandcastle PC.png No

    Card profiles

    Animal Crossing e-Reader card

    Animal Crossing-e 1-011 (Bob).jpg

    Card back

    Animal Crossing-e 1-011 (Bob - Back).jpg

    #011 Bob - Series 1
    Gender: Male
    Sign: Capricorn
    Clothes: Blossom Shirt
    Petphrase: pthhpth
    Profile: Everyone loves Bob's laid-back attitude, in spite of his nasty habit of spitting whenever he speaks. Ever wonder why he sleeps so late? It's because he's up all night playing video games. Can you blame him?
    Password: rbOPwN@eLL9k4T
    k7tEqzr#HSkUL4

    amiibo card

    018 Bob amiibo card NA.png

    Card back

    Amiibo Card Back.png

    #018 Bob - Series 1
    Star sign: Capricorn
    Birthday: January 1
    Dice value: 2
    Hand sign: Scissors

    Gallery

    Trivia

    • In a character popularity poll for Animal Crossing held by Nintendo in Japan, Bob ranked 8th with 1,280 votes, above Rosie and below Mitzi.[3]

    Names in other languages

    Japanese ニコバン
    Nikoban
    From the Japanese idiom neko ni koban, "gold coins for cats"

    Korean 히죽
    Hijuk
    Grins (like his face)

    Simplified Chinese 波斯 (iQue)
    Bōsī
    Persian, like the breed of cat

    Simplified Chinese 阿判
    Āpàn
    -

    Russian Боб
    Bob
    Same as English name

    Dutch Bob Same as English name

    German Jens German form of "John"

    European Spanish Arándano Blueberry (like his fur)

    European French Robert Full name of Bob

    Italian Bob Same as English name

    See also

    Notes

    1. Called Blossom Shirt prior to New Leaf
    2. Repeats for levels 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 70, and 75

    References

    1. Nishikawa-kun (September 4, 2020). "『どうぶつの森』がインターネットを介さないオンラインゲームとして開発が始まり、『あつ森』に至るまで。シリーズの歴史と変遷を開発者たちが語る【CEDEC 2020】". Famitsu. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
    2. Bri Bri (January 30, 2018). "New Animals Are Here!". Japanese Nintendo. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
    3. Nintendo. "キャラクター人気投票結果発表!". nintendo.co.jp. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.