Jay
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| Species | Personality | Gender | ||||||
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| Bird |  Jock
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 Male
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| Birthday | July 17th | 
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| Favorite saying | "He who hesitates has lost." | |||||||
| Catchphrase | "heeeeeyy" | |||||||
| Clothing | Six-Ball Tee[nb 1] | |||||||
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Names in other languages
ツバクロ
참돌이 Jet Jan
阿燕
Gérard Jota Jay
阿燕 Gérard Jairo Джей | ||||||||
Phrase in other languages
でおます
그쵸 cipinci hiiiijjj
呢喃
maaaaaais heeey heeeeeyy
呢喃 maaaaaais eeey хей-хей | ||||||||
Jay is a jock, bird villager in the Animal Crossing series. His English name is derived from the species of bird of the same name, although there are no jays that have red heads like the villager. His Japanese name is the katakana writing of the kanji 燕 (Tsubakuro), "Swallow" (the species of bird). Also, his forked tail, red head, blue body, and white belly also suggests a barn swallow or a wire-tailed swallow. His Japanese name is also derived from "comfort" or "enjoy".
Charactersitics
Appearance
Jay is a bird villager, with blue, red, and white feathers and an orange beak and feet, and is similar to a swallow. He is similar to Robin, another bird villager.
Personality
Below is a brief description of the jock personality. For more information, click here.
Jay has a jock personality, which means he will have a keen interest in sport and fitness, making him appear competitive and in some cases rude when talking to other villagers, usually criticizing their fitness. He will appear slow-witted and absent-minded when talking about deep, meaningful things. He will get along well with peppy villagers, but get confused by the choice of lifestyle followed by lazy villagers, who appear opposite to the jock personality. He may offend and upset snooty and cranky villagers. He is not very talkative, and is known to say he wishes he could talk to someone else the second time a player ever talks to him. He usually asks for fossils.
Preferences
In Animal Crossing
In Wild World
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In City Folk
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| Clothing |  Gaudy
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 Fresh
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| Furniture Genre | Trendy/Playful |
| Furniture Series | Classic |
| Furniture Color | Blue |
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In New Leaf
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In New Horizons
| Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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| 32px link= | [[]] (B) | |
| Default clothing | 32px [[Item: (New Horizons)|]] | |
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| Default umbrella | 32px [[Item: (New Horizons)|]] | |
| NookPhone | x30px | |
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| Favorite style | Active | |
| Favorite colors | Blue
and Aqua
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| Hobby | Fitness | |
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| Bag | 25px | |
| Book | 
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| Food | 25px | |
| Drink | x25px | |
| Popsicle | 25px | |
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House
Jay's house has a classical theme, with "K.K. Waltz" playing on his Phonograph. In Animal Crossing, Jay has the Perfect Painting in his house. As shown on the side, Jay likes to collect instruments. Jay's carpet is the Classic Carpet and his wallpaper is the Ornate Wall. Jay has a string set and a vibraphone. The Perfect Painting and the instruments are left out in the later games.
Jay's house in Doubutsu no Mori and Animal Crossing
Jay's house in Animal Crossing: Wild World
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Jay's house in Animal Crossing: City Folk
In New Leaf
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| Wall: |  Regal Wall
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| Floor: |  Classic Carpet
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| Music: | K.K. Waltz |
In New Horizons
Other appearances
In Happy Home Designer
| Jay | ||
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| Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
July 17 
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Jock | heeeeeyy |
| Default clothing |  Six-ball tee
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| Umbrella |  Yellow umbrella
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| House request | ||
| Client's vision | A bowling alley | |
| Favorite song | [[File:Surfin' K.K._(Album Cover)_HHD_Icon.png|x29px|alt=|link=]] [[Surfin' K.K.|Surfin' K.K.]] | |
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In Pocket Camp
- "Everyone works too much. It's important to take a break every once in a while!"
- — From the Mind of Jay, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
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| Default clothing |  Six-Ball Tee
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| Description | He's not exactly brave—just empty-headed. He's the type that seems to succeed by willpower alone. | |
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| Primary reward |  Preserves
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| How to invite |  Stripe Sofa Aloe Hammock Worktable
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| Level 7 | Six-Ball Tee Sparkle stones
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| Level 9 | Sparkle stones
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| Level 10 | Crafting request: Skateboard Rack
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| Level 20 |  Jay's pic Sparkle stones
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| Level 25[nb 2] | Sparkle stones
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Card profiles
Animal Crossing e-Card
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Card back
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| #096 Jay - Series 2 | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Sign: | Cancer |
| Clothes: | six-ball shirt |
| Petphrase: | heeeeeyy |
| Profile: | Some guys have all the luck. No matter what they try their hand at, they're better than everyone else. Jay has most of the luck, but he also has those strange, red forehead feathers. |
| Password: | 5P7nNzivFtBw8J |
| Yu3GGTOJJPJNq8 | |
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095 Patty | e-Reader card #096 Jay |
097 Midge |
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Happy Home Designer amiibo Card
Card back
| #175 Jay - Series 2 | ||||||||
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174 Bettina | List of amiibo cards #175 Jay |
176 Sprinkle |
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Gallery
amiibo card artwork
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Trivia
- A drawing of Jay can be seen on the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Starter Guide on page 17.
Names in other languages
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ツバクロ Tsubakuro |
From the japanese word for swallow, ツバメ (Tsubame) |
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참돌이 chamdori |
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燕子 阿燕 (iQue) yànzǐ Ā yàn |
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Джей Dzhey |
From English name |
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Jay | Same as English name |
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Jan | John |
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Jota | Jota is the equivalent of "J" in the Spanish alphabet |
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Gérard | Gérard can be diminished to "Gégé," pronounced "jayjay". Also possibly derived from "geai", which is French for "jay". |
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