Kapp'n

	[[File:150px\|150px\|150px\|alt=Artwork of Kapp'n]]; Artwork of Kapp'n from Animal Crossing: New Leaf;
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[[Turtle (International); Kappa (Japan)]]	Male
Role	Sailor, Ferry Operator, Taxi Driver, Bus Driver
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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	Name in other languages Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown Unknown; Unknown; Unknown; Unknown

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"A li'l wind goes a long ways."

— Kapp'n, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer

Kapp'n (かっぺい, Kappei, うんてんしゅ, Untenshiyu, Chauffer) is a green turtle (kappa in the Japanese versions) that features in the Animal Crossing series as a driver of various forms of transport. He has been known to row boats, drive taxis and also drive buses. Kapp'n himself is a sailor by nature, referring frequently to his life on the sea and speaking in stereotypical pirate tones. He has also expresses a fondness for women and singing old sea shanties.

The word 'Kappa', from which Kapp'n derives, is the name for a river imp in Japanese folklore. They are mischievous in nature, and reptilian in appearance. His name could also be the sailor pronunciation of 'captain', where letters are missed out in certain words which is how sailors in the past were believed to have talked, saying things like 'yar!', 'sprat', 'garr' and will sometimes refer to the player as fish or sea creatures, such as 'scallop', 'sea bass' and 'urchin'.

Appearances

Animal Crossing and Doubutsu no Mori e+

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Kapp'n taking the player to the Island in Animal Crossing

In Animal Crossing, he is the ferry operator who rows visitors and the player to the island (commonly known as Animal Island) through the GameBoy Advance cable. During the voyage to the island he sings a sea shanty, usually about his life on the sea and women.

Animal Crossing: Wild World

In Wild World, he drives the black taxi to the town and acts as the introducing character responsible for the gender and appearance of the playable character, as well as the name of the town. This is a role he takes on from Rover. He can sometimes be seen in the The Roost drinking coffee. He will talk about his life at sea upon talking to him.

Animal Crossing: City Folk

In City Folk, he first appears driving the bus to the town, while Rover talks to the playable character determining the gender, birthday and appearance of the character, as well as the name of the town. He will then appear again driving the bus to the city when going to the Bus Stop. During the journey to the city, he will talk about women, the city and modern day youngsters to male players. If the player is female, he will subtly flirt with them, calling them 'cute', 'pretty' and that a 'manly bus-driver is available'. If the player does not respond, he will begin to whistle his sea shanty.

He also appears in The Roost, as he did in Animal Crossing: Wild World, where he will talk about his life in more detail.

Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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Kapp'n on his motorboat in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Kapp'n returns in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, this time with a motorboat, he will flirt with all players, regardless of gender. Approaching Kapp'n with friends will allow up to four players to travel to an island for local multiplayer gameplay. Once on the island, Kapp'n's wife Leilani, mother Grams and daughter Leila also make an appearance, running a souvenir shop and providing tours of the island which take the form of minigames.

🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori

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Kapp'n is seen at the beginning of 🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori driving Ai to Animal Village in his black taxi, like the one in Animal Crossing: Wild World. He appears later on in the film during the festival, as a member of the audience listening to K. K. Slider singing.

Other appearances

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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Kapp'n

Description	A taxi driver in Animal Crossing: Wild World who drives the player into town for the first time. His questions determine the appearance of the player and sometimes come off as a bit rude. In the original Animal Crossing, you could travel to an island by boat. Kapp'n was the guide who ferried the player to that island and is remembered for his unique speech and salty songs.
Acquisition	Get a total of 300 feet combined Swim Distance with all characters

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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Kapp'n makes a small appearance as a background character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, revealed in a screenshot, and appears as a collectible trophy.

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Kapp'n

Description	NTSC-U: This turtle ferries you out to the tropical island. In the past he's been seen driving a taxi and a bus, and now he's the captain of a little boat. Or maybe he just wanted to sing his songs—it's only right to be sailing while singing sea shanties, after all! PAL: Kapp'n is a man of many talents: taxi driver, bus driver, and now sailor of the boat that takes tourists to Tortimer Island. He loves taking people places, no matter what the method, but now he's back to his roots. You might assume that his favourite letter is the letters arrr, but you'd be wrong: his one true love is the C.
Acquisition	Random

Info

Animal Crossing e-Reader Card

Card back

#010 Kapp'n - Series 1
Gender:	Male
Sign:	[[Cancer]]
Profile:	Even though he acts like an old man, Kapp'n is still just a young sea turtle. He's a little rough around the edges, but he's got a good heart, and he'll sing a sea shanty for anyone who asks. (Even if they don't!)
Password:	`vPNi#CJW5yevsZ`
	`fDQOhQdeKxHyrS`

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009 Mabel

e-Reader card
#010 Kapp'n

011 Bob

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In Happy Home Designer

Happy Home Designer client information

A li'l wind goes a long ways.

Kapp'n
Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
No results [[File:Starsign No results NH Icon.png\|32px\|No results\|link=No results]]	[[No results]]	No results
Default clothing	[[File:No Results HHD Icon.png\|30px\|link=]] No results
Umbrella	[[File:No Results HHD Icon.png\|30px\|link=]] No results
House request
Client's vision	I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song	[[File:Marine Song 2001_(Album Cover)_HHD_Icon.png\|x29px\|alt=\|link=]] [[Marine Song 2001\|Marine Song 2001]]

Unlocked items

Happy Home Designer amiibo Card

Card back

#005 Kapp'n - Series 1

Star sign:	Cancer
Birthday:	July 12
Dice value:	5
Hand sign:	Scissors

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Welcome amiibo Items

When a compatible amiibo figure or card is scanned, there are three things that can happen: the player can chat with them, ask them to visit their town’s Campground, or invite them to live in town permanently. Kapp'n is one of the amiibos that the player can ask to visit their town's Campground, and the player can buy items from him using MEOW Coupons. Also, he will not have the Wii U and 3DS displayed in his van, but they will be in his catalog for purchase, so the player should not panic if they enter the van and do not see these items.

Amiibo Campground Items

Item	Image	Collection	Buy Price	Sell Price	Available From	Color(s)	HHA Theme	Style	Size	Info	Customize
1	Cabana Wall	File:Cabanawallpapernl.png	3 MEOW Coupons	500	Kapp'n's Amiibo	-	Harmonious	Basic	-	Wallpaper	No
2	Cabana Flooring	File:Cabanaflooringnl.png	3 MEOW Coupons	500	Kapp'n's Amiibo	-	Harmonious	Basic	-	Flooring	No
3	Banana Flower Basket	File:Banana-flower-basket.jpg	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Brown	Unknown	Unknown		Plant	No
4	Blue Aloha Tee	File:Blue Aloha Tee.jpg	3 MEOW Coupons	187	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Blue	Unknown	Unknown		Clothing	No
5	Driver Hat	-	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown		Clothing	No
6	Daimyo's Tray	File:Daimyos-tray.jpg	3 MEOW Coupons	400	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Black/Red	Unknown	Unknown		Table	Yes
7	Durian Flower Plant	-	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown		Plants	No
8	Floor Seat	-	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Black/Purple	Unknown	Unknown		Chair	Yes
9	Futon Mattress	File:Futon-mattress.jpg	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Blue	Unknown	Unknown		Bed	No
10	Model Bus	-	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	No
11	Model Sailor	-	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	-	No
12	New Nintendo 3DS	File:New-3ds-acnl.png	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	White	Unknown	Unknown		-	No
13	Red Aloha Tee	File:Red-aloha-tee.jpg	3 MEOW Coupons	187	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Red	Unknown	Unknown		Clothing	No
14	Sushi Platter	Unknown	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Blue	Unknown	Unknown		Food	No
15	Wii U	File:Wii-u-acnl.png	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	White	Unknown	Unknown		-	No
16	Wood Plank Table	-	3 MEOW Coupons	Unknown	Kapp'n's Amiibo	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown	Table	Unknown

Gallery

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Kapp'n from Animal Crossing
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A player about to board Kapp'n's boat in Animal Crossing
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Kapp'n singing to the player in Animal Crossing
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Kapp'n from Animal Crossing: Wild World
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Kapp'n driving his taxi at the beginning of Wild World
Kapp'n from Animal Crossing: City Folk
Kapp'n driving the bus to the City in City Folk
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Kapp'n in his boat from New Leaf
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Kapp'n carrying four players to the island in New Leaf
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Players can skip the scene by mashing buttons in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
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Kapp'n from Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Kapp'n's appearance in 🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori, driving a taxi

Names in other languages

Trivia

This list of trivia contains information that could be integrated into other sections of the article.

While rowing to the Island in Doubutsu no Mori+ and Animal Crossing, Kapp'n sings one of a few random songs. A line to one of his songs is that he sings better than Mario.
One of his sea shanties is about cucumbers. In Japanese folklore, cucumbers were thrown into rivers for Kappa to eat with the names of children and/or families on. This would spare a family when bathing in a river. Children, and sometimes adults, are believed to be one of their favorite foods - cucumbers being their favorite. They would also help humans and not break an oath. This may relate to how friendly he is towards humans in the Animal Crossing series.
In the middle of his songs, Kapp'n says something to the player, one time which he claims he hates squirrels.
He can also ask the player if he/she has ever spent the night in a Hyrulian prison.
Though Kapp'n says, or rather sings, that he loves cucumbers, at the end of his songs, sometimes, he sings that zucchinis give him the spooks, "Zucchini spooks".
If in City Folk the player leaves the game idle long enough on the bus, Kapp'n will begin to whistle Totaka's Song, which also appears as K.K. Song.
While riding on the bus, in City Folk, Kapp'n is interested in celebrity gossip, and will question the player for juicy secrets, shortly before arriving at the City.
In New Leaf, if the player is female, he will often say "Don't be gettin' the wrong idea, lassie. I be a married Kapp'n now" in the break between the verses in his song.
In the middle of a song in New Leaf, Kapp'n will sometimes fart.