Cranston
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Species | Personality | Gender | ||||||
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Ostrich | ![]() |
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Birthday | September 23rd | |||||||
Favorite saying | "Hard work beats talent." | |||||||
Catchphrase | "sweatband" | |||||||
Clothing | Lotus tee[nb 1] Oversized shawl overshirt (Brown)[nb 2] | |||||||
Umbrella | Maple umbrella[nb 3] Camo umbrella[nb 4] | |||||||
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Phrase in other languages
およよ
오요용 boa happahappa
哎呀呀
omelette gruqui zweetband
哎呀呀 omelette gruqui не потей |
Cranston is a lazy ostrich villager in the Animal Crossing series. He first appeared in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and has appeared in all subsequent games. He is the only lazy ostrich in the series. His name may come from the crane, a bird which he resembles.
In New Horizons, Cranston has the nature hobby and may be found reading a book pertaining to an item he is studying, which can be either flowers, bugs, fish, or fossils.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]

Cranston is an ostrich with dominantly white feathers graduating to peach. He has pinkish feet and orange markings around his eyes. He has a brown beak, with an orange spot at the tip of it. Despite being an ostrich, he strongly resembles a crested ibis, which the species is also referenced in his name in other languages.
Personality[edit]
Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.
As a lazy villager, Cranston 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, Cranston goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.
Villager information[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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September 23 ![]() |
Lazy | sweatband |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
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Modern | |
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Official | |
Favorite color | Red
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Biography | ||
Siblings | Second quadruplet | |
Skill | Backflips | |
Goal | CEO | |
Halloween fear | ![]() | |
Coffee preferences | ||
Type of beans | Blend | |
Amount of milk | None | |
Amount of sugar | None |
In New Horizons[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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September 23 ![]() |
Lazy (A) | sweatband |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Other default clothing | ||
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Initial NookPhone | ![]() | |
Final NookPhone | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
Favorite styles | Simple and Cool | |
Favorite colors | Beige
and Brown
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Hobby | Nature | |
Handheld items | ||
Bag | ![]() | |
Book | ![]() | |
Food | ![]() | |
Drink | ![]() | |
Popsicle | ![]() |
In Happy Home Paradise[edit]
Cranston | ||
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Thought bubble | I'm drooling thinking about a home filled with rice dishes. | |
Client's vision | A Nice Rice Paradise | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
Unlocked items | |
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Interior: | |
Clothing: | |
Other items: |
House[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Cranston's house has an outdoorsy look. The three baby beds are a reference to his stork-like appearance, as storks are believed to deliver babies.
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Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | ![]() |
In New Horizons[edit]
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, if Cranston 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. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the Happy Home Paradise DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.
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Shape: | ![]() |
Roof: | ![]() |
Siding: | ![]() |
Door: | ![]() |
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Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | ![]() |
Other appearances[edit]
In Happy Home Designer[edit]
Cranston | ||
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Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
September 23 ![]() |
Lazy | sweatband |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Umbrella | ![]() | |
House request | ||
Thought bubble | As long as I can grow my own rice, I'll never want for anything else. | |
Client's vision | A place to grow rice. | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
Unlocked items | |
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Furniture: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Interior: | ![]() ![]() |
Clothing: | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Starting house: | ![]() |
In Pocket Camp[edit]
Cranston was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on December 27, 2020.[1]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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September 23 ![]() |
Lazy | sweatband |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Biography | ||
Description | Cranston is extremely dedicated to the slacker life. He once spent weeks designing a device to keep him from having to walk to the fridge for a soda. | |
Preferred theme | ![]() | |
Primary reward | ![]() | |
Version added | 4.0.1 | |
Date unlocked | December 27, 2020 | |
How to invite | ![]() | |
Friendship rewards | ||
Level 7 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 9 | ![]() | |
Level 15 | Crafting request:![]() | |
Level 20 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 25[nb 13] | ![]() |
Related items for Cranston | |||||||
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Scrapbook Memory appearances | |||||||
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Card profiles[edit]
amiibo card[edit]
#392 Cranston - Series 4 | ||||||||
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391 Gayle | List of amiibo cards #392 Cranston |
393 Frobert |
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Gallery[edit]
amiibo card artwork
Names in other languages[edit]
トキオ Tokio |
Male given name (written as 時雄, 時夫, among others, in kanji) that plays on トキ (Japanese crested ibis). | |
타키 Taki |
Corruption of the word 따오기 ttaogi (crested ibis). Possibly a pun on 타조 tajo (ostrich), which stands for his original species. | |
朱禄 Zhū Lù |
Homophone of 朱鷺/朱鹭 zhūlù (Japanese crested ibis) that incorporates the surname 朱 Zhū. The second character 祿/禄 means blessing or emolument. | |
Крэнстон Krènston |
Transliteration of his English name. | |
Cranston | Same as his English name. | |
Guido | - | |
Carmelo | From given male name and likely the word Carmesí. | |
Gabin | - | |
Carmine | - |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Prior to New Horizons, includes Pocket Camp appearance after New Horizons
- ↑ New Horizons
- ↑ Prior to New Horizons
- ↑ New Horizons
- ↑ Tokio
- ↑ Zhū Lù
- ↑ Zhū Lù
- ↑ Taki
- ↑ Krènston
- ↑ Cranston's headwear during the Countdown can either be the New Year's silk hat or the New Year's hat, each rotating every year. The hat's variation will vary depending on what variations Tom Nook is selling at his stand.
- ↑ If it is Cranston's birthday, his headwear will be replaced with the birthday hat (Blue variation).
- ↑ If it is DJ KK's first time performing on the archipelago, Cranston will instead wear a Paradise Planning event tee (Red variation)
- ↑ Repeats for levels 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, and 65
References[edit]
- ↑ "Seven more animals are ready to make your acquaintance! It was probably a long trip getting in, so let's be sure to give them all a warm welcome." @Pocket_Camp on Twitter (December 27, 2020). Archived from the original on June 16, 2021.
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