- "A li'l wind goes a long ways."
- — Kapp'n, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
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Artwork of Kapp'n from Animal Crossing: New Leaf'
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| Species
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Gender
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Turtle (International)
Kappa (Japan)
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Male
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| Service
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Sailor, Ferry Operator, Taxi Driver, Bus Driver
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| Birthday
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July 12th
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| Star sign
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 Cancer
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| Appearances
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Doubutsu no Mori+,
Animal Crossing,
Doubutsu no Mori e+,
Animal Crossing: Wild World,
Doubutsu no Mori (film),
Animal Crossing: City Folk,
Animal Crossing: New Leaf,
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
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Kapp'n (カッペイ, 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[edit]
Kapp'n taking the player to the
Island in
Animal CrossingIn 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.
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.
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.
Kapp'n returns in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, this time with a motorboat. 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.
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Other appearances[edit]
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#287 Kapp'n
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| 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.
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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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#432 Kapp'n
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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.
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Animal Crossing e-Reader Card[edit]
| Animal Crossing-e card
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| #010 Kapp'n - Series 1
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Male
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Kappa
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Cancer
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| Password:
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vPNi#CJW5yevsZ
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fDQOhQdeKxHyrS
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| Profile:
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| 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!)
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In Happy Home Designer[edit]
| Happy Home Designer House Info
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| Type:
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Special Kappa
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| Client's Vision:
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I'll leave it up to you!
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| Required Items:
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None
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| Favorite Song:
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Marine Song 2001
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| Pic Quote:
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A li'l wind goes a long ways.
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Happy Home Designer amiibo Card[edit]
| Animal Crossing amiibo card
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| Card back
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| #005 Kapp'n - Series 1
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Special
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Cancer
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| Birthday:
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July 12
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| Dice value:
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5
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| Hand sign:
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Scissors
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Welcome amiibo Items[edit]
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.
Gallery[edit]
A player about to board Kapp'n's boat in Animal Crossing
Kapp'n driving his taxi at the beginning of Wild World
Kapp'n driving the bus to the City in City Folk
Kapp'n in his boat from New Leaf
Kapp'n carrying four players to the island in New Leaf
Names in other languages[edit]
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Name
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Meaning
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Capitán |
Captain
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| French |
Amiral |
Admiral
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| German |
Käpten |
Low German form of Kapitän (Captain)
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| Italian |
Remo |
Given italian name. It also means "oar".
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| Korean |
갑돌 / 운전수
Gapdol / Unjeonsu |
From 갑파(Kappa), a monster from Japanese folk tale. 갑돌 is a common fictional name for male characters in Korea. Originally known as 운전수, meaning a driver, in Wild World.
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| Russian |
Кэпн Kepn |
Transcription of English name
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- 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.
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