Pascal

	; Artwork from Animal Crossing: New Horizons;
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Otter	Male
Favorite saying	"The more you learn, man, the less you know."
Role	Philosopher
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Name in other languages ラコスケ; 해탈한; Pasqualo; Johannes 阿獭; Pascal; Pascal; Pascal 阿獺; Pascal; Pascal; Паскаль

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"Yep. Today is a gooood day."

— Pascal, Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Pascal is a sea otter that appears first in Animal Crossing: Wild World and later in Animal Crossing: City Folk, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. His name is a reference to a French philosopher, Blaise Pascal; it may also be a reference to the measurement Pascal, also named after the philosopher, which is used to measure pressure underwater. It could also be derived from the word "scallop."

In Wild World and City Folk, he appears in the player's town on random weekdays from 6 AM to 12 AM. He gives away furniture from the Pirate Ship Theme if his conditions are met. In New Horizons, he gives out Mermaid Series of DIY recipes, clothing, or a pearl when a scallop is caught by the player.

Characteristics[edit]

Appearance[edit]

Pascal is a red sea otter, with a yellow muzzle, black nose, and wide black eyes. He wears a beige beanie hat and dungarees, and has an unknown shell around his neck, probably a scallop.

Personality[edit]

Pascal is laid-back, wise and thoughtful, talking like a lazy villager or a smug villager. His catchphrase, "maaan," makes him sound like a hippie. He likes relaxing, swimming, and collecting scallops. He is also known for his philosophical tendencies, making him well known amongst the villagers in the player's town. Most of his philosophy is marine-themed, explaining why he gives away furniture from the Pirate Ship Theme if his conditions are met, and/or also gives out Mermaid Series of DIY recipes, clothing, or a Pearl when a scallop is caught by the player. Every time the player talks to him, he jumps into a river floating downstream until out of sight.

Appearances[edit]

In Wild World[edit]

Artwork from Animal Crossing: Wild World.

Pascal makes his debut in Animal Crossing: Wild World, in which he appears during random weekdays by the river mouth from 6 AM to 12 AM, where the player can listen to one of his diffuse and sometimes random thoughts. If a player decides to, Pascal will give them a piece of ship-themed furniture before performing a perfect dive into the sea and swimming off.

Pascal is a key member in the Wild World golden axe trading event. In exchange for a scallop, which is obtained from Tortimer for a massage chair, Pascal will give players a golden axe or a photo of himself. He is one of seven special characters in Wild World who gives their picture out, the others being Tom Nook, K.K. Slider, Pelly, Phyllis, and Katie and Kaitlin.

Sometimes cranky villagers will state that when Pascal was little he got hit in the head with a soccer ball, and from then on, he started saying random philosophy. It is not known if this rumor is true.

In City Folk[edit]

Artwork from Animal Crossing: City Folk.

"I used to be into rap music, maaaan, but it's hard to freestyle underwater."

— Pascal, Animal Crossing: City Folk

Pascal's role is largely unchanged in Animal Crossing: City Folk, as he still stands on one of the town's bridges on random weekdays from 6 AM to 12 AM. Though Booker will not tell players when he is in their town, the villagers will usually know. After sharing some philosophy, Pascal does a triple flip into the river, floating toward the sea, scaring any fish along the way. In this game, if the player is carrying a scallop when talking to Pascal, he will exchange it for a piece of ship-themed furniture, rather than the golden axe or his picture.

In New Leaf[edit]

Artwork from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Pascal can be encountered when the player goes diving. If the player catches a scallop, Pascal will appear and ask to have it. If Pascal is given a scallop, he gives the player a piece of pirate furniture in return. He appears once per day and is absent on special days.

In New Horizons[edit]

Pascal dropping some deep truth to the player after giving him a scallop in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Pascal was added in Wave 1 of the Free Summer Update. Similar to in New Leaf, he appears if the player finds a scallop while diving and asks if he can have it. If the player gives him the scallop, he will randomly reward them with a Mermaid DIY recipe, a piece of mermaid-themed clothing (either a mermaid fishy dress, mermaid princess dress, mermaid shoes, or mermaid tiara), or a pearl. Afterward, he can be seen out of the border, swimming happily with his scallop. If the player follows him, he can also be seen cracking it open and eating it. He will not appear if the player is visiting another player's island or while the gates are open. Additionally, he will only make an appearance once per day.

Prior to New Horizons, he used to give the player a random furniture from the Pirate Series, this role is taken over by Gullivarrr.

Notably, Pascal's voice in this game is less deep than in previous games, sounding more akin to a smug villager.

Prior to its removal in version 2.0, when the player scans Pascal's amiibo card and tries to invite him, he will say:

Heya, Player. What's up in your corner of the universe?
Hang at your campsite?
Aw, maaaan... I'm more of a "swim in the sea and stare at the sky" type. It's real cool of you to ask though.

In Pocket Camp[edit]

Pascal can be seen floating on the waters of Sunburst Island when on the cargo loading screen for Gulliver's travels. He also hosted Pascal's Crunchy Munchies, Pascal's Pearl Plunge, and Pascal's Deep-Sea Digs.

In Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori[edit]

Tortimer talking to Pascal in Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori.

Pascal makes a brief appearance in 🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori. Tortimer finds him near the sea and asks for his support in the upcoming mayoral election in Animal Village. Pascal tells him to "go with the flow," then dives into the sea. He is voiced by Takashi Miike.

Other appearances[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pascal appears as a spectator in the Smashville stage, and as a trophy and a sticker.

#274

Pascal

Description	NTSC-U: A sea otter in a knit cap. He'll spout philosophy seemingly littered with hidden meanings: "People study what can and can't be done, but I think they're missing the point, maaannn." He comes and goes via the sea, diving in with perfect form. It's really up to you to decide whether Pascal's ramblings are the results of deep thought or too much time spent chatting with scallops. PAL: A sea otter in a knit cap. He'll spout philosophy seemingly littered with hidden meanings: "Always be respectful of otters, maaannn." He comes and goes via the sea, diving in with perfect form. It's really up to you to decide whether Pascal's ramblings are the results of deep thought or too much time spent chatting with scallops.
Acquisition	Random

#497

Pascal

Effect	Fighters
[Arm] Attack +10	All fighters

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Pascal once again appears as a spectator in the Smashville and Town and City stages, and as a trophy.

#555

Pascal

Description	NTSC-U: "People say there are always other fish in the sea, but, maaan, there are giant squids in there too." That's Pascal, ever the marine philosopher. He appears when a scallop is found, dispensing his philosophical thoughts and trading furniture for the scallop. PAL: The philosophical wisdom of Pascal comes in all shapes and sizes. Some of his musings will leave you mildly puzzled: "You ever tried to play an oboe underwater, maaan? It ain't easy." Others will leave you flat-out baffled: "You can't fool physics, maaan. That guy knows EVERYTHING!" Give him a scallop and see what he says!
Acquisition	Random

Villager information[edit]

In New Leaf[edit]

The more you learn, man, the less you know.

Birthday	Gender	Species
July 19	Male	Otter
Pic version added	Welcome amiibo update
Coffee preferences
Pascal does not order coffee at The Roost.

In Happy Home Designer[edit]

Happy Home Designer client information

The more you learn, man, the less you know.

Official example

Pascal
Birthday	Gender	Species
July 19	Male	Otter
Umbrella	Leaf umbrella
House request
Client's vision	I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song	K.K. Stroll

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Scallop shell Pascal's pic
Interior:	Water floor
Clothing:	Leaf umbrella
Starting house:

RV in Welcome amiibo[edit]

Exterior of Pascal's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Interior of Pascal's RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Description:

A philosopher who dispenses pearls of hippie wisdom while collecting literal scallops. Sit at the campfire with this guy if you want your mind blown. Duuude.

Items:

Beach Chair	Large Bookshelf
Lily-Pad Table	Pondering
Sea Globe	Stack of Books
Treasure Chest

Wall:

Sea View

Floor:

Ship Deck

Music:

Pondering

Pascal's "Order furniture" list in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Item	Type	Buy price	Sell price^{[nb 1]}	Available from
Sea view	Wallpaper	3 MEOW Coupons	1,000 Bells	Pascal RVs
Ship deck	Flooring	3 MEOW Coupons	1,000 Bells	Pascal RVs
Beach chair	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	437 Bells	Souvenir Shop RVs
Large bookshelf	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	600 Bells	Timmy and Tommy's store RVs
Lily-pad table	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	Timmy and Tommy's store RVs
Pondering	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	640 Bells	Cyrus RVs
Sea globe	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	250 Bells	Souvenir Shop RVs
Stack of books	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	RVs
Treasure chest	Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,875 Bells	Souvenir Shop RVs

The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, AlgebraManiacABC, Chubby Bub, Cuyler, HylianAngel, Kalina70, PanchamBro, SuperHamster, and vmario.

In New Horizons[edit]

The more you learn, man, the less you know.

Birthday	Gender	Species
July 19	Male	Otter
Initial NookPhone	Blue
Final NookPhone	Traditional 1 - Fabric 13
Happy Home Paradise traits
Hobby	Music
Book	Music

In Happy Home Paradise[edit]

Happy Home Paradise client information

Pascal
Client's vision	Vacation-Home Concept

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Pascal's photo Pascal's poster

Card profiles[edit]

amiibo card[edit]

Card back

#010 Pascal - Series 1

Star sign:	Cancer
Birthday:	July 19
Dice value:	1
Hand sign:	Paper

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Gallery[edit]

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Animal Crossing: Wild World
🎬 Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
amiibo card artwork
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Trivia[edit]

Pascal shares his birthday with Nibbles.

Names in other languages[edit]

	ラコスケ Rakosuke	From ラッコ rakko (sea otter)

	해탈한 Haetalhan	From 해달 haedal (sea otter) and 해탈 haetal (nirvana)

	阿獭 Ātǎ	From 水獺 shuǐtǎ (otter) / 海獺 hǎitǎ (sea otter), as well as the English pronunciation of "otter"

	阿獺 Unknown

	Паскаль Pascal	Same as English name

	Pascal	Same as English name

	Johannes	-

	Pascal	Same as English name

	Pascal	Same as English name

	Pasqualo	A fish pun which fuses "Pascalo" (an obsolete Italianization of Blaise Pascal's last name) with "squalo" ("shark" in Italian)

Notes[edit]

↑ Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold at Timmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold to Leila at Tortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.