Porter
- "I won't chase those who leave."
- — Porter, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, Welcome amiibo, and New Horizons
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| Monkey |  Male
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| Birthday | April 17th | 
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| Role | Train Station | |||||||
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Name in other languages
えきいんさん
역무원 Ciufciuf Flip
车长叔叔
Lazare Estasio Porter
車長叔叔 Lazare Estasio Портер | ||||||||
Porter is a monkey who runs the train station in Doubutsu no Mori, Animal Crossing, and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. He coordinates transportation between towns. Little is known about him, besides the fact that he has a brother who works as a train engineer.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]
Porter is a brown monkey with a pale yellow face, hands, and feet. He wears a blue station porter uniform, with gold buttons on his jacket and a badge on his hat. He strongly resembles the villager Champ, who appears in Animal Crossing: Wild World and Animal Crossing: City Folk.
Appearances[edit]
In Animal Crossing[edit]
Porter first makes his appearance in Doubutsu no Mori, and its GameCube port Animal Crossing. In this game, he is an attendant at the train station, who allows players to visit other towns by speaking with him. The train that passes through town is driven by a monkey who shares an identical appearance with Porter, including the uniform.
In New Leaf[edit]
After being absent in previous entries, Porter returns as the train station porter in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. He will suggest train station renovations as public works projects when other players visit the town 100 times or more.
In New Horizons[edit]
Porter's previous role of taking the player to other players' towns is fulfilled by Orville and Wilbur in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, so he was initially absent. Despite this, Porter was added in the 2.0 update, as one of the many characters that can be invited to The Roost. Additionally, Porter's Poster can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting him to Photopia via his amiibo.
Other appearances[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Porter appears as a collectible trophy.
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Porter
| Description | NTSC-U: Some monkeys prefer the monkey bars, but not Porter—his passion is the train station where he works, and he'll make sure you get to where you're going. He can be a little intense sometimes, but he's a decent guy. Oh, and don't worry - you'll get no monkey business from him. PAL: Forget monkey bars—this monkey knows a better way to get around! Working at the train station in his cute little uniform, he'll make sure you get where you're going. He might flip out sometimes, but he's a decent guy. And don't worry - you'll never catch him monkeying around on the job! | |
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| Acquisition | Random | |
Villager information[edit]
In Happy Home Designer[edit]
| Porter | ||
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| Client's vision | I'll leave it up to you! | |
| Favorite song |  Mountain Song
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| Furniture: |  Train Seat Mountain Song Porter's Pic Hanging Strap |
| Clothing: |  Yellow Umbrella |
| Starting house: | 
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In Happy Home Paradise[edit]
| Porter | ||
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| Client's vision | Vacation-Home Concept | |
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| Furniture: | |
Card profiles[edit]
Animal Crossing e-Reader card[edit]
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Card back
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002 Rover | e-Reader card #003 Porter |
004 Tom Nook |
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amiibo card[edit]
Card back
| #109 Porter - Series 2 | ||||||||
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108 Tommy | List of amiibo cards #109 Porter |
110 Leila |
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Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing
Trivia[edit]
- In the first popularity poll held on the Doubutsu no Mori website, Porter ranked as the 15th most popular character with 87 votes, ranking above Bill but below Olivia and Apollo.[1]
- In a second popularity poll held on the Japanese Animal Crossing website, Porter ranked as the 17th most popular character with 904 votes, ranking above Gulliver but below Goldie.[2]
Names in other languages[edit]
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えきいんさん Ekiin-san |
Station staff |
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역무원 Yeokmuwon |
Station Attendant |
 
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车长叔叔 / 車長叔叔 Chēzhǎng Shūshu |
Station Head |
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Портер Porter |
From English name |
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Porter | Same as English name |
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Flip | - |
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Estasio | Derived from the word "Estación" (Station) |
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Lazare | May be named after the Saint-Lazare train station in Paris |
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Ciufciuf | The onomatopoeic sound for the train's whistling |
References[edit]
- ↑ Nintendo. "キャラクター人気投票結果発表／上位２０位". nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- ↑ Nintendo. "キャラクター人気投票結果発表！". nintendo.co.jp. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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