Rooney
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Species | Personality | Gender | ||||||
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Kangaroo | ![]() |
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Birthday | December 1st | |||||||
Favorite saying | "Bob and weave! Bob and weave!" | |||||||
Catchphrase | "punches" | |||||||
Clothing | Black track jacket[nb 1] Sleeveless parka (Black)[nb 2] | |||||||
Umbrella | Flame umbrella[nb 3] Vinyl umbrella[nb 4] | |||||||
Main appearances | ||||||||
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Other appearances | ||||||||
Phrase in other languages
やるぜ
아자 balz balz bonk
做就对了
savate chimpón boks
做就對了 savate chimpón хук |
Rooney is a cranky kangaroo villager in the Animal Crossing series. He first appeared in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and has appeared in all subsequent games. Along with Walt, he is one of the first male kangaroos to appear in the series, and he was the very first to be revealed.
Rooney has a general theme of boxing, indicated by his catchphrase, favorite saying, New Leaf goal, and Happy Home Designer house request. This is in reference to the idea of a boxing kangaroo, a common national symbol of Australia. His Japanese name may reference the former world heavyweight champion boxer Mike Tyson, while his English name may reference Kevin Rooney, the boxing trainer who coached Tyson, though it may also be a pun on his species.
In New Horizons, Rooney has the fitness hobby and will wear sporty shades and lift heavy dumbbells while exercising.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]

Rooney is a primarily light-blue kangaroo with a shiny black nose and a lime green underbelly. A small portion of his tail's underside is also lime green. He has semi-circular eyes with gray eyebrows, green irises and no pupils. The eyes slant downwards, making him appear stern or angry. His ears are lime green on the inside, and appear to be covered with a brown marking resembling hair, which also covers some of his snout. His feet are black, and his hands are red, each hand having a black stripe across it. These traits make it appear as though Rooney is wearing gloves and shoes.
Personality[edit]
Below is a brief description of the cranky personality. For more information, click here.
As a cranky villager, Rooney will appear mature but unkind. He will be rude to most villagers, including the player at first. Once the player builds a friendship with Rooney, he will appear kinder to them. He will be annoyed by jock villagers for criticizing his age and fitness, and peppy villagers, whose childish, upbeat nature runs in opposition to his more sophisticated and grumpy nature. In addition, the arrogance of smug villagers will also inhibit his ability to get along with them. He can sometimes get along with big sister villagers, but the two tend to clash a lot as both are blunt and heavily opinionated. He will usually get along with normal villagers, who are kind to all personalities, but may upset them with something he says, usually an unpleasant comment concerning another villager. He will get along with most lazy villagers due to admiring their laid-back lifestyle, and snooty villagers due to both personalities being more mature and sophisticated.
Villager information[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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December 1 ![]() |
Cranky | punches |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
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Sporty | |
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Modern | |
Favorite color | Red
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Biography | ||
Siblings | Eldest of 2 kids | |
Skill | Doing push-ups | |
Goal | Boxer | |
Halloween fear | ![]() | |
Coffee preferences | ||
Type of beans | Blue Mountain | |
Amount of milk | A little bit | |
Amount of sugar | One spoonful |
In New Horizons[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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December 1 ![]() |
Cranky (A) | punches |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Other default clothing | ||
Default umbrella | ![]() | |
NookPhone | ![]() | |
Favorites | ||
Favorite style | Active | |
Favorite colors | Gray
and Black
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Hobby | Fitness | |
Handheld items | ||
Bag | ![]() | |
Book | ![]() | |
Food | ![]() | |
Drink | ![]() | |
Popsicle | ![]() |
Ideal clothing for Rooney – Gray / Black Active clothing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In Happy Home Paradise[edit]
Rooney | ||
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Thought bubble | Even if I'm on vacation, I want a boxing gym to get in reps. | |
Client's vision | Boxing Gym | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
House[edit]
In New Leaf[edit]
In New Horizons[edit]
Exterior: | |
Shape: | ![]() |
Roof: | ![]() |
Siding: | ![]() |
Door: | ![]() |
Interior: | |
Items: | |
Wall: | ![]() |
Floor: | ![]() |
Music: | ![]() |
Other appearances[edit]
In Happy Home Designer[edit]
Rooney | ||
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Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
December 1 ![]() |
Cranky | punches |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Umbrella | ![]() | |
House request | ||
Thought bubble | I'm all about boxing right now, so a gym'd be great. | |
Client's vision | A boxing gym. | |
Required items | ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Favorite song | ![]() |
In amiibo Festival[edit]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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December 1 ![]() |
Cranky | punches |
Clothing | ![]() | |
Umbrella | ![]() | |
amiibo card traits | ||
Dice value | 1 | |
Hand sign | Rock | |
Desert Island Escape traits | ||
Movement | ![]() | |
Hunger | ![]() | |
Vision | ![]() | |
Favorite fruit | ![]() |
In Pocket Camp[edit]
- "I've got all kinds of interesting stories to tell. Hope you're ready to listen, punches!"
- — Introduction from character announcement, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp
Rooney was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp on November 24, 2020.[1]
Birthday | Personality | Catchphrase |
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December 1 ![]() |
Cranky | punches |
Default clothing | ![]() | |
Biography | ||
Description | Legendary for his ability to punch out his opponents in the ring before they can touch him at all. And by "legendary," we mean "no one's ever seen it happen." | |
Preferred theme | ![]() | |
Primary reward | ![]() | |
Version added | 4.0.0 | |
Date unlocked | November 24, 2020 | |
How to invite | ![]() | |
Friendship rewards | ||
Level 7 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 9 | ![]() | |
Level 15 | Crafting request:![]() | |
Level 20 | ![]() ![]() | |
Level 25[nb 13] | ![]() |
Related items for Rooney | |||||||
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Scrapbook Memory appearances | |||||||
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Card profiles[edit]
amiibo card[edit]
#270 Rooney - Series 3 | ||||||||
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269 Bree | List of amiibo cards #270 Rooney |
271 Curlos |
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Gallery[edit]
amiibo card artwork
Trivia[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
マイク Maiku |
Mike | |
마이크 Maikeu |
Mike | |
麦克 Mài kè |
Mike | |
麥克 Unknown |
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Руни Runi |
Same as English name | |
Rooney | Same as English name | |
Robert | - | |
Cerillo | - | |
Mike | Same as Japanese name | |
Balzak | From balzo, "leap" |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ Prior to New Horizons, includes Pocket Camp appearance after New Horizons
- ↑ New Horizons
- ↑ Prior to New Horizons
- ↑ New Horizons
- ↑ Maiku
- ↑ Mài kè
- ↑ Mài kè
- ↑ Maikeu
- ↑ Runi
- ↑ Rooney'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 Rooney's birthday, he will also wear the birthday hat (Blue variation).
- ↑ If it is DJ KK's first time performing on the archipelago, Rooney will instead wear a Paradise Planning event tee (Red variation)
- ↑ Repeats for levels 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, and 70
References[edit]
- ↑ Bri Bri (November 24, 2020). "New Animals Are Here!". Japanese Nintendo. Retrieved November 24, 2020.
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