Champ

"Hackpth! When I catch a cold, it's like, I'm sick for a loooooong time..."

- Champ

Champ (さるお, Saruo) is a jock, monkey villager in the. His name comes from the word "champion", which goes with the jock personality, and the word chimp, which is a type of monkey. He appeared as a minor character in.

Appearance
Champ is a brown monkey with a yellow paw print shirt. He has a long curly tail and black dots for eyes. He is very similar in appearance to Porter, the monkey that runs the Train Station in the original and in. He also looks very similar to Ukikis from the Mario series.

Personality
''Below is a brief description of the jock personality. For more information, click here.''

He is a jock and enjoys surfing. Champ is great to be around he always lightens the atmosphere. He is a true joker, but also can be serious in some situations. He is happy with almost anything. He is always working out or lifting weights. His catchphrase is a reference to the noise of a train's whistle, a reference to Porter's occupation.

House
Champ's house has a red tile flooring and a backyard wall. He also has a model train, along with items from the red set. If he contains a stereo it'll play K.K. Salsa.

Champ also appears in the movie with the name Saruo, although he had very few lines. He is always working out, jogging, or lifting weights. He always seems to be running around saying "uki uki", which is described as monkey noises. When the UFO crashes and the parts scatter, he finds the original part to the fake UFO, and Ai finds the alien in gear form, thus causing the Miricale of the Winter Festival

Theory
Some believe that Champ is related to Porter the monkey from earlier installments of the series. This is supported by similar appearance, Champ's catchphrase, choo CHOO, is the sound a train makes, as Porter was a conductor for the train in Animal Crossing and the fact that in he has a model train set.

Merchandise
Like most characters that appeared on, Champ is available to buy as a plush toy and coin pouch, as part of the merchandise.