Rooney

 'You're looking as cool as a fair number of cucumbers!'  -Rooney, Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Rooney (マイク, Maiku) is a cranky kangaroo villager in. Along with Walt, he is the first male kangaroo in the series. The name Rooney is a play on the ending of his species English name, "kangaroo". His Japanese name is the English name "Mike".

His phrase "Punches" is in reference to the "boxing" nature in which kangaroo jacks fight, and possibly the resulting Australian icon - "the boxing kangaroo".

Appearance
Rooney is a blue male kangaroo with red-brown hair and green eyes. He has black and white feet, and black and red hands. His chest and the inside of his ears are bright yellow. The outside of his ears are light brown. He has eyebrows that are at an angle, making him look angry or annoyed, which matches his personality.

Personality
Rooney has the Cranky personality, meaning that he will be mean to the player at first. If you keep talking to him, he will soften up.

House
Rooney's house has a strong sporty theme, and so, he is easily confused with a jock type villager.