Leif

Leif (レイジ, Reiji) is a new character introduced in. He is the first of the Sloth species to appear in the series. His name is a Norse name and a play on leaf, due to how sloths live in trees and how he owns a gardening store. His Japanese name is the English word "Lazy", referring to how sloths act.

Leif runs the Gardening Store, providing seeds (both saplings and flowers), fertilizer and a few plant-themed furniture. Eventually after enough upgrading his store merges with Timmy and Tommy's store.

He can occasionally be seen wandering the town. When talked to, he sometimes offers to pull some of the town's weeds.

Personality
Leif often uses the word happy as an adjective for certain objects. In particular this can be seen when talking about his wares where he says "happy [item name]". This may be a reference to the late painter Bob Ross.

Trivia

 * According to Lyle, Leif is very passionate about keeping the town weed-free and gave an inspiring speech to him and Tom Nook among others.


 * In the English version, the name Leif may be a reference to the english word "lief", meaning willing or glad.