Redd

Redd (つねきち, Tsunekichi), also known as Crazy Redd, is an untrustworthy kitsune, or fox. He runs Crazy Redd's, an illicit furniture store in the, where he is known to sell counterfeit paintings and over-priced items. Certain items sold are considered "special" Redd items, which have an HRA bonus.

He has a sneaky and sarcastic personality. When the player leaves his store without buying anything, he will say 'thanks a lot...' in a sarcastic way. But if the player does buy something, he will give them a sincere thank you. He is thought to be 35 in Wild World, due to 2 passwords saying Redd is 35.

He considers Tom Nook as competition, referring to him as "that raccoon in an apron".

Profession
Through the, Redd owns small businesses that makes most of its profits by over-charging its customers. Unlike Tom Nook, Redd charges for admission into some of his shops and on an invite-only basis. He tends to pressure players into buying his wares by concocting stories and lying about his products.

In Animal Crossing
In, Crazy Redd owns a tent suspiciously labelled the 'Black Market' - the 'Black' being crossed out clumsily. His name could be a reference to this, making it the 'Redd' Market. When he shows up in town, Redd sends the player a letter telling them the date at which he will arrive. On this date, the player will have to wander around town until finding him in a random spot. He will occasionally sell paintings. Unlike in other games, Redd has an '8' on his apron.

In
In Wild World, Redd appears once a week on a specific day (which the player can choose by speaking with Lyle) and sets his tent up outside the Town Hall. On the first week of his arrival, the player will not know the password required to enter, and so will have to ask the villagers. A random villager will have the password, not necessarily the closest friend of the player. After reciting the password correctly to Redd, the tent will open and allow the player in. The player will then be asked to pay 3,000 Bells in order to use his store. If they do not agree to this, the player will not be allowed to purchase anything, and will have to inquire with the villagers next week for another password.

Once the player becomes a member of his "family", Redd will send them a weekly letter, received on the day before he arrives, with a new password.

It is believed that Redd is in cahoots with an Lyle who offers forgery insurance. Insurance can only be bought weekly at a price which does not cover for the cost of buying a forged painting, meaning both Lyle and Redd have made a profit at the expense of the player. This belief is also upheld by how Redd knows the day of the week on which he should come to the town, which matches with the day the player selected when talking to Lyle.

Redd's age is implied by a password to be 35, though this is never verified.

In
In City Folk, Redd owns a small shop on the left of the city, in what villagers call a "dark alley". To get into his shop, a villager or friend would need to send an invitation to the player. This replaces the secret password in Wild World. After buying something, Redd will give the player an invitation to send to other players - If they visit Redd's, he would give 1,000 Bells to the player. The entry fee is 3,000 Bells. Redd changes his inventory every Wednesday.

He appears to have no connection with Lyle, who now runs the Happy Room Academy in the city. Therefore insurance does not exist and any forgeries cannot be refunded at all. Most of the time when he guarantees its value it's real.

In
In, Redd has a similar role in , where he comes back to set up his tent like in the previous games. All of the items he sells has a chance to be fake--not just paintings, but furniture as well. Due to the new rotate camera feature it is easy to see even the littlest of misshaps on statues and other objects. The fake versions of the normal items are a separate collectible item.

He also appears at New Year's Eve, where he sells hats for 300 Bells near to the Town Tree. As well as in the Fireworks Show, where he sells Redd's Cookies for 500 bells near the plaza.

In Animal Crossing The Movie
Redd appears in, where he tricks Yu and Alfonso into buying a fake Golden Slingshot during the Fireworks Show, for which he charged them 3,500 bells. Redd insists that the Golden Slingshot is one of a kind, while in reality he had an entire box filled with them in his tent.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Redd can both be seen as a trophy, and as a spectator in Smashville.

Trophy Information
''The owner and proprietor of Crazy Redd's Emporium, which sells furniture acquired on the black market. It's said he's famous in the underworld. He drops by once a week and sets up his tent in front of the town hall. His shop's full of rare items, but the prices are high. It's open until midnight, an hour longer than Tom Nook's place, which pleases night players.''

Trivia

 * Redd in many ways is similar to Tom Nook:
 * His symbol is the leaf of the Ginkgo Tree, similar to Nook's recognizable leaf symbol.
 * His stores tune in was Nook's Cranny's theme in opposite pitch and they used the same instruments.
 * Additionally, in the Japanese release, both of them are members of mythical species from Japanese folklore. Redd is a kitsune and Nook is a tanuki.
 * Redd shares being based off of a book, along with Gulliver. In a book called Dante's Inferno, an underworld demon called Rubicante was considered a grafter. A grafter is a person who sells things on unfair or illegal means and Rubicante is italian for "Crazyred".
 * Redd's name is also somewhat likely derived from the late Redd Foxx, an American comedian, and a pun on the fact that he is a red Fox.
 * It is interesting to note that Redd bears some resemblance to a recurring character in The Legend of Zelda series known as Keaton.
 * Tom Nook and Crazy Redd both bear some resemblance to the characters Pon and Con from the Kirby series. Pon and Con are also based in the mythical creatures "tanuki" and "kitsune".