Bob

This article is about a lazy cat villager. For the the smug dog villager named Bob in Japanese, see Shep.

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Bob
ニコバン Nikoban
“You only live once...or nine times.”
Gender	Male
Personality	Lazy
Species	Cat
Birthday	January 1st (Capricorn)
Initial phrase	pthhpth ネコ (neko) 고양이 (goyangi) 猫猫/貓貓 (māo māo) pfioupf baffo zarpas / fishfish psssps poekie кх-кх-кх (kh-kh-kh)
Initial clothes	Blossom Tee (Pink) AF-NH
Home request	A floral atmosphere. HHD A Blooming Indoor Garden HHP
Skill	Yo-Yoing
Goal	Detective
Siblings	Fourth of six kids
Fear	Monster mask
Coffee	Kilamanjaro, No milk, No sugar
Favorite song	K.K. Ragtime AF-NL Hypno K.K. HHD, HHP Neapolitan NH
Appearances	AF, AF+, AC, AFe+, WW, CF, NL, HHD, aF, PC, NH

“I'm a cat. Chillin' is in my blood, man.”
― Picture quote, Wild World

Bob (ニコバン, Nikoban^?) is a lazy cat villager who has appeared in every game of the Animal Crossing series. His name is most likely based off the bobcat. His initial phrase, "pthhpth", may be a reference to the sound a cat makes when coughing up a hairball (this is further supported by the information on the e-Card which indicates he tends to spit often while speaking). His picture phrase in New Leaf is a feline spin on the memetic phrase, "You only live once." He has the play hobby. He appears on the cover for K.K. Lovers.

Bob was long speculated to be the first villager designed due to appearing in every game, his simplicity, name, January 1st birthday, and having the first villager e-Card and amiibo card. This was later confirmed in a conference by series director Hisashi Nogami.

Quick Answers

What is the origin of Bob's name in the Animal Crossing series?

Bob, a character in the Animal Crossing series, is a lavender cat with darker purple spots. His name's origin is speculated to be due to his status as the first villager designed, a fact later confirmed by series director Hisashi Nogami. In different languages, Bob is known as Nikoban, Robert, Arándano, Jens, and Bo.

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What is the significance of Bob's initial phrase 'pthhpth' in Animal Crossing?

In the Animal Crossing series, Bob the cat's initial phrase 'pthhpth' is a nod to the sound a cat produces when coughing up a hairball, as indicated by his e-Card that mentions his frequent spitting while talking.

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What is Bob's favorite color in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Bob, the lavender cat, prefers Colorful and Red as his favorite colors, representing his distinctive style.

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When is Bob's birthday in the Animal Crossing series?

In the Animal Crossing series, Bob's birthday is celebrated on New Year's Day. He is recognized for his flashy style in New Leaf and his favorite colors in New Horizons are colorful and red.

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What type of villager is Bob in the Animal Crossing series?

In the Animal Crossing series, Bob is a lazy villager, represented as a lavender cat with darker purple spots. He is known for his half-closed eyes that give him a sleepy appearance. Bob gets along with normal, peppy, smug, and sisterly villagers, but may annoy snooty villagers due to his laid-back lifestyle. His house is decorated with the kiddie series of furniture, including a Nintendo 64 logo piece.

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Appearance

Bob in Animal Crossing

Bob is a lavender cat with darker purple spots all over his body and face. He also has no visible nose. His eyes are half-closed, making him appear sleepy and reflecting his lazy personality. The inside of his ears are various shades of pink, and his tail has two darker purple spots on it. He and Olivia have the same style of eyes: light yellow almond shapes with a solid black rectangle for pupils. He initially wears the blossom tee, and he carries the gelato umbrella when it rains.

Personality

Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.

As a lazy villager, Bob will be friendly and easy to get along with due to his laid back lifestyle. Like all lazy villagers, he has a love of food and relaxing. He will enjoy partaking in the usual hobbies, usually for relaxing reasons or for food, like when fishing. Bob will get along well with other villagers, but may offend or confuse jock villagers, who have a lifestyle of exercise and fitness, which conflicts with the lazy lifestyle of relaxing and food. He will get along with other lazy villagers with whom he will talk about food, comics, or superheroes. He will also get along well with normal, peppy, smug, and sisterly villagers, and occasionally cranky villagers, but may from time to time annoy snooty villagers, who disagree with the lazy lifestyle.

House

In every game, Bob's house includes the whole set of the kiddie series, including the wallpaper and flooring. He also owns a Nintendo 64 furniture logo, which is only seen on Animal Forest and Animal Crossing games. K.K. Ragtime is played on a kiddie stereo, except in New Horizons, where it plays Neapolitan instead.

Animal Forest (interior)	Animal Crossing (interior)
Wild World (interior)	City Folk (interior)
New Leaf (interior)	New Leaf (exterior)
New Horizons (interior)	New Horizons (exterior)

Pocket Camp

Bob was added to Pocket Camp in the January 30, 2018 update.

Bob's preferred theme is hip, and he primarily gives wood as a reward. His profile reads:

❝ Bob is an easygoing kind of guy. He doesn't worry too much about what he does or says, which doesn't always end well.❞

Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 5

Furniture/Item	Required Materials	Price (Bells)	Craft Time
Capsule-Toy Machine	60 steel, 3 hip essence	1,870	7 hours
Kiddie Table	15 steel, 15 wood	1,230	2 hours
Kiddie Bureau	15 steel, 15 wood	1,360	3 hours
Kiddie Rug	30 cotton	700	1 hour
Kiddie Couch	60 cotton, 3 hip essence	2,110	8 hours

Friendship Rewards

• At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a blossom tee and sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 9, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 15, he will request the player to craft a boot sculpture.
• At level 20, he will reward the player with a pic of Bob and sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 25, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 30, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 35, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 40, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 45, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 50, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 55, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 60, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 65, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 70, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).

e-Card

e-Card
Letter Back	#011 Bob Gender Male Type Cat Star sign Capricorn Clothes Blossom shirt Petphrase pthhpth Password rbOPwN@eLL9k4T k7tEqzr#HSkUL4 Profile Everyone loves Bob's laid-back attitude, in spite of his nasty habit of spitting whenever he speaks. Ever wonder why he sleeps so late? It's because he's up all night playing video games. Can you blame him?
← 010 Kapp'n #011 Bob 012 Mitzi →

amiibo Card

amiibo Card
Back	#018 Bob Type Cat Star sign Capricorn Birthday 1/1 Roll value 2 Hand sign Scissors Request A floral atmosphere
← 017 Lottie #018 Bob 019 Fauna →

Trivia

• Bob's Chinese phrase "猫猫/貓貓" literally means "cat".
  • Despite being the first villager created in the series, Bob does not debut in initial releases of every game, as he didn't appear in the initial release of Pocket Camp (which was released on November 2017).

Bob dancing gif

• He is known for being a popular meme on the internet, especially because of an animated image of him dancing.
  • This was also the inspiration for the "Peace and Tranquility" video from the video game A Hat in Time.
  • His fellow villager, Roald the jock penguin, is also usable meme fodder because people tend to edit him into non-Animal Crossing universes for the purpose of it being purely funny.^{[citation needed]}
• Bob appears in the Animal Crossing track in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe.
• His birthday is on New Year's Day.
• His Italian catchphrase, "baffo", is similar to Vesta the normal sheep's catchphrase, "baaffo".
• In New Leaf, Bob's preferred style is Flashy, and his preferred color is Colorful. He dislikes the style Basic.
• In New Horizons, Bob's preferred styles are Cute/Simple, and his preferred colors are Colorful/Red.

In other languages

Bob
Language Name Translation Japanese ニコバン Nikoban - French Robert - Spanish Arándano - German Jens - Italian Bob - Dutch Bob - Russian Боб Bob - Chinese 阿判 Āpàn - Korean 히죽 Hijuk -