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“I'm watching you!”
― Picture quote, Wild World
Butch (ジョン, Jon?, John) is a cranky dog villager in the Animal Crossing series. His name reflects on the cartoon name given to dogs, usually meaning muscular in appearance. Butch's rottweiler appearance may also relate to his name as they too appear masculine and muscular. His initial phrase, "ROOOOOWF", is a slight adjustment on the spelling of the common onomatopoeic words "woof" and "ruff". He is the first dog with a cranky personality. His Wild World picture quote is also exactly the same as Curt's picture quote. He has appeared in every game so far, including Pocket Camp.
He is featured on the cover of K.K. Country and he has the music hobby.
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Appearance

Butch in Animal Crossing
Butch is an orange and brown dog with white and dark brown tipped paws. He has a dark brown nose with a corkscrew smile and stern-looking eyes with eyebrows the same color as his muzzle. He has dark brown, floppy ears that fade into a caramel color at the tip. His tail is also dark brown and his arms and legs are the same color as his head. He initially wears the Arctic Camo shirt. In Animal Crossing, he initially wears the Houndstooth Knit shirt. His appearance may possibly be inspired by a Rottweiler, Dachshund or Doberman, which all have similar colors.
Personality
Below is a brief description of the cranky personality. For more information, click here. |
Cranky villagers will usually appear in a grouchy or agitated mood and are more difficult to befriend than most other villager types. When talking to the player, cranky villagers tend to become angry if the player disagrees with them or refuses to do a favor. Like all cranky villagers, Butch will be invested in his hobby and will often challenge the player to various competitions. He will easily get along with jock, snooty and other cranky villagers, and occasionally lazy and normal villagers as well. However, he will find it hard to socialize with peppy villagers, as they will seem overstimulated or immature. Butch will also enjoy spreading rumors about other villagers.
House
Butch's house is very Modern styled, with much of the Modern Series including a Modern Bed and a Modern Table with one Nebuloid and a Gold Stereo that plays K.K. Fusion. The wallpaper is the Concrete Wall and the flooring is the Modern Tile.
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Animal Crossing (interior) | Wild World (interior) |
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New Horizons (interior) | New Horizons (exterior) |
Pocket Camp
Butch's preferred theme is sporty. His profile says:
Butch is like the bossy older brother you never had... and never really wanted. But now you've got him, so enjoy!
Campsite Invitation Requirements
Friendship Level: 3
Furniture/Item | Required Materials | Price (Bells) | Craft Time |
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Mountain Bike | 6 steel, 3 friend powder | 880 | 3 minutes |
Hedge | 6 wood | 530 | 1 minute |
Elephant Slide | 6 steel | 900 | 3 minutes |
Tire Toy | 6 steel | 840 | 3 minutes |
Jungle Gym | 30 steel | 870 | 3 hours |
Friendship Rewards
- At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with an arctic-camo tee and sparkle stones (x1).
- At level 9, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
- At level 15, he will request that the player crafts a billiard table.
- At level 20, he will reward the player with pic of Butch 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).
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Trivia
- Butch is the only cranky dog in the non-Japanese games so far; the only other one (Champagne) was only seen in the Japanese exclusive, Animal Forest e+.
- He is seen in the box art for HHD.
In other languages
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- ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
- ↑ Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
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