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This article is about the smug chicken villager. For the species, see Alligator.
Ken Gallery

Don't tell anyone! My train obsession is a secret!
― Ken, New Leaf


Ken (クロベエ, Kurobē?) is a smug chicken villager in New Leaf and New Horizons. His name comes from the word chicken and may also be based on the Japanese word for sword (Ken) and named after Ken from Street Fighter, because he looks like a ninja and his default shirt is the ninja shirt. Ken's Japanese name is a portmanteau of Kuro ("black", referring to his color scheme) and -bee, a suffix in male Japanese names. He has the education hobby.

Appearance[]

Ken NewLeaf Official

Ken in New Leaf

Ken is a predominantly black chicken with vibrant dark purple accents. He has rosy pink cheeks, a pale yellow beak, and pale yellow and light gray striped legs and feet. His design is based on a ninja. Ken resembles an Ayam Cemani chicken, chickens from Indonesia who have a dominant gene that causes hyper-pigmentation, which makes the chicken almost entirely black.

Personality

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

Smug villagers are very polite, kind, and gentleman-like. As a smug villager, Ken will get along easily with other villagers. Smug villagers get along well with most villagers, their personality appearing to be a mix of the other personality types. Smug villagers will stroke their egos from time to time, going on about how cool they are.

Generally, Ken will get along with lazy, normal, snooty, and peppy villagers, and may conflict with cranky villagers.

House[]

In New Leaf, Ken's house is Japanese-themed, with furniture such as the hearth, bonsai, and the tatami bed. On his phonograph, he has Comrade K.K. playing. His choice of wallpaper and flooring are the mortar wall and the slate flooring.

In New Horizons, his house is also Japanese-themed. He has his signature hearth, tatami bed, and bonsai. He also has a crafting bench, where he will at times be found crafting and can give the player recipes. On his bamboo speaker, K.K. Rally is playing.

NL Ken House NL Ken House Ext
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New Horizons (interior) New Horizons (exterior)

Pocket Camp[]

Ken was added to Pocket Camp in the December 24, 2023 update.

amiibo Card[]

amiibo Card[1]
Back
Amiibo card back
#225 Ken
Type Chicken
Star sign Capricorn
Birthday 12/23
Roll value 1
Hand sign Rock
Request A ninja hideout HHD
A Dojo for Ninjas and Samurai HHP
Amiibo 225 Ken
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224 Paula #225 Ken 226 Mitzi
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Trivia[]

  • Ken is the only smug chicken throughout the Animal Crossing series.
  • His picture quote "C'est la vie!" means "That is life!"
  • In New Horizons, Ken's preferred styles are Cool/Simple, and his preferred colors are Blue/Purple.

In other languages[]

Ken
Language Name Translation
Japan Japanese クロベエ Kurobee -
France French Ken -
Spain Spanish Pichón -
Germany German Hannes -
Italy Italian Aligalli -
The Netherlands Dutch Ken -
China Chinese 烏骨雞/乌骨鸡 Wūgǔjī -
South Korea Korean 오골 Ogol -


References[]

  1. Species navigation icons from Nookipedia by Sunmarsh, CC BY-SA 3.0
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