“See, I lay face down...and use my eyelids to drag myself around the room for, oh, five or ten minutes.”
― Sprocket, New Horizons
Sprocket (ヘルツ,Herutsu?, Hertz) is a jockostrichvillager in the Animal Crossing series. His name is the same as the name of a machine part, referencing his mechanic/robotic appearance. He is one of the few villagers that is technically not an animal, along with Ribbot, Del, Coco, Stitches, Cephalobot, and others.
Before his appearance in the data for Happy Home Designer, Sprocket was exclusive to the GameCube games.
Sprocket returned to the series in New Leaf, as part of the Welcome amiibo update. By scanning amiibo cards, this villager can be met via the campground and invited to the town.
What is the significance of Sprocket's name in the Animal Crossing series?
In the Animal Crossing series, Sprocket's name reflects his mechanic/robotic appearance, being a term for a machine part. Unlike most villagers who are animals, Sprocket resembles a robot. He first appeared in the GameCube games and later returned in the New Leaf update, accessible by scanning amiibo cards.
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What is unique about Sprocket's appearance compared to other villagers in Animal Crossing?
In Animal Crossing, Sprocket stands out with his robotic appearance. This green ostrich-like character features visible screws and panels, reinforcing his mechanical theme. His name, Sprocket, also points to his machine-like design. He is among a small group of villagers, including Ribbot, Del, Coco, Stitches, and Cephalobot, who are not technically animals.
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Who are some other non-animal villagers in Animal Crossing like Sprocket?
In the Animal Crossing series, non-animal villagers similar to Sprocket include Ribbot, Del, Coco, Stitches, and Cephalobot. These characters stand out due to their unique appearances and traits.
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What is the meaning of Sprocket's Japanese name, Herutsu?
The Japanese name of Sprocket, a jock ostrich character in the Animal Crossing series, is Herutsu. This name is a transliteration of 'Hertz', a term associated with machine parts, reflecting Sprocket's mechanical design.
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How does Sprocket's mechanic/robotic appearance relate to his name?
In the Animal Crossing series, Sprocket's name reflects his mechanic/robotic appearance, as it is the term for a machine part. He is among a select group of villagers that are not animals, including Ribbot, Del, Coco, Stitches, Cephalobot, and others, aligning with the theme of robot villagers.
Sprocket is a green ostrich that resembles a robot. His head and neck have visible screws and panels, as well as a reflective surface. His body is a blue-gray color and does not have a mechanical appearance; however, the tips of his wings and tail are encased in metal. His legs are orange with darker-orange stripes. He has droopy blue eyes that appear to have lights inside of them and maintain their glow in darker lighting and during the night. His beak is a copper color and has a ridge running across the top, suggesting metal plating. In New Horizons, his head has an orange "04" printed on the back. In every game prior to New Horizons, his initial shirt was the No. 67 Shirt, but this changed to an orange Jumper Work Suit.
Personality
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Sprocket has a jock personality and has a great interest in sports and bodybuilding. Jock villagers are hyperactive and motivated, but often come across as self-centered and dense. As a jock villager, Sprocket is very interested in his hobby, and may compete against the player at catching bugs and fish. Jock villagers get along with peppy, cranky, and sisterly villagers, but conflict with the laid-back lifestyle of lazy villagers. Snooty villagers may also be difficult to get along with for Sprocket.
In New Horizons, Sprocket has a variety of musical instruments in his house. Most of said instruments are electronic and both his floor and wallpaper have a high tech theme, likely to fit his theme as a robot. At the back of his house, from left to right, he has an electric guitar, amp, drum set, effects rack, another amp, an electric bass, and a pedal board. In the middle of his house, there's a silver mic and DJ's turntable that plays K.K. Metal. For wallpaper, he uses the Future-Tech Wall, and for flooring, he uses the Circuit-Board Flooring.
Nobody knows who built Sprocket. Whoever did it was probably near-sighted, though. And on top of that, whoever built him filled his robotic brain with delusions of grandeur.
In New Horizons, his body has a metallic texture, reflecting light, and occasionally makes mechanical sounds when moving. This is the same as the other mechanical villagers: Del, Ribbot, and Cephalobot.
Sprocket, Flip and Rory are the only jock villagers with the music hobby.
Unlike most ostrich villagers, his town tune has a more mechanical-sounding instrument.
He shares a birthday with Rooney, the crankykangaroo. Because their birthdays are at the beginning of December, they have a whole month of festivities to look forward to.
In New Horizons, Sprocket's preferred styles are Active/Simple, and his preferred colors are Green/Orange.
