Zucker

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“We’re gonna be the bestest friends that ever friended, bloop!”
― Zucker, New Horizons

Zucker
タコヤ Takoya
“There's no such thing as luck.”
Gender	Male
Personality	Lazy
Species	Octopus
Birthday	March 8th (Pisces)
Initial phrase	bloop せやねん (seyanen) 약히 (yaghi) 认同/認同 (rèn tóng) sploush blub churubú saug bloep буль (bulʹ)
Initial clothes	Flan Tank NL-PC Happi Tee NH
Home request	An indoor street fair. HHD Festival Grounds HHP
Skill	Baton twirling
Goal	Chef
Coffee	Kilimanjaro, A little bit of milk, One spoonful of sugar
Favorite song	Spring Blossoms
Appearances	NL, HHD, aF, PC, NH

Zucker (タコヤ, Takoya^?) is a lazy octopus villager who first appeared in New Leaf. His English, Dutch, and Russian name comes from "sucker", referring to the suction cups cephalopods have on their arms, and is also German for "sugar", likely in reference to his food-like appearance. His Japanese name and general appearance refers to the Japanese snack takoyaki (たこ焼き), which is a fried ball of dough commonly filled with minced octopus. His catchphrase is a reference to how he is an underwater animal. He has the same initial phrase as Bertha. He has the nature hobby.

Quick Answers

What is the meaning behind Zucker's name in Animal Crossing?

In Animal Crossing, the character Zucker is an octopus villager. His name has two meanings. Firstly, it's derived from 'sucker', referencing the suction cups on cephalopods' arms. Secondly, 'Zucker' translates to 'sugar' in German, possibly hinting at his resemblance to food.

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What kind of villager is Zucker in Animal Crossing?

In the Animal Crossing series, Zucker is a lazy villager known for his love of food and relaxation. He interacts positively with normal, peppy, smug, sisterly, and fellow lazy villagers, discussing topics like food, comics, and superheroes. His laid-back lifestyle may clash with snooty and jock villagers. Zucker's house in New Leaf is designed like a sushi-conveyor belt restaurant, reflecting his love for food.

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What is the significance of Zucker's appearance in relation to Japanese cuisine?

Zucker, from Animal Crossing, embodies the Japanese snack takoyaki. His head, adorned with a bamboo toothpick, mimics a takoyaki ball, with green freckles symbolizing seasonings and his 'hair' signifying the sauce used with takoyaki. His body mirrors the red hue of the snack. His home in ACNH mirrors a conveyor belt sushi bar, typical in Japan. In New Horizons, his home mirrors an outdoor vendor, alluding to takoyaki's link with yatai street food stalls.

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What type of personality does Zucker have in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Zucker is characterized by his lazy personality. He has a penchant for relaxation and food, which endears him to other lazy, normal, peppy, smug, and sisterly villagers. His lifestyle may occasionally clash with snooty and jock villagers. His home in New Leaf is designed like a sushi restaurant, complete with two sushi-conveyor belts.

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What does Zucker's house look like in Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

Zucker's house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is modeled after a conveyor belt sushi bar, a popular restaurant style in Japan. The interior prominently features two sushi-conveyor belts, providing a distinctive food-related ambiance.

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Appearance

Takoyaki, with sauce, green onion, and mayonnaise.

Zucker represents the Japanese snack takoyaki, with a bamboo toothpick stuck in his head. His head resembles a takoyaki ball with his green freckles resembling seasonings put on takoyaki, and his "hair" representing a sauce that is usually served with takoyaki. His body is a similar shade of red as Octavian's. He initially wears the flan tank (happi tee in New Horizons). Zucker, Ketchup, Frita, Carrot, Tangy, Chadder, and Merengue are all villagers that resemble food.

Personality

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

As a lazy villager, Zucker 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. Zucker 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 New Leaf, Zucker has two sushi-conveyor belts in the center of his home, making his house resemble a conveyor belt sushi bar, a form of sushi restaurant commonly found in Japan. He has a trash can and a barrel in the bottom left corner of his home, as well as a turntable on the right that plays Spring Blossoms, despite it being a secret song.

In New Horizons, Zucker's house resembles an outdoor vendor, referencing how takoyaki is associated with yatai street food stalls. He has an ocean-themed stall with a cutting board and a steamer-basket set on top. Next to the stall, he has a blue cotton candy machine. Behind, he has a table with a gray stand mixer. He also has an orange box, pear box, red outdoor generator, and log bench surrounding the stall. For wallpaper, he uses the chain-link fence, and for flooring, he uses the backyard lawn. The wallpaper and flooring make him look like he is selling outdoors in a city.

New Leaf (interior)	New Leaf (exterior)
New Horizons (interior)	New Horizons (exterior)

Pocket Camp

Zucker was added to Pocket Camp in the November 24, 2020 update.

Zucker's preferred theme is civic, and he primarily gives paper as a reward. His profile reads:

❝ Zucker's not sure whether he likes puddings better when they're nice and firm or still warm and wobbly. It's a nice problem to have though, isn't it? Win-win.❞

Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 0

Friendship Rewards

• At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a flan tank 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 minifridge.
• At level 20, he will reward the player with a picture of Zucker 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).

amiibo Card

amiibo Card
Back	#364 Zucker Type Octopus Star sign Pisces Birthday 3/8 Roll value 1 Hand sign Rock Request An indoor street fair
← 363 Celia #364 Zucker 365 Peggy →

Trivia

• He is the third octopus to appear in the series, alongside Marina and Octavian and preceding Inkwell and Cephalobot.
• He shares his catchphrase with another villager, Bertha.
• If he is sad or ill, his eyes turn into blotchy paint-splatter shapes with three white dots in each.
• He shares his birthday with Pete, the pelican mail deliveryman, as they both have birthdays on March 8.
• He, along with Al, Benedict, Candi, Cyrano, Friga, Peaches, Rooney, and Soleil, were introduced into Pocket Camp on November 24^th, 2020.
• Zucker became the last villager in alphabetical order starting from New Leaf. Prior to this, Yuka held that title in Wild World and City Folk.
• In New Horizons, Zucker's preferred styles are Cute/Simple, and his preferred colors are Blue/Yellow.

In other languages

Zucker
Language Name Translation Japanese タコヤ (Takoya) - French Marvin - Spanish Paulino - German Ottokar - Italian Poldo - Dutch Zucker - Russian Цукер (Zucker) - Chinese 章丸丸 (Zhāng Wán Wán) - Korean 탁호 (Takho (from Japanese tako - octopus)) -