Rover Gallery

“Hi! ...It's-a ME! Mya ha! Good impression, right?”

― Rover, Animal Crossing

“Haven't done this much traveling by train since 2002 or so... Man, that's weird.”

― Rover, New Leaf

みしらぬネコ,

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Appearance

? , Unknown Cat) is a special character in the Animal Crossing series . His job varies in each game, but his original role was to set-up the playable character . Despite his name, which is usually connected with dogs , he is a cat, and is very friendly and hospitable towards the playable character and others. His name also references that he is a frequent traveler, traveling via train into, via bus in, via train again in, and via airplane in

He is a blue and white cat with slim, red irises, and wears a red sleeveless sweater with diamond patterns and yellow trim. He does not appear to have a nose.

Role

In Animal Forest and Animal Crossing

His role in Animal Forest and Animal Crossing is to set-up the game for the first time, by setting the time and date, the player and the town in which the player lives. In his first appearance, Rover meets the player on the train, approaching them to give a predicted time and date and asking if it is correct. He soon drums up a conversation by sitting opposite the player and asking questions to determine their gender and appearance, as well as asking where the player is going and setting up a house for them to stay in by talking to his friend Tom Nook. Soon after this, the train arrives at the player's town.

Wild World

Rover does not play a main part in Wild World, instead, he is replaced by Kapp'n, who drives the taxi. However, Rover does appear in The Roost, where the player can talk to him. Rover will say things about the player's town, such as how he has a soft spot for it. He will ask the player if they have traveled anywhere for a "kick," and he will comment about how he rode on the trains a lot but that he was always so lonely. He will also ask if the player has seen a suspicious-looking cat (Blanca). He sets up Tag Mode/Contact Mode, which allows anonymous Bottle Mail to be sent to the town and to the beach.

In City Folk

Rover returns to his previous role like in Animal Crossing. He meets the player on the bus driven by Kapp'n and asks questions to determine the gender and town name of the player. He also appears at the start-up of the game, asking if the time and date is correct and who is going to be playing the game out of four saved players, as well as other options. He also appears on the bus the first time the player goes into the city.

He turns on WiiConnect24, as well as other options such as sound options by calling him with the phone in the player's attic. He sometimes appears in The Roost, talking about his travels.

In New Leaf

In New Leaf, Rover plays the same role as he did in City Folk and Animal Crossing. Rover will be on the same train as the player and asks the player questions that determine their gender, the time and date, their name, and the town they are going to ("New Leaf" by default). He will also state that he "hasn't done this much traveling by train since 2002", which is a reference to the fact that he hasn't appeared on a train in-game since 2002, when Animal Crossing was released. He also is seen on the train a second time if a civilian profile in a town moves out or a mayor imports their save from a retail hard copy to a digital version.

In amiibo Festival

Rover is a playable character in amiibo Festival, available when the Rover amiibo is scanned on the Wii U. Sometimes when the player playing as Rover lands on an event square in the Amiibo Festival Board Game mode, a random event specifically related to Rover may appear.

Rover has 6 unlockable costumes for the game, unlocked through leveling up the Rover amiibo:

Red and black-checkered shirt (Level 1)

Brown vest (Level 2)

Inspector/formal coat with a hat (Level 3)

Fancy red and white coat (Level 4)

Chinese outfit (Level 5)

Formal purple vest with a red tie (Level 6)

In New Horizons

In New Horizons, Rover is replaced in the character creation role by Timmy and Tommy, but he still makes an appearance during the May Day event between May 1 and May 7. In that event, the player can receive a free May Day Ticket from Tom Nook and travel to an island with a specially-built maze. Rover can be found at the end of the maze, where he presents the player with the Rover's briefcase item as a reward. He explains that while he usually travels by train, he has recently been riding planes between various islands, and Tom Nook invited him to the May Day Tour island to create the maze and give the player a prize.

Rover's amiibo can also be scanned into Photopia, and afterwards his poster can be purchased from the Nook Stop. Since the Nature Day update, trying to invite Rover to the campsite will yield a message where he will say he is busy on another far-away island.

e-Card

e-Card Letter Back #002 Rover Gender Male Type Special Star sign Aquarius Clothes N/A Petphrase N/A Password Z3qsb4KhUxVN#V

S6LhyDCL2K&8dv Profile Rover is what you'd call a high-class hobo. He and his cell phone ride the rails from town to town, which explains why he's so well connected. He's happiest when he's sticking his nose in other people's business. ← 001 K.K. Slider #002 Rover 003 Porter →

amiibo Card

amiibo Card Back #201 Rover Type Special Star sign Aquarius Birthday 2/1 Roll value 6 Hand sign Scissors Request I'll leave it up to you! ← 200 Rocket #201 Rover 202 Blathers →







