Copper
- "Oh! Mayor <name>! Officer Copper reporting for duty!"
- — Copper,Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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Artwork fromAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo | ||||||||
| Species | Gender | |||||||
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| Dog | ||||||||
| Birthday | June 28th | |||||||
| Favorite saying | "No dog is above the law." | |||||||
| Role | Police officer[nb 1] Morning aerobics[nb 2] Guard[nb 3] | |||||||
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| Other appearances | ||||||||
Name in other languages おまわりさんA 경찰관A Birro Harry 警察叔叔A Maret Vigilio Copper 警察叔叔A Maret Vigilio Коппер | ||||||||
Copper, also known asOfficer Copper,[nb 4] is adog in theAnimal Crossing series. He works as a police officer inAnimal Crossing andAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, and as a guard inAnimal Crossing: Wild World andAnimal Crossing: City Folk. He works alongsideBooker in all games exceptNew Leaf. His name comes from the wordcopper, a slang term for a police officer.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]
Copper is a brown dog with a white muzzle and paws. He resembles theAkita, the national dog of Japan. InDoubutsu no Mori,Doubutsu no Mori+,New Leaf, andNew Horizons, he wears a blue police officer uniform and a cap with a badge on it. InAnimal Crossing, the police officer uniform has a lighter shirt and hat, the badge on his hat is a different design, and has a badge on his shirt. InWild World andCity Folk, he wears a red guard uniform and a teal helmet.
Personality[edit]
Copper is confident and hard-working, taking pride in his duty as a police officer or guard. He prides early risers and warns theplayer to be careful when wandering around at night. He is serious and straight-laced, to the point of actually warning the player aboutApril Fools' Day pranks. He is also athletic, exercising on the job and hosting themorning aerobics inAnimal Crossing. This contrasts with Booker's timid personality.
Appearances[edit]
InAnimal Crossing[edit]
InAnimal Crossing, Copper works outside thepolice station and will inform the player of upcoming and current events or visitors. He will also give maps to players visiting from other towns. From 6 AM to 7 AM from July 25 to August 31, Copper hosts themorning aerobics, instructing the player, villagers, andTortimer with various exercises. He can also be seen exercising at the police station from 5 AM to 6 AM.
Copper may be asleep outside the police station at night, and the player can wake him up by speaking to him.
InWild World andCity Folk[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: Wild World andAnimal Crossing: City Folk, Copper stands opposite of Booker inside thecheckpoint. He can allow the player to visit othertowns, open and close the gate, and be assigned aFriend Code.
InNew Leaf[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: New Leaf, Copper works inside the police station, operating thelost and found. He only appears if the modern police stationpublic works project is built, as Booker works in the classic police station.
In theWelcome amiibo update, Copper can appear in hisRV at thecampground at random if the modern police station is not built.
InNew Horizons[edit]
Following theversion 2.0 update inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, Copper can appear as a customer atThe Roost. He will always be joined by Booker. He can also be invited toPhotopia via hisamiibo, after whichCopper's poster can be obtained fromNook Shopping.
Other appearances[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, Copper can sometimes be seen in the background of the Smashville stage. Copper also appears alongside Booker as a trophy and a sticker in this game as part of theAnimal Crossing series.
| Description | The guards stationed at the town gate through which travelers come and go. Copper, who's on the right, is in charge of traveling via Nintendo WFC, and Booker on the left runs the lost and found. Booker's a cute fellow who's known for his indecisive manner...maybe. Copper's diligent, dedicated, and always ready to lend a helping paw. | |
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| Acquisition | Random | |
InSweet Day[edit]
Copper appears alongsideBooker in theNintendo Land gameAnimal Crossing: Sweet Day as one of the 6 playable characters' costumes. In the game, the GamePad uses and
to control Copper.
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, Copper has a chance of appearing in the background of the stage Smashville, but only in the Wii U version. In the Nintendo 3DS version, he once again appears alongside Booker as a trophy.
| Description | NTSC-U: In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, you decide which police officer you'll have in your town based on the type of police station you put up. Will you build the modern police station and hire the brisk, professional Copper? Or perhaps the classic police station and the quiet, nervous Booker? PAL: In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, you decide which police officer you'll have in your town based on the type of police station you put up. Will you build the modern police station and hire the brisk, professional Copper, or do you prefer the classic police station and Copper's quiet, nervous partner, Booker? It's all up to you—it's your town, after all! | |
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| Acquisition | Random | |
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Copper appears as a spirit inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
| Category | ||
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| Master Spirit | ||
| Dojo | Brick-Wall Style | |
| Acquisition | Battle via World of Light (The Light Realm) | |
| Battle information | ||
| Enemy fighters | ||
| Type | ||
| Power | ||
| Stage | Bridge of Eldin | |
| Rules | N/A | |
| Conditions | ||
| Music | Tour - Animal Crossing: New Leaf | |
Villager information[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
|---|---|---|
| June 28 | Dog | |
| Pic version added | Welcome amiibo update | |
| Coffee preferences | ||
| Copper does not order coffee at The Roost. | ||
InHappy Home Designer[edit]
| Copper | ||
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| Birthday | Gender | Species |
| June 28 | Dog | |
| Umbrella | ||
| House request | ||
| Client's vision | I'll leave it up to you! | |
| Favorite song | ||
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: | |
| Clothing: | |
| Starting house: | ![]() |
RV inWelcome amiibo[edit]
Copper'sRV only appears at the campground if the classic police station is built. It shares its colors with Booker's.
| Description: | You can be certain that every item in Copper's van is up to spec and perfectly maintained. But you can't be certain that he knows how to use any of 'em. |
| Items: | |
| Wall: | |
| Floor: | |
| Music: |
Copper's "Order furniture" list inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
Includes data sourced from theData Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled byTimeSword3D,AlexBot2004,AlgebraManiacABC,Chubby Bub, Cuyler,HylianAngel,Kalina70,PanchamBro,SuperHamster, andvmario.
InNew Horizons[edit]
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
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| June 28 | Dog | |
| NookPhone | | |
| Happy Home Paradise traits | ||
| Umbrella | ||
| Hobby | Fitness | |
| Book | ||
InHappy Home Paradise[edit]
| Copper | ||
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| Client's vision | Vacation-Home Concept | |
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: | |
Card profiles[edit]
Animal Crossing e-Reader cards[edit]
- Main article:063 Copper (Animal Crossing-e)
| ← | 062 Pelly | e-Reader card #063 Copper | 064 Saharah | → |
- Main article:200 Copper (Animal Crossing-e)
| ← | 199 Pete | e-Reader card #200 Copper | 201 Tommy | → |
amiibo card[edit]
| #105 Copper -Series 2 | ||||||||
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| ← | 104 Labelle | List of amiibo cards #105 Copper | 106 Booker | → |
Gallery[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- In a character popularity poll held on theDoubutsu no Mori+ website, Copper ranked as the 14th most popular character with 973 votes, ranking aboveOlivia but belowTortimer.[1]
- The website erroneously lists Copper as tied with Tortimer at 13th place despite having fewer votes than him. This coincides with the numbering system used on theDoubutsu no Mori website, where 13th place is listed twice due to a tie between Olivia andApollo.[2]
- Copper appears on the album cover of "Agent K.K."
- Copper shares hisbirthday withKidd.
Names in other languages[edit]
| おまわりさんA もんばんさんA Omawari-san A Monban-san A | Police officer A Gatekeeper A | |
| 경찰관 A 문지기B Gyeongchalgwan A MunjigiB | Policeman A Gatekeeper B | |
| 警察 (Dòngwù Sēnlín) Jǐngchá | Policeman | |
| 警察叔叔A Jǐngchá Shūshu A | Police Uncle A | |
| Коппер Kopper | From English name | |
| Copper | Same as English name | |
| Harry | - | |
| Vigilio | From "Vigilar" (look out) and the termination -io (like some Spanish names, and alluding to the given nameVirgilio) | |
| Maret | From the wordMaréchaussée, the old name of the French National Gendarmerie | |
| Birro | Slang term for police officer | |
Notes[edit]
- ↑InAnimal Crossing andNew Leaf
- ↑InAnimal Crossing
- ↑InWild World andCity Folk
- ↑Formal title inAnimal Crossing andNew Leaf
- ↑Re-Tail sell price; if item can be sold atTimmy and Tommy's store, it is 80% of the sell price; if item can be sold toLeila atTortimer Island, it is 5% of the sell price.
References[edit]
- ↑Nintendo."キャラクター人気投票結果発表!".nintendo.co.jp. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
- ↑Nintendo."キャラクター人気投票結果発表/上位20位".nintendo.co.jp. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
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