Nat
- "SLURRRRP! Hm? You think I'm drooling? How imaginative you are! It was probably just the sun in your eyes!"
- — Nat,Animal Crossing: New Leaf
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| Species | Gender | |||||||
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| Chameleon |  Male | |||||||
| Birthday | July 25th |  | ||||||
| Favorite saying | "Tread on a worm, and it will turn." | |||||||
| Role | Bug-Off host (prior toNew Horizons) | |||||||
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Name in other languages カメヤマさん 멜레옹 Gustavo Carleon 龙山先生 Djarod Papilo Nat 龍山先生 Djarod Papilo Нат | ||||||||
Nat is achameleon in theAnimal Crossing series introduced inAnimal Crossing: City Folk. He is the host of theBug-Off inCity Folk andAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, his role of hosting the Bug-Off is replaced by his sonFlick. His name may be derived from "gnat," a type of insect, and a shortening of the real world name Nathaniel.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]
Nat is a green chameleon. He has eight lighter-green dots on his forehead, large yellow eyes with black pupils, and a yellow tongue. He wears an explorer hat and shirt, along with small glasses that sit on the end of his nose. In hisRV inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, he wears a beige kimono. Nat carries a blue-rimmed bugnet in his right hand and a bug cage in his left hand.
Personality[edit]
Nat often uses British colloquialisms when speaking, and he refers to the player as "old bean."
It is implied that Nat loves to eat bugs, which is the main diet of real-world chameleons, and that he eats the bugs given to him by participants in the Bug-Off. This is evidenced by him calling the bugs "scrumptious" and "delectable," and making slurping noises after receiving a bug. Despite this, he denies eating them and says that he is keeping them for purely scientific reasons.
Family[edit]
Nat isFlick's father. However, they do not appear to get along with each other due to Flick's view on the bugs as being his artistic muse, displaying an obsession with their perceived beauty on both a physical and metaphysical level. This contrasts Nat's view on bugs, where they appear as food to him, though also attempts to study them as well.
Appearances[edit]
InCity Folk[edit]
During the Bug-Off inCity Folk, Nat pitches a green and white tent outside thetown hall at 9 AM. He waits for players and villagers to bring him different types of bugs and rates them according to rarity, luster, color, and size, and then gives them a mark using an unknown point system. For each insect players give him that is rated highly and breaks the first place record, players receive an item offurniture. Any insects given to him will not be returned, whether they win or not. He picks the winner at 6 PM, giving a total of nine hours to find insects.
The winner with the highest rating insect wins a trophy, which is sent to them in themail by Nat for thenext day; a message written by him then appears on thebulletin board.
InNew Leaf[edit]
Nat continues his role inNew Leaf, with a few differences. He now presents an awards ceremony, hands out trophies to the top three competitors, gives furniture from theInsect Set for record-breaking entries scoring at least 80 points, and rewards the player agolden net if they catch every type of bug.
InNew Horizons[edit]
While initially absent fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, Nat was added in an update on November 4, 2021, showing up if the player scans hisamiibo card inThe Roost. A photo of him can also be seen on the billboard in the laboratory-chamber of themuseum's bug section. Interacting with it can show the date of donation of few bugs, like theflea or thepaper kite butterfly.
InAnimal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, Nat can be found outsideParadise Planning requesting to give a lecture at theschool. After doing so, the player will be able to use bugs they have in their inventory to decorate the yards of any client.
Additionally,Nat's poster can be obtained fromNook Shopping after inviting him toPhotopia via his amiibo.
Inamiibo Festival[edit]
InAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Nat comes during the warmer months to host the Bug-Off. He will judge bugs brought to him by the player, and the winner is awarded 20 Happy Points.
Other appearances[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Nat appears as a collectible trophy.
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Nat
| Description | NTSC-U: Bugs are like the cream in his tea, the jam on his scone! This old chameleon tasks you with catching him some bugs—for science, really! That lip smacking was just his excitement for din...er...discovery! Go on—find some delectable specimens, won't you? Points and prizes await! PAL: Bugs are like the cream in his tea, the jam on his scone! This old chameleon wants you to catch him some bugs - for science, of course. Think you heard him smacking his lips? Preposterous! Just be a good sport and catch him a delectable specimen, will you, old bean? And, anyway, there are points and prizes in it for you! | |
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| Acquisition | Random | |
Villager information[edit]
InNew Leaf[edit]
Tread on a worm, and it will turn.
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
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July 25 | Male | Chameleon |
| Pic version added | Welcome amiibo update | |
| Coffee preferences | ||
| Nat does not order coffee at The Roost. | ||
InHappy Home Designer[edit]
| Nat | ||
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| Birthday | Gender | Species |
| July 25 | Male | Chameleon |
| Umbrella |  Green umbrella | |
| House request | ||
| Client's vision | I'll leave it up to you! | |
| Favorite song |  K.K. Calypso | |
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: |  Firefly lamp Caterpillar sofa K.K. Calypso Nat's pic |
| Clothing: |  Green umbrella |
| Starting house: |  |
RV inWelcome amiibo[edit]
| Description: | The biggest bug fan around, Nat is known for intellectual digestion-er, discussion of the insect kingdom. He travels the world in search of new bugs. |
| Items: | |
| Wall: |  Jungle Wall |
| Floor: |  Jungle Floor |
| Music: |  My Place |
Nat's "Order furniture" list inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
| Item | Image | Type | Buy price | Sell price[nb 1] | Available from |
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| Jungle wall |  | Wallpaper |  3MEOW Coupons |  400Bells |  Museum Shop RVs |
| Jungle floor |  | Flooring | 3MEOW Coupons | 400Bells | Museum Shop RVs |
| Autumn-leaf chair |  | Furniture | 3MEOW Coupons | 1,110Bells |  SpotPass RVs |
| Leaf bed |  | Furniture | 3MEOW Coupons | 1,050Bells | SpotPass RVs |
| Pile of leaves |  | Furniture | 3MEOW Coupons | 100Bells | SpotPass RVs |
| Potted ivy |  | Furniture | 3MEOW Coupons | 200Bells |  Timmy and Tommy's store RVs |
| Sparrow's nest |  | Furniture | 3MEOW Coupons | 300Bells | Campground RVs |
| Sprout table |  | Furniture | 3MEOW Coupons | 1,030Bells | SpotPass RVs |
| Tree standee |  | Furniture | 3MEOW Coupons | 300Bells | Timmy and Tommy's store RVs |
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]
Tread on a worm, and it will turn.
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
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| July 25 | Male | Chameleon |
| Initial NookPhone |  Yellow | |
| Final NookPhone |  Cool - Fabric 15 | |
| Happy Home Paradise traits | ||
| Umbrella |  Mush umbrella | |
| Hobby | Nature | |
| Book |  Gardening/Bug/Fish/Fossil | |
InHappy Home Paradise[edit]
| Nat | ||
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| Client's vision | Vacation-Home Concept | |
| Unlocked items | |
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| Furniture: | |
Card profiles[edit]
amiibo card[edit]
Card back
| #115 Nat -Series 2 | ||||||||
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Gallery[edit]
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
(Nintendo Switch Online profile icon)
Trivia[edit]
- InAnimal Crossing: City Folk, Nat has a picture in his tent of himself next to abirdwing butterfly.
- After catching a few insects, Nat says,"Hunt bugs in the fields! Hunt bugs in the hills! Hunt bugs in the streets! You must never surrender!" This is based on the famed peroration from British prime ministerWinston Churchill's 1940 "we shall fight on the beaches" speech.
- InAnimal Crossing: City Folk, Nat's eyes will occasionally twitch. This is no longer the case inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf.
- Nat shares hisbirthday withPeck.
Names in other languages[edit]
 | カメヤマさん Kameyama-san | Mr. Kameyama, from カメレオンkamereon (chameleon) and 亀山Kameyama (place name or toponymic surname). |
 | 멜레옹 Melleong | From 카멜레온kamelleon and 옹 (翁)ong (old man), referring to his age. |
 | 龙山先生 Lóngshān Xiānshēng | Mr. Longshan, similar to his Japanese name but with the initial character changed to 龙lóng (here a reptile name suffix) from 变色龙 (chameleon). |
 | 龍山先生 lung4saan1 sin1saang1 | Mr. Longshan, similar to his Japanese name but with the initial character changed to 龍lóng (here a reptile name suffix) from 變色龍 (chameleon). |
 | Нат Nat | Transliteration of his English name. |
 | Nat | Same as his English name. |
 | Carleon | FromChamäleon (chameleon). |
 | Papilo | From "Papilas gustativas" (taste buds), as he enjoys eating the insects given to him, and possibly "Papillon" (French for butterfly). |
 | Djarod | - |
 | Gustavo | Male given name that puns on "gustare" (to taste), referring to his talking about how tasty the insects are. |
Notes[edit]
- ↑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.
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