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"All of your experiences can be a source of strength for you. If you ever find yourself in a tough spot, look at your badges and remember what you're capable of!"

— Phineas,Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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Species			Gender
Fur seal			Male
Birthday		June 20th
Favorite saying		"Every adventure starts with a single step."
Role		Balloons[nb 1] Badges[nb 2] The Roost customer[nb 3]
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Name in other languages  パロンチーノ  파론티노  Elio  Helios  博陆恩  Hélium  Elio  Phineas  博陸恩  Hélium  Elio  Финеас

Phineas is afur seal in theAnimal Crossing series who appears inAnimal Crossing: City Folk andAnimal Crossing: New Leaf. InCity Folk, he can be found in thecity and gives theplayer uniquehandheld items, while inNew Leaf, he give the playerbadges.

Characteristics[edit]

Appearance[edit]

Phineas is a brown fur seal with grayish-white bushy eyebrows and small round ears with reddish-orange insides. His beige muzzle has long black whiskers, small black freckles, a V-shaped upside-down mouth, and a dark-brown triangular nose with a little bit grayish-brown. There is a big dark-brown chin below his muzzle. His floppy hands and feet have dark-brown nails with brown-gray triangular linings. He always wears a small round pair of glasses with black frames and dark-gray lenses.

Personality[edit]

Phineas is portrayed as a kind-hearted individual who likes to bring joy to good children.

Appearances[edit]

InCity Folk[edit]

Artwork fromCity Folk.

Phineas in the city inCity Folk.

InAnimal Crossing: City Folk, Phineas appears at random in the city from 9 AM to 7 PM on sunny or cloudy days. If spoken to, he will give the player a handheld item; the player can receive one item per day. While Phineas is present in the city, an extra baseline track plays alongside the standard background music.

Phineas can give the player the following items inCity Folk:

InNew Leaf[edit]

Artwork fromNew Leaf.

Phineas introducing himself to the player inNew Leaf.

Phineas returns inAnimal Crossing: New Leaf as a scout leader. He gives badges to "good boys and girls," appearing in the player'stown from 6 AM to 12 AM on clear or mostly sunny days if they have met the requirement for abadge.

Phineas can also appear atThe Roost when the player is partaking in a part-time job, and his preferred order is Kilimanjaro beans, lots of milk, and three spoonfuls of sugar.

InNew Horizons[edit]

Phineas's poster inNew Horizons.

While initially absent fromAnimal Crossing: New Horizons, Phineas was added in2.0 Free Update.Phineas's poster can be obtained fromNook Shopping after inviting him toPhotopia via hisamiibo. He also can be summoned to The Roost.

Inamiibo Festival[edit]

Phineas appears as a visitor in theBoard Game mode ofAnimal Crossing: amiibo Festival. If a player lands on a special-event space while he is visiting, he spins a roulette to see who wins a prize; each player has a section on the roulette, with the player who landed on the special-event space having a larger section. The player it lands on receives 2,000 to 3,000 Bells. There is also a rainbow-colored section on the roulette; if it lands on it, all players receive 5 Happy Points and 1,000 Bells.

Other appearances[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]

Phineas appears as a spectator in the Town and City stage and as a collectible trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Villager information[edit]

InNew Leaf[edit]

Every adventure starts with a single step.

Birthday	Gender	Species
June 20	Male	Fur seal
Pic version added	Welcome amiibo update
Coffee preferences
Type of beans	Kilimanjaro
Amount of milk	Lots
Amount of sugar	Three spoonfuls

InHappy Home Designer[edit]

Happy Home Designer client information

Every adventure starts with a single step.

Official example

Phineas
Birthday	Gender	Species
June 20	Male	Fur seal
Umbrella	Bat umbrella
House request
Client's vision	I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song	K.K. Jazz

Unlocked items
Furniture:	K.K. Jazz  Phineas's pic
Clothing:	Explorer tee  Explorer pants
Starting house:

InNew Horizons[edit]

Every adventure starts with a single step.

Birthday	Gender	Species
June 20	Male	Fur seal
Initial NookPhone	Green
Final NookPhone	Cool - Fabric 5
Happy Home Paradise traits
Umbrella	Camo umbrella
Hobby	Play
Book	Comic

InHappy Home Paradise[edit]

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Phineas's photo  Phineas's poster

Card profiles[edit]

amiibo card[edit]

Card back

#304 Phineas -Series 4

Star sign: Gemini Birthday: June 20 Dice value: 3 Hand sign: Paper

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List of amiibo cards #304 Phineas

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Gallery[edit]

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  Animal Crossing: City Folk

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  Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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  Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Trivia[edit]

• Somecrankyvillagers believe thatK.K. Slider's day job consists of being Phineas.^[1]
• InCity Folk, although Phineas will usually leave the city plaza at night, he can be forced to stay if the player waits in his vicinity without reloading the area. If this is done, his music cart will play along with the versions of the city music for the other times of day, which usually cannot be heard.^[2]
• InHappy Home Designer, when Phineas is at home, he can sometimes be seen in his outfit fromCity Folk from when he sold balloons.
• Phineas shares hisbirthday withGraham.

Names in other languages[edit]

	パロンチーノ Paronchīno	Palloncino, the Italian word for balloon
	파론티노 Parontino	Same as Japanese name
	博陆恩 Bó Lùēn	From "balloon"
	博陸恩 Bó Lùēn	From "balloon"
	Финеас Fineas	Same as English name
	Phineas	Same as English name
	Helios	FromHelios, the god of the sun in Greek mythology, or from ἥλιοςhēlios,Ancient Greek for "sun"
	Elio	FromHelios, the god of the sun in Greek mythology, or fromHelium, a chemical element, or from ἥλιοςhēlios,Ancient Greek for "sun"
	Hélium	Helium is one of the gases used to fill balloons
	Elio	Fromelio, "helium," one of the gases used to fill balloons

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