Wilbur
- "Bellbottom <music genre> this is stovetop <object>, do you require assistance? Over."
- — Wilbur,Animal Crossing: New Horizons
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| Species | Gender | |||||||
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| Dodo | ||||||||
| Birthday | July 4th | |||||||
| Favorite saying | "Do an Immelmann move!" | |||||||
| Role | Pilot | |||||||
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Name in other languages ロドリー 로드리 Dodoardo Udo 陆德里 Rodrigue Rodri Wilbur 陸德里 Rodrigue Rodri Уилбур | ||||||||
Wilbur is adodo inAnimal Crossing: New Horizons who works at theAirport. He flies the plane to other people'sislands, as well as to themystery tours (which requireNook Miles Tickets),Harv's Island, andParadise Planning. Notably, he uses thephonetic alphabet when speaking—with the exception of "whiskey" for "W," replaced with "whisker." His name, along withOrville's, is likely a reference to theWright brothers, the inventors of the airplane.
Characteristics[edit]
Appearance[edit]
Like Orville, Wilbur is a dodo with blue feathers, a yellow face, slightly oval-shaped white eyes with black irises, a large beak with a large brown upper tip and a brown lower lip, a nose being a part of his beak's upper part, a brown inner-mouth with a light-brown tongue, white fingers, a tail with three white and bluish-cyan feathers, and yellow feet with stripes (colors being orange and brownish-orange) and dark-brown nails.
Clothing[edit]
Like Orville, Wilbur wears a pilot's uniform, which consists of a white shirt, a red tie, and a black belt with a small pouch. Unlike Orville, he also wears a headset with a pair of light-green earmuffs, and a pair of sunglasses.
Personality[edit]
Like Orville, Wilbur is a hard-working flight worker.
Appearances[edit]
InNew Horizons[edit]
While Wilbur primarily flies the plane to and from numerous islands, Wilbur is only available outside if the player had landed on amystery island,Harv's Island, or if the player has theHappy Home Paradise DLC, thearchipelago. When the player lands on a mystery island, Wilbur waits at the dock until the player is ready to head home or needs tools. The following tools he can give are:flimsy axe,flimsy shovel,flimsy fishing rod, andflimsy net for
100Nook Miles each. If the player gets knocked out after being attacked by aTarantula or aScorpion, or stung twice byWasps, he will take the player back to the dock; as soon as they recover, he will cancel the red alert that he sends a word to Orville and then allow the player to continue exploring afterwards.
Since the1.2.0 April Free Update, Wilbur will allow the player to mail to their own house or sell items when on Harv's Island on or after June 1, 2020. The items that are delivered arrive the next day. Since2.0 Free Update, Wilbur will refuse travel to and from Harv's Island or the archipelago if they're not back on the main island when anew day rolls around; Wilbur will only return the player to their main island. Additionally, ifDJ KK is performing on the archipelago, the player can invite him to dance; doing so puts Wilbur at the center with the player character and other villagers surrounding him and Wilbur is given the honorary title of "DAL's Ace Pilot" for his credits.
When the player wants to return to their island, Wilbur will refer to it by saying the players native fruit alongside the word 'town'. For example, if the players native fruit are pears, he will say 'Peartown' and so on.
Other appearances[edit]
InSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
Wilbur appears as spirit alongsideOrville inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate.
| Category | Class | Slot cost |
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| Ace (★★★) | 1 (⬢) | |
| Ability | Undamaged Attack & Speed ↑ | |
| Acquisition | Battle via Spirit Board (during the event "Animal Crossing Spirits! Yes, Yes!"; available normally once obtained or since July 21, 2020) | |
| Battle information | ||
| Enemy fighters | ||
| Type | ||
| Power | ||
| Stage | Pilotwings | |
| Rules | Item: Cucco | |
| Conditions | ||
| Music | Plaza / Title Theme - Animal Crossing: City Folk / Animal Crossing: Wild World | |
Villager information[edit]
InNew Horizons[edit]
| Birthday | Gender | Species |
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| July 4 | Dodo | |
| Umbrella | ||
| NookPhone | | |
| Happy Home Paradise traits | ||
| Hobby | Education | |
| Book | ||
InHappy Home Paradise[edit]
| Wilbur | ||
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| Client's vision | Vacation-Home Concept | |
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| Furniture: | |
Card profiles[edit]
amiibo card[edit]
| #405 Wilbur -Series 5 | ||||
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Gallery[edit]
Trivia[edit]
- Wilbur'sbirthday was said to beDecember 17th in the companion guide, and this was also included in the game's internal parameters. Since Version1.1.0, this was changed toJuly 4th, which is the date on hisamiibo card.Daisy Mae's birthday was also changed.
- Wilbur's "old" birthday was also the date of the Wright Brothers' first flight in 1903, whom he and Orville are named after.
- Likewise, he currently shares his birthday withApollo.
- If the player hacks the game, goes out of bounds at the Airport and talks to Wilbur, he will state dialogue identical tolazyvillagers' dialogue.[1]
- Wilbur has the voice of acranky villager.
Names in other languages[edit]
| ロドリー Rodorī | Probably from ロドリゲスドードーRodorigesu dōdō (Rodrigues solitaire), a member of the dodo family. | |
| 로드리 Rodeuri | Same as his Japanese name. | |
| 陆德里 Lùdélǐ | From his Japanese name and 陆lù (land, referring to dodo's inability to fly; also a surname). | |
| 陸德里 luk6dak1lei5 | From his Japanese name and 陸lù (land, referring to dodo's inability to fly; also a surname). | |
| Уилбур Uilbur | Transliteration of his English name. | |
| Wilbur | Same as his English name. | |
| Udo | Similar to dodo. | |
| Rodri | Same as his Japanese name. | |
| Rodrigue | Similar to his Japanese name. | |
| Dodoardo | Fromdodo andOdoardo (an uncommon Italian male name). | |
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