Bones

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What is the origin of Bones' name in Animal Crossing?

Bones, a character in Animal Crossing, is designed after a Beagle dog breed. His name is likely derived from the common dog-bone association and the term 'lazy bones', which aligns with his playful personality. In New Leaf, it's revealed that Bones is the eldest of seven siblings. His preferred styles and colors are Cute/Simple and Beige/Brown, respectively.

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What breed of dog is Bones in Animal Crossing based on?

In the Animal Crossing series, Bones is a dog villager designed after a Beagle breed. He features a black and white coat with a single brown spot, dark-tipped paws and ears, a black nose, and a smile resembling that of a real dog.

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What is Bones' hobby in the Animal Crossing series?

In the Animal Crossing series, Bones, a lazy villager, is known for his play hobby. He enjoys engaging in relaxing activities, particularly those involving food, such as fishing. Conversations with Bones often touch on topics like food, comics, or superheroes.

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What does Bones look like in Animal Crossing?

In Animal Crossing, Bones is a black and white dog villager with a design inspired by a Beagle. His body is predominantly white, featuring dark tips on his paws and ears. He also sports a black nose and a curly smile, much like a real dog.

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Has Bones appeared in every Animal Crossing game to date?

Indeed, Bones has been featured in all Animal Crossing games, from the original release to New Horizons, including Wild World, City Folk, New Leaf, Happy Home Designer, and Pocket Camp.

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Appearance

Bones is a black and white dog with a single brown spot. His design seems to be based off of a Beagle. His whole body is white with dark tips on his paws and ears. He has a black nose and a curly smile somewhat like a real dog. Bones initially wears the caveman tunic, which was changed to the printed fleece sweater in New Horizons.

Personality

As a lazy villager, Bones will be friendly and easy to get along with due to his laid back lifestyle. Like all lazy villagers, he has a love of food and relaxing. He will enjoy partaking in the usual hobbies, usually for relaxing reasons or for food, like when fishing. Bones will get along well with other villagers, but may offend or confuse jock villagers, who have a lifestyle of exercise and fitness, which conflicts with the lazy lifestyle of relaxing and food. He will get along with other lazy villagers with whom he will talk about food, comics, or superheroes. He will also get along well with normal, peppy, smug, and sisterly villagers, and occasionally cranky villagers, but may from time to time annoy snooty villagers, who disagree with the lazy lifestyle.

House

In Wild World, Bones' house has a few items from the kiddie series, such as the kiddie wall which matches his green floor. He also has one gyroid, a computer, a writing desk, and an office chair. Bones has no stereo in his house initially, but once he obtains a one, it will play K.K. Ragtime. In New Leaf, it instead plays Forest Life.

In New Horizons, Bones' house is no longer kiddie themed. Instead, it has kind of a library theme to it. He has a bath mat places near his door inside. He also has two chairs, a desk, and a tape deck that plays K.K. Étude.

Animal Crossing (interior)	Wild World (interior)
New Leaf (interior)	New Leaf (exterior)
New Horizons (interior)	New Horizons (exterior)

Pocket Camp

Bones was added to Pocket Camp in the February 26, 2022 update.

Bones's preferred theme is historical, and he primarily gives steel as a reward. His profile reads:

❝ In this world, there are folks with the brains and folks with the heart. Jury's out on where Bones fits into that system.❞

Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 0

Friendship Rewards

• At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a caveman tank and sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 9, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 15, he will request that the player crafts a classic bookcase.
• At level 20, he will reward the player with a pic of Bones and sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 25, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 30, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 35, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 40, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 45, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 50, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 55, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 60, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 65, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 70, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).

e-Card

e-Card [1]
Letter Back	#057 Bones Gender Male Type Dog Star sign Leo Clothes Caveman tunic Petphrase yip yip Password jYUPrFFbOwjNEE &6SrkLMhOqKhjT Profile Some dogs are incredible. They become rescue dogs or police dogs and have important jobs. Other dogs can do tricks. Then there are the dogs that just dig holes and chase cars. Guess which type Bones is...
← 056 Puck #057 Bones 058 Dora →

amiibo Card

amiibo Card[2]
Back	#342 Bones Type Dog Star sign Leo Birthday 8/4 Roll value 6 Hand sign Paper Request A second childhood
← 341 Melba #342 Bones 343 Anabelle →

Trivia

• While likely a coincidence, many fans have compared Bones to "Wishbone", a dog from a 90's PBS series of the same name, who is also white with a brown ring around one eye, and colored ears. Taking this even further, Bones in New Horizons has a library-themed house. Wishbone, in his show, would re-enact classic literature, inserting himself as the main characters.
• Another dog that Bones resembles is Petey the Pup from the MGM short films series, The Little Rascals.
• As sometimes revealed on April Fool's Day in New Leaf, Bones is the eldest of seven siblings.
• Bones is afraid of the mummy mask in New Leaf.
• In New Horizons, Bones' preferred styles are Cute/Simple, and his preferred colors are Beige/Brown.

In other languages

Bones
Language Name Translation Japanese トミ (Tomi) - French Nonos - Spanish Cándido - German Strolch - Italian Tobia - Dutch Bones - Chinese 阿富 (Āfù) - Korean 토미 (Tommy) -

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