Tex

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“Heh heh heh. Whatever the reason is...it seems you've set him on fire, picante.”
― Tex, New Leaf

Tex (ボルト, Boruto^?, Volt) is a smug penguin villager in Animal Crossing series. His name sounds similar to Tux the Penguin, the mascot of Linux. His initial phrase, "picante," is the Spanish word for spicy. He has the music hobby. His Japanese name comes from the Humboldt penguin, which he is designed after.

Appearance

Tex is a white and blue penguin. He has a gray beak and black feet. His eyes are half-open, and have dull red circles around them. He appears to be based on an African penguin. He initially wears the Blue Letter Jacket.

Personality

Below is a brief description of the smug personality. For more information, click here.

Smug villagers are very polite, kind, and gentleman-like. As a smug villager, Tex will get along easily with other villagers. Smug villagers get along well with most villagers, their personality appearing to be a mix of the other personality types. Smug villagers will stroke their egos from time to time, going on about how cool they are.

Generally, Tex will get along with lazy, normal, snooty, and peppy villagers, and may conflict with cranky villagers.

House

Tex's house is very modern, and has the feel of the home of a member of a rock band. He has a few pieces of the Sleek Series, including the Sleek Stereo which plays K.K. Metal. He has many rock instruments, such as an electric guitar, a drum set, and a microphone. He also has an amp in the top-right corner.

Pocket Camp

Tex was released with Pocket Camp on October 25, 2017.

Tex's preferred theme is cool, and he primarily gives cotton as a reward. His profile reads:

❝ Tex is a very serious young man—serious about parties, serious about fashion, and serious about getting paid.❞

Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 3

Furniture/Item	Required Materials	Price (Bells)	Craft Time
Drum Set	30 steel	730	5 hours
Effects Rack	6 steel	520	3 minutes
Amp	6 steel	290	3 minutes
Speaker	30 steel, 3 friend powder	1100	7 hours
Sleek Chair	6 steel, 3 friend powder	340	3 minutes

Friendship Rewards

• At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a blue letter jacket and sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 9, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
• At level 15, he will request the player to craft a rock guitar.
• At level 20, he will reward the player with a pic of Tex 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).

amiibo Card

amiibo Card[1]
Back	#340 Tex Type Penguin Star sign Libra Birthday 10/6 Roll value 4 Hand sign Rock Request A rehearsal room for a band
← 339 Frita #340 Tex 341 Melba →

Trivia

• As sometimes revealed on April Fool's Day in New Leaf, Tex is the eldest of four siblings.
• Although he lives in a room that looks cold in New Horizons, his real-life inspirations, the African penguin and the Humboldt penguin, are creatures that live in areas with a warm climate.
• He shares his birthday with the snooty hippo Bitty. Both of them have birthdays on October 6.
• In New Horizons, Tex's preferred styles are Cool/Elegant, and his preferred colors are Black/Gray.

In other languages

Tex
Language Name Translation Japanese ボルト (Boruto) - French Émilien - Spanish Tomeo - German Matze - Italian Freddy - Dutch Tex - Chinese 伏特 (Fú Tè) - Korean 볼트 (Bolteu (Bolt)) -

References

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Analogue · Aurora · Boomer · Chabwick · Cube · Flo · Friga · Gwen · Hopper · Iggly · Puck · Roald · Sprinkle · Tex · Wade
See also	Alligator · Anteater · Bear · Bird · Bull · Cat · Chicken · Cow · Cub · Deer · Dog · Duck · Eagle · Elephant · Frog · Goat · Gorilla · Hamster · Hippo · Horse · Kangaroo · Koala · Lion · Monkey · Mouse · Octopus · Ostrich · Pig · Rabbit · Rhino · Sheep · Squirrel · Tiger · Wolf
Villagers

v · d · e Smug Villagers
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Beardo · Cephalobot · Chadder · Chops · Colton · Curlos · Ed · Eugene · Graham · Hans · Henry · Hippeux · Huck · Jacques · Julian · Keaton · Ken · Kidd · Klaus · Kyle · Leopold · Lionel · Lopez · Lucha · Marshal · O'Hare · Olaf · Phil · Pietro · Quillson · Raymond · Rodney · Roswell · Shep · Tex · Toby · Zell
See also	Cranky · Jock · Lazy · Normal · Peppy · Sisterly · Snooty
Villagers