K.K. Slider

K.K. Slider is a dog musician in the Animal Crossing series, and the composer of all of the played on stereo, radio, and music box furniture. He works in a broad range of styles; most of his songs are in and named after a different genre. He usually performs at The Roost or at Club LOL.
K.K. Slider is best known for playing acoustic guitar and singing, during which the games' credits roll. He can choose a song based on the player's mood, or the player can request a song by name. Afterwards, K.K. gives the player a free aircheck recording of the song performed. Several "secret songs" can only be obtained by request, so the player must encounter their names first. If an invalid song title is requested, K.K. Slider will improvise one of three tunes. These cannot be obtained until the next Animal Crossing game, in which he has finalized and titled them as new secret songs.
He also performs as a disc jockey under the alias DJ KK.
K.K. Slider is a caricature of series sound designer , who plays other Nintendo characters such as Yoshi, Birdo, and Professor E. Gadd. The character's Japanese name is とたけけ Totakeke, derived from "Totaka K."Family names come first in Japan. The name order is switched in most Western media.. In the localization of Animal Crossing, he gives Totakeke as his true name, but it has not been mentioned in any English release since.
Isabelle, a fellow dog character, appears to have a crush on K.K. Slider.
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==Physical appearance==
K.K. Slider is a white with thick black eyebrows. Unlike most Animal Crossing characters, he typically does not wear clothes. His proportions also differ from other characters', as he is designed to sit on a stool and play a guitar.
==Personality==
K.K. Slider is laid back and uses 1960s slang. Nintendo representatives have described him as "a free spirit who cannot be bought and sold for any amount of money."
He is passionate about music and keeping it accessible. As he does not want the music industry to capitalize on his work, he mainly distributes it free of charge. While K.K.'s music became listed in stores and catalogs in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, he clarifies in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer that he donates the earnings from the sales. He instead makes money through means such as fishing.
==Vocals==
K.K. Slider sings in Animalese. His vocals consist of the syllables [mi na næɔ oʊ ɔ we]. He also howls, whistles, and beatboxes at specific points in his songs.
==Appearances==
===Canon appearances===
K.K. Slider has appeared in every Animal Crossing game, as well as the film Gekijōban Doubutsu no Mori.
====Super Smash Bros. series====
K.K. Slider appeared early on in the Super Smash Bros. series. He is one of three Animal Crossing characters in Super Smash Bros. Melee alongside Tom Nook and Mr. Resetti, all appearing as trophies. As this predates the international GameCube release of Animal Crossing, K.K.'s trophy was named Totakeke, and his game of origin went unnamed.
K.K. physically appears in the following installment, Super Smash Bros. Brawl. If the Smashville stage is played between 8:00 PM (20:00) and midnight on a Saturday, he performs a concert in the back of the stage. Brawl's and later games' soundtracks include some of K.K. Slider's music.
===Theorized appearances===
While K.K. Slider does not appear in Mario Kart Wii, fans have noted that the vocals in the music for DK Summit (DK's Snowboard Cross) sound like his voice.
===Fanon appearances===
====Nintendo Plays: All Types Of Boarding!====
K.K. Slider is the representative of Animal Crossing in Nintendo Plays: All Types Of Boarding!.
====Nintendo Plays: Dodgeball!====
K.K. Slider appears on the Animal Crossing team in Nintendo Plays: Dodgeball!
====Animal Crossing & Sonic at the Olympic Games Paris 2024====
K.K. Slider runs the music shop in Animal Crossing & Sonic at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. He sells both his own songs and music from the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, which can be used as background music in events once bought. K.K. Slider states that he is not a fan of selling music, but that production companies require money. He can also perform the songs for free, with the performed versions often sounding quite different from the bought versions.
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==Trivia==
*Most of K.K. Slider's songs are written by Tōru Minegishi.
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