Apollo

**Apollo** (アポロ, '**Aporo'**, Apollo) is a cranky eagle villager in the *Animal Crossing* series. He also appears in *Geijōban Dōbutsu no Mori* as a minor character. Apollo is a bald eagle, specifically, the national bird of the United States of America, hence his July 4th birthday (Independence Day in the United States). He has the music hobby.

Apollo's name is probably a reference to Apollo 11, the first manned mission to land on the moon. Its lunar module, LM-5, used the callsign "Eagle", and a bald eagle also appears on the mission patch. He appears on the album cover for *Soulful K.K.*

## Appearance

Apollo is a bald eagle with a dark gray body, feathers, and a white head. This relates to his picture quote. He has a yellow beak and feet with white talons at the end of them. Apollo's wings slowly fade into a white color. His eyes are white semi circles embroidered with a black outline and all-black pupils. He initially wears a Zipper Shirt (which was changed to the Flight Jacket in *New Horizons*) and carries a Paper Parasol around when it rains.

## Personality

Cranky villagers will usually appear in a grouchy or agitated mood. When talking to the player, cranky villagers tend to become angry if the player disagrees with them or refuses to do a favor. Like all cranky villagers, Apollo will be invested in his hobby and will often challenge the player to various competitions. He will easily get along with jock, snooty and other cranky villagers, and occasionally lazy and normal villagers as well. However, he will find it hard to socialize with peppy villagers, as they will seem overstimulated or immature.

## House

In *Animal Crossing*, Apollo's house is a mix of furniture that includes items from the Modern series, the Chess set, and some fossils. His stereo plays *Soulful K.K.* in every game except *New Leaf*, where he plays *K.K. Rock*.

In *New Horizons*, Apollo's house is white with a white vertical-panes door and black tile roof. The interior is the shutter wall and slate flooring. He has a black diner sofa, a black diner counter table, a red diner mini table, and a blue billiard table. He also has a black folding floor lamp, a black rattan bed, a high-end stereo, a black potted fan palm, and a cars magazine. When Apollo crafts a recipe, he uses a natural DIY workbench.

## Pocket Camp

Apollo was released with *Pocket Camp* on October 25, 2017, and is the first campsite visitor if the player picks **cool** as their theme.

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

*❝ Stern of brow and hooked of beak, he's frequently misunderstood based on his appearance. He might take umbrage, if he cared what other people thought.❞*
### Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 1

 Aloe
 Hammock
 Worktable

### Friendship Rewards

* At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a zipper shirt and sparkle stones (x1).
* At level 9, he will reward the player with sparkle stones (x1).
* At level 10, he will request that the player crafts an electric bass.
* At level 20, he will reward the player with a pic of Apollo 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).

## In *Dōbutsu no Mori*

Apollo is a minor character in *Geijōban Dōbutsu no Mori* with his *Animal Crossing* name. He appears grumpy like in the games, and slowly warms up to Ai after the incident with Yu and Halberd (Alfonso) knocking over Ai into his flower patch, causing a small rift between them. He forgives her, but only because he did not realize Ai was still nervous around him. In the film, there are rumors that he and Whitney, the arctic wolf, were once a couple. This is apparent when they are close to each other, giving vacant stares at each other, and never really talking to each other. Also, in the end credits of the movie, a bouquet of blue roses appear in front of Whitney's doorstep and Apollo seems to be the only one in the village with a garden with blue roses.

He was voiced by Masaki Terasoma.