Kapp'n

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{{Infobox Special
|name= Kapp'n
|image= [[File:Kapp'n.gif]]
|gender= Male
|species= Turtle (other) Kappa (Japan)
|service= Sailor, Ferry Operator, Taxi Driver, Bus Driver
|appearances= {{AF+}}, {{PG}}, {{AFe+}}, {{WW}}, {{CF}}, {{AM}}
}}
'''Kapp'n''' (カッペイ, ''Kappei'' / うんてんしゅ, ''Chauffer'') is a green [[turtle]] ([[kappa]] in the Japanese versions) that features in the {{SER}} as a driver of various forms of transport. He has been known to [[Animal Crossing (GCN)|row boats]], [[Animal Crossing: Wild World|drive taxis]] and also [[Animal Crossing: City Folk|drive buses]]. Kapp'n himself is a sailor by nature, referring frequently to his life on the sea and speaking in stereotypical pirate tones. He has also expresses a fondness for women and singing old sea shanties.

The word 'Kappa', from which Kapp'n derives, is the name for a river imp in Japanese folklore. They are mischevous in nature, and reptilian in appearance. His name could also be the sailor pronounciation of 'captain', where letters are missed out in certain words which is how sailors in the past were believed to have talked, saying things like 'yar!', 'sprat', 'garr' and will sometimes refer to the player as fish or sea creatures, such as 'scallop', '[[Sea Bass]]' and 'urchin'. He also wears a cap on his head, which may be of some relevance to his name.

==Appearances==
===''[[Animal Crossing]]''===
[[File:Kapp'nhatless.gif|thumb|left|Kapp'n from ''Animal Crossing'']]He has a really big but and its funny to watch it jiggle.

==Gallery==
<center><gallery captionalign="left">
File:Kapp'nBoat.gif|A player about to board Kapp'n's boat in ''Animal Crossing''
File:Kapp'nTaxi.gif|Kapp'n driving his taxi at the beginning of ''Wild World''
File:Kapp'nBus.gif|Kapp'n driving the bus to the [[City]] in ''City Folk''
File:Kapp'nFilm.gif|Kapp'n's appearance in {{AM}}, driving a taxi
</gallery></center>

==Trivia==
*While rowing to the Island in {{AF}} and {{PG}}, Kapp'n sings one of a few random songs. A line to one of his songs is that he sings better than Mario.
*One of his sea shanties is about cucumbers. In Japanese folklore, cucumbers were thrown into rivers with the names of children and/or families on. This would spare a family when bathing in a river. Children, and sometimes adults, are believed to be one of their favorite foods - cucumbers being their favorite. They would also help humans and not break an oath. This may relate to how friendly he is towards humans in the {{SER}} series.
*In the middle of his songs, Kapp'n says something to the player, one time which he claims he hates squirrels.
*Though Kapp'n says, or rather sings, that he loves cucumbers, at the end of his songs, sometimes, he sings that zucchinis give him the spooks, "Zucchini spooks."
*If in ''City Folk'' the player leaves the game idle long enough, Kapp'n will begin to whistle Totakeke's Song, which also appears as ''[[K.K. Song]]''.
*While riding on the bus, in ''[[City Folk]]'', Kapp'n is interested in celebrity gossip, and will question the player for juicy secrets, shortly before arriving at the [[City]].
*In Wild World there is a small figurine in his taxi of him and his boat from Animal Crossing.
*In {{WW}}, taking a certain amount of time, (usually longer than needed.) the figurine falls off when your just about to leave the taxi. The reason is unknown and most likely random.

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