Bill

This article is about jock duck. For the jock goat, see Billy.

Bill
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Gender	Male
Personality	Jock
Species	Duck
Birthday	February 1st
Star Sign	Aquarius

Bill (ピータン, Pītan) is a jock duck villager in the Animal Crossing series. He appeared on the cover of Animal Crossing (GCN), in the background, appearing to be walking up to the house. He has appeared in every game to date so far. His name comes from the name of the duck's beak, a bill. His Japanese name is the word for Century egg, which is a duck egg that has been preserved in ash for several months. He shares the same catchphrase with Drake, another duck villager.

He is featured on the cover of K.K. Dixie and he has the play hobby.

Appearance

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Bill in Animal Crossing (GCN)

Bill is a maroon colored duck with wide white-ringed eyes, a yellow beak, and a lock of brown hair on his head. He wears a No. 2 Shirt, which was changed to the Basketball Tank in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

House

Bill's house has a kitchen theme, with a a huge amount of furniture from the Exotic Series such as the Exotic Bed, Exotic Bureau, Exotic Screen, Exotic Wardrobe, and the Exotic Bench. Bill's wallpaper is the Lattice Wall and his flooring is the Kitchen Flooring. Bill does not have a stereo at first, but if he gets one, K.K. Reggae is played. His house has two bird cages, which is perhaps ironic considering he himself is a bird. In Animal Crossing (GCN), Bill has many insects in his house along with a phonograph that plays K.K. Reggae. Bill's phonograph plays King K.K. in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and Imperial K.K. in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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

Pocket Camp

Bill was added to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp in the March 7, 2018 update.

Campsite Invitation Requirements

Friendship Level: 5

Furniture/Item	Required Materials	Price (Bells)	Craft Time
Blue Vase	6 steel	710	1 minute
Cabana Table	30 wood	800	5 hours
Exotic Bench	90 wood	2410	2 hours
Exotic Chest	30 wood	1410	1 hour
Bamboo Rug	30 wood	1450	4 hours

Friendship Rewards

• At level 7 friendship, he will reward the player with a No. 2 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 a lotus pond.
• At level 20, he will reward the player with a pic of Bill 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).

e-Card

e-Card
Letter File:Ac A022 Screen Shot.png Back File:The back of Bill's e-reader card.jpg	#022 Bill Gender Male Type Duck Star sign Aquarius Clothes No.2 Shirt Petphrase quacko Password kXTapOCmnT%GVm V2vkyNCKKTtdf3 Profile If you're into football, you'll like Bill. He never stops quackin'. He's strange that way, but he's got a lot of team spirit. Just don't call him quacko, or you'll never hear the end of it.
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← 021 O'Hare #022 Bill 023 Joey File:DuckSpeciesIconSilhouette.png →

amiibo Card

amiibo Card
Back	#033 Bill Type Duck Star sign Aquarius Birthday 2/1 Roll value 5 Hand sign Rock Request A summer house Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer My Old Summertime Shelter Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise
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← 032 Bluebear #033 Bill 034 Kiki →

Trivia

• Different meanings can be found in Bill's international names:
  • His English, German, Dutch, and Russian name, Bill (RUS: Билла), is a hypocorism of the Germanic name William. William is closely related to Wilhelm, both meaning "vehement protector" due to their Proto-Germanic roots *wiljô "will" and *helmaz "helmet; protection". Bill may also be an alternative or regionalization of Βασίλ (Basíl), a similar hypocorism of the Greek name Βασίλειος (Basíleios "Vasileios", meaning "royal", or "kingly").
    • In English, Bill also doubles as a pun, as bill is the common term for the beaks of ducks and other aquatic birds. This joke is lost in translation (DEU: Schnabel, DUT: snavel, RUS: клюв (kljuv)).
  • His Chinese and Japanese names (CHN: 皮蛋 Pídàn, JPN: ピータン Pītan) are the native name and a transliteration respectively for Century eggs. Literally meaning "preserved egg", pídàn is a Chinese egg-based culinary dish made by preserving duck, chicken, or quail eggs in a mixture of clay, ash, salt, quicklime, and rice hulls for several weeks to several months, depending on the method of processing. This oriental namesake is reflected in his home furniture.
  • His Italian name, Gino, is a hypocorism of several names, such as Ambrogino, Eugenio, and Luigino. The diminutive is ultimately rooted in the Ancient Greek γένος (génos, "born"). Tying into his Jock personality, Gino is also common name of renowned athletes, namely football players.
  • His Spanish name, Paquito, is an affectionate diminutive of Paco, a derivative of Francisco (cognate to Francis "Frenchman", possibly rooted in PGe. *frankô "javelin").
    • His name may also be a pun on the Spanish word for ducks, pato, which it is alliterative and shares spelling with.
    • His name may be a reference to Anderson Pinheiero, Juliano Pescarolo, and/or Francisco García, professional football players nicknamed "Paquito".
  • His French name, Choco, is a clipping of the Spanish chocolate (borrowed from Nahuatl chocolātl, presumably from chocol "hot" and ātl "water"). This in relation to his reddish-brown plumage and its resemblance to the color of chocolate.
  • His Korean name, 코코아 Kokoa, is a transliteration of the English cocoa (a doublet of the Spanish cacao, itself from Nahuatl cacahuātl) synecdoche for Theobroma cacao, its bean harvest, and related products. Similar to his French name, Kokoa is self-indicative of his feather color.
  • Most of his regional names are diminutives or hypocorisms, which are often used to invoke a sense of small size or youth. This may be to reflect his short stature as a duck villager.
• He shares his birthday with Rover. They both have their birthdays on February 1.
  • He also shares his birthday with Bradbury Robinson Jr. (1884-1949), who was (among his many accolades) a pioneer in American football player. Robinson was the first person in the sport to perform a legal forward pass as well as become recognized as a "triple threat man", excelling at running, passing, and kicking.
• Bill is featured on the cover of K.K. Dixie, which implies that he knows how to play a trumpet.

In other languages

Bill
Language Name Translation Japanese ピータン (Pītan) - French Choco - Spanish Paquito - German Bill - Italian Gino - Template:Nl Dutch Bill - Template:RU Russian Билла (Bill) - Template:CN Chinese 皮蛋 (Pídàn) - Template:KR Korean 코코아 (Kokoa) -