Kapp'n

Kapp'n is a green Kappa that features in the Animal Crossing series as a driver of various forms of transport. He has been known to row boats, drive taxis and 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 also could be the sailor pronounciation of 'captain'. Where letters are missed out in certain words which is how sailors in the past were believed to of talked. In Animal Crossing, Let's Go To The City, he drives the bus to the city, often asking you questions about your life, and talking about the wonders of the city.

He can sometimes be found in The Roost, located in the museum, and will talk about his memories of the sea, and how he misses it, referring to his job in previous Animal Crossing games.