Clay

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Favorite saying	"Life is just a bowl of cherries."
Catchphrase	"thump"
Clothing	Uncommon shirt; Poncho-style sweater (Orange)
Umbrella	Camo umbrella; Maple-leaf umbrella
Main appearances
	DnM DnM+ AC DnMe+ iQue; WW CF NL NH
Other appearances
	Film HHD aF PC
	Names in other languages どぐろう; 햄둥; Carmelo; Dietmar 子墨; Guido; Boliche; Clay 子墨; Guido; Boliche; Клэй
	Phrase in other languages どきどき; 둥게둥게; popomf; backi 忐忑不安; pindépice; tucu-tucu; boink 忐忑不安; pindépice; tucu-tucu; стук-стук

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Clay is a lazy hamster villager in the Animal Crossing series. He first appeared in Animal Crossing: New Leaf and has appeared in all subsequent games except Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp. His appearance is based on dogū, ancient Japanese clay figurines, from which his name is also derived.

In New Horizons, Clay has the nature hobby and may be found reading a book pertaining to an item he is studying, which can be either flowers, bugs, fish, or fossils.

Characteristics

Appearance

Artwork of Clay from Welcome amiibo.

Clay is a brown hamster who resembles a dogū figurine. His eyes appear closed or squinted most of the time, and are surrounded by orange markings resembling goggles, with the "lens" area being a lighter shade of brown than the rest of his body. He has orange eyebrows and an orange mouth, as well as three red dots on each cheek. The insides of his ears are cyan. His hands, feet and stomach are the same lighter shade of brown as around his eyes, and are bordered with orange lines.

Personality

Below is a brief description of the lazy personality. For more information, click here.

As a lazy villager, Clay has a relaxed, laid-back lifestyle and will appear friendly toward the player. He often talks about food and is humorous or naïve during conversations. During conversations with other villagers, he generally gets along well with peppy, smug, and cranky villagers, while snooty and jock villagers may not get along with him due to their conflicting lifestyles. In New Horizons, Clay goes to sleep at 11 PM and wakes up at 8 AM.

Villager information

In New Leaf

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
October 19	Lazy	thump
Default clothing	Uncommon shirt
Default umbrella	Camo umbrella
Favorites
Favorite style	Historical
Least favorite style	Cute
Favorite color	Beige
Biography
Siblings	Eldest of 7 kids
Skill	Writing backward
Goal	Archaeologist
Halloween fear	Mummy mask
Coffee preferences
Type of beans	Mocha
Amount of milk	None
Amount of sugar	None

In New Horizons

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
October 19	Lazy (A)	thump
Default clothing	Poncho-style sweater (Orange)
Other default clothing	During rain (if not using umbrella): Raincoat (Beige) & rain hat (Beige) During snow: Peacoat (Beige) & snowy knit cap (Brown) Sleepwear and if sick: PJ outfit (Gray) & terry-cloth nightcap (Orange) While exercising: Athletic jacket (Black) While doing yoga: Tank (Brown) While sunbathing: Triangle shades Fishing Tourney: Athletic jacket (Black) & denim cap (White) Bug-Off: Athletic jacket (Black) & straw hat (Brown) Bunny Day: Water-egg outfit & water-egg shell Halloween: Magic-academy robe (Orange) & impish horns (White) Turkey Day: Straw boater (Cream) Turkey Day (chef): Chef's outfit (Brown) & chef's hat Toy Day: Santa hat Countdown: Tailcoat (White)^{[nb 10]} Birthday & Wedding Season photoshoot: Tailcoat (White) & top hat (Brown)^{[nb 11]} Happy Home Paradise DLC exclusive clothing: As a student for the school: School uniform with necktie (Navy blue) As the teacher for the school: Checkered sweater vest (Light brown) & rimmed glasses (Black) As the cashier/employee for the restaurant: Café uniform (Brown) As the chef/apprentice for the restaurant: Chef's outfit (Brown) & chef's hat As a staff for the café: Diner apron (Cream) As the receptionist for the hospital: Nurse's jacket (White) As the doctor for the hospital: Doctor's coat (Red necktie) As a patient for the hospital: PJ outfit (Gray) As the shop manager for the apparel shop: Staff uniform (Yellow) While practicing hula: Hula top (Beige) & hibiscus hairpin (White) While floating in the ocean: Horizontal-striped wet suit (Black) & round tinted shades (Dark brown) During DJ KK's concerts: DJ KK logo tee (Neon orange)^{[nb 12]} & tropical turban (Green)
Default umbrella	Maple-leaf umbrella
Initial NookPhone	Green
Final NookPhone	Cool - Fabric 5
Favorites
Favorite styles	Elegant and Simple
Favorite colors	Beige and Brown
Hobby	Nature
Handheld items
Bag	Paper
Book	Gardening/Bug/Fish/Fossil
Food	Lollipop
Drink	Soda can
Popsicle	Ramune-soda

Ideal clothing for Clay – Beige / Brown Elegant and Simple clothing

Villagers prefer clothing that matches any one of their favorite colors or styles.
For brevity, the following list only shows clothing that matches both favorite colors and one favorite style.

Name	Price	Available from
Ancient belted robe (Beige)	3,640 Bells	Able Sisters
Checkered chesterfield coat (Brown)	2,380 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Checkered sweater vest (Brown)	1,440 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Conductor's cap (Brown)	1,680 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Conductor's jacket (Brown)	1,960 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Cook cap with logo (Brown)	920 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Coverall coat (Beige)	1,120 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Delivery jacket (Brown)	1,120 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Fast-food cap (Brown)	800 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Fast-food uniform (Brown)	1,200 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Fedora (Beige)	1,100 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Frugal outfit (Brown)	450 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Hanten jacket (Brown)	1,120 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Hi tee	640 Bells	Nook Shopping
Layered polo shirt (Beige)	960 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Loungewear shirt (Brown)	1,320 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Mariachi clothing (Beige)	2,520 Bells	Able Sisters
Midwinter sweater	1,200 Bells	Nook Shopping
Paper restaurant cap (Brown)	490 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Reindeer sweater (Brown)	1,680 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Shop uniform shirt (Brown)	1,080 Bells	Able Sisters Apparel shop
Straw hat (Brown)	490 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Tweed cap (Brown)	1,100 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters
Yodel cardigan (Beige)	1,440 Bells	Mabel Able Sisters

More Beige Items
More Brown Items

More Elegant Items
More Simple Items

In Happy Home Paradise

Happy Home Paradise client information

Clay
Thought bubble	I want air conditioning, and scary stuff is "chilling," so...
Client's vision	Clay's House of Chills
Required items	Simple Well Decayed Tree Creepy Skeleton
Favorite song	K.K. Dirge

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Lab Chair Zen Bench Sloppy Table Cardboard Bed Stroller Shoji Divider Jail Bars Medieval Building Side Decorative Pillar Torii Paper Lantern Streetlamp Garden Lantern Blossom-Viewing Lantern Spinning Wheel Skeleton Anatomical Model Suspicious Cauldron Brick Well Mossy Garden Rock Stone Tablet Pond Stone Tall Lantern Stone Lion-Dog Golden Casket Western-Style Stone Zen-Style Stone Plate Armor Antique Clock Valiant Statue Throwback Gothic Mirror Throwback Skull Radio Nearly Busted Radio Wooden Fish Tin Bucket Wooden Bucket Lab-Experiments Set Incense Burner Chainsaw Dolly Ancient Statue Clay's Photo Pendulum Clock Antique Phone Glow-in-the-Dark Stickers Skull Doorplate Clay's Poster Hanging Lightbulb Festival Lantern Festival-Lantern Set Candle Chandelier Vine Garland
Interior:	Dirt-Clod Wall Ramshackle Wall Glowing-Moss Ruins Wall Graveyard Wall Skull-Print Flooring Ramshackle Flooring Swamp Flooring Broken Stone-Path Flooring Shanty Mat Dark Stones Rug Iron Entrance Mat Skull Rug
Clothing:	Skull Tee Skull Tee Skull Tee Bone Costume Frugal Outfit Frugal Outfit Frugal Outfit Mummy Outfit Frugal Hat Frugal Hat Frugal Hat Mummy Mask Paper Bag Skeleton Hood Spider Umbrella

House

In New Leaf

Interior of Clay's house in Animal Crossing: New Leaf

Items:

Bonfire	Hammock
Watering Trough	Ptera Skull
Tribal Mask (×2)	Jomon Pottery (×2)
Cow Skull

Wall:

Garden Wall

Floor:

Western Desert

Music:

K.K. Safari ^{[nb 13]}

In New Horizons

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, if Clay is one of the villagers who moved in during the main storyline after the villager house development quest, his house will have a combination of non-craftable furniture, plus items crafted by players during the island development storyline, primarily from the Log Series and applicable native fruit sets. He cannot have his initial house interior unless he moves out of the player's island or the Happy Home Paradise DLC is purchased, in which either the player or Isabelle can reset the interior.

Interior of Clay's house in Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Exterior:

Shape:

Roof:

Brown thatch roof

Siding:

Yellow clay exterior

Door:

Red rustic door

Interior:

Items:

Hay Bed	Tiki Torch (×2)
Bonfire	Ammonite
Stone Stool	Trilobite
Classic Pitcher	Pond Stone
Stone Stool	Pot

Wall:

Dig-Site Wall

Floor:

Dig-Site Flooring

Music:

K.K. Safari ^{[nb 13]}

Other appearances

In Happy Home Designer

Happy Home Designer client information

Life is just a bowl of cherries.

Official example

Clay
Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
October 19	Lazy	thump
Default clothing	Uncommon shirt
Umbrella	Camo umbrella
House request
Thought bubble	There's only one way to test my mettle, and that's to live in a haunted house!
Client's vision	A spooky haunted house.
Required items	Creepy Bat Stone Creepy Stone
Favorite song	K.K. Dirge

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Black Tulips Purple Roses Well Creepy Skeleton Creepy Bat Stone Creepy Stone Creepy Cauldron Creepy Coffin Creepy Clock Creepy Crystal Creepy Statue Ancient Statue K.K. Dirge Clay's Pic
Interior:	Creepy Rug Ramshackle Wall Stone Wall Creepy Wall Ramshackle Floor
Clothing:	Mummy Shirt Skull Tee Painter's Tee Bone Shirt Uncommon Shirt Bone Pants Mummy Pants Skeleton Hood Mummy Mask Camo Umbrella
Nature:	Black Tulips Purple Roses
Starting house:

In amiibo Festival

Birthday	Personality	Catchphrase
October 19	Lazy	thump
Clothing	Uncommon shirt
Umbrella	Camo umbrella
amiibo card traits
Dice value	6
Hand sign	Rock
Desert Island Escape traits
Movement	×3
Hunger	×2
Vision	×2
Favorite fruit	Pear

Card profiles

amiibo card

Card back

#088 Clay - Series 1

Star sign:	Libra
Birthday:	October 19
Dice value:	6
Hand sign:	Rock

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Gallery

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Animal Crossing: New Leaf
amiibo card artwork
Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Trivia

Unlike most other villagers, Clay is shown not wearing any clothing in his New Horizons photo. This trait is shared with Cephalobot, Lucha, Ribbot, and Stinky.

Names in other languages

	どぐろう Dogurou	From 土偶 (Dogū) and ろう (郎, male name suffix).

	햄둥 Hamdoong	-

	子墨 Zǐmò	Popular baby name in the 2010s that contains 墨 (ink).

	Клэй Kley	Transliteration of his English name.

	Clay	Same as his English name.

	Dietmar	-

	Boliche	-

	Guido	Italian male name that contains both syllables of "Dogu"

	Carmelo	-

Notes

↑ Prior to New Horizons
↑ New Horizons
↑ Prior to New Horizons
↑ New Horizons
↑ Dogurou
↑ Zǐmò
↑ Zǐmò
↑ Hamdoong
↑ Kley
↑ Clay's headwear during the Countdown can either be the New Year's silk hat or the New Year's hat, each rotating every year. The hat's variation will vary depending on what variations Tom Nook is selling at his stand.
↑ If it is Clay's birthday, his headwear will be replaced with the birthday hat (Blue variation).
↑ If it is DJ KK's first time performing on the archipelago, Clay will instead wear a Paradise Planning event tee (Red variation)
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Does not contain a stereo initially