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"SLURRRRP! Hm? You think I'm drooling? How imaginative you are! It was probably just the sun in your eyes!"

— Nat, Animal Crossing: New Leaf

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Species			Gender
Chameleon			Male
Birthday		July 25th
Favorite saying		"Tread on a worm, and it will turn."
Role		Bug-Off host (prior to New Horizons)
Main appearances
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Other appearances
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Name in other languages  カメヤマさん  멜레옹  Gustavo  Carleon  龙山先生  Djarod  Papilo  Nat  龍山先生  Djarod  Papilo  Нат

Nat is a chameleon in the Animal Crossing series introduced in Animal Crossing: City Folk. He is the host of the Bug-Off in City Folk and Animal Crossing: New Leaf. In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, his role of hosting the Bug-Off is replaced by his son Flick. His name may be derived from "gnat," a type of insect, and a shortening of the real world name Nathaniel.

Characteristics

Appearance

Nat is a green chameleon. He has eight lighter-green dots on his forehead, large yellow eyes with black pupils, and a yellow tongue. He wears an explorer hat and shirt, along with small glasses that sit on the end of his nose. In his RV in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo, he wears a beige kimono. Nat carries a blue-rimmed bug net in his right hand and a bug cage in his left hand.

Personality

Nat often uses British colloquialisms when speaking, and he refers to the player as "old bean."

It is implied that Nat loves to eat bugs, which is the main diet of real-world chameleons, and that he eats the bugs given to him by participants in the Bug-Off. This is evidenced by him calling the bugs "scrumptious" and "delectable," and making slurping noises after receiving a bug. Despite this, he denies eating them and says that he is keeping them for purely scientific reasons.

Family

Nat is Flick's father. However, they do not appear to get along with each other due to Flick's view on the bugs as being his artistic muse, displaying an obsession with their perceived beauty on both a physical and metaphysical level. This contrasts Nat's view on bugs, where they appear as food to him, though also attempts to study them as well.

Appearances

In City Folk

Artwork from Animal Crossing: City Folk.

During the Bug-Off in City Folk, Nat pitches a green and white tent outside the town hall at 9 AM. He waits for players and villagers to bring him different types of bugs and rates them according to rarity, luster, color, and size, and then gives them a mark using an unknown point system. For each insect players give him that is rated highly and breaks the first place record, players receive an item of furniture. Any insects given to him will not be returned, whether they win or not. He picks the winner at 6 PM, giving a total of nine hours to find insects.

The winner with the highest rating insect wins a trophy, which is sent to them in the mail by Nat for the next day; a message written by him then appears on the bulletin board.

In New Leaf

Artwork from Animal Crossing: New Leaf.

Nat continues his role in New Leaf, with a few differences. He now presents an awards ceremony, hands out trophies to the top three competitors, gives furniture from the Insect Set for record-breaking entries scoring at least 80 points, and rewards the player a golden net if they catch every type of bug.

In New Horizons

Nat's poster in New Horizons.

While initially absent from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Nat was added in an update on November 4, 2021, showing up if the player scans his amiibo card in The Roost. A photo of him can also be seen on the billboard in the laboratory-chamber of the museum's bug section. Interacting with it can show the date of donation of few bugs, like the flea or the paper kite butterfly.

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy Home Paradise, Nat can be found outside Paradise Planning requesting to give a lecture at the school. After doing so, the player will be able to use bugs they have in their inventory to decorate the yards of any client.

Additionally, Nat's poster can be obtained from Nook Shopping after inviting him to Photopia via his amiibo.

In amiibo Festival

In Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival, Nat comes during the warmer months to host the Bug-Off. He will judge bugs brought to him by the player, and the winner is awarded 20 Happy Points.

Other appearances

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Nat appears as a collectible trophy.

#626

Nat

Description

NTSC-U: Bugs are like the cream in his tea, the jam on his scone! This old chameleon tasks you with catching him some bugs—for science, really! That lip smacking was just his excitement for din...er...discovery! Go on—find some delectable specimens, won't you? Points and prizes await! PAL: Bugs are like the cream in his tea, the jam on his scone! This old chameleon wants you to catch him some bugs - for science, of course. Think you heard him smacking his lips? Preposterous! Just be a good sport and catch him a delectable specimen, will you, old bean? And, anyway, there are points and prizes in it for you!

Acquisition

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Villager information

In New Leaf

Tread on a worm, and it will turn.

Birthday	Gender	Species
July 25	Male	Chameleon
Pic version added	Welcome amiibo update
Coffee preferences
Nat does not order coffee at The Roost.

In Happy Home Designer

Happy Home Designer client information

Tread on a worm, and it will turn.

Official example

Nat
Birthday	Gender	Species
July 25	Male	Chameleon
Umbrella	Green umbrella
House request
Client's vision	I'll leave it up to you!
Favorite song	K.K. Calypso

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Firefly lamp  Caterpillar sofa  K.K. Calypso  Nat's pic
Clothing:	Green umbrella
Starting house:

RV in Welcome amiibo

Description:	The biggest bug fan around, Nat is known for intellectual digestion-er, discussion of the insect kingdom. He travels the world in search of new bugs.
Items:	Autumn-Leaf Chair  Leaf Bed  Pile of Leaves  Potted Ivy  Sparrow's Nest  Sprout Table  Tree Standee
Wall:	Jungle Wall
Floor:	Jungle Floor
Music:	My Place

Nat's "Order furniture" list in Animal Crossing: New Leaf - Welcome amiibo

Item	Image	Type	Buy price	Sell price	Available from
Jungle wall		Wallpaper	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	Museum Shop  RVs
Jungle floor		Flooring	3 MEOW Coupons	400 Bells	Museum Shop  RVs
Autumn-leaf chair		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,110 Bells	SpotPass  RVs
Leaf bed		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,050 Bells	SpotPass  RVs
Pile of leaves		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	100 Bells	SpotPass  RVs
Potted ivy		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	200 Bells	Timmy and Tommy's store  RVs
Sparrow's nest		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	300 Bells	Campground  RVs
Sprout table		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	1,030 Bells	SpotPass  RVs
Tree standee		Furniture	3 MEOW Coupons	300 Bells	Timmy and Tommy's store  RVs

The player can only order from campers up to three times per day. The items arrive via mail.
Includes data sourced from the Data Spreadsheet for Animal Crossing: New Leaf, compiled by TimeSword3D, AlexBot2004, AlgebraManiacABC, Chubby Bub, Cuyler, HylianAngel, Kalina70, PanchamBro, SuperHamster, and vmario.

In New Horizons

Tread on a worm, and it will turn.

Birthday	Gender	Species
July 25	Male	Chameleon
Initial NookPhone	Yellow
Final NookPhone	Cool - Fabric 15
Happy Home Paradise traits
Umbrella	Mush umbrella
Hobby	Nature
Book	Gardening/Bug/Fish/Fossil

In Happy Home Paradise

Happy Home Paradise client information

Nat
Client's vision	Vacation-Home Concept

Unlocked items
Furniture:	Nat's photo  Nat's poster

Card profiles

amiibo card

Card back

#115 Nat - Series 2

Star sign: Leo Birthday: July 25 Dice value: 3 Hand sign: Paper

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Trivia

• In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Nat has a picture in his tent of himself next to a birdwing butterfly.
• After catching a few insects, Nat says, "Hunt bugs in the fields! Hunt bugs in the hills! Hunt bugs in the streets! You must never surrender!" This is based on the famed peroration from British prime minister Winston Churchill's 1940 "we shall fight on the beaches" speech.
• In Animal Crossing: City Folk, Nat's eyes will occasionally twitch. This is no longer the case in Animal Crossing: New Leaf.
• Nat shares his birthday with Peck.

Names in other languages

	カメヤマさん Kameyama-san	Mr. Kameyama, from カメレオン kamereon (chameleon) and 亀山 Kameyama (place name or toponymic surname).
	멜레옹 Melleong	From 카멜레온 kamelleon and 옹 (翁) ong (old man), referring to his age.
	龙山先生 Lóngshān Xiānshēng	Mr. Longshan, similar to his Japanese name but with the initial character changed to 龙 lóng (here a reptile name suffix) from 变色龙 (chameleon).
	龍山先生 Lóngshān Xiānshēng	Mr. Longshan, similar to his Japanese name but with the initial character changed to 龍 lóng (here a reptile name suffix) from 變色龍 (chameleon).
	Нат Nat	Transliteration of his English name.
	Nat	Same as his English name.
	Carleon	From Chamäleon (chameleon).
	Papilo	From "Papilas gustativas" (taste buds), as he enjoys eating the insects given to him, and possibly "Papillon" (French for butterfly).
	Djarod	-
	Gustavo	Male given name that puns on "gustare" (to taste), referring to his talking about how tasty the insects are.