| Birthday | September 20 |
|---|---|
| Star sign | Virgo |
| Personality | Cranky |
| Subtype | B |
| Catchphrase | “sucker” |
| Picture quote | “Don't be a sucker!” |
| Gender | Male |
| Default clothing | gold-print tee (Black) |
| Hobby | Play |
| Favorite styles | Cool, Simple |
| Favorite colors | Black, White |
| Bag | Paper |
| Snack | Lollipop |
| Drink | Soda can |
Octavian
Cranky octopus
Space-obsessed octopus with a rocket yard. Octavian is dry, dramatic, and one of only a few octopus neighbors — a longtime favorite for sci-fi cores.
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Characteristics
Appearance
Octavian is a light red octopus with a jet piece standing in for a puckered mouth, puffy peach-pink cheek marks, and angry squinted eyes beneath sharp brows that give him a serious, profound expression. Two bandages cross the back of his head in an X; suckered tentacle arms and six legs make eight limbs total, true to a real octopus. Star-pattern shirts and lunar home decor nod to sci-fi Martian octopi from classic horror fiction — aliens common in Japanese pop culture — and his description leans into extraterrestrial roots, a cranky neighbor dressed like he stepped off a vintage poster for the stars.
Personality
Octavian opens cranky-cold — rude edges that soften when the player keeps showing up kind, doing favors and talking often enough to earn trust. Near the beach he sometimes grows quiet, the sea stirring memories of parents and younger days he rarely shares aloud, a rare glimpse beneath the scowl.
House — Space lab
In New Horizons
Lunar flooring, satellite gear, and rocket furniture — his interior feels like mission control with snack breaks.
| Roof | brown tile roof |
|---|---|
| Siding | white & red asian siding |
| Door | red rustic door |
| Wallpaper | Starry-Sky Wall |
| Flooring | Lunar Surface |
| Music | K.K. D&B |
Does not contain a stereo initially
Notable furniture
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | おくたろう | Okutarō |
| Korean | 문복 | Munbok |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 张瑜 | Zhāng Yú |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 張瑜 | — |
| French | Octave | — |
| Spanish | Octavio | — |
| Italian | Ottavio | — |
| German | Ottfried | — |
| Dutch | Octavian | — |
| Russian | Октавиан | Oktavian |
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New Horizons reference data from Nookipedia .