K.K. Slider

K.K. Slider (, Totakeke) is a character in the series of video games.

Origin
K.K. Slider is a special character who can be found in all of the Animal Crossing games since the original, performing on Saturday from 8:00 PM (or all day, albeit will not take any song requests until 6:00 PM in ) to midnight at different locations depending on the game (such as the, , , or ). If the player speaks to him, he will play them a song and then give them a recording (or aircheck) of that song that they can play via a stereo at their house. On non-Saturday nights in New Leaf and on the on some nights in the Happy Home Paradise DLC for New Horizons, he plays under the guise of "DJ KK" (who appears as a trophy in SSB4 and a spirit in SSBU). Super Smash Bros. takes from his performances in other games and has him only show up on Saturday nights.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, K.K. Slider appears as a trophy with his guitar with the title "Totakeke", his Japanese name. As Animal Crossing had not yet been released in America at the time of Melee's release, his American trophy puts his home game as "Future Release".

As a background character
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, in addition to being a trophy and a sticker, K.K. Slider cameos on the Smashville stage, where he plays one of his songs when the stage is played between 8:00 PM and midnight on a Saturday, true to his role in the Animal Crossing games. His voice can be heard in many of these arrangements on the Smashville stage, namely:

Bolded tracks are only played during concerts; the other two can be chosen from My Music.
 * K.K. Cruisin' 
 * K.K. Western
 * K.K. Gumbo
 * Rockin' K.K.
 * DJ K.K.
 * K.K. Condor
 * DJ K.K.
 * K.K. Condor

Although K.K. Slider only plays from 8:00-Midnight on Saturday nights, K.K. Slider can be seen preparing for his performance earlier than 8. Additionally, while Animal Crossing Villagers usually pay full attention to the fight, if K.K. Slider is performing, then the villagers' attention will be focused on him instead.

Event 26: The Slow and Easy Life is a special exception, and will always be set during a performance of Rockin' K.K. regardless of the actual time of day.

Trophy
K.K. Slider's trophy is obtained by unlocking all songs in the game.

As a background character
In, K.K. Slider reprises his role on the Smashville stage. He also has a similar role on the Town and City stage, playing the same songs in the background from 8 p.m. on Saturdays. On the Town and City stage, he only appears in the background while in the Town section. In the City section, the music will continue, but K.K. is unseen. His voice is also used in a new arrangement of

As a costume
K.K. Slider is also the basis of a downloadable content costume for s, released worldwide for free in the 1.1.0 update. The gun is a guitar.

Trophies
The DJ KK (by record tables) trophy is exclusive to. The K.K. Slider (with guitar) trophy is exclusive to, where it is part of the The Beginning of Animal Crossing 2 Trophy Box.

As a background character
K.K. Slider reprises his role on both the Smashville and the Town and City stages. All previous songs featuring K.K. Slider's voice return as well.

As a costume
K.K. Slider's costume for s also returns, this time unlockable by purchasing it from the shop.

Spirits
K.K. Slider also appears as two primary spirits, including his pseudonym, DJ K.K. DJ K.K. can be summoned using the cores of and. K.K. Slider can be obtained by enhancing the DJ K.K. spirit at level 99.

DJ K.K.'s Spirit Battle uses a puppet fighter is fought on the Fourside stage. He is fought along with the puppet fighters. During the battle, the puppet fighters will occasionally become invincible indicated by their sparkling appearance, referencing referencing the strobe lights in Club LOL where DJ K.K. works Saturday nights, while the Squid Sisters appear as a hostile Assist Trophy, referencing DJ K.K.'s status as a popular musician.

Trivia

 * In the player's guide to Super Smash Bros. Melee, published before Animal Crossing got a Western release, K.K. was named "Arlo".