It's not an exact 1:1 obviously, but I'm personally certain this is the exact intent. and Flick are, for some reason, a homage to Justin Bieber and Skrillex, the former two being collaborating artists just like the latter. is meant to be Justin Bieber, I realized.his name is probably meant to be Lex. Most people assumed Rex, so that's what most sites go with at the moment, and it's possible that the official romanization might end up even being Rex because official romanization can be wonky ('Yoshi' and 'Yossy' have both been used in official media for instance), and I thought his name was simply because he kind of looked like a dinosaur I guess?īUT realizing that C.J. Welcome to the Animal Crossing subreddit The subreddit dedicated to the Animal Crossing video game franchise by Nintendo.

Technically it's 'レックス', Rekkusu, and as far as I know there's no official romanization given as to what the name is intended to be when written out in English. Realizing that CJ and Flick have the same symbol on their clothes, bros and business partners for life. Also maybe a joke at Justin being Canadian?Īnd then I was thinking about Flick, known as 'Rex' in Japan. Bieber and Beaver are written and pronounced basically the same in the Japanese script, so, hey, he's Justin Beaver. Contents 1 Appearances 1. As I saw in an article today, so this isn't my discovery, but it was pointed out this is a really simple and stupid Japanese pun. referring to him as his partner, mentioning that they live together, and implying he commissions him to create the fish models for the player. is a live-streaming hyperactive beaver who holds fishing tournaments, in addition.

They also really like talking about each other and their history. and Flick are two creatures who can visit your Animal Crossing island to provide you with new activities. Flick (a sort of punk chameleon) and CJ (a social mediaobsessed beaver) are both special characters in the game who visit your island to buy bugs and fish. 'Oh Birdie, you're looking too far into this!'īut, it's a bit more obvious when you ignore their localized names, and look at their original names.Ĭ.J. In this case, it's the nature of the relationship between the characters Flick and CJ, both new to the franchise.

Cj and flick