Blathers is the owl curator of the museum in the popular Animal Crossing video games. He is disappointed at a lack of customers and the fact that he doesn't have anything to show off. Because of this, he asks the player to make donations to put on display. However, he is afraid of insects and even questions why disgusting bugs like spiders and cockroaches are meant to be on display. In the sequel, Animal Crossing: Wild World, Blathers' sister Celeste is introduced to run an observatory in the attic of the museum. He can also identify fossils, but only in the Nintendo DS version. Because Blathers plays a major role in both Animal Crossing games, he, Celeste and Brewster are likely to appear in Animal Crossing .

Trivia

Blathers is one of the few Animal Crossing characters who can tell the difference between an authentic painting and a reproduction.

He has something against Redd and Lyle, who both tried to scam Brewster into buying a fake painting and nearly tricked Blathers into buying insurance.

Blathers doesn't move his legs very often, but will jog forward if you are too far away to give him a donation.

Blathers is scared of bugs, even though they are his natural prey.

He seems to have a bit of a crush on Gracie.