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Totakeke Slider (しずえ), more commonly known as K.K. Slider, is a fictional character within the Animal Crossing franchise. Considered to be one of the franchise's most popular characters, he first debuted in the title Animal Crossing, and has appeared in every instalment since. K.K.'s main role is as a musician who performs to the townsfolk, through live performances and purchasable in-game albums. He is based on Nintendo video game composer Kazumi Totaka – his Japanese name "Totakeke" being a contraction of "Totaka K." – and has been said to be an animal caricature of Totaka.

K.K. Slider has also appeared outside of Animal Crossing several times, such as a costume for the player's Mii fighter in the crossover fighting games Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Concept and characteristics
K.K. Slider is a white dog.

Appearances and role in the series
K.K. Slider was first introduced in the franchise's debut title Animal Crossing for the Nintendo GameCube. His role within the game is as a guitarist who perform songs to the player and townsfolk if requested, and, once finished, give them a virtual copy of the song that can be played on a radio in the player's home. This role remains virtually the same throughout every main series Animal Crossing title with minor changes, up until Animal Crossing: New Leaf, in which he also takes the role of a DJ under the pseudonym DJ K.K. He also has minor roles in Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, amiibo Festival with an amiibo figurine, Pocket Camp, and in the Animal Crossing film.

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Reception
UGO.com named him the 2nd best Animal Crossing character Kotaku considered him to be one of the most "awesome video game dog companions."