Clothier

Clothier

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Statistics

Type	NPC
Environment	Valid house
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	162428 (shadowflame skulls)
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Red Hat
  100%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 54

The Clothier is an NPC vendor who sells mainly vanity items. He is the same character as the Old Man who guards the Dungeon before Skeletron is defeated. After defeating Skeletron, the Old Man is freed from his curse, and he disappears from the Dungeon's entrance. Once a suitable vacant house is available thereafter, he spawns and sells items. His clothes are no longer tattered, his eyes have turned blue (from red), and he is wearing a Red Hat.

Equipping the Clothier Voodoo Doll allows a player to attack and kill the Clothier (similar to the Guide Voodoo Doll). Doing so at night re-summons Skeletron.

Shadowflame skull projectile

When threatened on the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, the Clothier fires shadowflame skull projectiles similar to those produced by the Book of Skulls. They inflict enemies with the Shadowflame debuff for 5–10 seconds and deal 16 / 24 / 28 damage at the start of the game, but as the player progresses, the Clothier will gain various stat increases.

Items sold

Note: All item prices can be decreased by equipping a Discount Card or Greedy Ring. On the  Desktop version and  Mobile version, prices can also be higher or lower based on the NPC's happiness level.

Inventory

Item	Cost	Availability
Black Thread	1	Always available.
Pink Thread	1	Always available.
Summer Hat	1	During the day.
Plumber's Shirt	25	During a full moon ().
Plumber's Pants	25	During a full moon ().
White Tuxedo Shirt	25	During the night of a full moon ().
White Tuxedo Pants	25	During the night of a full moon ().
The Doctor's Shirt	20	During a Waning Gibbous ().
The Doctor's Pants	20	During a Waning Gibbous ().
Familiar Shirt	1	Always available.
Familiar Pants	1	Always available.
Familiar Wig	1	Always available.
Clown Hat	2	If the Clown has been defeated.
Clown Shirt	1	If the Clown has been defeated.
Clown Pants	1	If the Clown has been defeated.
Mime Mask	2	During a Blood Moon.
Fallen Tuxedo Shirt	25	During a Blood Moon.
Fallen Tuxedo Pants	25	During a Blood Moon.
Solar Cultist Hood	10	During the day, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Solar Cultist Robe	10	During the day, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Lunar Cultist Hood	10	During the night, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Lunar Cultist Robe	10	During the night, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Tax Collector's Hat	3	If the Tax Collector is present.
Tax Collector's Suit	3	If the Tax Collector is present.
Tax Collector's Pants	3	If the Tax Collector is present.
Gravedigger Hat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Gravedigger Coat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Funeral Hat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Funeral Coat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Funeral Pants	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Tragic Umbrella	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Victorian Goth Hat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Victorian Goth Dress	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Beanie	1	If spoken to in a Snow biome.
Guy Fawkes Mask	3	During Halloween.
Tam O' Shanter	250	In Hardmode, during a third-quarter moon ().
Blue Graduation Cap	10	In Hardmode, during a waning crescent ().
Blue Graduation Gown	10	In Hardmode, during a waning crescent ().
Tiara	25	In Hardmode, during a new moon ().
Princess Dress (Clothier)	10	In Hardmode, during a new moon ().
Maroon Graduation Cap	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing crescent ().
Maroon Graduation Gown	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing crescent ().
Cowboy Hat	5	In Hardmode, during a first-quarter moon ().
Cowboy Jacket	5	In Hardmode, during a first-quarter moon ().
Cowboy Pants	5	In Hardmode, during a first-quarter moon ().
Black Graduation Cap	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing gibbous ().
Black Graduation Gown	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing gibbous ().
Balla Hat	1	If the Frost Legion has been defeated.
Gangsta Hat	1	If the Frost Legion has been defeated.
Clothier's Jacket	3	During Halloween.
Clothier's Pants	3	During Halloween.
Bundled Party Balloons	2	During a Party.
Balloon Animal	2	During a Party.
Silly Sunflower Petals	3	During a Party.
Silly Sunflower Tops	3	During a Party.
Silly Sunflower Bottoms	3	During a Party.
Hunter Cloak	15	When the player has an accumulate golf score of 2000 or more.
Any Pylon	10	When in a specific biome and is happy enough.
Old Walking Stick	1	Always available.
George's Hat	1	During a Blood Moon, male character.
George's Suit	25	During a Blood Moon, male character.
George's Pants	25	During a Blood Moon, male character.
Fabulous Ribbon	1	During a Blood Moon, female character.
Fabulous Dress	25	During a Blood Moon, female character.
Fabulous Slippers	25	During a Blood Moon, female character.
Oktober Locks	80	During Oktoberfest.
Dirndl Blouse	1 20	During Oktoberfest.
Dirndl Skirt	1	During Oktoberfest.
Alpine Hat	80	During Oktoberfest.
Lederweste	1 20	During Oktoberfest.
Lederhosen	1	During Oktoberfest.
Festive top hat	1	During Christmas.
Toro's Head	10	During a Blood Moon.
Toro's Body	25	During a Blood Moon.
Toro's Legs	25	During a Blood Moon.
Monomi Head	10	During a Blood Moon.
Monomi Body	25	During a Blood Moon.
Monomi Legs	25	During a Blood Moon.
Shiren Shirt	25	During a full moon ().
Shiren Pants	25	During a full moon ().

Living preferences

	Biome	Neighbor
Loves	n/a	Truffle
Likes	Underground Cavern The Underworld	Princess Tax Collector
Dislikes	The Hallow	Nurse
Hates	n/a	Mechanic

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Quotes

Interaction quotes

"Thanks again for freeing me from my curse. Felt like something jumped up and bit me." (reference to the 1994 American comedy-drama film Forrest Gump) "Mama always said I would make a great tailor." (reference to Forrest Gump) "Life's like a box of clothes; you never know what you are gonna wear!" (reference to Forrest Gump) "Of course embroidery is hard! If it wasn't hard, no one would do it! That's what makes it great." (a mock-up of a line from the 1992 American sports comedy-drama film A League of Their Own) "I know everything they is to know about the clothierin' business." (reference to Forrest Gump) "Being cursed was lonely, so I once made a friend out of leather. I named him Wilson." (reference to the 2000 American survival drama film Cast Away) When the player is wearing a Red Hat: "That Red Hat of yours looks familiar..." When Nurse is present: "T'were I younger, I would ask <name of Nurse> out. I used to be quite the lady killer." (reference to the 1955 British black comedy crime film The Ladykillers) When Mechanic is not present: "I keep having vague memories of tying up a woman and throwing her in a dungeon." When Truffle is present: "I'll give you a discount on your wears if you can convince <name of Truffle> to come over for a...sizing." During a Blood Moon: "... we have a problem! It's a Blood Moon out there!" [sic] (reference to the 1995 American space docudrama film Apollo 13) During a Party: "Mama always said you've got to put the past behind you before you can party on." During Rain: "It's raining alright! Little bitty stingin' big ol' fat sideways rain! At least it ain't coming from straight up underneath us!" (reference to Forrest Gump) "One day it started raining like this, and it didn't quit for four days!" (reference to Forrest Gump) During a Windy Day: "Sometimes, I guess there's just not enough windmills." "The air has certainly got it, today!" During a Storm: "Remember to keep breathing, because eventually this storm will pass!" "If it wasn't storming, everyone would go outside. It's the lightning that makes it dangerous." When in a Graveyard: "I've been cursed! Take me to the hospital!" "It's a big graveyard, we'll divide it up! The dead stay in their half, we'll stay in ours!"

Happiness quotes

When homeless: "No home at all? I will not be subjected to criminal abuse!" When neutral: "What's normal, anyways?" When far from home: "It's a highly tedious procedure, cranking out a spyglass and looking for my house." When in a sparse area: "I'm not a popular man, but I know what tranquility is." When overcrowded: "The local population is like living with dead weight on my back." "Overcrowding is as overcrowding does." When in the Underground: "Seeing is believing, but sometimes the most likeable things are in the Underground." (reference to the 2004 American Christmas film The Polar Express) When in the Hallow: "There just aren't enough dark rooms in the Hallow." When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon: "My soul feels torn here in the Corruption/the Crimson/the Dungeon, as if my very being is at war between good and evil." When near the Truffle: "<name of Truffle>? I hadn't seen anything so delicious in my life." When near the Tax Collector: "I can't quite place it, but I find <name of Tax Collector> fascinating." When near the Nurse: "For some reason, being around <name of Nurse> makes me feel uneasy." When near the Mechanic: "I hate <name of Mechanic> and I don't know why." When near the Princess: "There's no greater joy than seen through the eyes of <name of Princess> the Princess!"

Tips

• Placing a shallow lava pit in the floor of the Clothier's house (e.g. by pouring one Lava Bucket into an 8- or 9-tile long horizontal recession of one tile height) will cause the Clothier to die and respawn often, leaving behind the Red Hat each time, which can be sold for 2 each.
  • However, it is more lucrative to fight Skeletron by using a Clothier Voodoo Doll to kill the Clothier at night, which causes Skeletron to spawn. Skeletron drops 5 when defeated, not accounting the other drops that can be sold.

Names

The Clothier may have any of the following names:

• Alfred
• Arthur
• Benjamin
• Cedric
• Clive
• Cyril
• Edgar
• Edmund
• Edward
• Eustace
• Fitz
• Graham
• Henry
• Herald
• James
• Lincoln
• Lloyd
• Mervyn
• Nigel
• Pip
• Rodney
• Rodrick
• Roland
• Rupert
• Sebastian

Trivia

• Most of the Clothier's dialogues refer to movies starring the American actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, namely Cast Away, Forrest Gump, The Ladykillers, Apollo 13, A League of Their Own, and The Polar Express.
• One of possible names for the Clothier is James. This is a reference to Terraria YouTuber ChippyGaming whose real name is James Bennett. His avatar is the Clothier.
• The Clothier appears to want to eat the Truffle. This can be seen in the Truffle's quote, "Everyone in this town feels a bit off. I woke up to the clothier chewing on my foot last night." and the Clothier's quote, "I'll give you a discount on your wears if you can convince <name of Truffle> to come over for a...sizing."
  • This is further confirmed by the Clothier loving to live near the Truffle, while the Truffle dislikes being a neighbor of the Clothier.
• The quote "I keep having vague memories of tying up a woman and throwing her in a dungeon." is a reference to the fact that the Bound Mechanic is found in the Dungeon. It implies that the Clothier was the one who tied up the Mechanic and left her in the Dungeon, when he was possessed by Skeletron.
  • This is further confirmed by the Clothier's hatred of the Mechanic.
• The quote "That Red Hat of yours looks familiar..." is referencing that the player murdered the Clothier for the Red Hat, as that is the only way to obtain it.
  • This may also suggest that the Clothier may have an awareness of his previous self, as he is the only NPC to provide a remark about such an item.
  • This is also the only line available when the player is wearing the Red Hat.
• The name Pip may be a reference to Philip Pirrip, called Pip, the protagonist in the 1861 novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Pip goes through multiple different profession changes, and eventually becomes a responsible person at the end. The Clothier starting off as an old man and then turning into a man with a stable job and income may be a metaphor for what Pip had gone through in the book.

• The Bestiary entry for the Clothier: "Once trapped under a curse, the Clothier is the master of thread. If it's fashion that's desired, he's the man! He talks in a familiar way."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now sells several exclusive items when in a Graveyard mini-biome.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Now has a chance to be named "James".

• Desktop 1.3.2: Now sells several Party-related items: Bundled Party Balloons, Balloon Animal, Silly Sunflower set.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Added Lunar and Solar Cultist sets and White Tuxedo set.
  • Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Fixed bug where the Clothier could not be hit with projectiles, even with the Clothier Voodoo Doll equipped.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2: Skeletron now spawns on the Clothier when using a Clothier Voodoo Doll.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Sells the Guy Fawkes Mask for the Halloween event.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: The Clothier can now be attacked with the Clothier Voodoo Doll equipped.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Now sells more unique vanity sets during Hardmode, as well as the Balla and Gangsta Hats.
  • Can now be killed with a Clothier Voodoo Doll to summon Skeletron at night.

• Desktop 1.1: Now has random name given to him on spawn. His deaths will be reported with this name. Also other NPCs will use it in their quotes.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Familiar set, The Doctor's set, and Mime Mask were added to inventory. Choice of goods become time-of-day- and event-dependent.

• Desktop 1.0.4: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.