Cyborg

CyborgHardmode exclusive

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Statistics

Type	NPC
Environment	Valid house
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	10
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

Sounds

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• Internal NPC ID: 209

The Cyborg is an NPC vendor that will appear once Plantera has been defeated at least once in the current world and a vacant house is available. He sells several "high-tech" items, most notably rocket ammunition for launcher weapons.

On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, the Cyborg will attack nearby enemies with rockets to defend himself.

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
Rocket I	50	Always available.
Rocket II	250	During a Blood Moon.
Rocket III	1	At night or during a Solar Eclipse.
Rocket IV	5	During a Solar Eclipse.
Dry Rocket	50	Always available.
Proximity Mine Launcher	35	Always available.
Nanites	15	Always available.
Cluster Rocket I	750	Always available after defeating the Martian Madness event.
Cluster Rocket II	15	After defeating the Martian Madness event, during a Blood Moon or Solar Eclipse.
Cyborg Helmet	3	During Halloween.
Cyborg Shirt	3	During Halloween.
Cyborg Pants	3	During Halloween.
HiTek Sunglasses	5	Always available after defeating the Martian Madness event.
Night Vision Helmet	5	Always available after defeating the Martian Madness event.
Portal Gun Station	10	When the player has a Portal Gun or Portal Gun Station in the inventory.
Echo Block	10	When spoken to in a Graveyard.
Spectre Goggles	10	When spoken to in a Graveyard.
Any Pylon	10	When in a specific biome and is happy enough.

Living preferences

	Biome	Neighbor
Loves	n/a	n/a
Likes	Snow biome	Princess Stylist Pirate Steampunker
Dislikes	Jungle	Zoologist
Hates	n/a	Wizard

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Names

The Cyborg may have any of the following names:

• A.N.D.Y
• Alpha
• Beta
• Ci
• Delta
• Fender
• Gamma
• Kappa
• Lambda
• Mu
• Niner-7
• Nu
• Omega
• Omicron
• Phi
• Rho
• Sigma
• Syn-X
• T-3E0
• Theta
• Upsilon
• Zeta

Quotes

Interaction quotes

"And then Unit 492-8 said, 'Who do you think I am, Unit 472-6?' HA. HA. HA." "My expedition efficiency was critically reduced when a projectile impacted my locomotive actuator." "This sentence is false, or is it?" "I built myself a taste mechanism, so I can drink some ale!" "Sometimes I come off a bit... Get it? a bit?" When Pirate is present: "Sure, me and <name of Pirate> are pals, but I hate it when his parrot does his business on me. That stuff's corrosive!" When Steampunker is present: "So that 'punk' lookin' chick is an inventor, eh? I think I could show her a thing or two!" When Tavernkeep is present: "<Name of Tavernkeep> said I reminded him of a certain "EV2". Perhaps I should meet her." During a Party: "This party is going to be nuts, maybe even bolts!" During a Windy Day: "A strong contrast between high and low pressures detected." "Sensors indicate strong shifts in barometric pressure. Caution is advised." During Rain: "Flash flood warning. Error 404: Sandbags not found." "Precipitation detected. Advising self to seek shelter. Rust imminent." During a Thunderstorm: "Abnormal levels of negative and positive charged particles detected." "BEEP! Severe weather warning. This is not a test. Take shelter, immediately. BEEP!" When in a Graveyard: "My sensors indicate an increased density of energy particles. My visual receptors are unable to identify any of them." "Fascinating. This appears to be a storage unit for broken and malfunctioning humans."

Happiness quotes

When homeless: "Error 404: Living arrangements not found." When far from home: "I have wandered beyond the signal range of my datacenter." When in a sparse area: "Zero close proximity life signs detected. This is fortunate." When overcrowded: "Too many other lifeforms. I am experiencing negative emotional neural patterns." "Lifeform limit exceeded. Neural functions overloaded. Translation: I hate this." When in a Snow biome: "My cybernetic functions perform optimally in the Snow’s temperature gradient. This is a plus." When in a Jungle: "The flora and fauna are invading my synthetic exoskeleton: the Jungle is an undesired location of myself." When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon: "Detecting overwhelming numbers of hostile life signatures in the Corruption/Crimson/Dungeon." When near the Princess: "[Name of Princess] the Princess analyzed: Most wholesome carbon life form ever recorded." When near the Pirate: "[Name of Pirate] the Pirate attempts to treat me favorably like another human. It appears I appreciate that." When near the Steampunker: "[Name of Steampunker] the Steampunker attempts to treat me favorably like another human. It appears I appreciate that." When near the Stylist: "[Name of Stylist] the Stylist attempts to treat me favorably like another human. It appears I appreciate that." When near the Zoologist: "[Name of Zoologist] the Zoologist does not comprehend my existence, for it deviates from the norm. Unusual. The negative feeling is mutual." When near the Wizard: "[Name of Wizard] the Wizard’s functions cannot be scientifically analyzed. Neural functions overloaded. Translation: I hate this." When neutral: "All neural functions appear to be operating smoothly."

Trivia

• The Cyborg is biomechanical and not a robot (true to the name "Cyborg"), as skin can be seen in his hands and face. This is more easy to notice in his old sprite.
• Along with the Traveling Merchant, the Zoologist, and the Princess, the Cyborg is one of the only NPCs that sells a post-Moon Lord item (the Portal Gun Station). However, unlike the other examples, you can circumvent this by bringing a Portal Gun or Portal Gun Station from another world to to the one with the Cyborg.
• Almost all of the Cyborg's names are letters in the Greek alphabet. Naming robots and cyborgs with Greek letters is common in science fiction.
• The names Syn-x and A.N.D.Y are likely references to Re-Logic lead developers Whitney "Cenx" Spinks and Andrew "Redigit" Spinks.
• The name T-3E0 is most likely a reference to C-3PO, a humanoid robot character from the American epic space-opera media franchise Star Wars.
• The name Niner-7 may be a reference to the character Seven of Nine from the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager.
• The name Fender is more than likely a reference to the character Fender who appears in the movie Robots.
• The Cyborg is twice as likely to be named Phi as any other name.
• His quote "My expedition efficiency was critically reduced when a projectile impacted my locomotive actuator." is a reference to the popular "Arrow in the Knee" quote from the action role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, where a guard tells the player: "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee."
  • The Zoologist shares a similar quote to the reference above.
• The quote "This sentence is false, or is it?" references a common logical paradox often associated with robots.
• His quote "<Name of Tavernkeep> said I reminded him of a certain "EV2". Perhaps I should meet her." is a reference to the character EV2 in Dungeon Defenders 2.
• On the  Old-gen console version, he is summoned by the Queen Statue even though he is not female.
• In the source files of the game, it is found that the Cyborg's light on his head is off when his party hat is on:
• His quote "So that 'punk' lookin' chick is an inventor, eh? I think I could show her a thing or two!" might suggest that he has some interest in the Steampunker.
  • Because this quote suggests he does not know the Steampunker already, it conflicts with a piece of lore, since the Cyborg's Bestiary entry states that he was created by the Mechanic and the Steampunker.
  • However, the Cyborg does not directly say that he knows the Mechanic either, meaning that there may be no memories of the event for him.

• The Bestiary entry for the Cyborg: "The Cyborg was built with the combined efforts of the Mechanic and the Steampunker to aid in rocket science and world defense."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now sells Dry Rocket, Echo Block and Spectre Goggles.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Now sells Portal Gun Station.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Now sells Night Vision Helmet and HiTek Sunglasses.
  • Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Now sells the Cyborg set during Halloween.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.

3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.