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Santa Claus

Revision as of 21:29, 27 May 2020 by 172.249.169.192 (contribs) (-->Trivia, added something to do with mr. Collector.)
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Santa Claus
Santa ClausOld-gen console version and Nintendo 3DS version
Map Icon Santa Claus
Map Icon
Statistics
Type
NPC
Environment
Valid house
AI TypePassive AI
Damage10
Max Life250
Defense15
KB Resist50%
Sounds
Hurt
Killed
Christmas-Only Content
Christmas-Only Content
The content described on this page will only appear during the Christmas event.

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Santa Claus is a Hardmode NPC vendor that arrives after the Frost Legion has been defeated, but only during the Christmas season ( December 15 – December 31 / December 1 – January 15, which can also be unlocked for an in-game day outside of those dates by completing the Frost Moon), after which he dies. He sells many Christmas-themed decorations and vanities during this time.

Santa Claus will defend himself against nearby enemies by throwing baubles.

Living Preferences

For Loves Likes Dislikes Hates
Biomes None Snow Biome None None
Neighbours Tax CollectorTax Collector
Crowding

Items sold

Inventory
Item Cost Availability

Santa HatSanta Hat 15 Always available.
Santa ShirtSanta Shirt 15 Always available.
Santa PantsSanta Pants 15 Always available.
Christmas TreeChristmas Tree 25 Always available.
Red LightRed Light 5 Always available.
Green LightGreen Light 5 Always available.
Blue LightBlue Light 5 Always available.
Star Topper 1Star Topper 1 5 Always available.
Star Topper 2Star Topper 2 5 Always available.
Star Topper 3Star Topper 3 5 Always available.
505 Topper505 Topper 5 Always available.
Bow TopperBow Topper 5 Always available.
White GarlandWhite Garland 5 Always available.
White and Red GarlandWhite and Red Garland 5 Always available.
Red GarlandRed Garland 5 Always available.
Red and Green GarlandRed and Green Garland 5 Always available.
Green GarlandGreen Garland 5 Always available.
Green and White GarlandGreen and White Garland 5 Always available.
Multicolored BulbMulticolored Bulb 5 Always available.
Red BulbRed Bulb 5 Always available.
Inventory
Item Cost Availability

Yellow BulbYellow Bulb 5 Always available.
Green BulbGreen Bulb 5 Always available.
Red and Green BulbRed and Green Bulb 5 Always available.
Yellow and Green BulbYellow and Green Bulb 5 Always available.
Red and Yellow BulbRed and Yellow Bulb 5 Always available.
White BulbWhite Bulb 5 Always available.
White and Red BulbWhite and Red Bulb 5 Always available.
White and Yellow BulbWhite and Yellow Bulb 5 Always available.
White and Green BulbWhite and Green Bulb 5 Always available.
Multicolored LightsMulticolored Lights 5 Always available.
Red LightsRed Lights 5 Always available.
Green LightsGreen Lights 5 Always available.
Blue LightsBlue Lights 5 Always available.
Yellow LightsYellow Lights 5 Always available.
Red and Yellow LightsRed and Yellow Lights 5 Always available.
Red and Green LightsRed and Green Lights 5 Always available.
Yellow and Green LightsYellow and Green Lights 5 Always available.
Blue and Green LightsBlue and Green Lights 5 Always available.
Red and Blue LightsRed and Blue Lights 5 Always available.
Blue and Yellow LightsBlue and Yellow Lights 5 Always available.
Any PylonAny Pylon 10 When in a specific biome (except Evil Biomes) and is happy enough.

Quotes

  • "Ho ho ho, and a bottle of... Egg Nog!"
  • "What? You thought I wasn't real?"
  • "Care to bake me some cookies?"

During a Party:

  • ""

When in a Graveyard:

  • "Ho ho ho! Wait, look at this place.. did I come two months too early!?"
  • "Naughty or Nice? Hm, how unusual... the people here have all been crossed off my list for some time now."

Happiness Quotes

When living near the Tax Collector:

  • "I hate people who don't believe in me! For example, [Name of Tax Collector] the Tax Collector, the naughtiest I've ever known!"

When far from home:

  • "Hello There! I'm far from my temporary home!"

When living in an uncrowded area:

  • Ho ho ho! Just me and my elves, a perfect place for my remote workshop."

When living in a crowded area:

  • "I prefer to work alone, in the presence of just my elves. I dislike all the distractions!"

When living in the Snow Biome:

  • "I absolutely love it here! Are you surprised? Who thought I wouldn't like the Snow?"

When living in the Desert:

  • "I'm adding you to the naughty list for putting me in a awful place like the Desert!."

Tips

This content is transcluded from Christmas § Tips.

  • Christmas can be "activated" by setting the device's date to any date within the respective Christmas timespan.
    • Desktop only Change the computer's date to any day between December 15th and 31st.
    • Console version Disconnect from Xbox One Xbox Live / PlayStation 4 PSN and change the console time.
    • Mobile version Disconnect from automatic date/time updates and change the time manually. Note that this does not work for some devices.
    • Nintendo 3DS version Go to "System Settings" and go to "Other Settings, click on "Date and Time", then "Today's Date" and "Current Time" and set the date and time there.
    • Nintendo Switch Go to "System Settings" and go to "System", click on "Date and Time", turn off "Synchronize Clock via Internet" and set the time there.
If a change of the device's time is undesired, applications like "RunAsDate" (Windows) or faketime (Linux, macOS) allow launching Terraria with a changed time and date.
  • Changing the time back to normal will cause him to die at the next sunrise.
    • If he is spawned in while it is not Christmas via TShock or similar third-party software, he will die instantly.

Trivia

  • Santa Claus sells 39 items at one time, which is more than any other NPC excluding the post-Golem Tavernkeep, who has 40 items available at one time.
  • It is not possible to buy back items sold to this NPC since the last item slot cannot hold any sold items.
  • In the Console version Console version, he has a description in the housing section saying "A jolly old fellow".
  • "Ho ho ho, and a bottle of... Egg Nog!" is a reference to the fictional sea song Dead Man's Chest, originally from Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island which was first published in 1883. The song contains the verse "Yo ho ho, and a bottle of rum".
    • The Pirate also makes this reference, saying, "Yo ho ho and a bottle of....blinkroots!"
    • Original recipes for traditional alcoholic eggnog can include rum, meaning Santa really is quite a jolly old fellow.
  • He has the least number of possible names, having only one.
  • In the housing menu, he is described as "Santa Claus the Santa Claus"
  • Even with the use of cheats or mods, if Santa Claus is spawned in he will immediately be killed if it is not Christmas or your device's date is not set to Christmas.
  • Santa hating the Tax Collector is likely a reference to Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, where protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge (Whom the Tax Collector is based on) despises everything to do with Christmas, hence Santa disliking him.

History

  • Desktop 1.3.0.1:
    • Now attacks enemies in sight by throwing baubles.
    • Sprite updated.
  • Mobile 1.2.10061: Santa now requires the Frost Legion to be defeated before he'll spawn.
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