Santa Claus

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,  or 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.

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

Interaction quotes


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When it's raining:

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When in a :

Happiness quotes
When homeless:


 * "I can't just go back to the north pole when I please, ho ho ho! Think you can spot me a temporary house?"

When far from home:


 * "Hello there! I'm far from my temporary home!"

When in an sparse area:


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

When overcrowded:


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


 * "This is a pretty big crowd, each and every one on the naughty list. I hate carrying that heavy bag of coal!"

When in the Snow Biome:


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

When in the Desert:


 * "I'm adding you to the naughty list for putting me in an awful place like the Desert!"

When 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!"

Tips

 * 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 any given time, more than any other NPC.
 * Two other NPCs sell more items only during certain conditions. The Golfer sells 39 items only if the player has a golf score of 2000 or higher. If the Golfer is happy enough, he will additionally sell a Pylon, therefore expanding his supplies to 40. Also, the will have 40 items available once Golem has been defeated.
 * It is not possible to buy back items sold to this NPC since the last item slot cannot hold any sold items.
 * In the, he has a description in the housing section saying "A jolly old fellow".
 * "" is a reference to the fictional sea song, originally from 's adventure novel  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, ""
 * 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' , where protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge (whom the Tax Collector is based on) despises everything to do with Christmas, hence Santa disliking him.

History
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