Mechanic

The Mechanic is an NPC who sells various mechanisms, as well as Wire Cutters and Wrenches, allowing the player to construct and activate wired devices like traps and critter engines. She can be found in the Dungeon after killing Skeletron, where she spawns randomly as the stationary Bound Mechanic, similar to the Goblin Tinkerer, Stylist, and Wizard. Talking to her will free her, after which she will respawn as long as a vacant house is available, even if killed.

On the, the Mechanic will attack nearby enemies by throwing her Wrench like a boomerang to defend herself.

The Mechanic likes the Goblin Tinkerer and the Snow biome. She sells the Snow Pylon when she is happy enough and housed in the Snow biome. She does not enjoy the underground due to her traumatic past.

Living Preferences
Incomplete

Names
The Mechanic may have any of the following names:

Quotes

 * "" (Possibly a reference to "The IT Crowd", or a general statement made by many people in IT about "malfunctioning" devices.)
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "The IT Crowd", or a general statement made by many people in IT about "malfunctioning" devices.)

When asked about Happiness:


 * "I need some sort of structure to run these wires through. The flickering lights are bothering me. Is there a load on the grid?"

When Goblin Tinkerer is present:


 * "Umm...  makes my heart flutter, I need to get that checked!"
 * "Umm...  makes my heart flutter, I need to get that checked!"

When Arms Dealer is present:

When is present:
 * "" (Reference to a math joke; mathematical squares and roots cancel each other out, therefore the result is simply beer.)

When found in Dungeon:

When homeless:
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")

During Blood Moon:
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")

During a :

During a Thunderstorm:


 * "Great! There goes another pump. When will the lightning stop frying my equipment?!"
 * "Don't go outside right now while holding any of my products, you'll attract an unwanted dose of electrical power!"

Happiness Quotes

When living in a sparsely populated area:


 * "Perfect, no one is in the way for building infrastructure."

When living in a crowded area:


 * "The flickering lights are bothering me. Is there a load on the grid?"

When living in the biome:


 * "I like the Snow, machines don't overheat here, and the energy flow is efficient."

When living in the :


 * "I don't like the Underground, it reminds me of a traumatic experience!"

When living near the :


 * "Umm...  the Goblin Tinkerer makes my heart flutter, I need to get that checked!"

When living near the :


 * "I feel like I understand  better than anyone else."

When living near the :


 * "I really don't like that  the Arms Dealer won't leave me alone!"

When living near the :


 * "I hate how  the Clothier doesn't know how to treat a woman!"

Trivia

 * There appears to be conflict between the Mechanic and Nurse during a Blood Moon. During this time, the Merchant has a chance of saying, ""
 * The Mechanic has a crush on the Goblin Tinkerer, as referenced by her quotes, and judging by some of the Goblin Tinkerer's quotes, he has a crush right back.
 * Apparently, the Skeletron-possessed Clothier/Old Man was the one who tied up and left the Mechanic in the Dungeon, but he only vaguely remembers, as revealed in one of his quotes when the Mechanic is not present. Surprisingly, the Mechanic herself never mentions the Clothier doing anything to her.
 * Rarely, the Nurse and Mechanic can both have the same name, either Kayla or Amy. This can cause the Merchant to say on a Blood Moon, ""
 * The line, "" is a vague sexual reference. The Arms Dealer is apparently hitting on the Mechanic, using innuendo, but she doesn't get the euphemism and takes his comment literally.
 * This might be the reason of the conflict between the Nurse and the Mechanic, since the Nurse has a crush on the Arms Dealer.
 * During a party, when the Mechanic dons a party hat, her hairstyle is different. She wears it down instead of up in a bun: Mechanic (Party).png. This makes sense as wearing a party hat while having hair in a bun would be cumbersome.
 * Her ability to throw her wrench like a boomerang to defend herself may be a reference to Ratchet from the Ratchet & Clank games, who can do the same move.


 * Some of her names, "Autumn", "Dawn" and "Ginger" are references to the color orange and thus to her red hair.
 * The Mechanic hates the Clothier, most likely because he was the one who tied her up and left her in the Dungeon, as referenced by one of his quotes.
 * The Mechanic hates the Clothier, most likely because he was the one who tied her up and left her in the Dungeon, as referenced by one of his quotes.

History
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