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.

Interaction quotes


During a :

When it's Raining:

During a :

During a :

When in a :

Happiness quotes
When homeless:

When far from home:

When in a sparse area:

When overcrowded:

When in the Snow Biome:

When in the Desert:

When near the Tax Collector:

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.
 * As long as the Frost Legion is defeated once in a world, he will arrive every time Christmas content is active in that world. They do not need to be defeated each Christmas.

Trivia

 * If a Snow Globe is obtained and brought into a pre-Hardmode world, Santa Claus can be summoned outside Hardmode by defeating the Frost Legion and having available housing for him.
 * 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, ""
 * He has the least number of possible names, having only one.
 * In the housing menu, he is described as "Santa Claus the Santa Claus".
 * 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 hating him.
 * This is currently the only NPC to actively love or hate a biome – all other NPCs simply like or dislike certain biomes.
 * Santa's interaction quote during a Storm, "" is a reference to the fact that Donner is the German word for 'Thunder', as well as one of Santa's reindeer.