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 and appears to be bound, much like 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. A Lifeform Analyzer can detect her while trapped in the Dungeon, showing "Bound Mechanic" when she is nearby.

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

Names
The Mechanic may have any of the following names:

Quotes
When Goblin Tinkerer is present: When Arms Dealer is present: When Tavernkeep is present: When found in Dungeon: When homeless: During Blood Moon: During a Party:
 * "" (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.)
 * "" (Reference to a math joke; mathematical squares and roots cancel each other out, therefore the result is simply beer.)
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")

Trivia

 * There appears to be conflict between the Mechanic and Nurse during a Blood Moon. When both are present, they have various hostile sayings that replace their standard quotes. 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 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.

History
Mechanikerin Mécano 기계공 Mechanic Механик 机械师