Clothier

The Clothier is an NPC vendor who sells only Vanity items (items that do not provide enhancements to your character, and are for aesthetic value only).

Various clues point to the fact that the Clothier is actually the Old Man who used to guard the Dungeon before Skeletron was defeated. After you defeat Skeletron, you will have freed the Old Man from his curse, wherein he will disappear from the Dungeon entrance and reappear as the Clothier, assuming a suitable vacant house is available. His clothes are no longer tattered, his eyes have turned blue, and he is wearing a red hat.

If the Clothier is killed, he will drop the Red Hat, a Vanity item. Since players can not harm NPCs with weapons, only enemies or lava can kill him. Note that lava of sufficient depth may also destroy the Hat, though.

Once the Clothier has moved into a house, he will sell the following:

Tips

 * Placing a shallow Lava pit in the floor of the Clothier's house (eg. by pouring 1 Lava Bucket into an 8 or 9-tile long horizontal recession of 1 tile height) will cause the Clothier to die and respawn often, leaving behind the Red Hat each time. The Red Hat sells for 2 Silver Coins, so this is one way of making some extra money.

Quotes

 * "T'were I younger, I would ask the nurse out. I used to be quite the lady killer." (Only if Nurse is present)
 * "Thanks again for freeing me from my curse. Felt like something jumped up and bit me"
 * "Being cursed was lonely, so I once made a friend out of leather. I named him Wilson."
 * "Mama always said I would make a great tailor."
 * "That Red Hat of yours looks familiar..." (When wearing Red Hat Only)
 * "Life's like a box of clothes, you never know what you are gonna wear!"
 * "... We have a problem! Its a blood moon out there!" (Only if Blood Moon is active)

Trivia

 * Every one of the Clothiers dialogues refer to movies starring Tom Hanks. The movies are "Cast Away", "Forrest Gump" (IMDb links), 'Ladykillers', 'Apollo 13'. Even the fact that Tom Hanks voiced Santa Claus in the movie 'Polar Express' is referenced as the clothier looks like Santa.


 * Speaking to the Clothier while wearing the Red Hat will cause him to occasionally say "That red hat of yours looks familiar...", meant to guilt you for taking his Red Hat after he died.

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