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' A Christmas Carol, 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 Claus is the only NPC that dies rather than just disappearing when the requirements to being present are no longer met. This makes contrast with the Traveling Merchant, who simply leaves the map rather than dying when no longer supposed to stay.
 * 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.