Skeleton Merchant



The Skeleton Merchant is an NPC vendor that randomly spawns in the Cavern layer.

He is not a Town NPC and will despawn when off-screen, although enemies will not spawn near him.

The Skeleton Merchant's stock changes at dawn (4:30AM) daily, and he does not need to respawn for it to do so. The majority of the items in his inventory will vary, depending on the current moon phase.

He will throw Bones to fend off nearby non-skeletal enemies, while ignoring bosses and most other skeletons.

Unlike other NPCs, the Skeleton Merchant does not have a map icon. A Hunter Potion will highlight him.

His current name will be displayed (e.g. Rattles Magoo) rather than Skeleton Merchant.

Quotes


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Tips

 * Selling items to him can help a player clear out their inventory in the middle of a long caving session.
 * If a player notices a Bunny in the Caverns, or a suspiciously low number of enemies on their Radar, it could be a sign that the Skeleton Merchant has spawned.

Trivia

 * The names Jack Sellington and Skellington are references to Jack Skellington from the 1993 American animated fantasy Halloween-Christmas film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
 * Rummage.gif can be seen retrieving a Slap Hand from a pile of bones in the credits.
 * The name "Bones McGee" is a reference to Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, a character in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek.
 * The name "No-Eyed Wiley" is a reference to One-Eyed Willy from the 1985 American adventure comedy film The Goonies.
 * The name "Mandible Calavera" is a reference to Manuel "Manny" Calavera from the adventure game Grim Fandango.
 * The names "Billy Marrows" and "Gloomy Mays" are a reference to the late American television salesperson.
 * The name "Tom" may be a reference to, member of the American blues and soul revivalist band.
 * "Tom" may also be a reference to the enemy Tim.
 * The quote about Slime Oil is a reference to the "" peddlers of the 1800s, who were commonly called Snake Oil Salesmen.
 * The quote "" is a reference to 's famous quote "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
 * The quote "" is a reference to a young scavenger named "Squirt the Peddler" in the action role-playing game Diablo III. Squirt periodically asks the player a near-exact variation of this question, but refers to "things people throw away" instead of "things people throw at me".
 * The quote "" suggests that he came to be after being killed by a Spider.
 * Even though he is not a town NPC, he will throw confetti during a.
 * He is one of two NPCs that does not have a map icon, the other being the Old Man.
 * He is the only NPC that always despawns once off-screen. The Traveling Merchant also despawns when off-screen, but only after 6:00PM.
 * Despite the fact one of his quotes makes a joke on the idea, the Skeleton Merchant does not sell.
 * If the Skeleton Merchant is slain, no message pops up to announce his death, unlike most NPCs.
 * The counterweights he sells resemble dice used in Dungeons and Dragons. This is a possible reference to weighted dies used for cheating, which may be provided by a disreputable merchant such as the Skeleton Merchant.