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 in the Cavern layer or below after killing Skeletron, where she spawns randomly as the stationary Bound Mechanic, similar to 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.

On the versions, the Mechanic will attack nearby enemies. She will throw her / Wrench  like a boomerang to defend herself, dealing 11 /  /  damage at the start of the game, and (on the ) as players progress she will gain various stat increases. Also on, she may also drop this weapon upon death.

Interaction quotes

 * "" (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.)

When Goblin Tinkerer is present:



When Arms Dealer is present:

When is present:
 * "" (Reference to a math joke; mathematical squares and square roots cancel each other out, therefore the result is simply beer.)

When found in Dungeon:

When homeless:
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
 * "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")

During Blood Moon:
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")
 * "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")

During a :

During a :
 * "My wires are getting tangled in this cyclone. Watch where you step!"
 * "Oh no! There are pockets of low pressure rolling in, I must secure the power grid."

During Rain:
 * "Oh Fudge! Shorted out another outlet! I hate this weather."
 * "If it doesn't stop raining, my wrench is going to get all rusty!"

During a :


 * "Great! There goes another pump. When will the lightning stop frying my equipment?!"
 * "Don't go outside right now while holding any of my products, you'll attract an unwanted dose of electrical power!"

When in a :
 * "I should light up this dark and scary place to keep the monsters away."


 * "I'd run some wire here, but the spooky dead things are in the way!"

Happiness quotes
When homeless:


 * "I need some sort of structure to run these wires through."

When far from home:


 * "Oh, it seems I’m out of signal range! Hmm."

When in a sparse area:


 * "Perfect, no one is in the way for building infrastructure."

When overcrowded:


 * "The flickering lights are bothering me. Is there a load on the grid?"


 * "I’m going to need a way bigger power source for THIS MANY people, I hate it!"

When in the Snow biome:


 * "I like the Snow, machines don't overheat here, and the energy flow is efficient."

When in the Underground:


 * "I don't like the Underground, it reminds me of a traumatic experience!"

When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:


 * "I feel extremely uncomfortable in the Corruption/Crimson/Dungeon, as if creeping eyes are always watching me."

When near the Goblin Tinkerer:


 * "Umm... [Name of Goblin Tinkerer] the Goblin Tinkerer makes my heart flutter, I need to get that checked!"

When near the Princess:


 * "[Name of Princess] the Princess hotwired one of my pumps, I’m super impressed!"

When near the Cyborg:


 * "I feel like I understand &lt;Name of Cyborg&gt; better than anyone else."

When near the Arms Dealer:


 * "I really don't like that [Name of Arms Dealer] the Arms Dealer won't leave me alone!"

When near the Clothier:


 * "I hate how [Name of Clothier] the Clothier doesn't know how to treat a woman!" (Reference to the Clothier leaving her in the Dungeon)

When neutral:


 * "Everything’s working correctly - oh, me? Yeah I’m fine!"

Trivia

 * There appears to be conflict between the Mechanic and Nurse during a Blood Moon. 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.
 * This is also proven by her happiness quote, "Umm... &lt;Name of Goblin Tinkerer&gt; the Goblin Tinkerer makes my heart flutter, I need to get that checked!"
 * 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. 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.
 * The Mechanic hates the Clothier, most likely because he was the one who tied her up and left her in the Dungeon, as referenced by one of his quotes.
 * Although she and the Clothier have a mutual hatred for each other, they do not appear to know why, as she only vaguely mentions that he "doesn't know how to treat a woman", while the Clothier cannot remember leaving her in the Dungeon, possibly due to curse being lifted.
 * Her dislike of the Underground due to "a traumatic experience" likely refers to this incident as well.
 * Her dislike of the Underground due to "a traumatic experience" likely refers to this incident as well.