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


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Happiness quotes
When homeless:
 * "I can't just go back to the north pole when I please, ho ho ho! Think you can spot me a temporary house?"

When far from home:
 * "Hello there! I'm far from my temporary home!"

When in a sparse area:
 * Ho ho ho! Just me and my elves, a perfect place for my remote workshop."

When overcrowded:
 * "I prefer to work alone, in the presence of just my elves. I dislike all the distractions!"
 * "This is a pretty big crowd, each and every one on the naughty list. I hate carrying that heavy bag of coal!"

When in the Snow Biome:
 * "I absolutely love it here! Are you surprised? Who thought I wouldn't like the Snow?"

When in the Desert:
 * "I'm adding you to the naughty list for putting me in an awful place like the Desert!"

When near the Tax Collector:
 * "I hate people who don't believe in me! For example, [Name of Tax Collector] the Tax Collector, the naughtiest I've ever known!"

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

 * 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, ""
 * Original recipes for traditional alcoholic eggnog can include rum, meaning Santa really is quite a jolly old fellow.
 * 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' , where protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge (whom the Tax Collector is based on) despises everything to do with Christmas, hence Santa disliking him.

History
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