Tax Collector



The Tax Collector is a Hardmode NPC that taxes other Housed NPCs to earn coins for players. The Tax Collector is obtained by traveling to the Underworld and throwing Purification Powder on a Tortured Soul (a rare Underworld enemy that appears similar to the Tax Collector). The enemy will transform into the Tax Collector.

When the Tax Collector is present, will be earned per real-world minute (each in-game hour), for each NPC that has a House — including the Tax Collector himself. The Tax Collector stores these funds, up to. Speaking to the Tax Collector will reveal the amount stored thus far, and offer the option to collect.

The Tax Collector will attack nearby enemies with his cane to defend himself.

Tips

 * With 20 Housed NPCs, the Tax Collector will collect every minute. It would then take 100 minutes (a bit over 4 game days) to reach the cap of.
 * When searching for a Tortured Soul, make sure all minions are dismissed so they won't kill him. If they do, just spend more time in Hell trying to get him spawn again.
 * Always bring a bag of purification powder wherever you go to Underworld and search for him.
 * The Tortured Soul is the only enemy capable opening and closing doors in the underworld.
 * If Tax Collector dies, he will respawn normally, like all other NPCs.

Names
The Tax Collector may have any of the following names.

Quotes
When Dryad is present: When Arms Dealer is present: When Demolitionist is present: When Merchant is present: When player clicks Collect:
 * When player clicks Collect when some money is collected:
 * When player clicks Collect when there is no money to be collected:
 * When player clicks Collect when there is no money to be collected:
 * When player clicks Collect when there is no money to be collected:
 * When player clicks Collect when there is no money to be collected:
 * When player clicks Collect when there is no money to be collected:

Trivia

 * The Tax Collector is a reference to Ebenezer Scrooge from the story, . Scrooge is a greedy, grumpy old man with a cane and top hat, mutton chops, and a hunched back. Many of his quotes are references to the story.
 * The Tax Collector's potential names are all names of well-known U.S. politicians, most of which were at one point president or vice-president.
 * The quote, "" exists in the game's source code, but never appears, possibly due to a coding error.
 * The chance of The Tax Collector being named "Agnew" is twice as high as any other name, also possibly due to a coding error.
 * The Tax Collector doesn't celebrate parties, as he doesn't say anything different, or even change his hat. This is almost certainly intentional, and possibly another reference to Ebenezer Scrooge, as they both don't celebrate.
 * The Tax Collector's quote when the Arms Dealer is present is possibly a reference to the Metro 2033 series, where ammo is used as currency.
 * Many of his quotes reference colloquial names for pre-decimal units of British currency, such as shillings.
 * The line, "" is a vague sexual reference.
 * In the game files, the Tax Collector has an alternate image of him without a hat: Tax Collector (without hat).png. This would have been originally used to don him with a party hat during a party.
 * The line "" is a reference to Slimes being so easy to kill and make money off them.

History
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