Tortured Soul

The Tortured Soul is a uncommon enemy found in The Underworld only during Hardmode. If you throw Purification Powder on him, he will become the Tax Collector NPC. Only one Tortured Soul may appear at a time, and they will not appear if the Tax Collector has already been saved. If the Tax Collector is killed, he will respawn naturally without the need to purify another Tortured Soul.

Trivia

 * The Tortured Soul may serve as a reference to the character of Jacob Marley from the movie A Christmas Carol. Both appear to be, hence the name, 'tortured souls', both sport what appear to be metal chains from their wrists, and notably, in life, Marley worked alongside Ebenezer Scrooge as a Tax Collector- the NPC that the Tortured Soul becomes when exposed to Purification Powder.

History
Âme Torturée