Cyborg



Type | |
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AI Type | Passive AI |
Damage | 10 |
Max Life | 250 |
Defense | 15 |
KB Resist | 50% |
Hurt | |
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Killed |
- Internal NPC ID: 209
The Cyborg is a Hardmode NPC vendor that will appear once Plantera has been defeated at least once in the current world and a vacant house is available. He sells several "high-tech" items, most notably rocket ammunition for launcher weapons.
On the Desktop version,
Console version, and
Mobile version, the Cyborg will attack nearby enemies with rockets to defend himself.
Items sold



Item | Cost | Availability
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50 | Always available. |
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250 | During a Blood Moon. |
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1 | At night or during a Solar Eclipse. |
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5 | During a Solar Eclipse. |
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50 | Always available. |
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35 | Always available. |
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15 | Always available. |
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750 | Always available after defeating the Martian Madness event. |
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15 | After defeating the Martian Madness event, during a Blood Moon or Solar Eclipse. |
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3 | During Halloween. |
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3 | During Halloween. |
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3 | During Halloween. |
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5 | Always available after defeating the Martian Madness event. |
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5 | Always available after defeating the Martian Madness event. |
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10 | When the player has a Portal Gun or Portal Gun Station in the inventory. |
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10 | When spoken to in a Graveyard. |
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10 | When spoken to in a Graveyard. |
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10 | Always available. |
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10 | Always available. |
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10 | When in a specific biome and is happy enough. |
Living preferences
Biome | Neighbor | |
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Loves | n/a | n/a |
Likes | ||
Dislikes | ||
Hates | n/a |
For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
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Shimmered Cyborg and his Map Icon. |
When submerged in Shimmer, the Cyborg will transform into his Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. He can be returned to his classic look by submerging him in Shimmer again.
Names
The Cyborg may have any of the following names:
- A.N.D.Y.
- Alpha
- Beta
- Ci
- Delta
- Fender
- Gamma
- Kappa
- Lambda
- Mu
- Niner-7
- Nu
- Omega
- Omicron
- Phi
- Raynbro
- Rho
- Sigma
- Syn-X
- T-3E0
- Theta
- Upsilon
- Zeta
Quotes
Interaction quotes
When Pirate is present:
When Steampunker is present:
When Tavernkeep is present:
During a Party:
During a Windy Day:
During Rain:
During a Thunderstorm:
When in a Graveyard:
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Happiness quotes
When homeless:
When far from home:
When in a sparse area:
When overcrowded:
When in a Snow biome:
When in a Jungle:
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
When near the Princess:
When near the Pirate:
When near the Steampunker:
When near the Stylist:
When near the Zoologist:
When near the Wizard:
When neutral:
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Trivia
- The Cyborg is biomechanical and not a robot (true to the name "Cyborg"), as skin can be seen in his hands and face. This is easier to notice in his old sprite.
- Interestingly, despite seeming to have most of his body coated and/or replaced with metal, he has the regular NPC hit sound effect instead of a mechanical hit sound effect.
- Along with the Traveling Merchant, the Zoologist, and the Princess, the Cyborg is one of the only NPCs that sells a post-Moon Lord item (the Portal Gun Station). However, unlike the other examples, this can be circumvented by bringing a Portal Gun or Portal Gun Station from another world to the one with the Cyborg.
- Almost all of the Cyborg's names are letters in the Greek alphabet. Naming robots and cyborgs with Greek letters is common in science fiction.
- The names Syn-x and A.N.D.Y. are likely references to Re-Logic lead developers Whitney "Cenx" Spinks and Andrew "Redigit" Spinks.
- The name T-3E0 is most likely a reference to C-3PO, a humanoid robot character from the American epic space-opera media franchise Star Wars.
- The name Niner-7 may be a reference to the character Seven of Nine from the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager.
- The Cyborg is twice as likely to be named Phi as any other name.[1]
- His quote "My expedition efficiency was critically reduced when a projectile impacted my locomotive actuator." is a reference to the popular "Arrow in the Knee" quote from the action role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, where a guard tells the player: "I used to be an adventurer like you, then I took an arrow in the knee."
- The Zoologist shares a similar quote to the reference above: "I collected critters like you once, then I took a cursed fox bite to the knee!"
- The quote "This sentence is false, or is it?" references a common logical paradox often associated with robots.
- His quote "<Name of Tavernkeep> said I reminded him of a certain "EV2". Perhaps I should meet her." is a reference to the character EV2 in Dungeon Defenders 2.
- On the
Old-gen console version, he is summoned by the Queen Statue even though he is not female.
- In the source files of the game, it is found that the Cyborg's light on his head is off when his party hat is on:
- His quote "So that 'punk' lookin' chick is an inventor, eh? I think I could show her a thing or two!" might suggest that he has some interest in the Steampunker.
- Because this quote suggests he does not know the Steampunker already, it conflicts with a piece of lore, since the Cyborg's Bestiary entry states that he was created by the Mechanic and the Steampunker.
- However, the Cyborg does not directly say that he knows the Mechanic either, meaning that there may be no memories of the event for him.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Cyborg: "The Cyborg was built with the combined efforts of the Mechanic and the Steampunker to aid in rocket science and world defense."
History
- Desktop 1.4.4:
- Now sells Kwad Racer Drone and FPV Goggles.
- Added "Raynbro" as a possible name.
- Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now sells Dry Rocket, Echo Block and Spectre Goggles.
- Desktop 1.3.1: Now sells Portal Gun Station.
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Now sells Night Vision Helmet and HiTek Sunglasses.
- Sprite updated.
- Desktop 1.2.1: Now sells the Cyborg set during Halloween.
- Desktop 1.2: Introduced.
- Console 1.02: Introduced.
- Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.
- Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.
- 3DS-Release: Introduced.