Mechanic

Mechanic

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 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	NPC
Environment	Dungeon Valid house
AI Type	Passive AI
Damage	111619 (Mechanic's Wrench)
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

Drops

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Combat Wrench(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
  12.5%

Projectile created

Projectile created

Projectile created

• Mechanic's Wrench
  

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 124
• Internal Projectile ID: 582

Bound Mechanic

Statistics

Type	NPC
Environment	Dungeon
AI Type	No AI
Damage	10
Max Life	250
Defense	15
KB Resist	50%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 123

“

Did you make sure your device was plugged in?

— The Mechanic

The Mechanic is an NPC vendor who sells wire, actuators, and various mechanisms, as well as Wire Cutters and Wrenches, allowing the player to construct and activate wired devices like traps and critter engines. She will move in once the following criteria have been met:

• There is an available vacant house.
• Rescuing her as the Bound Mechanic, who can be rarely encountered in the Dungeon in the Cavern layer and below after Skeletron has been defeated. Interacting with her in this state with ⚷ Open / Activate will free her. If the Bound Mechanic is killed, she will still be able to respawn afterwards; if the Mechanic NPC is killed, she will move in again after some time as long as there are vacant houses.

On the  Desktop,  Console, and  Mobile versions, the Mechanic uses the Combat Wrench to defend herself, dealing 11 / 16 / 19 damage at the start of the game, and as players progress she will gain various stat increases. The Mechanic also has a 1/8 (12.5%) chance of dropping the Combat Wrench upon death.

The Bound Mechanic is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) or its upgrades.

Items sold

Note: All item prices can be decreased by equipping a Discount Card or Greedy Ring(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). On the  Desktop version,  Console version, and  Mobile version, prices can also be higher or lower based on the NPC's happiness level.

Inventory

Item	Cost	Availability
Red Wrench	2 GC	Always available.
Blue Wrench	2 GC	Always available.
Green Wrench	2 GC	Always available.
Yellow Wrench(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2 GC	Always available.
Wire Cutter	2 GC	Always available.
Wire	5 SC	Always available.
Lever	30 SC	Always available.
Switch	20 SC	Always available.
Red Pressure Plate	50 SC	Always available.
Green Pressure Plate	50 SC	Always available.
Gray Pressure Plate	50 SC	Always available.
Brown Pressure Plate	50 SC	Always available.
Blue Pressure Plate	50 SC	Always available.
Yellow Pressure Plate	50 SC	Always available.
Orange Pressure Plate(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	50 SC	Always available.
Teal Pressure Pad(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2 GC	Always available.
Booster Track	50 SC	Always available.
Actuator	10 SC	Always available.
Teleporter	2 GC50 SC	Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Junction Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2 SC	Always available.
Mechanical Ruler(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1 GC	Always available.
Mechanical Lens(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1 GC	Always available.
Engineering Helmet(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	1 GC	Always available.
Wire Bulb(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	5 GC	Always available.
Mechanic's Rod	20 GC	(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) During the following Moon phases:    , when the Angler is present. (Old-gen console and 3DS versions) During Waning Crescent, when the Angler is present, in Hardmode
1 Second Timer	1 GC	Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (3DS version)
3 Second Timer	1 GC	Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (3DS version)
5 Second Timer	1 GC	Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) (3DS version)
1/2 Second Timer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2 GC	Always available.
1/4 Second Timer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2 GC	Always available.
Pixel Box(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	2 SC	Always available. (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Any Pylon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)	10 GC	When in a specific biome and is happy enough.

Living preferences

  

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

	Biome	Neighbor
Loves	n/a	Goblin Tinkerer
Likes	Snow biome	Princess(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Cyborg
Dislikes	Underground Cavern The Underworld	Arms Dealer
Hates	n/a	Clothier

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Shimmered form

  

Desktop/Console/Mobile-Only Content: This section's information applies only to the Desktop, Console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Shimmered Mechanic

NPC	Map icon

When submerged in Shimmer, the Mechanic will transform into her Shimmered form. This has no impact on gameplay or dialogue and is only a visual change. She can be returned to her classic look by submerging her in Shimmer again.

Names

The Mechanic may have any of the following names:

• Amy
• Autumn
• Brooke
• Dawn
• Ella
• Ellen
• Ginger
• Jenny
• Kayla
• Korrie
• Lauren
• Marshanna
• Meredith
• Nancy
• Sally
• Selah
• Selene
• Shayna
• Sheena
• Shirlena
• Sophia
• Susana
• Terra
• Trisha

Quotes

Interaction quotes

"Always buy more wire than you need!" "Did you make sure your device was plugged in?" "Oh, you know what this house needs? More blinking lights." When Goblin Tinkerer is present: "Hey, <Name of Player>, did you just come from <Name of Goblin Tinkerer>'s? Did he say anything about me by chance? When Arms Dealer is present: "<Name of Arms Dealer> keeps talking about pressing my pressure plate. I told him it was for stepping on." When Tavernkeep(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) is present: "<Name of Tavernkeep> offered me a Root Beer, I told him to give it to me in a square cup." When found in Dungeon: "Thanks! It was just a matter of time before I ended up like the rest of the skeletons down here." When homeless: "Hey, watch where you're going! I was over there a little while ago!" "Hold on, I've almost got wifi going down here." "But I was almost done putting blinking lights up here!" "DON'T MOVE. I DROPPED MY CONTACT." During Blood Moon: "All I want is for the switch to make the... What?!" "Oh, let me guess. Didn't buy enough wire. Idiot." "Just-could you just... Please? Ok? Ok. Ugh." "I don't appreciate the way you're looking at me. I am WORKING right now." During a Party(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "Do you think anyone would mind if I wired a cake with bulbs instead of candles?" During a Windy Day(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "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 Thunderstorm(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "Don't go outside right now while holding any of my products, you'll attract an unwanted dose of electrical power!" "Great! There goes another pump. When will the lightning stop frying my equipment?!" When in a Graveyard(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions): "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 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)

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 Caverns: "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> makes my heart flutter, I need to get that checked!" When near the Princess: "<Name of Princess> hotwired one of my pumps, I'm super impressed!" When near the Cyborg: "I feel like I understand <Name of Cyborg> better than anyone else." When near the Arms Dealer: "I don't really like that <Name of Arms Dealer> won't leave me alone!" When near the Clothier: "I hate how <Name of Clothier> doesn't know how to treat a woman!" When neutral: "Everything's working correctly - oh, me? Yeah I'm fine!"

Notes

• Although the topmost corridors of the Dungeon may be accessible prior to defeating Skeletron, the Mechanic will only be found at Cavern height. Therefore, encountering her always requires defeating Skeletron, because the Dungeon Guardians spawning below zero depth will override all Dungeon spawns.
  • In a drunk world(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions), the level at which Dungeon Guardians spawn is lower, allowing for Dungeon enemies to spawn, but the Mechanic will not spawn until Skeletron is defeated.

Tips

• Since the Ice biome overrides Underground when calculating Happiness, the Mechanic can be put in an Ice biome without receiving Happiness penalty.

Trivia

The Mechanic during a Party.

• There appears to be a conflict between the Mechanic and Nurse during a Blood Moon. During this time, the Merchant has a chance of saying, "Oh, great. I can hear <name of Mechanic> and <name of Nurse> arguing from here."
• 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... <Name of 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, "Oh, great. I can hear Kayla/Amy and Kayla/Amy arguing from here."
• The quote "<name of Arms Dealer> keeps talking about pressing my pressure plate. I told him it was for stepping on." is a vague sexual reference. The Arms Dealer is apparently hitting on the Mechanic, using innuendo, but she does not get the euphemism and takes his comment literally.
  • This is further supported by the Mechanic's dislike of the Arms Dealer due to him constantly bothering the Mechanic, referenced in the quote, "I don't really like that <name of Arms Dealer> won't leave me alone!"
  • This might be the reason of the conflict between the Nurse and the Mechanic, since the Nurse has a crush on the Arms Dealer.
• The quote "Did you make sure your device was plugged in?" is possibly a reference to the British sitcom The IT Crowd, or a general statement made by many people in IT about "malfunctioning" devices.
• The quote "<Name of Tavernkeep> offered me a Root Beer, I told him to give it to me in a square cup." is a reference to a math joke; mathematical squares and square roots cancel each other out, therefore the result is simply beer.
• The quote "DON'T MOVE. I DROPPED MY CONTACT." makes a pun on "electrical contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens".
• The quote "Just-could you just... Please? Ok? Ok. Ugh." is possibly a reference to the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother.
• 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.
• The Mechanic's ability to throw her wrench like a boomerang to defend herself may be a reference to a similar move that can be performed by Ratchet from the action-adventure platforming game series Ratchet & Clank.
• Some of her names, "Autumn", "Dawn" and "Ginger" are references to the color orange and thus to her red hair.
•  – According to the Terraria lore pages, the Mechanic was being forced to rebuild Cthulhu piece by piece by the Cultists, which explains the creation and presence of the mechanical bosses. Additionally, she never finished Cthulhu's mechanical brain, which would account for the Brain of Cthulhu's lack of a mechanized counterpart.
• 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 only has vague recollections of throwing her in the Dungeon while possessed by Skeletron.
  • Her dislike of the Caverns due to "a traumatic experience" likely refers to this incident as well.
• The Mechanic's Shimmered form transforms her into a Goblin. This is most likely a reference to the fact the Mechanic and Goblin Tinkerer have feelings for each other which can be seen in their Living preferences and quotes.

• The Bestiary entry for the Mechanic: "The Mechanic was imprisoned for her aptitude in engineering. She sells wiring and tools for putting together anything imaginable."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4: Now sells Pixel Boxes and Teleporters.

• Desktop 1.4.1:
  • Mechanic's Rod is now buyable in pre-Hardmode, and in 4 moon phases.
  • Now sells 1, 3, and 5 Second Timers.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Now has a chance to drop the Combat Wrench upon death.
  • Now sells 1/2, 1/4 Second Timers, and Orange Pressure Plate.

• Desktop 1.3.1: Added Yellow Wrench, Teal Pressure Pad, Junction Box, Mechanical Lens, Engineering Helmet, and Wire Bulb.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Sprite updated.
  • Added Mechanical Ruler.
  • Now defends herself from enemies with a Combat Wrench.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Added Booster Track and Mechanic's Rod.

• Desktop 1.1.1: Now can be untied with Autopause enabled.

• Desktop 1.1: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.