Santa ClausHardmode exclusive

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Santa Claus is a Hardmode NPC vendor that arrives after the Frost Legion has been defeated, but only during the Christmas season ((Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions) December 15 – December 31 / (3DS version) December 1 – January 15, (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 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.
(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) Santa Claus will defend himself against nearby enemies by throwing baubles.
Items sold
Inventory
Item
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Cost
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Availability
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Santa Hat
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15 GC
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Always available.
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Santa Shirt
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15 GC
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Always available.
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Santa Pants
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15 GC
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Always available.
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Christmas Tree
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25 SC
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Always available.
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Red Light
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Green Light
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Blue Light
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Star Topper 1(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Star Topper 2(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Star Topper 3(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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505 Topper(Old-gen console version)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Bow Topper(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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White Garland(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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White and Red Garland(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Red Garland(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Red and Green Garland(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Green Garland(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Green and White Garland(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Multicolored Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Red Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Yellow Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Inventory
Item
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Cost
|
Availability
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Green Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Red and Green Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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Yellow and Green Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Red and Yellow Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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White Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
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Always available.
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White and Red Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
|
5 SC
|
Always available.
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White and Yellow Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
|
5 SC
|
Always available.
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White and Green Bulb(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Multicolored Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Red Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Green Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Blue Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Yellow Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Red and Yellow Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Red and Green Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
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5 SC
|
Always available.
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Yellow and Green Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
|
5 SC
|
Always available.
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Blue and Green Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
|
5 SC
|
Always available.
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Red and Blue Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
|
5 SC
|
Always available.
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Blue and Yellow Lights(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)
|
5 SC
|
Always available.
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Any Pylon(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
|
10 GC
|
When in a specific biome and is happy enough.
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Living preferences
| Biome | Neighbor |
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Loves | | n/a |
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Likes | n/a | Princess(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
|
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Dislikes | n/a | n/a |
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Hates | | |
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For more information, see NPC happiness.
Shimmered form
Shimmered Santa Claus and his Map Icon.
When submerged in Shimmer, the Santa Claus 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.
Quotes
Interaction quotes
- "Ho ho ho, and a bottle of... Egg Nog!"
- "What? You thought I wasn't real?"
- "Care to bake me some cookies?"
During a Party(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "Come now, you didn't think I only celebrated on Christmas did you?"
When it's Raining:
- "Got a torch? If so, won't you guide my sleigh tonight?!"
During a Windy Day(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "Ho ho! My reindeer will fly at mach speeds, tonight!"
During a Thunderstorm(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "Oh ho... whoah! There goes Dasher. There went Donner, too!"
When in a Graveyard(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions):
- "Ho ho ho! Wait, look at this place... did I come two months too early!?"
- "Naughty or Nice? Hm, how unusual... the people here have all been crossed off my list for some time now."
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Happiness quotes (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
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 a awful place like the Desert."
When near the Princess:
- "Ho ho ho, <name of Princess> is most certainly on top of the nice list. "
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!"
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Tips
This content is transcluded from Christmas § Tips.
- Christmas can be "activated" by setting the device's date to any date within the respective Christmas timespan.
Change the computer's date to any day between December 15th and 31st.
Disconnect from
Xbox Live /
PSN and change the console time.
Disconnect from automatic date/time updates and change the time manually. Note that this does not work for some devices.
Go to "System Settings" and go to "Other Settings, click on "Date and Time", then "Today's Date" and "Current Time" and set the date and time there.
Go to "System Settings" and go to "System", click on "Date and Time", turn off "Synchronize Clock via Internet" and set the time there.
- If a change of the device's time is undesired, applications like "RunAsDate" allow launching Terraria with a changed time and date.
- 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
- If a Snow Globe is obtained and brought into a pre-Hardmode world, Santa Claus can be summoned outside Hardmode by defeating the Frost Legion and having available housing for him.
- 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 Tavernkeep(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) 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
Console version, he has a description in the housing section saying "A jolly old fellow".Verify
- "Ho ho ho, and a bottle of... Egg Nog!" is a reference to the fictional sea song Dead Man's Chest, originally from Robert Louis Stevenson's adventure novel Treasure Island 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, "Yo ho ho and a bottle of....blinkroots!"
- 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' A Christmas Carol, where protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge (whom the Tax Collector is based on) despises everything to do with Christmas, hence Santa hating him.
- This is the only NPC to actively love or hate a biome – all other NPCs simply like or dislike certain biomes.
- Santa Claus' interaction quote during a Storm, "Oh ho... whoah! There goes Dasher. There went Donner, too!" is a reference to the fact that Donner is the German word for 'Thunder', as well as one of Santa's reindeer.
- Santa Claus' Shimmered form could be a reference to the Ded Moroz, a legendary figure in Slavic mythology who is similar to Santa Claus.
- The
Bestiary entry for the Santa Claus: "Only present during a specific time of year, Santa Claus makes a big entrance and an even bigger, rather explosive exit. Ho! Ho! Ho!"
History
- Desktop 1.3.0.1:
- Now attacks enemies in sight by throwing baubles.
- Sprite updated.
- Mobile 1.2.10061: Santa now requires the Frost Legion to be defeated before he would spawn.
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