Clothier (2024)

The Clothier is an NPC vendor who sells mainly vanity items. He is the same character as the Old Man who guards the Dungeon before Skeletron is defeated. After defeating Skeletron, the Old Man is freed from his curse, and he disappears from the Dungeon's entrance. Once a suitable vacant house is available thereafter, he spawns and sells items. His clothes are no longer tattered, his eyes have turned blue (from red), and he is wearing a Red Hat.

Equipping the Clothier Voodoo Doll allows a player to attack and kill the Clothier (similar to the Guide Voodoo Doll). Doing so at night re-summons Skeletron. Killing him with the Flymeal will not summon Skeletron however.

Shadowflame skull projectile

When threatened on the PC version, Console version, Mobile version, Old Chinese version, tModLoader version, and tModLoader 1.3-Legacy version, the Clothier fires shadowflame skull projectiles similar to those produced by the Book of Skulls. They inflict enemies with the Shadowflame debuff for 5–10 seconds^[2] and deal 16 / 24 / 28 damage at the start of the game, but as the player progresses, the Clothier will gain various stat increases.^[1]

Items sold[]

Inventory

Item	Cost	Availability
Black Thread	1	Always available.
Pink Thread	1	Always available.
Summer Hat	1	During the day.
Plumber's Shirt	25	During a full moon ().
Plumber's Pants	25	During a full moon ().
White Tuxedo Shirt	25	During the night of a full moon ().
White Tuxedo Pants	25	During the night of a full moon ().
The Doctor's Shirt	20	During a Waning Gibbous ().
The Doctor's Pants	20	During a Waning Gibbous ().
Familiar Shirt	1	Always available.
Familiar Pants	1	Always available.
Familiar Wig	1	Always available.
Clown Hat	2	If the Clown has been defeated.
Clown Shirt	1	If the Clown has been defeated.
Clown Pants	1	If the Clown has been defeated.
Mime Mask	2	During a Blood Moon.
Fallen Tuxedo Shirt	25	During a Blood Moon.
Fallen Tuxedo Pants	25	During a Blood Moon.
Solar Cultist Hood	10	During the day, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Solar Cultist Robe	10	During the day, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Lunar Cultist Hood	10	During the night, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Lunar Cultist Robe	10	During the night, if the Lunatic Cultist has been defeated.
Tax Collector's Hat	3	If the Tax Collector is present.
Tax Collector's Suit	3	If the Tax Collector is present.
Tax Collector's Pants	3	If the Tax Collector is present.
Gravedigger Hat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Gravedigger Coat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Funeral Hat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Funeral Coat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Funeral Pants	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Tragic Umbrella	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Victorian Goth Hat	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Victorian Goth Dress	10	If spoken to in a Graveyard.
Beanie	1	If spoken to in a Snow biome.
Guy Fawkes Mask	3	During Halloween.
Tam O' Shanter	250	In Hardmode, during a third-quarter moon ().
Blue Graduation Cap	10	In Hardmode, during a waning crescent ().
Blue Graduation Gown	10	In Hardmode, during a waning crescent ().
Tiara	25	In Hardmode, during a new moon ().
Princess Dress (Clothier)	10	In Hardmode, during a new moon ().
Maroon Graduation Cap	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing crescent ().
Maroon Graduation Gown	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing crescent ().
Cowboy Hat	5	In Hardmode, during a first-quarter moon ().
Cowboy Jacket	5	In Hardmode, during a first-quarter moon ().
Cowboy Pants	5	In Hardmode, during a first-quarter moon ().
Black Graduation Cap	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing gibbous ().
Black Graduation Gown	10	In Hardmode, during a waxing gibbous ().
Balla Hat	1	If the Frost Legion has been defeated.
Gangsta Hat	1	If the Frost Legion has been defeated.
Clothier's Jacket	3	During Halloween.
Clothier's Pants	3	During Halloween.
Bundled Party Balloons	2	During a Party.
Balloon Animal	2	During a Party.
Silly Sunflower Petals	3	During a Party.
Silly Sunflower Tops	3	During a Party.
Silly Sunflower Bottoms	3	During a Party.
Hunter Cloak	15	When the player has an accumulate golf score of 2000 or more.
Any Pylon	10	When in a specific biome and is happy enough.
Old Walking Stick	1	Always available.
George's Hat	1	During a Blood Moon, male character.
George's Suit	25	During a Blood Moon, male character.
George's Pants	25	During a Blood Moon, male character.
Fabulous Ribbon	1	During a Blood Moon, female character.
Fabulous Dress	25	During a Blood Moon, female character.
Fabulous Slippers	25	During a Blood Moon, female character.
Oktober Locks	80	During Oktoberfest.
Dirndl Blouse	1 20	During Oktoberfest.
Dirndl Skirt	1	During Oktoberfest.
Alpine Hat	80	During Oktoberfest.
Lederweste	1 20	During Oktoberfest.
Lederhosen	1	During Oktoberfest.
Festive top hat	1	During Christmas.
Toro's Head	10	During a Blood Moon.
Toro's Body	25	During a Blood Moon.
Toro's Legs	25	During a Blood Moon.
Monomi Head	10	During a Blood Moon.
Monomi Body	25	During a Blood Moon.
Monomi Legs	25	During a Blood Moon.
Shiren Shirt	25	During a full moon ().
Shiren Pants	25	During a full moon ().

Living preferences []

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Shimmered form []

Shimmered Clothier and his Map Icon.

When submerged in Shimmer, the Clothier 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[]

Happiness quotes []

Names[]

The Clothier may have any of the following names:

Trivia[]

• Most of the Clothier's dialogues refer to movies starring the American actor and filmmaker Tom Hanks, namely Castaway, Forrest Gump, The Ladykillers, Apollo 13, A League of Their Own, and The Polar Express.
• One of possible names for the Clothier is James. This is a reference to Terraria YouTuber James Benett, who is better known as ChippyGaming and uses the Clothier as his avatar.
  • His shimmered form looks similar to James, as he has blond hair and blue eyes.
• The Clothier appears to want to eat the Truffle. This can be seen in the Truffle's quote, "Everyone in this town feels a bit off. I woke up to the clothier chewing on my foot last night." and the Clothier's quote, "I'll give you a discount on your wears if you can convince <name of Truffle> to come over for a...sizing."
  • This is further confirmed by the Clothier loving to live near the Truffle, while the Truffle dislikes being a neighbor of the Clothier.
  • Since NPC's charge lower prices when NPC's they like are nearby, this means the Clothier will keep his promise if the player follows through with his request.
• The quote "I keep having vague memories of tying up a woman and throwing her in a dungeon." is a reference to the fact that the Bound Mechanic is found in the Dungeon. This implies that he, while possessed by Skeletron, was responsible for the act.
  • This is further confirmed by the Clothier's confused hatred of the Mechanic, with him having very little memory of what happened before.
• The quote "That Red Hat of yours looks familiar..." is a reference to player murdering him for the hat, as that is the only way to obtain it legitimately. Additionally, this quote will always override all others as long as the hat is on.
  • This may also suggest that the Clothier may have an awareness of his previous self, as he is 1 of the only 2 NPCs to say something like that, the other being the Guide with the line "I wonder why my predecessor spontaneously burst into flames. Hopefully it doesn't happen to me..."
• The name Pip may be a reference to Philip Pirrip, called Pip, the protagonist in the 1861 novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. Pip goes through multiple different profession changes, and eventually becomes a responsible person at the end. The Clothier starting off as an old man and then turning into a man with a stable job and income may be a metaphor for what Pip had gone through in the book.

The Bestiary entry for the Clothier: "Once trapped under a curse, the Clothier is the master of thread. If it's fashion that's desired, he's the man! He talks in a familiar way."

History[]

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now sells several exclusive items when in a Graveyard mini-biome.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Now has a chance to be named "James".

• Desktop 1.3.2: Now sells several Party-related items: Bundled Party Balloons, Balloon Animal, Silly Sunflower set.

• Desktop 1.3.0.1:
  • Added Lunar and Solar Cultist sets and White Tuxedo set.
  • Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Fixed bug where the Clothier could not be hit with projectiles, even with the Clothier Voodoo Doll equipped.

• Desktop 1.2.1.2: Skeletron now spawns on the Clothier when using a Clothier Voodoo Doll.

• Desktop 1.2.1: Sells the Guy Fawkes Mask for the Halloween event.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: The Clothier can now be attacked with the Clothier Voodoo Doll equipped.

• Desktop 1.2:
  • Now sells more unique vanity sets during Hardmode, as well as the Balla and Gangsta Hats.
  • Can now be killed with a Clothier Voodoo Doll to summon Skeletron at night.

• Desktop 1.1: Now has random name given to him on spawn. His deaths will be reported with this name. Also other NPCs will use it in their quotes.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Familiar set, The Doctor's set, and Mime Mask were added to inventory. Choice of goods become time-of-day- and event-dependent.

• Desktop 1.0.4: Introduced.

• Console-Release: Introduced.

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.

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