Wagstaff/Grainy Transmission

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|-|Moonstorm=
|-|Mutated boss killed=
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The Grainy Transmission, also known as Robert Wagstaff, is an NPC exclusive to Don't Starve Together, introduced in the Return of Them. He can be found in the Moonstorms that spawn after the Mysterious Energy is created. He reappears after the Celestial Champion's final phase is defeated.
== Behavior ==
=== Moonstorm ===
Upon players entering a moonstorm for the first time, he will approach them and drop the blueprints for Astroggles and the Incomplete Experiment. If there are multiple players nearby he will drop blueprints for each.
Wearing Astroggles will show an indicator on the edge of the screen pointing to Wagstaff's current location if he is nearby.
He will appear somewhere in the moonstorm and run a short distance before disappearing when approached. Once followed four times, he will appear with a machine with 100 health and trying to contain a energetic static. Moonblind Crows and Misshapen Birds will land in flocks and approach Wagstaff in an attempt to prevent the containment of the moonstorm energy. If the container takes over 100 damage the containment will fail and he will disappear requiring the player to track him down again. After the containing process success, he will leave a Restrained Static and disappear.
Wagstaff will periodically ask for one of five tools, which will spawn around him during the containment process. Most characters will not be able to identify the tools, however Winona will be able to see the proper name when moused over the item. After the correct tool is given to Wagstaff it will respawn nearby a few moments later. All tools will vanish when the containment process ends, regardless of outcome.
=== Rifts ===
After defeating the Celestial Champion, he will show up to siphon its lunar energy with the Lunar Essence Extractor for two minutes (1/4 of a day). At this point the player can show him the Enlightened Shard dropped by Celestial Champion. He will ask the player to give it to him, and doing so will cause Rifts to begin spawning. If Wagstaff vanishes before the player is able to do so, in betas he will reappear somewhere around the player after some time, which gives the player another chance to give him the shard. However, in newer versions of the game he does not appear due to a bug and beating Celestial Champion for the second time is needed to spawn rifts. 
If the player defeats either the Crystal Deerclops, Armored Bearger or Possessed Varg, Wagstaff will appear and comment on the player's actions. He will appear again after defeating all three mutated bosses and will give the players a Spark Ark. After this, each defeated mutant will grant the players a Spark Ark, as long as the defeated mutant is different from the previous defeated mutant.
== Tools ==
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Reticulating Buffer=
|-|Widget Deflubber=
|-|Grommet Scriber=
|-|Conceptual Scrubber=
|-|Calibrated Perceiver=
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== Lunar Essence Extractor ==
After the defeat of the Celestial Champion, he will appear near its remains with the Lunar Essence Extractor, which he uses to house energy taken from the Celestial Champion. After doing so, he and the Lunar Essence Extractor fade away.
=== Animations ===
Lunar Essence Extractor Idle.gif|close idle
Lunar Essence Extractor Collect.gif|collect
== Quotes ==
Meeting the player for the first time in a Moonstorm
* You! Of course!
* Quick, take these!
* I'll be needing some assistance shortly.
* Find me when you are sufficiently prepared.
* Now, to find the source of that reading...
Idle
* It's close by now...
* If I can just find...
* If my hypothesis is correct...
* It's here... somewhere.
Leading the player
* Ahh, this way!
* My scans point toward this direction.
* Aha, found it again!
Starting containment
* This is it, it must be contained.
* I'll need your assistance, we must contain it before it's gone!
Requesting a tool
* Quick, I need my Reticulating Buffer!
* Someone find me a Widget Deflubber!
* Has anyone seen my Grommet Scriber?
* Can someone hand me the Conceptual Scrubber?
* I'm certain I put the Calibrated Perceiver down here somewhere...
Too busy to receive item
* I'm a bit preoccupied at the moment.
* Patience if you please, this requires my full concentration.
Requesting an Enlightened Crown Shard
* Incredible! It's just as I surmised!
* If only I could push its output a bit further...
* Oh yes, this could really be something, with one small addition...
* A small crystalline structure might just do the trick.
* Yes, I'm positive a shard of crystal would work...
* If it had the right translucency...
* And the correct shape...
* And lunar origin...
Confirming the player wants to give a shard
* This is... yes, this will propel my experiments to the next level!
* Quickly, hand it over."
Receiving a tool
* Is it important?
* Quickly now, timing is critical!
Incorrect tool
* No no, that's not what I'm looking for!
* This isn't the right one, the other one!
Correct tool
* Excellent, that's it!
* At last! Now let's get this finished!
Containment failed
* Balderdash! The containment has failed!
* Back to my notes again...
Containment successful
* It's done!
* Take this, you'll need it for what we have to do.
Moonstorm passed
* Balderdash, my connection is fading!
In moonstorm when Celestial Champion defeated
* Aha! This selenological anomaly can only mean one thing!
* Now is my chance!
Celestial Champion defeated
* Excellent! My little experiment was a resounding success!
* Thank you for all your hard work.
* Now if you'll excuse me, I have much to do.
Player attempts to give item other than Enlightened Crown Shard
* Don't waste my time.
Idling while waiting for a shard
* Hmmm...
* If I could just locate one...
* A crystalline shard, with the correct properties...
Disappearing after receiving a shard
* This will increase the power output exponentially!
* Now if you'll excuse me, I have much to do.
* you and I are about to change the world [sic]
== Trivia ==
* The Grainy Transmission was introduced in the Eye of the Storm update.
* If you spawn Wagstaff or Wagstaff's tools by commands, they will glow at night.
* Every character, except Winona, will identify Reticulating Buffer as Odd Tool, Widget Deflubber as Weird Tool, Grommet Scriber as Strange Tool, Conceptual Scrubber as Funky Tool, and Calibrated Perceiver as Bizarre Tool.
*WX-78 highly resents Wagstaff given their background, as seen in their examination quotes. They also warn the Lunar Siphonator that he can't be trusted.
*In a world with the Winter's Feast event active, Wagstaff will drop a unique Magnificent Adornment of the potato contained in the Astroggles after the Celestial Champion fight.
== Gallery ==
Wagstaff Eye of the Storm menu animation1.gif|Wagstaff animation in the Eye of the Storm themed main menu during the update's release.
Wagstaff Eye of the Storm menu animation2.gif|Another Wagstaff animation in the Eye of the Storm main menu.
Wagstaff Eye of the Storm menu animation3.gif|A third Wagstaff animation in the Eye of the Storm main menu.
Eye of the Storm Trailer Wagstaff.jpg|Grainy Transmission at the end of the Eye of the Storm Update Trailer
RWP280 Moonstorm Ubdate Concept Art.png|Concept art of Moonstorm update test from Rhymes With Play #280
RWP 280 Moonstorm Update Concept Art 2.png|Concept art of Moonstorm update test from Rhymes With Play #280
RWP280 Lunar Essence Extractor Concept Art.png|Concept art of Lunar Essence Extractor or contain static or Lunar Siphonator from Rhymes With Play #280
RWP280 Lunar Essence Extractor Animation Concept Art.gif|Concept art of Lunar Essence Extractor from Rhymes With Play #280
RWP280 Wagstaffs Tools Concept Art1.png|Concept art of Wagstaff's Tools from Rhymes With Play #280
RWP280 Wagstaffs Tools Concept Art2.png|Concept art of Wagstaff's Tools from Rhymes With Play #280
RWP280 Wagstaffs animation test.gif|Wagstaffs animation test from Rhymes With Play #280
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