Mechanic

The Mechanic is an NPC who sells various mechanisms, as well as Wire Cutters and Wrenches, allowing the player to construct and activate wired devices like traps and critter engines. She can be found in the Dungeon in the Cavern layer or below after killing Skeletron, where she spawns randomly as the stationary Bound Mechanic. Talking to her in this state will free her, after which she will respawn as long as a vacant house is available, even if killed.
On the versions, the Mechanic will attack nearby enemies. She will throw her / Wrench like a boomerang to defend herself, dealing 11 / / damage at the start of the game; on the , as players progress she will gain various stat increases. She can drop her weapon upon death.
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.
== Items sold ==
== Living preferences ==
== Shimmered form ==
== Names ==
== Quotes ==
=== Interaction quotes ===
* ""
* "" (Possibly a reference to "The IT Crowd", or a general statement made by many people in IT about "malfunctioning" devices.)
* ""
When Goblin Tinkerer is present:
* "
When Arms Dealer is present:
* ""
When is present:
* "" (Reference to a math joke; mathematical squares and square roots cancel each other out, therefore the result is simply beer.)
When found in Dungeon:
* ""
When homeless:
* ""
* ""
* ""
* "" (A pun on "contact", a device that an electrical current passes through, and "contact lens")
During Blood Moon:
* ""
* ""
* "" (Possibly a reference to "How I Met Your Mother")
* ""
During a :
* ""
During a :
* ""
* ""
During Rain:
* ""
* ""
During a :
* ""
* ""
When in a :
* ""
* ""
=== Happiness quotes ===
When homeless:
* ""
When far from home:
* ""
When in a sparse area:
* ""
When overcrowded:
* ""
* ""
When in the Snow biome:
* ""
When in the Caverns:
* ""
When in an Evil Biome or the Dungeon:
* ""
When near the Goblin Tinkerer:
* ""
When near the Princess:
* ""
When near the Cyborg:
* ""
When near the Arms Dealer:
* ""
When near the Clothier:
* "" (Reference to the Clothier leaving her in the Dungeon)
When neutral:
* ""
== 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 , the level at which Dungeon Guardians spawn is lower, therefore it's possible for the Bound Mechanic to be encountered before defeating Skeletron.
* The Mechanic can be housed in the underground Snow biome with the Tinkerer, without the penalty, for maximum NPC happiness. Since the Snow biome extends through the underground until it reaches the cavern layer, her preference for the Snow biome will override her dislike of the Underground.
== Trivia ==
* There appears to be conflict between the Mechanic and Nurse during a Blood Moon. During this time, the Merchant has a chance of saying, ""
* 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, ""
** When submerged in Shimmer, both the Mechanic and the Goblin Tinkerer become green goblins.
* 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, ""
* The line, "" is a vague sexual reference. The Arms Dealer is apparently hitting on the Mechanic, using innuendo, but she doesn't get the euphemism and takes his comment literally.
** This might be the reason of the conflict between the Nurse and the Mechanic, since the Nurse has a crush on the Arms Dealer.
* 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.
* Her ability to throw her wrench like a boomerang to defend herself may be a reference to Ratchet from the Ratchet & Clank games, who can do the same move.
* Some of her names, "Autumn", "Dawn", and "Ginger", are references to the color orange and thus to her red hair.
* 
* 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.
== History ==
== References ==