Skeleton Merchant

The Skeleton Merchant is an NPC vendor that randomly spawns in the Cavern layer.
He is not a Town NPC and will despawn when off-screen, although enemies will not spawn near him.
The Skeleton Merchant's stock changes at dawn (4:30AM) daily, and he does not need to respawn for it to do so. The majority of the items in his inventory will vary, depending on the current moon phase.
He will throw Bones to fend off nearby non-skeletal enemies, while ignoring bosses and most other skeletons. 
Unlike other NPCs, the Skeleton Merchant does not have a map icon. A Hunter Potion will highlight him.
 His current name will be displayed (e.g. Rattles Magoo) rather than Skeleton Merchant.
== Items sold ==
== Shimmered form ==
== Names ==
== Quotes ==
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During Rain:
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When in a :
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During a :
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During a :
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== Notes ==
* He cannot be teleported by the Portal Gun or King Statue.
*He can sometimes spawn in pools of water. However, his skeletal nature renders him immune to drowning.
* The Skeleton Merchant does not attack other skeletons, nor will they harm him via contact damage. He can still be harmed by certain non-contact attacks like Skeleton Archer's arrows.
**He will not attack bosses same for Skeletron. He may still be damaged by them, however.
* He cannot be killed by explosives deployed by the player. However, he may spawn in front of a Detonator or pressure plate explosive trap. Because of his bulkier appearance, players interacting with him may unwillingly hit the plunger on the detonator trap, killing both him and the player.
*Despite similar mechanics, the Skeleton Merchant is not considered a town NPC in regards to reducing enemy spawns. He does, however, count as seven NPCs for the sake of enemy spawn limits when spawning NPCs, mechanically similar to bosses. In most cases this effectively blocks virtually anything from spawning, including critters. This creates a problem when the player is preparing to farm monsters in the Underground or Cavern layers. It is necessary to have a strong external damage source (lava, Boulders, Lihzahrd traps) to kill him to continue farming, or just go far enough for him to despawn.
** This may not apply to – needs further testing (Expert Spider Caves still spawn Black Recluses when the Skeleton Merchant is in the safe box, at least).
** If the Skeleton Merchant is nearby, Bunnies can spawn underground.
* He does not spawn on jungle grass or corrupted blocks.
* His shimmered appearance resembles a zombified version of himself with fancier clothing.
*If the Skeleton Merchant walks into Shimmer, his sprite changes into a zombified old man with a beard.
== Tips ==
* Selling items to him can help a player clear out their inventory in the middle of a long caving session.
* If a player notices a Bunny in the Caverns, or a suspiciously low number of enemies on their Radar, it could be a sign that the Skeleton Merchant has spawned.
== Trivia ==
* The names Jack Sellington and Skellington are references to Jack Skellington from the 1993 American animated fantasy Halloween/Christmas film The Nightmare Before Christmas.
*He can be seen retrieving a Slap Hand from a pile of bones in the credits.
* The name "Bones McGee" is a reference to Leonard H. "Bones" McCoy, a character in the American science fiction franchise Star Trek.
* The name "No-Eyed Wiley" is a reference to One-Eyed Willy from the 1985 American adventure comedy film The Goonies.
* The name "Mandible Calavera" is a reference to Manuel "Manny" Calavera from the adventure game Grim Fandango.
* The names "Billy Marrows" and "Gloomy Mays" are a reference to the late American television salesperson .
* The name "Tom" may be a reference to , member of the American blues and soul revivalist band .
** "Tom" may also be a reference to the enemy Tim.
* The quote about Slime Oil is a reference to the "" peddlers of the 1800s, who were commonly called Snake Oil Salesmen.
* The quote "" is a reference to 's famous quote: "In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes."
* The quote "" is a reference to a young scavenger named Squirt the Peddler in the action role-playing game Diablo III. Squirt periodically asks the player a near-exact variation of this question, but refers to "things people throw away" instead of "things people throw at me".
* The quote "" suggests that he came to be after being killed by a Spider.
* Even though he is not a town NPC, he will throw confetti during a .
* He is one of two NPCs that does not have a map icon, the other being the Old Man.
* He is the only NPC that always despawns once off-screen. The Traveling Merchant also despawns when off-screen, but only after 6:00PM.
* Despite the fact one of his quotes makes a joke on the idea, the Skeleton Merchant does not sell .
* If the Skeleton Merchant is slain, no message pops up to announce his death, unlike most NPCs.
*The counterweights he sells resemble dice used in Dungeons & Dragons. This is a possible reference to weighted dies used for cheating, which may be provided by a disreputable merchant such as the Skeleton Merchant.
== History ==