How To Get The Arms Dealer In Terraria

Arms Dealer

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Internal NPC ID: 19

The Arms Dealer is an NPC that will spawn once the following criteria have been met:

There is an empty house.
The player has at least one bullet or bullet-firing gun in their inventory (guns stored in storage items like chests do not count).

If the Arms Dealer is killed, he will only respawn if the above conditions are met again.

On the Desktop version, Console version, Mobile version, Switch version, and tModLoader version, when threatened by enemies, the Arms Dealer will use a Flintlock Pistol to defend himself. Once Hardmode begins, he upgrades to a Minishark for self-defense. He deals 24 / 36 / 42 damage in Pre-Hardmode (decreasing to 15 / 22 / 26 damage in Hardmode, although he does gain an increased rate of fire to compensate), and (on the Desktop version, Console version, and Mobile version) as players progress he will gain various stat increases.^[1]

1 Spawning criteria
2 Items sold
3 Living preferences
4 Tips
5 Names
6 Quotes
- 6.1 Interaction quotes
- 6.2 Happiness quotes
7 Trivia
8 History
9 References

Spawning criteria [ ]

Below is a list of qualifying guns and bullets. At least one of these must be in the player's inventory for the Arms Dealer to spawn.

Items sold [ ]

Inventory
Item	Cost	Availability
Musket Ball	7	Always available.
Silver Bullet	15	During a Blood Moon, in a world with silver ore and tungsten ore. (Always available in Hardmode.)
Tungsten Bullet	18	During a Blood Moon, in a world with tungsten ore. (Always available in Hardmode.)
Unholy Arrow	40	During the night after defeating the Eater of Worlds or Brain of Cthulhu. (Always available in Hardmode.)
Flintlock Pistol	5	Always available.
Minishark	35	Always available.
Illegal Gun Parts	20	Only at night.
Shotgun	25	In Hardmode.
Empty Bullet	5	In Hardmode.
Stynger Bolt	75	When the player possesses a Stynger.
Stake	15	When the player possesses a Stake Launcher.
Nail	1	When the player possesses a Nail Gun.
Candy Corn	5	When the player possesses a Candy Corn Rifle.
Explosive Jack 'O Lantern	15	When the player possesses a Jack 'O Lantern Launcher.
Nurse Hat	3	During Halloween.
Nurse Shirt	3	During Halloween.
Nurse Pants	3	During Halloween.
Quad-Barrel Shotgun	35	In Graveyard Biome after defeating Skeletron. In Graveyard Biome.
Any Pylon	10	When in a specific biome and is happy enough.

Living preferences [ ]

	Biome	Neighbor
Loves	n/a	Nurse
Likes	Desert	Princess Steampunker
Dislikes	Snow biome	Golfer
Hates	n/a	Demolitionist

For more information, see NPC happiness.

Tips [ ]

The easiest way to acquire a qualifying gun is to smash either a Shadow Orb or Crimson Heart in the Corruption or the Crimson. They will always drop a Musket or an Undertaker, respectively, on the first break.
- The Musket and Undertaker can also be found in Corrupt Crates and Crimson Crates, respectively.
Other qualifying early guns include:
- Boomstick (from Jungle Crates and Ivy Chests)
- Red Ryder (from Presents).
While it is called a 'gun', Flare Gun will not trigger the Arms Dealer, as it fires flares rather than bullets.
You can also get bullets from the Party Girl. When there is a party thrown, buy the Pigronata, they will drop the bullets. These bullets qualify to spawn him.

Names [ ]

The Arms Dealer may have any of the following names:

Andre
Brimst
Bronson
Dante
Darius
Darnell
Darryl
DeAndre
Demetrius
DeShawn
Dominique
Jalen
Jamal
Malik
Marquis
Maurice
Reginald
Terrance
Terrell
Tony
Trevon
Tyrone
Willie
Xavier

Quotes [ ]

Interaction quotes [ ]

"Keep your hands off my gun, buddy!"
"Hey, this ain't a movie, pal. Ammo is extra."
"I see you're eyeballin' the Minishark.. You really don't want to know how it was made."

When Nurse is present:

"Make it quick! I've got a date with <name of Nurse> in an hour."
"I want what <name of Nurse> is sellin'. What do you mean, she doesn't sell anything?"

When Dryad is present:

"<name of Dryad> is a looker. Too bad she's such a prude."

When Demolitionist is present:

"Don't bother with <name of Demolitionist>, I've got all you need right here."
"What's <name of Demolitionist>'s problem? Does he even realize we sell completely different stuff?"

After Skeletron has been defeated, but the Wall of Flesh has not, and Guide is present:

"I heard there is a doll that looks very similar to <name of Guide> somewhere in the underworld. I'd like to put a few rounds in it."
- If these conditions are met this will be the only quote available ( except during Windy Days, Rain and Thunderstorms).
- If there is no Guide, no name will show up where the name of Guide should be.

During a Blood Moon:

"I love nights like tonight. There is never a shortage of things to kill!"
"Man, it's a good night not to talk to anybody, don't you think, <name of player>?"

During a Party :

"Parties are great for getting people to come out of their shell, just like with bullets."

During Rain :

"Heard a rumor that some clouds are literally out to get you! Show 'em who's boss with one of my guns!"
"Flying fish? I call that target practice!"

During a Thunderstorm :

"A lightning gun? Don't have time for that, man. I love my bullets!"
"If you time it right, no one will hear your gunshots with the thunder."

During a Windy Day :

"Was tryin' out my new gun, but the wind kept me off target!"
"Don't spray and pray in the wind, buddy!"

When in a Graveyard :

"I hate places like this. I can't kill what's already dead!"
"If you see any suspicious activity out in that fog, I wasn't involved."

Happiness quotes [ ]

When homeless:

"I don't have a place to stay, pal!"

When neutral:

"I'm good, buddy!"

When far from home:

"I don't like doin' business this far from home."

When in a sparse area:

"This is what I'm talkin' about, privacy!"

When overcrowded:

"Shh, I think there's some people nearby, don't like doin' my deals here."
"Hey, I can't do what I do with so many people watchin' me."

When in a Desert:

"Ya know, the Desert is secluded and great for business, if you catch my drift."

When in a Snow biome:

"Yeah, no, the Snow makes me very uncomfortable."

When in an Evil biome or the Dungeon:

"I hate the Corruption/Crimson/Dungeon - hunting isn't quite as fun if you're the prey!"

When near the Nurse:

"Think <name of Nurse> the Nurse ever, ya know, checks me out?"

When near the Steampunker:

"Yeah, I like <name of Steampunker> the Steampunker, wicked cool person."

When near the Golfer:

"I don't really like <name of Golfer> the Golfer bein' on my turf, ya know?"

When near the Demolitionist:

"I'd REALLY like to use <name of Demolitionist> the Demolitionist as a range target sometime."

When near the Princess:

"I never would have expected it, man, but <name of Princess> the Princess knows her way around a gun!"

Trivia [ ]

The name Brimst may be a reference to brimstone (sulfur), one of the ingredients of gunpowder.
He seems to be attracted to both the Nurse and the Dryad. This is seen in his quote about the date with the Nurse, and the Dryad's quote about him flirting with her. He also flirts with the Mechanic, according to her quote about the pressure plate, but he seemingly has more of an interest in the Nurse.
- His interest in the Nurse is further backed by selling her clothes on Halloween instead of his own (though on a technical level, this may be because the Nurse does not have a shop interface through which to sell her clothes).
The Arms Dealer and Guide seem to argue with each other through Emotes, implying they do not get along. This is further evidenced by his quote regarding the Guide Voodoo Doll. However, the Guide does not negatively affect his happiness.
The quote about the Guide Voodoo Doll still appears even if the Guide is dead, but the name will be random each time.
His quote about ammo being extra is a reference to the fact that in most movies, the protagonists or other characters seemingly never run out of ammo.

The Bestiary entry for the Arms Dealer: "The Arms Dealer has everything anyone could need to shoot things dead, from little round bullets to guns made from sharks."

History [ ]

Desktop 1.4.0.1:
- Quad-Barrel Shotgun, Tungsten Bullets, and any Pylon added to inventory.
- The quote about the Guide will now only be displayed if the Guide is present.

Desktop 1.3.0.1: Sprite updated.

Desktop 1.2.1: Now sells ammunition for newly introduced weapons and Nurse costume (during Halloween).

Desktop 1.2: Price of Minishark and Illegal Gun Parts reduced.

Desktop 1.1:
- Now has random name given to him on spawn. His death will be reported with this name. Other NPCs will also use it in their quotes.
- Illegal Gun Parts are sold every night, not just during new moons.
- Silver Bullets and Unholy Arrows are always available after defeating the Wall of Flesh.
- Shotgun added to inventory.

Desktop 1.0.5:
- Unholy Arrows, Illegal Gun Parts and Silver Bullets added to inventory.
- Choice of goods become dependent upon time of the day and events.

Desktop 1.0.3: Like other NPCs, can now be killed by enemies.

Desktop-Release: Introduced.

Console-Release: Introduced.

Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

Mobile-Release: Introduced.

3DS-Release: Introduced.

References [ ]