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{{Infobox non-player character
|name = Santa Claus
|release = [[21 December]] [[2004]]
|update = Santa, Flax and Castlewars
|image = [[File:Santa Claus.png|Santa Claus]]
|race = [[Human]]
|members = No
|quest = [[2008 Christmas event]]

[[2009 Christmas event]]

[[2010 Christmas event]]
|location = '''2004''' Most major cities<br /> '''2005''' Taverley gate <br />'''2008:''' Jack Frost's hideout<br />'''2009:''' [[Land of Snow]] <br /> '''2010:''' [[Daemonheim]]
|shop = No
|gender = Male
|examine = A jolly distributor of presents. ''or'' He knows if you've been naughty or nice.
|features = Husband to the Queen of Snow and father to Jack Frost. Used to give yo-yo's.
}}
[[File:Santa head.png|left|A detailed image of Santa Claus]]
'''Santa Claus''' (also known as '''Father Christmas''', '''Hooded stranger''', '''Nick,''' '''Saint Nicklaus, or Thorvar Crittersmash ''') is a [[Christmas]] themed [[non-player character]] who made an appearance in the [[2004 Christmas event|2004]], [[2005 Christmas event|2005]], [[2008 Christmas event|2008]], [[2009 Christmas event|2009]] and [[2010 Christmas event]]. He is the father of [[Jack Frost]], and husband to the [[Queen of Snow]].

Santa is seen not wearing a [[Santa hat]], but is instead wearing a hood. The current Santa Claus is very different from the [[2004 Christmas event]] version who was called [[Father Christmas]]. The graphically updated Santa wears a different set of clothing and is more stout than his previous version.

==History==
===2004 Christmas event===
During the [[2004]] Christmas Event, Father Christmas appeared in numerous [[free-to-play]] and [[pay-to-play]] cities, these being [[East Ardougne]], [[Varrock]], [[Falador]], [[Catherby]], and [[Yanille]]. He could usually be found along important roads or in town centres.

When spoken to, Father Christmas would give players a [[yo-yo]], a toy that only players who attended the event can receive. If players lost their yo-yo, they could obtain another by speaking to him again. If the player already had a yo-yo, he would just wish them a merry Christmas.

Following the event, Father Christmas disappeared. If players needed a new yo-yo, they could obtain one from [[Diango]] in the [[Draynor Village]] market.

===2005 Christmas event===

In [[2005]], Father Christmas appeared at the gate east of [[Taverley]], near [[Doric]]'s house. When players were instructed to deliver a box of baubles to a person at the gate, they would find him there, although he was called "hooded stranger".

During this event, he played a much less significant role, and was mostly just in-game as a sort of Easter Egg. As usual, he was removed following the event.

===2008 Christmas event===
[[File:Frozen Santa and Sleigh.png|thumb|left|Santa Claus and his four reindeer frozen in ice.]]

In the 2008 Christmas event, his son, [[Jack Frost]], freezes him, his sleigh and his four reindeers. Usually, Santa Claus is supposed to have 8 reindeers, excluding Rudolph.

Players had to defrost him by lighting several [[logs]] around his sleigh using a [[tinderbox]] (given to players during the event). No [[firemaking]] experience was rewarded.

When he was defrosted, players were awarded with the four pieces of the [[Santa suit]].

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===2009 Christmas event===
[[File:Thorvar Crittersmash.png|right|thumb|Santa (badly) disguised as Thorvar.]]
Santa Claus returns in ''[[2009 Christmas event]]''. In this event, the Christmas-hating [[Ebenezer Scourge]] kidnaps him and steals the food prepared for the Christmas feast organised by the Queen of Snow. Scourge does this to seek revenge on the Queen of Snow.

Santa Claus is freed when players, wearing the [[Ghost costume]], scare Ebenezer Scourge by pretending to be the [[wikipedia:Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come|Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come]]. If players wore the costume and talked to Santa Claus, he mistakes the player for a real ghost, but quickly realises that the ghost is the player.

===2010 Christmas event===
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For the [[2010 Christmas event]], Santa Claus disguised himself as [[Thorvar Crittersmash]] to bring Christmas to the Fremennik warriors fighting in [[Daemonheim]].

==Trivia==
* His pseudonym in the [[2010_Christmas_event|2010 Christmas Event]], Thorvar Crittersmash, is a rough translation of Father Christmas.

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