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{{Infobox non-player character<br />
|name = Santa Claus<br />
|release = [[21 December]] [[2004]]<br />
|update = Santa, Flax and Castlewars<br />
|image = [[File:Santa Claus.png|Santa Claus]]<br />
|race = [[Human]]<br />
|members = No<br />
|quest = [[2008 Christmas event]]<br />
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[[2009 Christmas event]]<br />
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[[2010 Christmas event]]<br />
|location = '''2004''' Most major cities<br /> '''2005''' Taverley gate <br />'''2008:''' Jack Frost's hideout<br />'''2009:''' [[Land of Snow]] <br /> '''2010:''' [[Daemonheim]]<br />
|shop = No<br />
|gender = Male<br />
|examine = A jolly distributor of presents. ''or'' He knows if you've been naughty or nice.<br />
|features = Husband to the Queen of Snow and father to Jack Frost. Used to give yo-yo's.<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Santa head.png|left|A detailed image of Santa Claus]]<br />
'''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]].<br />
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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.<br />
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==History==<br />
===2004 Christmas event===<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Following the event, Father Christmas disappeared. If players needed a new yo-yo, they could obtain one from [[Diango]] in the [[Draynor Village]] market.<br />
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===2005 Christmas event===<br />
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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".<br />
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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.<br />
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===2008 Christmas event===<br />
[[File:Frozen Santa and Sleigh.png|thumb|left|Santa Claus and his four reindeer frozen in ice.]]<br />
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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.<br />
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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.<br />
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When he was defrosted, players were awarded with the four pieces of the [[Santa suit]].<br />
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===2009 Christmas event===<br />
[[File:Thorvar Crittersmash.png|right|thumb|Santa (badly) disguised as Thorvar.]]<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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===2010 Christmas event===<br />
{{main|Thorvar Crittersmash}}<br />
For the [[2010 Christmas event]], Santa Claus disguised himself as [[Thorvar Crittersmash]] to bring Christmas to the Fremennik warriors fighting in [[Daemonheim]].<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* His pseudonym in the [[2010_Christmas_event|2010 Christmas Event]], Thorvar Crittersmash, is a rough translation of Father Christmas.<br />
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