Removed Features

This feature has been removed from the game. The information presented here is for reference only.

The following features were once officially implemented in Don't Starve or Don't Starve Together, but have since been removed from the games for various reasons.

For features with references in the games' files, see Unimplemented Features.

For features that regards upcoming versions, see Upcoming Content.

Bonfire

The Bonfire is a removed Structure. Pigs used to spawn at Bonfires, before they were replaced by Pig Houses. They automatically started at Night, however, the Fire did not cast any light. The player was able to cook Food over a Bonfire even when it was not lit. Its spawn code was "bonfire".

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Barrel

“Did that just move?”

–Wilson

“What a wonderfully flammable home.”

–Willow

“This... thing. It smells not so good.”

–Wolfgang

“It's filthy.”

–Wendy

“WHAT A PITIFUL HOME.”

–WX-78

“This appears to be the home of several primates.”

–Wickerbottom

“What a fine choice of building materials.”

–Woodie

“What a disgusting home.”

–Maxwell

“What's in the barrel?”

–Wigfrid

“Did you hear something?”

–Webber

“Neat abode, guys.”

–Walani

“An absolute madhouse.”

–Warly

“They be keepin' treasures in thar, no doubt.”

–Woodlegs

The Barrel is a removed object found in the Caves, that used to spawn Splumonkeys. When destroyed with a Hammer, it dropped two Cave Bananas, 2 Manure and sometimes a Gnome. The Barrel was also flammable. As of A Moderately Friendly Update, the Barrel was removed, and replaced with the Splumonkey Pod. Its spawn code was "monkeybarrel".

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Deadly Feast

“A most potent dish.”

–Wilson

“Fire didn't cure this dish of being nasty.”

–Willow

“Look like evil food.”

–Wolfgang

“This, my final feast.”

–Wendy

“POISON DETECTED”

–WX-78

“I'm not sure that's good to eat.”

–Wickerbottom

“That doesn't smell quite right, eh.”

–Woodie

“It smells... noxious.”

–Maxwell

“I will leave this one alone.”

–Wagstaff

“A möst pötent dish.”

–Wigfrid

“Scent of doom.”

–Webber

“My gut can't handle that!”

–Walani

“I would not recommend this.”

–Warly

“'Tis a dreadful meal.”

–Woodlegs

“'TIS DEADLY”

–Wilba

“Nope”

–Wormwood

“I'm adventurous, but not that adventurous.”

–Wheeler

“Food poisoning and a half.”

–Winona

“I desire this even less than regular food.”

–Wortox

“Shouldn't eat that.”

–Wurt

The Deadly Feast is a removed Food item that would instantly kill most characters when consumed. It was used as a way to escape Adventure Mode before the epilogue was fully implemented. Its spawn code was "deadlyfeast".

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Farm Plot

The Farm Plot was a feature in beta versions of Don't Starve and it required 6 Grass and 8 Manure to craft without any science. It was a slower version of the basic farm.

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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.

Gemology Tab

Gemology was a crafting tab used to make the various Gem-based items in the game. The recipes from the tab still exist, but they have since been split between the Magic Tab and the Ancient Tab. They included Life Giving Amulet, Chilled Amulet, Nightmare Amulet, The Lazy Forager, Fire Staff, Ice Staff, Telelocator Staff, Star Caller's Staff and Telelocator Focus.

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All Game Tabs

Since the March 2022 QoL Update, Crafting Tabs have been replaced with Filter in the game. So now Crafting Tabs in Don't Starve Together are removed

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  Tools

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  Light

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  Survival

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  Food

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  Fight

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  Science

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  Structures

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  Seafaring

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  Refine

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  Magic

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  Dress

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  Books

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  Ectoherbology

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  Engineering

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  Green Thumb

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  Seasonings

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  Shadow

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  Slingshot Ammo

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  Stagecraft

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  Balloonomancy

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  Spider Care

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  Clocksmithy

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  Strongman

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  Ancient

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  Cartography

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  Celestial

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  Critters

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  Fishing

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  Sculpt

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  Landscaping

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  Bottle Exchange

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  Offerings

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  Mad Science

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  Feast

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  Cawnival Creation

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  Trinket Trove

Codex Umbra Filter

The Codex Umbra Filter was a filter in the crafting menu for Don't Starve Together that is only available to Maxwell. Here, the player can craft the Codex Umbra, which itself unlocks the ability to bend Nightmare Fuel into the 4 different variants of Shadow Puppets. The following recipes can be crafted in the Shadow Tab:

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  Shadow Logger

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  Shadow Miner

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  Shadow Digger

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  Shadow Duelist

Skill Trees

Wormwood

Skill	Description	Prerequisites	Location
Petal Production	Produce flower petals while in full bloom.	Flower Power	Left-Branch
Farmhand I	Tend farm plants within a larger range while full bloom.	Seed Sleuth	Left-Branch
Farmhand II	Tend farm plants within an even larger range while full bloom.	Farmhand I	Left-Branch
Farmhand III	Tend farm plants within a vast range while full bloom.	Farmhand II	Left-Branch

Different Shadow Puppets

Initially, Shadow Puppets are not universal, instead they have to be chosen upon creation of which task they will be specialized in. As such, they do not mimic the actions that the player is performing, but instead spawn with a specific task which they perform. They also do not disappear after 2.5 days nor have a durability limit and stay active until they are killed. To dispel them, Maxwell or any other character can simply force attack (Ctrl/Cmnd) click them. Shadow Puppets will drop 1 Nightmare Fuel when killed or dispelled by players.

Shadow Logger

Shadow Logger
"Holds a grudge against trees."
Crafting	×2 ×40
Tab
Filters	File:Codex Umbra Filter.png
Tier	Always available
	1
Running Speed	6
Special Ability	Cut Tree.
Drops	× 1
	"shadowlumber_builder"

The Shadow Logger cost 2 Nightmare Fuel, 1 Axe and -40 maximum sanity to summon. It chops trees closest to the player.

Shadow Miner

Shadow Miner
"Mine that rock!"
Crafting	×2 ×40
Tab
Filters	File:Codex Umbra Filter.png
Tier	Always available
	1
Running Speed	6
Special Ability	Mine Boulder.
Drops	× 1
	"shadowminer_builder"

The Shadow Miner cost 2 Nightmare Fuel, 1 Pickaxe and -40 maximum sanity to summon. It mines rocks closest to the player.

Shadow Digger

Shadow Digger
"Diggy diggy hole."
Crafting	×2 ×40
Tab
Filters	File:Codex Umbra Filter.png
Tier	Always available
	1
Running Speed	6
Special Ability	Dig Stump.
Drops	× 1
	"shadowdigger_builder"

The Shadow Digger cost 2 Nightmare Fuel, 1 Shovel and -40 maximum sanity to summon. It digs up stumps/graves closest to the player.

Shadow Duelist

Shadow Duelist
"Ethereal bodyguard."
Crafting	×2 ×70
Tab
Filters	File:Codex Umbra Filter.png
Tier	Always available
	75
	40 (30 )
Attack Period	2
Attack Range	2
Running Speed	6
Special Ability	Attack Mobs. Regenerate +7.5 /sec.
Drops	× 1
	"shadowduelist_builder"

The Shadow Duelist cost 2 Nightmare Fuel, 1 Spear and -70 maximum sanity to summon. It defends the player from attackers as well as attack player's target. Naturally regenerates 15 health every 2 seconds.

Summon Limitations

Given the loss in sanity, the player can summon a maximum of:

• 4 Harvesters - Residual Sanity: 40 (20%)
• 1 Duelist and 2 Harvesters - Residual Sanity: 50 (25%)
• 2 Duelist and 1 Harvester - Residual Sanity: 20 (10%)

Importing

Before the Doorway to Adventure update, it was possible to import a save for the steam version of Don't Starve from a backed up region that could be found in the steam directory. This feature has since been removed.

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Jury-Rigged Portal

“It's rickety, but it appears to function. After a fashion...”

–Wilson

The Jury-Rigged Portal was a previously naturally spawning Structure in Don't Starve Together that served as a spawn point for newly joined players. It could also be used to resurrect Ghost Players when playing in Endless Mode.

Lore-wise, the Jury-Rigged Portal was first featured in a comic used to announce Don't Starve Together, as silhouetted characters could be seen emerging from it. Later, it was revealed that Maxwell helped Wilson build it. It was then destroyed and replaced with the Florid Postern by Charlie upon the game leaving Early Access, though it is functionally the same thing.

The Jury-Rigged Portal. The Jury-Rigged Portal in-game. The Jury-Rigged Portal glowing at night. Wilson building a Jury-Rigged Portal in the comic that announced Don't Starve Together. Wilson and Maxwell building the Portal in the Cyclum Puzzles. Promo image with the characters running out of the Portal. The Jury-Rigged Portal shown in the main menu.

Malfunctioning Novelty Ride

The Malfunctioning Novelty Ride was part of a Set Piece in the Shipwrecked DLC. It was found near a Skeleton in any land Biome and served as a placeholder for the Seaworthy Portal. The Malfunctioning Novelty Ride can no longer be spawned into the game, as its prefab was completely replaced in the Wilbur Vs. The Volcano update.

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Note

Notes were items dropped by Birds on May 1st, 2014. They were part of a puzzle, eventually hinting to the release of Don't Starve Together, and displaying coordinates to be used on a special map. Other than reading them, the only use for Notes was as a Fuel source. There were 17 different coordinates in total:

1 (-16, 16)	7 ( -4, -8)	20 (-22, 1)	60 ( 6,-23)
2 (-22, 9)	8 ( 20, -2)	30 (-10,-16)	100 (-14, 16)
3 ( 10,-16)	9 ( 2, 20)	40 ( 16, -2)	300 (-6, 13)
4 (-11, -4)	10 (-13, 8)	50 ( 13, -7)	400 (-18, 6)
5 ( 6, 2)

When a Note was examined, a line of code in the console ended with "It's Greek to me.", an idiom expressing the speaker does not understand something. In this case, however, it was also a hint at the answers to parts of the puzzle.

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  Wilson reading a Note.

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  Wilson's map mentioning notes on the hidden website.

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  Upon examination, the notereader.lua code reads "It's Greek to me."

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  The prototype puzzle page.

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  The moon puzzle page.

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  The second page of the moon puzzle.

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  The comic revealed at the end of the puzzle.

Research Points

Main article: Research Points List

Research Points were used to unlock new Crafting recipes and were acquired by putting Items into a Science Machine or Alchemy Engine. Each item gave a specific amount of points. In the Insanity! update, this feature was removed and replaced by Prototyping.

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Road Turf

Road Turf was one of the Turf Items acquired by digging Road tiles with a Pitchfork. Like other Turfs, it could be placed on any bare ground tile. The player's speed was increased when walking on Road Turf. Road Turfs did stack up to 10 and had a fuel value of 45/90 Sec. Road Turfs have been replaced by Cobblestones. Roads are now permanent and can no longer be dug up with a Pitchfork.

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Speargun

For the weapon still implemented in the game, see Spear Gun.

“Oh, the science I could get up to with this!”

–Wilson

“A handy tool upon the waves.”

–Willow

“Spears will shoot now!”

–Wolfgang

“It deals death from a distance!”

–Wendy

“COME AT ME, SEA CREATURES”

–WX-78

“I appreciate the advantage of a ranged gadget.”

–Wickerbottom

“This is one skookum weapon!”

–Woodie

“This projectile flinger may come in handy.”

–Maxwell

“A cöward's weapön.”

–Wigfrid

“We shoot it!”

–Webber

“Point. Shoot.”

–Walani

“Long-range kebab-ing.”

–Warly

“A fine gutshooter ye'll make.”

–Woodlegs

The Speargun was a craftable Ranged Weapon in the Shipwrecked DLC, that was replaced with the Spear Gun in the Release the Quacken! update. It could only be used once and dealt 100 damage per shot. Spearguns required 1 Seashell, 3 Bamboo, and 1 Jellyfish to craft, and a Science Machine to prototype. They were found in the Fight Tab and stacked up to 20. Their spawn code was "speargun".

Poison Speargun

The Poison Speargun was a Poisonous version of the Speargun. In addition to dealing 100 damage on hit, it also would poison the target. Poison Spearguns required 3 Seashell, 1 Bamboo and 1 Venom Gland to craft. Their spawn code was "speargun_poison".

Obsidian Speargun

In addition to dealing 100 damage on hit, the Obsidian Speargun would also ignite the target, unless used in the Hurricane Season. Obsidian Spearguns used 3 Seashell, 3 Bamboo and 1 Obsidian to craft. Prototyping them required using either their Blueprint or a Brain of Thought. Their spawn code was "obsidianspeargun".

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Sticky Webbing (Item)

For the feature that is still available in the game, see Spider Den.

Sticky Webbing was a Turf Item that could be obtained by digging up the white, creep-like substance around Spider Dens and Spilagmites using a Pitchfork. It stacked up to 10 and had a fuel value of 45/90 Sec. The ability to dig up Sticky Webbing has been entirely removed from the game.

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  Icon

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  Original HD icon from Bonus Materials from CD Don't Starve.

Warbucks

Main article: Warbucks

The first Hamlet exclusive character was Warbucks, who was added during the DLC's beta. He was later removed in update Rev. 307715 of the DLC's Early Access.

Disease

A diseased Grass Tuft, good riddance.

Disease was a mechanic in Don't Starve Together that essentially rendered replanted plants useless. When a replanted plant was diseased, it had a timer set to 50 days. Once that timer was up, it had a 10% chance to become diseased. If the chance failed, the timer was reset to another value between 30-70 days and the process would repeat itself. If it was successful, the player's character would comment when harvesting the plants for 4-6 days to warn the player that the plant would become diseased. If it turned fully diseased, the plant's disease would begin to spread to other nearby replanted crops every 1.5-2.5 days without warning. The player could dig up the plant in its warning phase in order to manually reset the timer (or at the very least if the plant was already diseased, the player could dig it up to prevent the disease from spreading, but the diseased plant was destroyed in the process).

It affected Grass Tufts, Saplings, Berry Bushes, and Stone Fruit. Logs and Grass Geckos were also intended to be diseased, but never made the cut.

It was removed from the game in the Reap What You Sow Update.

Cave's Walls

The Caves used to have giant walls, making it hard for the player to see. They were later removed. In game files, unused wall textures can still be found. One of them is the wooden walls that were used for the Forbidden Knowledge short and as walls for the house in the Hamlet DLC.

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  In game

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  Texture Wall 1

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  Texture Wall 2

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  Texture Wall 3

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  Texture Wall 4

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  Texture Wall 5

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  Texture Wall 6

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  Texture Wall 4 with out bg

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  Texture Wall 6 with out bg

Pig Mazes

In early versions of the caves, instead of ruins, you ended up in labyrinths in which the floor is made of wood, the walls are made of stone, and pigs, guard pigs, Pig Torch and Slurtle Mound spawn around

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Fishing Net

“Nothing but net.”

–Wilson

“I love throwing things to catch other things!”

–Willow

“I will catch many tasty fish!”

–Wolfgang

“To ensnare fish and tear them from their peaceful lives.”

–Wendy

“I, MERCIFUL WX-78, WILL SAVE THE ORGANICS FROM THE WATER”

–WX-78

“The sea is a treasure trove of survival resources.”

–Wickerbottom

“I cast a wide net.”

–Woodie

“Not my preferred way to ensnare enemies.”

–Maxwell

“I shall feed all my allies for a day!”

–Wigfrid

“Maybe we'll catch some antchovies!”

–Webber

“Fresh seafood awaits!”

–Warly

“Catches Glub Glubs”

–Wormwood

“Seems a bit unfair to the fish.”

–Winona

“A riddle! What might one cast that's not a spell?”

–Wortox

“Scoop many fishes.”

–Wurt

“Hey Woby, want to go fishing?”

–Walter

The Fishing Net was added in one of the beta updates of Return of Them and could even be crafted at one point. It can still be spawned in the console with the spawn code "fishingnet". It allows the player to retrieve items that are floating in the sea at a distance. By right-clicking on an item in the sea, the player throws the net and pulls it back in order to get the item. If the player tries to catch a Bird, opening the net will allow the bird to simply fly away. The player can also retrieve several items at a time. The item can also remain in the player's hand if it breaks. Characters only have a sideways animation for using this item. In the game, the network only has a model in-hand; it does not have a model for lying on the floor or when the characters are thrown or pulled back by the net. It has an unfinished model for when the player opens the net. Despite all this, the completed animations and models can be found in the game's files.

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Thrown The player pulls back Player opens loop pull idle loop pull loop down pull loop side pull loop up throw сaught thrown to the floor

Map Icons

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  Boat

Belongings

All Removed Belongings

• The Woven - Elegant Emergency Exit Was Removed in update 513864 it was merged with the Scrap Metal Boat skin for the boat.

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  Elegant
  Emergency Exit
  Safety codes require that employees have access to at least one exit at all time

Server intention

This is a feature where players can add intent to a server to tell other players about the intent of the game on that server(Social/Cooperative/Competitive/Madness). When it was removed, a similar feature was added to the World Customization presets. Original Portrait

Other Versions Character Portrait

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  Wilson

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  Wolfgang

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  Wendy

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  WX-78

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  Woodie

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  Wes

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  Maxwell

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  Wigfrid

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  Webber

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  Winona

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  Wormwood

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  Warly

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  Wurt

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  Water

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  Wanda

Trivia

• Wolfgang and WX-78 are the only characters able to survive the Deadly Feast as they can increase their maximum health after acquiring it. This is because the Deadly Feast's code only checks for a character's max health when it is first acquired.
  • Wormwood can also survive the Deadly Feast, as he cannot lose or gain health from eating food.
• "Long pig" or "long pork" is a term reportedly used by cannibals to refer to human flesh as food.
• Pigs can turn into Werepigs if fed 4 Long Pig, since Long Pig and all variants reduce health when eaten.
• Long Pig is missing a drying model when put on a Drying Rack.