Wanda
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Exclusive to: 
Wanda is a Character exclusive to Don't Starve Together, who was released on September 9, 2021.[1][2] She needs to be unlocked, either by weaving for 2700 Spools or purchasing Wanda Chest for $5.99 or the Wanda Deluxe Chest for $9.99, or the Starter Pack 2021 for $7.99.
Origin
–From the description for Long Shadows
Wanda's backstory is revealed in the animated short Long Shadows, the details of which are summarized in her biography from the Compendium:
An enigmatic woman of... well, fluctuating age, Wanda was torn from the world she knew after accidentally creating a fracture in time and space, pulling her from her own timeline into the land of the Constant. Though she avoids divulging many details of her past with the other Survivors, she seems to have an odd familiarity with them, as though she's run into them before... or perhaps, later?
Trivia
In-Game
- Her quotes for several healing items, like Healing Salve and Honey Poultice, may be references to the phrase "time heals all wounds".
- This is reinforced by her inability to heal and instead having to rely on her Ageless Watch to heal instead.
- Wanda is voiced by grandfather clock chimes.
- When Wanda is old, her voice becomes distorted and has a vibrato effect.
- Wanda is the only DLC human character in Don't Starve Together.
- Klei Ambassadors got early access to Wanda before the rest of the players. They were able to stream and release videos about her starting September 7, 2021.
- Wanda's audio for the Carol emote is a slightly faster than other characters. This also happens with Wortox, although neither are in sync with each other, either.
- She seems to have a sweet tooth, as her quotes for dishes with sweeteners suggest that she enjoys sugary foods.
- The reason that her watches don't drop on death is because they are attached to her outfit.[3]
- Wanda may be a Romani immigrant from Victorian Britain, likely active between 1840 and 1880, judging from her skin tone, and her use of the word "baba", a term found in said cultures, when examining Taffy.
- Unlike other characters, Wanda remarks "Quite a fashionable design." when examining a Victorian Costume Pattern.
- Wanda expresses skepticism towards early electrical devices, with her quote when examining a burning Winter's Feast Tree with "newfangled electric candles", suggesting she lived in an era when electricity was not yet widespread. When she inspects an Electrical Doodad, her use of the words "newfangled" and "thinga-ma-whoosits" further supports her origin from Victorian Britain between 1840 and 1880, as these terms were commonly used during that period.
Lore
- Wanda's birthday is August 8th, or 8/8. This could be due to the fact that the number 8 resembles an infinity symbol, representing the infinity of time and her complex position within the timestream.
- She seems to have experienced Wagstaff picking up the Lunar Essence Extractor with lunar energy in a previous timeline.[quotes 1]
- Apparently, she made some kind of deal with a "mysterious entity" which gave her the knowledge of using shadow magic for time travel. Wanda also states how she wasn't told about the green gems before. She also says: "There's no need to be afraid of curses if you're clever enough to outsmart them."
- In her examination quote for Festive Lights, Wanda mentions "electric candles". "Electric candle" is another name for Yablochkov candles, a type of arc lamp invented in 1876 by Russian inventor Pavel Nikolayevich Yablochkov, with her examination quote seeming to imply that she originates from not long after their invention.[quotes 2]
References
Quotes
| Characters | |
| Don't Starve |           |
| Reign of Giants |   |
| Shipwrecked |     |
| Hamlet |    |
| Don't Starve Together |       |
| Removed |  |
| Unimplemented |        |
| Other |         Minor Characters |