Wickerbottom (Origin)

Wickerbottom

Don't Starve

DST

Origin

Quotes

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About the character

Full Name	Wickerbottom
Born	December 6, ??.
Location	Most likely New York State
Favorite Food
Curio Cabinet Bio	A woman of curious mind and stern air, Wickerbottom thrives on the lifelong pursuit of knowledge.
Motto	"Shhhh! No talking!"
Friends and Relatives	Cat, Mother (Associated with Blubber Suit and Meaty Stew), Grandmother (Associated with Frayed Yarn)

New York State Capitol fire

“Like any good librarian, Ms. Wickerbottom believes in the preservation and distribution of knowledge. Well… most knowledge, that is. There are some things that must be kept hidden away from the eyes of the public. Who knows what could happen if certain secrets fell into the wrong hands?”

–From the official Youtube description for One For the Books"

An official summary of the short was provided in DST's Compendium:

When people meet Ms. Wickerbottom, most assume that what you see is what you get. She certainly looks every bit the typical librarian that she claims to be, as at home amongst the bookstacks as any creature in their native habitat. Nobody would raise an eyebrow at such a person being well-versed in a wide range of subjects. Who would spare a second thought if, upon further inquiry, her knowledge rivaled that of experts? And obviously, no one would think of questioning what a librarian might be involved in after hours, when the library doors are closed to the public...

On the morning of March 29, 1911, a fire destroyed substantial portions of the New York State Capitol, including vast holdings of the New York State Library and the New York State Museum. It destroyed or damaged hundreds of thousands of documents and books. At this time, Wickerbottom worked there. The library also had a secret room in which Wickerbottom kept information from the Codex Unmbra, as well as from Maxwell's books. During the fire, Maxwell appeared to Wickerbottom and offered a deal to keep all the important information of the library. Wickerbottom agreeing to the deal ends up in the Constant. Maxwell's shadow takes passages from the Codex Umbra.

Don't Starve Together

During Charlie's reign, when all the characters can meet each other in person. Finding a portal in the atrium, they insert a key that sends him, as well as Willow, Wolfgang, Wendy, Wigfrid and Wickerbottom to the world of The Forge. There, after defeating the Pugna warriors, they get the keys and enter the world of The Gorge. The Gorge includes Wilson, Wickerbottom and Wendy. After they have fed the Gnaws enough they get the money and the portal is up and running, after that they open the portal and get back to their world. Wickerbottom helped Woodie create Kitschy Idols. She was also one of the people who discovered Mysterious Energy.

Trivia

• Wickerbottom's first name is unknown.
• Wickerbottom is fond of seafood, judging from her examination quotes for various fish dishes and her favorite food.
• Wilson believes that Wickerbottom has, or at least used to have, a pet cat. When Wickerbottom examines the Lucky Cat Jar, she sighs, and when she examines a Kittykit, she says "Now it feels like home.", which provides further evidence to this. This is also later confirmed in her animated short, One For the Books.
• When examining her book Birds of the World, she says that the Western screech owl is her favorite. This is also the particular bird species in The Screecher.
• She is the most literate of the Don't Starve characters and always refers to animals by their scientific names. The only exceptions to this are the creatures that are completely unknown to her. This can provide information as to what creatures in the Constant exist in her homeworld.
• She kept a garden at home, according to her quotes for a Potted Succulent ("I wonder how my garden is doing without me.") and Bloomfin Tuna ("Oh my, you'd look right at home in my old garden.").
• Wickerbottom's loading screen vignette from The Forge is accompanied by text that reveals a bit of her love of books: Delightfully, Ms. Wickerbottom has found her passion for the written word has only deepened as the years go by. Any knowledge committed to paper becomes impervious to the brain fogs of age, you know!
• Her comment about Sammy's Wagon in The Gorge event ("Reminds me of my bookmobile days.") reveals that she used to own and operate a bookmobile.
• During Rhymes With Play #229, a larger version of Winona's pegboard from her animated short Next of Kin was shown. It revealed a previously obscured missing poster of Wickerbottom in the bottom right corner, connected to a newspaper clipping on the burning of a New York library.
• Wickerbottom's birthday is listed as December 6 in the Compendium.
• Sometimes a message like this may appear during the loading screen in DST: "Wickerbottom is of the firm belief that the pen is mightier than the sword. Words hold great power when used correctly."