Wendy

Wendy
Title	The Bereaved
Birthday	November 11
Motto	"Abigail? Come back! I'm not done playing with you."
Curio Cabinet Bio	Wendy is a morose young lady with a sisterly bond so powerful, it transcends death itself.
Odds of Survival	Slim
Perks & Quirks	Is haunted by her twin sister Feels comfortable in the dark Dabbles in Ectoherbology Doesn't hit very hard
Status
	150
	150
	200
Damage Modifier	0.75x
Sanity Modifier	-0.75x
Special Item(s)
Starting Item(s)
Favorite Food
Code	"wendy"
Title	The Bereaved
Motto	"Abigail? Come back! I'm not done playing with you."
Perks & Quirks	Haunted by her twin sister Comfortable with darkness Doesn't hit very hard
Status
	150
	150
	200
Damage Modifier	0.75x
Sanity Modifier	-0.75x
Special Item(s)
Starting Item(s)
Code	"wendy"

“Not all deaths are the same.”

–Wendy

Wendy Carter is the third playable Character in Don't Starve that can be unlocked via Experience, with 640 XP, and one of the playable Characters in Don't Starve Together (DST). Wendy has a morbid personality; she always relates everything (even herself) to death and how depressing life is.

As part of the Don't Starve Together content updates, Wendy received a character refresh on March 19, 2020.

Origin

“Wendy clutches tightly to the memory of her twin sister, Abigail. Some days, it’s almost as if she never left…”

–Description from her introductory forum post

Don't Starve Together Wish You Were Here Wendy Animated Short

A glimpse into Wendy and Abigail's pasts were shown in the animated short Wish You Were Here. Wendy and Abigail Carter used to live near a cliff side overlooking the ocean. Under mysterious circumstances, Abigail died. As a result, Wendy became severely depressed. She started to dabble in spiritualism. The "Wendy's Nightstand" Vignette shows her diary, in which she related a strange dream where she could hear "the same song repeating over and over", thinking it was Abigail trying to communicate with her.

This information is also summarized in her biography entry of DST's Compendium:

Wendy's tale of woe began with the ultimely loss of her dear sister Abigail. Unable to accept the thought of life without her twin, Wendy began turning to the occult in the hopes of finding some way to communicate with the other side. After much trial and error, seance candles burned down to nubs and spirit boards thrown away in frustration, Wendy was nearly ready to give up and fall into despair... until finally, there was a sign. A ragtime tune might seem like a strange message to send from the great beyond, but Wendy was desperate to grab hold of anything that might bring her closer to her sister. And sure enough, a voice would soon tell her exactly what she needed to do...

Special Power

See also: Abigail and Abigail's Flower

Don't Starve

Wendy's special power is her ability to summon her dead twin sister, Abigail. Wendy starts with a wilted Abigail's Flower in her inventory, which blooms in roughly 2-4 full Days, at which point she will be able to summon Abigail.

When Abigail's Flower has bloomed, it can be placed on the ground to prepare the summoning. The summoning requires the death of a Mob near the Flower. This includes Wendy herself but excludes any captured Mobs "murdered" through the inventory (single player only). Summoning Abigail will cost 50 to Wendy.

Wendy, Abigail, and Chester by the fire.

Abigail follows Wendy and will attack Mobs that either attack Wendy or that Wendy herself attacks. Abigail cannot hurt Wendy, and normally doesn't attack any allies, such as Chester, unless Wendy herself attacks them first. Abigail will always move away from Wendy when she comes too close. Abigail's attack damages all mobs in range at the same time, which makes Wendy exceptionally strong against groups of mobs like Spiders and Bees as Abigail can keep stunning them to keep them from attacking back.

Abigail's Flower will be dropped on the ground when Abigail is killed. It will be completely wilted and it will have to bloom before it can be used again.

Another special power Wendy has is that she suffers 25% less Sanity drain from Darkness and from being near insanity auras. The effect only extends to those two cases though, meaning that other things that drain Sanity (e.g. Rain, Dark Sword, Monster Meat etc.) will drain it at the same rate as other Characters (except Walani).

Disadvantage

Wendy's attacks are 25% weaker than most other Characters' in order to balance out the ability to summon Abigail, and the lowered Sanity drain. For example, Wendy needs two attacks to kill a Rabbit with the Boomerang or a Tool. As such, hunting certain Mobs can be much more difficult whilst playing Wendy as she deals less damage by herself. Attacking stronger mobs without Abigail is not advised.

Don't Starve Together

Wendy's main special power is her ability to summon her dead twin sister, Abigail. Wendy starts with Abigail's Flower in her inventory. She will be able to summon Abigail immediately and gain 15 . Wendy can ask Abigail to stay close to her or roam more free via Abigail's flower. In the Sooth state Abigail follows Wendy and will attack Mobs that either attack Wendy or that Wendy herself attacks. In the Rile up state Abigail attacks every Mob near Wendy, enemy or neutral.

Abigail starts with a health pool of 150 . Her health changes to 300 health after 1 day and goes to 600 health after 1 additional day. The process is 4 times faster if there is a fully decorated Sisturn in the World. Abigail goes back to her initial health when she is destroyed or when Wendy is revived after death. Abigail has a protective shield. When attacked, a protective shield surrounds her and absorbs all other damage within a small window of time after the first attack.

Wendy can assist Pipspooks to recover their lost toys and gain Mourning Glories as a reward. Wendy does not lose sanity due to Ghosts, Pipspooks and Ghost Characters. Ghosts are neutral towards Wendy.

Wendy has exclusive access to the Ectoherbology Tab to craft Ghostly Elixirs. There are 6 Ghostly Elixirs:

• The Revenant Restorative triples Abigail's health regeneration rate (from 1 to 3 per second) for 1 day.
• The Spectral Cure-All regenerates Abigail's health at a rate of 20 per second over 30 seconds.
• The Unyielding Draught doubles the duration of Abigail's protective shield from 0.5 to 1 second for 1 day. (The shield absorbs all damage after the initial attack).
• The Distilled Vengeance doubles the duration of Abigail's protective shield from 0.5 to 1 second for 1 day. In addition to absorbing damage, all Mobs attacking a shield take 20 damage.
• The Nightshade Nostrum makes Abigail deal nighttime damage during the daytime and dusk for 1 day.
• The Vigor Mortis increases Abigail's movement speed by 75% (8.75 in Player Speed) for 1 day.

Wendy can also exclusively craft the Sisturn through the Structures Tab. The Sisturn can be decorated with petals to generate a sanity aura of +25 /min.

Abigail's attacks beset her opponents with ghostly petals for a short period of time, increasing the damage they receive by 10% for 2 seconds. Wendy players will deal an additional 40% damage to vexed enemies. Combined, Wendy deals 1.155x the normal damage compared to 0.75x under regular circumstances.

Wendy suffers 25% less Sanity drain from Darkness and from being near insanity auras. The effect only extends to those two cases though, meaning that other things that drain Sanity (e.g. Rain, Dark Sword, Monster Meat etc.) will drain at the normal rate.

Disadvantage

Wendy's attacks are 25% weaker than most other Characters' in order to balance out the ability to summon Abigail, and the lowered Sanity drain.

Wendy loses 30 when Abigail is destroyed.

Downloadable Content

In the Shipwrecked (SW) DLC, Abigail is immune to Poison, making her useful when fighting venomous enemies. She also can float over water making her able to follow Wendy between islands, unlike most other Followers.

Tips

Main article: Guides/Character guides-Wendy

• Early on the easiest way to summon Abigail is to kill a Butterfly, which will die in 1 hit even when Wendy is unarmed. Alternatively the Flower can be dropped near a Spider Den that also has a Pig House nearby. Getting the Pig and Spiders to fight each other will ensure Abigail is summoned from the casualties.
• Abigail won't keep fighting Mobs forever and sometimes needs to be ordered to do so mid-fight. Keep an eye on the battle so to keep her focused on the task.
• Since she can outrun Rabbits, Abigail is a source of easy Morsels.
  • In SW she can also be used to easily kill Crabbits and Jellyfishes.
• Abigail is at her strongest during Winter and Hurricane Season (in SW) since days are shorter and she deals bonus damage as the sky darkens. Leave any unfinished fights against neutral foes (Treeguards, Spider Queens, etc.) for this season.
  • Although it is always dark in Caves, there's a day-night system in place, meaning Abigail will not always do 40 damage per hit. In the Ruins though it's always considered Night.
• Abigail can tank and damage Pengulls rather easily, and can take the full camp with Wendy's help at Dusk without too much risk. This means Wendy has a fairly reliable source of Food in the Winter.
• While Abigail is great against groups of weaker foes, fighting stronger Mobs will result in her death unless she's helped by Wendy. Great support weapons are the Ice Staff and Fire Staff. The Ice Staff can be used to stun enemies before they land a hit on Abigail, preventing her from taking damage. The Fire Staff can stun Mobs for longer while also damaging them but comes at the cost of possibly burning the dropped loot upon the enemy's death.
  • In SW, Abigail comes as great help during combat as she is immune to Poison and can attack Aquatic Mobs at a distance, making the low health of Boats less of a problem.
• Despite the Sanity icon not displaying an arrow, the Top Hat will not completely keep Sanity from draining in the dark.
• Weapons that deal indirect damage (Fire Dart, Gunpowder, etc.) are not affected by Wendy's damage multiplier making them excellent choices for her.
  • A good melee Weapon for Wendy is the Ham Bat, since it has unlimited uses while fresh, effectively erasing one of the drawbacks of the reduced damage.
• Due to the way the bonus damage is calculated on the Obsidian Spear, Axe and Machete in SW, they won't do as low damage as they would normally making them still very good when used with Wendy.
• In the Reign of Giants (RoG) DLC, with a Garland and a Pretty Parasol equipped, Wendy suffers almost no sanity drain at night, meaning gathering 18 Petals can keep her sanity up during both night and day during the early days when other sanity-restoring alternatives are unavailable.
• Care should be taken when fighting alongside Abigail, as a single hit from Wendy dismisses her. This is particularly important on the console versions of the game, as the automatic targeting can accidentally attack her instead of an enemy.
• In DST Wendy's favorite food is Banana Pop, meaning she gains 15 bonus when consuming the item.

Trivia

In-Game

• Wendy was added to the original Don' Starve Chrome build on August 7, 2012.
  • This meant that Wendy was originally unlockable before Wolfgang.
• Wendy's voice is played by an alto flute.
• Wendy has a skull in the game files.
• When struck by Lightning in DLCs, Wendy, like most other characters, is shown to have bones in her hair. In addition to this, she seems to have bones in her skirt and flower.
• Wendy was added to Don't Starve Together with the Stuck in the Middle with Ewe update, making her the second character to be added after the initial closed Beta release of DST.
• In Don't Starve Together, upon death, Wendy's ghost's flower is yellow instead of red. This is to differentiate her from Abigail. Note that Abigail will still follow Wendy's ghost, and resume normal behavior until defeat.
• In Don't Starve Together, Wendy has a unique idle animation in which she pulls out a flower and pulls off one of it's petals.

Lore

• It was confirmed in the image released at the time of Wendy's rework that Wendy and Abigail are Maxwell's nieces. There were a few clues to this fact, including Wendy's examination quote for Maxwell ("I feel a strange kinship with him.") and the letter from Jack Carter in the 3rd William Carter Puzzle (Jack Carter being Wendy and Abigail's father, and thus making Maxwell their uncle).
  • This was also supported by Maxwell's quote for Abigail's Flower: "Hm? What a familiar presence."
• For some reason, she associates yellow gems with her mother, given her quote for a Yellow Gem ("It reminds me of my mother.") and Yellow Moonlens ("What color were mother's eyes?").
• Wendy's loading screen vignette from The Forge is accompanied by text that reveals why she's still mourning Abigail: Wendy clings fiercely to the grief over her sister's death, for fear that moving on would cause Abigail's memory to fade.
• Wendy's birthday is listed as November 11 in the Compendium.
• Wendy is stated to be between 8 and 10 years old.
  • This range can be narrowed down by examining various dates from the William Carter puzzles and the image of her nightstand. Jack's letter in the third William Carter puzzle, which mentions the twins, must have been written no later than the August 1904 dates from the fourth puzzle. This means that Wendy and Abigail were born no later than August 1904. Additionally, Wendy's diary entry, which was likely written before she entered the Constant, has a date of April 16, 1914. Since Wendy's birthday is in November, her only possible date of birth is November 11, 1903.

Cultural References

• Her Victorian skin seems to be a reference to the complex funeral practices of Victorian England.
• During the Rhymes with Play #201 stream, Toni said that the red scarf is a reference to "The Velvet Ribbon" urban legend.

Bugs

• While wearing some of the hats, Wendy's flower and the top of her hair will disappear when the player moves towards the top of the screen, and will appear again when she stops moving.

Gallery

Wendy's silhouette. Wendy's portrait. Wendy in-game. Wendy's icon on the Map. Wendy struck by Lightning in the Reign of Giants DLC, showing she has bones in her hair, skirt and flower. Wendy frozen in the Reign of Giants DLC. Wendy put to sleep by a Mandrake. Due to a bug, Wendy's flower and hair disappear while moving upwards with certain hats equipped. Wendy's ghost in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "Guest of Honor" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Survivor" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Triumphant" skin in DST. Wendy's Hallowed Nights Lureplant costume skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Gladiator" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Roseate" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Snowfallen" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Victorian" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Supernatural" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Magmatic" skin in DST. Portrait of Wendy's "The Nostalgic" skin in DST. Wendy in a promotional image for her character update. Wendy in a promotional animation for her Character Update. A promotional image from the short associated with Wendy's character refresh in DST. Wendy in a loading screen for Don't Starve Together. Wendy in a loading screen for Don't Starve Together. Wendy's skull as seen in the game's files. Wendy as she appears in the trailer for the "Strange New Powers" update. Wendy as seen in the A New Reign trailer. Wendy as seen in The Forge cinematic. Wendy as seen in The Forge cinematic. Wendy as seen in The Gorge cinematic. Wendy examining her new clothes as seen in The Gorge cinematic. Wendy as seen in The Gorge cinematic. Wendy as she appears in The Monster Marsh. Wendy about to be attacked by a tentacle in The Monster Marsh. Wendy alongside other characters in a promo image for Don't Starve Together. Wendy alongside other characters as seen in a promo image for DST leaving Early Access. Wendy in the Winter's Feast update poster. Wendy as seen in an image for the Gorge event being extended posted by Klei on 7/6/2018. Wendy as seen in a promo for the Hallowed Nights 2019 short. Wendy, Wilson, and Wolfgang in a promotional image for the 2020 roadmap. Wendy in a loading screen vignette only obtainable during The Forge event. Wendy in her Victorian skin from a vignette exclusive to The Gorge. A drawing of Wendy and Webber taking pictures of a Mandrake from an episode of Rhymes With Play. Wendy with her pet Vargling as seen in a drawing from an episode of Rhymes with Play. Wendy as seen in a drawing from Rhymes With Play. A sketch of Wendy's Hallowed Nights Lureplant costume skin from Rhymes with Play #181. A sketch of Wendy's Survivor skin from Rhymes with Play #189. Wendy as seen in a New Year themed drawing from Rhymes with Play #220. Concept art of Wendy and other characters. Wendy in a Valentine's Day comic for DST. Wendy's 2016 Valentine Card. Wendy as seen on the 2017 Valentine Cards. Wendy as seen on the 2018 Valentine Cards. Wendy as seen in a drawing from Art Stream # 44. A turnaround of Wendy made for the making of The Monster Marsh shown during Rhymes With Play #263. A size comparison chart of Wendy, Wurt and a Merm for the making of The Monster Marsh. From Rhymes With Play #263. An unused shot of Webber and Wendy smiling from The Monster Marsh animatic as shown in Rhymes With Play #263. A Wendy Blind Box Figure with a Lantern. A Wendy pin. Wendy's Steam Trading Card for Don't Starve. Wendy's foil Steam Trading Card for Don't Starve. The expanded Wendy Steam Trading Card for Don't Starve. Wendy and Webber in a Steam Trading Card for DST. Wendy in the Expanded Steam Card. Wendy and Abigail with their fellow cohorts in an image for DST. A mascot Wendy with a mascot Wilson behind a large hand-drawn Wilson and Willow. This picture was taken at Playstation Experience 2015. A website banner featuring Klei characters. Wendy and Abigail when she was alive.

Sounds

Wendy's voice.
Wendy getting hurt.
Wendy dying.
Wendy drowning ().
Wendy sinking ().
Wendy's ghost voice ().
Wendy's voice as she performs the /pose emote ().
Wendy sighing, as part of the /sleepy emote ().
Wendy yawning, as part of the /yawn emote ().
Wendy singing the Starver's Carol, as part of the /carol emote ().