Wilbur

Wilbur
Title	The Monkey King
Motto	"Ooo ooa oah ah!"
Perks & Quirks	Can't talk Slow as biped, fast as quadruped Is a monkey
Status
	125
	175
	150
Hunger Modifier	-1x or -1.33x
Sanity Modifier	+10 per
Speed Modifier	-0.5 or +2
Code	"wilbur"

“Oooh Oaoh.”

–Wilbur

Wilbur is one of the four playable Characters exclusive to the Shipwrecked DLC. He is one of two Shipwrecked Characters that cannot be unlocked via Experience. He is an intelligent monkey, albeit unable to speak human languages, and is considered to be the king of monkeys.

Being a monkey, Wilbur gains 10 when eating Bananas, will automatically produce Manure once every few days and can throw Manure at his enemies. He also moves slower, but starts running after continuously moving for three seconds. As their king, Prime Apes are considered permanently befriended to Wilbur and will not harass him. Wilbur has lower maximum Health and Sanity than normal, but higher Hunger, which drains faster when he's running. Wilbur's gameplay revolves around his hairy subjects, getting big benefits from their item flinging habits.

Unlocking

Main article: Tarnished Crown

“He looks kind of regal.”

–Wilson, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Fancy monkey.”

–Willow, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Welcome, friend! Ha ha!”

–Wolfgang, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“His finery does nothing to mask the smell.”

–Wendy, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“MONKEY ROYALTY ACQUIRED”

–WX-78, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Excuse me, monkey, do you require assistance?”

–Wickerbottom, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“I made a new buddy.”

–Woodie, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Well I suppose there's no sending you back now.”

–Maxwell, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“I should wake him before he dies of exposure. But how?”

–Wagstaff, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“I kneel tö nö king, even adörable önes!”

–Wigfrid, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“He will make a nice friend.”

–Webber, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Welcome aboard, bud!”

–Walani, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Salutations, my good simian fellow!”

–Warly, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Look at this fancy monkey!”

–Woodlegs, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“'TIS A ROYAL LITTLE UNPIG”

–Wilba, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Cheeky boss”

–Wormwood, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

“Looks oddly like he needs a crown.”

–Wheeler, when examining the Soggy Monkey.

Wickerbottom finding a crown-less Wilbur.

In worlds generated after the Wilbur vs. The Volcano update, and if not already unlocked, Wilbur may be found on a Raft in the Ocean (most often around the borders between the deep and shallow waters surrounding an island). In order to unlock Wilbur, one must return his Tarnished Crown to him. The crown has a 10% chance to drop upon the death of any Prime Ape or the destruction of any Prime Ape Hut, granted that it does not exist already in the current world or Wilbur hasn't been unlocked already.

Special Power

Wilbur's main advantage is his ability to run. This ability is triggered by walking without stopping for 3 seconds, at which point he will start to run and hold his equipped hand-held item with his tail. While running his base speed is increased to 8 (default value is 6), which is 33% faster than normal. This ability provides a significant advantage for getting out of situations that would otherwise overwhelm players, and allow him to explore faster on land.

Wilbur running on all fours.

Wilbur's second advantage is that the Prime Apes consider him as a friend. While they will not aid him in battle without making them followers with Bananas, they will also avoid their typical harassment, such as rushing to pick up harvested items. In addition, since they are friendly, they will continue their helpful actions, such as picking Grass Tufts and Saplings and tossing the harvested items to him. While same effects can be achieved for a limited time by other Characters by feeding a Banana to a Prime Ape, Wilbur can enjoy the benefits without having to find Bananas or periodically feeding Prime Apes, which is especially helpful early in the game. It should be noted that the friendly Prime Apes will still pick up or harvest any Food they can eat, including Vegetables and Fruits grown on Farms built by the player, though they only do this if they are hungry.

Wilbur's ability to produce Manure every 2-5 days is also a minor advantage, allowing access to Farms and easy fertilization without having to find Prime Apes, Water Beefalos or Wildbores, which may be hard to come by in some worlds. Wilbur can also equip a stack of Manure and use it as a ranged weapon. Each throw will remove a single Manure from the stack. Thrown Manure will travel through a parabolic path, unlike Prime Apes' more direct Manure throw, and will land at the targeted area after a delay. When it hits the ground or water, it will deal 10 damage to all nearby Mobs. Thrown Manure is destroyed and cannot be recovered. Hitting a bird with Manure will stun it, allowing it to be captured alive.

Disadvantage

Wilbur's most apparent disadvantage is his inability to speak. This makes it difficult for players to receive announcements about incoming dangers, such as Volcano eruptions and Hound attacks, and makes preparing for them more difficult. Players must pay attention to visual and sound clues to get these warnings while playing as Wilbur.

Although Wilbur has greater speed while running, his base speed is slower, with a penalty of -0.5 (5.5 total speed without additional modifiers, which is about 8.3% slower than normal). This puts him at a disadvantage when frequent stops are made while moving, since 3 seconds of movement pass before starting to run. While running, his hunger drains 33% faster than a normal character. Even so, he does arrive at his destination 33% sooner than a normal character, covering the same ground for the same hunger cost.

Tips

• Despite being made with a Banana, Wilbur will not gain extra sanity from Banana Pops.
• Even though Prime Apes are friendly towards Wilbur, the Prime Apes will steal and eat crops on Farms, as well as Berries from Berry Bushes. Players should keep this in mind before building a base near uncontrolled Prime Ape Huts.
• Prime Apes only pick up food if they are hungry (as opposed to always). Players can mitigate this if they drop of excess Seaweed or Berries at the entrance of their base (though not as a stack, as they will pick up the whole stack). Prime Apes will also drop off manure at their hut when they retreat. This can be used to make an automated manure farm with Berry Bushes.
• Splumonkeys and Spider Monkeys do not recognize Wilbur as their king and will not be friendly to him.
• Wilbur's running will not trigger when sailing, and he'll move especially slower than normal when doing so since his walking speed penalty still applies. It is advised to equip speed boosting items such as a Sleek Hat when sailing.
  • There's no sailing in Vanilla or Reign of Giants worlds so Wilbur's running speed will come as a big bonus. There are no Prime Apes to be found in those worlds, however.
• Despite low damage and delayed hit mechanic, throwing manure can be useful to aggro Mobs that typically run away from the player (e.g. Koalefants), to capture live Birds or to finish off immobilized Mobs.

Trivia

In-Game

• Wilbur was added to Don't Starve: Shipwrecked in the Wilbur vs. The Volcano update on February 4, 2016. He is the third Character to be implemented in the DLC.
  • Wilbur was added during the year of the Monkey.
• Despite his inability to speak, Wilbur will actually say "'Nanas!" and "'Nonos!" when examining Bananas and Banana Pops, respectively. These are the only instances when he speaks in some form other than his usual monkey gibberish.
• Wilbur is voiced by a barrel organ (also referred to as a "monkey organ", after the popular street acts involving monkeys cranking the instrument).
• Wilbur's portrait could be found in the game files for Don't Starve since at least December 2012.
• When Wilbur is struck by Lightning, it can be seen that his Crown has bones in it.

Gallery

Wilbur's silhouette. Wilbur's Portrait. Wilbur in-game. Wilbur's icon in the Map. Wilbur frozen after the death of a Blue Hound. Wilbur asleep at the beginning of the game. Wilbur struck by Lightning. Wilbur's portrait as an unimplemented character. Wilbur's skull. Wilbur in the poster for the Wilbur vs the Volcano update. Wilbur and a couple Prime Apes being chased by a Sealnado in the trailer for Shipwrecked. Wilbur's portrait in an early, in-progress form without color.

Sounds

Wilbur's voice.
Wilbur getting hurt.
Wilbur dying.
Wilbur drowning ().