some other things confirm this as well, like bruce won't selling any ale for him and the angler loving to put pranks on everyone.
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CoolBeanTime
Daikonradish
Kids don't die in Terraria.
LeGurdah
If the Angler were to actually die, then this game would automatically get an Adults Only rating... which would've destroyed everything about this game in mere seconds if that happened.
CoolBeanTime
'-' oh. so i don't know what the angler is anymore...