Santa Claus

"There has to be one non-naughty child in Springfield."

- ' unlock message.

 is a limited-time character that was released on December 3, 2014 during the Christmas 2014 Event. He was unlocked automatically in the Christmas 2014 Event when the player logged in after updating. During Part 1 he set tasks for the player. After the starting dialogue of Project After-Party Pt. 3 he was removed.

He was re-released as a playable character on December 19, 2017, during Act 2 of The Invasion Before Christmas 2017 Event. He is unlocked after completing Balderdashing All the Way Pt. 12.

He returned on December 5, 2018 during A Simpsons Christmas Special 2018 Event as a premium character. He was unlocked when you bought and placed Santa's House. He also earns at a premium rate now.

About
 is a fictional character of Western folklore. In the Simpsons his likeness has been emulated through characters such as Homer Simpson and his mythical entirety has also been shown.

Trivia

 * He was one of the two non permanent characters with tasks to be released. The other is Lyle Lanley.
 * He was made a permanent character with The Invasion Before Christmas 2017 Event, making Lyle Lanley the only non permanent character available.