Diango

Diango is a non-player character whom Jagex added to RuneScape on 1 April 2004, as a part of an April Fools' joke. Players had been requesting horses in the game for some time, and were excited to find out that Diango was to be added to sell "horses" in his store (Diango's Toy Store) in Draynor Village. However, Diango actually sells toy horseys, which are not rideable and are mostly useless. Many players were furious with Jagex for deceiving them in this way, and some were banned for using offensive language against the company due to their anger and disappointment.

He was also part of a practical joke the next year, when he started selling "dragon plates", which are actually spinning plates with a picture of a dragon on them. These arrived on 4 April 2005 because, as Diango says, they were supposed to arrive on the 1st but thieves stole them because they mistook them for Dragon platebody armour.

On 1 April 2008, Diango started to sell Dragon Kites; not the dragon kiteshields players had long been hoping for, but a red kite with a picture of a dragon that players may fly. After buying one for 100gp, players can wield the kite and have it float alongside them or choose the Fly option and fly the kite for a moment in a strong breeze.

Diango will return all non-tradeable holiday items to anyone who lost theirs or stored them in their house's toy box, as long as they originally received the items from the holiday event. He is occasionally involved in holiday events, such as the 2006 Hallowe'en event and the 2005 Christmas event.

A hidden update on 16 December 2008 allowed players to right-click on him to claim holiday items.

A hidden update on 28 April 2010 added an option to redeem code. The redeem-code was used to obtain the Flagstaff of Festivities for those who purchased RuneFest tickets.

On 1 February 2011 he began selling Celebration cakes and Celebration candles.

On 19 April 2011 Diango began selling seasonal items commemorating the Royal Wedding. These included fireworks, firecrackers, a bubble maker, confetti and a souvenir mug available to all players, in addition to a bouquet available to members.

On 25 May 2011 Diango received a graphical update, and once again on 17 October 2011. After the latest update, he no longer resembles a cowboy.

Trivia

 * There is a man in a house next to the monastery in Ardougne who very closely resembles what Diango used to look like.

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