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{{About|the passive mob|its hostile counterpart|Ghast|other namesakes|Ghast (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox entity
| group = Normal
| 1-1caption = Adult
| 1-2caption = Ghastling
| groupsize = 240px
| 1-2size = 115px
| 1-1 = Happy Ghast.gif
| 1-2 = Ghastling.gif
| group2 = Harnessed
| group2size = 250px
| 2-1 = Harnessed Happy Ghast.gif
| group3 = Leashed
| group3size = 250px
| 3-1 = Leashed Happy Ghast.gif
| extratext = [[#Renders|View all renders]]
| invimage = Happy Ghast Spawn Egg
| behavior = Passive
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Animal}}
| health = {{hp|20|mob=1}}
| size = '''Happy Ghast:'''<br/>Height and width: 4.0 blocks<br/>'''Ghastling:'''<br/>Height and width: 0.95 blocks
| spawn = When a [[Minecraft:dried ghast]] is rehydrated in [[Minecraft:water]] (as ghastling)
| usableitems = Ghastling: {{drop|Item|Snowball}} {{drop|Item|Lead}} {{drop|block|Golden Dandelion}}<br>
Happy Ghast: {{drop|Item|Harness}}
{{drop|Item|Shears}}<small>(when equipped with a harness)</small>
{{drop|Item|Lead}}
| speed = 0.05
}}

A '''happy ghast''' is a [[Minecraft:passive]] counterpart of [[Minecraft:ghast]]s that can be [[Minecraft:harness]]ed and [[Minecraft:Riding|ridden]] by up to four [[Minecraft:player]]s at once as a flying mount. It can also be used in conjunction with [[Minecraft:lead]]s to airlift and transport [[Minecraft:boat]]s and leashable [[Minecraft:mob]]s.

== Spawning ==
Happy ghasts can be spawned by [[Minecraft:waterlogging]] a [[Minecraft:dried ghast]] for about 20 minutes. The block will transform into a '''ghastling'''. The ghastling cannot be harnessed or ridden until fully grown. [[Minecraft:Breeding#Baby mobs|Feeding]] it [[Minecraft:snowball]]s accelerates its growth. Unlike most other mobs that can be fed, happy ghasts cannot be bred.

== Drops ==
Happy ghasts drop their equipped harness on death, if any, plus {{xp|1|3}} [[Minecraft:experience]] orbs when killed by a [[Minecraft:player]] or tamed [[Minecraft:wolf]]. Killing a ghastling yields no experience.

== Behavior ==
=== Home location ===
Happy ghasts are bound to a home. This home is initially set as the location where it spawns, and is updated to its current location whenever any of the following events happen:
* A [[Minecraft:harness]] is equipped on or removed from it.
* A [[Minecraft:lead]] is detached from it.
* It is [[Minecraft:riding|dismounted]].
* It is no longer tempted by a [[Minecraft:player]] with a [[Minecraft:snowball]] or a harness.
** This can happen by the player switching to a different item, or leaving the radius where the happy ghast can be tempted.
* The ghastling stops following a mob (see {{Slink||Ghastling}}).

Unharnessed happy ghasts roam within a 64-block radius of their home, while harnessed happy ghasts and ghastlings roam within a 32-block radius of their home.

=== Healing ===
When not at full health, happy ghasts regenerate at a rate of {{hp|1|mob=1}} every 30 seconds. However, if they are between [[Minecraft:Y-level]]s 187 and 196 in the Overworld (corresponding to the [[Minecraft:cloud]] level), or if it is [[Minecraft:rain]]ing or [[Minecraft:snowing]], they regenerate at a rate of {{hp|1|mob=1}} per second.

=== Ghastling ===
{{Redirect|Baby Ghast|the block|Dried Ghast|other namesakes|Baby Ghast (disambiguation)}}

[[Minecraft:file:Ghastling.gif|right|thumb|200px|A ghastling]]
A baby happy ghast is called a '''ghastling'''. After spawning from a hydrated dried ghast block, ghastlings require {{convert|20|minutes|ticks}} to grow up into adult happy ghasts. This process can be sped up {{control|using}} [[Minecraft:snowball]]s. {{IN|Bedrock}}, it takes 10 snowballs for a newly-spawned ghastling to become a happy ghast; {{in|Java}}, each snowball fed to a ghastling reduces its remaining growth time by 10%.

Ghastlings occasionally follow nearby players or specific mobs within a range of 16 blocks. They move toward their target with a slight speed boost (&times; 1.1) and stop once they are within 5 blocks of it. They prioritize players but can also follow the mobs listed below, provided they are not [[Minecraft:babies]]:

{{columns-list|colwidth=10em|
* {{EntityLink|Armadillo}}
* {{EntityLink|Bee}}
* {{EntityLink|Camel}}
* {{EntityLink|Cat}}
* {{EntityLink|Chicken}}
* {{EntityLink|Cow}}
* {{EntityLink|Donkey}}
* {{EntityLink|Fox}}
* {{EntityLink|Goat}}
* {{EntityLink|Happy Ghast|link=none}}
* {{EntityLink|Horse}}
* {{EntityLink|Llama}}
* {{EntityLink|Mule}}
* {{EntityLink|Ocelot}}
* {{EntityLink|Panda}}
* {{EntityLink|Parrot}}
* {{EntityLink|Pig}}
* {{EntityLink|Polar Bear}}
* {{EntityLink|Rabbit}}
* {{EntityLink|Sheep}}
* {{EntityLink|Skeleton Horse}}<ref>{{bug|MC-304389||Skeleton horses are part of the #followable_friendly_mobs tag, which is inconsistent with other undead mobs}}</ref>
* {{EntityLink|Sniffer}}
* {{EntityLink|Strider}}
* {{EntityLink|Villager}}
* {{EntityLink|Wolf}}
}}

Ghastlings do not follow ambient mobs such as [[Minecraft:bat]]s, [[Minecraft:aquatic]]-based mobs, [[Minecraft:monster]]s other than skeleton horses, golems, [[Minecraft:allay]]s, [[Minecraft:mooshroom]]s, as well as [[Minecraft:wandering trader]]s and their [[Minecraft:Trader Llama|llama]]s.

Ghastlings, unlike adults, do not [[Minecraft:drown]] when submerged underwater.

They can be spawned specifically using [[Minecraft:command]]s or by {{ctrl|using}} a happy ghast spawn egg while looking at a happy ghast or ghastling in reach, like other baby mobs. {{IN|be}}, happy ghast [[Minecraft:spawn egg]]s have a 5% chance to spawn a ghastling.

=== Happy ghast === 
Happy ghasts fly around aimlessly and are passive to players and other [[Minecraft:mobs]]. Unlike most [[Minecraft:passive mob]]s, they do not panic when damaged. 

They follow [[Minecraft:player]]s holding [[Minecraft:snowball]]s. They also follow players holding a [[Minecraft:harness]], if they do not have one already equipped. They can also be [[Minecraft:lead|leashed]], and the lead can stretch a maximum of 16 blocks, instead of 12 blocks like other mobs.

Unlike regular [[Minecraft:ghast]]s, happy ghasts are not immune to fire and lava damage, and cannot shoot [[Minecraft:fireball]]s.

Happy ghasts are unaffected by [[Minecraft:Speed]].<ref>{{bug|MCPE-199192|||WAI}}</ref>

==== Riding ====
{{main|Riding}}
[[File:Steve Riding Happy Ghast.gif|right|thumb|200px|A happy ghast being ridden by [[Steve]]]]

A happy ghast can be ridden and piloted by the player when equipped with a [[Minecraft:harness]]. Only adult happy ghasts can be equipped with a harness and ridden. The harness can be taken off using [[Minecraft:shears]] to retrieve the item. 

Up to four players can ride a happy ghast. The first player who mounts a happy ghast controls it, sitting in the front just above its face. Players who mount after the piloting player sit in a spot on the remaining sides, starting clockwise from the first player. When one of the players dismounts, the next players are rotated counter-clockwise, filling in the empty seat. While the happy ghast is being ridden, its goggles lower to cover its eyes.

When riding, the player can fly both horizontally and vertically, allowing for more precise movement in the air. A happy ghast is controlled with the standard {{control|walk|text=directional controls}}; pressing {{control|forward}} moves the happy ghast in the direction the player is looking. Pressing {{control|jump}} moves the happy ghast straight upward. There is no dedicated control to move downward; in order to do so, the player should look down and press {{control|forward}}, or look up and press backward. To move the happy ghast in a way that doesn't increase nor decrease height, move sideways. 

A ridden happy ghast moves at about 3.6 m/s when going in the direction the pilot is looking.

While riding a happy ghast, the player gains an increased vertical range for picking up [[Minecraft:item (entity)|dropped items]] on the ground below. This range is about the entire perimeter of the happy ghast near the bottom of its body. This allows for items close to any side of the happy ghast to be picked up by the player. The player's [[Minecraft:third-person view]] camera also appears farther (8 blocks) from the player than the usual 4 blocks.

{{control|dismount|text=Dismounting}} a happy ghast places the player on top of it. Players can stand on top of a happy ghast (both harnessed and unharnessed) in the air as if it were a [[Minecraft:solid block]]. While players are standing on it, the happy ghast becomes stationary and aligns to one of the cardinal directions, making it easier to mount and dismount and to build structures high above the ground. Reloading the chunks causes the happy ghast to realign and face south. Other entities (such as other mobs and items) also sit on top of the stationary happy ghast, and mobs make little to no attempt to [[Minecraft:pathfind]] while standing on it. When there are no longer any players standing on the happy ghast, it becomes mobile again and loses this collision. Any entities left on it are flung off, which can indirectly cause mobs to fall to their [[Minecraft:death]].

Because happy ghasts can behave like solid blocks, it is possible to teleport onto one using an [[Minecraft:ender pearl]].

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==== Carrying leashed entities ====
[[File:Happy ghast carrying a boat.png|right|thumb|200px|A happy ghast carrying a boat on a lead]]
Happy ghasts can also be used to carry and transport entities in the air using [[Minecraft:lead]]s.

The player can attach a leashed [[Minecraft:boat]], [[Minecraft:boat with chest]], or specific leash-able mobs too large to fit in boats ([[Minecraft:horse]]s, [[Minecraft:donkey]]s, [[Minecraft:mule]]s, [[Minecraft:skeleton horse]]s, [[Minecraft:zombie horse]]s, [[Minecraft:camel]]s, [[Minecraft:camel husk]]s, and [[Minecraft:sniffer]]s) to a happy ghast (both harnessed and unharnessed). Although only one lead is required to suspend an entity from a happy ghast, the carried entity appears to be hanging from four leads. If the happy ghast is harnessed, it also gains a unique visual design of ropes fastened to it.

Any other leashable entity not listed above can also be leashed to the happy ghast, but they do not gain the 4-lead design, instead using only one lead.

While the player is [[Minecraft:sneak]]ing and holding an entity's leash, pressing the {{control|Use}} key on a happy ghast attaches the leashed entity underneath it. This secures the carried entity for safe transport while flying. Multiple entities can be attached this way at once, with there being no limit to how many. The leash can be removed later by using [[Minecraft:shears]] on either the happy ghast or the carried entity, separating them. Using shears on the happy ghast while carrying multiple entities cuts all leads simultaneously. 

While most mobs can safely sit in a boat or boat with chest while it is being carried, players cannot. When a player enters the boat, it becomes immovable by the happy ghast, eventually resulting in the lead snapping. However, a player can be carried while riding a pig or unsaddled horse attached to a happy ghast.

== Sounds ==
=== Adult ===
Despite being a solid surface, walking on happy ghasts is completely silent and does not produce footstep sounds.<ref>{{bug|MC-297212|resolution=wai}}</ref>

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{{BE}}:
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=== Ghastling ===
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== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{JE}}:
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=== Entity data ===
Happy Ghast have entity data associated with them that contain various properties.

{{JE}}:
{{main|Entity format}}
<section begin="entity data" /><div class="treeview">
* {{nbt|compound}} Entity data
** {{nbt inherit/breedable}}
** {{nbt inherit/entity}}
** {{nbt inherit/mob}}
** {{nbt|int|still_timeout}}: Prevents the Happy Ghast from moving when greater than 0. Set to 10 when a player is less than 2 blocks above and decreases by 1 per tick otherwise. Movement resumes when it reaches 0.
</div><section end="entity data" />

== Achievements ==
{{load achievements|It Spreads}}

Achievements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load achievements|Overkill;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== Advancements ==
{{load advancements|It Spreads}}

Advancements that apply to all mobs:
{{collapse|content={{load advancements|Take Aim;Arbalistic;A Throwaway Joke;Adventure;Over-Overkill;Mob Kabob}}
}}

== Videos ==
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== History ==
=== Announcement ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine||2020s|link=Minecraft Legends|Concept art is created for a rideable ghast mount intended for implementation in {{MCL}}.<ref name="legends-concept">{{ytl|xiEKl4vWKQQ|Minecraft LIVE – March 2025 &vert; The Deep Dig – FLYING ON A HAPPY GHAST|Minecraft|March 22, 2025|t=210}} (at 3:30)</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 12, 2025|link=https://www.instagram.com/minecraft/p/DHHJMfORUg2|The ''Minecraft'' Instagram account releases a post teasing happy ghasts, asking, "how did [[Minecraft:Steve]] get up there?"}}
|{{HistoryLine||March 18, 2025|link=none|Happy Ghasts are teased in a series of [[Minecraft:social media teasers]].}}|{{HistoryLine||March 22, 2025|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGNgh5zEFkY|[[File:Ghastling (pre-release).gif|32px]][[File:Happy Ghast.gif|32px]] Happy ghasts are revealed at [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – March 2025]].}}}}

=== ''Java Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.6|dev=25w15a|[[File:Ghastling JE1 BE1.gif|32px]][[File:Happy Ghast JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added happy ghasts.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w16a|[[Minecraft:Boat]]s and large mobs that can be [[Minecraft:leashed]] but not fit in a boat can now be leashed in a 4-leash configuration to a happy ghast.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w18a|Ghastlings can now follow happy ghasts.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=25w19a|The {{cd|scale}} [[Minecraft:attribute]] for the happy ghast now has a limit of {{cd|1.0}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=pre1|Happy ghasts ridden by a player can no longer completely fly through another happy ghast ridden by a player.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.9|dev=25w31a|Is now audible from 64 blocks.|Riding sound volume is slightly increased.}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.1|dev=snap5 |Added [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]]s, which can be used to prevent ghastlings from growing up.}}
}}

=== ''Bedrock Edition'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|bedrock}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.80|dev=Preview 1.21.80.25|experiment=Drop 2 2025|[[File:Ghastling JE1 BE1.gif|32px]][[File:Happy Ghast JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added happy ghasts.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.80.27|Health reduced from {{hp|40|mob=1}} to {{hp|20|mob=1}}.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.90|dev=Preview 1.21.90.20|All features behind the "Drop 2 2025" experimental toggle have been fully implemented.|Boats and large mobs that can be leashed but not fit in a boat can now be leashed in a 4-leash configuration to a happy ghast.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.90.21|Ghastlings can now follow happy ghasts.
|The collision box of happy ghasts and ghastlings has been changed.}}
|{{HistoryLine|||dev=Preview 1.21.90.26|A sound now plays when removing a harnesses from a happy ghast using shears.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.100|dev=Preview 1.21.100.22|It now drops 1-3 [[Minecraft:experience]] orbs when killed by a player.|Increased volume of happy ghast ride sound.|Ghastlings are now able to follow [[Minecraft:wolves]].}}
|{{HistoryLine||26.10|dev=Preview 26.10.21 |Added [[Minecraft:golden dandelion]]s, which can be used to prevent ghastlings from growing up.}}
}}

=== ''Minecraft Education'' ===
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|education}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.21.91|dev=Preview 1.21.90.1|[[File:Ghastling JE1 BE1.gif|32px]][[File:Happy Ghast JE1 BE1.gif|32px]] Added happy ghasts.}}
}}

== Issues ==
{{issue list|Happy Ghast|Ghastling}}

== Trivia ==
* The first concepts of the happy ghast came from {{MCL}} concept art of a flying ghast mount.<ref name="legends-concept"/>
** A similar concept is used in {{AMCM}}, where some {{AMCM|piglin}}s rode {{AMCM|ghasts}} in a more abusive manner.
** In an [https://www.amazon.com/Minecraft-Beyond-Gaming-Poster-POSTER/dp/B0745CY7YT official Minecraft poster] created by Mojang, players are depicted riding smiling [[Minecraft:ghast]]s in a manner similar to players riding happy ghasts.
* While working on the happy ghast, a Mojang designer compared all existing transportation methods in ''Minecraft'', in order to determine when in the game progression the happy ghast can be obtained, as well as its speed.<ref>{{ytl|gOusaq5i-f0|MAKING THE HAPPY GHAST|May 25, 2025|t=1m9s}}</ref>
* The texture of both adult happy ghasts and regular ghasts is more detailed than the previous ghast texture. However, it's still not consistent with the core texel size (16/m), using half density as the compromise between two tex.<ref>{{tweet|JasperBoerstra|1903675022209601786|The Happy Ghast pixels are 2x2 pixels. We made a compromise between core pixel size and the ghast size. With the original ghast pixel size, they look odd up close, adding more pixels made it feel better when you're close to it, and you'll be more close with the ghast than ever.|Mar 23, 2025|name=[[Minecraft:Jasper Boestra]]}}</ref>
* During Minecraft LIVE, [[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson]] advised the community to construct designated "Ghast Stations" at their high-altitude builds, to allow for safe boarding of happy ghasts.
* According to the alt text of [[Minecraft::File:Happy Ghasts floating in sunset.webp|an image]] on a [[Minecraft:Minecraft.net]] article, the collective noun for a group of happy ghasts is "a chuckle of happy ghasts".<ref>{{mcnet|take-a-vibrant-test-flight|Take a vibrant test flight|April 3, 2025|Sophie Austin}}</ref>
* In [[Minecraft:Java Edition 25w15a]], if a happy ghast has a harness and is turned back into a ghastling (by editing NBT data using {{cmd|data}}), the harness remains visible and even shrinks to fit the ghastling.
** This can still be done in {{BE}} by using {{cmd|event}} with a repeating command block.
* Ghastlings undergo the largest relative size transition when growing into an adult, increasing their hitbox size by over 4.2x.
* According to [[Minecraft:Marc Watson]], ghastlings are not {{MCD|baby ghast}}s from {{MCD}}, but instead represent a different stage of the ghast life cycle.<ref>{{Bluesky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3lkyatdrsn22u|Look at that smiling little face! Comes from a dried ghast, and then of course we have the baby ghast from Minecraft Dungeons, so it feels like we've got a whole complex lifecycle of this neat mob.|March 22, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Bluesky|marc-irl.bsky.social|3ll6wknh5mc26|Seeing lots of great theory posts about the lifecycle of ghasts in Minecraft, but as someone who worked with Minecraft Dungeons, I will not stand for baby ghast erasure! Make sure to fit them in!|March 25, 2025}}</ref>

== Gallery ==
=== Renders ===
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Happy Ghast Render JE1 BE1.png|A non-moving happy ghast
Happy Ghast Harnessed Render JE1 BE1.png|A non-moving happy ghast with a harness
Happy Ghast Harnessed Leashed Render JE1 BE1.png|A leashed, non-moving happy ghast with a harness
Ghastling Render JE1 BE1.png|A non-moving ghastling
Ghastling without Outer Skin JE1 BE1.png|A non-moving ghastling without its outer skin (this state cannot be seen normally)
Happy Ghast Blue Harness Goggles Up Leashed JE1 BE1.gif|A leashed happy ghast with a blue harness
Happy Ghast Leashed JE1 BE1.gif|A leashed happy ghast without a harness (this state cannot be seen normally)
</gallery>
==== All harness colors ====
{{hidden begin|Goggles up}}
<gallery>
Happy Ghast Black Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Blue Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Brown Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Cyan Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Grey Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Green Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Light Blue Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Light Gray Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Lime Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Magenta Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Orange Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Pink Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Purple Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Red Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast White Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Yellow Harness Goggles Up BE1.gif
</gallery>{{hidden end}}
{{hidden begin|Goggles down}}
<gallery>
Happy Ghast Black Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Blue Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Brown Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Cyan Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Grey Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Green Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Light Blue Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Light Gray Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Lime Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Magenta Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Orange Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Pink Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Purple Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Red Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast White Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
Happy Ghast Yellow Harness Goggles Down BE1.gif
</gallery>{{hidden end}}

=== Mojang screenshots ===
<gallery>
Happy ghast plains.png|Happy ghast in a plains
Noor Standing on Happy Ghast.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Noor]] standing on top of a happy ghast
New Ghasts.png|Dried ghast, ghastling and happy ghast with blue harness
Multiple happy ghasts with multiple players with Vibrant Visuals.jpeg|Multiple happy ghasts and players with the [[Minecraft:Vibrant Visuals shaders]] enabled
Happy Ghast in Canyon.png|Steve next to a harnessed happy ghast in a [[Minecraft:badlands]]
Happy Ghast in Frozen Ocean.png|A happy ghast flying over Steve in a [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]]
Happy Ghast in Badlands.png|Steve riding a happy ghast in a badlands
Happy Ghast Flying Over River.png|Steve riding a happy ghast in a [[Minecraft:forest]]
Happy ghast deep dig.png|[[Minecraft:Agnes Larsson|Agnes]], [[Minecraft:Felix Jones|Felix]], and Snifferish riding a happy ghast wearing a red harness, and happy ghasts wearing green, blue, and lime harnesses
Happy Ghasts floating in sunset.webp|"A chuckle of happy ghasts floating through the air in the sunset"
Ari riding a happy ghast.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Ari]] riding a happy ghast
Ghastlings following Efe.jpeg|Ghastlings following [[Minecraft:Efe]]
Chicken Ghastling.jpg|A ghastling following a [[Minecraft:chicken]]
Zuri and Kai riding a happy ghast.jpeg|[[Minecraft:Zuri]] and [[Minecraft:Kai]] riding a happy ghast
Ghastlings following a warm pig.jpeg|Ghastlings following a [[Minecraft:warm pig]]
Happy ghast jungle.png|Happy ghast carrying a wolf in a boat
Cow with a bunch of leashed ghastlings.jpeg|A bunch of leashed ghastlings carrying a cow
Pigs on a boat carried by a happy ghast.jpeg|alt=Minecraft pigs on a boat being carried by a happy ghast|Pigs on a boat carried by a happy ghast
</gallery>

=== Concept artwork ===
<gallery>
Happy ghast carrying villagers concept art.gif|An animated concept art of a happy ghast carrying [[Minecraft:villager]]s in a [[Minecraft:boat]].
Boarffet 1 MCL.jpg|Concept art of the Minecraft Legends ghast used as the main inspiration for the happy ghast.
</gallery>

=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Zuri riding a happy ghast.jpeg|Zuri riding a happy ghast
Happy ghasts leashed to boats.jpeg|Kai and Noor leading a chuckle
Ghastling beach.png|A ghastling on a [[Minecraft:beach]]
Ghastling Eating Snowball.png|A player feeding a ghastling with [[Minecraft:snowball]]s in the [[Minecraft:frozen ocean]] biome
Ghastling at the Beach.png|A ghastling next to a player in a [[Minecraft:beach]]
A ghastling leashed to a harnessed happy ghast.png|A ghastling leashed to a harnessed happy ghast
Ghastling with lead.png|A ghastling with the leashed texture. This is only possible in-game with commands.
Harnessed Ghastling.png|A harnessed ghastling. This is only possible in-game with commands.
Harnessing Happy Ghast VV.mp4|A video showing a player harnessing and riding a happy ghast on a touchscreen
</gallery>

=== Textures ===
<gallery class="pixel-image">
File:Happy Ghast (Texture).png|Happy ghast texture file
File:Ghastling (Texture) JE1 BE1.png|Ghastling texture file
File:Black harness.png|Black happy ghast harness texture file
File:Blue harness.png|Blue happy ghast harness texture file
File:Brown harness.png|Brown happy ghast harness texture file
File:Cyan harness.png|Cyan happy ghast harness texture file
File:Gray harness.png|Gray happy ghast harness texture file
File:Green harness.png|Green happy ghast harness texture file
File:Light blue harness.png|Light blue happy ghast harness texture file
File:Light gray harness.png|Light gray happy ghast harness texture file
File:Lime harness.png|Lime happy ghast harness texture file
File:Magenta harness.png|Magenta happy ghast harness texture file
File:Orange harness.png|Orange happy ghast harness texture file
File:Pink harness.png|Pink happy ghast harness texture file
File:Purple harness.png|Purple happy ghast harness texture file
File:Red harness.png|Red happy ghast harness texture file
File:White harness.png|White happy ghast harness texture file
File:Yellow harness.png|Yellow happy ghast harness texture file
File:Happy Ghast Harness Ropes (Texture).png|Texture for leash ropes on a happy ghast
</gallery>

=== Official artwork ===
<gallery>
File:Ghastling Pixel Art.png|Ghastling pixel art
File:New Ghasts Pixel Art.png|Happy ghast with the [[Minecraft:Tiny]] trio
File:Ghastling idle animation (pixel art).gif|Ghastling idle animation
File:Happy ghast idle animation (pixel art).gif|Happy ghast idle animation
File:Happy Ghast pixel art.png|Cutout of the stylized happy ghast
File:Ghastling pixel art.png|Cutout of the ghastling pixel art
</gallery>

=== In other media ===
<gallery>
File:Chase the Skies Key Art.jpg
File:ChaseTheSkies Announce HeaderTiles.webp
File:GROW'A'GHAST.jpeg|A Grow' A' Ghast Product
File:Happy Ghast coloring the world.jpeg|A happy ghast [[Minecraft:Colour the World|coloring the world]] with real paint
File:Happens every time.jpeg|alt=Dried ghast with “not getting invited” text next to ghastling with “getting invited and not going” text|Dried ghast and ghastling
File:Chase the Skies giveaway flag.png|alt=Happy ghast carrying a sign that showcases giveaway items|A happy ghast carrying a giveaway flag, showcasing igloo coolers and thermos.
File:00-00-42 Shape Your World A Minecraft Story.png|A ghastling as it appears in [[Minecraft:Shape Your World: A Minecraft Story]].
File:00-00-46 Shape Your World A Minecraft Story.png|The ghastling's point of view.
File:00-01-20 Shape Your World A Minecraft Story.png|A happy ghast as it appears in the film.
File:00-01-24 Shape Your World A Minecraft Story.png|Ditto.
File:Chase the Skies Community Challenge-1 Happy Ghast.jpg
File:Take on Ghastastic Challenges.jpeg
File:Overworld Adventures stamps.png
File:Summer Gift 2025 ghast collectible.jpeg
File:Copper Golem on a floating boat.jpeg|A [[Minecraft:copper golem]] holding up a sign promoting [[Minecraft:Minecraft LIVE – September 2025|Minecraft LIVE]] with a happy ghast in the background.
File:Happy Ghast yearbook photo.jpg|Happy ghast photo in a yearbook.
File:TwitchCon Ghastling.jpg|An inflatable ghastling at [[Minecraft:TwitchCon]]
File:Happy ghast plush.jpg|Happy Ghast plush
</gallery>

== References ==
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