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{{Outdated|edition=Java|never=y}}
{{Infobox entity
| title = Monster
| image = Steve JE3 BE1.png
| behavior = Hostile
| health = {{hp|20}}
| mobtype = {{EntityLink|Monster}}
| damage = Easy: {{hp|1}}<br>Normal: {{hp|2}}<br>Hard: {{hp|3}}
}}
The '''monster''' entity was an unused [[Minecraft:hostile mob]] that looks identical to the [[Minecraft:player]] with the default "[[Minecraft:Steve]]" [[Minecraft:skin]].

== Spawning ==
Monsters were only spawnable using mods and map editors, but otherwise were not available in vanilla ''Minecraft''.

== Drops ==
Monsters did not [[Minecraft:drop]] anything when they [[Minecraft:die]]d.

== Behavior ==
Monsters shared the same AI as [[Minecraft:zombie]]s and would walk towards and attack the [[Minecraft:player]], dealing the same damage to the player as the player does with their fist. Strangely, they did not use the punching [[Minecraft:animation]] that a normal player would use; they would only run into the player like a [[Minecraft:zombie]] would.

== Data values ==

=== ID ===
{{ID table
|spritetype=entity
|shownumericids=1
|notnamespaced=1
|spritename=steve
|displayname=Monster
|id=49
|nameid=Monster
|generatetranslationkeys=y
|translationkey=entity.Monster.name
|foot=1}}

== History ==
{{HistoryTable
|{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100316|Added monsters.}}
|{{HistoryLine||20100607|[[File:Steve JE3 BE1.png|x53px]] Monsters now use the player model. Before this version, they were invisible.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.9|Before this version, the walking animation for the [[Minecraft:player]] and the monster was the same; the player and the monster would swing their arms wildly to their sides while walking.<ref>Can be seen in the {{ytl|TcCv21AqvWw|Zombie Town}} by Notch, which features the mobs.</ref>}}
|{{HistoryLine|java beta}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=Pre-release|The "Removed Herobrine" message has been mentioned again in the Beta 1.8 changelog, where the main code responsible for monster had been removed{{Verify}}, resulting in the ability to hack the monster into the game with spawn [[Minecraft:commands]] or [[Minecraft:monster spawner]]s no longer being available.}}
|{{HistoryLine|java}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|The remaining AI of monsters has been removed.}}
|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID <code>Monster</code> as well as the corresponding network ID <code>49</code> for monsters have been removed.}}
}}

== Trivia ==
* Monsters, when spawned, may head to the left for half a second, before turning around to attack the player. [[Minecraft:Zombified piglin]]s may also do this on occasion.{{verify|Does this still happen?}}
* If a monster spawner with monster is placed in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Beta 1.8]] or later, it appears blank and no monsters spawn.
* Coding for monsters was still present until [[Minecraft:Java Edition 1.8]]. Only the monster model was removed in ''Beta'' 1.8.
* It is unknown if monsters existed in [[Minecraft:Xbox 360 Edition]] (in versions before TU5, that were based on ''Java Edition'' Beta 1.7.3 and earlier).
* Monsters use the old [[Minecraft:player]] model, so they are actually slightly taller than the player.
* Despite being taller than the player, monsters looked up at the player when chasing them. This is because their actual hit-box and eye height were shorter than the player's hit-box and eye height.
* Notch also used the name "monster" for the green moboids in his unfinished game: [[Minecraft:Legend of the Chambered]].

== Gallery ==
=== Screenshots ===
<gallery>
Monsters chasing the player.png|Monsters chasing the player.
Dying Monster.png|Dying monster.
</gallery>

== See also ==
* [[Minecraft:Character]] – mobs (in general) or mobs that have names given to them.
* {{EntityLink|Villager}} – Human-like mobs that move around their village.
* {{EntityLink|Player}} – the ''Minecraft'' character that is controllable, with the same model as monsters.
* [[Minecraft:Mob]] – any entity in ''Minecraft'' that has the ability to move around, such as monsters or animals.
* [[Minecraft:Java Edition removed features]] – features that have been in ''Java Edition'' but were later removed.

== References ==
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== Navigation ==
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[[Minecraft:cs:Člověk]]
[[Minecraft:de:Mensch]]
[[Minecraft:es:Monstruo (entidad)]]
[[Minecraft:fr:Humain]]
[[Minecraft:hu:Ember]]
[[Minecraft:ja:Monster]]
[[Minecraft:ko:사람]]
[[Minecraft:lzh:怪物]]
[[Minecraft:nl:Mens]]
[[Minecraft:pl:Człowiek]]
[[Minecraft:pt:Monstro (entidade)]]
[[Minecraft:ru:Монстр (сущность)]]
[[Minecraft:uk:Монстр (сутність)]]
[[Minecraft:zh:怪物（已移除实体）]]