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	\|Mobs flail their limbs and heads wildly when walking.}}		\|Mobs flail their limbs and heads wildly when walking.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-20090515\|Mobs can now be spawned by pressing {{key\|G}}.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-20090515\|Mobs can now be spawned by pressing {{key\|G}}.
	\|The walking animation has been made less smooth.{{~~check version~~}}}}		\|The walking animation has been made less smooth.{{more info\|what exactly changed?}}}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|java classic}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java classic}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|0.0.12a\|Mobs are no longer removed upon level reset.<ref name=":0">{{link\|url=https://archive.org/download/Minecraft_IRC_Logs_2009/history/files/May-15-to-June-03-2009/2009-05-19.155457-0400EDT.txt.~1~\|title=TigIRC logs\|date=May 19, 2009, UTC–4\|website=Archive.org\|quote=(18:39:43) <notch> oh, they don't get reset on level resets either.. I'd better fix that.}}</ref>}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|0.0.12a\|Mobs are no longer removed upon level reset.<ref name=":0">{{link\|url=https://archive.org/download/Minecraft_IRC_Logs_2009/history/files/May-15-to-June-03-2009/2009-05-19.155457-0400EDT.txt.~1~\|title=TigIRC logs\|date=May 19, 2009, UTC–4\|website=Archive.org\|quote=(18:39:43) <notch> oh, they don't get reset on level resets either.. I'd better fix that.}}</ref>}}

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|java pre-classic}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java pre-classic}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-132328\|[[File:Steve JE1.png\|x56px]] Added mobs.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-132328\|[[File:Steve JE1.png\|x56px]] Added mobs.
	\|They were added using the skin, model and behavior from ''[[Minecraft:Zombie Town]]''.<ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813064921/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/227922045/the-origins-of-minecraft\| title = The origins of Minecraft\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=October 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw}}</ref><ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507203659/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/107611170/exhausted-but-happy\| title = Exhausted, but happy\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=May 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>Behavior can be seen in the {{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw\|Zombie Town}} video by Notch, which features mobs.</ref>		\|They were added using the skin, model and behavior from ''[[Minecraft:Zombie Town]]''.<ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813064921/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/227922045/the-origins-of-minecraft\| title = The origins of Minecraft\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=October 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw}}</ref><ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507203659/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/107611170/exhausted-but-happy\| title = Exhausted, but happy\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=May 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>Behavior can be seen in the {{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw\|Zombie Town}} video by Notch, which features the same mobs.</ref>
	\|Mobs flail their limbs and heads wildly when walking.}}		\|Mobs flail their limbs and heads wildly when walking.}}
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	\|Mobs can now spawn again.		\|Mobs can now spawn again.
	\|Mobs do not drop anything when killed.}}		\|Mobs do not drop anything when killed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|January 29, 2010\|link={{ytl\|OpmK7rDU5bA}}\|[[File:Steve ~~(mob)~~.~~png~~\|~~32px~~]] [[File:~~Black Steve~~.~~png~~\|~~32px~~]] Two new skins of a new model are shown in a video posted by [[Minecraft:Notch]].<ref>Archive is available at {{ytl\|nlZR7_nKMaI}}.</ref>}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|January 29, 2010\|link={{ytl\|OpmK7rDU5bA}}\|[[File:Steve Animation.gif\|64px]] [[File:BlackSteve Animation.gif\|64px]] Two new skins of a new model are shown in a video posted by [[Minecraft:Notch]].<ref>Archive is available at {{ytl\|nlZR7_nKMaI}}.</ref>}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|0.31\|dev=20100129-1447\|[[File:Steve (mob).png\|32px]] [[File:Black Steve.png\|32px]] Added a new mob model with two skin variants ("Steve" and "Black Steve"), replacing the old Rana model.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|0.31\|dev=20100129-1447\|[[File:Steve (mob).png\|32px]] [[File:Black Steve.png\|32px]] Added a new mob model with two skin variants ("Steve" and "Black Steve"), replacing the old Rana model.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=20100130\|[[File:Beast Boy.png\|32px]] Added a third skin variant ( "Beast Boy").		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=20100130\|[[File:Beast Boy.png\|32px]] Added a third skin variant ( "Beast Boy").

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.2\|The mob can no longer appear ingame, but some code for it still exists.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.2\|The mob can no longer appear ingame, but some code for it still exists.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|May 17, 2011\|link=Java Edition Beta 1.2_02 (20110517)\|Mobs are included in a special developer fork of [[Minecraft:Beta 1.2_02]] as builder NPCs that can build structures.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|May 17, 2011\|link=Java Edition Beta 1.2_02 (20110517)\|Mobs are included in a special developer fork of [[Minecraft:Beta 1.2_02]] as builder NPCs that can build structures.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|~~java~~}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|Java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w32a\|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID <code>Mob</code>, as well as the corresponding network ID <code>48</code>, for mobs have been removed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w32a\|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID <code>Mob</code>, as well as the corresponding network ID <code>48</code>, for mobs have been removed.}}
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	{{about\|the removed passive mob\|the removed hostile mob with an identical appearance\|Monster (entity)\|the other mob, that used MD3 models format\|MD3 Test Mob\|the controllable character\|Player\|AI-driven game entities in general\|Mob}}		{{about\|the removed passive mob\|the removed hostile mob with an identical appearance\|Monster (entity)\|the other mob, that used MD3 models format\|MD3 Test Mob\|the controllable character\|Player\|AI-driven game entities in general\|Mob}}
	{{Missing information\|How were they handled in multiplayer Classic? Could you even spawn them in multiplayer?~~(Added in page)~~}}		{{Missing information\|How were they handled in multiplayer Classic? Could you even spawn them in multiplayer?}}
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	After being re-implemented in [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100316]], mobs could no longer move around, but could still float in water and move their head.		After being re-implemented in [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100316]], mobs could no longer move around, but could still float in water and move their head.


	~~It cannot be handled or spanwed in multiplayer according to Google search.~~

	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==

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	{{Missing information\|How were they handled in multiplayer Classic? Could you even spawn them in multiplayer?}}		{{Missing information\|How were they handled in multiplayer Classic? Could you even spawn them in multiplayer?(Added in page)}}
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	After being re-implemented in [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100316]], mobs could no longer move around, but could still float in water and move their head.		After being re-implemented in [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100316]], mobs could no longer move around, but could still float in water and move their head.


			It cannot be handled or spanwed in multiplayer according to Google search.

	== Sounds ==		== Sounds ==

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	=== ID ===		=== ID ===
	{{ID table		{{ID table
			\|edition=Java
	\|spritetype=entity		\|spritetype=entity
	\|shownumericids=1		\|shownumericids=1

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	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==
	In [[Minecraft:pre-Classic]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic\|Classic]], as well as from [[Minecraft:Indev 0.31 20100131]] onward, the mob's model looked identical to the [[Minecraft:player]] with the default "[[Minecraft:Steve]]" [[Minecraft:skin]].		In [[Minecraft:pre-Classic]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic\|Classic]], as well as from [[Minecraft:Indev 0.31 20100131]] onward, the mob's model looked identical to the [[Minecraft:player]] with the default "[[Minecraft:Steve]]" [[Minecraft:skin]]. In the ''Minecraft Classic'' [[Minecraft:Minecraft Classic (JavaScript remake)\|JavaScript Remake]], they use a broken model that was introduced in an update, for unknown reasons.

	Rana<ref name=rana>{{tweet\|docky\|619092636058656768\|I completely forgot that some minecraft fan made a papercraft of rana. Whoever did this, you're cool. nice job!\|July 5, 2015}}</ref> had a different model, with the appearance of a girl in a frog outfit. This model was used in early [[Minecraft:Indev]] versions up until [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2304\|0.31 20100128-2304]]. Rana was based on an original character designed by [[Minecraft:Dock]], the artist who added the model.		Rana<ref name=rana>{{tweet\|docky\|619092636058656768\|I completely forgot that some minecraft fan made a papercraft of rana. Whoever did this, you're cool. nice job!\|July 5, 2015}}</ref> had a different model, with the appearance of a girl in a frog outfit. This model was used in early [[Minecraft:Indev]] versions up until [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2304\|0.31 20100128-2304]]. Rana was based on an original character designed by [[Minecraft:Dock]], the artist who added the model.
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	{{missing info\|section\|In versions such as 0.0.23a_01 where loading a level.dat file (if local level saving is enabled) would preserve the mobs, was it ever possible to despawn any of them? Did they ever disappear specifically if loading an online-saved world?}}		{{missing info\|section\|In versions such as 0.0.23a_01 where loading a level.dat file (if local level saving is enabled) would preserve the mobs, was it ever possible to despawn any of them? Did they ever disappear specifically if loading an online-saved world?}}
	Mobs would generate in random places when a world was generated when first added in [[Minecraft:pre-Classic rd-132328]]. In [[Minecraft:rd-20090515]] until [[Minecraft:0.0.23a_01]], they could be manually spawned by pressing {{key\|G}} while playing. In the ''Minecraft Classic'' [[Minecraft:JavaScript remake]], they would despawn after approximately 1 minute (which did not originally happen in Classic).		Mobs would generate in random places when a world was generated when first added in [[Minecraft:pre-Classic rd-132328]]. In [[Minecraft:rd-20090515]] until [[Minecraft:0.0.23a_01]], they could be manually spawned by pressing {{key\|G}} while playing. In the ''Minecraft Classic'' [[Minecraft:JavaScript remake]], they would despawn after approximately 1 minute (which did not originally happen in Classic).

			In the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Survival Test\|Survival Tests]] and onwards, mobs were no longer able to be spawned with {{key\|G}}.

	During [[Minecraft:Indev]], until their removal in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100202\|0.31 20100202]], mobs spawned in random locations in the world once again.		During [[Minecraft:Indev]], until their removal in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100202\|0.31 20100202]], mobs spawned in random locations in the world once again.

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	* Despite being taller than the player, mobs looked up at the player when chasing them. This is because their actual hitbox and eye height were shorter than the player's hitbox and eye height.		* Despite being taller than the player, mobs looked up at the player when chasing them. This is because their actual hitbox and eye height were shorter than the player's hitbox and eye height.
	* "Rana" is the word for "frog" in several languages including Latin, Italian, Spanish and Corsican.		* "Rana" is the word for "frog" in several languages including Latin, Italian, Spanish and Corsican.
	* The Rana and "Steve" models were stored in the game as MD3 files, which is the model format used by ''[[Minecraft:wikipedia:Quake III Arena\|Quake III Arena]]''. None of the other models in Minecraft are stored like this, as they are instead ~~hard coded~~ into the game.		* The Rana and "Steve" models were stored in the game as MD3 files, which is the model format used by ''[[Minecraft:wikipedia:Quake III Arena\|Quake III Arena]]''. None of the other models in ''Minecraft'' are stored like this, as they are instead hardcoded into the game.
	** Before their models were implemented, [[Minecraft:Notch]] had directly used ''Quake III Arena'' ~~character models to test MD3 support:~~ [[Minecraft:MD3 Test Mob]].		** Before their models were implemented, [[Minecraft:Notch]] had directly used ''Quake III Arena'' [[Minecraft:MD3 Test Mob\|character models to test MD3 support]].
	* The Rana model is unique in respect to how it is textured. It is the only model that used a palette for its texture, rather than a traditional "[[Minecraft:wikipedia:Net_(polyhedron)\|net]]" texture.		* The Rana model is unique in respect to how it is textured. It is the only model that used a palette for its texture, rather than a traditional "[[Minecraft:wikipedia:Net_(polyhedron)\|net]]" texture.
	* A stylized redesign of Rana appears in the [[Minecraft:resource pack]] Actions & Stuff by [[Minecraft:Oreville Studios]] as an available skin. Although unofficial, this design would be used on a button used for the [[Minecraft:Marketplace]], promoting it and its release on [[Minecraft:Marketplace Pass]].<ref>{{tweet\|OrevilleStudios\|1859678321833066752\|Lights... Cameras... Actions & Stuff! Coming to the #Minecraft Marketplace soon! 🥑\|November 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Mcnet\|marketplace-content-may-2025\|Marketplace Content: May 2025\|May 6, 2025\|Julius Olofsson}}</ref> The same pack also includes a similar character named Sapo (the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician word for toad).		* A stylized redesign of Rana appears in the [[Minecraft:resource pack]] Actions & Stuff by [[Minecraft:Oreville Studios]] as an available skin. Although unofficial, this design would be used on a button used for the [[Minecraft:Marketplace]], promoting it and its release on [[Minecraft:Marketplace Pass]].<ref>{{tweet\|OrevilleStudios\|1859678321833066752\|Lights... Cameras... Actions & Stuff! Coming to the #Minecraft Marketplace soon! 🥑\|November 21, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Mcnet\|marketplace-content-may-2025\|Marketplace Content: May 2025\|May 6, 2025\|Julius Olofsson}}</ref> The same pack also includes a similar character named Sapo (the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician word for "toad").

	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==

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	* {{EntityLink\|Villager}} – humanoid mobs that move around their village.		* {{EntityLink\|Villager}} – humanoid mobs that move around their village.
	* {{EntityLink\|Player}} – the Minecraft character that is controllable, with the same model as mobs.		* {{EntityLink\|Player}} – the Minecraft character that is controllable, with the same model as mobs.
	* {{EntityLink\|Mannequin}} - mob-like entities that resemble players as an ~~npc~~.		* {{EntityLink\|Mannequin}} - mob-like entities that resemble players as an NPC.
	* [[Minecraft:Mob]] – any entity in Minecraft that has the ability to move around, such as monsters or animals.		* [[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.		* [[Minecraft:Java Edition removed features]] – features that have been in Java Edition but were later removed.

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|java pre-classic}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|java pre-classic}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-132328\|[[File:Steve JE1.png\|x56px]] Added mobs.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-132328\|[[File:Steve JE1.png\|x56px]] Added mobs.
	\|They were added using the skin, model and behavior from ''[[Minecraft:Zombie Town]]''.<ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813064921/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/227922045/the-origins-of-minecraft\| title = The origins of Minecraft\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=October 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw}}</ref><ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507203659/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/107611170/exhausted-but-happy\| title = Exhausted, but happy\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=May 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>Behavior can be seen in the {{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw\|Zombie Town}} video by Notch, which features mobs.</ref>		\|They were added using the skin, model and behavior from ''[[Minecraft:Zombie Town]]''.<ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813064921/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/227922045/the-origins-of-minecraft\| title = The origins of Minecraft\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=October 30, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw}}</ref><ref>{{citation\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507203659/https://notch.tumblr.com/post/107611170/exhausted-but-happy\| title = Exhausted, but happy\|website=The Word of Notch\|date=May 14, 2009}}</ref><ref>Behavior can be seen in the {{ytl\|TcCv21AqvWw\|Zombie Town}} video by Notch, which features the same mobs.</ref>
	\|Mobs flail their limbs and heads wildly when walking.}}		\|Mobs flail their limbs and heads wildly when walking.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-20090515\|Mobs can now be spawned by pressing {{key\|G}}.		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|rd-20090515\|Mobs can now be spawned by pressing {{key\|G}}.
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	\|Mobs can now spawn again.		\|Mobs can now spawn again.
	\|Mobs do not drop anything when killed.}}		\|Mobs do not drop anything when killed.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|January 29, 2010\|link={{ytl\|OpmK7rDU5bA}}\|[[File:Steve ~~(mob)~~.~~png~~\|~~32px~~]] [[File:~~Black Steve~~.~~png~~\|~~32px~~]] Two new skins of a new model are shown in a video posted by [[Minecraft:Notch]].<ref>Archive is available at {{ytl\|nlZR7_nKMaI}}.</ref>}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|January 29, 2010\|link={{ytl\|OpmK7rDU5bA}}\|[[File:Steve Animation.gif\|64px]] [[File:BlackSteve Animation.gif\|64px]] Two new skins of a new model are shown in a video posted by [[Minecraft:Notch]].<ref>Archive is available at {{ytl\|nlZR7_nKMaI}}.</ref>}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|0.31\|dev=20100129-1447\|[[File:Steve (mob).png\|32px]] [[File:Black Steve.png\|32px]] Added a new mob model with two skin variants ("Steve" and "Black Steve"), replacing the old Rana model.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|0.31\|dev=20100129-1447\|[[File:Steve (mob).png\|32px]] [[File:Black Steve.png\|32px]] Added a new mob model with two skin variants ("Steve" and "Black Steve"), replacing the old Rana model.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=20100130\|[[File:Beast Boy.png\|32px]] Added a third skin variant ( "Beast Boy").		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|\|dev=20100130\|[[File:Beast Boy.png\|32px]] Added a third skin variant ( "Beast Boy").

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	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.2\|The mob can no longer appear ingame, but some code for it still exists.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.2\|The mob can no longer appear ingame, but some code for it still exists.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|May 17, 2011\|link=Java Edition Beta 1.2_02 (20110517)\|Mobs are included in a special developer fork of [[Minecraft:Beta 1.2_02]] as builder NPCs that can build structures.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|May 17, 2011\|link=Java Edition Beta 1.2_02 (20110517)\|Mobs are included in a special developer fork of [[Minecraft:Beta 1.2_02]] as builder NPCs that can build structures.}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|~~java~~}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|Java}}
	\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w32a\|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID <code>Mob</code>, as well as the corresponding network ID <code>48</code>, for mobs have been removed.}}		\|{{HistoryLine\|\|1.11\|dev=16w32a\|The [[Minecraft:entity]] ID <code>Mob</code>, as well as the corresponding network ID <code>48</code>, for mobs have been removed.}}
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	== Appearance ==		== Appearance ==
	In [[Minecraft:pre-Classic]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic\|Classic]], as well as from [[Minecraft:Indev 0.31 20100131]] onward, the mob's model looked identical to the [[Minecraft:player]] with the default "[[Minecraft:Steve]]" [[Minecraft:skin]].		In [[Minecraft:pre-Classic]] and [[Minecraft:Java Edition Classic\|Classic]], as well as from [[Minecraft:Indev 0.31 20100131]] onward, the mob's model looked identical to the [[Minecraft:player]] with the default "[[Minecraft:Steve]]" [[Minecraft:skin]]. In the ''Minecraft Classic'' [[Minecraft:Minecraft Classic (JavaScript remake)\|JavaScript Remake]], they use a broken model that was introduced in an update, for unknown reasons.

	Rana<ref name=rana>{{tweet\|docky\|619092636058656768\|I completely forgot that some minecraft fan made a papercraft of rana. Whoever did this, you're cool. nice job!\|July 5, 2015}}</ref> had a different model, with the appearance of a girl in a frog outfit. This model was used in early [[Minecraft:Indev]] versions up until [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2304\|0.31 20100128-2304]]. Rana was based on an original character designed by [[Minecraft:Dock]], the artist who added the model.		Rana<ref name=rana>{{tweet\|docky\|619092636058656768\|I completely forgot that some minecraft fan made a papercraft of rana. Whoever did this, you're cool. nice job!\|July 5, 2015}}</ref> had a different model, with the appearance of a girl in a frog outfit. This model was used in early [[Minecraft:Indev]] versions up until [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2304\|0.31 20100128-2304]]. Rana was based on an original character designed by [[Minecraft:Dock]], the artist who added the model.
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	{{missing info\|section\|In versions such as 0.0.23a_01 where loading a level.dat file (if local level saving is enabled) would preserve the mobs, was it ever possible to despawn any of them? Did they ever disappear specifically if loading an online-saved world?}}		{{missing info\|section\|In versions such as 0.0.23a_01 where loading a level.dat file (if local level saving is enabled) would preserve the mobs, was it ever possible to despawn any of them? Did they ever disappear specifically if loading an online-saved world?}}
	Mobs would generate in random places when a world was generated when first added in [[Minecraft:pre-Classic rd-132328]]. In [[Minecraft:rd-20090515]] until [[Minecraft:0.0.23a_01]], they could be manually spawned by pressing {{key\|G}} while playing. In the ''Minecraft Classic'' [[Minecraft:JavaScript remake]], they would despawn after approximately 1 minute (which did not originally happen in Classic).		Mobs would generate in random places when a world was generated when first added in [[Minecraft:pre-Classic rd-132328]]. In [[Minecraft:rd-20090515]] until [[Minecraft:0.0.23a_01]], they could be manually spawned by pressing {{key\|G}} while playing. In the ''Minecraft Classic'' [[Minecraft:JavaScript remake]], they would despawn after approximately 1 minute (which did not originally happen in Classic).

			In the [[Minecraft:Java Edition Survival Test\|Survival Tests]] and onwards, mobs were no longer able to be spawned with {{key\|G}}.

	During [[Minecraft:Indev]], until their removal in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100202\|0.31 20100202]], mobs spawned in random locations in the world once again.		During [[Minecraft:Indev]], until their removal in [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100202\|0.31 20100202]], mobs spawned in random locations in the world once again.

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	Rana<ref name=rana>{{tweet\|docky\|619092636058656768\|I completely forgot that some minecraft fan made a papercraft of rana. Whoever did this, you're cool. nice job!\|July 5, 2015}}</ref> had a different model, with the appearance of a girl in a frog outfit. This model was used in early [[Minecraft:Indev]] versions up until [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2304\|0.31 20100128-2304]]. Rana was based on an original character designed by [[Minecraft:Dock]], the artist who added the model.		Rana<ref name=rana>{{tweet\|docky\|619092636058656768\|I completely forgot that some minecraft fan made a papercraft of rana. Whoever did this, you're cool. nice job!\|July 5, 2015}}</ref> had a different model, with the appearance of a girl in a frog outfit. This model was used in early [[Minecraft:Indev]] versions up until [[Minecraft:Java Edition Indev 0.31 20100128-2304\|0.31 20100128-2304]]. Rana was based on an original character designed by [[Minecraft:Dock]], the artist who added the model.

	There were also three other model variants, which were different skin variants of the same model,{{More info\|What in the game's code determined their variant? The variants don't seem to actually save with the world either.}} these variants being commonly referred to by the unofficial names "(White) Steve", "Black Steve", and "Beast Boy". These names originated as unofficial fanmade terms created by players on IRC chat shortly after their addition in January 2010,<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Minecraft-IRCLogs Minecraft IRC Logs], Adura.7z, 2010-01-29_#minecraft.log</ref> and were later adopted by the wider community in the absence of any known official names for the mobs.<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/archive/alpha/alpha-survival-single-player/796582-names-for-the-new-mobs\|title=NAmes for the new mobs?\|author=[https://www.minecraftforum.net/members/Omega12 Omega12]\|website=Minecraft Forum\|section=[https://www.minecraftforum.net/members/r4c7 r4c7]\|date=January 31, 2010}}</ref> This was several months before [[Minecraft:Notch]] named the default player character "[[Minecraft:Steve]]" in October 2010.<ref>{{Tumblr\|notch\|1390641415\|Weekend activities\|October 24, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027005600/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1390641415/weekend-activities}}</ref> The first usage of the name "Black Steve", which was later followed by "White Steve" and then just "Steve", was likely inspired by the character [https://codemonkeys.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Steve Black Steve] from the TV show ''{{w\|Code Monkeys}}''<ref>{{Reddit2\|sub=Cial\|id=1dtptnd\|author=Cial\|date=July 2, 2024\|text=I woke up to some interesting news, so uh? Minecaft lore TLDR no clue idiot kid brain at work}}</ref>, and usage of the name "Beast Boy" was likely inspired by the model's resemblance to the DC Comics character of the [[Minecraft:w:Beast_Boy\|same name]].		There were also three other model variants, which were different skin variants of the same model,{{More info\|What in the game's code determined their variant? The variants don't seem to actually save with the world either.}} these variants being commonly referred to by the unofficial names "(White) Steve", "Black Steve", and "Beast Boy". These names originated as unofficial fanmade terms created by players on IRC chat shortly after their addition in January 2010,<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Minecraft-IRCLogs Minecraft IRC Logs], Adura.7z, 2010-01-29_#minecraft.log</ref> and were later adopted by the wider community in the absence of any known official names for the mobs.<ref>{{Citation\|url=https://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/archive/alpha/alpha-survival-single-player/796582-names-for-the-new-mobs\|title=NAmes for the new mobs?\|author=[https://www.minecraftforum.net/members/Omega12 Omega12]\|website=Minecraft Forum\|section=[https://www.minecraftforum.net/members/r4c7 r4c7]\|date=January 31, 2010}}</ref> This was several months before [[Minecraft:Notch]] informally named the default player character "[[Minecraft:Steve]]" in October 2010.<ref>{{Tumblr\|notch\|1390641415\|Weekend activities\|October 24, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027005600/http://notch.tumblr.com/post/1390641415/weekend-activities}}</ref> The first usage of the name "Black Steve", which was later followed by "White Steve" and then just "Steve", was likely inspired by the character [https://codemonkeys.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Steve Black Steve] from the TV show ''{{w\|Code Monkeys}}''<ref>{{Reddit2\|sub=Cial\|id=1dtptnd\|author=Cial\|date=July 2, 2024\|text=I woke up to some interesting news, so uh? Minecaft lore TLDR no clue idiot kid brain at work}}</ref>, and usage of the name "Beast Boy" was likely inspired by the model's resemblance to the DC Comics character of the [[Minecraft:w:Beast_Boy\|same name]].

	== Spawning ==		== Spawning ==
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	[[File:Mob JE1.gif\|150px\|thumb\|right\|The animation of the mob walking before 0.0.15a.]]		[[File:Mob JE1.gif\|150px\|thumb\|right\|The animation of the mob walking before 0.0.15a.]]

	Mobs could not ~~change~~ [[Minecraft:block]]s; they would just move around the map aimlessly, walking in slightly imperfect circles and jumping occasionally. While walking, they would flail their arms around, until [[Minecraft:Alpha v1.0.~~8_01~~]]. Mobs were affected by [[Minecraft:solid block]]s, but they were able to walk right through liquids, as if they were air. If the player had a custom skin, any mobs (that were using the player model at the time) created would still use the default skin and would not assume the look of the player. They would not notice dangers, and because of this they would sometimes jump into the [[Minecraft:void]] or [[Minecraft:lava]].		Mobs could not modify any [[Minecraft:block]]s; they would just move around the map aimlessly, walking in slightly imperfect circles and jumping occasionally. While walking, they would flail their arms around, until the walking animation was changed in [[Minecraft:Alpha v1.0.9]]. Mobs were affected by [[Minecraft:solid block]]s, but they were able to walk right through liquids, as if they were air. If the player had a custom skin, any mobs (that were using the player model at the time) created would still use the default skin and would not assume the look of the player. They would not notice dangers, and because of this they would sometimes jump into the [[Minecraft:void]] or [[Minecraft:lava]].

	After being re-implemented in [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100316]], mobs could no longer move around, but could still float in water and move their head.		After being re-implemented in [[Minecraft:Infdev 20100316]], mobs could no longer move around, but could still float in water and move their head.
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	* The version of this mob with the beardless Steve [[Minecraft:player]] skin uses the old player model, so they are actually slightly taller than the player.		* The version of this mob with the beardless Steve [[Minecraft:player]] skin uses the old player model, so they are actually slightly taller than the player.
	* Despite being taller than the player, mobs looked up at the player when chasing them. This is because their actual hitbox and eye height were shorter than the player's hitbox and eye height.		* Despite being taller than the player, mobs looked up at the player when chasing them. This is because their actual hitbox and eye height were shorter than the player's hitbox and eye height.
	* "Rana" is the word for "~~[[Minecraft:~~frog]]" in several languages including Latin, Italian, Spanish and Corsican.		* "Rana" is the word for "frog" in several languages including Latin, Italian, Spanish and Corsican.
	* The Rana and "Steve" models were stored in the game as MD3 files, which is the model format used by ''[[Minecraft:wikipedia:Quake III Arena\|Quake III Arena]]''. None of the other models in Minecraft are stored like this, as they are instead hard coded into the game.		* The Rana and "Steve" models were stored in the game as MD3 files, which is the model format used by ''[[Minecraft:wikipedia:Quake III Arena\|Quake III Arena]]''. None of the other models in Minecraft are stored like this, as they are instead hard coded into the game.
	** Before their models were implemented, [[Minecraft:Notch]] had directly used ''Quake III Arena'' character models to test MD3 support: [[Minecraft:MD3 Test Mob]].		** Before their models were implemented, [[Minecraft:Notch]] had directly used ''Quake III Arena'' character models to test MD3 support: [[Minecraft:MD3 Test Mob]].