Minecraft:Meet the Mob

Meet the Mob was a series of articles on Minecraft:Minecraft.net that explores the features of mobs in Minecraft. It has been succeeded by the Minecraft:Mob Menagerie series.

Articles

Title	Header	Subjects	Release	Author
Meet the Stray	File:Stray-header.png	Template:EntityLink	December 14, 2016	Marsh Davies
Meet the Blaze	File:Mob blaze header.png	Template:EntityLink	December 20, 2016	Marsh Davies
Meet the Polar Bear	File:Polarbear-header.png	Template:EntityLink	January 10, 2017	Marsh Davies
Meet the Nitwit	File:Nitwit-header.png	Template:EntityLink	January 23, 2017	Marsh Davies
Meet the Shulker	File:Shulker-header.png	Template:EntityLink	January 30, 2017	Marsh Davies
Meet the Wither	File:Wither-header.png	Template:EntityLink	February 13, 2017	Marsh Davies
Meet the Magma Cube	File:Magmacube-header.png	Template:EntityLink	February 21, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Iron Golem	File:Irongolem-header.png	Template:EntityLink	February 27, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Bat	File:Bat-header.png	Template:EntityLink	March 7, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Villagers in Minecraft	File:Villagers-header.png	Template:EntityLink	March 13, 2017	Marsh Davies
Meet the Enderman	File:Enderman-header.png	Template:EntityLink	March 20, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Llama	File:Llama-header.png	Template:EntityLink	April 18, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Evoker	File:Evoker-header.png	Template:EntityLink	May 1, 2017	Marsh Davies
Meet the Creeper	File:Creeper-header.png	Template:EntityLink	May 15, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Ghast	File:Mob ghast header.jpeg	Template:EntityLink	May 22, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Vindicator	File:Vindicator-header.jpg	Template:EntityLink	June 20, 2017	Marsh Davies
Meet the Vex	File:Vex-header.jpg	Template:EntityLink	July 17, 2017	Tom Stone
Meet the Husk	File:Husk-header.png	Template:EntityLink	August 14, 2017	Emily Richardson
Meet the Cave Spider	File:Cavespider-header.png	Template:EntityLink	September 5, 2017	Emily Richardson
Meet the Guardian	File:Guardian-header.png	Template:EntityLink	September 25, 2017	Emily Richardson
Meet the Horse	File:Horse-header.jpg	Template:EntityLink	October 2, 2017	Emily Richardson
Meet the Chicken Jockey	File:Mob chickenjockey header.jpeg	Template:EntityLink	October 10, 2017	Emily Richardson
Meet the Elder Guardian	File:Elderguardian header.png	Template:EntityLink	November 6, 2017	Emily Richardson
Meet the Phantom	File:Phantom-header.jpg	Template:EntityLink	March 12, 2018	Tom Stone
Meet the Dolphin	File:Dolphin-header.jpg	Template:EntityLink	April 19, 2018	Per Landin
Meet the Wandering Trader	File:Wandering Trader Art.jpg	Template:EntityLink	March 22, 2019	Per Landin
Meet the Pillagers	File:Pillager Art.jpg	Template:EntityLink	April 13, 2019	Per Landin
Meet the Ravager	File:Ravager Artwork 1.jpg	Template:EntityLink	May 11, 2019	Ash Parrish
Meet the Hoglin	File:Hoglin-header.png	Template:EntityLink	October 19, 2019	Tom Stone
Meet the Piglins	File:Piglin-header.jpg	Template:EntityLink	June 17, 2020	Per Landin
Meet the Strider	File:Strider-header.webp	Template:EntityLink	July 7, 2020	Per Landin
Meet the Allay	File:Meet-the-allay-header.jpg	Template:EntityLink	May 27, 2022	Sophie Austin
Meet the Frog	File:Frogs-header.png	Template:EntityLink	May 30, 2022	Cristina Anderca
Meet the Warden	File:Warden artwork 1.jpg	Template:EntityLink	June 3, 2022	Per Landin

Quotes

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A chilling sound rings out across the world and all its dimensions. The sky darkens. Somewhere, someone has done something either very brave or very foolish: they’ve summoned a Wither.

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There you have it - a potential pig ended up becoming Minecraft's most iconic monster. So next time you're making a bacon sandwich, make sure to be extra careful to lay the bacon horizontally. Otherwise, who knows? Maybe you'll accidentally make a Creeper sandwich and then BLOW YOUR OWN MOUTH OFF.

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“Oh what fun!” you say, upon seeing a tiny zombie riding an adorable chicken. “A tiny zombie riding an adorable chicken! I'm going to skip over and pet it. After all, what could possibly go wrong?”

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Covered in blue robes and accompanied by two llamas, the mysterious Wandering Trader is just what its name suggests – a travelling salesman, journeying the Overworld in search of customers willing to exchange their shiny emeralds for rare and exotic items.

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Bring your A-game when you face off against these creatures (better yet, bring a shield). They’ve got a lot of armor and a lot of pointy horns they aren’t afraid to use. But it could have been a lot worse. These monsters originally had a pretty brutal initial design involving crossbows strapped to their backs.