History Characters / MinecraftOverworldHostileMobs

* NightmareFace: Every Creeper's face is fixed in what appears to be a pained expression.

!Removed Mobs
[[folder:The Killer Bunny]]
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A secret (now completely unused) type of rabbit named for the Rabbit of Caerbannog, first appearing in snapshot 14w27a. As opposed to most rabbits, this one is hostile, and will attack the player without provocation.

* GlassCannon: Though its attack is pretty strong, it only has one and a half hearts of health, and will die in one hit to just about any weapon, or to a Wolf's retaliatory attack.
* HairRaisingHare: It's a hostile rabbit that can deal a good chunk of damage to an unarmored player (up to six hearts on Hard mode).
* KillerRabbit: Literally. Bonus points for being a reference to the TropeNamer.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Its narrow red eyes are the only significant physical feature that will allow you to tell it apart from normal, harmless rabbits.
* ShoutOut: To the identically-named rabbit in ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''.
* WhiteBunny: It always appears as white.

* NonHumanUndead: They vaguely resemble flying, undead rays. Whatever they are, though, they've most certainly never been human.

* LongRangeFighter: Pillagers, Evokers, and the unused Illusioner all rely on arrows, magic, and [[BreadEggsBreadedEggs both at the same time]] for their respective forms of combat, while still keeping their distance from the player.

A hostile mob that first appeared in snapshot 12w38a. Witches look like villagers, but wear pointy hats, have a wart on their nose, and use a variety of potions to attack like any other stereotypical witch. Witches are the second Overworld mob that can attack from a distance and its potions can be quite deadly to the player or any other mob that gets in its way. Drops various brewing materials[[note]]Empty glass bottles, redstone powder, glowstone powder, gunpowder, spider eyes, and sugar[[/note]], sticks, or rarely a potion upon death. Beginning with the Village & Pillage update they can spawn during raids and can join Pillager patrols, but aren't considered actual Illagers.

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* LightningBruiser: They're ''extremely'' mobile for an enemy thanks to their flight, being the fastest non-boss mob in the game. They deal more damage than zombies, skeletons and spiders in one attack[[note]]Phantoms hit harder on Normal than any of those on ''Hard''[[/note]], and unlike [[GlassCannon Ghasts]] they have the same amount of hit points as a regular zombie/skeleton. Add to the fact that they tend to attack in groups, and they can become a problem fast, especially if you don't have a good bow to shoot them down with.

A hostile mob that first appeared in snapshot 12w38a. Witches look like villagers, but wear pointy hats, have a wart on their nose, and use a variety of potions to attack like any other stereotypical witch. Witches are the second Overworld mob that can attack from a distance and its potions can be quite deadly to the player or any other mob that gets in its way. Drops various brewing materials[[note]]Empty glass bottles, redstone powder, glowstone powder, gunpowder, spider eyes, and sugar[[/note]], sticks, or rarely a potion upon death. Beginning with the Village and Pillager update they can spawn during raids, but aren't considered actual Illagers.

* HugeRiderTinyMount: If the Spider is spawned as a Cave Spider (which are smaller than regular ones) and the Skeleton is spawned as a Wither Skeleton (which are larger than regular ones), then you get a rather comical pair of a [[https://minecraft.gamepedia.com/File:Cave_Spider_Wither_Jockey.png huge skeleton on a tiny spider]].

[[folder:Vindicators]]
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A mob added in 1.11 that resembles a gray-skinned, evil, axe-wielding Villager. Spawns in Woodland Mansions.

[[folder:Witches]]
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A hostile mob that first appeared in snapshot 12w38a. Witches look like villagers, but wear pointy hats, have a wart on their nose, and use a variety of potions to attack like any other stereotypical witch. Witches are the second Overworld mob that can attack from a distance and its potions can be quite deadly to the player or any other mob that gets in its way. Drops various brewing materials[[note]]Empty glass bottles, redstone powder, glowstone powder, gunpowder, spider eyes, and sugar[[/note]], sticks, or rarely a potion upon death. Beginning with the Village and Pillager update they can spawn during raids, but aren't considered actual Illagers.

* ArmorPiercingAttack: All of the Witch's attacks are this, since potions don't have any effect on armor. Thus, a player with full netherite armor is just as vulnerable to a Witch's attack as one with no armor at all. ''Enchanted'' armor can defend against potions, though.
* ForcedTransformation: When a Villager is struck by lighting, it will transform into a Witch. Swamp Villagers (who only spawn when a village is built for them in a swamp biome) are the only Villagers to wear the same purple color as Witches, suggesting that the Witches found in swamps are the transformed remaining population of a swamp village and that every Witch is a transformed Villager.
* HealingPotion: A Witch will drink a Potion of Healing if its health is low.
* HelpfulMook: Although Witches are not considered to be true Illagers (as Johnny Vindicators will still attack them), they will start showing up in the third and fourth waves of a raid and throw splash potions of healing at the Illagers to help them. This can turn right around on them, as players can be healed by them as well.
* ImmuneToFire: The Witch doesn't burn in the sunlight and, if you attempt to set the Witch on fire, it will drink a Potion of Fire Resistance to become immune to fire.
* LongRangeFighter: Witches have no useful ability when it comes to CQC, but will toss potions like hand grenades at any possible threats. It helps that they also possess a semi-immunity to their own potions.
* MinionWithAnFInEvil: Averted with Witches that spawn in the Overworld, but played straight with the ones that spawn in raids. They exclusively throw splash potions of healing for the Illagers but, due to the chaotic nature of raids, they end up hitting the player just as often as they may hit the Illagers they’re trying to help. They also don’t try to fight back if players attack them.
* MetalSlime: They're one of the rarer overworld mobs, and thanks to their high health and use of various potions in combat they're also one of the most dangerous. They also have a very bountiful drop table, carrying all sorts of brewing-related loot on them, and can drop four types of potion if killed while drinking.
* RareRandomDrop: The Witch has the most potential drops out of all the mobs (all of them are used for potion brewing), but if you kill it while it's drinking a potion, it has a chance to drop it.
* SetAMookToKillAMook:
** Because it uses Splash Potions of Harming in combat, it's entirely possible to get pretty much any hostile mob that isn't undead to attack a Witch, and they'll duke it out to the death.
** A subversion can also occur if a Skeleton accidentally shoots it -- the Witch will set its sights on the Skeleton and begin fruitlessly chucking potions at it, and the Skeleton will simply [[ReviveKillsZombie shrug them off]] without ever turning its attention to the Witch. The same thing happens if it gets hit by a Drowned's trident.
** Another subversion can occur in Bedrock Edition if it hits ''another'' Witch with its potions. The two Witches will start fighting, but because they are resistant to potion effects and use Potions of Healing, neither Witch will be able to kill the other unless the player intervenes or they despawn. No longer the case for Java as of version 1.14, however.
* StatusInflictionAttack: The Witch's potions that it throws at you can cause poison or slowness. The Witch can also throw Potions of Harming at you for instant damage. It is also highly resistant to most negative potion effects.
* SuddenlyVoiced: One of, if not the only, completely silent mobs for several years. As of 1.9, they now cackle evilly and [[MajorInjuryUnderreaction grunt in discomfort when hurt]].
* SuperNotDrowningSkills: Beginning in 1.7.2, they drink Potions of Water Breathing if they get stuck underwater.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: They use Splash Potions of Harming in combat, which are effectively grenades.
* WickedWitch: They're witches who are definitely not friendly towards players or other Villagers.
* WitchClassic: They've got the pointy buckled hats and big warty noses, brew various types of potions that they use in combat, and live in wooden huts in the middle of swamplands alongside black cats.
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[[folder:Guardians]]
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A fish-like aquatic creature, introduced in snapshot 14w25a, that attacks by sending out a large laser beam which harms the player. It only spawns underwater in ocean monuments. Drops prismarine shards or crystals upon death.
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* TheRedBaron: They are sometimes referred as: "The Monster of the Night Skies".
* SinisterStingray: These guys are ray-like monsters that were added in the Aquatic Update and will attack any player who has insomnia. However, they don't swim, they ''fly''.

* AquaticMook: The water-dwelling counterpart of the common zombie, but also able to walk on land. Despite this they're not any more vulnerable to the Impaling enchantment, because they're classified as Undead mobs and not water-based ones.

* EldritchAbomination: Exagerated. It shares traits that make it a HumanoidAbomination, a BotanicalAbomination and an UndeadAbomination. Let's recap, shall we? It's a three meter [[OurOgresAreDifferent ogre-thing]] that is born from the sculk [[EldritchAbomination (itself a parasitic organism from another dimension that feeds on souls)]]. It possesses SuperSenses and can dim light around it, as well as shoot a sonic attack from its chest. Furthermore, it is implied to be the sculk's defense mechanism, a FleshGolem induced with souls that the sculk create's to ensure its safety.

* WakeUpCallBoss: Not a boss exactly, but this thing is a tier and a half above everything in the Overworld. Only bringing the best they have will give the player a fighting chance, and even then taking it on in a fair fight is suicide.

* HeWhoFightsMonsters: They are descendants of Villagers who took up arms to defend themselves against the marauding race of Piglins, and over time they became a race of marauders themselves.

** Interestingly enough, Creepers are so powerful that even ''other mobs'' are scared to fight them. Whether they be hostile Zoglins, tamed wolves or mighty Iron Golems, there are no creatures that are willing to tango with a Creeper, and for a damn good reason. The only mobs to avert this are [[AxCrazy Vindicators named "Johnny"]] and [[EnemyToAllLivingThings the Wither]]. [[note]] Both are surprisingly good at it too, with the former reliably being able to quickly kill Creepers with their axes, and the latter usually being in flight and as such out of retaliation range. [[/note]]

* DaylightHorror: They can spawn during the day if the light level at the seafloor is low enough, then surface to attack the player. Furthermore, thanks to their proximity to water and spawning in it, it also makes them "immune" to burning in daylight.

* DaylightHorror: Creepers are notably one of the very few hostile mobs that isn't affected by sunlight, meaning that players still have to watch their backs in the wee hours of the morning. The fact that they can easily blend in with trees and grass ''really'' doesn't help.

* DaylightHorror: They're notably one of the few Overworld mobs that isn't affected by sunlight; they'll stop spawning, but aren't harmed by it in any way and will remain active and dangerous after dawn.

* DaylightHorror: It's not affected by full daylight, as most Overworld hostile mobs are.

* ShoutOut: Possibly, according to this bit of trivia from [[TheWikiRule Minepedia]]:

* EverythingsDeaderWithZombies: They don't perfectly fit most of the usual zombie tropes -- they didn't cause the collapse of civilization,[[note]][[WildMassGuessing that we know of]] -- [[FridgeLogic Minecraft has a lot of ruins...]][[/note]] can't turn the player into a zombie, and are not animated by black magic. However, their occasional sieges of villages definitely fit the typical zombie mold, and they ''do'' have the ability to convert Villagers into Zombies. In the end, though, they're just another type of monster among many, seemingly added only for the sake of having zombies.

* OneUp: It drops the Totem of Undying when killed, which will resurrect you if your health drops to zero while holding it (this can happen to foxes, too). [[FridgeLogic Which raises the question: why didn't the Evoker use it when you killed him?]]

* HumanoidAbomination: A hostile, grotesque monstrosity resembling a bulky, ogre-like humanoid with screaming faces in its chest, lurking in the darkest depths of the world.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In real life, silverfish aren't evil and they're much smaller.

* BootstrappedTheme: "Fizz" from ''VideoGame/MinecraftDungeons'' has become more commonly associated as the Warden's theme thanks to its usage during the reveal footage at Minecraft Live 2020.

* TheSpiny: Attacking them when their spikes are out will deal damage to the player ala Thorns. These hurt more than regular Guardians.

* LightningBruiser: Are a little tougher than the rank and file mobs, possessing two hearts more health than the usual monsters you run into on your nocturnal forays, but are surprisingly quick on their feet and their crossbows ''hurt''. Underestimating them is a good way to get yourself turned into a pincushion.

* EnemySummoner: He summons Vexes to attack you.