The text is a transcript of a video presenting 47 lesser-known facts about mobs in the popular game Minecraft. The facts range from the history of mob creation, Easter eggs, and game mechanics to interesting behaviors and quirks of various mobs. Here are some of the key points:
1. The blue axolotl is the most sought-after variant, and its blue color is not based on real life but was suggested by a user as an Easter egg to Mudkip from Pokémon.
2. The creeper is the oldest mob in Minecraft, and its creation was a result of a mistake while trying to make a pig.
3. Spiders don't touch the ground, and their hitbox is taller than their actual body.
4. The game has inconsistencies, such as the wither in Bedrock Edition having double the health of the Java version.
5. Some mobs, like the phantom and the glow squid, were added as a result of community voting.
6. The Ender dragon's name is Jean, according to Notch and Dinnerbone.
7. Blazes make footstep sounds despite not having visible feet.
These facts showcase the game's complexities and the thought process behind its development, highlighting the creativity and community engagement that have made Minecraft a beloved game.
Here are the key facts from the text:
1. The blue axolotl is the most sought-after color variant of the axolotl mob in Minecraft, and it was added to the game as an Easter egg in reference to the Pokémon character Mudkip.
2. Piglins will occasionally dance after hunting hoglins, as of snapshot 20w22a.
3. The colors of sheep in Minecraft were changed in the 1.4 update, and some of them were changed again in the 1.12 World of Color update.
4. Villagers can move faster than Steve's sprinting speed when they are under the panic of nightfall.
5. Mixing evokers and blue sheep in Minecraft can cause the evoker to cast a spell and change the blue wool to red, which is a reference to the Microsoft game Age of Empires.
6. If commands are used to saddle a baby strider in Minecraft, attempting to ride it will result in taking fire damage due to the player's proximity to the lava.
7. Bats spawn more frequently between October 20th and November 3rd in Minecraft as a reference to Halloween.
8. The lazy panda variant is the slowest land mob in Minecraft, with a speed of 0.2 blocks per second.
9. A green axolotl variant was announced for Minecraft but was later removed, and the reason for its removal is unknown.
10. The creeper is the oldest mob in Minecraft, and it was created before the game's first release.
11. The design of Minecraft's bees is based on the idea that a half-block size is the cutest.
12. The unused illusioner mob in Minecraft can split into decoy clones, but it shoots projectiles backwards when in a boat.
13. Ravagers in Minecraft were originally afraid of rabbits, but this behavior was removed to maintain the beasts' lore.
14. Killing a large slime in Minecraft can yield up to 28 experience points.
15. The tuxedo cat skin in Minecraft is based on Jeb's own pet cat, Newton.
16. Spiders in Minecraft do not touch the ground and actually float due to a quirk in the game's physics.
17. The development process of Minecraft is not always perfect, and sometimes mobs are created by accident.
18. The blue axolotl has a 1 in 1,200 chance of spawning in Minecraft, which is based on the approximate number of axolotls left in the wild today.
19. In Minecraft, the player's hitbox is 1.8 blocks tall, while an adult zombie's hitbox is 1.9 blocks tall in Bedrock Edition.
20. Wither skulls spawned using the /summon command in Minecraft only do 5 magic damage on impact, while those spawned by the wither boss do 8 magic damage.
21. Turtles turn into wooden bowls when they die from lightning in Minecraft.
22. Wolves in Minecraft love bones and will tilt their heads when shown a bone, even if they are already tamed.
23. In Minecraft, 89% of skeletons are right-handed, while 11% are left-handed, which reflects the estimated right-handed to left-handed percentage in the real world.
24. The design of the cow in Minecraft is based on the Norwegian Red cattle breed.
25. Baby chickens in Minecraft can hide in hoppers due to their small size.
26. Prior to snapshot 17w47a, there was a 1 in 5 trillion chance of a naturally-occurring snow golem spawning in Minecraft.
27. The iron golem and the neglected giant in Minecraft both have the same health of 100 points, despite the giant being much larger.
28. A group of endermen in Minecraft is called a haunting, while a group of pandas is called an embarrassment.
29. Jeb's wife asked for a bear to be added to Minecraft, and polar bears were later added to the game after the birth of their son, who was named Bjorn, the Swedish word for bear.
30. Shulker boxes can be used as a defense mob in Minecraft by adding them to a team using commands.
31. Jeb signed the texture file of the elder guardian mob in Minecraft, which can be seen in the game's files.
32. Baby chickens in Minecraft can be hidden in hoppers due to their small size.
33. The game rule for mobGriefing in Minecraft can be used to disable certain mob behaviors, such as foxes picking up items.
34. Mojang has added mobs to Minecraft that were created through community voting, including the glow squid, phantom, goat, and fox.
35. In Bedrock Edition, using the /summon command with the tag on_tame can create a glitched-out red wolf.
36. A cave spider in Minecraft can be killed with a single hit from a Harming II potion.
37. The killer rabbit from Monty Python and the Holy Grail was suggested as a mob for Minecraft by a Twitter user, but it was not added to the game.
38. Two witches in Minecraft can fight each other indefinitely due to their healing options and resistances to each other's splash potions.
39. Fish in Minecraft can bounce up to 17 blocks high when placed on a slime block.
40. Prior to snapshot 14w05b, hitting a mooshroom with a potion effect in Minecraft would leave its mushrooms visible, even if the mooshroom itself was invisible.
41. The rarest mob in Bedrock Edition is a fully decked-out baby husk riding a brown panda.
42. The Ender dragon in Minecraft is named Jean, according to Notch and Dinnerbone.
43. Blazes in Minecraft can make footstep sounds, even though they do not have visible feet.
44. Pigs in Minecraft can ride through one-block spaces, unlike horses.
45. Hitting a squid underwater in Minecraft can cause it to rise up to half a block.
46. The Village and Pillage update added new fashion options to Minecraft, including a lily pad hat inspired by 2018 fashion shows.
47. The 1.6 addition of horses to Minecraft was inspired by the Mo'Creatures mod.