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Monster
Health points	20HP × 10
Behavior	Hostile
Mob type	Monster
Attack; strength	Easy: 1HP; Normal: 2HP; Hard: 3HP

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This page describes content that exists only in outdated versions of Java Edition.

This feature was present in earlier versions of the game but has since been removed.

The monster entity was an unused hostile mob that looks identical to the player with the default "Steve" skin.

Spawning

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

Drops

Monsters did not drop anything when they die.

Behavior

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

Data values

ID

Name	Savegame ID	Numeric ID	[hide]Translation key
Monster	`Monster`	`49`	`entity.Monster.name`

History

[hide]Java Edition Infdev
December 7, 2009		Notch shows footage of monsters with player models from Quake 3, in a test of MD3 rendering later used for mob entities.
20100316		Added monsters.
[hide]Java Edition Alpha
v1.0.9		Before this version, the walking animation for the player and the monster was different; the player and the monster would swing their arms wildly to their sides while walking.^[1]
[hide]Java Edition Beta
1.6.6		The changelog for this update contains the message "Removed Herobrine". This was Notch "joking" when removing parts of the coding for the monster.
1.8	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, resulting in the ability to hack the monster into the game with spawn commands or monster spawners no longer being available.
[hide]Java Edition
1.8	14w06a	The remaining AI of monsters has been removed.
1.11	16w32a	The entity IDs `Monster`, as well as the corresponding network ID `49`, 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. Zombified piglins may also do this on occasion.^[verify]
If a monster spawner with monster is placed in Java Edition Beta 1.8 or later, it appears blank and no monsters spawn.
Coding for monsters was still present until Java Edition 1.8. Only the monster model was removed in Beta 1.8.
Monsters use the old 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: Legend of the Chambered.

Gallery

Screenshots

Monsters chasing the player.
Dying monster.
Some of the MD3 models that Notch used for test mobs in Indev.
One of the MD3 models that Notch used for test mobs in Indev.

References

↑ Can be seen in the "Zombie Town" by Notch, which features the mobs.

Navigation

[1] Can be seen in the "Zombie Town" by Notch, which features the mobs.

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 == Spawning ==
-Monsters were only spawnable using mods and map editors, but otherwise was not available in vanilla ''Minecraft''.
+'''Monsters''' were only spawnable using mods and map editors, but otherwise was not available in vanilla ''Minecraft''.
 == Drops ==
-Monsters did not [[drop]] anything when they [[die]].
+'''Monsters''' did not [[drop]] anything when they [[die]].
 == Behavior ==
-Monsters shared the same AI as [[zombie]]s and would walk towards and attack the [[player]], dealing the same damage to the player as the player does with their fist. Strangely, they did not use the punching [[animation]] that a normal player would use; they would only run into the player like a [[zombie]] would.
+'''Monsters''' shared the same AI as [[zombie]]s and would walk towards and attack the [[player]], dealing the same damage to the player as the player does with their fist. Strangely, they did not use the punching [[animation]] that a normal player would use; they would only run into the player like a [[zombie]] would.
 == Data values ==
@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 == History ==
 {{HistoryTable
-|{{HistoryLine||December 7, 2009|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I0VWO-xxMg|Notch shows footage of monsters with player models from Quake 3, in a test of MD3 rendering later used for [[mob entities]].}}
+|{{HistoryLine||December 7, 2009|link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0I0VWO-xxMg|Notch shows footage of '''monsters''' with player models from Quake 3, in a test of MD3 rendering later used for [[mob entities]].}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java infdev}}
-|{{HistoryLine||20100316|Added monsters.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||20100316|Added '''monsters'''.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java alpha}}
-|{{HistoryLine||v1.0.9|Before this version, the walking animation for the [[player]] and the monster was different; 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||v1.0.9|Before this version, the walking animation for the [[player]] and the '''monster''' was different; 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||1.6.6|The changelog for this update contains the message "Removed [[Herobrine]]". This was [[Notch]] "joking" when removing parts of the coding for the monster.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.6.6|The changelog for this update contains the message "Removed [[Herobrine]]". This was [[Notch]] "joking" when removing parts of the coding for the '''monster'''.}}
-|{{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, resulting in the ability to hack the monster into the game with spawn [[commands]] or [[monster spawner]]s no longer being available.}}
+|{{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, resulting in the ability to hack the '''monster''' into the game with spawn [[commands]] or [[monster spawner]]s no longer being available.}}
 |{{HistoryLine|java}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|The remaining AI of monsters has been removed.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.8|dev=14w06a|The remaining AI of '''monsters''' has been removed.}}
-|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The [[entity]] IDs <code>Monster</code>, as well as the corresponding network ID <code>49</code>, for monsters have been removed.}}
+|{{HistoryLine||1.11|dev=16w32a|The [[entity]] IDs <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. [[Zombified piglin]]s may also do this on occasion.{{verify|Does this still happen?}}
+* '''Monsters''', when spawned, may head to the left for half a second, before turning around to attack the player. [[Zombified piglin]]s may also do this on occasion.{{verify|Does this still happen?}}
-* If a monster spawner with monster is placed in [[Java Edition Beta 1.8]] or later, it appears blank and no monsters spawn.
+* If a monster spawner with '''monster''' is placed in [[Java Edition Beta 1.8]] or later, it appears blank and no monsters spawn.
-* Coding for monsters was still present until [[Java Edition 1.8]]. Only the monster model was removed in ''Beta'' 1.8.
+* Coding for '''monsters''' was still present until [[Java Edition 1.8]]. Only the monster model was removed in ''Beta'' 1.8.
-* Monsters use the old [[player]] model, so they are actually slightly taller than the player.
+* '''Monsters''' use the old [[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.
+* 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: [[Legend of the Chambered]].
+* Notch also used the name "'''monster'''" for the green moboids in his unfinished game: [[Legend of the Chambered]].
 == Gallery ==