Penguin
This article is about the unused mob in Minecraft. For the mobs in Minecraft Dungeons, see Dungeons:Emperor Penguin and Dungeons:Royal Penguin. For the Hero, see Dungeons:Penguin Onesie.
This article documents a feature that has been shelved indefinitely.
It is unknown whether this feature will be implemented in a future update.
Penguin
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The penguin was a proposed mob featured in the Mob Vote during Minecraft Live 2023, alongside the crab and armadillo, having been the first mob to be voted out. It would have spawned in stony shores, and would have been amphibious, living both in the water and on land. Although they were clumsy when walking and fell down occasionally, the penguins were excellent swimmers and could swim as fast as the dolphins. They gathered in groups.[1][2]
The penguin could increase the speed of the player’s boat on water. It was never confirmed that this ability applied outside of water.
The Penguin lost the vote with only 25.2% of the votes.
Video
History
| December 22, 2009 | Penguins are suggested to Markus Persson on the TIGSource Forums. He declines, but considers adding a "penguin hat" as a "pretty nice easter egg." | ||||||
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| October 7, 2015 | Penguins are mentioned in a developer Q&A for Pocket Edition. | ||||||
| March 8, 2018 | Jens Bergensten shoots down adding penguins in the Update Aquatic, as "not this time." | ||||||
| October 5, 2023 | Penguins are announced to be a candidate in the 2023 Mob Vote at Minecraft Live 2023. | ||||||
| October 15, 2023 | The penguin loses the vote to the armadillo. | ||||||
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| October 13, 2023 | The 2023 Mob Vote Event begins, where players could vote for the penguin. | ||||||
| December 9, 2024 | The Eerie Mojang Office Party event server begins, featuring a hologram of a penguin in the Cloud Race minigame. | ||||||
Gallery
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Early development model and texture of the penguin. -
Mob vote image. -
Thumbnail of the penguin announcement article. -
Header of the penguin announcement article. -
The penguin waddling. -
A belly sliding penguin -
The switch to vote for the penguin in the 2023 Mob Vote Event. -
A banner of the penguin. -
The player being rewarded the penguin hat character creator item for voting. -
A recreation of the penguin based on the Discord emote. -
Hologram of a penguin in the Eerie Mojang Office Party. -
The animation that could have played if the penguin won the mob vote
References
- ↑ "Mob Vote: Penguin" by Sophie Austin – Minecraft.net, October 5, 2023.
- ↑ "MOB VOTE NEWS
The descriptions of Mob Vote 2023 in Minecraft China Edition are a little different, I translated them!
So maybe we can find something new in these texts:
#Minecraft #MinecraftLive #MinecraftMobVote" – @ZouChenyunfei on X (formerly Twitter), October 7, 2023
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