The Great Hunger

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},
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Mob C, or "The Great Hunger" was a proposed mob featured in the Mob Vote during MINECON Earth 2017, alongside the barnacle, the phantom and the wildfire.[1]
It was lizard-like creature that sinks into the ground, camouflages itself and consumes mobs and items with its huge mouth. It has a "great appetite for enchanting powers" and Jeb says that viewers should vote for Mob C because players may be able to use the mob's abilities to add or remove enchantments for players' own items.[2] The ability to remove enchantments was later added in the form of the grindstone block.
The great hunger received 26% of the votes in the first round and moved onto the second,[3] receiving 35% votes, but then lost with 48% of the votes in the final.[4]
Preview video
Trivia
- Upon being asked,[5] Jens Bergensten revealed on Bluesky that The Great Hunger was the only mob in the 2017 Mob Vote that did not have an actual name.[6]
Gallery
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The four options of a new mob that will be voted into the game.
References
- ↑ "Announcing... MINECON Earth" by Owen Jones – Minecraft.net, August 8, 2017.
- ↑ "MINECON Earth's Mob Vote approaches! Will you vote for Mob C, The Great Hunger? Satisfy your appetite for FACTS here." – @Minecraft (Minecraft) on X (formerly Twitter), November 15, 2017
- ↑ "Three mobs remain but only one gets added to the game! Vote for the mob you want added to Minecraft now" – @Minecraft (Minecraft) on X (formerly Twitter), November 18, 2017
- ↑ "Two mobs! But only one can be the winner! Which of these mobs do you want added to Minecraft?" – @Minecraft (Minecraft) on X (formerly Twitter), November 18, 2017
- ↑ "@jebox.bsky.social
Quick Question: Did the The Great Hunger ever have an "actual mob name" similar to how The Monster of the Ocean Depths and The Hovering Inferno true names are the Barnacle and Wildfire respectively?" – @aerospacecoot35.bsky.social on Bluesky, May 9, 2025 - ↑ "No it was never properly named" – @jebox.bsky.social on Bluesky, May 11, 2025
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