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Penguin

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Penguin
PenguinPixel.png: Infobox image for Minecraft entity '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.

Preview video

History

December 22, 2009Penguins are suggested to Markus Persson on the TIGSource Forums. He declines, but considers adding a "penguin hat" as a "pretty nice easter egg."
October 7, 2015Penguins are mentioned in a developer Q&A for Pocket Edition.
March 8, 2018Jens Bergensten shoots down adding penguins in the Update Aquatic, as "not this time."
October 5, 2023Penguins are announced to be a candidate in the 2023 Mob Vote at Minecraft Live 2023.
October 15, 2023The penguin loses the vote to the armadillo.
Bedrock Edition
October 13, 2023The 2023 Mob Vote Event begins, where players could vote for the penguin.
December 9, 2024The Eerie Mojang Office Party event server begins, featuring a hologram of a penguin in the Cloud Race minigame.

Trivia

  • The penguin's design is heavily based off of the crested penguins, known for having a pair of yellow crests.
  • Thumbnail of the penguin announcement article
    Thumbnail of the penguin announcement article
  • The penguin waddling
    The penguin waddling
  • The animation that could have played if the penguin won the mob vote
    The animation that could have played if the penguin won the mob vote
  • Hologram of a penguin in the Eerie Mojang Office Party
    Hologram of a penguin in the Eerie Mojang Office Party
  • Scrapped Early development model and texture of the penguin
    Scrapped Early development model and texture of the penguin
  • A recreation of the penguin based on the Discord emote
    A recreation of the penguin based on the Discord emote
  • Header of the penguin announcement article
    Header of the penguin announcement article
  • A belly sliding penguin
    A belly sliding penguin
  • Mob vote image
    Mob vote image
  • The switch to vote for the penguin in the 2023 Mob Vote Event
    The switch to vote for the penguin in the 2023 Mob Vote Event
  • A banner of the penguin
    A banner of the penguin
  • The reward screen for the penguin hat Character Creator item for voting
    The reward screen for the penguin hat Character Creator item for voting

In other media

References

  1. ↑ "Mob Vote: Penguin" by Sophie Austin – Minecraft.net, October 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ "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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