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Pink Wither

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This article documents an April Fools' Day joke.
 
This feature was exclusively part of a joke version and is not currently planned for addition to regular Minecraft.
It has been suggested that this page be split into Pink Wither and Friendly Wither.
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Pink Wither

One head friendly wither.png: Infobox image for Minecraft entity 'Pink Wither'

Pink wither two.png: Infobox image for Minecraft entity 'Pink Wither'

Friendly Wither.png: Infobox image for Minecraft entity 'Pink Wither'

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    "title": "Pink Wither",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "62<span class=\"hidden-alt-text\">HP</span><span class=\"nowrap mc-hearts\"><span class=\"iconbar pixel-image nowrap\" title=\"1  heart\">(link to File:Heart (icon).png article, displayed as 9px|link=|alt=❤️)</span> × 31</span>",
            "label": "(link to Health article, displayed as Health points)"
        },
        {
            "field": "2 (<span class=\"iconbar pixel-image nowrap\" title=\"2 armor point\">(link to File:Armor (icon).png article, displayed as 9px|link=|alt=🛡)</span>)",
            "label": "(link to Armor#Natural armor article, displayed as Armor points)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Passive",
            "label": "Behavior"
        },
        {
            "field": "<span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:EntitySprite undead.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Undead|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Undead article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Undead</span>)</span><br><span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:EntitySprite monster.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Monster|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Monster article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Monster</span>)</span>",
            "label": "(link to Mob type article, displayed as Mob type)"
        },
        {
            "field": "(values exceeds 1000 characters...)",
            "label": "Attack<br/>strength"
        },
        {
            "field": "Height: 2.734 blocks<br>Width: 0.9 blocks",
            "label": "(link to Hitbox article, displayed as Hitbox size)"
        },
        {
            "field": "Built by player; 3 second spawn delay.(link to Category:Pages using a raw Tag Template article, displayed as Category:Pages using a raw Tag Template)<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i>(link to 15w14a article, displayed as 15w14a) only</i>]</sup>",
            "label": "(link to Mob spawning article, displayed as Spawn)"
        },
        {
            "field": "\n*   <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:ItemSprite lead.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Lead|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Lead article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Lead</span>)</span>   \n*   <span class=\"nowrap\"><span class=\"sprite-file\" to File:ItemSprite sugar.png article, displayed as 16x16px|link=Sugar|alt=|class=pixel-image|)</span>(link to Sugar article, displayed as <span class=\"sprite-text\">Sugar</span>)</span>   (link to Category:Pages using a raw Tag Template article, displayed as Category:Pages using a raw Tag Template)<sup class=\" nowrap Inline-Template \" title=\"\">[<i>(link to Java Edition 2.0 article, displayed as 2.0) only</i>]</sup>",
            "label": "Usable items"
        }
    ],
    "invimages": [],
    "images": [
        "One head friendly wither.png",
        "Pink wither two.png",
        "Friendly Wither.png"
    ]
}
Pink Wither Skull
  • Normal
    Normal
  • Invulnerable
    Invulnerable
{
    "title": "Pink Wither Skull",
    "rows": [
        {
            "field": "Height: 0.3125 blocks<br>Width: 0.3125 blocks",
            "label": "(link to Hitbox article, displayed as Hitbox size)"
        }
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    "images": []
}

The pink wither or friendly wither was a recurring April Fools' mob present in both Java Edition 2.0 and 15w14a.

Behavior

Pink Wither build configuration in 2.0.

2.0

In 2.0, the pink wither could be summoned by placing a potted rose on top of pink wool. The newly spawned mob has one head.

The pink wither was an undead mob that would follow players holding sugar, and feeding it sugar would cause it to grow more heads, up to a maximum of three. Unlike the normal wither, the pink wither is not able to fly. When a pink wither skull hits a block, it grows plants in a radius of 15×4×15 blocks.

15w14a

In 15w14a, the pink wither replaces the wither, firing skulls that have a bone meal effect instead of the normal Wither II effect.

When spawned, the pink wither has three heads like a normal wither. It also creates an explosion effect after spawning and has a shield after losing half of its health. The skulls fired by the pink wither firing are the same as the regular wither's, but pink instead of black. The pink wither's skulls often heal the entities, but can damage them, too. Even though the Pink Wither is passive, it still has a boss bar.

Drops

The pink wither drops 150XP and a Nether Star when killed, a bit like its normal counterpart.

Sounds

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Data values

ID

2.0
NameSavegame IDNumeric ID Translation key
EntitySprite pink-wither.png: Sprite image for pink-wither in Minecraft entity.WitherHug.nameWitherHug67 entity.WitherHug.name
EntitySprite pink-wither-skull.png: Sprite image for pink-wither-skull in Minecraft entity.WitherLove.nameWitherLove68 entity.WitherLove.name
15w14a
NameSavegame IDNumeric ID Translation key
EntitySprite pink-wither.png: Sprite image for pink-wither in Minecraft WitherWitherBoss64 entity.WitherBoss.name

Entity data

Java Edition:

  • [NBT Compound / JSON Object] Entity data
    • Tags common to all entities see Template:Nbt inherit/entity/template
    • Tags common to all mobs see Template:Nbt inherit/mob/template
    • [Int] Invul: The number of ticks of invulnerability left after being initially created. 0 once invulnerability has expired.
    • [Int] Heads: The number of heads the wither has minus 1. Increases beyond 2 but that has no effect. This tag only exists in the version 2.0

History

Java Edition
2.0preview Added pink withers. (joke feature).
releaseAdditional pink wither heads no longer revert back to one head after a relog.
15w14a Added friendly withers (joke feature).
Friendly withers replaced the regular wither.

Trivia

  • In 15w14a, unlike TNT, the spawning explosion of the pink wither damages entities and blocks within the blast radius.

2.0

  • The pink wither next to a wither.
    The pink wither next to a wither.
  • A pink wither as seen on the MindCrack server.[1]
    A pink wither as seen on the MindCrack server.[1]

15w14a

  • The pink wither in the Overworld.
    The pink wither in the Overworld.

References

  1. ↑ "[APRIL FOOLS MindCrack SMP -- Ep 1: MineCraft 2.0 Pre-Release Review"] – SethBling on YouTube, April 1, 2013

Sources

Datapack Codex — The all-versions Minecraft data pack reference. Community reference; not affiliated with Mojang Studios or Microsoft. “Minecraft” is a trademark of Mojang Synergies AB.

Primary syntax targets Minecraft Java Edition 1.21+ (singular folder names). Version-specific behaviour is flagged inline and mapped on the pack_format history page.