Java Updates
Released in April of 2019, this update focused on reworking villager mechanics.
What is 1.14 (Village and Pillage)?
Referenced in the bottom of most Minecraft changelogs, this cryptid is considered the embodiment of glitches and data corruption.
Who is Herobrine?
Introduced in Minecraft Alpha, this mob's model was created by accident.
Inaccessible without commands, this block is completely invisible when placed.
What is the Barrier block?
Inaccessible without commands, this white mob with red eyes is the only known Monty Python reference in Minecraft.
What is The Killer Bunny?
In 2016, this update with an oxymoronic name introduced the Polar Bear.
What is 1.10 (Frostburn)?
Inspired by a famous action movie, this Minecraft minigame is considered the father of Battle Royales.
What is Hunger Games (Survival Games)?
Updated in 1.16, this Minecraft mob had it's creator's name hidden inside their texture file.
What is the Zombie Pigman?
Introduced in the Nether Update, this music disc is the first of it's kind, as it plays a song not produced by C418.
What is Pigstep?
Inspired by a famous horror movie, renaming a Vindicator to this name will make it hostile towards all passive mobs.
What is Johnny?
In addition to 1.16, this small update filled the Bastion Remnants with the terrifying Piglin Brute.
What is 1.16.2?
Known for their series "An Eggs Guide to Minecraft," this animation studio voice acted for Minecraft's 2014 April Fool's prank and an official advertisement for 1.14.
What is Element Animation?
In addition to it's ability to break blocks, this hostile mob will run away from rabbits.
What is the Ravager?
Before the Village and Pillage update, this life-saving item was found exclusively inside the Woodland Mansions.
In 1.14, Mojang removed the splash text "110813!", as it references this person's wedding day.
Who is Marcus Persson (Notch)?
Known for being heavily modded, this small update allowed players to upload their worlds to Minecraft Realms.
Known for their massive cities, this French building team created famous builds such as Norvigrad, Dark Factory, and CyberPunk.
What is Elysium Fire?
Because this tiny biome is only generated between two specific biomes, it is significantly rarer then Mushroom Islands.
A synonym for "void," this word replaces all the blank spaces on signs when loading an existing world on a previous update.
What is "null?"
The Evoker's "sheep color conversion spell" is a reference to this series of real-time strategy video games.
What is Age of Empires?
Released in December of 2016, this small update allowed players' elytra's to be propelled by rockets.
What is 1.11.1?
Founded by Reporters Without Borders, this Minecraft map made the game illegal in five separate countries.
What is The Uncensored Library?
This advancement is considered one of the hardest to obtain, as it requires the player to be submerged in water for twenty minutes.
What is "Sleep With the Fishes?"
Removed in Alpha v1.0.1, this animated block is known as the precursor to Redstone dust.
What is the Gear?
Despite their thin arms and long hair, many argue that Alex is a unisex character, as their texture is a reference to this Minecraft developer.
Who is Jens Bergensten (Jeb_)?