Highlights
- The armadillo has been announced as the winner of Mob Vote 2023 in Minecraft Live, with over 40% of the 5 million votes.
- The crab and penguin were the second and third choices respectively, with the crab allowing players to interact with blocks from a distance and the penguin providing a speed boost on boats.
- Despite controversy surrounding the Mob Vote, it is a popular event in the Minecraft community and is unlikely to be cancelled by the company.
Minecraft has announced the armadillo as the winner of Mob Vote 2023. This month saw another edition of Minecraft Live, the popular event that brings players together to find out what's new in Minecraft.
As well as announcing new updates and expansions for Minecraft games, Minecraft Live includes the Mob Vote. In this vote, players vote on a new mob, with the winner eventually added to the game. The first Mob Vote winner was the Llama, a passive mob ideal for players who need to transport items, as it is possible to equip a chest on it. Last year's Mob Vote winner was the Sniffer, an ancient passive mob that sniffs out seeds from various decorative plants. With the end of another Minecraft Live, another new mob has been selected for Minecraft.
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Minecraft announced the armadillo as the winner of Mob Vote 2023. This year five million Minecraft players took part in the vote, two million more than in last year's edition. Of these votes, 42.3% went to the armadillo, the second choice revealed for 2023's Mob Vote. In second place came the crab with 32.5% of the players' votes. Found in Mangrove Swamps, the crab would drop an item that, according to Mojang, would allow Minecraft players to interact with blocks from a distance. The penguin came third with just 25.2% of the votes. Found in the Stony Shore biome, the penguin would provide a speed boost to players with the mob on board their boat.
While the crab and penguin would be found in water-related biomes, the armadillo spawns in the savannah biome. Like its real-world counterpart, the armadillo curls up into a ball when players startle it. The armadillos drop a scute like Minecraft turtles, a valuable collectible item that players can use to craft wolf armor. Minecraft players have wanted wolf armor for a long time, but it is currently only available in the game through mods. At the time of this writing, there is no precise date for the armadillo debut in Minecraft.
The Mob Vote is typically one of the most popular events in the Minecraft community, but the event has faced controversy this year. Some Minecraft players created a petition against the Mob Vote, arguing that it limits Minecraft's potential for new content. Mojang hasn't commented on the petition. Since it is a traditional moment in the Minecraft annual calendar, the Mob Vote will likely not be canceled by the company.
Minecraft is out now for Android, iOS, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One, and legacy platforms.
