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Zombified Piglin

Also called: Zombie Pigman
GamesUndeadVaries2010 to today

The undead of Minecraft's Nether dimension, formerly called the zombie pigman. A piglin that spends fifteen seconds outside the Nether turns into one, as does a pig struck by lightning. It is neutral until one of its group is attacked, after which all of them retaliate.1234

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First appeared
2010
Added as the zombie pigman in the Halloween Update (October 2010)
Source work
Minecraft (2011)
Mojang Studios
Age rating
ESRB E10+
Made in
Sweden
What causes it
Other
Piglins change after 15 seconds outside the Nether, and a pig struck by lightning changes too.
How you become one
A piglin leaves the Nether, or lightning strikes close to a pig.
How it moves
Varies
Wanders calmly, then speeds up once it is angry.
Intelligence
Some intelligence
Weak spots
  • Smite enchantment
  • leaving it alone (it does not attack first)

When did it first appear?

Ancient world
Middle Ages
1500 to 1899
1900 to 1967
1968 to 1999
2000 to 2009
2010 to today
2010

Added as the zombie pigman in the Halloween Update (October 2010)

field notes

What the sources say

1

Ignores players until one of its group is hit, then the whole group attacks1234

2

Fire and lava do not hurt it1234

3

Usually carries a golden sword1234

4

Drops gold nuggets1234

5

Used to be called the zombie pigman1234

6

Arrived in the 2010 Halloween Update together with the ghast1234

Could you outrun it?

Speed class from how the sources describe it (varies), not a measurement.

You, walking about 5 km/h
You, jogging about 10 km/h
Zombified Piglin about 10 km/h
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h

Sources

  1. Zombified Piglin - Minecraft Wiki
  2. Java Edition Alpha v1.2.0 - Minecraft Wiki
  3. Minecraft - Wikipedia
  4. Minecraft game review - Common Sense Media

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