Axolotl (mob)

The axolotl, a docile aquatic creature mob that can be captured in a bucket, resides in lush caves where it preys on various other aquatic mobs. It is 
known to aid players in underwater battles and bestow them with the ability of Regeneration.
== Spawning ==
Axolotls reproduce underwater in the lush caves biome as long as there is a clay block less than five blocks below the spawning area.
=== Variants ===
Axolotls come in five different colors: pink (leucistic), brown (wild), gold, cyan, and blue.
When breeding axolotls, there is a 1⁄1200 (0.083%) probability of the offspring inheriting the blue mutation, with a 1199⁄1200 (99.917%) likelihood of resembling one of the parents (including blue parents).
== Behavior ==
Axolotls exhibit a passive behavior towards players and can be leashed using leads. They will follow players who are holding a bucket of tropical fish in either their main hand or off-hand. When a player defeats a mob that is engaged in combat with one or more axolotls, the axolotls will remove Mining Fatigue from the player and grant them Regeneration I for a duration of 100 game ticks (5 seconds) per axolotl involved in the fight. In Java Edition, this duration can reach up to 2400 game ticks (2 minutes), while in Bedrock Edition, there is no cap on the duration.
Axolotls are aggressive towards all aquatic mobs except for turtles, dolphins, frogs, and other axolotls. They will also attack drowned mobs. Each attack from an axolotl inflicts 2♥ points of damage.
After eliminating a non-hostile mob, there is a cooldown period of two minutes before another non-hostile mob can be targeted. Axolotls prioritize attacking hostile mobs over non-hostile ones.
If an axolotl sustains damage while underwater, it may feign death by dropping to the ground for a duration of 200 game ticks (10 seconds) while simultaneously gaining Regeneration I. Hostile aquatic mobs do not pay attention to healing axolotls. There is a 1⁄3 probability for an axolotl to play dead and recover 4♥♥. Additionally, an axolotl will play dead if either a random integer between 0 and 2 (inclusive) is less than the amount of incoming damage, or if the axolotl's health before the damage is dealt is less than 50% of its maximum health.
Axolotls have the ability to venture onto land from the water. When an axolotl leaves the water, it can wander up to 8 or 9 blocks away from the water's edge before returning, provided there is water at least 2 blocks deep within 16 blocks of the axolotl. If the water is shallower or further away, the axolotl may wander off randomly on land in search of deeper water, risking death after 6000 game ticks (5 minutes) of exposure. Axolotls are not attracted to shallow water that is only 1 block deep; they need water at least 2 blocks deep within 16 blocks to find their way back. Axolotls can perish out of water while riding in a boat. Unlike fish and squid, axolotls do not die when on land during rain or thunderstorms. In contrast to most creatures, axolotls cannot be carried away by flowing water, but they can be influenced by bubble columns. As aquatic beings in the Java Edition, axolotls are more vulnerable to damage from the Impaling enchantment. Additionally, they have the unique ability to cause nearby pufferfish to inflate. Axolotls that are captured in a water bucket and then released will not disappear. To rename an axolotl, simply place a bucket containing the axolotl in an anvil, following the same process as renaming any other item.
=== Breeding ===
Adult axolotls can be bred by feeding them buckets of tropical fish. Once bred, a baby axolotl will spawn and generate 1-7 experience points. In Java Edition, the parents cannot be bred again for 5 minutes, while in Bedrock Edition, they must wait 1 minute. There is a 1/1200 chance that the baby axolotl will be the rare blue variant; otherwise, it will randomly inherit the color of one of its parents. Baby axolotls will follow adults and reach adulthood in 20 minutes. To speed up the growth process, buckets of tropical fish can be used; each use will reduce the remaining growing time by 10%.
== Trivia ==
* In the release notes Minecraft Launcher there is an encrypted message T⍑ᒷ ᔑ ̇/𝙹ꖎ𝙹ℸ ̣ ꖎᓭ ᔑ∷ᒷ リ𝙹ℸ ̣ ∴⍑ᔑℸ ̣ ℸ ̣ ⍑ᒷ|| ᓭᒷᒷᒲ, which translates to "The Axolotls are not what they seem".
* Axolotls are small salamanders that are endemic to Mexico, which are critically endangered. Following Mojang Studios' trend of adding endangered species such as polar bears, giant pandas (no longer endangered as of 2022), sea turtles, and bees, axolotls were added to the game to raise awareness.
* The probability of a blue axolotl spawning is 1 in 1200 because that is approximately the number of axolotls left in the wild in real life.
* Axolotls can eat only buckets of tropical fish and not tropical fish items because axolotls in real life eat only living fish.
* Even though they are not in the game, the green variant appears in the Caves & Cliffs: Part I announcement trailer and caves and cliffs recap. When asked on a livestream, Agnes said she cannot say why the green variant was cut from the game.
* Both the "play dead" behavior and the regeneration ability of axolotls are based on the abilities of real life axolotls.
* Because real axolotls don't actually vocalize, the sounds of axolotls were recorded from the incidental "hiccups" and "burps" real axolotls occasionally make when surfacing, as well as heavily edited dog sounds.
== Gallery ==
Minecraft/Mob/Axolotl/Gallery
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Category:Creatures Sensitive To Impaling
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