Scooper

An adult Scooper as it appears in Snapshot 4B

Scoopers are harmless little monsters roaming in Soul Sand patches. They are a great source of food provided that you can catch up to them.

## Spawning

The Scoopers will replace Zombie Pigmen on Soul Sand. You can learn more about how Zombie Pigmen spawn here.

You can also summon a Scooper using this command: /function imm:summon/imm/scooper. You can obtain a Scooper Spawn Frame with this command: /function imm:spawn\_frame/imm/scooper. Make sure to replace the 'imm' portion with whatever version you're playing on if your version is older than Snapshot 3C (example: Snapshot 2A = imm2a).

## Behavior

Scoopers idle around unless they've been attacked. In which case, it will run around in panic. They will follow players holding Carrots on Sticks and Beetroots, despite Beetroots being harmful for them.

## Breeding

The Scoopers can be bred similarly to Overworld passive mobs. They will accept Poisonous Potatoes or Flaming Tarantula Chelicera. You cannot, however, use it to force the offspring to grow up. Feeding them will also restore their health, but just like with breeding requires a cooldown before they can be healed with food again.

Trying to feed them Beetroot will result in the mob taking damage and eventually dying.

## Riding

Like with a Pig, Scoopers can be ridden using a Saddle and a Carrot on a Stick. You can learn more about how Pigs can be ridden here.

Scoopers are, however, much faster than a Pig.

## Drops

Adult Scoopers can drop:

* 1-2 Scooper Meat
* 1-3 experience

## Data values

Scoopers possess the same tags as all Pigs and Villagers, but they spawn with a set of additional stats. Click here to see the data values common to all Pigs; Click here to see the data values common to all Villagers.

* Health: 20
* Tags: iMM, iMMNether, iMM\_Scooper (iMM\_ScooperV, global.ignore.pos and iMMGI for the Villager, iMM\_ScooperP for the Pig, iMM\_ScooperAdult for an adult and iMM\_Tagged if offspring)
* Silent: 1b
* Invulnerable: 1b (for the Villager)
* NoAI:1b (for the Villager)
* VillagerData:{profession:nitwit} (for the Villager)
* NoGravity:1b (for the Villager)
* CustomName (for the Pig): {"translate":"imm.entity.scooper"} (§4Scooper in English US)
* CustomNameVisible: 0
* PersistenceRequired: 0 (1b if offspring or he Villager)
* DeathLootTable (for the Pig): imm:entities/imm/scooper
* Attributes (for the Pig):
	1. generic.maxHealth: 20
	2. generic.movementSpeed: 0.5

## Advancements

The Scoopers has to be killed to contribute to the following "More Mobs" advancement:

* Mob Fighter

Breeding Scoopers will grant you these advancements (second of which is from "More Mobs"):

* The Parrots and the Bats
* Repopulating Hell

## History

 Snapshot 1B
 Snapshot 1C
 Snapshot 2A
 Snapshot 3A
 Snapshot 3B
 Snapshot 3C
2. Scoopers now drop Scooper Meat (before it was Beetroot);
3. Fixed Scoopers despawning when the player left the world or dimension;
4. Scoopers now take damage if fed Beetroots;
5. Scoopers are breedable with Poisonous Potatoes and Nether Spider Chelicera now;
6. Revamped the Scooper texture and model.

## Metahistory

In the unreleased command block version of "More Mobs" for 1.12 there was a Zombie Pig mob. It spawned on Soul Sand and was aggressive, however very short-sighted. It dropped Rotten Flesh. Later on this mob transformed into the Scooper. Scoopers are passive, very fast, and drop better food. Being a food source for the Nether and spawning on Soul Sand was kept, but the mob transformed into something more complex and useful. And less douchey.

## Known issues

1. Scoopers panic while being on fire despite being fire resistant;
2. Scoopers have a weird hitbox.

## See also

Scooper Meat

Scooper Spawn Frame