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Baby Zombie (Minecraft)

GamesUndeadRuns2010 to today

A half-height variant of the Minecraft zombie that makes up about one in twenty of them. It has the same health as an adult, runs much faster and fits through one-block gaps.1234

Battle it
First appeared
2012
Put into the game in version 1.4.2 (2012), at first without appearing naturally
Source work
Minecraft (2011)
Mojang Studios
Age rating
ESRB E10+
Made in
Sweden
What causes it
Never explained
The game gives no reason; about one in twenty zombies simply appears as a baby.
How you become one
About 5% of zombies appear as babies.
How it moves
Runs
Runs much faster than a grown zombie.
Intelligence
Mindless
Weak spots
  • sunlight
  • Smite enchantment

When did it first appear?

Ancient worldMiddle Ages1500 to 18991900 to 19671968 to 19992000 to 20092010 to today2012

Put into the game in version 1.4.2 (2012), at first without appearing naturally

field notes

What the sources say

1

Has the same health as an adult zombie1234

2

Small enough to squeeze through a gap one block wide1234

3

Never grows up1234

4

Its sounds are pitched higher than an adult zombie's1234

5

Any armour it wears shrinks to fit1234

6

A small fraction appear riding a chicken1234

Could you outrun it?

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

You, walking about 5 km/h (3.1 mph)
You, jogging about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
A fit adult sprinting about 24 km/h (15 mph)
Baby Zombie (Minecraft) about 24 km/h (15 mph)
A fast cyclist about 37 km/h (23 mph)

Sources

  1. Zombie - Minecraft Wiki
  2. Java Edition 1.4.2 - Minecraft Wiki
  3. Minecraft - Wikipedia
  4. Minecraft game review - Common Sense Media

Every fact on this page comes from these sources, written in our own words. Spotted a mistake? Tell us at [email protected].

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