Battle Defenders
by Beardielover
Battle Defenders lets players recruit human soldiers that follow them, hold positions and fight monsters alongside them on Forge 1.12.2.
What it does
A defender is a human soldier created by the player. Defenders can be told to hold a position, guard an area or wander nearby, and they engage monsters that come into range. Each defender can be equipped with weapons and armor, and it can be healed with food. Players select a defender by pressing the interact key F while holding a gun, which turns the weapon into a defender.
Battle Defenders depends on Call to Battle and Call to Battle Vehicles Addon, so both must be installed alongside it. Combined with the Call to Battle WW2 content, the mod gives access to over 300 guns and other weapons that can be issued to defenders. A defender can take the name of a valid player and use that player's skin, which lets servers give soldiers recognizable and unusual appearances.
Every player and the server need a copy of the mod. The mod is published for Forge on 1.12.2 only, and the latest file is 1.2, dated 2025-05-12. It was first published on 2024-07-31 and is released under All rights reserved, so it is not open source.
Key features
Defender soldiers
Human soldiers that fight monsters, hold a position or wander about the area around their owner.
Weapons and armor
Defenders can be equipped with over 300 guns and other weapons from the Call to Battle content, plus armor.
Healing with food
A defender recovers health when it eats food, so it can keep fighting through a longer encounter.
Player skins
A defender can take a valid player name and show that player's skin, for a more personal look.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 2
How it compares
Defenders of the Ancient 2 is a Forge mod for 1.20.1, with client and server environment, under All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Steve's Army is also a Forge mod for 1.20.1 with client and server environment, but it is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 or later. Weapons Remastered covers the same 1.20.1 Forge range with client and server environment and All rights reserved, so it is not open source. Battle Defenders is limited to 1.12.2 and needs its listed dependencies for its soldiers and weapons.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Defenders | Forge | 1.12.2 | Client and server | 2025-05-12 |
| Defenders of the Ancient 2 | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-04-13 |
| Steve's Army | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-03 |
| Weapons Remastered | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-02 |
Questions
Which dependencies does Battle Defenders need?
Does the server need Battle Defenders?
Which Minecraft version does Battle Defenders support?
In the catalog
Battle Defenders is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 2,920 mods support Minecraft 1.12.2.
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What the author says
The Battle Defender mod allows you to create human soldiers who will defend you in combat! Have them defend a position, guard you, or just wander about fighting monsters. Equip your defenders with weapons and armor and heal them with food as you fight alongside them!
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/battle-defenders
- Owner
- Beardielover
- Published
- 2024-07-31
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-05-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15