Dolphin Jockey
by AvatarKage
Dolphin Jockey lets drowned zombies ride dolphins, so that a nearby drowned can mount a dolphin and take it around the water.
What it does
Drowned zombies that come within range of a dolphin seek it out and become jockeys, riding the dolphin through the water. The effect depends on Jockey API, which is required and must be installed next to Dolphin Jockey on Forge or NeoForge. The mod is server-side only: players join a server running it without installing anything, and the server alone needs the mod and its dependency.
Files are published for Forge and NeoForge across 12 release versions, 1.20 – 1.21.8, including 1.20.1, 1.20.4, 1.21.1 and 1.21.8. The latest file for both loaders is 1.0.0 for 1.21.8, released 2025-08-08, and the first publication and last update share that date. The code is closed, so the license is All rights reserved and the project is not open source.
Key features
Drowned riding dolphins
Drowned zombies that spot a nearby dolphin seek it out and become jockeys on its back.
Bedrock Jockey
The mod includes a bedrock variant of the jockey behavior, extending the same riding idea to another mob.
Chicken Jockey
A chicken jockey variant is part of the mod, following the same mount-and-ride pattern.
Spider Jockey
Spider jockeys are included as well, so a spider can carry a rider in the same way.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.x5 of 5 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Server owners who want drowned and dolphin encounters in ocean areas, with riders added on the server side only.
How it compares
Chicken Jockey is a NeoForge-only option for 1.21.1, with an environment of client and server and a GNU General Public License v3.0 or later license that makes it open source. Remove "Lava Chicken" Music Disc is open source under the MIT License, works on Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt for 1.21.7 – 1.21.11, and is server required with an optional client. One Trident Throw Only is server-side only like Dolphin Jockey, open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only, and covers 1.20 – 1.21.10 on Forge and Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin Jockey | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.21.8 | Server-side only | 2025-08-08 |
| Chicken Jockey | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2025-07-19 |
| Remove "Lava Chicken" Music Disc | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.7 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2025-08-26 |
| One Trident Throw Only | Fabric and Forge | 1.20 – 1.21.10 | Server-side only | 2026-03-27 |
Questions
Does Dolphin Jockey need Jockey API?
Does Dolphin Jockey have to be installed on the client?
Which loaders are supported?
Which game versions have files?
In the catalog
Dolphin Jockey is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 17,695 mods support Minecraft 1.21.8.
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What the author says
This mod makes drowned zombies seek out nearby dolphins so they can become jockeys.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/dolphin-jockey
- Owner
- AvatarKage
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-08-08
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15