Fantastic Mobs
Fantastic Mobs adds a tameable Kiwi Bird that follows its owner and shoots spiders within range, for Forge 1.20.1.
What it does
The Kiwi Bird can be tamed with watermelon or fish. Once tamed, it follows its owner across the world and offers companionship and help on the way. Its special talent is combat: it locks onto spiders within range and shoots them, which keeps its owner safer while exploring.
Fantastic Mobs is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 only, and it runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are released under All rights reserved, so the code is not open source. The mod is still in an alpha stage, and its author has said it will be developed further. The Kiwi Bird idea and model were credited to Suguam as inspiration.
Key features
Tameable Kiwi Bird
Players tame the bird with watermelon or fish, then keep it as an avian companion that follows them.
Spider hunting
The tamed bird automatically targets and shoots spiders within range, which helps when crossing spider areas.
Companion assistance
Once tamed, the Kiwi Bird travels along on a journey and provides help along the way.
Early alpha stage
The mod is still in alpha, and further development is planned by the author.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Kiwi Boi is also a Forge mod for client and server, but it covers 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 and is open source under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only. Charming Moon is a Forge client and server mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 under All rights reserved, not open source. Frikinzi's Fauna reaches back to 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 for Forge, also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantastic Mobs | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-02-12 |
| Kiwi Boi | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.2 | Client and server | 2024-11-10 |
| Charming Moon | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-20 |
| Frikinzi's Fauna | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-02 |
Questions
Does Fantastic Mobs need to be installed on the server?
Which loader and game version does Fantastic Mobs support?
How does a player tame the Kiwi Bird?
In the catalog
Fantastic Mobs is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,527 Mobs mods for Forge. 34,764 mods support Minecraft 1.20.1.
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What the author says
Introducing "Fantastic Mobs," a captivating Minecraft mod that brings a delightful new creature to your world: the Kiwi Bird! This charming avian companion is not only adorable but also highly functional. Tameable with watermelons or any fish, the Kiwi Bird is the perfect addition to your Minecraft adventures. Once…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/fantastic-mobs
- Owner
- celestial_manta
- Published
- 2024-02-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2024-02-12
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15