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Jeff The Landshark

by metncabuk14

Jeff The Landshark, a Forge companion mod for Minecraft 1.20.1, adds a shark-like pet that players can carry, command and equip.

ForgeClient and serverAll rights reserved1.20.1

What it does

Jeff is an interactive companion with his own personality, animations and sounds, plus abilities that develop as the player progresses. He is not tamed in the usual way: the player builds trust with him by interacting with him over time. A backpack carrier lets the player pick Jeff up and carry him around, and a command wheel directs his behavior. A custom guidebook explains how to get started.

The mod also includes collectibles, armor, weapons and blocks. The author describes it as a companion mod rather than a content overhaul, so the additions center on Jeff himself. It requires Geckolib and Patchouli, which must be installed alongside it on Forge. Just Enough Items (JEI) is optional and only adds item lookup support.

Jeff The Landshark runs on client and server, so the server and every player need the mod. Files are published for Forge on Minecraft 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.1 as the latest file. The mod is released under All rights reserved and is not open source. The author has a public issue tracker for bug reports and feature requests.

Key features

  1. Interactive companion

    Jeff follows the player and responds to interaction, with his own personality, animations and sounds.

  2. Trust and taming

    Jeff is not tamed like a pet. The player builds trust with him through repeated interaction.

  3. Carrier and command wheel

    A backpack carrier lets the player carry Jeff, and a command wheel gives orders to him.

  4. Abilities and progression

    Jeff gains abilities as the player advances, alongside collectibles, armor, weapons and blocks.

Compatibility

Latest build for each game version and loader.

1.20.11.0.1
ReleaseBetaAlphaNot available

Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.

Requirements

Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.

Required 2

PatchouliAccessible, Data-Driven, Dependency-Free Documentation for Minecraft Modders and Pack Makers
Required
GeckolibA 3D animation library for entities, blocks, items, armor, and more!
Required

Optional 1

Just Enough Items (JEI)View Items and Recipes
Optional

Use cases

Companion play

Players who want a creature that travels with them can keep Jeff near while exploring or building.

Who it’s for: Players who want a companion creature rather than a large gameplay overhaul, and server owners who want a mob that clients join with.

Questions

Which dependencies does Jeff The Landshark need?

Geckolib and Patchouli are required on Forge. Just Enough Items (JEI) is optional.

Does a server need Jeff The Landshark installed?

Yes. Servers that run it need every player to install it too.

Which Minecraft version does Jeff The Landshark support?

The mod has Forge files for Minecraft 1.20.1 only, with 1.0.1 as the latest file.

In the catalog

Jeff The Landshark 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.

Mobs mods11,058Forge modsMods for 1.20.134,764

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What the author says

This mod started as a small passion project that I worked on in my free time because I wanted to bring Jeff the Landshark into Minecraft as a real companion instead of just another mob. What began as a simple idea slowly turned into something much bigger, and I had a lot of fun learning and experimenting while making…
metncabuk14, on the Modrinth page

Official listing

Owner
metncabuk14
Published
2026-07-29
Updated on Modrinth
2026-09-08
Facts verified
2026-10-15

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