SCP-457, The Burning Man
by Zcoper
SCP-457, The Burning Man, adds a single fire-based hostile monster to Minecraft's overworld, taken from the SCP Foundation setting.
What it does
The creature appears first as a small flame that can be found and approached. Getting close makes it grow into a full humanoid figure that attacks players by setting them on fire and launching fire projectiles. As it moves, it scorches the ground behind it, and the heat it gives off can wreck the area around it. Contact with water puts it out for a while, and the damage from its fire then stops.
The mod requires Geckolib on Forge for 1.20.1. It is published for Forge only, across three release versions, 1.19.2 – 1.20.1, and the latest file is 1.0.0 for 1.20.1. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. The code is not open source, and all rights are reserved. A config file is included, and a gamerule named burningManSetsFire can disable the fire placement entirely.
Key features
Small flame to humanoid form
A small flame appears first and grows into a full humanoid figure when a player comes near it.
Fire trail and projectiles
The creature scorches the ground it crosses and launches fire projectiles at players, heating the area around it.
Terrain changes
Coal blocks close to the creature are destroyed and water in its area turns to magma, similar to the Frost Walker effect.
Spawning and gamerule control
The creature can appear in open overworld terrain, with only one instance at a time, and the burningManSetsFire gamerule turns its fire placement off.
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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.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Required 1
How it compares
SCP: Lockdown is a Forge mod for 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, and its code is open. Stalked is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 under All rights reserved and is not open source. Left Behind is a Forge mod for 1.20.1 under the MIT License and its code is open.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCP-457, The Burning Man | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-06-10 |
| SCP: Lockdown | Forge | 1.12.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-10-11 |
| Stalked | Forge | 1.19.2 | Client and server | 2023-10-03 |
| Left Behind | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-05-15 |
Questions
Does SCP-457 need Geckolib?
Does the server need the mod?
Can the fire placement be turned off?
In the catalog
SCP-457, The Burning Man 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
The Burning Man adds a new monster. Its history comes from the SCP universe, where it is referred to as SCP-457, also known as The Burning Man. SCP-457 appears as a single flame that takes the shape of a humanoid figure. SCP-457 can leave a trail of fire and uses its fiery attacks to kill anyone. If it comes in…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/scp-457-the-burning-man
- Owner
- Zcoper
- Published
- 2026-06-10
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-06-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15