The Ethereal John (Aether Addon)
The Ethereal John adds a formidable presence, John, who lurks in the shadowed recesses of the Aether realm, beyond the clouds.
What it does
John is a creature that appears in the deeper parts of the Aether, where gloom holds sway and no light reaches. The addon places him among the ethereal expanse, and monsters still turn up even within the heavenly domains of the realm. Its models were made with Blockbench and its code with MCreator. The Ethereal John is a Forge addon for The Aether and runs only on the server, so players join without installing anything. It is published for 1.19.4, with the 1.0.0 file dated 2023-06-25, and it is not open source: it is released under All rights reserved.
The addon draws on the lore of the John Mod, a recreation of a 2012 mod that its author describes as resurrected. Textures were influenced by the 2022 Return John texture pack by Pixperfect, and the author says assets used from The Aether were permitted for addons made for that mod. The page links an issue tracker and a wiki, and the author warns players to obtain the addon only from official pages.
Key features
Ethereal John entity
A formidable creature who appears in the shadowed corners of the Aether and fills the role of the addon's central threat.
Aether lore tie-in
The addon connects to the lore of The Aether and of the earlier John Mod, so the John storyline sits inside the existing realm.
Blockbench models
Entity models were created in Blockbench, giving John a dedicated visual design within the Aether world.
Server-side install
Only the server runs the addon, so players connect to a server that has it without adding anything to their game.
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 1
Use cases
Aether server play
A server owner who already runs The Aether can add John to the upper realm to give players a new threat to find.
Who it’s for: Server owners who run The Aether and want an added creature in its upper realm. Players on those servers need no installation.
How it compares
Twilight Aether is a Forge mod for 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 that runs on both client and server, and it is open source under the MIT License. Ethereal Tomes is a Forge mod for 1.16.5 that runs on both client and server, under a Creative Commons non-commercial license that bars derivatives. The Ethereal John is server-side only and covers only 1.19.4.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ethereal John (Aether Addon) | Forge | 1.19.4 | Server-side only | 2023-06-25 |
| Twilight Aether | Forge | 1.19.2 – 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2024-08-16 |
| Ethereal Tomes | Forge | 1.16.5 | Client and server | 2023-07-17 |
Questions
Does The Ethereal John require The Aether?
Which game version does The Ethereal John support?
Does the addon need to be installed on players' clients?
In the catalog
The Ethereal John (Aether Addon) is one of 7,216 Magic mods on ModsFinder, and one of 3,927 Magic mods for Forge. 9,374 mods support Minecraft 1.19.4.
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What the author says
The formidable presence of The John transcends the earthly realm, venturing into the ethereal expanse beyond the clouds known as the Aether. Known as The Ethereal John, lurking and observing from the shadowed recesses of this realm. In the depths where darkness prevails and light is absent, The Ethereal John may…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-ethereal-john-aether-addon
- Owner
- Aerilon-LegacyStudios
- Published
- 2023-06-24
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2023-06-25
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15