The Forgotten Friends
The Forgotten Friends brings a set of fan-requested mobs that were voted on for Minecraft but never added to the game, into Forge 1.20.1 worlds.
What it does
The mod adds mobs that did not win the official Minecraft mob votes, several of them placed in biomes the vanilla game does not use for them. Mangrove Swamps, snowy mountain biomes, Nether Wastes and Lush Caves each receive a creature from the collection. Some mobs drop unique items, such as Crab Arms, Ice Wand ice emeralds and a Heat Gem, and some can be tamed with iron or gold items that lead to golden food and diamonds.
The collection is built around the content players asked for in the mob votes, and the author notes that the versions here differ slightly from the originals. Several advancements are included as well, and the author states that the later ones carry vague descriptions and are hard to finish without outside explanation. The mod depends on Kleiders Custom Renderer API, which has to be installed alongside it.
Files exist for Forge 1.20.1 only. Servers that run it need every player to install it too. It is released under All rights reserved and is not open source.
Key features
Vote-candidate mobs
Creatures that lost the official Minecraft mob votes are added to the world, based on the fan-favorite designs.
Biome spawns
Mobs appear in Mangrove Swamps, snowy mountains, Nether Wastes and Lush Caves, each tied to its environment.
Unique drops
Crab Arms, Ice Wand ice emeralds and a Heat Gem are dropped by the new mobs for crafting and use.
Taming and enchanting
Iron and gold items tame some mobs, and the enchanting items use gold or iron to enchant or disenchant gear.
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
How it compares
The Wetlands is a Forge 1.20.1 mod with the same client and server environment, released under All rights reserved and not open source. Mangrove+ also targets only Forge 1.20.1, with the client and server environment and All rights reserved. Forgotten Ruins is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only and supports both Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Forgotten Friends | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-14 |
| The Wetlands | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-05-19 |
| Mangrove+ | Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2025-06-03 |
| Forgotten Ruins | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-16 |
Questions
Does The Forgotten Friends need Kleiders Custom Renderer API?
Does the server need The Forgotten Friends?
Which Minecraft versions are supported?
In the catalog
The Forgotten Friends 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
Ever wondered what Minecraft would look like if your favorite mob vote candidates had actually won? With Fotgotten Friends, you don’t have to wonder anymore! This mod adds a collection of iconic, fan-favorite mobs that never made it into the game — until now. Though, there are slight differences and original content…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/the-forgotten-friends
- Owner
- UrAverageAsian82
- Published
- 2025-06-14
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2025-06-14
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15