Even though this mob is meant to be passive, it’s still going to be very creepy seeing this thing stare at you from a distance, especially when you’re inside a cave.

The Glare: the mob that lets players know when they're in a dark area. Bats: Am I a joke to you?

The Glare had SO much more potential than it was given. I think the Glare needed more 'usability' to even go against its counter parts. Ideas that could've improved the Glare: 1. It is tame-able and follows you 2. It could be like a walking torch. It follows you into a cave and goes off nearby to the player to a spot that is 'dark' and lights it up or 'glares' in a direction and lights it up. It could also make the function that it makes noises when near by mobs are going towards the player to 'warn you' 3. It could defend the player, it would do LITTLE damage, but in caves getting swarmed is like a death trap, but the Glare could've had a mechanic which shot out spit of something that would knock back hostile mobs (which made their way into light areas) 4. It could have played off more on the 'moody mob' concept, with it being moody and lazy in the outside but in caves it's like a scardy cat and gets 'nervous', looking around the darkness incase of danger. These ideas would have been MUCH more better. Most definitely would have improved its potential.

Rip my boy the glare. He didn't deserve his fate :(

Oscar the Grouch

The glare: let’s players know where mobs can spawn The mobs that already spawned there:

Tiny Agnes: pulls out flash light Me: wait that’s *not in minecraft*

Minecraft: introducing the glare! Everyone: BEE ARMOUR!

"Do you want the glare to join Minecraft?" That entirely depends on what other mobs you are going to show me

This mob sounds like it should just be an update to the bat rather than a whole new mob. Flies to dark areas? Gives an auditory cue for mob spawning? Hm.

If you want the perfect amount of light without going through too many torches thereby saving you lots of sticks and coal then vote Glare. Plus he’s the only one who stays with you like a cute little feisty pet.

Rest in peace Glare, you were my least favorite, but I'll still miss you 😔

I like a lot the mobs that aren't inspired by anything in particular, like actual animals, but instead goes completly wild and this do it so well

Bats: You took everything from me Glare: I don’t even know who you are.

Coming back here I now realize how usefull the glare was

A year later and I'm still upset that we didn't get the glare, but instead a floating blue item holder

Hm... tbh I feel like this functionality could just be added to bats instead? I've always wanted the bats to do something other than fly straight into the nearest lava pool they can find lol, and I think it would be neat if you could feed the bats rotten flesh or berries or something so they'd follow you a while, and then squeak or screech in a specific way to alert you when it is dark enough for mobs, or if there is something hidden in the walls!

He’ll be more useful than the copper golum but then again the community has a tendency for purposely choosing the least useful (glow squid) or worst mobs (phantom). It sounds harsh but I’m not wrong in my judgement.

Next vote for next year: bee armour, like in the tiny cave, advantages? Probably being able to give enemy’s poison when you get hit, and flying away for a short amount of time

THis guy would be a perfect candidate for spawning in the Lush Caves, but it would eventually migrate to darker areas.

Seems like a handy mob for newer players, and it also sounds like it might be a pet - no guarantee though. I’ll reserve my judgment until the next two mobs are shown

Forget all the new mobs I want this little guy back

R.I.P Glare :( You did not win but you will be a winner in everybody's heart

Agnes: "you dont know what the mobs for the vote are either?" Also Agnes: *knows what a glare is*

I’m glad that they’re doing actually original mobs this year, instead of last year’s “exotic variants”. And, from the looks of it, this’ll be a completely original passive mob that isn’t a real world animal, just like striders. That’s pretty interesting.

Why I will be voting for the Allay: 1. If I die, I can have it get all my loot for me. 2. It would make mob farming so much easier, as it could collect all the items for me. 3. It dances. We need more wholesome content like this. Allay all the way.

Honestly I would vote for the flashlight for it to be addend into minecraft

It's so adorable! While it might not be the most useful mob, having a pet that isn't in the real world, like wolves and cats, really appeals to me.

I think the glare is a pretty interesting choice tbh, this is the cave update after all, so it would make sense to have Mob that hides in dark caves.

Thank you so much for bringing back the mods have lost a mob vote

i feel like the only reasons i first wanted to vote for the glare were: 1. it was the first one i knew about 2. its useful in caves, rooftop forests, and when youre lighting up an area with torches thats pretty much it

Imagine trapping the glare in one spot, then placing a skulk sensor nearby. You could could have redstone doors triggered by change in light level. When the glare makes the grump noise, it will trigger the skulk sensor, which emits a redstone signal. This means you could open a redstone door open by simply breaking or placing a torch or somehow changing the light level in the room.

Even if the glare loses, I'm still gonna love the concept.

Honestly I think having a mob that tells when monsters can spawn is helpful but we can already doing this on our own but I still think we should vote for the coppee golem

That bee armor though

The troll votes from last year: “My goals are beyond your understanding”

So maybe this could be used as like a light level dectector to use without f3 or other methods

I wonder where you could find these little guys? They’re cool, I think. I wonder if their noise would alert the Warden in future updates?

I would need this, I'm definitely voting for it!

"Wonder which mob the community will choose?" "The worst one."

This mob actually seems helpful expecially for the bedrock players that don't have the debug menu to see the light level of areas.

It’s been a long time without you, my friend

What would be a better idea for the glare mechanic would be if we could spark flint and steel and the spark will like, drift off into the dark and if you're in an area where a mob could spawn it will drift straight up or be super bright or something.

The theories in the last video were right, we followed tiny Agnes to a cave and there we found our first new mob! I don't find the glare that exciting right now, but it still seems pretty cool. I definitely want to see the others first before making a decision. And by the way... vote for the mob YOU truly want! ^^

Just remember, all mobs shown in here are technically canon, even if we don’t see them in game.

Hey Minecraft, all these mobs are epic, and I think more people would play the game if you add all mobs

Honestly, i am more intrested in that flashlight than the Glare

I think I see a feature that nobody imagined: the warden is a threat that can only be countered by sound so maybe with his growl he can occupy the warden while you look at the famous deep dark chests, confirmed by the devs.

That Glare Mob is so Great especially at night!!!

I would have wanted the glare if it wasn't for the spawning change, but I think this is better and we don't need it. And for that, I am grateful.

I guess grians "moss monster" might actually be coming to the game!

Everyone: I love the glare Me: I love it too but nobody’s said anything about that set of bee armour

I think the minecraft cave ambience is enough to tell if the cave is dark enough for monsters to spawn, why else would it sound creepy

Me: I VOTE ALL OF THEM My friend: I like copper golem

i hope the other mobs have uses too this is cool

I think instead of a new mob they should’ve given the feature to bats to give them more of a use.

one step for deleting one function of F3, I like it

0:03 is that a bee costume or armor?

This could revolutionize mining. As mentioned, "It flies to dark areas and gets grumpy to tell you that monsters can spawn." That still means you can find deep caves, and possibly cave systems.

Despite this one being the one I consider having least utility, I have to appreciate it’s charm and being tameable

BRO I WISH COPPER GOLEM WAS ADDED WITH GLARE

Awesome mob!!! This is a game changer for most Minecraft players and there is just no other mob like it!!!

If all Mobs this year have unique / useful functions... SIGN ME UP!

This is crazy behavior for a mob! We might have have ourselves a new pet.

This mob is the personification of the phrase "you may not rest now, there are monsters nearby".

you know, i would love a Point and Click Game in this style, it dosent even need to be minecraft themed it just gives me nastalga for the old monkey island games

So the Glare would work like a canary inside of a coal mine, except that it warns you of mobs instead of carbon monoxide, and it warns you by getting grumpy, not dying. Seems like a nice mob.

I love the idea of something lurking in the darkness and rushing to the darkest parts of a cave. Could contribute quite an eerie feel to the dark underground, even if this particular monster seems to be friendly.

I can't believe Glare lost Rip glare and copper golem (my fav)

wow, F3 but is a mob. Nice mob style by the way.

I must admit, this mob won't be as useful now that light sources are infinitely more effective. I don't want them to revert the light source changes at all, and I love this little guy, but I don't see him getting too much use.

All my homies think the glare is cute. Do you think the theme for this years mob vote is cave update?

As a bedrock player who can't see light levels, I would vote for this

A mob that looks at u terrifyingly at the dark

Personally I feel like this mob would’ve been a lot more useful in older versions. In 1.18 monsters only spawn in complete darkness, which is pretty visible (or not, lol). He is kinda creepy-cute though! Can’t wait to see what the other mobs have to offer

I can’t believe no one’s talking about the bee armor next to the top secret box

4 top secret items u missed 1 bee armor 2 short armor stand 3 iron chest 4 new copper block

Yes i Wanna glare in Minecraft💚💚

This mob vote is gonna be intense...

That is a tiny boosh that I could vouch for!

This is the one I think we don’t need, maybe with the deep dark coming they could be useful, but I’d rather have copper golems as little buddies to run around my base.

I liked the idea of glare. Idc what other people say. I didn't mind the one who won either but still, my heart rests with glare

Pretty cool! Seems like you will be able to control the mob behaviour with redstone and light levels..? :)

This looks so different from other mobs in the game, I hope to see more mobs like this in the mob vote.

as someone who uses full bright this will help out alot

I would like this mob it should be a pet afterwards and it is really cool if you are in a cave so you will know mobs will be there and wait a minute... is that bee armour😃😃😃

It's been a minute since we've had a supportive pet mob, especially one for exploring!

Dream defo gonna rig this vote again lol

After looking at all the mob choices I'd say the Glare is best for adenturers, the Allay is best for builders, and the Copper Golem is best for redstoners. But each one could be useful for all types of players so I say choose depending on whatever type of player you are.

Glare: Exists Those dumb Java players: heheh f3 go brrr

This looks cool already. Kind of like a cross between a Shulker and a Dripleaf. Super Cute and gets grumpy in the dark, a perfect pet for caving. Also wished it would glow. That would be awesome.

I am very happy they’re actually explaining what the mobs behavior will be like because last time, we more or less had to guess and hope. Thanks Minecraft Team!

i'm so sad that glare doesn't get into the game and i would have accepted it as such a little friend😪

This one would have been the most helpful in my opinion

I have a feeling this is gonna be a tough mob vote this year! Starting off with a very interesting concept and its only the first mob!

"Whose lair is this?" are we gettin' a redstone and copper steampunk mob?

I love the Glare

the 2 people voting for glare: well worth a shot

I’m not really sure I’d vote for the glare, doesn’t seem too impressive but at the same time we don’t know our other options

I’m glaring at you, Glare