Grudge

You died. It noticed. It's waiting.

Any mob that kills a player becomes a named, stronger rival that never despawns. Kill it to settle the score and claim a trophy. Pure vanilla datapack, no mods needed.

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The grudge

When a mob kills you, it:

• Takes your name: Zombie, Bane of {player name}, visible from a distance
• Gets stronger: +50% max health (fully healed), +20% speed, +20% attack damage
• Burns with soul fire: a permanent particle aura, easy to spot in a crowd
• Never despawns: it stays where it is until you come back

In multiplayer, every player gets their own rival. The mob remembers who it killed and goes after that player first.

Announcements

Everyone on the server sees it start, and see it end.

The trophy

Land the killing blow and the mob drops a unique head, named after the victim.

• Real mob skins: custom textures for Blaze, Spider, Cave Spider, Enderman, Witch, Wolf, Pillager, Vindicator, Evoker and Ravager, vanilla skulls for Zombie, Skeleton, Wither Skeleton and Piglin

Compatibility

Minecraft Java	1.20.5 to 26.3
Mods required	None
Singleplayer	Yes
Multiplayer	Yes, one rival per player
Existing worlds	Yes
Performance	No noticeable impact

Excluded mobs

These break too easily or mess with game mechanics, so they never hold a grudge:

Creeper, Ghast, Ender Dragon, Wither, Warden, Slime, Magma Cube, Phantom, Vex, Shulker, Breeze, Guardian, Elder Guardian, Iron Golem.

Installation

1. Download Grudge.zip
2. Drop it in your world's datapacks/ folder
3. Launch your world
4. Try not to die. Or do, the mob will be waiting.

Feedback

Found a bug or have an idea? Add me on Discord: maxence01090