Dungeons:Glow Squid

| Health points |
? |
|---|---|
| Behavior |
Passive |
| Classification |
Friendlies |
| Mob category |
Underwater[verify] |
| Spawn |
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A glow squid is a passive mob and a squid variant that can be found within Squid Coast and Radiant Ravine. It squirts ink when attacked and applies Blinded effect to a hero.
Spawning
Behavior
Glow squid swim around, squirting ink when attacked, which inflicts the Blind effect on the hero.
Eponymous Squid

| Behavior |
Passive |
|---|---|
| Classification |
Friendlies |
| Mob category |
Underwater[verify] |
| Spawn |
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The Eponymous Squid is a giant variant that can be found be found at the secret squid party within the Squid Coast.
Spawning
Secret squid party
In the mission, the secret squid party can be triggered by finding four patches of sunflowers in a specific order and standing by the flowers for a moment, then a button appears near them. Press all of the buttons in the right order and go back to the start of the mission and roll over to the bridge with the gold chest. In addition to the Eponymous Squid, several glow squids spawn there as well. There are also fireworks and music.[1]
Sounds
| Sounds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sound | Description | Identifier |
| Death | D5_sfx_mob_glowSquidDeath | |
| Hurt | D5_sfx_mob_glowSquidHurt | |
| Idle | D5_sfx_mob_glowSquidIdle | |
| Novelty | D5_sfx_mob_glowSquidNovelty | |
| Shoot Ink | D5_sfx_mob_glowSquidInkCloud | |
Data values
ID
| Name | Variant | Blueprint | Level mob-type | Translation key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | BP_GlowSquidCharacter_C | GlowSquid | mob_GlowSquid | |
| Eponymous Squid[a 1] |
- ↑ There is no display name in the localization files.
Achievements
| Icon | Achievement | In-game description | Actual requirements (if different) | Gamerscore earned | Trophy type (PS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blast Radius | Kill any 10 mobs at once with TNT. | — | 30G | Silver | |
| Break the Spell | Defeat 50 enchanted mobs. | — | 30G | Silver | |
| Diamond Sword | Defeat 2,500 mobs. | — | 30G | Silver | |
| Passive Aggressive | Defeat 50 passive mobs. | — | 10G | Bronze | |
| The Eponymous Squid | That was strange... | Trigger the glow squid party in Squid Coast by finding and pressing 4 buttons scattered across the map next to sunflower patches. | 10G | Bronze | |
| Wooden Sword | Defeat 50 mobs. | — | 10G | Bronze | |
| Chill Out | Defeat 5 mobs with a single ice wand attack. | — | 10G | Bronze | |
| Bubble Trouble | Using the bubble bow, have 10 mobs bubbled at the same time. | — | 10G | Bronze | |
| Iceologer's Revenge | Kill a glow squid using an ice wand.. [sic] | — | 20G | Bronze | |
| Seafood Skewer | Defeat 10 mobs with a single trident explosion. | — | 20G | Bronze |
History
| Minecraft Dungeons | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.9.1.0 | |||||||
Issues
Issues for Minecraft Dungeons relating to "Glow Squid" are no longer maintained on the bug tracker since September 28, 2023.
Trivia
- The "Iceologer's Revenge" achievement is a reference to the iceologer losing to the glow squid in the mob vote of the original game.
- The Eponymous Squid concept originally came about from a joke among the developers about having a secret squid boss appear on the Squid Coast.[2]
Gallery
Textures
-
Glow squid texture file -
Glow squid spritesheet -
Glow squid effect texture file
Screenshots
-
A glow squid near a hero in the Radiant Ravine -
The Eponymous Squid at the secret squid party on the Squid Coast
References
- ↑ https://www.trueachievements.com/a334757/the-eponymous-squid-achievement
- ↑ "1. The Eponymous Squid I can't believe we got to run with a secret squid party with music and everything. We had joked for months about a squid boss appearing in the tutorial level and it morphed into this silly, joyous achievement. If you haven't unlocked it, go check it out!" – @Marc_IRL (Marc Watson) on X (formerly Twitter), August 3, 2021