Nitwit

Nitwit

Workstation	None
Buys	None
Sells	None

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        "Plains Nitwit.png",
        "Desert Nitwit.png",
        "Savanna Nitwit.png",
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Nitwit is a villager profession. Unlike other villagers, they lack a workstation, or even any trades at all, spending most of their time walking around or sleeping.

Spawning

Natural generation

In Java Edition, due to a bug, nitwits cannot spawn in through breeding.^[1] As such, they can only be found naturally or by curing naturally spawned zombie villagers. Zombie villagers can also be spawned as babies, so this is the only way to encounter baby nitwits in Survival mode.

In Bedrock Edition, every baby villager has a 10% chance to become a nitwit when they become an adult, as well as having a different sleep schedule where they wander around the village for about 2000 ticks (1 minute 40 seconds) after other villagers go to sleep, before seeking a bed. If they can claim a bed, they arise in the morning 2000 ticks after the rest of the village wakes up.

Drops

Nitwits do not drop experience or items in any circumstance, even when the player has the Hero of the Village effect, as they do not have professions and cannot trade.

Behavior

Nitwits cannot change their profession, trade, or gather around bells, but are still able to breed. They are not equipped with a level badge visually since they cannot trade.

Movement patterns

Nitwit leave their homes at day and begin to explore the village. Generally, they wander inside the village during the day. They may go indoors or outdoors, periodically making mumbling sounds. Occasionally, two villagers (nitwits or otherwise) may stop and turn to look at each other, in a behavior called socializing, during which they stare at another villager for 4–5 seconds at a time.

When it rains, a nitwit will stay outside longer than others unless being chased by an illager or zombie.

Schedules

Sounds

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

Data values

ID

Java Edition:

Name	Identifier	Entity tags
Villager	nitwit	followable_friendly_mobs

Bedrock Edition:

Name	Identifier	Numeric ID	Family	Translation key
Villager (old)	villager	15	nitwit	entity.villager.name
Villager (new)	villager_v2	115	nitwit	entity.villager_v2.name

Entity data

Nitwits have entity data associated with them that contains various properties.

Java Edition:

Bedrock Edition:

See Bedrock Edition level format/Entity format.

Achievements

Icon		Achievement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)	Gamerscore earned	Trophy type (PS)
PS4	Other
		Overkill	Deal nine hearts of damage in a single hit.	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have nine hearts of health overall.	30	Bronze
		Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.	20	Silver

Advancements

Icon	Advancement	In-game description	Actual requirements (if different)
	Zombie Doctor	Weaken and then cure a Zombie Villager	Use a golden apple on a zombie villager under the Weakness effect; the advancement is granted when the zombie villager converts into a villager. In multiplayer, only the player that feeds the golden apple gets the advancement.
	Adventure	Adventure, exploration and combat	Kill any mob, or be killed by any living entity.
	Surge Protector	Protect a Villager from an undesired shock without starting a fire	Be within 30 blocks of a lightning strike that doesn't set any blocks on fire, while an unharmed villager is within or up to six blocks above a 30×30×30 volume centered on the lightning strike.
	A Throwaway Joke	Throw a Trident at something. Note: Throwing away your only weapon is not a good idea.	Hit a mob with a thrown trident.
	Take Aim	Shoot something with an Arrow	Using a bow or a crossbow, shoot a mob with an arrow, tipped arrow, or spectral arrow.
	Arbalistic	Kill five unique mobs with one crossbow shot	Armor Stand and Mannequin also count for this advancement. This is a hidden advancement, meaning that it can be viewed by the player only after completing it, regardless of if its child advancement(s), if any, have been completed.
	Very Very Frightening	Strike a Villager with lightning	Hit a villager with lightning created by a trident with the Channeling enchantment, turning it into a witch.
	Over-Overkill	Deal 50 hearts of damage in a single hit using the Mace	Damage can be dealt to any mob, even those that do not have 50 hearts of health overall.

Quotes

“

It started because players could summon villagers without a career by using commands: it was the only way to get villagers with green robes. Whenever we discover we have a bug which is used by the community we just see it as 'undefined behaviour' - and 'fix' it by making it a feature. In this case we just needed a profession for the green-robed villager. I don't remember what name we came up with first - I think it was 'unemployed' or something, but it doesn't really fit in the world, because I don't really think the other villagers are employed by anyone either. So I think the next suggestion was 'village idiot' but I thought 'nitwit' was a more fun name.

„

— Jeb about the Nitwit^[2]

History

Announcement

Java Edition

Java Edition
1.14			18w50a				Villagers now have different skins based on biome (including swamps and jungles, which do not contain villages), as well as profession.
							Added desert variant. This variant also spawn in badlands biomes.
							Added jungle variant. However, jungles do not contain villages, so these villagers spawn only after the player has created a village for them.
							Added plains variant.
							Added savanna variant.
							Added snowy variant. This variant spawn in any snowy biome, including frozen rivers, frozen oceans (and their variants) and snowy beaches.
							Added swamp variant. However, swamps do not contain villages, so these villagers spawn only after the player has created a village for them.
							Added taiga variant. This variant also spawn in giant tree taiga and windswept hills biomes.
1.15			19w35a				Nitwit villagers no longer have a leveling gemstone in their belt.

Bedrock Edition

Bedrock Edition
1.10.0 Experiment Experimental Gameplay			beta 1.10.0.3				Villagers now have different skins based on biome (including swamps and jungles, which do not contain villages), as well as profession.
							Added desert variant. This variant also spawn in badlands biomes.
							Added jungle variant. However, jungles do not contain villages, so these villagers spawn only after the player has created a village for them.
							Added plains variant.
							Added savanna variant.
							Added snowy variant. This variant spawn in any snowy biome, including frozen rivers, frozen oceans (and their variants) and snowy beaches.
							Added swamp variant. However, swamps do not contain villages, so these villagers spawn only after the player has created a village for them.
							Added taiga variant. This variant also spawn in giant tree taiga and windswept hills biomes.

PlayStation 4 Edition

PlayStation 4 Edition
1.91							Villagers now have different skins based on biome (including swamps and jungles, which do not contain villages), as well as profession.
							Added desert variant. This variant also spawn in badlands biomes.
							Added jungle variant. However, jungles do not contain villages, so these villagers spawn only after the player has created a village for them.
							Added plains variant.
							Added savanna variant.
							Added snowy variant. This variant spawn in any snowy biome, including frozen rivers, frozen oceans (and their variants) and snowy beaches.
							Added swamp variant. However, swamps do not contain villages, so these villagers spawn only after the player has created a village for them.
							Added taiga variant. This variant also spawn in giant tree taiga and windswept hills biomes.

Issues

Issues relating to "Nitwit" are maintained on the bug tracker. Issues should be reported and viewed there.

Gallery

Render

Asleep

• 
  Savanna

Screenshots

• 
  Several illagers chasing a nitwit.
• 
  A nitwit looking down at a cat.

Mojang screenshots

• 
  Two pillagers targeting a nitwit from behind a building.

Textures

• 
  Nitwit overlay

In other media

• 
  A nitwit in artwork for the Horse Update, predating their introduction
• 
  An unused nitwit meant to appear in Minecraft: Story Mode - Season Two.
• 
  A nitwit in Village and Pillage: Official Trailer.
• 
  A nitwit on a ravager with an agent.
• 
  A nitwit playing Minecraft Earth.

References

See also

• Villager No. 15

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