Tricky Trials Trio (Origins): Play as the Mob Vote Candidates in Minecraft
The Minecraft mob vote always stirs up passionate debates, and the 2023 trio—crab, penguin, and armadillo—captured imaginations with their quirky concepts. While only one could officially win, the community never lets a good idea fade. The Tricky Trials Trio datapack for the Origins mod resurrects all three as fully playable origins, each with a distinct set of abilities, drawbacks, and personality. If you ever wondered what it would be like to scuttle sideways as a crab, slide across oceans as a penguin, or roll into a defensive ball like an armadillo, this pack delivers exactly that.
What Is the Tricky Trials Trio Datapack?
This is an add-on for the popular Origins mod, which lets players choose a unique origin at the start of a new world, altering their core mechanics. The Tricky Trials Trio expands that system with three origins based on the 2023 mob vote candidates: Crabble (crab), Pengui (penguin), and Arma (armadillo). Each origin comes with its own impact rating, icon, and a carefully balanced set of traits that change how you move, fight, and survive. The pack also requires the Pehkui mod for size adjustments, so make sure both are present in your mods folder before loading in.
Meet the Origins
Crabble: The Sideways Scuttler
Impact: 2 | Icon: Tube Coral
Crabble flips standard movement on its head. Instead of walking forward efficiently, you excel at lateral motion. It’s a disorienting but rewarding playstyle that makes you rethink how you navigate caves and build bridges.
- Scuttle: Your legs aren’t built for normal movement. You move faster side to side and while crouched, but slower straight forward or backward.
- Cartoonishly Noisy: That quick sideways shuffle is so loud it triggers sculk sensors even when crouching. You can muffle your steps only with Swift Sneak III.
- Sideways Step: You can climb a couple of blocks up before needing a rest. Toggle this ability on and off with the primary key.
- Crabby Claws: Your claws let you reach blocks slightly farther away, but they’re useless for extending entity interaction range.
Pengui: The Slippery Swimmer
Impact: 2 | Icon: Tropical Fish
Pengui turns you into a compact, aquatic specialist. Your reduced height and slippery feet make land travel tricky, but once you hit the water, you become a speed demon. This origin shines in ocean biomes and multiplayer huddles.
- Slip: All surfaces are slippery beneath your webbed feet, making every block feel like ice.
- Slide: With enough speed, you can slide from land across the water’s surface. You’ll sink as soon as you stop sprinting and must touch dry land again to slide once more.
- Penguin Build: Your flippers and smaller size grant a 25% height reduction and double swim speed.
- Piscivore: Fish is slightly more filling and saturating, but all other food is barely useful.
- Huddle Up: A smaller body retains less heat, so you heal more effectively when very close to other players.
Arma: The Armored Roller
Impact: 1 | Icon: Leather
Arma is a defensive powerhouse with a risky twist. When curled up, you gain massive armor and a damaging roll attack, but standing upright leaves you exposed. It’s perfect for players who enjoy high-risk, high-reward combat and a taste for spider eyes.
- Shell Armor: Crouching curls you up, granting +6 armor and making you fall faster.
- Strike: Quickly roll at enemies by pressing the primary key, damaging them with power that scales with your armor’s strength.
- Armor Gaps: When not crouched, you take 25% more damage from all sources—your shell’s gaps are vulnerable.
- Favorite Snack: Spider eyes are perfectly edible and quite tasty. Wolf companions also find them tastier when shared.
- Hunched Over: Your shell makes you hunch, reducing your height by 15%.
Balancing and Synergies
Each origin has a clear identity. Crabble excels in tight spaces where lateral movement and extra reach give an edge, but its noise drawback demands careful stealth management. Pengui is the ultimate maritime explorer, but struggles with conventional food sources and the constant slip effect. Arma’s playstyle revolves around stance switching—curled for defense and offense, uncurled for vulnerability. The pack encourages you to rethink basic Minecraft mechanics, from sprint-jumping to inventory management. For example, Pengui players might carry a stack of fish at all times, while Arma mains will hoard spider eyes and always crouch before a fight.
Getting these origins into your game is straightforward, especially if you use a modern launcher like foxygame.net, which lets you browse and install mods directly from its menu, making the whole process seamless. Once the Origins mod, Pehkui, and this datapack are loaded, simply select your origin from the orb at world creation and dive into a completely fresh survival experience.
Tips for Mastering the Trio
- Crabble: Practice sideways movement in a safe area. Build sideways bridges instead of forward ones, and use the block climb to scale small cliffs without ladders.
- Pengui: Always sprint before hitting water to maintain the slide. Keep a fishing rod handy to secure your primary food source, and team up with friends for faster healing.
- Arma: Bind crouch to a comfortable key. Use Strike to initiate combat from a distance, then immediately crouch again to maintain armor. Collect spider eyes from mineshaft chests or spider farms.
Community and Bug Reporting
The creator, known as flowersinthedaark, actively maintains this pack and encourages feedback. If you encounter any glitches—like abilities not triggering or size changes not applying—reach out via the Origins Mod Discord with a ping. The developer prefers direct pings over DMs to quickly address issues that might ruin the experience. This level of community care ensures the trio remains polished and fun across updates.
Why This Datapack Stands Out
Mob vote candidates often vanish into obscurity, but the Tricky Trials Trio keeps their spirit alive with thoughtful design. The origins aren’t just cosmetic; they force genuine gameplay adaptation. The reliance on the Pehkui mod for size changes adds a tangible physicality—you really feel smaller as a penguin or hunched as an armadillo. The pack also demonstrates how the Origins framework can transform simple concepts into deep, replayable content. Whether you’re a builder, explorer, or fighter, there’s an origin here that will make your next world feel entirely new.
In a sandbox as vast as Minecraft, fresh perspectives are always welcome. The Tricky Trials Trio delivers exactly that, turning a fleeting mob vote into a lasting adventure. So pick your favorite, embrace the quirks, and see the Overworld from a sideways, slippery, or shell-covered point of view.