Dungeons:Vindicator Chef

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A vindicator chef is a hostile Illager variant that can be found within the various missions of Minecraft Dungeons. They wear a white chef apron and toque. They additionally wield ladles, which they use to attack enemies.

During a raid on "an illager party" in Highblock Halls, a group of vindicator chefs defend their buffet tables from a hero wielding the double axe.^[1]

• 👁 Image
  Highblock Halls (Kitchen area)
• 👁 Image
  Lone Fortress (Secret area)
• 👁 Image
  Radiant Ravine (Secret area)
• 👁 Image
  Broken Citadel (Secret area)
• 👁 Image
  Tower
• As raid captain reinforcements

Vindicator chefs have the same AI as a regular vindicator, having the same health and behaviors as them. Vindicator chefs raise their main hand, brandishing a ladle, dealing the same amount of damage as a regular vindicator.

Strong attack

Vindicator chefs attack the hero on sight. They have high movement speed. Their attack speed is slightly slower than zombies but they deal more damage and are tougher, and can easily catch up to the hero as they can move while attacking.

Retreat

Vindicator chefs retreat after hitting a hero, similar to baby zombies. When they retreat, they lower their ladles.

Target lock

Vindicator chefs turn to "lock onto the hero" if they run more than fifteen blocks away. Once triggered, Their charge speed is slightly increases and they no longer retreat after hitting but chase the hero until death or aggressivness is exhausted.

Aggressive

Vindicator chefs become aggressive if a hero stands within their taunt circle. If hurt by hero, its attack speed increases and its charge speed decreases. An aggressive vindicator chef always raises its ladles, even when retreating.

Novelty

If the hero is surrounded by a large group of vindicator chefs and has already been attacked by some of them, the vindicator chef that has been retreated or outside the battlefield will do a call out behavior called "Novelty" before their next charges and attacks, as one of the easter eggs in the game.

• In the game files, vindicator chef is referred to internally by the names VindicatorChef and IllagerVindicatorChef
• In the game files, the chef outfit is referred to internally by the names ChefOutfit and the SM_ChefOutfit_Apron.
• In the game files, the ladle is referred to internally by the name SM_ChefOutfit_SM_Ladle.

• Vindicator chefs have two unused hat textures in their outfit file.
• Despite behaving like a vindicator, vindicator chefs have their own separate ID:vindicatorchef, and they cannot spawn by using the vindicator ID.
• In Guide to Minecraft Dungeons: A Handbook for Heroes, vindicator chef and ladles are confused with "Illager Chef" and "Spatulas".

Issues for Minecraft Dungeons relating to "Vindicator Chef" are no longer maintained on the bug tracker since September 28, 2023.

• 👁 Vindicator chef.
  
  Vindicator chef.
• 👁 Vindicator chef walking.
  
  Vindicator chef walking.
• 👁 Vindicator chef running.
  
  Vindicator chef running.
• 👁 Chef outfit hat.
  
  Chef outfit hat.
• 👁 Chef outfit apron.
  
  Chef outfit apron.
• 👁 Ladle.
  
  Ladle.
• 👁 Big hat. (Unused texture)
  
  Big hat. (Unused texture)
• 👁 Long hat. (Unused texture)
  
  Long hat. (Unused texture)

• 👁 Texture file of the vindicator.
  
  Texture file of the vindicator.
• 👁 Chef outfit texture file.
  
  Chef outfit texture file.

• 👁 A vindicator chef.
  
  A vindicator chef.
• 👁 Another vindicator chef.
  
  Another vindicator chef.
• 👁 After defeating the vindicator chefs in the kitchen, heroes can find the hall containing tables with food that the hero needs to destroy to advance in the mission.
  
  After defeating the vindicator chefs in the kitchen, heroes can find the hall containing tables with food that the hero needs to destroy to advance in the mission.
• 👁 Another image of the buffet room.
  
  Another image of the buffet room.
• 👁 A ladle within the Camp house.
  
  A ladle within the Camp house.
• 👁 One of the areas where vindicator chefs spawn.
  
  One of the areas where vindicator chefs spawn.
• 👁 Ditto.
  
  Ditto.
• 👁 Ditto.
  
  Ditto.

• 👁 Image
  Royal Guard
• 👁 Image
  Vindicator