There are plenty of hostile mobs that would be great primary antagonists for Minecraft Legends, not to mention the possibility of creating a new mob just for the game, but Mojang and Blackbird Interactive went with Piglins. First introduced to vanilla Minecraft in 2020, Piglins brought a new "lived-in" feeling to Nether while maintaining the realms' general stature. At the same time, many may be curious as to why Minecraft Legends went with Piglins, of all possibilities.