Mochi
Mochi comes for you at night in the overworld, and it gets worse every night you don't sleep. It can't be killed. Sleep through a night and it calms down again. Its dream is Mochi's Room.
Night streak
Every night you stay awake adds 1 to your streak, up to 10. The streak sets how close and how dangerous Mochi is that night. Sleeping until morning resets it to 0.
After 4 nights awake, sleeping becomes a gamble. At 4-7, Mochi appears at the foot of your bed: a scare, nothing more. At 8 or more, it kills you in your sleep, unless you get up fast.
How it gets worse
| Streak | What Mochi does |
|---|---|
| 0-1 | Peeks at you from behind a block, then vanishes when you spot it |
| 2 | Walks toward you. Stare at it and it covers its face and leaves |
| 3 | Walks, then turns into its running form when you stare at it |
| 4+ | Runs at you from the start, and hits harder each night |
Once it runs, it climbs walls, overhangs, ceilings and ladder shafts, opens doors and squeezes through 2-block gaps. From streak 8 it also gives you Darkness up close.
The grab
When your health gets low, Mochi grabs you and covers your eyes. You have a few seconds to hit it as much as you can: deal enough damage and you break free. If you don't, you die. "(Name) was hugged a bit too hard by Mochi."
How to stay safe
- Sleep. It's the only thing that resets the streak.
- Place your Mochi plush. A Mochi pet within 16 blocks of you, or of Mochi, keeps it away.
- Play its lullaby. The Mochi disc on a Dream Jukebox puts it to sleep while the song plays. Below streak 8 only.
- Go dreaming. Mochi leaves you alone while you're in a dream, and your streak doesn't climb there.
Settings
In Dream Settings you can set Mochi's spawn rate (Disabled, Low, Normal or High), show a damage bar during the grab, and turn the bed event off. The menu also shows your current streak.